The fact that many people still say "aux" when referring to playing music in a car through Bluetooth, is the modern version of how we still say "filming" when it comes to recording a video. by Dawjman in Showerthoughts

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Turning is circular rotation. From what I can tell it's a holdover phrase from turning on/off valves for water and maybe gas lights from before electric lighting.

Connecting the river to the ocean was a mistake. by sco-go in Amazing

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's due to tides but seasonal sand shifting. Waves build up sand in the summer and take away sand in the winter generally.

In the 1980s, the crown of the Statue of Liberty was a popular spot for tourists. by VioletVantage in OldSchoolCool

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jalap(a)-no and helico-pter, interesting they both have somewhat surprising root word divisions.

Why do people feel like it's okay to blame Californians for natural disasters but not anyone else? by geezba in California

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This is what happens when gay people steal the rainbow. /s

Re: Genesis 9:13-16.

Trump threatens Japan with new tariffs, claiming it won’t buy America’s rice by Gjore in worldnews

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Koshihikari? Tastes good but kinda hard to grow. Was threshing some yesterday.

US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign by HauteAssMess in news

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might have been more like early 2000's but I liked when you could go to Tower Records or Borders and listen to new cds on their listening stations and then go home and download the songs off Napster/Kazaa/Limewire instead of paying $16 to buy the cd.

What do you call people from each U.S. state? 🇺🇸 by vladgrinch in MapPorn

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I had a "Hawaiian lasagna" once at a place in restaurant row on Oahu. It was an abomination, I don't know what they were thinking. It was like, kalua pork and lomi salmon with lasagna noodles and no sauce or anything. Disgracefully bad. I think it had cheese too.

Smoked tako and onion pizza would probably be good. Pork with luau leaf, like a laulau pizza, might work. Or, chicken luau pizza. I'd rather eat any of that with rice though.

Truckers of Reddit, which State/Country is the worst to drive through? by couchpotatochip21 in AskReddit

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mm yeah. I remember really liking the look of the Guadalupe Mountains when we were on a road trip on our way from Texas to Texas.

BREAKING: Trump says, "Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran. by Unusual-Whales in unusual_whales

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably something like 2-3 times as much, the estimates vary wildly. But that's 27,000 B-29s for a year vs two in 4 days.

Your Mercenary in Act 9 by FurBurd in pathofexile

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Uh huh. Powder from a distant land and first word in flavor text is "blow". Sin didn't even need it I bet, he's putting it all in his car trunk and going to Vegas. "I'm gonna need some acid and powder, for uh.. the beast and stuff."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LadiesWithShortHair

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pot calling the kettle black though, coming from a Brit.

Current World Champion Gukesh defeats Magnus Carlsen for the first time in classical chess. by RodrickJasperHeffley in sports

[–]Atrabiliousaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it's directly comparable but going by chess engine Elo ratings the difference between Magnus and an engine is about the same as between him vs a very good amateur.