2 years ago I was going to start a database covering this. Realized quickly somebody (likely me) isn't going to update the location of where something is supposed to be.
The wife locating it system had become unreliable and cranky (ManIBetterPause). I got started with it and then put it off to the wayside because I wasn't sure my tables were correct.
You could build the perfect database system, and it could do everything you want it to do, but it can still fail because of the human element.
I'm the same way. I have a nice inventory database that I use to track stuff in my storage unit and garage - what's in which boxes, etc. Once in a while, I'll be like, "Oh shit, I need something." I'll look in the database to see where it is. Then when I'm done using it, I'll leave it on my workbench and forget to put it back in the box where it belongs. The next time I try to find it, it's like, "All right, where did I put it now?"
There's the computer part of it, and then there's the human element. You need both, or it ain't gonna work.
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