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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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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In a thousand years teachers will have a hard time explaining the origins of one of the most dangerous and ill-conceived weapons ever invented: the lightsaber (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by DeepThought42@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

How many in fifty years can?

Why on Earth would we lose the ability to read simple magnetic storage?

Yes, I can read data off floppy disk today due to having a floppy drive somewhere in my storage. And even if I didn't, it'd cost like at most 50 euros to get even a new reader. Get one off Amazon for 20 bucks.

It's rather trivial. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_storage

And what data exactly are there on floppy disks that isn't on other media? Like... globally culturally significant data.

Can you read ancient Greek? I can't, but I still know about the Trojan Horse. I can't read Biblical Hebrew, but I know about the ten commandments. How?