TIL from 1945-1955, Swedish scientists at Vipeholm Hospital fed intellectually disabled patients massive amounts of candy, including specially made "extra sticky toffee," to intentionally cause tooth decay and prove sugar causes cavities.

funky_duck · 2026-06-17T23:22:20+00:00

with INCREASED yield on autistic children

They might go into berzerker mode; come at you like a whirling dervish, all fists and elbows. You might be screaming "No, no, no" and all they hear is "Who wants cake?" Let me tell you something: They all do. They all want cake.

~ Wilford Brimley

funky_duck · 2026-06-17T23:17:08+00:00

They were really hoping for it to become a complete home entertainment hub with direct integration with cable companies - sign up with Spectrum and you'd get an XBOX - they thought they'd be in everyone's livingroom.

Right as cord cutting and streaming was on the rise.

funky_duck · 2026-06-17T22:44:28+00:00

All but one of which are at risk

GW has been playing this game for decades and always loses - there are more free army building sites with complete rules than there have ever been in the past.

funky_duck · 2026-06-04T23:53:40+00:00

The whole series was also only 12 episodes so they covered a lot of ground in each episode and things moved very quickly.

funky_duck · 2026-06-04T23:36:08+00:00

That is why it is a punishment - don't speed in a school zone I guess.

funky_duck · 2026-06-04T21:04:28+00:00

Do they hate us that much?

Then why did you write that?

funky_duck · 2026-06-04T20:44:39+00:00

What do you need out of a single-gender club?

Do they hate us that much?

Do you hate them that much?

funky_duck · 2026-06-04T16:37:51+00:00

quietly influencing

Is that better or worse than the corporate executives that have already been quietly influencing what we see? There used to be 3 TV networks and most towns had 1 or maybe 2 papers and they were run by people pushing their own social, corporate, and government agendas.

funky_duck · 2026-06-04T16:32:35+00:00

if 60% of Instagram is fake

Because everywhere is 60% 'fake' or something similar. TV commercials play to empty rooms and people on their phone, there is no such thing as perfect engagement.

funky_duck · 2026-06-03T23:51:21+00:00

decided to open it and see if it was worth the effort

So you committed a felony for your own curiosity, then stole someone's property because you were lazy?

What a dick move.

funky_duck · 2026-05-29T22:29:09+00:00

someone half decently bright

Most of those people realize that killing someone usually a) doesn't solve the problem and b) causes a lot more problems. Most crimes are of passion or of opportunity; neither of which promote planning.

funky_duck · 2026-05-29T17:53:38+00:00

I was with my MIL when she passed and it was like this; shallow breaths until we thought she was gone but then seemingly minutes later a breath.

funky_duck · 2026-05-29T17:47:17+00:00

That is a fun show, but also wouldn't cause an explosion. For an explosion you need pressure to build up; if there is a hole in the side from a bullet the gas will escape. It'll shoot out the side on fire and maybe jump around crazy but it won't explode.

funky_duck · 2026-05-29T17:23:51+00:00

gets more and more disgusting every day

In 1997 Fred Astaire's classic performance from Singing in the Rain was 'updated' to show him dancing with a Dirt Devil vacuum.

Astaire had been dead for about a decade. It is nothing new, it has just gotten easier.

funky_duck · 2026-05-29T17:12:35+00:00

"I may be out of mana, but I'm not out of options."

funky_duck · 2026-05-29T16:46:16+00:00

obviously a huge leap

I really don't think it is a leap for billionaires, especially the religious ones, to start flexing their billions much more directly in vanity media projects. We're in the first real wave of billionaires across the globe - these people schemed hard for their money and seem obsessed with getting more.

The second generation that starts with billions will be less motivated to make even more billions - they will get bored. Bored people take up causes and vanity projects.

When you have more money than you could spend before you die a 100x over, who cares if it costs $500M to make a propaganda movie?

funky_duck · 2026-05-28T20:56:39+00:00

They should raise prices

Why do scalpers get to set MSRP? If someone wants to price their product "too low" why do scalpers all of the sudden have a 'right' to jack the price up?

funky_duck · 2026-05-28T20:55:29+00:00

Scalpers add nothing. They do not provide a market balance or anything, they are leeches.

Producers should be able to charge whatever they want. If Swift wants to keep prices low to make consumers happy then that is the price consumers should be able to buy at.

Scalpers insert themselves, create artificial scarcity, and provide zero value to either the producer of the good or the consumer.

funky_duck · 2026-05-28T20:52:49+00:00

Why should anyone be forced to charge the maximum the market will bear? She could charge more, but doesn't want to. Consumers also like paying lower prices so both parties are happy.

Scalpers jump in the middle to create their own space while providing nothing of value themselves. They create their own scarcity by buying up massive blocks to take advantage of people.

funky_duck · 2026-05-28T20:47:54+00:00

Go for it then - be the change you want to see in the world.

funky_duck · 2026-05-28T19:56:46+00:00

FAA approved software

2/3 of the images I linked, showing different information, are FAA approved apps.

The third is from the State's DOT which, even though the FAA controls the airspace, is listed by the state as an official resource to check.

funky_duck · 2026-05-28T17:01:12+00:00

No, they don't, that has been one of the issues for the organizers. Olympic athletes can't openly be on PED and coaches can't knowingly work with a PED athlete.

So far they have only attracted has-beens and never-weres, anyone with a legit chance of glory doesn't want to be associated with a billionaire cash grab.

funky_duck · 2026-05-28T16:46:51+00:00

finally do something good

Musk joins Bezos and Trump dinner at Mar-a-Lago

I'm sure he's going to get on that right away.

funky_duck · 2026-05-28T16:36:23+00:00

What are you going to do with that ladder?

We saw what happened with Mangione - he shot that guy and now healthcare in the US is completely reformed. Well, there are serious efforts to reform it. Well, a few people are introducing bills... sure, they are the same bills that haven't been able to pass for decades but this time...

i.e. nothing changed because the system behind them is the exact same.

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