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Dawnawaken92 t1_jeetq2g wrote

Reply to comment by leakyfaucet3 in TIL id Software’s first attempt at a first-person shooter game - before Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, or even Catacomb 3-D - was Hovertank 3D, a vehicular combat FPS released for MS-DOS in 1991. by astrodomekid

They've remastered Battlezone Combat Commander. It's 20 bucks. Technically it is the sequel and a very different game. The first game is the American vs the Russians I this solar system. I don't remember where the second game takes place. But it's between the humans and the biometals https://store.steampowered.com/app/624970/Battlezone_Combat_Commander/

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oswaldluckyrabbiy t1_jeet0p5 wrote

Reply to comment by NewPassenger6593 in TIL a special law in the UK was created to ensure that the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital will forever be able to collect royalties from stage performances, audiobooks, book releases, etc. of Peter Pan in the UK. This is the only work with an 'exception' to copyright laws. by [deleted]

As said it is one of the better funded legal teams in the world and is very proactive in intervening v.quickly. Disney is infamously trigger-happy with litigation when it comes to copyright and knows the rules regarding it better than probably anyone else. In 1989 they sued the Academy of Motion Pictures for use of the Snow White character at the Oscars! If they can't win in court they also have a huge team of lobbyists to change the law to ensure they still get what they want.

Disney is so large and encompasses so much that they need experts in almost every field who can all call on each other for advice. They are also one of the largest possible potential targets for lawsuits. They have loads of money and an image to protect. The best way to save themselves constant lawsuits or settling to protect their image was to repeatedly demonstrate you never beat the Mouse in court.

They also have a corporate culture of perfect realisation of vision dating back to Walt Disney himself. If Walt wanted something you couldn't tell him no - you were expected to find out how you could achieve EXACTLY what he wanted. Naturally this often requires very specific legal knowledge to circumvent whatever restriction you face and historically they have made some outstanding wins in court. If Disney wants non-regulation yellow lifeboats for their cruise line then they will prove that that shade of yellow matches international standards for visibility and lobby for exclusive rights to use that colour. So Disney gets Mickey-Mouse shoe colour lifeboats, a tiny detail few will care for or notice but Disney took the effort to get their way.

The cases I'm most familiar with regard the theme parks. Just acquiring the land for Walt Disney World and the rights over it they did is enough for them to sit on their laurels but the parks have also won a myriad of personal injury suits - some of which they probably shouldn't have. If they genuinely think they will lose it gets settled out of court with an NDA. Most recently they curb-stomped DeSantis regarding land management in Florida.

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leakyfaucet3 t1_jeesl4k wrote

Reply to comment by stay_fr0sty in TIL id Software’s first attempt at a first-person shooter game - before Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, or even Catacomb 3-D - was Hovertank 3D, a vehicular combat FPS released for MS-DOS in 1991. by astrodomekid

This is all a good point, but for perspective on Carmack, he started out YOUNG. He was creating successful, quality games by the time he was 19. I would say that qualifies as "starting out" much much better than average.

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teddy_vedder t1_jeerqjs wrote

Reply to TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone

Honestly this would be so much better for my digestion and chronic heartburn issues but a strict 30-minute unpaid lunch break during the workweek is not conducive to this.

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Wodan1 t1_jeerie0 wrote

Reply to comment by wanking_to_got in TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone

Not necessarily. People would take food with them into the fields and snack.

The main reason why people ate their main meal at midday was simply because they wanted to be able to see what they were eating. Artificial methods of light before the invention of lightbulbs were luxuries that most people couldn't afford so it made more practical sense to eat a proper meal at midday when there was the maximum amount of natural light.

During the industrial revolution, things changed as artificial lighting became more readily available, as things such as coal and candle wax became cheaper for the working classes to use on a regular basis.

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sumforbull t1_jeer0z5 wrote

Reply to comment by Lopsided-Ad-6696 in TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone

When I studied in Germany, many people still eat the largest meal as lunch. The last meal of the day they called the evening bread.

The cafeteria lunches were gigantic and awesome, but I mostly lived off doner kebab.

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Conscious_Bend_7308 t1_jeeqn8z wrote

Reply to comment by Lopsided-Ad-6696 in TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone

Same in the Southeastern US. My older relatives in NC and SC say breakfast, dinner, supper. There was significant German settlement in central SC in colonial times, so maybe that's where it came from.

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Comte_Hugues t1_jeepqut wrote

Reply to comment by Pfeffer_Prinz in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz

Which is similar to the Coloureds of South Africa who are still separated from Whites and Blacks to this day.

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POO7 t1_jeep0s9 wrote

Reply to TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps

Definitely something I've thought about while watching more tin tin with my little boy over the past few months.

Given how often he is knocked out...he is the absolute champion of recovery from being concussed.

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