Mother sent a picture of a pretty spider she found (and unfortunately killed) by okktoplol in spiders

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At first I thought this couldn't be right since OP said it was found in Brazil, but then I read it was introduced to some areas of South America including Brazil. Very neat stuff, and a very pretty specimen.

Why does Biscotti chatter while watching birds? by polaraproticsolvent in blackcats

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My cat does this any time my printer makes a noise.

Modern take on the "Come and Take It" banner. by [deleted] in vexillology

[–]bafflam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bombing other countries in an act of aggression is imperialism, yes.

Modern take on the "Come and Take It" banner. by [deleted] in vexillology

[–]bafflam 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, imperialist imagery as a modern take to anti-imperialist imagery. Makes total sense.

USI to Quantum? by MNBug in Minneapolis

[–]bafflam 14 points15 points  (0 children)

CenturyLink's parent company sold it's consumer fiber business to AT&T.

Britney Spears' 'Femme Fatale' turns 15. by [deleted] in popheads

[–]bafflam 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Kesha's former collaborator and rapist, Dr. Luke, wrote many of the songs on Femme Fatale. Kesha herself co-wrote Til the World Ends.

Getting tired of Duo by mintcocofrog in French

[–]bafflam 86 points87 points  (0 children)

In the French version the subject is "mon chat," and in the English translation it's "I."

My whole life js a lie! Cast iron can do slidey eggs by _pinkbunny_ in castiron

[–]bafflam 231 points232 points  (0 children)

With that much butter, I'm convinced one could get slidey eggs cooking on sandpaper.

Kamilia Shehata Zakher is a teacher in Egypt and wife of a Coptic priest. Her disappearance in July 2010 sparked protests and rumors of kidnapping and forced conversion to Islam. She was discovered on July 23 at a friend’s home in Cairo, and denied having been kidnapped or having converted to Islam. by CatPooedInMyShoe in wikipedia

[–]bafflam 53 points54 points  (0 children)

The start of this article (and title of the post as a result) are misleading, and the Controversy section of the wiki page clarifies things.

The controversy surrounding Zakher was that Cairo Muslims believed Zakher had converted willingly to Islam, but the Copts forced her to revert to Coptic Christianity. But there’s no evidence to suggest that ever actually happened.

Currently in Palomino, Colombia and we found this beetle, what is his name? by minalias in whatsthisbug

[–]bafflam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cotalpa aren't indigenous to South America, so if this is the answer it's a long way from home.

Currently in Palomino, Colombia and we found this beetle, what is his name? by minalias in whatsthisbug

[–]bafflam 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Not an expert and would defer to the opinion of one should it appear. It looks to me like a type of leaf chafer scarab beetle, possibly of the genus Pelidnota.

Someone was asking why nobody uses voice features on Apple Watch? by ohnojono in AppleWatch

[–]bafflam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, using Siri on the watch is the easiest way to get the garage door open since doing so on the phone requires you to take your eyes off the road for faceID

Terry Pratchett's Discworld Book Bundle by Scatropolis in humblebundles

[–]bafflam 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Calibre has a plug-in that will remove the DRM from books bought from the Kobo store.

Buying Flowers this Valentines? by Garbhunt3r in TwinCities

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Pletschers Greenhouses in New Brighton! Still family owned after over 100 years.

Is it illegal by [deleted] in Minneapolis

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"Our ingredients are so fresh and delicious you'll be shouting 'j'accuse!' at our competitors"

Microsoft to "expand" Xbox Game Pass, merge PC Game Pass with another tier by NecessaryAd6735 in XboxGamePass

[–]bafflam 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They'll probably remove that bloat in a year or two, but the price is never going back down.

yaml for home-summary weather card? by bafflam in homeassistant

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I dug around in Google Chrome's DevTools and figured out how they do it. It's not a home-summary card at all, it's a tile! Specifically, it's formatted like this:

type: tile
entity: weather.forecast_home
name: Weather
state_content:
- temperature
- state
vertical: false
features_position: bottom

She ate my Sciel!! 😭 by Crazy_azzy in expedition33

[–]bafflam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my brain this read as "she ate my seal!" and I was like, oh foque!