locks_are_paranoid
locks_are_paranoid t1_iyyxwmw wrote
Reply to comment by ninpho2246 in TIL: Samuel Byck tried to assassinate President Nixon by hijacking a plane and crashing it into the White House. Byck drove to BWI, shot a police officer, stormed a Delta aircraft and shot the two pilots. Police stopped Byck before the plane ever moved, but Nixon was in the White House at the time. by theotherbogart
Locking the cockpit door is all that is needed to prevent an airplane hijacking, the TSA needs to be abolished.
locks_are_paranoid t1_iy03llv wrote
Reply to comment by freeski919 in TIL that FIFA is a French abbreviation, it would be IFAF in English, and England weren't an original member despite creating the game. FIFA also now has more members than the UN by BXCellent
There's a ton for the non-sports world, including the International Organization for Standardization, abbreviated ISO.
locks_are_paranoid t1_ixx96bk wrote
locks_are_paranoid t1_ixt4vkk wrote
Reply to TIL Australia sends all adults over 50 a FREE bowel/colon cancer screening test in the mail by Moronicon
Australia already has universal healthcare, so this isn't surprising.
locks_are_paranoid t1_ixqw166 wrote
Reply to comment by waffles-n-gravy in TIL that turkeys can sometimes reproduce asexually, forming near-clones of themselves. by WaryLouka
South Park did it with St. Peter being a rabbit. It was in the Fantastic Easter Special.
locks_are_paranoid t1_iwth4ey wrote
Reply to TIL that a non-custodial parent kidnapped his two sons from Italy and choose to escape Europe on the Titanic. When the ship sank, the young boys were saved but the father drowned. The now famous boys appeared in Newspapers in Italy and their mothers saw them and reunited. by triviafrenzy
I always forget that boys used to wear dresses.
locks_are_paranoid t1_iw5qhj2 wrote
Reply to comment by SuccessfulStatement1 in TIL JP Morgan bailed out banks in 1907 but a severe recession occured anyway. Nelson Aldrich, a powerful senator with close ties to Morgan, led a mission to Europe in 1908 to study the workings of the central banks in England, France and Germany. The Federal Reserve was created a short time later by mankls3
That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works.
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivv65lb wrote
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivv5wqk wrote
Reply to comment by rickybobbyeverything in TIL in 1996, surveyor Mike Tate got a side street in NC renamed for the band Anthrax. After the 2001 Anthrax attacks, town residents were suddenly uncomfortable with the name and petitioned to have it changed. by aaj617
ISIS isn't even the real name of the terrorist organization, the media just made that up.
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivv5q8r wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL in 1996, surveyor Mike Tate got a side street in NC renamed for the band Anthrax. After the 2001 Anthrax attacks, town residents were suddenly uncomfortable with the name and petitioned to have it changed. by aaj617
They named it ISIS, but your post said they named it Archer. Also, a far funnier way to resolve it would've been Malory being bad that ISIS is giving them a bad reputation and suing them for trademark infringement.
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivn66xx wrote
Reply to comment by detumaki in TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC by Wendals87
Given that cops have literally shot homeless people and are the main perpetraters of violence, it's 100% logical to blame cops for homelessness and violence
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivn18q1 wrote
Reply to comment by detumaki in TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC by Wendals87
The actual answer is to have strict regulations on what police can do, but there's almost zero chance of that ever passing
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivmsehs wrote
Reply to comment by Moorebluey in TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC by Wendals87
I was hoping you would link to the Last Week Tonight episode about civil asset forfeiture
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivms8ak wrote
Reply to comment by detumaki in TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC by Wendals87
Defund the police
locks_are_paranoid t1_iulmeun wrote
Reply to comment by Deluxe78 in TIL that Koreans have had heated floor technology since at least 1,000 B.C.E. by Nice-Violinist-6395
You're being downvoted but you're obviously joking
locks_are_paranoid t1_iufo3o5 wrote
Reply to comment by Kevin_Wolf in TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. by kkoolook
It doesn't even make sense why hippies are anti-chocolate
locks_are_paranoid t1_iuahpxw wrote
Reply to comment by blumpkinmania in TIL that Richard Feynman, one of the greatest theoretical physicists ever, was rejected admission to Columbia University because of his Jewish ancestry and instead went to MIT. by icbm67
Clarence Thomas is black, and so is Ketanji Brown Jackson.
locks_are_paranoid t1_iu7qxpf wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that Richard Feynman, one of the greatest theoretical physicists ever, was rejected admission to Columbia University because of his Jewish ancestry and instead went to MIT. by icbm67
It's still discrimination no matter what
locks_are_paranoid t1_iu7gbtm wrote
Reply to TIL that Richard Feynman, one of the greatest theoretical physicists ever, was rejected admission to Columbia University because of his Jewish ancestry and instead went to MIT. by icbm67
History is repeating itself. Harvard is rejecting Asian applicants just because they're Asian. The really sad part is that the ACLU sided with Harvard when they were sued for discrimination.
ACLU statement where they openly support taking race into account in college admissions.
locks_are_paranoid t1_ito2l9x wrote
Reply to comment by drdrdoug in Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving by speckz
At the very least it should be off by default with the option to turn it on
locks_are_paranoid t1_itjy28n wrote
Reply to comment by Jamie00003 in Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving by speckz
Passengers can also be using their phones
locks_are_paranoid t1_itjxw55 wrote
Reply to comment by drdrdoug in Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving by speckz
Yes, blame everything except this idiotic feature from Apple
locks_are_paranoid t1_itjxu7r wrote
Reply to comment by elMurpherino in Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving by speckz
The average person is not going to know about that feature
locks_are_paranoid t1_iyzywwl wrote
Reply to comment by zuniac5 in TIL: Samuel Byck tried to assassinate President Nixon by hijacking a plane and crashing it into the White House. Byck drove to BWI, shot a police officer, stormed a Delta aircraft and shot the two pilots. Police stopped Byck before the plane ever moved, but Nixon was in the White House at the time. by theotherbogart
Yes, and it still could've prevented 9/11