Yay my stickers arrived! I’ll be sticking them on every computer. (Thanks @justjanne for the design)
@jamesoff Wow! Can I ask you and @justjanne if the design is available for others who would like to print some stickers?
@jamesoff @justjanne Sorry.... can u explain ....?
@adingbatponder it's a reference to both the Y2k bug (sticker design) and this upcoming problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia

@jamesoff @justjanne new y2k stuff?
Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia

@jamesoff wow epochcalipse, I understand the problem now. Thanks 🫣
@jamesoff @justjanne i'm very interested in the physical condition of one of these stickers in like 12 years lol

@tyzbit @jamesoff While I can't speak to the quality of these prints, and I don't expect any of them to last that long, my own prints typically survive 24-36 months outdoors with constant sun & rain exposure, and after that time they only start cracking at the edges.

So who knows, maybe some will actually hold up that long?

@justjanne @tyzbit other stickers I've had from this company (StickerMule) have been pretty hard-wearing for indoor use (i.e. stuck to laptops or people's building passes), but I don't have any data for how they might hold up past a few years :)
@jamesoff @tyzbit tbh, while Stickermule has relatively good quality, the reason I ended up printing my own was that I didn't want to give money to the political extremists that run Stickermule (and frequently reject sticker orders they disagree with)
@justjanne @tyzbit oh hmm :( do you have a recommendation for another provider?
@jamesoff @justjanne I'm sure if they're indoors 24/7 and not touched/scraped against a lot they'll be pretty intact. But I'd love to see the sticker slapped on the side of a farming combine lol
@tyzbit @justjanne both as a test of wear resistance, and as a commentary on how much computing power is in combines nowadays
@tyzbit @jamesoff @justjanne It is a bold assumption to think that society still has electricity in 2038. 🤣
@jamesoff where did you order these prints? I'd like to figure out why the chaos logo (Pesthörnchen) on the bottom right came out so unclear, and ideally I'd love to provide a fixed version 2.0 if possible :)
@justjanne StickerMule. I used the SVG version and ordered their 25x50mm size. Here's a more macro shot of the sticker, it looks like it's just a bit of bleeding on the print making it unclear?
@jamesoff @justjanne These are awesome! Is the design available for reuse? I'd like to take some to eh23 🙂
stickers/designs/y2k38.svg at main · justjanne/stickers

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@jamesoff @justjanne Awesome! Thank you both - I recognise a few of these 😃

Eloy's collection, if you're interested: http://ftp.ol-tele.com/~eloy/stickers/

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