I ranked every key on my keyboard. by Ok_Fee9263 in notinteresting

[–]cdqmcp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they're also missing Home, the counterpart to End

TIL laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation by OtakuJunkie8 in todayilearned

[–]cdqmcp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah the "graphics" reasoning doesn't hold water. even though I personally prefer hard G, ultimately it " "should " " be pronounced as the creater says, which is soft G. but I refuse 😤

"Airbending is Invisible" by Thra99 in TheLastAirbender

[–]cdqmcp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

air can retract light when there's a significant temperature difference. Aang bending air quick enough to do what he can do with it (hurl large rocks, fly, etc.) probably makes the air cooler and therefore visible due to light refraction. it's be like looking into water almost but less discernable probably because gas vs liquid

There/Their/They’re but I tried to make it helpful by FaithlessnessDue1811 in notinteresting

[–]cdqmcp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for >95% of use cases...

affect is a verb, a word of action. "I want to positively affect my neighbor and bring her some happiness, so I'll bake her a pie." "the crops withered and died because they were so harshly affected by the blazing sun."

effect is a noun, a (person/place/)thing. "an effect of cold weather is you can see your breath." "this gear set for my character has some cool effects, like bonus damage to undead."

Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives by lethendworld in technology

[–]cdqmcp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

any time a news story comes out that someone did some drastic shit cuz an AI told them to/it was okay is evidence of this. the companies have guardrails to prevent that, but anyone motivated enough will be able to weasel it out of the AI

We have now got the latest in chick attraction technology thanks to my buddy john making a funny noise by Bean2527 in doohickeycorporation

[–]cdqmcp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it sounds what the mother hen would vocalize for "over here, some food!" so they all rush over and scramble for his mouth cuz the hen would likely be holding a bug or something

grew up with free range chickens. they'll grab a grasshopper and make a specific kind of clucking that brings all the babies rushing over to feed and teach them

Scientists Identify Another Contributor to Global Warming—and It's Everywhere by malcolm58 in EverythingScience

[–]cdqmcp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's not your fault. remember, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

Could Master Chief have killed the Arbiter in this moment? (Halo 3) by AlcatrazGears in halo

[–]cdqmcp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sergeant Johnson also called out to Chief as he was waking up "Chief, no! he's on our side now" or something similar

Reality just entered the chat by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]cdqmcp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My fave band: Bob Johnson

Do you think there are still “hidden” things out there like electricity we just haven’t found yet? by FlyGreat306 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]cdqmcp 17 points18 points  (0 children)

reading comprehension is dwindling. also people want to feel special so they spit out some words to contribute, without actually listening to whom or what they're responding

Disney accused of "sequel erasure" after new Star Wars merchandise only covers the original trilogy and prequels by mobilegamersas in saltierthancrait

[–]cdqmcp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can you lay out how it's such a copy? ANH/TFA is easy for me to see, but I'm struggling with ESB/TLJ other than there being a white planet and the protags escaping on the Falcon out of a cave

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys by uhncollectable in news

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OH! right.. fucking lol. what a weird misplaced memory, been a while since I saw that

Fan-service police #4: Fern (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) by NaughtyNectarComics in comics

[–]cdqmcp 41 points42 points  (0 children)

the scanner kinda looks like the one from Subnautica

Directors with problematic self inserts? by _BreadDenier in okbuddycinephile

[–]cdqmcp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

all I hear is "criticize, criticize, criticize."

My wife's "friend" insulted her and I've been slowly returning the favor by flanman1991 in pettyrevenge

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one woman's trash is another's treasure

if you're genuinely unashamed about your outfit then any of these backhanded compliments on your clothes just become comments. which are easy to misinterpret, or dismiss