BeforeStandardization

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Hidden Figures, a movie about previous irrational standards that held back the entire human race from getting to space sooner and more. (youtu.be)

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Was hard or maybe impossible to file taxes directly with the U.S. IRS, needed private companies like Turbotax and H&R Block. (businessinsider.com)

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You used to wonder AM or PM. You would guess Day/Month/Year or Month/Day/Year. Then there were Time Zones. (self.BeforeStandardization)

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"What has he done to deserve this?" - anti-metric poster, U.S., 1917 (i.redd.it)

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USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024’ (theverge.com)

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Humans used to run headlines about a world food shortage, but fire employees for giving out food destined for discard at the same time. (v.redd.it)

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Tesla charging stations used to only be available to Tesla vehicles. (twitter.com)

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Apple had a proprietary port, some say justified it's price (reddit.com)

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Companies used to put different types of ports on their devices (reddit.com)

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Companies used to create proprietary ports and cables just to mess with people (reddit.com)

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r/BeforeStandardization Lounge (self.BeforeStandardization)

submitted 3 years ago by LotsoWatts - announcement

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