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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.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
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[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks ago (29 children)

What's wrong with AM/PM lol. How many countries use 24h? Honesty, because I actua lly never thought about it before.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (17 children)

What is the logic for distinguishing 12AM vs 12PM? Also, you have double of every element and need 2 more sillables each to distinguish.

It's confusing and inefficient.

[–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.europe.pub 1 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Everything after midday is PM. 12:00:00.00000001 is after midday. Therefore it can only be PM.

That's the logic I use :)

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

Historically, the style manual of the United States Government Printing Office used 12 a.m. for noon and 12 p.m. for midnight, though this was reversed in its 2008 editions.

I also remember there were some countries that have 12 AM mean noon, but I may be mistaken as I can't find a source

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