Dr. Drang

The 39th anniversary is yttrium, right?

https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/22/apples-iconic-1984-super-bowl-ad-aired-on-this-day-39-years-ago/

Apple's iconic '1984' Super Bowl ad aired on this day 39 years ago

Almost 40 years ago, Apple Computer aired its now-iconic commercial introducing the Macintosh during Super Bowl XVIII. Although “1984” became a cultural phenomenon and a watershed moment for product launches, Apple’s Board of Directors was against it from the start. On January 22, 1984, Apple became a household name when it aired the enormously popular […]

9to5Mac
Jan 22, 2023 at 5:55pmWeb
Show threadDr. DrangJan 22, 2023

Two things:

1. I assume articles like this are “written” using mail merge with a placeholder for the anniversary number.

2. Remember when the Super Bowl was in January? Those were the days.

Show threadBynkiiJan 22, 2023
@drdrang it’s the new “you know you’re old when you remember…”
Show threadScottJan 23, 2023
@drdrang yep, and next year will be zirconium