Liana Brooks: "@cstross I feel this is unfair…" - Mastodon

Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop

I scored ONE POINT!

(I never used Blockbuster. Indeed, I never rented a video. For most of the period when video rentals were a thing, I didn't own a TV, never mind a VCR. To this day, I've never used Netflix. I've watched one episode via AppleTV+, and that's my total streaming media experience.)

IF YOU ARE NOT AMERICAN, SUBSTITUTE YOUR LOCAL VIDEO RENTAL CHAIN FOR "BLOCKBUSTER" (and stop filling my mentions!)

Never Have I Ever, Retro Edition

Give yourself 1 point for each thing you've NEVER done

1. Used a rotary phone
2. Used a floppy disc
3. Used a typewriter
4. Taken photos with a film camera
5. Listened to music on a CD
6. Listened to a cassette tape
7. Listened to a vinyl record
8. Listened to music on a Walkman
9. Listened to music on a boombox
10. Watched a video from a VHS tape
11. Sent or received a fax
12. Recorded music from radio to cassette tape
13. Rented a video from Blockbuster
14. Accessed the internet by dial-up
15. Used a phone book
16. Sent a postcard
17. Used a paper map to get somewhere
18. Owned a dictionary
19. Owned an encyclopedia
20. Paid with a paper check

Liana Brooks @LianaBrooks@mastodon.online

@cstross I feel this is unfair. I used a fax machine last month. They're in common use here. Using one does not make me old.

May 02, 2023, 11:52 AM··Mastodon for Android

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Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop

The first facsimile system was patented in 1843, and the first commercial service started operating in 1865. Scanning fax machines started in 1880.

Your call.

Liana Brooks @LianaBrooks

@cstross
I don't want to admit to being that old.

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