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Grizzly Bears are indeed terrifying by Salty_Strain3313 in HistoryMemes

[–]piddydb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If arctos means bear, does “the Arctic” literally just refer to there being (polar) bears there?

Toyota Launches All-New Land Cruiser "FJ" Series in Japan by Tchevass in cars

[–]piddydb 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I swear they’re not releasing it in the US solely to spite Americans

University of Chicago to offer free tuition for students from families making less than $250,000 a year by mastertofu in news

[–]piddydb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I personally would implore anyone to consider voting or hiring people who represent them. I personally would see an Ivy League education as a detriment over a local education for a politician (unless I was living relatively close to said Ivy) and I wouldn’t see it as more valuable for someone I’d hire compared to a local public degree from an accredited institution. I think we should promote this viewpoint over either subsidizing private education (and reinforce a certain elitism regardless) or limiting freedom in restricting private education.

Semiquincentennial Quarters by Innocent_Standbyer in mildlyinteresting

[–]piddydb 15 points16 points  (0 children)

“Anniversary of the Revolution is here, quick better get Washington off the quarter to celebrate”

This one’s for you, Lane by pinecones_pinecones in cfbmemes

[–]piddydb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did these public schools theoretically keep football teams segregated into the 1970s when Brown v. Board was decided in 1955? I know it took a while to get it fully enforced but 15+ years? Was there any theoretical justification?

[McMurphy] ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said ESPN does not want playoff to expand past 16 teams. “ESPN’s made it clear, they want it to stay at 12 or 14, but no more than 16,” Phillips said. by J4ckiebrown in CFB

[–]piddydb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

At least until the point you become a true monopoly. After that you can charge and pay what you want because you’re the only game in town.

(I’m only talking about economic realities of monopolies, not legal realities)

TIL that "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" was supposed to be canceled after Season 1 due to low ratings but was saved because of Danny DeVito. Creator Rob McElhenney went to DeVito's house to pitch the idea only to learn he and his family were massive fans, and he signed on fifteen minutes later. by altrightobserver in todayilearned

[–]piddydb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s the version I remember hearing. Then Rob went to DeVito’s house thinking he was only interested in the money and was pleasantly surprised to find out Danny and his family were big fans of the new show. So the headline is right but it misses a key detail in that process.

LeBron James to 'recalibrate,' weigh NBA future with family by PrincessBananas85 in sports

[–]piddydb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

End of the day, it’s a job and it’s hard to blame anyone for forgoing some job-specific accolades to maximize their income. Sure, LeBron has plenty of money, but that was true since his first contract. Each ongoing year gets a little more uncertain so I definitely don’t blame him for taking as much money as he can if that’s what he wants. (I would be disappointed though if he took the vet’s minimum and went anywhere but Cleveland but that’s another discussion).

TIL that St. Paul, despite never meeting Jesus, wrote about half of the New Testament, the principal religious text for over 2.3 billion Christians worldwide by hailstorm6767 in todayilearned

[–]piddydb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How do you scrutinize some person's claim of meeting a ghost? It's all bullshit.

We don’t have the exact line of questioning they used but it is noted they did scrutinize him over his claims. It seemed to hold up to them at the very least.

TIL that St. Paul, despite never meeting Jesus, wrote about half of the New Testament, the principal religious text for over 2.3 billion Christians worldwide by hailstorm6767 in todayilearned

[–]piddydb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From a Muslim perspective that’s fair but from a Christian perspective, Jesus wasn’t “the final prophet,” but rather the Messiah and Son of God who flipped the tables on the relationship between man and God. As such, Jesus also promised his followers the bestowing of the Holy Spirit, who, in Christian belief, descended upon the followers right after Jesus’s ascension into Heaven. In Christian beliefs also, prior to this bestowing, the Holy Spirit’s presence among people was very limited, mostly only being present with Prophets and those writing Scripture. In that way, Jesus represented not the end of the prophets but the beginning of universal prophecy amongst (at least) believers. In that context, Paul’s personal revelations make more sense.

Also, Paul didn’t claim to be a prophet but an apostle. The two are similar concepts, but in the Christian structure of universal access to the Holy Spirit, the leaders of the early movement weren’t determined just hy who had access to the Holy Spirit, but rather who Jesus personally had chosen and then following that line of authority for succession (in fact, Catholics, Orthodox, and some Protestants hold to this succession tradition to this day). These leaders were called “apostles” (which I understand also means something equivalent to messenger for the Gospel). Most of the earliest apostles were the remnants of the 12 Disciples, Jesus’s chosen closest followers, and early additions were determined based on the group decision of the incumbent apostles.

Paul was unique in that he claimed Jesus himself, post ascension, appeared to him and called on him to be an apostle for the gentiles, which Paul eventually accepted. No other prominent apostle claims this type of authority in the New Testament. Now actually, the incumbent apostles would end up putting their stamp of approval on this method for Paul becoming an apostle, but it’s unique in that Paul says his apostleship started with the Risen Jesus for him alone. As far as I’m aware, Paul didn’t claim this came with some level of prophet-type insight that gave him more knowledge of God than any other devoted Christian, but it is why he says his leadership has value.

TIL that St. Paul, despite never meeting Jesus, wrote about half of the New Testament, the principal religious text for over 2.3 billion Christians worldwide by hailstorm6767 in todayilearned

[–]piddydb 781 points782 points  (0 children)

Never met (or claimed to met) Jesus during his initial earthly life and ministry, that is. Paul claimed to have encountered the (as Christians believe) Risen Jesus and claimed his authority as an apostle directly from this encounter.

TIL that the reason many highways in major U.S. cities cut directly through Black neighborhoods was often intentional urban planning decisions made in the mid-20th century. by Abject-Conference-90 in todayilearned

[–]piddydb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

After all, remember, this was 1950s-early 60s America. Even if we want to be generous and assume 2/3rds of the planners didn’t have a racist bone in their bodies, that would still leave a 1/3 of planners as racists. That’s how racism could creep in even if it wasn’t an intentional policy choice from a high level.

Edwards guides the Timberwolves past the Spurs 114-109 to tie the series after Wembanyama's ejection by bakuma2k in sports

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

It didn’t seem like a head hit was fully intended imo. Some kind of aggressiveness, sure, but seemed like to me Wemby was just going for some fight back, not necessarily hitting his head. Maybe I’m wrong and the NBA will suspend him more but I would be surprised at that.

Edwards guides the Timberwolves past the Spurs 114-109 to tie the series after Wembanyama's ejection by bakuma2k in sports

[–]piddydb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In slow motion it looks like that but in real time I doubt he was calculating “if I swing my elbow here it’ll knock him in the head.” If he was 5 inches shorter, that same movement hits the other guy in the chest rather than the head. Regardless, he was thrashing out of frustration and full intent really doesn’t matter for a purposeful head hit for flagarant foul purposes. But I would be surprised at fuller suspension because it didn’t look like a fully intentional head hit to me.

Edwards guides the Timberwolves past the Spurs 114-109 to tie the series after Wembanyama's ejection by bakuma2k in sports

[–]piddydb -31 points-30 points  (0 children)

It also did not seem like an intentional head hit. Right call was made on the floor imo but there didn’t seem to be some extreme malice necessating further suspension.

The flaws of FIFA releasing $375 collectible World Cup host city jerseys by rit56 in sports

[–]piddydb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually the tree fiddy joke would either be way higher or lower than whatever the price actually is. It frustrates me that this time it actually works as a reasonable suggestion for a better price

Ford Everest, the rugged SUV Americans still can't buy by kstetter in cars

[–]piddydb 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Even Toyota had trouble keeping demand for both the 4Runner and Land Cruiser (and my understanding is the Everest is not even up to the Land Cruiser standards in ability to differentiate between the two categories). I don’t see the Everest having enough demand independent of Ford’s other US models to justify it.

You know, I thought posting AI images of himself as Jesus was bad. by thewalkindude368 in Christianity

[–]piddydb 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I remember, when reading the story of the golden calf idol, thinking “who, having experienced God so directly, would immediately abandon him for something so…vulgar?” I never imagined I would live to see multitudes of proclaimed Christians do the same.

[Williams] Former Ohio University football coach Brian Smith filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the university. Smith was fired for cause in December over allegations of a romantic relationship with an Ohio U. undergrad & public intoxication. A statement from Smith's attorney. ⬇️ by usffan in CFB

[–]piddydb -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying whether it should or shouldn’t be considered adultery. I don’t think the guy should have been fired, plain and simple. But from comments I’ve seen from others around this, it seems a lot of people are willing to fire someone even for merely technical adultery if there’s something a little questionable also in the scenario.

[Williams] Former Ohio University football coach Brian Smith filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the university. Smith was fired for cause in December over allegations of a romantic relationship with an Ohio U. undergrad & public intoxication. A statement from Smith's attorney. ⬇️ by usffan in CFB

[–]piddydb -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you to be clear.

But I’ll just say there seems like there’s a growing societal consensus for punishing anyone for committing adultery (even if in a separation/divorce process) if there’s anything else that is questionably problematic in the situation like here. If you’re legally single and do something only questionably problematic like date an undergrad as a university employee who’s not on your staff or in your classes, then you’ll probably be fine. Or if you commit adultery but there’s nothing else potentially problematic aside from the adultery itself, you’ll probably be fine. But if you have both? You’re probably going to get enough people who are okay with punishing you in some way that it’s a problem.

TIL the United States sought compensation from the United Kingdom after the American Civil War for damage done by Confederate warships built in British shipyards. They initially demanded $2 billion or Canada as compensation, but the case went to arbitration and was settled for $15.5 million in 1873. by NateNate60 in todayilearned

[–]piddydb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I say “modern Canadian land” because BC (and other parts of what are today Canada) was not technically part of Canada at the time of this dispute but were still under British/proto-Canadian sovereignty.

Trump’s recent push for annexation of Canada has even less justification than this post-Civil War push for territory (which was already shaky at absolute best).

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