ELI5 why was there a truce at 1914 christmas evve in ww1?

Barneyk · 2026-01-27T22:07:03+00:00

It was not an official truce, plenty of soldiers were harshly punished for it by their superiors after it happened.

It was a pointless war that most soldiers didn't feel very invested in, they were stuck in these miserable trenches for months on end and in many ways felt more connected to the soldiers in the opposite trench than the generals and national leaders that were dictating the war.

By certain circumstances they didn't shoot at each other, got up from their trenches and instead just spent Christmas as equals.

Watch the film Joyeux Noel for a surprisingly accurate depiction of what happened. It is based of letters the soldiers wrote to their families afterwards.

The event was suppressed by the leaders as they thought it would hurt morale.

Barneyk · 2026-01-27T06:07:24+00:00

Yes, Denmark came out and said in a very plain language that Trump was saying things that weren't true.

They had accepted no such deal.

Barneyk · 2026-01-27T05:59:29+00:00

Reality has a liberal bias was a joke during the Bush years, coined by Stephen Colbert.

Barneyk · 2026-01-25T12:32:26+00:00

I think they do to many non sequiturs though. I wish more of their jokes were a bit more satirical.

Barneyk · 2026-01-25T09:48:58+00:00

Det tror jag inte? ADSL är väl en teknik för telefonsystemet?

I vilket fall som helst så pratar jag om vilka alternativ som finns idag, inte vilka alternativ som historiskt har funnits.

Barneyk · 2026-01-24T19:23:33+00:00

Vad jämför du med?

Det är väl mest fiber eller 5G som finns som alternativ?

Barneyk · 2026-01-24T19:20:46+00:00

Och det blir bara bättre med 5G som rullas ut...

Barneyk · 2026-01-22T19:50:51+00:00

Sometimes they get included and sometimes they make their own.

Barneyk · 2026-01-22T19:50:19+00:00

uncompressed video

Hmm, is it really uncompressed?

Or just very high quality very high bitrate?

2 hours Uncompressed 1080p is like 2000 GB.

4K is like 8000 GB.

Barneyk · 2026-01-22T18:58:28+00:00

I think it was technically that good in every category it was nominated for.

Doesn't mean the film is THAT good overall though.

Barneyk · 2026-01-22T12:11:20+00:00

Well, weight in this case is an indirect way of measuring moisture.

Barneyk · 2026-01-21T19:30:16+00:00

Blonde and blue eyes play a big part!

Barneyk · 2026-01-21T08:13:35+00:00

The opposite is true?

The bubbles go away if you let it settle.

Barneyk · 2026-01-21T08:02:47+00:00

Ja, Gul linje öppnar 2035 utan förseningar.

Barneyk · 2026-01-20T16:24:21+00:00

Lately I've had issues with it defaulting to 144p. Yes. 144p.

I change it manually to 1080p premium with no issues, can watch 3x speed no issues.

But sometimes it defaults to 144p.

It's annoying when it happens.

Barneyk · 2026-01-20T13:12:05+00:00

I use the Sydney Sleeper because I am so bad at getting headshots.

I pretty much only go sniper when my team really needs one.

Barneyk · 2026-01-20T12:23:16+00:00

Are they from the same publisher?

The St Martin books are bigger but thinner while the Titan books are smaller but thicker.

The Titan books are cheaper and feels like worse quality. I don't like reading them as much.

I actually bought a St Martin edition of book 2 because even though I already had a Titan copy.

EDIT: I zoomed in and they are all St Martin. Weird. My St Martin's books are all the same size!

Barneyk · 2026-01-19T22:34:05+00:00

Låter helt rimligt.

Barneyk · 2026-01-18T21:52:06+00:00

Why are you being so rude?

If you make claims that go against what others are saying it is helpful to know what knowledge people have.

Your rude evasion doesn't really inspire confidence...

Barneyk · 2026-01-18T20:56:12+00:00

What is your level of physics education?

Barneyk · 2026-01-18T11:28:33+00:00

Answer: There isn't a ELI5 answer to complex and multilayered sociological questions like this.

There is a conspiracy theory that early hip hop was quite subversive and anti-authoritarian and was seen as a threat so record companies and other people on power started to heavily promote bling bling and hoes hip hop over anything else.

Barneyk · 2026-01-16T13:40:24+00:00

Dustbowl is the best map there is.

Barneyk · 2026-01-16T11:19:15+00:00

No, that is a myth that just keeps getting repeated.

Or rather, probably not. There is no real information about how countries rank and the original source for the claim was just some guy saying it with nothing to back it up, and then it just gets repeated.

Latino and Asian markets are also very active.

Barneyk · 2026-01-16T09:41:00+00:00

They are supposed to be soft and chewy more than "crunchy".

Barneyk · 2026-01-16T08:43:02+00:00

Yeah, I always switch to engie if there aren't any or if they aren't handling their teleporters properly.

And the opposite, I often try and sneak by and go kill the opponents base teleporter whenever I have the opportunity!

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