commit 96c4176a664aff15fb2a8473e4126b5236039080 parent 14e1436f8553ebedf534799a8787086ba49f299a Author: viznut_web <viznut_web@web> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:34:39 +0200 empty web commit Diffstat:
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diff --git a/retro.mdwn b/retro.mdwn @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The concept is problematic from the permacomputing point of view because: * It affirms the industrial definition of "platform death" and that there can be no genuinely new uses for a platform when it is "dead". * It separates the current time period from the "old times", thus creating an artificial mental boundary. - * While historical re-enactment and time capsules have their definite places and hardware [[lifespan maximization]] is an essential element of permacomputing, labelling all uses of old hardware or time-proven techniques as "retro" may actually discourage people from using them for new purposes. We need sustainable continuity rather than a culture where hardware may become "time-locked". + * While historical re-enactment and time capsules have their definite places and hardware [[lifespan maximization]] is an essential element of permacomputing, labelling all uses of old hardware or time-proven techniques as "retro" may actually discourage people from using them for new purposes. We need sustainable continuity rather than a culture where hardware eventually becomes "time-locked". The concept of **Zombie media** has a similar problem with affirming the industry-defined concept of media "death".