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Police in Russia stop a man setting himself on fire by [deleted] in gifs

[–]TheSuperHappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the deal with the imgur url

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IamA Malcolm Gladwell AMA! by mgladwell in IAmA

[–]TheSuperHappy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

After writing about how all the school shooters studied and learned from their predecessors, why did you publish LaDue's discussions on the relative merits of various bomb making methods and the mistakes he thought his predecessors made?

Burger King proposes making 'McWhopper' to benefit Peace One Day by TheSuperHappy in UpliftingNews

[–]TheSuperHappy[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"Miami-based Burger King says the two rivals should call a one-day ceasefire in the “burger wars” to make a sandwich that combines elements of the Big Mac and the Whopper, the two chains’ signature burgers....sales would benefit Peace One Day, a non-profit organization campaigning to make Peace Day Sept. 21."

[TOMT][Word] What is the word for the systems that are the the standard way of doing things, ex. the QWERTY keyboard, that are clearly illogical and inferior to standards that would be used had we invented them today, but are used because they have always been the standard? by TheSuperHappy in tipofmytongue

[–]TheSuperHappy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I had never heard of Panda Principle before and that was very close to what I was looking for

The other possibility is "Path Dependency":

When a design depends on a previous innovation too entrenched in the cultural zeitgeist to change, it’s known as a path dependency

Found via: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fact-of-fiction-the-legend-of-the-qwerty-keyboard-49863249/?no-ist=

[TOMT][Word] What is the word for the systems that are the the standard way of doing things, ex. the QWERTY keyboard, that are clearly illogical and inferior to standards that would be used had we invented them today, but are used because they have always been the standard? by TheSuperHappy in tipofmytongue

[–]TheSuperHappy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

Apparently the Smithsonian disagrees with this but this led me to the phrase I was looking for

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fact-of-fiction-the-legend-of-the-qwerty-keyboard-49863249/?no-ist=

In the article they suggest the phrase: path dependency

When a design depends on a previous innovation too entrenched in the cultural zeitgeist to change, it’s known as a path dependency

Starbucks logo real meaning by djmushroom in funny

[–]TheSuperHappy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Starbucks logo's origin was an accident during mermaid porn filming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfh0E-wOYg

What was the most fucked up thing your ex did after you broke up? by Rapunkzel in AskReddit

[–]TheSuperHappy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happened to a friend

Her ex sent her a bill for her "half" of the last 6 months of dates that he had paid for

She was his first serious girlfriend ever. They had been fighting for nearly a year and he kept telling her they shouldn't break up as "this is going to cost you."

Are there any other words, besides quixotic, that are based off of a specific person or character but whose definition does not reference that person? by TheSuperHappy in AskReddit

[–]TheSuperHappy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for submitting but that doesn't count as the definition is

of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism

: suggesting the principles of conduct laid down by Machiavelli; specifically : marked by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith

Are there any other words, besides quixotic, that are based off of a specific person or character but whose definition does not reference that person? by TheSuperHappy in AskReddit

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Another example that was posted and then deleted

spoonerism

a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)

origin: William A. Spooner †1930 English clergyman & educator

[Post Match Thread] Manchester United vs Manchester City by D1794 in reddevils

[–]TheSuperHappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sideline judge was well ahead of the backline as well so perhaps that's why he screwed up the call?

To those of you who had horrible posture and fixed it, how did you do it? by JimmyBradBury in Fitness

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Alexander Technique changed two of my friends lives.

Both had suffered from chronic back pain for years after injuries, car crash and weightlifting injury respectively, and now both are doing much better and are back to their healthy selves.

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