I remember on New Years Eve 1999 the local newspaper ran an article that was interviewing people who’d been alive for the last turn of the century and comparing the two New Years’ celebrations. In hindsight I wish 10 year old me had had the presence of mind to save it, it was pretty neat.

“Act of God”

No, that’s just if Thor or Loki smashes your car.

Not as far as “dumb” per se but I would accept “less smart” in exchange for physical buttons and a removable battery.

Worked at Taco Bell in '08/'09 and we had a regular who would come in with a whole ass zip lock bag full of change and stand there playing that thing for an hour plus.

Well, I would presume not for very long anyway

There was Big Bob’s Beepers on Hey Arnold.

Guessing less about the sign itself and more about the heavy equipment/traffic obstruction involved in getting it down.

Muskodon

I mean, I blame Apple and the general trend of aggressively bland minimalism for the wireless earbud thing. You’re not wrong though.

He looks like an AI image that managed to crawl out of the screen like the kid from The Ring