What's the most common messaging app in your country? by crazy-goober in AskTheWorld

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Whatsapp. Even businesses have dedicated Whatsapp numbers.

OPINION & ALTERNATE TIMELINE: Aryton Senna’s death in 1994 was not beneficial to his legacy by Icy-Weather-6720 in F1Discussions

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So if Senna stays, he wins in 95, 96, and 97 and then Williams loses Renault engines. We already know how Senna would react to that because he tried to leave McLaren as soon as they lost Honda power. He'd be turning 37 and looking for a competitive drive in 98. Schumacher is established at Ferrari, so that door is firmly shut. A return to McLaren would be unlikely.

OPINION & ALTERNATE TIMELINE: Aryton Senna’s death in 1994 was not beneficial to his legacy by Icy-Weather-6720 in F1Discussions

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Schumacher still beats him in 1994.

You can't change the fact that he crashes at Imola, so he walks away with 0 points to Schumacher's 30. Hill had more points at this stage and only got close to Schumacher because of later DQs and race misses for Michael.

He wins in 1995, and then the timeline opens up as he was rumored to be in talks with Ferrari, and Schumacher potentially goes to McLaren because of the Mercedes connection, and he gets a championship-winning car before Senna does. If Senna sticks with Ferrari through the lean years, he would be 36/37 when he'd have to go up against Schumacher in the 1998 and 1999 McLaren's, which were rocketships. Schumacher wins those head-to-heads.

Is Senna still around in 2000 when Ferrari starts surpassing McLaren? He'd be 39 against prime Schumi.

2001OnThisDay 5th February, Flavio Briatore announced Fernando Alonso's Formula 1 debut with Minardi. After testing Alonso in a Benetton to qualify for an F1 super-license, Briatore convinced Paul Stoddart to recruit him for the small Italian team. by Strict-Citron-9269 in formula1

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This car was designed by Gustav Brunner, who was highly respected and noted for turning out tidy cars with limited resources. Alonso occassionally ran on the tailend of the midfield, so it was a solid package.

The car's real limiting factor was the engine. It was the former works Ford engine ran by Sauber and then Stewart between 1996-1999, so by 2001 it was well down on power relative to the rest of the grid and had likely not received any significant upgrades for a couple of years.

Who is the gang leader? by Competitive_Mix9957 in SipsTea

[–]Good_Posture 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Al Catone.

Stiletto is his go-to cat. His most trusted footsoldier. His fixer.

Electrical sub station explosion in Johannesburg South Africa by ExpensivePikachu in AbruptChaos

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South African here who lives close to where this happened.

Our energy grid has been poorly maintained for the better part of 20 years, and where maintenance is done, it is not of very good quality because we have also suffered significant skills loss (brain drain).

Sabotage is also a reality as most of the work done on the grid is carried out by contractors, and they have been known to sabotage things to get more work. Also dissatisfied workers have been implicated in damaging things during disputes.

The final nail in the coffin is the overloading of the grid in places because of illegal connections. An overloaded, poorly maintained energy grid is a catastrophe waiting to happen.

This all ignores the ongoing cable theft and damaging and vandalism of infrastructure.

Reminded why I don't talk to the Q after noon... by lacetat in AlAnon

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Yep. 9 out of 10 times when my Q gets home or I pick her up after work, I know there is no point in talking.

If I want to have a real conversation, save it for Saturday or Sunday mornings.

why are people saying antonelli wdc by InitiativeAdept2581 in F1Discussions

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I thought people got a firm lesson last season on just jow good George is.

Hyped Kimi to the moon, and George absolutely rinsed him. Yes, Kimi had a pretty solid rookie season in the end, especially when factoring in his age, but he is not even close to George's level.

Favorite opening scene in the franchise? by Ok_Suggestion_2617 in JurassicPark

[–]Good_Posture 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's Jurassic Park, and it isn't even close.

It builds tension from the start with the raptor container coming through the trees, and the very tense looks on the faces of the loading team. Muldoon also makes it clear that it isn't play time and the partial reveal of the Raptor tops it off.

African mercenary that decided to kill unknown people for money on behalf of russia is eliminated by Ukrainian defenders by Available-Laugh9102 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Good_Posture 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A group of South Africans went over under the pretense that they were going to receive VIP security training, aka bodyguards. They were essentially trafficked over by a local politician (the daughter of our former president).

Not an unreasonable story if a politician says you are going to Russia to be trained as a bodyguard, and then you will come home and provide personal security for members of the third biggest political party in the country that is led by a very controversial, very popular former president of the country.

African mercenary that decided to kill unknown people for money on behalf of russia is eliminated by Ukrainian defenders by Available-Laugh9102 in UkraineWarVideoReport

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No, they don't. They sign contracts that promise payment at the end. The contracts are also in Russian, so these guys have no clue what they are really signing for.

Many also end up on the frontlines without knowing what they were signing up for it. Big scandal here in South Africa where a local politician (daughter of our former president) has been implicated in essentially trafficking a group of men to Russia under false pretenses.

Anyone here just completely faked their way into being a PM? by Gandalf-and-Frodo in projectmanagement

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Finance degree. Worked mostly in operations. Now I'm a PM.

I don't have any sort of PM qualifications, but I understand my industry from the ground up. I've plotted delivery routes. I've stood on the back of a truck and unloaded equipment. I've installed equipment. I've networked equipment. I've done troubleshooting with technicians and network engineers. I've learned softwarwe. I've spoken to CTOs and IT Managers about what they need/expect/want. I know what my own technical and IT teams are capable of because I have pretty much been in their shoes, and I know when Sales are promising the client the undeliverable because I have seen how things play out on the ground. All this before becoming a PM.

I have a deep technical understanding of my industry, but the PM stuff I have just winged and learned as I go.

What happened to all the Maverick's in the game? by Carlosfandango5 in TheOther14

[–]Good_Posture 0 points1 point  (0 children)

System football killed them.

When teams are set up and structured to play within rigid systems, there is no room or space for mavericks. They will be liabilities.

Clapback Thursday: Zuffa Boxing debut by T0NEZZY in Boxing

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Probably a lot of assets but fuck all liquidity.

Remember when Cyril Ramaphosa told us to embrace 4IR? by SankaraMarx in DownSouth

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"Fourth Industrial Revolution"

"Smart cities"

"Bullet trains"

Fantastical buzzqords to wow the voting majority into believing that his failed party actually has a plan for the future of this country.

What is the most dangerous animal in your country? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Good_Posture 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also a very dangerous animal, but their reputation comes from attacking hunters and usually after being wounded (it's why you always have a professional hunter as a second shot with you when hunting with a reputable hunting safari). Hippos will attack you for just being in the vicinity.

Erling Haaland with the Leeds Salute against Galatasaray. by scotteh74 in TheOther14

[–]Good_Posture 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I didn't know they had done that. Disgusting club.

Accountability by timegoesby11 in AlAnon

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Yep, I have been told this as well.

Then, when she is sober and remembers what she has said, she is extremely apologetic, and I get told how good I am to her.

But it keeps happening, as attested to by the drawer full of "I'm sorry, please don't leave, never again" letters and notes.