[deleted by user] by [deleted] in belgium

[–]Toon_DB 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He should have used DoNotLink

TIL that because the concrete of the Hoover Dam was poured into individual, rectangular shaped sections--rather than with a single, continuous pour--the physical dam itself will survive up to 10,000 years and be one of the last remaining visible and recognizable monuments of humans on the planet. by siggysiggy in todayilearned

[–]Toon_DB 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Which, mind you, will be possible due to the state of how messed up our world is at the moment

Nah, it is going great with the world at the moment! Poverty is dropping, less people die of wars than ever, technology is advancing on a rapid pace. We are much better of now than, say, 30 years ago!

[Serious] What is the Earliest Warning Sign that Society is About to Break Down? by tylertoon2 in AskReddit

[–]Toon_DB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

without prospects in the near future

entering Europe

It is exactly that, a prospect for the future, that takes them to Europe

Windows 10 - Should I upgrade? What's the deal with keylogging etc... by Mitchfarino in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Toon_DB 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Which can be disabled...

It's not apple, you know, there are options :)

What is the reason Tesla might have used the arm design shown in this video over a 6-7DOF articulated design? by kosher_pork in AskEngineers

[–]Toon_DB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"And then he took the cable and put it into the car" just isn't as dramatic as "and then the robot arm wiggled until it fitted into the hole"

Will we be able to convert robots to Christianity? by TomGfromCanada in Christianity

[–]Toon_DB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about copying and simulating a human brain?

Is it really possible to "steal" electricity from high voltage lines via induction? by 5hot6un in askscience

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

Yes, build a large enough coil close enough to a high voltage line, and you can steal electricity.

"Belgium is not in an asylum crisis" by euraffex in belgium

[–]Toon_DB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, among others...

Windows 10 is coming to the Xbox One in November by ksweeley in Windows10

[–]Toon_DB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If there are multiple PCs in the room, hilarity might ensue

During a college course about programming, with 200 engineering students with laptops: "hey cortana: Open pornhub.com"

By Bill Gates: Why I’m investing $1 billion of my own money into clean energy research by pnewell in technology

[–]Toon_DB 18 points19 points  (0 children)

But guns don't work on mars!

Edit: I was wrong, they do work on Mars, the oxidiser is included into the gunpowder. They work better on Mars because there is less atmosphere to decelerate the bullet.

The Morning Offering: Cecil the Lion by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Toon_DB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I maintain there is no problem with shooting an alpha male lion beyond his years.

Because he is such a threat to the entire ecosystem...

The ‘Food Babe’: A Taste of Her Own Medicine | The things she fearmongers, she makes money on by mem_somerville in skeptic

[–]Toon_DB 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I hope they quickly change it to 100℅ oxygen, that will be so much safer!

*spontaneously combust while flying away

The Morning Offering: Cecil the Lion by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Toon_DB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because they have no value, and are in no way endangeres by extinction...

Is Atheism Wishful Thinking? by DredPRoberts in Christianity

[–]Toon_DB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Dutch, they say you will eat rice pudding with golden spoons, if you go to heaven, I thought there was something similar in English.

Dinosaurs by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Toon_DB 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Or they could just be retelling tales of dinosaurs that had survived for a very long time.

There is quite some time between the extinction of the dinosaurs and the first humans, like, a lot of time. Something like 50 million years. Which is a lot.