Re: Heat Death of the Internet

On Sat, 4 May 2024, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

On Fri, 3 May 2024, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

I've never ordered from a restaurant online, I expect it's a big
city thing (in Australia, at least). I just searched for a local
place that does pizzas some nights and they don't even have a
website (there's a Facebook page, of course). I went to a fish and
chip place in a city a few years ago that was cash-only.

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Maybe. I do have a plan, at some point in my life, to move to a smaller
city. Not yet, but maybe once I do, I might experience the same thing with
a bit of luck. ;)

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I wouldn't expect the situation to last forever, probably just a lag
behind the trend that's set in the big cities.

Sadly true. But who knows? Maybe communities of tired old IT-workers will form who are tired to death of technology after a lifetime of service to the machine. ;)

You do have a point about scratches. When it comes to CD:s I know an
audiophile who swears by them. Some love their LP:s, some their CD:s, and
I read that casettes are making a comeback.

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Though more than any of those I listen to broadcast radio, and
that's the one old audio technology that the general public doesn't
seem to get nostalgic about. The distinction between broadcast
radio and internet radio is being deliberately blurred by
broadcasters, but why would I pay an ISP to get content that's on
the air for free?

Ahh broadcast radio. My wife is a fan of it. I am a fan of some _selected_ BBC programs. Not a lot of them, and for my fix I do tend to go to the In our time website and download them.