#Obsolete Future

[gorrus]

[cyberneurotism]

NEC N5200 (1987)

[blogofbonelord]

AudioVox Electronic Anti-Shock Protection Portable CD Player

[awwfulsounds]

iRiver iDP-100 portable music player designed to play DataPlay discs, a miniature disc format (the size of a quarter) that could hold 500mb of data but was ultimately a commercial failure 2002 (x)

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

“You walk into this room at your own risk, because it leads to the future, not a future that will be, but one that might be. This is not a new world, it is simply an extension of what began in the old one. It has patterned itself after every dictator who has ever planted the ripping imprint of a boot on the pages of history since the beginning of time. It has refinements, technological advances, and a more sophisticated approach to the destruction of human freedom. But like every one of the super-states that preceded it, it has one iron rule: logic is an enemy and truth is a menace…”

~Rod Serling, from The Twilight Zone - “The Obsolete Man” (1961)

[HELL AND EARTH]

[mikewheelerfan2022]

Sorry Team Past but I don’t think you have a chance. It’s going to be between Present and Future. I’m joining Future but no matter what happens, the next game will be super interesting!

[ratsword]

I still can not believe bluesky actually did this to the layout

fucking tumblr wannabes. massive amount of space being wasted, while making it feel crammed together. Crowded. Packed tightly. It's uncomfortable and stupid and shitty and I'm angry 5ever about it. I really deluded myself into thinking they were going to keep it classic and simple for the sake of being not like the other social media sites.

[mycelestial001]

Interesting! Will Religion Ever Become Obsolete? Read More

[mantisgodsdomain]

Occasionally we debate on illustrating random bits from our Discord PMs that we find really funny but then we remember that we're, like, the physical embodiment of the "ace that makes sex jokes" stereotype and phrases like "iterator dick discourse" would both be remarkably difficult to illustrate and probably require us drawing something at least somewhat NSFW (we do not particularly care to learn how to draw this)

[obsolete-stars-if]

What's everyones birthdays?

Oh you have no idea what u brought onto this blog. BCS OS does NOT run on human earth time. And therefore they have different birthdays and different zodiac signs.

The link to the sheet lining the week-/days, weeks, months, seasons and zodiac sign/element out will be at the end under the cut. I have not written descriptions for the signs, and I do plan to one day make a converter (if anyone wants to take that off my hands I will forever thank you, sadly I'm a poor student on financial aid)

Anyway:

TK born on Labi, the 16th day of Asi, Week 3, Sign of the Sun, Element of the Flame. Season of Dajan.

Sammy born on Bine, the 10th day of Lalota, Week 62, Sign of the Monkey, Element of the Soul. Season of Gaptang.

Alia born on Esma, the 22th day of Laawal, Week 60, Sign of the Eye, Element of the Breathe. Season of Lawbay.

Sascha born on Haw, the 24th day of Psam, Week 50, Sign of the Beetle, Element of the Flame. Season of Lawbay.

Kate born on Bine, the 10th day of Yambe, Week 42, Sign of the Moon, Element of the Flow. Season of Pagayo.

Mikhail born on Kumi, the 13th day of Alim, Week 23, Sign of the Hand, Element of the Root. Season of Polagit.

Gigi born on Esma, the 12th day of Psam, Week 48, Sign of the Raven, Element of the Soul. Season of Lawbay.

The year works on a 375 day schedule, divided by 75 Weeks. Each week having 5 weekdays. There are 25 Signs divided equally on 5 Elements, one sign lasts for 3 weeks. With 5 Seasons that each last 15 weeks; 15 Months that last 5 weeks each, so one month is 25 days.

Days: Labi, Esma, Kumi, Haw, Bine.

Months: Asi, Awal, Lota, Tap, Alim, Lugo, Itop, Owal, Yambe, Psam, Laasi, Lawal, Lalota, Latap, Lamin

Seasons: Dajan, Polagit, Pagayo, Lawbay, Gaptang

Signs + Element: Cow (Soul), Sun (Flame), Goose (Root), Koi (Flow), Sow (Breathe), Maggot (Soul), Serpent (Flame), Hand (Root), Boar (Flow), Falcon (Breathe), Jackal (Soul), Lion (Flame), Ibis (Root), Moon (Flow), Cobra (Breathe), Raven (Soul), Beetle (Flame), Cat (Root), Ram (Flow), Eye (Breathe), Monkey (Soul), Fox (Flame), Moth (Root), Ostrich (Flow), Eagle (Breathe).

terrible Google sheets list. Yes, they all have meaning, yes the signs and elements are important, no, I will not explain anything.

[chaotic-clueless]

Their idea of replacing women with literal objects is bc that’s how they see and treat women. As if women are not even human beings, just vessels for sex and all the housework they don’t want to do. Mommy machines. An invention that will inevitably degrade over time and be replaced, but this one won’t be mad when you bring in the hot, shiny new model. To not have to do the labor of forming an emotional connection, labor is done without complaint or request for help, and sex can never be denied. We all knew this was where the incels and MAGAts were headed. Are we really surprised?

[cyberneurotism]

Sony Sports Watchman, Sony Mega Watchman and Sony FD-10 Pocket Watchman.

photos from Wikipedia / Austin Calhoon

[blogofbonelord]

Miscrosoft Xbox Limited Halo Edition

[awwfulsounds]

Nokia Nokia 6800 cell phone 2002 "The Nokia 6800 was a "phone-first" design that had a “handlebar” keyboard cleverly engineered into the device. The integrated keyboard, which was hinged from the top of the device, swung open and sturdily snapped into place. When open, the phone was used in a landscape orientation and it was easy to type with your thumbs." - Mobile Phone Museum

[syzygyblvd]

alternatively, a male sidekick who grows his hair out because "it's the future"

[wherenightmaresroost]

the thing is just bc we have new tech doesn't mean the old tech is automatically obsolete and will inevitably disappear.

we still have live theater despite film. concerts despite recorded audio and synthesized music. printed books despite audio-video media and e-books. speech despite writing. and there will still be handwritten text despite computers.

new tech adds new possibilities. it does not and should not destroy existing ones.