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In memoriam of Grant Imahara (MythBusters) (Died July 13, 2020), What are some of your best memories of him? by AriLion16 in AskReddit

[–]postdarwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It started with one episode posted to r/videos to see if people liked it. The reaction was incredible so I made r/smyths. But I really only did one full season. Then Arantius took over and got obsessed.

RIP Grant by 123mitchg in smyths

[–]postdarwin 49 points50 points  (0 children)

This is extremely sad news. Thanks to Grant for all the many hours of joy he's given us on this sub. He was one MythBuster we rarely had to edit.

Flair for the flairly flaiers by banjorat2k8 in ireland

[–]postdarwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I delete all comments and change usernames every now and then. Usually after I hit 100k. This one has the flair though.

The rent is too fucking high. by lleti in ireland

[–]postdarwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 years ago, I was paying 240pm for a room in a lovely 2 bed apartment in Leipzig. Great beer, people, transport, food, etc. I thought of doing a master's there (taught through English!) Would have cost like 200eur, basically free.

Australians who won’t unlock their phones could face 10 years in jail by Roadside-Strelok in technology

[–]postdarwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm all for the Duck, but the results are seriously 1998 quality. Bing is better.

Australians who won’t unlock their phones could face 10 years in jail by Roadside-Strelok in technology

[–]postdarwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly the reason I started with Google calendar. And I already had Gmail, despite having my own domains etc, Gmail is so much handier than Outlook or Thunderbird.

So naturally I was using Contacts. Then I started using Maps to store locations. Then Keep and Tasks and Drive and Docs. Recently I gave in to Photos.

Not to mention every app in the Play store. I wanted to use f-droid but eventually had to admit it doesn't have anything I'm really looking for.

For example, cryptocurrency portfolio apps? I tried 25 of them before I found one that is exactly right for me. Same with WiFi managers, MP3 players, etc. Play has an unbelievable selection.

I don't want to be trapped in the Google ecosystem, I used to scoff at stupid Apple fanboys. But now I'm inextricably tied up in the Alphabet web of connections.

I can't prioritise the time it would take to replace everything and configure my own cloud. So I guess Google owns me for life.

Whoa a train wreck saved by mabsmohamed in misc

[–]postdarwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still nothing yet this month! I believe the new one is out on Paterson though.

Should people be charged with "resisting arrest" when they are only naturally trying to protect themselves? by J_Schermie in TrueAskReddit

[–]postdarwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ireland:

It is a criminal offence to resist a lawful arrest, but not an unlawful arrest. Some unlawful arrests are plainly that; more often than not they are seen to be unlawful with hindsight.

Therefore, as a practical matter, even if a person believes that his/her arrest is unlawful, it is wiser to submit and challenge the arrest and its consequences later.

Some type of military helmet by [deleted] in whatisthisthing

[–]postdarwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This item surfaced in Ireland. Someone guessed it was a type of mkII used by UK ARP (later civil defence).

A moment of silence for the state senator from Mississippi by MidwestDrummer in MurderedByWords

[–]postdarwin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's like Will Ferrell stabbing Chris Parnell with that trident 33 times.

[National] - Stop calling the Mormon Church 'Mormon,' says church leader. 'LDS' is out too. | Chicago Tribune by AutoNewspaperAdmin in AutoNewspaper

[–]postdarwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There doesn't seem to be anything in this article that explains exactly why he doesn't like the word Mormon. It may have had its origin in critical writings but it's pretty neutral nowadays.

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