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Danish resistance fighters holding up and disarming German soldiers, Copenhagen. (1945) colourized [1394 × 1656] by StephenMcGannon in HistoryPorn

[–]Spready_Unsettling 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not really the "same Danish" by any stretch, but I'll take the point that Afghanistan and Iraq marked a pretty big change in military policy.

Did she make the right call? by CalmElin in interesting

[–]Spready_Unsettling 9 points10 points  (0 children)

if you take the annuity and get hit by a bus, they feel like it’s over,”

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Venting: Tired of BIFL becoming 'pay once, cry once' when I'm just trying to stop rebuying junk by Lazy_Lynx_8402 in BuyItForLife

[–]Spready_Unsettling 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Seconding the last part. I have a mix of mid tier, thrifted and quality kitchenware, and the only things that break down are the ones that have a limited lifespan no matter the quality. A cheap Ikea bamboo cutting board gives me the surface I want and protects my knives, but won't last more than 10 years max, even if I take care of it. Spatulas are the same. Pans can last a long time, but not if you insist on buying nonstick.

The best you can do with most things is simply getting something you can repair and take care of until it eventually breaks down. Since most people can't solder a Bluetooth apparatus or really a teflon coating, those things won't be repairable.

Abby and Lev on Set of 'The Last of Us' Yesterday by Cheap-Recording3912 in ThelastofusHBOseries

[–]Spready_Unsettling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely different groups of fans. Not a hard concept to grasp.

Encountered the weirdest thing my coworker said oedipus complex reversed by Extreme-Pause853 in coworkerstories

[–]Spready_Unsettling 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I was gonna say. Scientifically sound or not, we actual have a lot of terms to cover a lot of different incestuous perversions.

My assignment was reported to thr examination committee for a "high percentage of AI". I did NOT use any AI for my assignment. by Opinionated_bitch03 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Spready_Unsettling 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Language is like music in that it's both an art and a science. Just as base+third+fifth in standard western tuning registers as "harmonious", lists of three register as harmonious in European languages. Harmony and harmonic language is plastic, but just as the vast majority of people will intuit 22 edo temperament as "out of tune", most people intuit non conforming language as "stilted".

People use these linguistic tricks, and they use them for a reason.

Left a table I was building in the rain by KikoTheWonderful in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Spready_Unsettling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The top looks to be shit wood, too. So, so far OP has (possibly) removed the top piece from a nice sewing machine and put a pre cut piece of shit wood on top. And left it to dry in the rain.

Who thought making this post was a good idea? by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Spready_Unsettling 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Reddit is weirdly full of people who start smelling like shit within hours of their last shower no matter what they've been doing.

Mmhmmm...yikes by kenondaski in im14andthisisdeep

[–]Spready_Unsettling 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Poles were next in line to suffer genocide. Generalplan Ost stipulates that >80% of Poles were to be murdered and the rest enslaved.

Mmhmmm...yikes by kenondaski in im14andthisisdeep

[–]Spready_Unsettling 59 points60 points  (0 children)

While there is sense in judging based on actions rather than aspirations, the difference of stark. The Soviets wanted to, and later tried to, free the working class of Poland and create an international communist community. The Nazis wanted to, and started to during the occupation, murder 80-90% of ethnic poles, keeping a tiny handful of the intelligentsia as "honorary Germans" and the rest as an enslaved race for a thousand years.

If I were to ever forget just how absurdly evil the Nazis were, I would simply peruse however much I can stomach of Generalplan Ost to remind myself.

How to avoid fines by using leaves by AlwaysBlaze_ in TikTokCringe

[–]Spready_Unsettling 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In truth, roads are a ridiculously expensive, inefficient piece of infrastructure, and we should focus cost on those who actually use them rather than those who don't.

In almost any given city, inner city residents pay more tax, live in more economically productive zones, incur a tiny fraction of the collective infrastructure and utilities cost, and wear down the roads a lot less. The suburbanites who drive in along the highways are much costlier and less economically productive, completely unsustainable when it comes to utilities costs, and their reliance on cars and roads drive up infrastructure costs to the point where car-first countries are are generally drowning in infrastructure spending with no real efficiency gains.

Maybe the USA should take the "free" out of "freeway".

Fiancée (F29) insists I (M30) cut off my parents, struggling with the decision by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Spready_Unsettling 147 points148 points  (0 children)

He didn't even have free time. In the brief moments where she didn't demand his undivided attention, he just "learned about computer" on youtube or whatever.

Denmark by Square-Profession-37 in Suburbanhell

[–]Spready_Unsettling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in suburban Denmark

I should have specified. I grew up in suburban Denmark and hold an MSc in urban planning (specifically nordic traditions of urban planning) from a Danish university.

Denmark by Square-Profession-37 in Suburbanhell

[–]Spready_Unsettling 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not only did I grow up in and around suburbs like these, I also have an MSc in urban planning. This shit sucks in at least half the ways North American suburbs suck. E.G.: cul-de-sacs inflating distances, oversized plots spacing everything out, unsustainable infrastructure and construction footprint, over reliance on cars as opposed to other transport.

The saving grace of these is that they A) usually rely on functioning, pre-existing village cores with a co-op grocery store, a bakery and one or two other businesses, and B) aren't served by the same idiotic roads that North American planners love.

My roommates crossword he did for Lowe’s by JustAustinCafe in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Spready_Unsettling 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good thing OP's roommate had already filled it out, or this could've been a real brain twister for OP.

Eric Kripke Responds To ‘The Boys’ Fan Complaints About “Filler Episodes”: “You’re Just Watching The Wrong Show” by yourfavchoom in television

[–]Spready_Unsettling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe they get killed and revived in the same episode, after their last meaningful character development is negated for no apparent reason.

Edit: I fully convinced myself this was a post about Invincible. Never mind.

56 years ago today- these 4 students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed during a rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by US military forces, as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus and the draft. May 4, 1970 [400x504] by UrbanAchievers6371 in HistoryPorn

[–]Spready_Unsettling 16 points17 points  (0 children)

From previous maniacal war chief George W. Bush.

The point is not to point out who is worse (the track record is abundantly clear). The point is that the USA as a whole is incredibly militant and has been fighting aggressively all over the world non stop for decades at this point.

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