StewartGilligan

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Mickey Mouse is now public domain (Steamboat Willie specifically). What do you think we will see this year? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Mickey-Mouse: Blood & Cheese

Baldur's Gate 3 has won Steam's 2023 GOTY Award in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Outstanding Visual Style should've been won by either Lies of P or Cocoon in my opinion.

What brand / product name becomes inappropriate if you add a letter in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

"Dr. Peeper." (Not exactly adding a letter, but the best I could come up with.)

WhatsApp’s AI shows gun-wielding children when prompted with ‘Palestine’ in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Honestly, I can't even say I'm disappointed. I've lost all hope in Facebook.

851+351 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

After you get the answer as a fraction, press the SHIFT key to convert to decimal.

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Spooky time (lemmy.world)
 
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I love Firefox's twitter 😍 (lemmy.world)
 
Would you be buried alive for 48hr for a million dollars? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

Are you Mr Beast's content brainstomer or something?

What was your favorite subject at school? Why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Is recess a subject?

What’s it called when you’re nostalgic about a time you didn’t exist during? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think it's called Vicarious Nostalgia. Found a page on Wikipedia discussing the topic.

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If you could have a conversation with any historical figure, who would it be, and what would you ask them? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I'd kinda wanna ask the world's most famous artists what their opinion was on a machine that could convert words to images.

I wish humans could get firmware upgrades in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Patch Notes v2.0:

  • Fixed a bug where you would freak out for no reason. Anxiety levels now reduced by 50% - enjoy a smoother, calmer and more stable experience!

  • Upgraded memory capacity by 50%. Say goodbye to forgetting where you put your keys or that one relative who changed your diaper once. You're welcome!

  • Removed those pesky 'Remember that time you embarrassed yourself in front of everyone?' pop ups. Time to move on, folks! No more cringe-filled flashbacks from now on.

Stay tuned for more updates on the Human OS and also a huge thanks to our contributors.

TIL about a collection of math problems, known as “The Millennium Problems” that will earn the solver a $1 million prize in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The person who solved the Poincaré conjecture was Russian mathematician, Grigori Perelman who declined the prize as it was not also offered to Richard S. Hamilton, upon whose work he had built.

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TIL about a collection of math problems, known as “The Millennium Problems” that will earn the solver a $1 million prize (www.claymath.org)
 

A collection of mysterious and unsolved math problems, also known as "The Millennium Problems" are 7 extremely challenging and complex mathematical problems selected by the Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000. Solving any of these problems would not only advance our understanding of mathematics but also earn the solver a prestigious $1 million prize. To date, only one of these problems (The Poincaré conjecture) has been solved, leaving six intriguing and unsolved mysteries awaiting discovery.

TIL The first air conditioner was created not for cooling a room but to prevent humidity causing swelling pages and blurry prints in a printing press in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Well, talk about a cool solution to a pressing problem! 😉

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For those of you who use instant messaging services like Signal or WhatsApp, what do you use as your profile picture? (lemmy.world)
 

Used to have a funny picture of my cat as my profile picture on Signal, but I removed it later on. Now, I don't use one on my personal accounts.

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Video games are one of the few places where failure motivates us to get back up. It's a temporary setback that allows you to keep going, teaching us resilience and the power of a second chance. (lemmy.world)
 

i swer i'm not high...

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If you were to create a Horcrux, how many would you choose to make, and what would you pick to contain them? (lemmy.world)
 

I'd make 3 Horcruxes. One I'd place in a stone or seashell and chuck it into the ocean. I'll put another in a NOKIA 😂. Since living beings can also be made into Horcruxes, my third pick may be a Phoenix.

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TIL that the first person to receive a speeding ticket was going 8 mph. (lemmy.world)
 

According to Guinness World Records, the first person charged with speeding was Walter Arnold from Paddock Wood, Kent. On 28 January 1896, Arnold was seen going 4 times the allowed 2 mph speed limit in his Benz. The constable pursued him on his bicycle, issuing a ticket for £4 7s (roughly £260 in today's money), of which 10 shillings was for speeding.

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What's a moment you loved from the books that never made it into the films? (lemmy.world)
 

My favourite part is when the prophecy could have applied to Neville or Harry. This meant that Voldemort had the option to kill either one of them. Ultimately, he chose Harry. However, there was a possibility that Neville could have been The Boy Who Lived. It's a shame this plotline didn't make it into the movies.

It's fun to speculate how the story would have proceeded if it was Neville Longbottom & The Philosopher's Stone 😂.

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TIL that the Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. (lemmy.world)
 

When Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, he did paint her eyebrows, but over time, they wore away due to cleaning and maintenance to the point where it’s no longer visible today.

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Life is like a television show; sometimes there are reruns, unexpected plot twists, and moments that make us question if we're on the right channel. (lemmy.world)
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What are your favourite books from the series? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Although I do like The Deathly hallows, Half Blood Prince takes the cake. The tale of Tom Riddle's past, Slughorn, Felix Felicis, Draco's reluctance to join the dark side and Dumbledore's ultimate demise is very enthralling. Prisoner of Azkaban takes a sweet third place.

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Wishing you good luck! (lemmy.world)
 
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