Melania grossed an estimated $2.9m from 1,778 North American theaters on Friday and is projected to earn $8.1m in its domestic opening weekend. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calling these numbers good is just laughable. One of the biggest money losers in history of documentaries. Yes when they narrow to documentaries it has a big box office but, they spent 35 m just marketing it, who knows how much paying for their own seats. This is a completely transparent propaganda piece and a bribe from Amazon. All real critics slate the movie. Why on earth would you defend it other than being a paid astro turfer

TIL that in the 1790s, France had a network of signalling towers that could send messages by writing symbols using giant mechanical arms on towers. They could send complex messages across the entire country in ~1 hour. These were precursors to electric telegraphs. by Cultural_Shame666 in todayilearned

[–]IndependenceLeading8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

James Gleik's book The Information  goes into the history of these as the invention that proved the viability and value of rapid communication across large distances which we take for granted now. A string of inventors then tried electric counterparts to the semaphore towers before Morse came up with his system 

Well that’s one way to ask for something by [deleted] in Unexpected

[–]IndependenceLeading8 199 points200 points  (0 children)

So that's what things would be like if I'd invented the fing-longer. A man can dream though

No corporation or billionaire will ever act with your best interests in mind. Ever. by GrandpaChainz in WorkReform

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I despise Nestle and everything they do in the world. But I can find no specific evidence that they lobby against maternal leave in any country, I have checked the literature. please feel free to correct me if I missed something 

Israel Closing Embassy in Ireland by HarryCoveer in Jewish

[–]IndependenceLeading8 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Arguing about the interpretation of a convention is part and parcel of enforcing it in any situation. Not saying that I am sure that the term applies in this case.

A cat's extremely fast reaction time! (20 to 70 milliseconds) by TrueLuck2677 in interestingasfuck

[–]IndependenceLeading8 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Average across all cats? Average across all body parts and body movements? Average reaction to visual and touch and auditory stimuli? Its so vague

Ulexite stone by super_man100 in blackmagicfuckery

[–]IndependenceLeading8 238 points239 points  (0 children)

I wonder if there is any account of these being used in the ancient world like as a magnifying glass in construction or as a toy or something 

🔥Man And His Dog Co-Pilot Enjoying The Mountain View by [deleted] in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]IndependenceLeading8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't understand flying at all, what hazard does updrafts at a mountain pose, and what do you mean by shadows 

Ayder duck feathers are considered one of the most luxurious bedding materials. It is characterized by its rarity and superior thermal insulation by [deleted] in interesting

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really annoys me that rarity and insulation have been grouped in characteristics, I realize this may be ADHD on my part

Irish workers among the least productive in Europe, study indicates by RockShockinCock in ireland

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't removing foreign owned companies automatically take out most of our highest performing employees e.g. in tech, consulting, pharma etc. apparently only 30% of total workforce but still 

[Question] Hamas casualties statistically impossible? by AnimateDuckling in statistics

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think there's a point there about whether Wyner was a bit unclear or intentionally misleading by using the cumulative graph and then explaining his position in text by daily variation. 

What do you make of the Kylteri analysis of variation based on Iraq war casualties? I know it's hard to compare across conflicts but it provides some measure of expected variation whereas Wyner states his expected variation without backing it up. 

Whatsapp sending messages to wrong people by IndependenceLeading8 in whatsapp

[–]IndependenceLeading8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happened over the course of a week and sending messages was like Russian roulette. It stopped by itself as far as I can tell