useless but cool statistics
Today is Monday, May 12, 2025 and the local time is 9:04 PM CDT
This blog has existed for 7679 days (21 years).
As of right now, there are 1,819 posts on this blog.
It is 234 days until New Years Day on January 1.
It is 172 days until Halloween on October 31.
It is 266 days until Groundhog Day on February 2.
I first started using GPS navigation 19.7 years ago.
MTV first aired 43.8 years ago.
The oldest email I have is 24.6 years old.
I switched to Linux as my main computer operating system 1.9 years ago.
5 years ago was 2020.
10 years ago was 2015.
15 years ago was 2010.
20 years ago was 2005.
25 years ago was 2000.
30 years ago was 1995.
35 years ago was 1990.
40 years ago was 1985.
45 years ago was 1980.
50 years ago was 1975.
75 years ago was 1950.
100 years ago was 1925.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace was released 26 years ago.
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones was released 23 years ago.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was released 20 years ago.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope was released 48 years ago.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back was released 45 years ago.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi was released 42 years ago.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released 45.4 years ago.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was released 42.9 years ago.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock was released 40.9 years ago.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released 38.5 years ago.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was released 35.9 years ago.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was released 33.4 years ago.
The last episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation aired 31 years ago.
The last episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired 25.9 years ago.
The last episode of Star Trek: Voyager aired 24 years ago.
TRON was released 42.8 years ago.
Back to the Future was released 39.9 years ago.
The Black Hole was released 45.4 years ago.
The Breakfast Club was released 40.2 years ago.
Fantasia was released 84.5 years ago.
Jurassic Park was released 31.9 years ago.
The Dark Crystal was released 42.4 years ago.
Superman: The Movie was released 46.4 years ago.
Batman was released 35.9 years ago.
Dragonheart was released 29 years ago.
The Shawshank Redemption was released 30.6 years ago.
The Great Muppet Caper was released 43.9 years ago.
The Blues Brothers was released 44.9 years ago.
Clerks was released 30.6 years ago.
Clerks II was released 18.8 years ago.
Mallrats was released 29.6 years ago.
The first Ford Model A was delivered 121.8 years ago.
The Commodore 64 computer was first released 42.8 years ago.
The Commodore 64 computer was discontinued 31.1 years ago.
MS-DOS was released 43.8 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 1.0 was released 39.5 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 2.0 was released 37.4 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released 35 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 3.1 was released 33.1 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 95 was released 29.7 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 98 was released 26.9 years ago.
Microsoft Windows ME was released 24.7 years ago.
Microsoft Windows XP was released 23.5 years ago.
Microsoft Windows Vista was released 18.3 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 7 was released 15.6 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 8 was released 12.5 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 8.1 was released 11.6 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 10 was released 9.8 years ago.
Microsoft Windows 11 was released 3.6 years ago.
Microsoft itself is 50.1 years old.
AOL Instant Messenger shut down 7.4 years ago.
Prior to that, AOL Instant Messenger had operated for 20.6 years.
ICQ shut down 0.9 years ago.
Prior to that, ICQ had operated for 27.6 years.
Yahoo! Mail is 27.6 years old.
Yahoo! itself is 30.2 years old.
Hotmail is 28.9 years old.
Gmail is 21.1 years old.
Google itself is 26.7 years old.
The World Wide Web is 33.8 years old.
The United States of America is 244.2 years old.
General bits of advice to make your life easier
- Learn to back up ALL contacts, ALL messages, ALL photos and ALL videos from your phone to a USB stick. If you don't, you WILL lose them. Do NOT trust "the cloud" with your data. Back up LOCALLY.
- A cheap Casio wristwatch (especially the type with a "10 year battery") will outlast any smartphone.
- The fastest and easiest way to jot a note is on a cheap memo pad.
- Use pencils to jot down notes with and a manual pencil sharpener to sharpen pencils with. You never have to worry about running out of ink, nor do you need to worry about replacing batteries in the sharpener since it's manually operated.
- If you need to remember the name/brand/type of something you bought (example: a specific laundry detergent), take a photo of the package with your phone and mark it as a "favorite" in your phone's photo gallery app.
- If you need to remember where you parked in a large parking lot, again, take a reference photo with your phone, then refer back to it when leaving the store so you can find your car.
- For any really important documents you have, save them twice to two separate USB pendrives. And if it's super important, also print out a hard copy.
- It is worth it to have a cheap compass and road atlas in your car. You may never have to use them, but if you ever do, you'll be very glad to have them.
- Always get a paper receipt anywhere you shop. The paper receipt is sometimes the only thing you have to get a refund if need be, or be used to prove where you were at a specific date/time since all receipts have that information printed on them. (The date/time info can be confirmed where you made the purchase.)
