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@ZachWeinersmith

Probably the Euro, the new currency.

Although we're probably about the point at which I've been handling Euros for as long as I had Francs, Deutschmarks, Lira, Pesetas and Gulden before its introduction.

@ZachWeinersmith Continuous welded railway tracks instead of the old clank-clank ones.

@ZachWeinersmith Electric car vs combution car. I saw a tesla for the first time in 2015 I guess.

@ZachWeinersmith
Multi-speed geared bicycles. Close second: coaster bikes.

@ZachWeinersmith CFLs are "the new kind" of light bulb (as opposed to "normal" incandescent bulbs)

@ZachWeinersmith BS 1363 plugs/sockets

@ZachWeinersmith Oh, I have one: Any flat screen is "the new kind" for me.

@ZachWeinersmith mostly computer stuff I guess

Intel Macs, though obsolete, always seem to be the new kind of Macs to me

Dinosaurs with feathers is always a surprise

Nobody sells boxed computer software anymore, but those boxes that are sized like a thick DVD case (roughly 15x20x3cm) are “the small ones” compared to the old boxes (roughly 21x25x5cm)

@ZachWeinersmith although invented before I was born, I still think of ram-air parafoil parachutes as the new kind, as opposed to old round parachutes.

@ZachWeinersmith Music: I consider some bands' 2006 albums their new stuff

@ZachWeinersmith “V-logs” on apple podcasts

@ZachWeinersmith I remember being fascinated by electrical typewriters and solar-powered calculators.

@ZachWeinersmith not exactly the same thing, but I bought what I consider to be my "new winter coat" in 2008. 😂

@ZachWeinersmith cars that are lumpy and aerodynamic rather than square.