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The article is bad. Really bad. The point made though is something I took for granted. I know what a darkroom is. My parents had one in the house. My dad had o

by harel 7y ago

The article is bad. Really bad. The point made though is something I took for granted. I know what a darkroom is. My parents had one in the house. My dad had one at his work. Not sure my kids will have any idea what it is though. I have an urge to make sure they do. The now know about Rotary phones and audio tapes and vinyl - they should be aware of darkrooms. The problem with modern life, as wonderful and amazing as they are, is that many people lack the history of how we got there. Obviously younger ones have not lived through it, but at least a basic knowledge of the progress made will help them appreciate just how wonderful and amazing our times are.

slantyyz 7y ago
Have you thought about adding old school modems to that list? We've come a long way from telephone couplers, BBSes and Compuserve in terms of how we get online and communicate. +++ ath
- harel 7y ago
  No. And to be honest I don't miss those one bit ;) Edit: I don't miss the Modems. The BBS era was pure magic on a stick. I loved every second of it.
mankyd 7y ago
> I have an urge to make sure they do. The now know about Rotary phones and audio tapes and vinyl - they should be aware of darkrooms. I am curious as to why? I mean, in a historical context, they might be interesting. And certainly, they will continue to exist for quite some time in certain professional and hobbyist settings, but I don't imagine they'll provide much value outside of trivia to the average person. I used one in high school, but I can't say that it has provided me much practical knowledge outside of knowing how a negative is actually used.
- harel 7y ago
  Maybe "urge" is too harsh of a word. I find the history of technology fascinating and when my boys encountered old tech they were interested by it. We spent some time playing C64 games and it was good fun (in moderation). The rotary phone and seeing if they can figure it out was funny, vinyl is having a renaissance anyway and audio tapes were just cool when they were a thing.
  - mankyd 7y ago
    I look forward to trying the rotary phone thing on my still young children. Hell, they might have an issue with a touch tone phone by the time they're old enough :)
    - harel 7y ago
      It's a neat exercise - figuring how that rotary thing works without prior knowledge. When I think of it in today's context it's a strange interface. Numbers with zeros and nines took forever to dial :)

by harel 7y ago

slantyyz 7y ago

Have you thought about adding old school modems to that list? We've come a long way from telephone couplers, BBSes and Compuserve in terms of how we get online and communicate. +++ ath

harel 7y ago
No. And to be honest I don't miss those one bit ;) Edit: I don't miss the Modems. The BBS era was pure magic on a stick. I loved every second of it.

mankyd 7y ago

> I have an urge to make sure they do. The now know about Rotary phones and audio tapes and vinyl - they should be aware of darkrooms. I am curious as to why? I mean, in a historical context, they might be interesting. And certainly, they will continue to exist for quite some time in certain professional and hobbyist settings, but I don't imagine they'll provide much value outside of trivia to the average person. I used one in high school, but I can't say that it has provided me much practical knowledge outside of knowing how a negative is actually used.

harel 7y ago
Maybe "urge" is too harsh of a word. I find the history of technology fascinating and when my boys encountered old tech they were interested by it. We spent some time playing C64 games and it was good fun (in moderation). The rotary phone and seeing if they can figure it out was funny, vinyl is having a renaissance anyway and audio tapes were just cool when they were a thing.
- mankyd 7y ago
  I look forward to trying the rotary phone thing on my still young children. Hell, they might have an issue with a touch tone phone by the time they're old enough :)
  - harel 7y ago
    It's a neat exercise - figuring how that rotary thing works without prior knowledge. When I think of it in today's context it's a strange interface. Numbers with zeros and nines took forever to dial :)