Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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At some point in time people will link to stack overflow, forum or similar support articles that are over 100 years old. (yiffit.net)

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Even if it's just an archived version, someone somewhere will find utility in IT or coding advice posted over a century ago.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

.... Maps?

Plat maps, land use maps, survey maps....etc can date to the early 1900's and late 1800's. Preserved & converted to digital form for country-side USGIS visualizations and mapping.

Or architectural blueprints, or sewer/water line diagrams/maps. Electrical & communication lines are approaching that age. Transportation infrastructure and diagrams.

We reference documents & technical knowledge that's 30-50 years old, sometimes 70-80 years old right now in our industry. Mathematics knowledge that's well over 100 years old.

There are countless examples of important things that are as old as the industry itself.

It's essentially guaranteed that we will be referencing technical documentation and design and knowledge that is over 100 years old once this industry is old enough.