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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Post title at limit, but meant to be peak tactile feedback in computer storage.

The space saved from being thin made it bad for looking up and finding a specific disk within a stack, tho, as it couldn't fit an end label

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[–] sheridan@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

For similar reasons, I feel like Gameboy Advanced cartridges were the optimal size for handheld consoles. Switch cartridges are so tiny and fragile.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (3 children)

SD cards are perfect size. Micro SD feel fragile.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If you don't feel like you need to move your feet when you accidentally drop it (to avoid a toe smack) , it's too small.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 4 days ago

Agree. Too bad my computers' built in SD readers never worked, so I have to use a USB stick with SD slot instead

[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

MemoryStick Pro Duo was far worse. Sony, SanDisk, or PNY... Brand didn't matter.. they'd just split open over time. Thankfully Micro SD to MSPD cards came about.

[–] OfficeMonkey@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Switch cartridges also taste terrible, so simultaneously you need to put them somewhere to be sure you don't lose them while switching cases AND you don't want to make the mistake of finding out the hard way because you needed your hands free.

[–] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They taste that way on purpose to stop little kids from putting them in their mouths and potentially choking.

[–] OfficeMonkey@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago

Oh, I know. I'm not a little kid but I probably shouldn't put them in my mouth. Honestly, I'd be more worried about my dog.