The source for this is old reddit threads, so hardly authoritative, but supposedly the color orange was actually named after the food item.
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I know of one rest stop that offers stalls with doors, but half of the door is removed so that they can see if someone is partaking of questionable substances in there.
I have heard of several, but that’s the only one I’ve seen myself.
When I was little, I read the original version of this comic, then asked my dad “how do they actually know the limits, though?”
His answer was “math, basically.”
toynbee@lemmy.worldto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Producers Have A Genius Plan To Keep The Show Alive (Kind Of)English3·1 day agoUsually it stands for “the animated series.”
toynbee@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"?English1·1 day agoI’ve been curious about this recently after seeing all the reviews for MindsEye. I’d never heard of it until a few days ago, yet all the reviewers I pay attention to are talking about how it’s the worst game ever, while the footage they show makes it look fine. I haven’t played it, so I can’t disagree with them, but the vitriol for something that appears to be completely average is surprising.
I was refraining from posting this, so I’m very glad someone else did. Back when we were masked up, I always appreciated the Maryland flag masks the most and made sure to compliment their wearers.
toynbee@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.world•you can use your android phone as a wifi card!English1·1 day agoIt has existed on every Pixel I’ve ever owned under the label “Hotspot.” This includes the one I’m using to write this comment.
Thank you for your assistance.
This is especially true with xkcd.
To be fair, I am shocked… Not to see a Pikachu face in the comments.
Perhaps an amalgam.
He kinda looks like Qui-Gon Jinn.
Many years ago, I learned the word “Luddite” from a Terminator novel (also where I learned the name “Lenin”!). I can’t decide whether I feel this post supports or detracts from their use of it.
toynbee@lemmy.worldto Linux@programming.dev•Must fight temptation to buy an overpriced raspberry pi1·3 days agoI personally hadn’t heard the ten fingers metaphor - it makes sense but I wasn’t familiar. I do know of the five eyes but likely wouldn’t have made the connection.
If you are taking my thoughts into consideration: no matter how meaningful your project name is, it doesn’t matter if it’s not unique. Now that I know what it means, I can appreciate it, but (until it gets big) I still need to look it up. If you called it something like “Avoid the Ten Fingers” or “Ten Fingers Privacy” it would be a lot easier to find (note that I don’t recommend either of those names, but you’re welcome to them if you find them palatable).
I’m thinking of “ungoogleable.” My best example of this used to be the band “The The” but I guess Google cottoned on to this because they’re the first result now.
Anyway, I’ve never done any promoting of any kind. Please do not take my advice as any kind of expertise. Good luck with your promoting!
toynbee@lemmy.worldto Harry Potter@literature.cafe•Gee, I wonder what happened in the '90s...English3·3 days agoI’m more curious what happened between the 00’s and 30’s.
Don’t forget he can also adjust his perception of the passing of time.