For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up

  • Liz
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    1306 months ago

    Physical buttons in cars

    Repairable phones

    Repairable laptops

    Resoleable shoes

    Hand-crank drills (for those quick and easy projects where dealing with batteries or cords isn’t worth it)

    External frames on hiking packs

    Actually tough jeans that need to be broken in and last a while

    Headphone jack

    • Virtual Insanity
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      66 months ago

      I agree with all but hand crank drills. If you own a battery drill it’s probably stored with it’s battery and with keyless chucks (that don’t work on a hand crank drill) getting a battery drill ready for work is faster than a hand crank, and it will do the job faster too.

      • @hydrospanner@lemmy.world
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        36 months ago

        Agreed and that was also my one exception to that comment.

        If someone’s really worried about having a super compact kit for smaller, light duty jobs, the 12v (and under) options from any major tool manufacturer will fit the bill nicely.

    • @Benaaasaaas@lemmy.world
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      56 months ago

      Resoleable shoes are alive and well, just not in the mainstream brands. Rose anvil youtube has a lot of good shoes reviewed.

    • @1371113@lemmy.world
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      56 months ago

      I’m guessing we’re a similar age because those are all on my list too, along with cars that come with full size spares and a jack.

    • @lud@lemm.ee
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      Actually tough jeans that need to be broken in and last a while

      Doesn’t that have to do with the fact that modern jeans have some stretchy materials added in which makes them more comfortable?

      Surely one could buy old type jeans if one really wanted too.