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What is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:
posted in Asklemmy
What is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:
Replying to @yogurtwrong@lemmy.world
I wouldn’t even know where to begin… And I still marvel everyday about where we are today, compared to last year 😁 And I’m here since the internet began, and I had to drive to neighbor-city, be interviewed, fill out forms, join a nonprofit, just to have access to it.
I’m in awe every time I look at my e.g. phone. A thing that is a factor of like a hundred thousand or more in terms of speed, resolution, storage, in comparison to my first computer. And I carry it around. And it can connect to the net at unbelievable speeds. Without a cable.
…yet websites often load slower than back then, thanks to lazy devs, the use of 5838229 frameworks or scripts noone needs and also tracking and the likes.