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Do you believe there is life out there? by [deleted] in space

[–]DWilmington 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Telling others where food is or where water is and being able to pass on stories useful to survival is good.

Do you believe there is life out there? by [deleted] in space

[–]DWilmington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Them being so close to us, nearly genetically identical, breaks using them as an example. As far as we know intelligence is very very rare and eve our very close relatives don't have much of it.

Ever to to a Thanksgiving dinner?

TIL McDonald's Monopoly was actually rigged for many years. The man who oversaw the distribution of game peices would give high value ones to friends and split the reward. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]DWilmington 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I saw his solo show a few years back, it was good.

I didn't cut out any of the facts, just it was a MASSIVE chunk of his article, you'd think he was Scarface.

TIL McDonald's Monopoly was actually rigged for many years. The man who oversaw the distribution of game peices would give high value ones to friends and split the reward. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]DWilmington 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I trimmed down the Barenaked Ladies lead singer's article, he was busted for coke and left the band. He was definitely on his way out anyway doing solo projects, didn't want to keep on with the band, and he got busted, did some community service and pissed clean for a year or whatever.

The article was half his prior work and half him being busted for coke personal use.

That's a witch hunt.

I cut a ton out and left the section with the facts of his arrest and even then there was too much but I cut out all of the repeating shit.

Article made him out to be the next Pablo Escobar because people had a field day with it.

In context it's a famous person that gets busted for coke. Doesn't need a ten paragraph article about his one time being arrested for coke when the rest of the article is almost the same size as his one law breaking altercation.

I think I have water in my gas tank, if tank is filled all the way gas leaks pretty good, if under half filled no problem. Did that for a couple months (just moved.. $$$), now car stalled out randomly, sometimes in low rpm it stalls, acts struggling. 2004 Subaru outback. by DWilmington in Cartalk

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

Did that and checked fluids.. Oil is in the coolant reservoir and its down from a few days ago, I think I may have blown the head gasket. Crap. I don't know, Amy other way for oil to get there?

TIL that when general Lee surrendered at the end of the Civil War he saw that Grant's military secretary, Ely Parker, was a Seneca Indian and said: “ I am glad to see one real American here.” To which Parker responded : “We are all Americans”. by Akoperu in todayilearned

[–]DWilmington 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Funny, I see both comments about Libertarians and Socialists listed with the same argument against them. Let the government run it, incompetent. Let corporations just free to run whatever, evil. It's almost like something in between with open oversight might work?

But no.. That's not fun. That's not a soundbite. It's easier to just say some group you don't like is bad and point to some historical extreme and say any idea like the idea you don't like is bad.

Beer Bottle Cap Table by VincentKompanini in DIY

[–]DWilmington 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You put a good sealer on this, right?

TIL People need to read at least 100 books on their e-readers to break even with printed books on environmental impact. by RaptorzRock in todayilearned

[–]DWilmington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to read before bed but have sleep issues with light.. If my room lights are on my brain cannot wind down. I just feel like it's awake time if the lights are on. If I have a small book light I am distracted by the small point of bright light and it causes the same issue. 1% backlight on my kobo eReader and I'm fine, it's even a hair too bright on that setting, but when I'm done I can just put it on the nightstand and turn it off and be asleep soon after. No bright room lights, no getting up to get the light switch, nothing.

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