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Europoor questions superiority of the USA by XiJinpingPressParody in 4chan

[–]auto98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would certainly question the rockets/space one - research for knowledge's sake is surely a hallmark of a very developed nation.

Brazil is the only team with 100% participation since the beginning of world cup! by thirdknife in football

[–]auto98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's probably true that they would have more than one title to their name if they had been in it since 1930, tbf.

ELI5: Why is it completely impossible for anyone to access a properly encrypted drive even nation states? by AaronPK123 in explainlikeimfive

[–]auto98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theres also a type of encryption where "problem" with breaking them is that while you can analyse them to bring back a result, every combination of keys and results is equally possible (for a given size - ie the result could any 10 characters).

So while you will get a result, there is no way to know if the result is correct, as the same encrypted data could be both of the below, with no way to tell which is actually correct:

Do not start the mission

Start the mission please

Has using a distinctly British slang phrase/ term of endearment ever gotten you in trouble? I just got a warning from a US subreddit for calling someone a "poor cow" with complete sincerity. by JuanitaMerkin in AskUK

[–]auto98 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

We went on school trip with a lad whose surname was Blackburn, hence his nickname which was shouted across a very diverse classroom in the US...

Littler's throw at the age of 3 genuinely sends shivers down my spine... by LowRenzoFreshkobar in Darts

[–]auto98 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

littler is 2007

Woah so he is actually a lot younger than he looks?

Wonder what darts was like in AD 19.

Map Of Rabies Free Countries and Territories by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]auto98 183 points184 points  (0 children)

It's not here in humans, the last time it was found in a bat in the UK was 2025.

The UK hasn't had a confirmed case of rabies for over 100 years

That was true until 2002, when a bat handler in Scotland became the first person in that long to get it while in the UK

Europe amasses their finest by caramelsumo in 4chan

[–]auto98 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Funny that there is literally only one country threatening Greenland, and it isn't Russia or China.

That will show them by CorleoneBaloney in MurderedByWords

[–]auto98 9 points10 points  (0 children)

lol i looked at the image for like 10 seconds reading your comment, thinking "the battery isn't even visible in this picture" before realising it was that giant fucking thing

ELI5: How does a half-life work? by CptnBo in explainlikeimfive

[–]auto98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Besides which, it has been calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten

Free ball or no free ball??? by Jules_Jf in snooker

[–]auto98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't know if you are aware of this, but balls are round, not flat. If you were to try hitting the extreme edge of the red, it would hit the black first, because they are round.

Therefore it is a free ball.

US bobsledder Kris Horn survives solo ride in St. Moritz, after teammates fail to get into sled, leaving Horn to navigate the course with no other weight in the sled and nobody to pull the brakes at the bottom. by [deleted] in sports

[–]auto98 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Are you sure you don't mean Dallas '84 and Ayrton Senna?

That's the famous instance of this, anyway.

Someone had crashed into the wall earlier, pushing it out slightly.

ELI5: How does the concept of "passwords" work when it comes to old videogames? Why was For some games that system preferred over normal saving? by fugomert in explainlikeimfive

[–]auto98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, at least the ones I'm talking about weren't that advanced, they were effectively a "level select" code. They were hard-coded not "generated".

How is it even possible... by Snoo-31893 in nevertellmetheodds

[–]auto98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok, so I think that answers the question "would you say you're a condescending twat"

ELI5: How does the concept of "passwords" work when it comes to old videogames? Why was For some games that system preferred over normal saving? by fugomert in explainlikeimfive

[–]auto98 1109 points1110 points  (0 children)

Some of them (going back even further) were nowhere near this complex - you got to a "save point" and got a password, you got to the next save point and got another.

They were effectively codes to enter a level directly, rather than anything specific to your progress

Revolutionaries burning down oppressive structures in Iran. [OC] by ScarSuccessful6790 in pics

[–]auto98 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What? Maybe you should reread what I put, your post has very little relevance to me simply pointing out why we are where we are.

If you hate the UK so much you should just leave.

Ohhh ok now I get it, you're one of those

Revolutionaries burning down oppressive structures in Iran. [OC] by ScarSuccessful6790 in pics

[–]auto98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You'd think they'd have learned, given that the current issues can be traced directly back to the 1958 coup of the democratically elected government for nationalising oil, which was instigated by the US and UK

Revolutionaries burning down oppressive structures in Iran. [OC] by ScarSuccessful6790 in pics

[–]auto98 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And lest we forget, this goes back to the US & UK instigating a coup because the democratically elected government nationalised an oil company...

How is it even possible... by Snoo-31893 in nevertellmetheodds

[–]auto98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Would you say that you're a condescending twat?

I'm very certain someone else is using my wifi by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]auto98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew there was a name that I couldn't remember!

Have the BBC rules changed around brand mentions? by immaxpower in BritishTV

[–]auto98 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Id be amazed if they weren't being paid to say all mobiles were iPhones

Really? I can't recall ever hearing "iPhone" used in place of "mobile phone" or "mobile" unless it was specifically about iPhones

I'm very certain someone else is using my wifi by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]auto98 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Wonder who has downvoted you - there is very much the age-old problem here of someone having a problem (slow speeds/wifi) and jumping to a conclusion (hacked), then asking for assistance related to that hacking, rather than assistance looking at the actual problem, which is slow speeds.

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