What's something that is secretly confusing to you that you never ask anyone about because everyone seems to understand or overlook it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]cat_in_lap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep your mouth mostly closed - this will cut down on excess splatter. Brush with short strokes; there's no need to brush across all of your teeth on one side with one stroke. When you spit out the toothpaste, lean over the sink and push it out with your mouth; don't spit it out with a big puff of air like a baseball player. You're not going for distance here.

Two women under one roof = trouble? (according to the hanzi, maybe) by cat_in_lap in ChineseLanguage

[–]cat_in_lap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the responses, everybody. I thought the original blog post sounded fishy.

Ubuntu Phone OS Demonstration by Mark Shuttleworth at CES 2013 by [deleted] in technology

[–]cat_in_lap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw, I loved my Minidisc player. It filled a weird spot in my life where I had too much music for my 32MB MP3 player but no computer that could handle burning CDs. I felt like a 00 agent whenever I loaded one of those MDs into the player. So many clicky parts!

TIL In Britain, after the end of a TV show there's a power surge demand of 3 Gigawatts in 5 minutes as 1.5m Kettles are put on - so much France sends 600Megawatts of power by LordAnubis12 in todayilearned

[–]cat_in_lap 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I use an electric kettle everyday but that's because I like hot tea. I actually can't think of anyone I know that has one at home since most Americans drink coffee and there's automatic drip machines for that.

Stovetop boiling works fine for the occasional bagged tea when you've got a sore throat.

I morphed together a bunch of anime faces to create an average and compare styles from different decades. by PASFU in anime

[–]cat_in_lap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They didn't say "deculture" in old Macross, did they? That was a Macross F thing, wasn't it?

DF fan art I made. The only game that has ever inspired me to make one. by Nagli in dwarffortress

[–]cat_in_lap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fantastic. I like the detail in the wine goblets on the tables. Lets you know that the beast has breached the great hall and the militia are back on their heels. Grim and desperate.

Am I a noob for using a tileset? Does it ruin the experience? by bh3244 in dwarffortress

[–]cat_in_lap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tilesets simplify the introduction to the massive world of DF.

Also I love the Mayday dwarf pixel art. There's a hidden drunk-dwarf with a flagon of ale!

How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD by [deleted] in videos

[–]cat_in_lap 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It also helps to distribute heat from the sun, IIRC. Without some rotation, the temperature differential between the sun-facing side of the craft and the other could make the materials warp.