the phrase "past ubiquity" popped up in a thing i was reading about RS-232 and, while i get why that standard is still in use sometimes (simplicity, longer cable length than usb, good for some industrial and scientific applications), it really made me think about all the other computer bullshit whose presence in our lives is solely because it used to be the hot newness
@typhlosion Well, now I'm embarrassed. Sorry about that!
@Rosemary grao it's ok
@typhlosion I managed to completely skip over the word "simplicity", apparently.