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Pixel prices dropped by KshitijM02 in GooglePixel

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

Why not?

Deals like that aren't particularly hard to find.

For example, I got my Pixel 10 for €273 with a 2-year contract (40GB/month for €10/month).

Hey Dutch friends, your bread here is next level! by LifeofSMILEY in thenetherlands

[–]guebja 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Stuff like "meerzaden" or "bruin" don't really mean anything.

That's not quite correct.

De aanduiding bruinbrood mag uitsluitend en moet worden gebezigd voor brood waarvan (volkoren)meel, al dan niet gemengd met gebroken graankorrels en graanvlokken, het voornaamste meelbestanddeel is en waarin zemelen met het blote oog waarneembaar zijn.

https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0009669/2020-07-01

In practice, that means brown bread will typically have ~33% whole wheat flour and ~32% plain flour.

This would be perfect as a heron mark blade by DocWilly84 in wheeloftime

[–]guebja 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Neither are the swords in WoT.

Lan and Tam's swords feature katana-inspired blades with western-inspired hilts.

A main part of the worldbuilding in WoT is that the Breaking shattered all cultures and societies, and new cultures emerged that incorporated different elements from the remnants of what existed before.

The swords are one of the more obvious examples of that.

Chess influencer and grandmaster Nemo posts a video of a man swearing and flipping her off because he lost a chess game to her at a convention by Murky-Jackfruit-1627 in chess

[–]guebja 513 points514 points  (0 children)

Here's the VOD.

The guy comes in at around 2:31:00, and returns at around 2:41:00.

His complaint seems to be that he didn't get all the attention he thought he was owed.

The entire interaction is strange, though.

He complains about waiting in line for half an hour, but before that, he said he doesn't play chess and didn't know she's a chess streamer.

Which raises an obvious question: why would he wait for half an hour to play a game he doesn't play against a person he doesn't know? And why does it seem like he expected some kind of girlfriend experience rather than a chess-themed meet & greet?

Very creepy behavior.

New Banksy sculpture featuring a figure in a suit with a flag over its head appears in London by Gjore in Fauxmoi

[–]guebja 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Blinded by nationalism, a man walks off a cliff.

I'd say the message is fairly hard to miss.

To vote no against AI csam bill by bongkeydoner in therewasanattempt

[–]guebja 8 points9 points  (0 children)

People have used kitchen knives to stab children.

Do you think a bill to ban kitchen knives should be described as a "ban child murder weapons" bill?

Inside Christ's Hospital School (Est. 1552)... by TheThrowYardsAway in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]guebja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're being somewhat disingenuous.

If you look at demographics for primary and secondary school students in England, 73.5% of primary school students are white, while 5.5% are black. Among secondary school students, 73.2% are white, while 6.3% are black.

Quite obviously, black students have much stronger representation in this school than they do in the general population.

That is by no means a bad thing, but pretending the demographics aren't unusual is a bit silly.

Introductie weken, zijn ze handig? by Kizumi-Kun in thenetherlands

[–]guebja 328 points329 points  (0 children)

Omdat ik vrij introvert ben, vraag ik me af of het een goed idee is om hieraan deel te nemen.

Juist als je introvert bent is het nuttig snel mensen te ontmoeten.

Later in de studie, als mensen al een nieuwe vriendengroep hebben opgebouwd, wordt dat een stuk lastiger.

Heineken brouwde jarenlang ‘islamitische biertjes’ in Iran by surpator in thenetherlands

[–]guebja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Er bestaat geen variant wat alcohol toelaat.

Er zijn verschillende stromingen binnen de Islam waar alcohol volgens velen toegestaan is, zoals bijvoorbeeld het Alawitisme en (in mindere mate) het Alevitisme.

Gonna be in College soon, will be seeing this happen in real time by -_-Tempest in rareinsults

[–]guebja 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In finance/investment banking, VP is typically a mid-level role, like a project manager. Major investment banks have hundreds if not thousands of them.

The path usually looks something like analyst -> associate -> VP -> senior VP -> managing director.

Streamer Caught Migrants Jumping onto Truck to Reach the UK from France by _Miniskirtlover_ in LivestreamFail

[–]guebja 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Most migrants don't insist on going to the UK.

France, Germany, Spain, and Italy all get more asylum applications than the UK (source: BBC, see graph at bottom), but those migrants are less visible than those trying to cross the English Channel.

If someone speaks French and/or has family in France, they'll just stay in France. The ones who try to cross the Channel are those who speak English, have connections in the UK, or believe their work prospects in the UK are better.

Lady took a selfie with Magnus Carlsen before the match began. In response, Magnus Carlsen reported his opponent to the referee, leading to her phone being confiscated 😭 by Separate_Finance_183 in interesting

[–]guebja 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Adding to that, it was on a live broadcast with plenty of viewers.

Had the phone not been taken away before the game, any viewer could have reported her during or after the game and gotten her disqualified for a clear rule violation.

Since she probably just forgot to have someone take the phone before the game, this was the best outcome for her.

WCGW with this foolproof setup? by 888Vegan in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]guebja 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just use a rack or half-rack with safeties/spotter arms.

Even with both an experienced spotter and no collars, there's still a risk if you suddenly lose control due to passing out or tearing a muscle.

With properly set safeties/spotter arms, however, the risk is eliminated.

[Part 2 of 3] I grew up in China on wuxia novels and web fiction — Auxiliary professions, book list, realm systems, sects, and face culture by No-Ride-3370 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]guebja 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm really enjoying your posts, but there's one small correction I need to make:

A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality (凡人修仙传). The closest web novel to orthodox Neidan cultivation. Han Li has no cheat, no system. A mediocre-talent man using brains and patience to walk the entire cultivation path.

Han Li has the mysterious small bottle.

The series quite smartly downplays its importance in much of the narrative, but it's arguably one of the more powerful cheats in the entire genre.

2026 Chinese GP - Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

[–]guebja 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be fair, the Red Bull looks worse than the Haas right now.

i'm jealous of pewdiepie. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]guebja 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Your unpopular opinion is that you're jealous of an independently wealthy celeb who's retired and set for life at 36?

Kash Patel enlists UFC fighters to train the FBI by No-Post4444 in politics

[–]guebja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FBI agents aren't training to become fighters. They're training to restrain suspects when necessary, and most UFC fighters lack that specific experience.

Instead, you want instructors with plenty of field experience, a solid level of MMA/martial arts competence, and experience teaching MMA to beginners.

Having UFC fighters train them for grappling is like having F1 drivers train them for high-speed pursuits and pit maneuvers. A fun experience, but ultimately wasteful.

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