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@midwest.socialEnglish
    1421·
    11 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

    • catbaba@lemmus.orgEnglish
      20·
      11 months ago

      I miss physical buttons on everything. We’re a tactile species living in a digital purgatory

    • Virtual Insanity @lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      11 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
        3·
        11 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.

    • 1371113@lemmy.world
      5·
      11 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.

    • Benaaasaaas@lemmy.world
      5·
      11 months ago

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

    • PAPPP@lemmy.sdf.org
      4·
      11 months ago

      You can still readily get crank hand drills, I have a (vaguely) modern one that I use for situations where I want the control/tactile feedback and/or have restricted access or the like. It covers a different set of problems than the standard cordless.

      Mine is Fiskars branded and a little plasticky (and not the version they sell currently). I like it enough that I’ll get a nicer one if I kill it.

      • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Nice! I inherited mine from my grandfather and I hope to pass it on myself someday.

    • CalamityPayne@jlai.lu
      31·
      11 months ago

      There are some products that buck the trend for a couple of your points:

      Repairable phones - https://www.fairphone.com/

      Repairable laptops - https://frame.work/

      I have a framework 13 and absolutely love it. Not used a Fairphone yet, and I believe the latest model might have sadly scrapped the 3.5 headphone jack, but will still be a strong contender when I next need an upgrade.

    • johan@feddit.nl
      2·
      11 months ago

      Physical buttons in cars

      My induction hob, my extractor fan, a light above the countertop… All of these things just in my kitchen don’t have physical buttons and I hate it. Physical buttons are so easy to use and in so many ways superior to these “touch” buttons.

    • lud@lemm.ee
      21·
      11 months ago

      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.