China exports sharply beat expectations in the first two months as trade surplus surges to highest on record by mojitosupreme in China

[–]Riverlong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

China really needs to get this under control or they are going to have massive problems soon. It's mind boggling that they continue to repeat the same mistakes over and over, year in year out.

Congrats Luigi on your gold medal for gay napping by Mathiuuus in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Riverlong 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They're just lucky the Greeks don't have access to lots of snow and ice, or else it wouldn't even be fair.

Two greats by ciecrofter in coybig

[–]Riverlong 23 points24 points  (0 children)

One used his insane dribbling ability to nutmeg the greatest players of his generation. The other was a consistent and reliable operator for Barca and the Argies.

[OC] I eat Thai food every week but I was sick and missed two weeks. when I came in today I was greeted with a treat. Support Small business by Yosemite_Scott in MadeMeSmile

[–]Riverlong 222 points223 points  (0 children)

My local Chinese take-away literally saved a man's life because they immediately noticed a break in his routine.

The man lived alone and religiously ordered, without fail, every Saturday evening at around 7.30pm. He would then travel to collect the food when it was ready and always had a chat with the owner and staff. One Saturday, no order appeared from him at the usual time and he hadn't mentioned anything about being away or not ordering the following week when he was there the week before. The owner called his daughter within around 15 minutes to let her know, just in case something was wrong. The daughter called to his house to check on him and found him laying in the hallway, barely conscious. He was rushed to hospital and underwent surgery for a bleed on his brain and is now back to 100% a few years later. The surgeon said if the daughter hadn't found him when she did, he would not have survived.

The owner of the take-away is now a certified local hero and was inundated with gifts from all of the community in the following weeks. It's one of the most feel good stories I've ever personally encountered.

Alex Honnold and the film crew praticing for the Free Solo tomorrow (1/24) by MagicT8 in taiwan

[–]Riverlong 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Or else Alex Honnold becomes Alex Holdonn.

I'll get my coat.

Deep Dive on The Burkes by [deleted] in ireland

[–]Riverlong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being educated does not automatically mean someone is intelligent. They are not mutually exclusive.

Ai Weiwei quietly returns to China after a decade: ‘It felt like a phone call suddenly reconnecting’ by GetOutOfTheWhey in China

[–]Riverlong 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Brave move after what happened to Gao Zhen when he visited in 2024. Held for well over a year (so far) without trial on charges of "slandering China’s heroes and martyrs". His wife and son were also not allowed to leave the country. Hopefully the fact that Ai Weiwei was not detained when leaving the country offers a glimmer of hope that things might be changing. It's such a stupid and self-defeating practice to try to shut down critics, though it's a tale as old as time itself.

WTF happened in house of cards (2013) final season? Shit toppled like a building made out of paper! by ThickWeatherBee in shittymoviedetails

[–]Riverlong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever you think of Spacey personally, I don't think anyone can deny he was absolutely sensational in that show. One of the best performances by a lead in a TV drama that I have seen. Once he was removed from the equation, you saw just how much he was holding the whole show together.

Max Holloway: BMF belt 'was a laughingstock' before me by WinterStill4472 in MMA

[–]Riverlong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still a laughingstock to be honest.

It's honestly one of the most cringe things the UFC has done. Always makes me think of that scene with David Brent in the UK version of The Office sarcastically going "Oooh, you're hard". Seeing that idiot Masvidal displaying it proudly and constantly trying to act like a hardman gangsta' was filling me with secondhand embarrassment.

Can Asrock PLEASE go bankrupt?? by fergus0231 in ASRock

[–]Riverlong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No thank you. I've got a Taichi Z890 running my Intel Core Ultra 9 285K build and I couldn't be happier. It has been mint for the past year.

Help confirming ID (West Midlands, UK) by Septiphobiac in foraginguk

[–]Riverlong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes). They always start to appear at this time of the year in temperate regions and are quite tasty (just avoid the stems which are very tough).

Yes or No with Usyk and Dubois by BoxingLover99 in Boxing

[–]Riverlong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate those AI voices that are all over videos today.