I’ve always thought this method was hilarious, but it’s a very specific type of work that requires it. There’s not much automation to be done since it’s different every time. I also had a previous job where some days you’d have to count product in boxes all day long, and hand write the numbers (this was about 3 years ago).
What outdated things at your work do you find amusing?
Well, with such a good start I might as well feed your paralysis demon with…
perl -lne '}{ print $.' filemy $count =()= $str =~ /\d/g;