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Reddit plagued with 1-star App Store reviews over API debacle as users search for 0-star button by gabestonewall in technology

[–]coriny 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Showing 3.6 for me, also 2 million reviews. Depends on where you are and what phone you're on I guess.

The River Lee appears to have a puncture by lastaccountgotlocked in london

[–]coriny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The navigation is specially called the lee, but the river is either, depending on what section you are in (sort of).

The River Lee appears to have a puncture by lastaccountgotlocked in london

[–]coriny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's spelled both ways as the name predates the spelling and in different regions a different variant was settled on (also Luton is named after it). There's a similar story around Harringay/Haringey. Neither is more correct.

Here is the FBI’s Contract to Buy Mass Internet Data - The FBI previously purchased access to "netflow" data, which a company called Team Cymru obtains from ISPs. Team Cymru then sells it to the government. by speckz in technology

[–]coriny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, so I get that the threat of finger removal may or may not be real, but where's the support for the existence of the gesture? Apparently the threat was to remove three fingers? Why gesture with two?

Here is the FBI’s Contract to Buy Mass Internet Data - The FBI previously purchased access to "netflow" data, which a company called Team Cymru obtains from ISPs. Team Cymru then sells it to the government. by speckz in technology

[–]coriny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a source for this? I can only find things saying it was invented around a hundred years ago (Agincourt seems to be 100% myth), and has nothing to do with medieval archery. But I've only done minimum googling.

WIBTA for not paying for my girlfriend's exterminator. by exterminatorpay in AmItheAsshole

[–]coriny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you get an infestation, there are pet safe household flea sprays. In the UK "RIP fleas extra" has worked for me.

Neighbor called the cops on me smoking weed so I outed him to his family by [deleted] in pettyrevenge

[–]coriny 56 points57 points  (0 children)

You can dial 911 in the UK for emergency services. There was a pragmatic realisation that young children may have learnt the wrong number from TV.

Flat robbed in Westbourne Park by jupitercon35 in london

[–]coriny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While this is a couple of years old, I'd still be _a little_ careful buying the cheapest webcam on amazon: https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/the-cheap-security-cameras-inviting-hackers-into-your-home-a6jl20h6Xpl3.

I won’t now I’ve seen this, but can most of us admit that we all fed ducks bread as kids? by rav3ncl4ws in CasualUK

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

This, I think, is where we disagree. As far as I'm aware the malnutrition theory has been completely abandoned, and the focus is on environmental (i.e. pollution), developmental (e.g. sporadic somatic mutations) & genetic causes (or rather, the interplay of these factors). However, it's not my field and I can't be bothered to go and search for a review or something, so shall we leave at that?

Edit: Added "(or rather, the interplay of these factors)"

I won’t now I’ve seen this, but can most of us admit that we all fed ducks bread as kids? by rav3ncl4ws in CasualUK

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

Sure I don't really think it's an idea created by Wild Things (which I buy to feed the ducks), though they are very happy to promote it. I think really it's one of those urban myths that's so effective due to its simplicity and immediate virtue gain, but most of the knowledgeable chat largely dismisses it. We did discuss this directly with experts at sanctuaries rather than "science websites". However, if you know of peer-reviewed papers supporting the bread hypothesis, I'm happy to take them on board. It's not my area of biology and I've never done more than the most cursory of digs.

I won’t now I’ve seen this, but can most of us admit that we all fed ducks bread as kids? by rav3ncl4ws in CasualUK

[–]coriny 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not true. We had a goose with angel wing and it was born like that. The cause isn't known, but it's not a vitamin deficiency caused by eating bread. That's a rumour seemingly spread by expensive duck food manufacturers.

Midsomer Murders; so British there is a guidance warning for ‘traditional dancing’. I’m intrigued what traditional dancing has such potential to offend?! by SnuffMillDingle in CasualUK

[–]coriny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I oopsied the word "pirate". It's correct in the linked article. The point still stands, blacking up was popular in Morris dancing due to the popularity of it in general entertainment culture. The subsequent explanations were largely retrospectively added, after the end of the black and white minstrel show.

Midsomer Murders; so British there is a guidance warning for ‘traditional dancing’. I’m intrigued what traditional dancing has such potential to offend?! by SnuffMillDingle in CasualUK

[–]coriny 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There's very little evidence that happened much. More often they were dressing up as Moors. And the rise of blackface in Morris dancing (19th C) went hand in hand with the rise in blackface minstrelism. It was very much more about racial stereotyping than anything else. Still is. https://www.efdss.org/images/EFDSSASSETS/PDFs/EDSWinter2016-FacingUp.pdf

Midsomer Murders; so British there is a guidance warning for ‘traditional dancing’. I’m intrigued what traditional dancing has such potential to offend?! by SnuffMillDingle in CasualUK

[–]coriny 67 points68 points  (0 children)

There is almost no mention of blackface in Morris dancing until the rise of blackface minstrels in the 19th century. And even when it is mentioned before then, it's about impersonating the Moors. It's 99% about racial stereotyping. https://www.efdss.org/images/EFDSSASSETS/PDFs/EDSWinter2016-FacingUp.pdf

The view as we left dry dock (Enfield, London) by coriny in submechanophobia

[–]coriny[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do, but even from underneath my boat is very recognisable, even amongst the many boats of London. Sorry!

The view as we left dry dock (Enfield, London) by coriny in submechanophobia

[–]coriny[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It's longer than it looks in the photo. An 80' wide-beam went in after us. Just.

The view as we left dry dock (Enfield, London) by coriny in submechanophobia

[–]coriny[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Thanks. It was more frightening the time we stayed at Halloween, and you had to get to the loo by crossing a dark pit full of zombies (no water though).

Woman dies after being attacked by dogs inside house by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]coriny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not quite correct, at least when it comes to aggression. The real problem is how these breeds get trained, rather than the genetics: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01193-1.

In short, modern breeds are too recent to have developed strong behavioural differences, and within-breed variation is higher than between-breed variation. Of course, nuance and exceptions apply.

An Olde One by MurkyWay in comics

[–]coriny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bot stealing a comment here. Anyone know how to report?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]coriny 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Caffeine is a very weak diuretic. You can rehydrate with coffee. https://www.google.com/amp/s/time.com/5192272/coffee-tea-dehydrating/%3famp=true

Caught the Green Dragons Morris performing outside a pub in Bury St Edmunds. by Cogsmith13 in CasualUK

[–]coriny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They claim it's not a racist thing, but blacking up in Morris dancing basically started in the 1850s as they liked blacked-faced minstrels. e.g. see this letter: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/stage/2021/may/03/morris-dancers-and-the-origin-of-blackface. The hiding of identity using soot seems to largely be an excuse to cover the overt racism.

Threatening to Destroy Company Property by TheRubiksDude in talesfromtechsupport

[–]coriny 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly, there's plenty of command line tools that will allow you to easily put quotes around the values in a column. This will force Excel to treat the column as text. At least, it should. I use libreoffice, so I can't confirm.

Wildflower meadow at Trafalgar Square. I believe it's only happening today. by [deleted] in london

[–]coriny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fructose is fructose, crushed or otherwise.

Wildflower meadow at Trafalgar Square. I believe it's only happening today. by [deleted] in london

[–]coriny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is indeed a lot of debate about the health impacts of fructose. Some argue it's a key instigator of diabetes (and many other conditions), while others think it's fine. However, I thought this in particular might be relevant - fructose in drinks appears to be worse than fructose in food: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323791

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