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    Rewatching 24 and realized we’ve lost some real cool technology in the past 25 years 📂 Archived Message

    Posted by bbonb on July 15, 2026, 13:53:59

    Jack had a cell phone that couldn’t access the internet bust had a built in optical scanner that was also a magnetic scanner called of downloading data from a keycard (cool party trick though I’m not sure why you need that)

    CTU had access to satellites that had Hubble-like high resolution cameras that could capture and read license plate numbers if you enlarged and enhanced (which you always could despite the lighting and speed of the vehicle). Useful

    Chloe had a database of keypad passcodes for any locked door or gate in the entire Los Angeles area, which she could access even if she was busy and it wasn’t her job

    Somehow, we’ve lost those technologies. That’s a shame.

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    • Rewatching 24 and realized we’ve lost some real cool technology in the past 25 years - bbonb July 15, 2026, 13:53:59

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