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What's a technology that was cooler in its older iterations? (pawb.social)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't mean BETTER. That's a different conversation. I mean cooler.

An old CRT display was literally a small scale particle accelerator, firing angry electron beams at light speed towards the viewers, bent by an electromagnet that alternates at an ultra high frequency, stopped by a rounded rectangle of glowing phosphors.

If a CRT goes bad it can actually make people sick.

That's just. Conceptually a lot COOLER than a modern LED panel, which really is just a bajillion very tiny lightbulbs.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Ice. As time has gone by, it has become less cool.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I will beat you to death with a wet piece of tissue.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

No, you wont. Ill shield wall that joke all day long

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

The force is strong with this one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not sure if joke, but hells yeah, they used to being a huge fucking block to your door.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I mean we still send out people to collect bags of ice. It's a shame we keep losing people. Probably should sell the bags for more than $2.50.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Hi dad

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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