The forward march of technology has a drum beat. These days, it's custom text-message alerts, or your friend saying "OK, Glass" every five minutes like a tech-drunk parrot. And meanwhile, some of the most beloved sounds are falling out of the marching band.
The boops and beeps of bygone technology can be used to chart its evolution. From the zzzzzzap of the Tesla coil to the tap-tap-tap of Morse code being sent via telegraph, what were once the most important nerd sounds in the world are now just historical signposts. But progress marches forward, and for every irritatingly smug Angry Pigs grunt we have to listen to, we move further away from the sound of the Defender ship exploding.
Let's celebrate the dying cries of technology's past. The follow sounds are either gone forever, or definitely on their way out. Bow your heads in silence and bid them a fond farewell.
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