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> the package had never actually been opened, and contained the original packing slip… with a date several years before I was born. But the packing slip says 1

> the package had never actually been opened, and contained the original packing slip… with a date several years before I was born. But the packing slip says 1999!!!!

ktkaufman 4y ago
Indeed it does. I was born a few years later :-) That's what I love about "digital archaeology" like this - it's so much fun to find and explore things from a time you can't possibly imagine on your own.
- brnt 4y ago
  You call our childhood "archeology"? Get off our lawn! People born after 2000 aren't real anyways.
  - ktkaufman 4y ago
    Huh, I guess I should tell everyone I know that I don't exist ;) In all seriousness, I like learning about things that were before my time, and that's why I use the term "archaeology." It's not really archaeology, since I know plenty of people who were alive at the time, but it still appeals to my inner curiosity.
    - Scoundreller 4y ago
      Don’t worry, we all appreciate it!
- nighthawk454 4y ago
  Remarkable! I'd buy you a beer if you're old enough to have one :) Really cool project and write-up! Looking forward to any future posts
paskozdilar 4y ago
Fun fact: People born in 2004 are all turning 18 this year :) And still, 2004 feels "a few years ago" to me. I don't know if I'll ever get used to it.
- ianai 4y ago
  Oh wow, to think I was a college sophomore then. Ouch. Right to the ego!
  - copperx 4y ago
    > Right to the ego! You mean as an ego boost, right? You're certainly wiser than anyone born circa 2000s. We can hack drivers for breakfast.
    - deleted 4y ago
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    - zen_1 4y ago
      Yeah the earliest I can stomach driver hacking is lunchtime
    - ianai 4y ago
      And touch type. Or that while the internet is great, it should be viewed with a distance and skepticism. Probably the biggest thing I wish I could share though is general civics and history knowledge. A lot got cut from education since then in the US. Plus what 90s America felt like-freedom before “terrorism.” (Quotes because there are many great books on all this that I’m not able to even point at right now.)

> the package had never actually been opened, and contained the original packing slip… with a date several years before I was born. But the packing slip says 1999!!!!

ktkaufman 4y ago

Indeed it does. I was born a few years later :-) That's what I love about "digital archaeology" like this - it's so much fun to find and explore things from a time you can't possibly imagine on your own.

brnt 4y ago
You call our childhood "archeology"? Get off our lawn! People born after 2000 aren't real anyways.
- ktkaufman 4y ago
  Huh, I guess I should tell everyone I know that I don't exist ;) In all seriousness, I like learning about things that were before my time, and that's why I use the term "archaeology." It's not really archaeology, since I know plenty of people who were alive at the time, but it still appeals to my inner curiosity.
  - Scoundreller 4y ago
    Don’t worry, we all appreciate it!
nighthawk454 4y ago
Remarkable! I'd buy you a beer if you're old enough to have one :) Really cool project and write-up! Looking forward to any future posts

paskozdilar 4y ago

Fun fact: People born in 2004 are all turning 18 this year :) And still, 2004 feels "a few years ago" to me. I don't know if I'll ever get used to it.

ianai 4y ago
Oh wow, to think I was a college sophomore then. Ouch. Right to the ego!
- copperx 4y ago
  > Right to the ego! You mean as an ego boost, right? You're certainly wiser than anyone born circa 2000s. We can hack drivers for breakfast.
  - deleted 4y ago
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  - zen_1 4y ago
    Yeah the earliest I can stomach driver hacking is lunchtime
  - ianai 4y ago
    And touch type. Or that while the internet is great, it should be viewed with a distance and skepticism. Probably the biggest thing I wish I could share though is general civics and history knowledge. A lot got cut from education since then in the US. Plus what 90s America felt like-freedom before “terrorism.” (Quotes because there are many great books on all this that I’m not able to even point at right now.)