the first computer i ever used
the first video game i ever saw (gameboy)
first time i saw a computer render a picture
first time i saw a computer play a video
first time i saw a computer play audio
first time i saw computer talk to another computer
first graphical web browser
first laptop i ever saw
first cellphone i ever owned
first PDA i ever owned (palm pilot)
google.com
ipod
original sony psx
nintendo virtual boy
oculus rift
unix
lisp
kubernetes
forth
prolog
APL
perl
python
cable internet
dvd player
machine learning
deep learning
PGP
LXC (linux containers)
iphone
raspberry pi
turbo charger on a car
voip
wireless phone charging
airplane
GPS navigation
CD writer
sd cards
AR
wolfestein 3D
doom
quake
descent
every thing is magic till it becomes familiarAsk HN: What technology made your jaw drop the first time you used it?
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Re: Ask HN: What technology made your jaw drop the first time you used it?
#62Eleven Table Tennis VR.
It's the most immersive experience you can have at the moment, you simply forget it's in VR and not IRL.
Re: Ask HN: What technology made your jaw drop the first time you used it?
#63As a Developer,
- Google Wave for realtime synchronization
- Hibernate ORM for POJO/Hashmap persistence
- App engine for planetary scale
- Gmail for its AJAX client
Re: Ask HN: What technology made your jaw drop the first time you used it?
#64The model s in 2013... I never had an acceleration curve feel so smooth in any car before that. From 0 to 60 instant and smooth acceleration. From 60 to 90 instant and smooth acceleration...
Also it was not the first time I used it but maybe after 5 years and some change - vim, it’s the most consistently productive tool I’ve ever used even 20 years later, it’s faster and more productive way for me to move mountains of text then any other editor...
Re: Ask HN: What technology made your jaw drop the first time you used it?
#651. e-commerce. I changed the notification sound on my email to play a cash register whenever I made a sale.
I was literally using the internet to make money on things that didn't have to ship.
2. Crazy sharp knives -- in the kitchen and on the worksite. The difference between a dull knife and sharp one gives me the same feeling of, "How did I live like that before?"