• Ice@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 days ago

    Possibly sim cards! More and more phones have the option for e-sim, which companies seem to want to push on us.

    • mangaskahn@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      I feel like this is just a step towards getting back to phones that are hard linked to a provider like we used to have. Swapping a SIM makes it too easy to switch.

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 days ago

      damn this would be nice.

      Sadly I suspect we’ll have assholes here clinging to their petroleum powered smog makers until the apocalypse. because vroom vroom is more important than having an ecosystem.

      yeah, they’re that fucking dumb.

      edit: aw the vroom vroom downvote is sad lol

  • toddestan@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 days ago

    SD cards. They won’t be completely gone, but will probably be regulated to pro cameras and a few niche applications. As storage goes, hard drives outside of data centers. Right now they are still hanging in there as cheap external storage for things like backups, but in 10 years they’ll probably be gone in that application.

    Fluorescent lighting. Granted it’s already on the way out, but in 10 years you may have trouble finding bulbs and your only options for an old fluorescent fixture will be either to replace it or an LED retrofit kit. Possibly the same thing will apply to sodium vapor lighting.

    Manual transmissions. While the internal combustion engine will probably still be hanging in there, my guess will be finding a new car with more than 2 pedals might be a challenge.

  • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    ISPs. Internet access will just be assumed and expected as a basic utility rather than a paid extra service.