at least when it comes to consumer tech

like i can't even remember the last time i was excited for a new tech thing. maybe my second smart phone, i guess? that one was at least a big improvement from my first one. third was marginally better, and then the fourth, which i'm using now, i feel like i only got because of planned obsolescence (slow down/battery problems etc.)

it's such a stark contrast from growing up in the 90s/early 2000s

  • WonderSwanCrystal [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    The Boston Globe (or some Boston new site anyway) had a 32MB load for its front page. The internet is clogged to fuck.

      • WonderSwanCrystal [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        Like 10 years ago I believe.

        Edit: I heard it in a Maciej Ceglowski talk but I can't find the exact bit. One website in the talk is 18MB though.

        Edit 2 found it: https://youtu.be/iYpl0QVCr6U?t=1718

        It was saying Boston.com costs 40 cents worth of bandwidth per page load.