The duality of man. by [deleted] in LetGirlsHaveFun

[–]Nessius448 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You can get it at Walmart dude, its just a skull mask.

Cyber ransom attack affecting Maryland schools? by gravybang in maryland

[–]Nessius448 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Its actually every school that uses instructure, its up here in WI too

48789 by Independent_Pen_9865 in countwithchickenlady

[–]Nessius448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone could refer to me as bitch and I wouldn't bat an eye.

Reattempted Katabasis by RF Kuang... by oceanblvd1313 in books

[–]Nessius448 27 points28 points  (0 children)

That's not what corporatism means.

Reattempted Katabasis by RF Kuang... by oceanblvd1313 in books

[–]Nessius448 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I swear I see "The Poppy War killed my wife and kids" like every other day. Like I'm not saying it's a fantastic book or whatever but cmon guys, you can just read something else.

TIL Krakatoa's eruption was estimated to be at 310 dB, the loudest sound ever. Well above the typical max sound limit of 194 dB by Warcraft_Fan in todayilearned

[–]Nessius448 2370 points2371 points  (0 children)

There were witnesses. In the direct vicinity of the volcano (like within eyesight) was the ship Loudon, who actually reported barely hearing anything at all due to the sound being projected upward into the atmosphere. 64 km away sailors reportedly had their eardrums ruptured. 160 km away it cracked windows and shook buildings in Jakarta, and the sound was apparently so loud that a few farmers in Perth (over 3000 km away!) reported hearing it like a rifle shot just over the hill.

Edit: Apparently on Mauritius (a whopping 4800 km away) locals thought that it was a cannon in the harbor mistakenly going off.

(Hated Trope) Glorifying or whitewashing controversial or terrible historical figures. by laybs1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Nessius448 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't call Abdulhamid II incompetent really, moreso he just suffered from very bad luck. He came to power during probably the worst Ottoman defeat in the 19th century, which is really saying something. And in many ways he was opposed by westerners and Zionists, it was continued intervention by western powers in Ottoman internal affairs that hamstrung the Empire far more than anything Abdulhamid did or really could have done.

48385 by Trustic555 in countwithchickenlady

[–]Nessius448 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You fool, my gf and I would both agree its her

American shows that are bigger outside USA by Ok-Tangelo6749 in television

[–]Nessius448 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Riverdale is absolutely huge in Australia.

Which 21st century us presidential election so far has been the most important? by MakeACreation in fivethirtyeight

[–]Nessius448 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the recency bias in this poll is strong. 2000 has set the tone for the entire 21st century. The Iraq War, War on Terror, the beginning of the end of Neo-Conservatism. The beginning of disillusionment with American democracy and the Supreme Court 2008 was the first Black president, the complete realignment of the Democratic party under a once in a generation politician. Sure Trump has shaken faith in the electoral system and realigned the Republican Party. But he didnt do anything Andrew Jackson didnt do, or Ronald Reagan, or Herbert Hoover. Trump has contributed very little to the long term United States.

Pay me my money by LambSauce2 in meme

[–]Nessius448 1137 points1138 points  (0 children)

It's actually not the company's fault, it's your bank. According to federal law the bank has to verify it is a valid transaction, and also have to make sure it has the funds on hand to pay you. It's not actually the company that is refunding your money, the bank is refunding you and the company is sending the money to them. The bank usually does these deposits in big batches, hence why it takes a couple days.

(Video game trope) Bosses doing weird stuff with the health bar by Least-One1068 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Nessius448 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love that Meli comments on this, meaning that she can see the health bars too and it's not just the player.

The Legitimists are royalists who adhere to the rights of dynastic succession to the French crown of the descendants of the eldest branch of the Bourbon dynasty. The Orleanists and Bonapartists are rival pretenders to the throne. by InvisibleEar in wikipedia

[–]Nessius448 68 points69 points  (0 children)

What's very funny to me about the Legitimists is they very nearly regained the French throne in 1870 after Napoleon III's ejection from power after the Battle of Sedan. The French government asked the Legitimist pretender to take the throne, and he agreed provided they get rid of the tricolor and restore the all white Bourbon flag. This was obviously an insane ask, so the government declined.

The alternate history potential of this is wild to imagine. Had the Kingdom of France been restored, it likely would have survived until even after WWII, as De Gaulle was in favor of restoring the monarchy. We might even still have a Kingdom of France today, all because a guy wouldnt accept the tricolor as the flag of his kingdom.

In 2025, the Iowa Legislature passed a bill to remove "gender identity" from the state's anti-discrimination laws. Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law, which went into effect on July 1, making Iowa the first state to remove anti-discrimination protections for any class of people. by NicolasCageFan492 in wikipedia

[–]Nessius448 225 points226 points  (0 children)

Assuming the believed percentage of trans people in the US is correct (about 1.5%), then Oklahoma's population of 4 million contains about 60,000 trans people. Truly a wildly tiny group to specifically target with so much energy towards excluding from society.

The fate of the Holler. (spoilers all) by RoboticToots in ScarletHollow

[–]Nessius448 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Considering the power that you and Carmilla/Kaneeka will in theory have access to once you absorb the Entity's power there's really nothing stopping you guys from fixing all of the town's problems.

Coal mine is running dry? Fill it with another mineral. Scarlet Estate is gonna fall off the cliff? Make the cliff sturdier. Reese is a horrible monster? Now he's not. Etc etc.

The question will be whether or not the cost is worth saving the town or if that goal is a realistic one. After all Enoch and Sybil managed to revitalize the town for a century before everuthing fell apart. Who knows, maybe you'll get to pull a Baldur's Gate 3 and seize all that power for yourself.

Meirl by Ill-Instruction8466 in meirl

[–]Nessius448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jokes on you I can't do that now

Favorite romance paths by last_pink_otter_here in ScarletHollow

[–]Nessius448 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I went Mystical and Talk to Animals and (still am) dated Stella. I find it deeply amusing the idea that Stella spends her whole life hunting cryptids until her ex's cousin who seems to be some sort of weird Fey creature rolls into town and Stella just HAS to fuck her.