Ask HN: What's the word for 'doing things the same old way with a new tool'? 3 points by fossterer 10y ago ↗ HN It's the word for 'doing things the same old way even when you have a new technology/tool with new capabilities' -- something that sounds like syroglephic, seiroglyphic.
[–] dangrossman 10y ago ↗ I think you're looking for "skeuomorphic", though it describes form (mimicking the aesthetic of something else) rather than function. [–] fossterer 10y ago ↗ Exactly! Thanks dangrossman
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