_Mechaloth_ t1_jef9ulb wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:14 PM

Reply to comment by amnesiasoft in TIL: “EGOT” is an acronym that was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas. It gained wider recognition after being introduced on the comedy series “30 Rock” by lily_noodlez

Just add an A and an S. GOATSE.

_Mechaloth_ t1_jecwzri wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:24 AM

Reply to comment by KDM_Racing in TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps

I’m getting a major clue right now.

_Mechaloth_ t1_jectv4e wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:59 AM

Reply to comment by TigerDragon747 in TIL That There's a Bible Belt In The Netherlands by iamasinglepotassium

I think it’s the cowbell.

_Mechaloth_ t1_jectssi wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:59 AM

Reply to comment by im4ruckus in TIL That There's a Bible Belt In The Netherlands by iamasinglepotassium

Former United Reformed Churchee here (now agnostic). You guys were way too lax for the true TULIPers.

_Mechaloth_ t1_jdobb1x wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:24 PM

Reply to comment by BonFemmes in Goodbye Google. Welcome AI. by OmegaConstant

A recent thread on a history forum requested a bibliography on horse culture in 14th century Japan. A respondent gave an AI-compiled list which had a large number of invented/phantom sources, sources which the supposed authors themselves chimed in and said, “Yeah, I never wrote that.”

_Mechaloth_ t1_jcvzokk wrote on March 19, 2023 at 11:59 PM

Reply to BIFL home audio-the McIntosh MC275 by podaypodayson

Starting around $5300, if anyone is interested.

_Mechaloth_ t1_jb8mnvm wrote on March 7, 2023 at 6:31 AM

Reply to comment by AnglerJared in TIL that Chinese is written without spaces between successive characters and words. by Neither_Parking3581

Line breaks in Japanese are more commonly done after particles.

_Mechaloth_ t1_jb0bx7w wrote on March 5, 2023 at 1:33 PM

Reply to comment by OceanDriveWave in My dad rescued this school chair from a skip in the 70s. They were throwing them all out and replacing them with soulless plastic ones by 5552020

“Alright class, quietly work on your math questions.”

Little shit starts purposely creaking their chair.

Another joins in, then the next.

Cacophonous creaking.

_Mechaloth_ t1_j8hdxtr wrote on February 14, 2023 at 9:07 AM

Reply to comment by Weltkaiser in 7 international companies have teamed with the EU to form the International Hyperloop Association, the industry's first trade body. by lughnasadh

… that HSR is perfectly fine. No need for Hyperloop. Jesus fucking Christ, what point did you think I was trying to make?

_Mechaloth_ t1_j8fh9b2 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 10:36 PM

Reply to comment by DazedWithCoffee in 7 international companies have teamed with the EU to form the International Hyperloop Association, the industry's first trade body. by lughnasadh

The Shinkansen system in Japan is by far the best travel experience I’ve had. If I had to choose between a 3 hour flight and a 4 or 5 hour high-speed train, train every time.

_Mechaloth_ t1_j688jjc wrote on January 28, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Reply to Electric kettle recommendations by 1212gatez

Bonavita or Fellow.

_Mechaloth_ t1_j3ancq0 wrote on January 7, 2023 at 4:36 AM

Reply to comment by stayuplateandtalk in TIL that Copenhagen's only ski hill, CopenHill, was built on top of one of the world's cleanest waste incineration plants by havereddit

Christiania - an artist commune and “green-light district” - is a must-visit and, if you are looking for a top-notch culinary experience, the NOMA fermentation lab (restaurant, too) is expensive but well-worth it. On the nearby Funen island, you can visit the H.C. Andersen museum (Odense) and one of the oldest intact viking ship burials left at its site of discovery (Ladby).