Makes You Wonder

[Mechanic]

Thomas Edison called the Linotype "The Eighth Wonder."

[listohan]

It's useful to ponder how many other things, equally wondrous in their time have shared the same fate. The go to woah to landfill cycle is getting quicker all the time.

The latest at http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/full-stop-for-chullora-print-plant-after-19-years-20140606-39ojz.html

[Dave Hughes]

Wow. A modern printing plant closed after just 19 years. I bet those guys thought they had a job for the rest of their lives when they first moved there in the 90s!

[Mechanic]

So the story continues
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/news-corp-closes-gold-coast-printing-operations-20130814-2rv9z.html