• @SCB
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    01 year ago

    This is all also true about traditional headphones jacks, which have failed quite often for me over the decades

    My favorite headphones of all time failed in this way, and requires I have the jack in exactly the right spot/depth

    • @potustheplant
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      11 year ago

      Did you forget to mention that fixing a headphone jack costs a few bucks and can be done by pretty much anyone with a soldering iron?

      • @SCB
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        01 year ago

        No, because in practice that isn’t a thing that regularly happens, and as the tech continues to die out it will be less and less possible.

        Most people do not own and cannot use a soldering iron.

        • @potustheplant
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          01 year ago

          “cannot use”? Where you born without hands? Also, that “practice” is not an ancient tradition. It’s an extremely simple process that takes 15 minutes. Also no, normal headphones will not “die out”.

          • @SCB
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            1 year ago

            I’d be willing to bet on the latter point there. Laserdiscs are similarly dead technology. Niche collectors may enjoy them, but they will not be catered to for the average consumer.

            • @potustheplant
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              1 year ago

              Yeah, that analogy doesn’t track. But sure buddy, whatever you say.