What's a technology that was cooler in its older iterations? - eviltoast

I don’t mean BETTER. That’s a different conversation. I mean cooler.

An old CRT display was literally a small scale particle accelerator, firing angry electron beams at light speed towards the viewers, bent by an electromagnet that alternates at an ultra high frequency, stopped by a rounded rectangle of glowing phosphors.

If a CRT goes bad it can actually make people sick.

That’s just. Conceptually a lot COOLER than a modern LED panel, which really is just a bajillion very tiny lightbulbs.

  • TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 month ago

    If you want transportation with fire, ride a dragon.

    Username checks out. I see you everywhere, and your comments often make me happy.

    I definitely agree with you that cars are terrible, and I wish they didn’t exist. Even though I’m a hater, I gotta admit the engineering and history behind them fascinates me, still.