I was in Switzerland on holiday and noticed some of these. Pretty fun, non-destructive and interesting.
zeristor 12/6/2025||
Yikes, I can remember when turn of the century meant something different to what it does today.
akie 12/15/2025||
My wife's student asked: "Is it ok if I quote a few papers from the end of the last century?"
Made me feel very old indeed!
tokai 12/15/2025|||
I always use 'last millennium'. Makes it feel even worse.
dvh 12/15/2025|||
It's called papyrus!
ASalazarMX 12/15/2025||
I still miss the clay tablet culture.
bell-cot 12/15/2025||
Meh - I'd say the previous one was much more important. Napoleon upending Europe's political & social order, similar in China as the Qing put down the White Lotus Rebellion, Volta inventing the electric battery, ...
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AlecSchueler 12/15/2025||
You mean the previous previous one?
bell-cot 12/15/2025||
Yeah, I guess so. My memory just ain't so good as it was, back in the day...