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    Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong

    Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)

    Windows XP Gets Another Six Months to Live: Will Not Go Gently Into that Good Night

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    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    10/11/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
    Jesus is a little promo happy today. I guess the topic of retro tattoos gets him very excited.
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    Image of kitsuneconundrum kitsuneconundrum
    10/11/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    toliet paper, hatem
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    10/11/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Meh. I actually just went out earlier this year and bought two CRT TVs. Got a 13" and a 27" for a fraction of what it would have cost me to buy a single 19" flat-panel TV.

    Oh, and BTW, the term "flatscreen" refers only to the shape of the actual screen surface, not the TV in its entirety. That 13" TV is actually a flatscreen CRT.

    I'd also say that what I miss more than boomboxes in general is boomboxes that are designed to be an all-in-one solution. Do you know how hard it is to find a portable stereo that has both an actual radio receiver and some means by which you can plug an iPod into it? And not have it sound like a WWII-era radio? They're out there, but I'd rather not have to drop several hundred dollars on something that sounds like a basic $100 stereo.
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    Image of Counterglow Counterglow
    10/11/09

    @Purple Dave: Actually, a lot of WWII-era radios sound incredibly good. The downside was the hot, fragile, power-sucking tubes they used, not the quality of sound they put out.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    10/12/09

    @Counterglow:
    True, that was likely more a problem with the recording process that caused everything to came out kinda tinny sounding.
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    Image of Scott000001 Scott000001
    10/10/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
    Even though it's making fun of it thanks for including my VHS tattoo! Mine is the one with the clouds around it that says WAMG inside it!
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    Image of dragonlizard89 dragonlizard89
    10/10/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
    i'd rather have an arc reactor tattooed on my chest.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    10/10/09

    @dragonlizard89: I think it's a good policy not to get a tattoo that could possibly be associated with a movie, book or TV show which has been released in the last 10 years. even if you're a big fan of the comic book.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    10/10/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Walkie Talkies. CB. Previous media players. Light bulbs.

    But you know, the constant is that drawer filled with "obsolete" things...
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    Image of Uncletwitch Uncletwitch
    10/10/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
    I have 2 tatoo's.. an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other
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    Image of CrispyAardvark CrispyAardvark
    10/10/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
    The last image with the Audio tape loses even more points for not having the tape run under the spooler guides. At least the other, similar tattoo is accurate..
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    Image of djdare djdare
    10/10/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong

    What about a turtable?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    10/10/09

    @djdare: And two microphones?
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    10/10/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
    People have emotional attachments to random objects. I'm not sure what makes these more ridiculous than any other tattoo.
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/10/09

    @Diziet_Sma: You are completely right.
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    Image of Carl Everett, Jurassic Park Tour Guide. Carl Everett, Jurassic Park Tour Guide.
    10/10/09

    @Jesus Diaz: I have my lego man tattoo. No regrets there. It's all personal preference. My thought is, why not have a vhs cassette? It's a million times more interesting than some tribal or barbed friggin wire.
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    10/10/09

    @Jesus Diaz: Although, most of these are damn ugly, for sure.
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    Edited by Diziet_Sma at 10/10/09 1:38 PM Diziet_Sma was starred Diziet_Sma was unstarred
    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/10/09

    @Diziet_Sma: Tattoos generally are ugly. Some could be really beautiful but, as the human body ages, they turn ugly too (at least the really big ones).
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    10/10/09

    @Jesus Diaz: Yes, I'm really glad I never had that mohawked skull done on my shoulder when I was 17, even if it was Pushead. Also, who wants to be an open book? Boring.
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    Image of Jesustron Jesustron
    10/10/09

    @Jesus Diaz: Its not always about beautiful or not. Believe it or not many people get tattoos for themselves, not always for other people to see. It's a rite of passage for some, while for others its a way of paying respect to something that's gone forever.

    Who really cares if it looks ugly when you get old, if you truly got the tattoo for yourself and for something you hold stong, that doesn't change any of the memories or meaning attached to it... and it's bound till death, while other things in this world disappear.

    Obviously it can go the other way...like the zune guy.
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    Diziet_Sma promoted this comment Edited by Jesustron at 10/10/09 4:05 PM Jesustron was starred Jesustron was unstarred
    Image of paintedangel paintedangel
    10/10/09

    @Diziet_Sma: People fo not get tatooed for YOU...they get tattooed for THEMSELVES.
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    10/10/09

    @paintedangel: Yes, I'd stick with pictures, if I were you - words seem to be a problem.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    10/11/09

    @paintedangel: No, no, clearly you are wrong. People get tattoos to impress other people...
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    10/10/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
    I think a couple of those are pretty good, actually. The key and camera are pretty nice.
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    Image of chrisfox01 chrisfox01
    10/10/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
    Wow, the tattoo of the Blackberry Storm is a real winner.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/10/09

    @chrisfox01: That is clearly thinking about the future when no one will have any idea what that, or the iPhone is.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    10/10/09

    @chrisfox01: Barack had a hard time getting his removed.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    10/10/09

    In reply to Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
    You may call it "vintage", but I have skeleton key locks on almost all the doors in my house. In addition to modern double sided deadbolts, of course.

    Also, does anyone else think that the tape pulled out of the cassette looks like the state of New Jersey?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/10/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Worked4TheWeekend:
    Skeleton keys are cool.

    I'm not seeing the Garden State in that tape.
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    Image of massmith2 massmith2
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    you are all a hoot. i know i am showing my age - will be 60 the 26th - but always young at heart and learning technology at a later age due to added to my job a few years back and actually loving it. it is so cool to see your responses to alll the progress over the years. i still have my 17" although color tv from 83 that looks as clear as the new ones. cannot bring myself to replace it. it has been interesting watching all the changes. found a couple of slide rules from my second time out in college before calculators. see if any of you even know what they are!!! i even still have that same polaroid!! times they are a changing and you are definitely bringing a great deal to the table i wish i had many years ago. i have been a nurse and educator for 33 years and sure could have made life a great deal easier and saved so many hours. i finished my masters 4 years ago that would have taken at least 3 times as long going to the library and researching everything we can do online now. thanks for all you have to say. i learn from you all everytime i read
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    Image of ryemac3 ryemac3
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    What about microwaves with the turn dial? I was so glad that was replaced with a keypad. I hated those!
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