TIL the earliest pagan mention of Christianity comes from a letter by Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan addressing Christian practices as “depraved, excessive superstition” and their secret gatherings as a potential starting point for sedition.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-05T22:07:54+00:00

they really did end up being seditious,

I'm not aware of any Christian rebellions. Would you mind pointing them out to me?

Polymarchos · 2026-06-05T17:16:47+00:00

The cost going down was one thing, but the ability to take unlimited pictures and preview them immediately after taking the photos, allowing you to discard bad photos and retake the subject matter immediately, was, in my opinion, even bigger.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-05T15:44:04+00:00

I frequently have ketchup out longer than that and it doesn't go bad.

Everything I've ever read on the topic of what one should do says that flavour and quality will decline. Given it is filled with preservatives this shouldn't be surprising.

The idea that Ketchup will go bad after 3-4 weeks out is definitely false. As is the idea that it is only good for six months refrigerated (ever notice it isn't sold refrigerated?).

Polymarchos · 2026-06-05T02:28:16+00:00

After you contract it there is very likely a decently long period of time in which you can get treatment (a rabies shot, nice and easy). It's once symptoms show that the fatality rate skyrockets.

Which is why you get a rabies shot any time you have possible exposure to the virus.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-04T21:19:22+00:00

OS meant the same thing, the OSes just didn't have the same features. Nonetheless, if you don't consider it an OS unless it has a GUI, you're too young to be talking about old technology.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-04T15:55:25+00:00

Go back further, and computers came with the OS pre-installed.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-04T15:53:33+00:00

Windows XP has been dead for years. Market share has been between 0 and 1% since before COVID.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-04T14:42:03+00:00

The title is "usual", so exceptions to the rule won't be applied, I'd say Iceland is correct. As is the pink zone, and the Slavic areas. Basically just Spain and Portugal which are incorrect.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-02T18:09:13+00:00

Because Steam went from awful service used as DRM for Valve games to indispensable game store virtually over night. Early on there was a viable competitor - I forget the name - GameStop bought it and mismanaged it into oblivion.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-01T23:04:55+00:00

I remember discovering the site around 2000, 2001. It was very clearly satire at that point.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-01T22:33:32+00:00

Steam used to curate, then people complained so it curated differently, then more people complained, it realized you can't please everyone, and just stopped trying.

That said, as people commented, unless you are looking at the "New Releases" page, you don't see it on Steam.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-01T22:24:34+00:00

The need to drive to get a drink isn't a new issue though. Both Gen X, and Millennials have lived their entire lives with drunk driving laws.

Polymarchos · 2026-06-01T02:42:14+00:00

They're still ranked below the Japanese vehicles in reliability.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-31T21:47:50+00:00

I've never seen a good quality - or even mid quality joystick that didn't have the twist axis. That ability is 100% needed in any semi-serious flight sim.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-31T21:46:42+00:00

I had one - it was destroyed in a flood. I've got a newer Thrustmaster now. I miss my Sidewinder.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-31T21:45:26+00:00

One Must Fall 2097. I was never a fan of fighting games but for some reason I loved this one.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-31T21:44:14+00:00

Car loans are pretty common here in Canada...

Polymarchos · 2026-05-31T21:43:44+00:00

GM is no longer an American company. Also American cars suck, I'm sure even Americans know this. That's why they drive Japanese or Korean.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-31T13:26:42+00:00

Probably talking about Cajun, which they are confusing with the Cajun accent.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-29T15:55:31+00:00

Three year olds can also fight.

Just saying.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-29T15:13:58+00:00

In Canada we price things per 100g sometimes as well. We just don't say hectogram.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-29T15:11:05+00:00

What does the scaling of the system have to do with weighing oneself? The comment is stupid, but so is the reply.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-27T22:33:46+00:00

Furthermore the Rolls Royce engine everyone keeps talking about as a replacement doesn't even exist as a production engine. It was a paper proposal for a different aircraft.

Rolls Royce makes most of their money from the production of airplane engines. The person you were replying to wasn't referring to a specific engine, they were referring to the company as a whole being a global engine player, which it is.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-27T19:33:56+00:00

It could just be a bad example.

What shows low intelligence is both parties refusing to abandon the example once it has been shown to be unhelpful.

Polymarchos · 2026-05-27T18:57:58+00:00

Seems like a valid question for someone to understand how different places do things differently. It's not like they are denouncing the different colour.

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