grozzle

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Taiwan is independent of China, you've obviously never been there. They still have the old wartime territory definitions in their constitution because updating their constitution would provoke a violent response from China. Nobody, absolutely nobody, takes those claims seriously.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

they don't, in any practical sense, and haven't since Chiang died in the 80s, probably even before that.

however, they are threatened with invasion if they ever update their constitution to reflect reality, because that would be taken as "declaring independence".(even though they are completely independent anyway)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's the opening scene of "The Chase", TNG S06E20.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIRQF8PPvUU

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

going straight into a display case marked "most treasured possession".

 
 
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There are some outlandish rumours that it's possible for a device to have... both Bluetooth and a headphone jack.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Agree with most, but I would say the main reason the referendum was held because of domestic politics - Cameron was confident Remain would win, and wanted to shut up UKIP and the Eurosceptic wing of his own party.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

there's a very believable anecdote about an early p2p file sharing system, i think audiogalaxy - "just downloaded an mp3, then see that the uploader is connected and getting the same file. send a message asking why, replies "getting my song back, dick""

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

i really miss pop-up cameras on phones.

good peace of mind knowing the fucker is tucked away inside.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

"the width of a British-style pub"

the length of a piece of string. the height of a tree. the size of an animal. the colour of a door.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

big fan of "bring a bag of moths to the cinema" (p.30)

[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Kiki and Bouba.

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