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- Comment on Bill and Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge after 15 years: Only 9 of the 256 billionaires actually followed through on giving away half their wealth 1 day ago:
Is any of that because what would have been half their worth 15 years ago is now less than half of what it would be?
Like, if someone had 100 billion in 2010, and did give away 50 billion in that time, but also made a further 20 billion in that time, did they give away half they or worth or not?
I’ve not read the article, so maybe that question is answered in there.
- Comment on My earphones' cable has been oozing sticky goo for over a yer now 2 days ago:
Who?
- Comment on Unneccessary long context menus on YouTube Music 3 days ago:
I guess it’s a matter of taste - I find a menu that tall, with gaps that large between the items, harder to read than a more compact presentation of the same info.
Either way though, it doesn’t seem like that was the issue, so not to worry!
- Comment on Unneccessary long context menus on YouTube Music 3 days ago:
Don’t think OP is complaining about the number of options so much as how they are presented.
That menu looks much taller than it needs to be, the spacing between lines is huge, and the icons are unnecessarily big too.
Might not be what OP meant, but that’s how I read it.
- Comment on does this actually imply alcoholism or just snark? 1 week ago:
I’d say it’s more snark than implied alcoholism.
It certainly could be said in cases where the vicar is known/suspected to have a drinking problem, but it could just as easily be said, with no prior basis in fact, as a dig at someone, meant either nastily or humourously.
The fact that it’s a well-known phrase (including the “again” part) makes it all the more likely that it might be used even in cases where there’s no intended implication of a genuine drinking issue.
- Comment on Is there gospel music minus the gospel? 1 week ago:
Yeah, that’s where I discovered them too! Fabulous soundtrack to a fabulous film, I really should watch it again soon.
- Comment on Is there gospel music minus the gospel? 1 week ago:
It’s not the same, but for upbeat choir stuff you might check out The Polyphonic Spree. I only really know this tune of theirs, but it might be worth a listen 👍
- Comment on What would happen to the US if it denaturalised and deported all non-whites? 2 weeks ago:
First they came for the telephone sanitisers…
- Comment on What would happen to the US if it denaturalised and deported all non-whites? 2 weeks ago:
But realistically civil war would break out because people would just refuse to leave. 40% of the US population is non-white, there is no way you are getting 130 million people to just leave the country peacefully.
Especially not when at least some of the white population would be on their side against those in favour of deportation. There’d be massive non compliance.
- Comment on Does farting make you lighter or heavier ? 2 weeks ago:
But he doesn’t let it weigh him down.
- Comment on Why do we humans love music so? 3 weeks ago:
Exactly - chills up the spine moments!
By the way your link didn’t work, but this one might: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolution_(music)?wprov=sf…
- Comment on Why do we humans love music so? 3 weeks ago:
But we don’t love patterns
I would disagree with that somewhat - I think we do love patterns, but the more complex and intricate the better.
Which is why music appeals so much - it’s chock full of patterns overlaying each other, echoing and counterpointing each other, contrasting each other in ways that are both conflicting and harmonious. Good music is like seeing the rhythms of the world all around you.
- Comment on I am looking to broaden my youtube channels that I follow. What female channel are you following? 5 weeks ago:
I don’t watch every video of hers, but Abigail Devoe’s channel is fun. She looks at the history and making of classic albums, one a week. It’s usually pretty interesting stuff and her enthusiasm is infectious
- Comment on Who discovered/"invented" fire? 5 weeks ago:
Not Billy Joel.
- Comment on What is this clock icon in my phone status bar? 1 month ago:
Ugh. Glad to see you found the answer in the end though 😁👍
- Comment on What is this clock icon in my phone status bar? 1 month ago:
You could maybe try clearing the cache of the clock app? Long shot, but you never know.
- Comment on Why was file search much faster in Windows XP than in subsequent versions? 1 month ago:
Windows sucks more at every new release.
10 was better than 8 IMO
- Comment on Why is U2 considered "grunge?" 1 month ago:
I’m Mullen over whether to take part in this punathon.
- Comment on What if the idea of “life” and “intelligent life” is all relative? 1 month ago:
Douglas Adams considered much the same idea…
Many were increasingly of the opinion that they’d all made a big mistake coming down from the trees in the first place, and some said that even the trees had been a bad move, and that no-one should ever have left the oceans.
…and…
on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.
- Comment on What if the idea of “life” and “intelligent life” is all relative? 1 month ago:
Only if you can at the same time consider that getting a prize should be a universal law.
- Comment on Is empathy based on a financial bell curve? 1 month ago:
Seems very unlikely to me that there’s any real relationship between financial wellbeing and the capacity for empathy. There are wonderful people and shitty people and everything in between, at all levels of society IMO. Better to judge individuals on their actions, than classes on their general characteristics.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
😁
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
It’s bigger than pocket sized, but if you search for Mini PC, there’s a fair few. They’re about 10-12cm square and about 5 or 6 cm tall, so easily fit in a bag.
Although you’ll still need a screen, mouse, keyboard, etc of course.
- Comment on How do you get over a breakup with someone who was (and is) also a very close friend? 1 month ago:
No worries - take it easy mate 👍
- Comment on How do you get over a breakup with someone who was (and is) also a very close friend? 1 month ago:
You’ve had some good advice on here I think, so I’ll not add much other than to say I’m really sorry you’re hurting, and I hope some time and distance away from her (not in a hostile way, just for your own wellbeing) helps you feel better.
Also, the therapy thing - when possible, yeah, talking shit out can really help. If money is an issue, there may still be some free local group counselling sessions you can find. I’ve done that, and I found that in addition to expressing my feeling, the process of listening to and comforting others actually made me feel better too.
away from the eyes away from the heart (dont know if its used in english)
Re that phrase, in English a common way of expressing much the same idea would be “Out of sight, out of mind”
Good luck dude, it gets easier [hug] 👍
- Comment on Inconsistent distances on Google Maps 2 months ago:
Possibly yeah. Although these are villages you’d drive through in about 5 seconds, so no matter where the pin is put it’s not going to be 2 miles different. Maybe it’s starting in a different place though, that might do it. Cheers, will check that out.
- Comment on Inconsistent distances on Google Maps 2 months ago:
Good idea, but I’ve tried overlaying closer zoomed in screengrabs and the routes appear to be absolutely identical! So weird.
- Comment on Inconsistent distances on Google Maps 2 months ago:
Yeah, sorry, I maybe should have been clearer with that :-)
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- Comment on I want a chav boyfriend. Where can I find adult chavs? (If you don't know what that is, they're called bogans in Australia and rednecks in the US) 2 months ago:
She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge…