Vladius28
Vladius28 t1_j26rxew wrote
Reply to comment by unholyjacknife in interesting frost pattern this morning on my car's windshield by Degman84
Well, if he doesn't scrape off that window, maybe
Vladius28 t1_j1xuiis wrote
Reply to comment by hansislegend in TIL that there is a brand of potato chips developed for prison commissaries that was so popular on the inside that it became available to the mass market. by a_side_of_toast
It just goes to regular crooks
Vladius28 t1_j1o2b2p wrote
Well son of a bleach. Learn somethin new...
Vladius28 t1_j1kc8qv wrote
Reply to comment by simple_mech in U.S. orders Mastercard to stop blocking competing payment networks by HRJafael
If I remember right. They've switched a couple times. Whomever gives them the best rates.
Vladius28 t1_j1jv6fd wrote
Reply to comment by poke133 in U.S. orders Mastercard to stop blocking competing payment networks by HRJafael
Yea. Costco is like that. You won't find that anywhere else in Canada. Amex isnt always everywhere, but Visa and MC are absolutely standard
Vladius28 t1_j1joj0x wrote
Reply to comment by poke133 in U.S. orders Mastercard to stop blocking competing payment networks by HRJafael
Was this a costco?
Vladius28 t1_j09m3w8 wrote
Reply to US, allies mull paths for engaging China to ward off conflict over space exploration by Gari_305
The moon and asteroids and Mars are FULL of all the raw materials mankind needs.
Make no doubt about it, this is going to be a hellova race
Vladius28 t1_j04iwnm wrote
Reply to New research shows why we hear “lemon” and not “melon” in processing incoming sounds: our brains “time-stamp” the order of incoming sounds, allowing us to correctly process the words that we hear by giuliomagnifico
Is that a fancy way of saying people hear the sounds in the order they were spoken? Would have never thought that
Vladius28 t1_iyyxmq4 wrote
Reply to comment by paulsmt in No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights by linguist96
Yea... can't wait =P
Vladius28 t1_iycr20e wrote
Reply to comment by 18LJ in Texas company wins grant to 3D-print moon bases by Gari_305
Man... just stop
No one is leaving earth to go live on a rock. The moon is going to be a mine
Vladius28 t1_iyavw3x wrote
Reply to comment by WendellVaughn_Quasar in Star Trek is Motivating This Team of Scientists to Build a Working Warp Drive Spacecraft - The Debrief by Gari_305
You never know. Quite likely AI will unlock both. Science advancement is accelerating exponentially. We really can't predict what is possible anymore
Vladius28 t1_ixyvvd0 wrote
Reply to comment by sector3011 in Space Elevators Are Less Sci-Fi Than You Think by Sorin61
To be fair, the military has some pretty neat engineering
Vladius28 t1_ixoe5n2 wrote
Reply to China’s space station will run high-energy beam experiment for controversial solar power plant: chief scientist by Soupjoe5
In 20 years, Space based solar will challenge ground based renewables. Even fusion might have a hard time competing
Vladius28 t1_ixfgzh3 wrote
Reply to TIL In Confucianism, there are five grades of mourning obligation, depending on one's relation to the person that died. The death of one's mother or father requires 27 months of mourning while second cousins or first cousins once removed only require 3 months of mourning. by haddock420
I have met my minimum monthly mourning KPIs.
Vladius28 t1_ivt7awf wrote
Reply to comment by makalder in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
The actor?!
Vladius28 t1_ivmck27 wrote
Two things:
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TIL
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kinda funny looking dudes
Vladius28 t1_iuu5c8t wrote
Reply to comment by lughnasadh in NASA-funded, Redwire Space, wants to use 3D Printing and a robotic arm to print the components to construct large structures in orbit, and will demonstrate its tech in space in 2023. by lughnasadh
Exactly what I was thinking . 3d printing is the future of space construction, but you still have to get all that mass into space
Vladius28 t1_ittcoxn wrote
Reply to comment by steppinonpissclams in TIL Tobacco smoke enemas were used in an attempt to resuscitate victims of near drowning. by sTroPkIN
Makes perfect scents
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Reply to This VCR I just saw at Goodwill still has a VHS tape from Blockbuster firmly stuck in it by onthefrontlinegaming
You need to get this back to his people
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Reply to We'll build AI to use AI to create AI. by Defiant_Swann
Man... we really gotta take a minute to study risks.
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Reply to comment by TronOld_Dumps in TIL Archduchess Mathilde of Austria accidentally set her dress alight and immolated herself while trying to hide a cigarette from her father by Brotherdodge
I dont know, man. Mathilde was hot