September 16, 20222 yr I will never look at that stadium the same again. All it needs is shopping carts in the foreground. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 27, 20222 yr TIL kenny g. met miles davis in the 1980s. looks like it went like you would have thought it would go. 😂
September 27, 20222 yr also, and yes i have been redditing this am, an r/mildlyinteresting tp roll with two cardboard rolls in it. 🙌
October 1, 20222 yr hmm, looks like you can buy citizenship in some places without ever even living there: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221001-citizenship-for-the-rich-demand-rises-for-golden-passports
October 1, 20222 yr 1. The difference between YouTubeVanced and YouTube is just epic. Once you use the former, the latter is frustrating beyond words. 2. I've been talking with friends about how, as a whole, everything has just been TERRIBLE since 9/11. The 80s had a lot of fake but fun optimism, the 90s true progress was starting to be realized, then the 2000s it's all gone downhill. For every social and medical advance (yay), we seem to be paying for it exponentially. The 2000s as a whole are just terrible, in particular from a cost-of-living perspective. Dive bars proudly promoting draft specials for $6 is a perfect microcosm of all that's been wrong. Healthcare, real estate, and education costs are escalating, yet people obsess with gas prices. How this country is still in peacetime is beyond me. 3. When did peanut allergies get so prevalent? Kids always had peanut butter, and I never heard of EpiPens. And Gluten allergies? When did that happen? Also autism diagnoses? I guess we had other terms for it, but boy does it seem like overnight half the country has some form of it? And did kale even exist before the 2000s? I swear I never heard that term before college, and I used to shop at Heinens and Miles Market every week in the 90s. Was the kale hiding? 4. Captain Janeway and the gang murdered Tuvix on Star Trek Voyager, and everyone seemed fine with it save for the doctor. I wonder in hindsight if the writers regret the episode. 5. How does Google read your mind? Sometimes when I'm looking for an article or video I can't even fully articulate in my head, it manages to find exactly what I'm seeking. Example, I was trying to find the song Oh My God by Ida Maria, in which it was briefly played on Big Mouth. All I did was was type a few of the letters and boom, it came up immediately. That algorithm (whatever an algorithm actually is) is something else. 6. Speaking of Big Mouth, good show and I can't wait for season 6 in a few weeks. Its spinoff Human Resources, however, I gave up. I think the monsters are the most boring part of the show frankly. 7. How do streaming networks determine what's a success? 8. Let's be honest, Batgirl was going to be the drizzling sh*ts.
October 2, 20222 yr ^ time to step over to the conspiracies thread. apple, goog and the amazon are listening to you thru your ever present iphones and laptops and the like. 🙀🤖
October 2, 20222 yr ^ but seriously, my spouse works in the techy world for a company that has full data on every american, including those born as we speak, and many foreigners as well. they track, organize and sell every move you make to the big boy companies for marketing and sales. obviously collecting and studying this data is a huge and lucrative business more important than ever these days. btw -- yes they have your name, but they don't use that as they don't need it, they just want to know your cliks.
October 12, 20222 yr so on the s.i. ferry today this guy spills his drink, then reaches around in his pack and pulls out … a whole roll of paper towels and cleans it right up. waaat?! everyone laughed. 😂
October 27, 20222 yr On 10/11/2022 at 8:52 PM, mrnyc said: so on the s.i. ferry today this guy spills his drink, then reaches around in his pack and pulls out … a whole roll of paper towels and cleans it right up. waaat?! everyone laughed. 😂 Q: Do you drink too much? A: No, I spill most of it!
November 9, 20222 yr Does anyone know of a good free photo editor you can DL online to edit and jazz up photos?
November 12, 20222 yr now they invented a drunk balloon robot: https://nypost.com/video/balloon-robot-walks-like-hes-drunk-off-helium/
November 12, 20222 yr On 10/1/2022 at 12:15 PM, TBideon said: 1. The difference between YouTubeVanced and YouTube is just epic. Once you use the former, the latter is frustrating beyond words. 2. I've been talking with friends about how, as a whole, everything has just been TERRIBLE since 9/11. The 80s had a lot of fake but fun optimism, the 90s true progress was starting to be realized, then the 2000s it's all gone downhill. For every social and medical advance (yay), we seem to be paying for it exponentially. The 2000s as a whole are just terrible, in particular from a cost-of-living perspective. Dive bars proudly promoting draft specials for $6 is a perfect microcosm of all that's been wrong. Healthcare, real estate, and education costs are escalating, yet people obsess with gas prices. How this country is still in peacetime is beyond me. You and I have different ideas of what a "dive bar" is LOL. Gas prices drive transportation costs and other energy costs. On 10/1/2022 at 12:15 PM, TBideon said: 3. When did peanut allergies get so prevalent? Kids always had peanut butter, and I never heard of EpiPens. And Gluten allergies? When did that happen? Also autism diagnoses? I guess we had other terms for it, but boy does it seem like overnight half the country has some form of it? And did kale even exist before the 2000s? I swear I never heard that term before college, and I used to shop at Heinens and Miles Market every week in the 90s. Was the kale hiding? Food has trends. As for autism, it went by a number of names. But what's happened is that people on the spectrum understand computers better than most, and have been on the cutting edge of the tech revolution. Along the way, they have pointed the advances in directions that benefit them and make them more comfortable. This increases their visibility. On 10/1/2022 at 12:15 PM, TBideon said: 4. Captain Janeway and the gang murdered Tuvix on Star Trek Voyager, and everyone seemed fine with it save for the doctor. I wonder in hindsight if the writers regret the episode. 5. How does Google read your mind? Sometimes when I'm looking for an article or video I can't even fully articulate in my head, it manages to find exactly what I'm seeking. Example, I was trying to find the song Oh My God by Ida Maria, in which it was briefly played on Big Mouth. All I did was was type a few of the letters and boom, it came up immediately. That algorithm (whatever an algorithm actually is) is something else. 6. Speaking of Big Mouth, good show and I can't wait for season 6 in a few weeks. Its spinoff Human Resources, however, I gave up. I think the monsters are the most boring part of the show frankly. 7. How do streaming networks determine what's a success? 5 and 7 have very similar answers. On 10/1/2022 at 12:15 PM, TBideon said: 8. Let's be honest, Batgirl was going to be the drizzling sh*ts. Edited November 12, 20222 yr by E Rocc
December 5, 20222 yr the first person ever in a photo and the oldest person in time ever photographed (spoiler -- b. 1737 perhaps or b. 1745 confirmed):
December 7, 20222 yr 38 yrs later … 😅 Harrison Ford loved reuniting with 'Temple of Doom' co-star Ke Huy Quan: 'He's all grown up!'
December 19, 20222 yr good grief — take a tour in the most polluted major city in the world — lahore, pakistan — note in other videos this guy also goes to the hottest and coldest places on earth too:
January 6, 20232 yr while 5G wireless tech is currently rolling out make way for the future of 6G — its very interesting! 6G wireless technology could use humans as a power source, study explains JANUARY 5, 2023 by Chris Melore AMHERST, Mass. – 5G wireless technology is just starting to take off worldwide, but a new study is already speculating on the future of 6G! Researchers from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst say, unlike older technology, 6G could end up using people as antennas. more: https://studyfinds.org/6g-use-humans-as-power-source/
January 6, 20232 yr If we thought the cell phone conspiracy theories were bad with 5g, I can't wait for 6!!! 😜
January 24, 20232 yr 11 minutes ago, mrnyc said: berry interesting! If NE Ohio's absurd berry diversity can't get people to move here, I don't know what will.
January 26, 20232 yr My vote for most underrated building in Ohio..... Fourth and Vine Tower in Cincinnati. Built in 1913! At the time the world's largest building in the world outside of Philly and NYC. I always loved the looks of it too. Didn't know it was almost 500' tall. Fourth and Vine Tower - Wikipedia Edited January 26, 20232 yr by Mildtraumatic
January 26, 20232 yr ^It is an incredible building, which Cass Gilbert was apparently designing at the same time as the Woolworth Building in New York. But it needs its point back...
January 26, 20232 yr If that was in Cleveland. Get the power washer out. \ Edited January 26, 20232 yr by Mildtraumatic
January 26, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Mildtraumatic said: Didn't know it was almost 500' tall. When it was built, it was over 500 feet tall. As Ink mentioned, it had a spire that eventually was taken off. I believe it is still the only building in America that went +500 to -500 (495 feet currently) without being demolished. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 26, 20232 yr Leaving aside the Terminal Tower which historically speaking is one of the most underrated buildings in the world, my choice in Ohio is going to be what I still sometimes call the LeVeque Lincoln Tower in Columbus. Built more or less simultaneously with Terminal.
February 2, 20232 yr The thing about the internet is that the more money a news source has, the more people they have monitoring their comments section. I mean, good luck getting something fun accepted by the NY Times. Meanwhile, the Yahoo News comment sections are wild and untamed, not unlike the early days of Yahoo itself.
February 12, 20232 yr Ha ha McDonald's says it will remove a McCrispy ad opposite a crematorium that's been called 'tasteless' https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-removing-tasteless-mccrispy-ad-near-crematorium-2023-2?ICID=ref_fark "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 13, 20232 yr ^ has anyone ever been near an, err, active crematorium? well i have and trust me buying food nearby is the last thing you would want to do.
February 21, 20232 yr I took a photo of this billboard juxtaposition a few years back in front of Jolly Pirate Donuts in Heath. I was hoping it was intentional...but it also wasn't up very long.
February 21, 20232 yr 26 minutes ago, mrCharlie said: I took a photo of this billboard juxtaposition a few years back in front of Jolly Pirate Donuts in Heath. I was hoping it was intentional...but it also wasn't up very long. Took a minute to find it!
February 26, 20232 yr Grandkids visited from New York over the past three days. Every time one of them coughed or sniffled, I thought, "Ok, this is it. COVID." I wonder how long it will take to get over this apprehension. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
March 13, 20232 yr I wonder how many people now don't even know the time change happens. If they don't have a clock on their microwave, and they don't watch broadcast TV, they'd receive no news that it's coming up. Their phone adjusts automatically.
March 19, 20232 yr On 3/13/2023 at 4:17 PM, TBideon said: I had no idea until I looked at my thermostat. When I was a kid my mom took me to the Shriner Circus at the Cincinnati Gardens. I still recall walking up to it and we were the only people walking toward it and the only people going through the turnstiles, but there were plenty of people at the concession stands once we got inside. We sat down, the thing started up, but was over in 30 minutes. We realized that the time change had happened and we got to the circus during the intermission.
March 24, 20232 yr Whenever someone "innocently" asks if you've ever met any famous celebrities, you know they're going to give you a minute and then dunk with their mega-celebrity story. Like that time they rode in Robert Redford's private jet.
March 28, 20232 yr gianni mina just died age 84. he was an italian sportswriter, but also basically thee cool guy in rome who knew everybody. ie., one night he rounded up this random crew who were all in town: gianni mina, robert deniro, mohammed ali, sergio leone & gabriel garcia marquez.
April 14, 20232 yr minneapolis becomes the first major usa city to allow all five calls to prayer to be broadcast from mosques during the day as is done in many (but not all) muslim area countries: Minneapolis becomes first major US city to allow all five Muslim daily prayer calls Dave Orrick, Star Tribune - Yesterday 10:15 PM Minneapolis on Thursday became the first major American city to permit unfettered broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer, allowing the adhan to be heard over speakers five times a day, year-round. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minneapolis-becomes-first-major-us-city-to-allow-all-five-muslim-daily-prayer-calls/ar-AA19Qn97
April 18, 20232 yr Yes, our Toyota employees are fighting to get you the best deal on a new car today!! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 30, 20232 yr wow we are at the cusp of bionic vision that can also put you in the matrix: A Bionic Eye That Could Restore Vision (and Put Humans in the Matrix?) The Science Eye's grand promise is to help restore vision. If it works, we might even be able to manipulate our own reality. Jackson Ryan April 30, 2023 more: https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/features/a-bionic-eye-that-could-restore-vision-and-put-humans-in-the-matrix/
May 15, 20232 yr wow — so students can graduate hs and 2yr community college degree at the same time now — amazing: Christian Ruiz earns LCCC degree, high school diploma with Lorain County Early College High School By KIM CARRASQUILLO | Lorain County Community College May 14, 2023 When Christian Ruiz crossed the stage at the Lorain County Community College Commencement ceremony on May 13, he was the first person in his family to earn a college degree. What’s more, he did it at the same time he graduates from high school. Ruiz, 18, from Lorain, graduated from Lorain County Early College High School, a combined high school and college experience that allows students to earn a high school diploma and college associate degree at the same time. All courses are taught on the LCCC campus tuition free. more: https://www.morningjournal.com/2023/05/14/christian-ruiz-earns-lccc-degree-high-school-diploma-with-lorain-county-early-college-high-school/ Christian Ruiz, 18, of Lorain, was the first person in his family to earn a college degree May 13 when he crossed the stage at the Lorain County Community College Commencement. (Courtesy of Lorain County Community College)
May 16, 20232 yr The weather man on WTOP (a Jeff Bezos station) predicted a "wet weather event" for this afternoon. He has no apparent sense of humor, so it wasn't a joke. It's what he calls rain. O tempora, o mores! Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
May 18, 20232 yr Forty-three years ago I became a teenager and was old enough to be caught up in the incredible stories that surrounded the explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state. I was amazed at how the landscape could be so altered, from the top 1,000-feet-plus of the mountain getting blown away to the landslide that buried Spirit Lake and the home of an eccentric Harry Truman (not the president) and his many cats. He refused to leave so he and his cats were buried under hundreds of feet of collapsed mountain and ash. The eruption blast flattened forests with huge, old-growth pine trees flattened in patterns of the pyroclastic flows that moved at hundreds of miles per hour. Thousands of acres of beautiful forests were turned into a moonscape in a matter of minutes. Fifty-seven people died in that massive eruption, the worst in US history. Ironically, a cool summer was forecast because of the ash cloud spreading across the USA and Canada, and recurring, subsequent eruptions. As one radio station quipped -- "Don't bother coming to Washington state this summer, because this year it's coming to you!" "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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