Technology’s dead and dying

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Technology’s dead and dying

As technology continues to develop and evolve at an exponential rate, we take a look at some of the technologies of the past which have flatlined, exist in a sputtering instance, or are on their last legs.
 
Ye.. pagers are probably the only thing that will live on that list.

Its still a good solution, even with cellphones.

In a hospital situation :

- It can be given to a person who is then responsible for any calls on that number.
- can be handed over easily to some one else
- not valuable like a cellphone so wont be stolen
- battery lasts longer.

I used to have a pager before it was common to have a cellphone. Was fun for a bit but sucked that I could not send messages back. If there was a two way pager system I would have stuck with it for longer.
 
If ever an article headline needed some proofreading this is it.

Total facepalm.
 
While Sony only officially killed its floppies in 2010 – and you’ll unlikely find a modern computer with drives to support it – floppies still live on as the save symbol on various software products. For now.
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Never really thought about that before, I wonder what it would be replaced with?
 
Chevron said:
Should read:

"Technologies, dead and dying"

or

"Dead and dying technologies"
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Technology, as a category, is a noun. The dead and dying technologies belong to that category - ie "Technology's dead and dying gadgets".
 
QuintonB said:
Technology, as a category, is a noun. The dead and dying technologies belong to that category - ie "Technology's dead and dying gadgets".
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Then how would you say Technology is dead and dying?

Surely it's the same way?
 
Pooky said:
Then how would you say Technology is dead and dying?

Surely it's the same way?
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You're right - but the subsequent wording would make the statement nonsensical. Dead and dying are contradicting states. How could be technology, as a single category, be both dead AND dying?

Had the title been Technology's dead, or Technology's dying, then I'd agree completely.

Basically the headline treats "Techology" as the subject and "dead and dying" as the object. The object belongs to the subject, hence the possessive context.
 
How about listing telecommunication technologies that are dead or dying? Like Telex, Farmlines, DECT, SOR18, PDH transmission, E10/EWSD switches, etc. ?
 
Chevron said:
Should read:

"Technologies, dead and dying"

or

"Dead and dying technologies"
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No, there is nothing wrong with the title, it is referring to the "Dead and Dying" of "Technology" hence the possessive apostrophe.
 
QuintonB said:
You're right - but the subsequent wording would make the statement nonsensical. Dead and dying are contradicting states. How could be technology, as a single category, be both dead AND dying?

Had the title been Technology's dead, or Technology's dying, then I'd agree completely.

Basically the headline treats "Techology" as the subject and "dead and dying" as the object. The object belongs to the subject, hence the possessive context.
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Then if you were to say:

Technology's dying. vs. Technology's dying (gadgets).

How would one distinguish between the two? Is it all down to context?

This stuff is interesting. You could try use:

Technology's dying. vs. Dying technologies. However that results in the second statement still being ambiguous as it could also refer to Dying technologies pink... :D
 
ElecEng said:
No, there is nothing wrong with the title, it is referring to the "Dead and Dying" of "Technology" hence the possessive apostrophe.
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I read it as a contraction:

Technology is dead and dying.

That's why the headline is poor. It's unintentionally ambiguous.
 
Chevron said:
I read it as a contraction:

Technology is dead and dying.

That's why the headline is poor. It's unintentionally ambiguous.
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But as Quinton pointed out that makes no sense. If technology is dead, then how can it still be dying?

So using deduction one can infer the correct meaning.
 
Pooky said:
But as Quinton pointed out that makes no sense. If technology is dead, then how can it still be dying?

So using deduction one can infer the correct meaning.
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:whistle:

Anyway, thanks for the feedback everyone, we'll try to do better next time :)
 
Chevron said:
I read it as a contraction:

Technology is dead and dying.

That's why the headline is poor. It's unintentionally ambiguous.
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Jip. If you have to explain/defend the choice of words you're already in the wrong.
Unless it's by design ;)
 
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