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[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I'm anti-wave and anti-trend. Clear the air and put everything back into wires.

"Yes, I'd like 2.4Ghz of music, please"
Sad no one ever.

We have been played for absolute fools.

[–] GeneralSwitch2Boycott@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I guess we could have an IOT but it's all wired like a Simon Stalenhag artwork but it'd be cool to see what a tech-centric world were wireless signals didn't evolve would be like.

[–] lapis@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

everyone carries a dumb smartphone-like hand terminal but they have to physically jack into a network access point to download new content and messages.

capitalist hellhole side-plot: tech workers are expected to do so every 15 minutes, even on days off, to ensure no missed slack/teams/etc. notifications.

[–] AstroStelar@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

smartphone-like hand terminal

jack into

You're describing Mega Man Battle Network down to the terminology

[–] lapis@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

hell yeah and here I was just using standard scifi/cyberpunk terms

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