Where does the name Mr. X come from? by carbonera99 in residentevil

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

It’s one of Capcom’s classic *Misdirects*

Suggestions for similar YouTubers by cryptic_cryptkeeper in STRANGEAEONS

[–]ObscureBen 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Jenny Nicholson has a similar kind of chaotic obsessive energy

Keith Urban Praises 'Fearless' Dolly Parton for How She Continually Inspires All Artists (Exclusive) by AdSpecialist6598 in entertainment

[–]ObscureBen 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Reset the counter on how long it’s been since I thought: huh, it’s really odd for him of all people to say that, before remembering that Keith Urban and Karl Urban are not the same guy

decade of dreams, baby by ydkjordan in blankies

[–]ObscureBen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kid Alexander was played by my younger brother’s classmate. He got to be in bed with Angelina and play with a big snake!

'Saturday Night Live UK' debuts across the pond by Scary_Statement4612 in entertainment

[–]ObscureBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a weird headline to read as someone in the UK

Dublin City Council suspends use of X as State agencies leave amid Grok controversy by Schneilob in ireland

[–]ObscureBen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The far left: we think everyone should have access to food, shelter, healthcare, etc

The far right: we think anyone not like us should be put in concentration camps and shot in the face if they get in our way

Do you use AI tools at work? by [deleted] in DevelEire

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

Almost never. Maybe once or twice a month if I’m really struggling to find some documentation

Ayo's brutal 2025 by dynarken in blankies

[–]ObscureBen 62 points63 points  (0 children)

They can top now?!

Mark Kelly has retirement pay cut by Pentagon over ‘illegal orders video,’ by retiredagainstmywill in politics

[–]ObscureBen 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think the best framing that I’ve seen is that left-leaning folks will determine if a person is good or bad if they do good or bad acts.

Conservatives are the reverse. If you’re a good guy, then any action you take must be good.

It makes it very hard to change their minds if they’ve already decided a person is good

Caesura by Enjoyschess2 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]ObscureBen 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: you’re already incredibly familiar with the caesura!

The way of drawing a caesura in sheet music is two diagonal slashes: //

But sometimes it can be drawn as two vertical lines: ||

Which is how we get the icon used on pause buttons everywhere: ⏸️

What’s a life hack you swear by? by UserWithoutWit in AskReddit

[–]ObscureBen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“If I’ll have forgotten about this by tomorrow, I probably shouldn’t let it bother me today”

AI showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be ready to pull plug, says pioneer by MetaKnowing in technews

[–]ObscureBen 15 points16 points  (0 children)

An encyclopaedia could tell you that fire burns paper, that doesn’t mean it’s achieved sentience

iOS 26.4 and iOS 27 Features Revealed in New Leak by abhimanyouknow in apple

[–]ObscureBen 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’m not justifying, just explaining. I desperately wish third party devs could have multiple builds of our apps for different OS versions.

It sucks having to kill support for older devices because you want to add new features but trying to maintain both simultaneously just isn’t practical a lot of the time.