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capty26 t1_j887e12 wrote
Reply to TIL that the EU has a blacklist for airlines they consider unsafe, even if they don’t fly within Europe by humanesadness
Can confirm on the Congo airlines. Once was enough for them! I refuse all work now that requires flights to brazerville, regardless of carrier!
firstgen84 t1_j887aww wrote
Reply to TIL "pruney fingers" are not caused by your skin swelling from absorbing water. They're actually caused by your nervous system constricting the blood vessels in the skin, causing them to shrink and the skin to fold over them. by OverdriverJC
I get this when driving? Am I holding the steering wheel too tightly? Usually on longer car trips.
OkAttitude4602 t1_j882i2m wrote
Reply to comment by SparkyGrass13 in TIL Punk icon GG Allin was born with the legal name of Jesus Christ Allin. by Rofl47
GG absolutely was an icon in punk. Hence, here we are arguing about it on Reddit decades after he died.
Whether or not you agree with what he’s done (I’m not a fan) it doesn’t take away from his prominence or influence on the culture.
The punk scene by its very nature attracts fuck ups. Most of its legends were heavily involved in drugs, violence, criminality,etc. Utilising shock in performance has always been a key component.
You sound like a straight up square that wants to sugar coat the history and make it seem like everyone has good intentions and was politically moral
Darkkingswrath t1_j87z8w5 wrote
Reply to comment by epochpenors in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Domino’s in Russia did a similar thing. Get the logo tattooed and you'd get 100 pizzas a year for 100 years.
420everytime t1_j87yt82 wrote
Reply to comment by epochpenors in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Was it unlimited slices per visit for life or like one slice a week for life with the purchase of a drink
OldMork t1_j87wlbo wrote
Reply to TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
I would have condition that they must have this name BEFORE campaign begins, for obvious reasons.
OldMork t1_j87wh2k wrote
Reply to comment by flippythemaster in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
yes salmon/mayo is fantastic, but its easy to make at home, just need the japan/korea style mayo.
boysan98 t1_j87t6vd wrote
Reply to comment by rinfodiv in TIL that the EU has a blacklist for airlines they consider unsafe, even if they don’t fly within Europe by humanesadness
That is not the argument you think it is. That reflects more on bad pilots or poor maintaince. The 737-800’s crashes are overwhelmingly pilot error or maint failures. I see one that might be because of manufacturing issues.
One_Pen_7776 t1_j87r7ne wrote
He wasn't really an icon - he was a spectacle. There is nothing enduring about his music, it was his performances distinguished him
Iwasrightdamnit t1_j87qlyz wrote
He was a shitty person that was shitty at everything he did and slapped “punk” onto it so he could milk idiots for their cash.
yamiyaiba t1_j87ptqz wrote
Reply to comment by chaivpush in TIL a Gameboy was stored in a barracks that was bombed in The Gulf War and it ran Tetris like nothing happened. by FalseWallaby9
Pre-N64, really. I know this is a bit of a hot take, but the N64 started their downfall. Bizarre, nonsensical button layouts, an obsession with cartridges (which they tried to remedy with a failed disk peripheral) and other nonstandard game media formats, and just an overall obsession with using older tech than their competitors across multiple generations, that even still has persisted today in the Switch (though only in horsepower, really).
Their insistence on supporting primarily first party titles, with everything else taking a distant backseat, is mind boggling to me as well. And frankly, that's largely why their hardware has lagged. First party wise, Zelda and modern 3D Metroid are the only things to really challenge the hardware constraints, and it's easy enough to tell those teams to just deal with it. Everyone third party just has to down-port and crapify the graphical fidelity. There's a reason the eShop depends on 5 year+ old indie titles to still anything third party. If I didn't own those games on 2-3 other platforms already, I might be tempted.
Don't get me wrong, I know they're still successful. But I don't think they're good the way they were in the past. SNES and GBA were, IMO, the last truly great home and portable systems they made. Everything beyond that was contingent on gimmicks. I'm sure that's partly my nostalgia talking, but I do think it's telling that they're so dependent on remakes/ports/emulation of those eras and earlier.
purpleelpehant t1_j87p1cn wrote
Reply to comment by ffnnhhw in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Holy frick what a mess that is. People are so aggressive and so angry.
squirrelmonkie t1_j87oo8g wrote
Reply to TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
So this was some of these people's 3rd name change? What other food promotion name changes were they involved in? I'm guessing bubble tea but hoping someone could squeeze intestine and oyster vermicelli in there somewhere
teh_maxh t1_j87mjmo wrote
Reply to comment by Mitthrawnuruo in TIL that the EU has a blacklist for airlines they consider unsafe, even if they don’t fly within Europe by humanesadness
Ryanair might be uncomfortable, but they're not unsafe.
sillybandland t1_j87mb3r wrote
Reply to comment by MyLinkedOut in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
PreciousRoi t1_j87m3e0 wrote
Reply to TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Salmon Chanted Evening.
banana369shark t1_j87lum3 wrote
Reply to TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Slammin Salmon for life
LangMildInteressant t1_j87l1je wrote
Reply to comment by rinfodiv in TIL that the EU has a blacklist for airlines they consider unsafe, even if they don’t fly within Europe by humanesadness
Running properly maintained equipment is one aspect of safety and new equipment hasn't had time or use to degrade and is therefore mechanically sound and therefore safe.
One of the other aspects of safety, perhaps the most important, is competent pilots, engineers, and air traffic controllers. I'd venture that Lion Air has less experienced pilots and lower requirements to get hired. An inexperienced pilot can crash a new plane.
Stupefactionist t1_j87kkz8 wrote
Reply to comment by Rofl47 in TIL Punk icon GG Allin was born with the legal name of Jesus Christ Allin. by Rofl47
Is this like pink goth?
flippythemaster t1_j87ka6u wrote
Reply to TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
When I was living in Japan I would always get the salmon with mayonnaise and onion slices. It’s such a flavor bomb, I don’t know why we don’t have them in the States. It seems like the most American thing you can think of, yet startlingly they’re nowhere to be found. Anyways this is my way of saying that I would name myself Salmon Mayonnaise if I were to participate in the salmon chaos
Unindoctrinated t1_j87j9fl wrote
Reply to comment by Your_Ebb_And_Flow in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
You've either seriously misunderstood me or replied to the wrong person's comment.
RodamusLong t1_j87gskj wrote
How many times has that guy killed himself on stage already?
Future_Green_7222 t1_j87ggnp wrote
Reply to comment by _PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
The article says that it was a 2-day promotion. So I’m pretty sure they did, for those two days
rinfodiv t1_j87g7q5 wrote
Reply to comment by CulturedClub in TIL that the EU has a blacklist for airlines they consider unsafe, even if they don’t fly within Europe by humanesadness
Lion Air in Indonesia crashed a 737-800 in April 2013 that was delivered in Feb 2013.
New doesn’t = safe.
Edit: dates, point remains the same
Fetlocks_Glistening t1_j88a4s7 wrote
Reply to TIL Eating every course seperately is Service à la russe. Before this meals were service à la française where all courses were served at once. Ambassador Alexander Kurakin introduced Service à la russe to France in 1810 and it became the norm by the 1880s. by jamescookenotthatone
What about Britain? Didn't they serve meals in the 19th century?