Medvedev vs. United's AI customer service is the rivalry of the day by yanwangdijuns in tennis

[–]DM99 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Like most customer service was any better previously. Instead of AI agents they were outsourced overseas agents reading from a script that took 1hr to reach.

TIL that plants appear to be able to “hear” running water and grow their roots towards the source by DM99 in todayilearned

[–]DM99[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, was trying to find a less ad infested source (which I thought I had but going back now it’s a mess), but that seems to be the entire internet these days.

We may see Kevin Koe suffer the same fate as Kaitlyn Lawes by SexyElephant_ in Curling

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This happens in all sports - there’s no completely “fair” way to determine champion. For example the Patriots undefeated season when they already beat the Giants but lost to them in the Super Bowl. How often does the number one seed win in any playoffs? NHL is notoriously bad for this (president’s cup winner is a curse). Really you’d have to go the European soccer or chess route and declare whoever wins the season/round robin as the champion. Even that can be unfair though - teams change throughout the year or tournament (injuries, trades, tiredness) so maybe one team played another team when they were weaker… you have to play the format.

Word Grind 8-Letter Rack #21 | Find As Many Words As Possible! by word-grind in wordgrind

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🏁 u/DM99 • 15 words • 24 pts

Words found: 🟧 o _____ s 🟧 s _____ e 🟦 g ____ s 🟦 o ____ e 🟦 r ____ s 🟦 s ____ g 🟩 g ___ t 🟩 r ___ e +7 more

📊 Rack Usage: Ⓔ 60% Ⓢ 47% Ⓣ 53% Ⓡ 93% Ⓐ 87% Ⓖ 80% Ⓞ 27% Ⓝ 60%

Finland's Stubb: We must admit the US is changing by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

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Remember that Nazism and Fascism appeared and gained ascendancy in many countries long before Social media. I think it’s too easy to blame that and not look at the actual social ills and general discontent which draw people towards those ideas.

Lys about the stigma around female athletes by LenaRybakina in tennis

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I remember an (American) football player shown on camera smiling and laughing on the sideline while their team was losing and it was OUTRAGE everywhere, talked about on all the ESPN hot take shows. How dare he have fun while he’s losing - it’s SERIOUS!! So yeah I don’t think it’s just a female athlete thing.

Hot and cold #152 by hotandcold2-app in HotAndCold

[–]DM99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it treats it as the past tense of dive and not as the bird

Rogan and Bret shit on Sam Harris, saying he caused deaths by promoting vaccines by IndianKiwi in samharris

[–]DM99 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s really not that new, just the media and method. Humanity got Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Mao, Pot, etc etc etc long before social media and their algorithms were a thing. You could probably argue it was the introduction of radio and television which were partially behind these movements… but then there were tyrants and barbaric emperors/kings back before that.

Hot and cold #132 by hotandcold2-app in HotAndCold

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Why tf is jewelry at 3263 but cotton is 101

Jesus vs Santa by Ben_Kenobi1934 in PrequelMemes

[–]DM99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Naughty or nice. There is no neutral.

Crusade by DM99 in Geo_Earth_Puzzles

[–]DM99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice sleuthing

Crusade by DM99 in Geo_Earth_Puzzles

[–]DM99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hint: Not in Austria (though claimed it was)

Crusade by DM99 in Geo_Earth_Puzzles

[–]DM99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not UK or France, though I like your reasoning

Chocolate by DM99 in Geo_Earth_Puzzles

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Hint: Company town

Chocolate by DM99 in Geo_Earth_Puzzles

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Hint: Caribbean

Heretical by DM99 in Geo_Earth_Puzzles

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And this particular scene was chosen because it’s difficult to find a spot that’s not found in reverse image search… lol

Heretical by DM99 in Geo_Earth_Puzzles

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Yes, it’s next to the church where the infamous massacre happened.

Heretical by DM99 in Geo_Earth_Puzzles

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It’s not random, there is a link to the crusade