Imagine if riding motorcycles became mainstream. Would ADVRider disappear? There’s a documentary about traditionally Black colleges in the 21st Century and how they are slowly dying because over time, educational opportunities for Black students opened up. All of the unique culture, and even traditions, can be at risk of disappearing when there’s no need to live on an island. The cochlear implant has had a profound impact on the Deaf community, reducing the cohesiveness of community built through schools for the Deaf. With change, even for the good, there is loss.

Further reading

Point and Drive Movie Marching Band DocumentaryA documentary showing a behind the scences look at the HBCU Marching band culture featuring the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Marching 100, and band alumni spanning 70 years.www.pointanddrivemovie.com

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A panel of women who motorcycle: what it's like in a sport with a bad-boy vibeIn my years of owning Adventure Rider I've been lucky to meet hundreds of women who love riding motorcycles. I thought it would be fascinating to hear from them about what it's like to hang out on ...cake.co

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One example I can think of is modding in the Android community. Back in the day modding Android phones was really popular to add-on unique features to Android which Google (or smartphone manufacturers) didn't. Now though, Android has matured so much and many of these features which were unique to modded Android are now part of the mainstream Android experience after Google picked them up. So the modding community has become rather quiet compared to a few years ago. I myself stopped modding my phone a few years ago after I felt the effort to do so no longer justified the additional benefits of modding.

Yep. Haven't flashed a ROM on a phone in years.

Similar experience with wireless networks. Used to spend hours hanging around roofs, pointing antennas at neighbouring buildings, flashing routers, organising links, all to create neighbourhood co-op wireless networks. Not any more, fiber optics FTW.