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Dead internet theory

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Created by philn A week ago, 2 Jan 2025
philn
904 posts
2 Jan 2025 8:42PM
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How long until it's just peacenlove and other bots on here?

Carantoc
WA, 6841 posts
3 Jan 2025 8:32AM
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I can't beLIEve they are phasing barcodes out. It's the thin end of the wedge I tell ya.

www.smh.com.au/technology/after-50-years-is-this-the-end-for-barcodes-20250102-p5l1nu.html
After 50 years the end seems nigh for the humble barcode, which is set to be gradually phased out and replaced with a next-generation upgrade within two years


I know I will miss them when they have gone. Who can forget the classic from 2004; thick black, thick white, thin back, thick white, thin black, thick white, thin black, thick white, thick black.

Froth Goth
730 posts
3 Jan 2025 9:04AM
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We just need to go back to low tech bulletin boards from the late 90s where theres a very niche topic of close to no value so that its not worth the bots to spam and scam.

Like a watersports forum that only communicates in conspiratorial riddles

I do hope theres some sort of russian spy organisation trying to work out what is going on in this place.

psychojoe
WA, 2150 posts
3 Jan 2025 3:17PM
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Carantoc said..
I can't beLIEve they are phasing barcodes out. It's the thin end of the wedge I tell ya.

www.smh.com.au/technology/after-50-years-is-this-the-end-for-barcodes-20250102-p5l1nu.html
After 50 years the end seems nigh for the humble barcode, which is set to be gradually phased out and replaced with a next-generation upgrade within two years


I know I will miss them when they have gone. Who can forget the classic from 2004; thick black, thick white, thin back, thick white, thin black, thick white, thin black, thick white, thick black.


What about the guy with the barcode tattoo that scans as a pack of Winnie Blues. His life is ruined.



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