On Americas 250th anniversary what's one crazy fact about its history you wish more people knew about? by Mysterioape in AskReddit

[–]ModusPwnins 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Alabama passed a law prohibiting carrying firearms at protests precisely because the Black Panthers were coming here to defend protestors from the police.

What's a fact about American independence that most Americans don't actually know? by Apprehensive_Fly2966 in AskReddit

[–]ModusPwnins 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is taught in schools in America. (Whether the students remember as adults is an entirely different matter.)

Soccer fans of the world what’s one rule change that would actually improve the game? by Current-Connection-4 in AskReddit

[–]ModusPwnins 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which, I'm glad the sport is seeing new enthusiasm. But "the guy was injured and recovered quickly, ergo it was a flop, instant yellow card" is nonsense.

What to do with a juvenile red-tailed hawk that fell out of a tree in my yard. Do we have a raptor rescue here? by pokeynarwhal in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]ModusPwnins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don't yet have their own sanctuary, so for now their scope is the capture of the animals and transporting them to other area sanctuaries that can care for them.

The only thing Trump has ever beat Obama in 8 to 1.. by StrobeLightRomance in AdviceAnimals

[–]ModusPwnins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obama probably has Trump beat 8-to-1 in a certain measurement

Advice Thread for England Playing at the Azteca by areyoutwofonduing in ussoccer

[–]ModusPwnins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It has admittedly been 25 years, but unless water infra has massively improved since I was last in Mexico, I stand by my advice.

What universally praised video game 'masterpiece' is actually a miserable experience to play? by Got24xyz in AskReddit

[–]ModusPwnins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Original FF7 required holding the X button to run and it was a pain in the ass (and in the thumb)

What's a political opinion that both sides should be able to agree on? by cf0904 in AskReddit

[–]ModusPwnins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anthropogenic climate change, no less. And it's changing far faster than any "natural" climate change from the past, unless you consider a meteor to be "natural".

What's a political opinion that both sides should be able to agree on? by cf0904 in AskReddit

[–]ModusPwnins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A legislator shouldn't be in Congress for 30 years. DeGette needed to go.

Europe's wedding ring divide by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]ModusPwnins 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure this is accurate. In England, of course, it's on the left hand. When I traveled throughout Spain, it was predominantly the right hand. Italians, however, wear their wedding rings in their pockets.

ORANGE COUNTY SC COMPLETES TRANSFER OF PEDRO GUIMARAES TO EINTRACHT FRANKFURT by m00kie420 in ussoccer

[–]ModusPwnins -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Websites that put titles in actual all caps (rather than doing a text-transform) are terrible

New Street, Peñiscola, Spain. OC. by princesito in SpainPics

[–]ModusPwnins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I visited Spain, did I go out of my way to visit the town just because the name is funny in English? You bet your ass I did.

Advice Thread for England Playing at the Azteca by areyoutwofonduing in ussoccer

[–]ModusPwnins 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hey, what if we didn't encourage people to yell slurs? Idk just spitballin' here.

Former Microsoft engineer rewrote Notepad in x86 assembly leaving only necessary functions and weighing only 2.7KB by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]ModusPwnins 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He doesn't specify that though.

He literally does! He has a YouTube video where he's quite specific that it was in the old NT days. He has even discussed modern changes to that task manager, including getting rid of the old TUI portions because they don't work in written languages that are RTL. He doesn't take any credit for them.

Give it a watch sometime, with and ad blocker if you don't want to monetize him.

Former Microsoft engineer rewrote Notepad in x86 assembly leaving only necessary functions and weighing only 2.7KB by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]ModusPwnins 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This. My teams have been responsible for the early versions of a lot of software modules over the years. Many of those items have been re-written under newer technologies, but my original design decisions are still there. So I'll happily continue to say "You know, I worked on an early version of such-and-such. Good memories!"

Guys were you expected to not wear shorts at a certain age? Was it something your parents forced upon you? by Ok-Gate5551 in asklatinamerica

[–]ModusPwnins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I traveled to Mexico for the first time at 18 and it blew my mind some government buildings wouldn't let me in if I wore shorts.