I wonder sometimes what would be the oldest extant word based on technology no longer in use. Taping an interview? Dialing someone? https://twitter.com/hels/status/679059633949011970 …
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Oh, that’s an interesting one, since it’s also not really related to the technology except by arbitrary reference!
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Here’s another: cornerstone (the first stone set in a masonry foundation, guiding the orientation and placement of the whole building).
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Ha! Theatre background and my dad works in construction. Old industries.
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This is a great thread / conversation, by the way.
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I’m guessing there are some good areas to mine in commerce (coins and ledgers and things, like “finger on the scale”) and communication (“flag them down”?) – fields that have been super-technologized.
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I realize I’m drifting into idioms rather than words. It’s a delicate target you’re aiming for!
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I mean it’s all for fun and messy. People veered into worse tangents.
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