yogurtwrong@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:lemmy.mlimagemessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down14
arrow-up1370arrow-down1imageWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:lemmy.mlyogurtwrong@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square98linkfedilink
minus-squareOctopusNemeses@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·14 hours ago“Cordless” isn’t much of a word anymore because everything runs on batteries. Battery tech itself has come a long way.
minus-squareArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoPeople forget that all batteries, even the boring stuff like alkaline batteries, have advanced big time since the 1970s. Flashlights have also advanced dramatically. Flashlights in the 70s and 80s sucked ass compared to the ones we have today.
“Cordless” isn’t much of a word anymore because everything runs on batteries. Battery tech itself has come a long way.
People forget that all batteries, even the boring stuff like alkaline batteries, have advanced big time since the 1970s.
Flashlights have also advanced dramatically. Flashlights in the 70s and 80s sucked ass compared to the ones we have today.