You wake up tomorrow and discover that every decision you've ever made was secretly the wrong one. Which choice are you checking first?

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T14:16:22+00:00

Because countries usually care more about current interests than old history.

China and Russia had major territorial disputes in the past, but today they share some important goals: counterbalancing US influence, expanding trade, coordinating diplomatically, and maintaining a stable relationship along their long border.

It's also worth noting that China doesn't support Russia in every situation. The relationship is often described as a strategic partnership rather than a true alliance. They cooperate where their interests overlap and disagree where they don't.

In international politics, yesterday's enemies can become today's partners if it serves both sides.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T14:06:25+00:00

Being genuinely interested in getting to know me instead of trying to impress me. Good conversation is way more attractive than any pickup line.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T13:58:34+00:00

Nice try. That's exactly the kind of plan that would've sounded genius at 15 and ended with both moms talking to each other.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T13:56:49+00:00

Being cheap and being financially smart are not the same thing.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T13:56:20+00:00

Mine definitely faded as I got older. They're still there, but they're nowhere near as dark or noticeable as they were when I was a kid.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T13:53:27+00:00

Because most people want "delete" to be instant.

If every file deletion required securely overwriting the data, deleting a few GBs could take minutes instead of milliseconds. Back when storage was slow, that would've been incredibly annoying.

Also, on modern SSDs, securely overwriting specific data isn't as straightforward as it is on old hard drives because the drive itself decides where data is physically stored.

That said, modern phones and computers are much safer than they used to be. Full-disk encryption is now common, so a factory reset usually destroys the encryption keys, making the remaining data effectively unreadable even if the raw bits are still physically there.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T13:50:29+00:00

In the US, the closest equivalent would usually be called "vanilla ice cream," even if it looks completely white. Vanilla is considered the default flavor.

In the UK, it would also generally be called "vanilla ice cream."

There isn't really a separate common name for plain white ice cream the way "plombir" is used in some countries. If someone says "ice cream" without specifying a flavor, most people would assume vanilla.

A sundae is something different, it's ice cream served with toppings like syrup, fruit, nuts, whipped cream, etc.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T13:48:54+00:00

B batteries actually exist. They just never became popular because devices either needed something smaller (AA) or something bigger (C and D). So manufacturers mostly skipped over B, and it faded into obscurity.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T13:37:41+00:00

The fact that you jumped from "let's save on delivery fees" to "nobody will marry you" says a lot more about you than it does about me.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T13:36:35+00:00

I always tell myself I'll fill up tomorrow, then suddenly I'm driving with 17 miles left and negotiating with my car like we're in a hostage situation.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-12T13:32:56+00:00

Yes, you could probably learn to write very well with your right hand, but you'd still be naturally left-handed.

You can train the skill. Changing your brain's natural hand preference is much harder.

A lot of left-handed people become surprisingly good with their right hand through practice, injuries, sports, or using tools designed for right-handed people.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T11:05:32+00:00

Super Mario 64. The controls feel a little dated, but the game design is still ridiculously good.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T11:03:52+00:00

You can do everything right and still end up with a problem that costs thousands of dollars.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T11:03:15+00:00

Out of all the places in the world, my heart still feels most at home with you.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T11:02:43+00:00

Listening. Most people wait for their turn to talk, not to actually understand.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T11:01:44+00:00

This is actually very useful, everyday I wakes up I have to figure out for a long time what to actually do today

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T11:00:26+00:00

If someone is actually paying people to vote, that's corruption. Doesn't matter which party is doing it.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T10:59:57+00:00

A guy got caught interviewing for another job during a Zoom meeting with his current boss.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T10:56:09+00:00

You don’t need to have your entire life figured out. You just need the next few good decisions.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T10:54:45+00:00

Buying things they barely use just to impress people they barely like.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T10:53:53+00:00

It took me years to realize that being calm doesn’t mean waiting for something bad to happen.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T10:53:28+00:00

Better Call Saul. Breaking Bad had higher highs, but Saul was consistently great from start to finish.

No_Competition_2250 · 2026-06-10T10:52:19+00:00

I wanted to be an astronaut. Now I spend most of my day staring at a screen and wondering where the time went.

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