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pwnicholson

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  • Environmental fallout from Iran war will be felt globally for decades

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  • I feel that.

    But just to say it: Because it's still the right thing to do, and if we didn't, it would just be that much worse.

    There's no denying the best thing people can do for the planet isn't recycling, etc - it's voting.

  • Do rich people get addicted to drugs?

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  • I grew up a middle class kid in the rich suburbs. That's so realistic and common it's practically cliche.

    The only realistic part is the rich parents not making the kid out when it really came down to it. You don't hear about it more because Rich parents get their kids out of drug issues and DUIs like the rest of us run errands on a Tuesday night.

  • What to do with an old iPhone that I no longer use?

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  • Backmarket will buy it from you and resell it. Just bought an iPhone 13 for my 16 year old. Lots of life left in "old" devices

  • What do you think of Paramount merging with Warner Bros. Discovery to create a new media company?

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  • Considering he's dead, probably not much.

  • YSK: There are hundreds of monuments around the world to people who abetted or took part in the murder of Jews and others during the Holocaust

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  • All the stuff in the USA named after Von Braun doesn't surprise me.

    Really interesting to see all the stuff named after Philippe Pétain in the USA. Looks like it was banned after him in the 1920s-1930s due to his role for France/allies in WWI. Then he became a Nazi collaborator later.

    Good reminder of why you shouldn't name things after people who are still alive.

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  • Is there a word, perhaps as 40-letter compound word in German, that explains this annoying social phenomenon?

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  • I meant the brand more than the person.

  • Is there a word, perhaps as 40-letter compound word in German, that explains this annoying social phenomenon?

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  • I mean... Hugo Boss would take issue with not dressing to impress. But I guess even then it's understated by fashion standards.

  • What’s a block you think is underrated for building?

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  • Hot take: The nether woods. They seem crazy, but the colors work in a remarkable number of situations.

    But I love working with wool. Some don't like the texture, but I think it works really well.

  • MS NOW shared AI-manipulated Alex Pretti photo on TV, website and YouTube. Here's what we know

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  • If you're referring to Microsoft, they haven't had anything to do with MSNBC since 2005, or the website site since 2012.

  • Turning Point USA Is Hosting Its Own Halftime Show Because the Super Bowl Is Too Gay

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  • Yeah. It's been a fairly common thing for decades. Counter programming during the halftime, encouraging people to flip channels. Puppy bowl on the animal channel is probably the most famous (and innocuous)

  • TIL “sleet” does not have the same meaning in all English speaking countries

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  • To the layman: sleet=tiny ice. Hail=big ice.

  • TIL that Baba Yetu, the grammy-winning theme song to the video game Civilization IV, is The Lord's Prayer in Swahili.

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  • Ethiopian Coptics are some of the oldest Christian groups in the world. You could (and I think they do) argue they predate Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox.

  • Sony collars Snoopy in £340m deal to take control of Peanuts franchise

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  • The downside of not having any major corporation defend his IP for infringing on their profits is that you see tons of counterfeit Calvin stuff that is very out of character. Used to see more of it. Thankfully as the strip hasn't been over-promoted, he's not mega popular, so I don't feel like you see it as much as you used to

  • Pro Athlete Mitch Brown Confronted in Bathroom, Told to "Prove" He's Bi

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  • Not an expert, but I've always understood that what you're describing is pansexual. I've understood the bisexual is general attraction to both men and women. Pansexual is attraction to any person.

    Again, give or take any given person's own chosen labels and attractions that might vary.

  • TIL that the very distinctive vocal style employed by the lead singers of bands like Pearl Jam and Creed (among many others) is called "yarling"

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  • Roblox banned in Russia, local media says

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  • Right move. Wrong reason.

  • Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings

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  • No one is "safe" but there's clearly a difference at a macro level of different regions. House to house isn't a difference, but with so many people working full-remote, people are able to choose which cities they live in, so that comparative data is still useful.

  • Rush Hour 4 in the works at Paramount after reports of Trump intervening

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  • He's been amazing in more dramatic roles many times. Watch "The Foreigner (2017)," "Shinjuku Incident (2009)," and "New Police Story (2004)."

    That said, he's had issues - cozied up to the Xi regime, issues with alcohol and drunk driving, a son in frequent trouble with the law where Daddy bailed him out... So you have to hold his nose a bit to watch movies. And he's clearly got a bit of the Nic Cage in him where he can do some great stuff, but also doesn't seem to say no to anything, so he does a lot of trash movies.