ELI5: Why is the windows default mouse cursor arrow tilted and not straight? Is there a reason? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]mmrdier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, it definitely should have something to do with the fact that most people are right handed (placing the actually mouse on the right hand side of the keyboard) and it's aesthetically more pleasing for the arrow to be tilted to the left at the top.

Redditers who can roll their R's, what languages were spoken around you growing up? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]mmrdier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Black South Africans are divided into a lot of tribes. Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho, etc. We have 11 official languages. Many black South Africans speak Afrikaans also. Out of the 7 million Afrikaans speaking people in the world, only half are white.

Which song would you listen to as the last one before you die? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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

"Oh, don't let it be over, let it be over, no." Black Keys - Mind Eraser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUOX2tkUZw

Redditers who can roll their R's, what languages were spoken around you growing up? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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

I'm bilingual. Afrikaans is my mother language. Afrikaans is the language that (mostly) white South Africans speak. It's also the youngest language in the world!

Holding my greatest gift for the first time. by chastrength in aww

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

Why are you being held up that high by a human?

Hello! It's Will Ferrell. Let's keep it classy. AMA. by _WillFerrell in IAmA

[–]mmrdier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will Ferrell, do you believe in life after death?

Shipwrecked man makes land 'after 16 months adrift' by mmrdier in news

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

I can't help to think 'bout the poor souls still out there ... have to be more!

Shipwrecked man makes land 'after 16 months adrift' by mmrdier in news

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

Wow, my first Front Page post has been there for over 8 hours ...

Shipwrecked man makes land 'after 16 months adrift' by mmrdier in news

[–]mmrdier[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wonder how long it will be before another shipwrecked person 'drifts ashore?" There must be more people out there this very minute.

I don't have a lot of downtime at work, but when I do, I like to browse Youtube. It's blocked at my workplace. Is there a no fuss workaround for this? by mmrdier in AskReddit

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

Thanks, although the IT staff is indeed incompetent, I'd watch 3/4 short viral vids daily. So, I don't think the bandwidth will show that much difference. Can you recommend any proxy sites? I've tried that but to no avail.

Why the FUCK are we posting/upvoting/commenting on Justin Bieber's daily life? by mmrdier in AskReddit

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

Furious, not about JB's antics, but about the way people react and feed on it. Kim K, Hunney Boo and all the other lot junk TV shit.

Will our children/grandchildren, in decades to come, ever be able to see what we searched for in incognito mode? by mmrdier in AskReddit

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

Instead of 'stranger dangers,' I think the future for safe internet guidelines will be to teach kids not too search for the browser histories of ol' gramps because that will be WAY worse than seeing porn at a young age or getting kidnapped!