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spiderborland t1_jd3ft8e wrote
Reply to comment by AZraver in Cuban catcher Iván Prieto defects from Cuba team in Miami by pandas795
A solid answer. That's fair. However, I feel like recent history doesn't show the US being particularly lenient for even non-Latin asylum seekers. Maybe this is just the establish status quo for the Cuban community.
spiderborland t1_jd39kq4 wrote
Hold on... a baseball player overstays their invitation and it's considered defecting, but someone crosses the border and they're an illegal immigrant?
Legit question.
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Reply to comment by MrDraMr in Physically Demanding Work Tied to Male Fertility: Study suggests occupational factors associated with higher sperm concentrations and serum testosterone levels. by filosoful
The body doesn't have a sense to feel "wet." It's a combination of touch and temperature variance.
spiderborland t1_jacp0t1 wrote
(Mindfully) Powerwash and paint
spiderborland t1_ja83tv4 wrote
TBF that’s a sweet ray gun and it would make my day here now on February 27, 2023
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Reply to comment by inpantspro in Do I need to replace my deck joists? by RobotKevinSpacey
Well cool. I came up with idea on my own at one point, but I assumed that it would trap moisture
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Reply to comment by rjcarr in Do I need to replace my deck joists? by RobotKevinSpacey
Well today I learned about joist tape. After a quick googling, is it effectively the same as sheathing tape like Zip System? A rubber/rubberized tape that just lays on the top joist?
spiderborland t1_ja48ihd wrote
If that works for you
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Reply to comment by aayushkkc in Guys who can be beat up by more than 50% of the Earth's population shouldn't be calling themselves Alpha Males by [deleted]
I’ve never lost to Serena Williams so the evidence stands that I could beat her at tennis.
spiderborland t1_ja3m8fc wrote
Genuinely thought this was Arkansas. Had to scroll back up and check
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Reply to What do you do with photos that you don’t know who people are? More information in comments. 1940? by cosplayernerdgirl
I feel like it's just a matter of time before an AI will be able to at least take a guess at who a person is in every photo or painting ever. Facebook was already doing a "Is This You" feature a handful of years ago, and software has gotten a lot better. I wouldn't even be surprised that even if there wasn't a direct cross reference, that it could guess based on physical features and an understanding of how genetics work. Heck, as soon as I typed "physical features," the software could even take physical descriptions like "had a lazy eye" or even just "beard" and can narrow it down based on other features.
It's kind of cool... and a little creepy.
spiderborland t1_j7gnh6s wrote
Title: "You'd Be Prettier If You Smiled"
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Reply to comment by Zachbnonymous in Scream by Rainsdrop
I joke that all Volvo parts are hand made in Sweden... in the same factories that used to manufacture tanks. See... during the war, all the men went off and served, so the women went into the factories. Once the war ended, they didn't need tanks, and the women enjoyed working... so they switched to Volvo parts. Those same women have been working in the factories ever since... and they're getting older, and there aren't as many as there used to be. So now there's a very small workforce of slow moving factory workers making Volvo parts... hence why they cost so much.
EDIT: This story relies on my version of what Sweden was doing during the War, and I won't change my story regardless of what they were actually doing because the story won't work anymore.
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Reply to A client asked me to draw Nancy from the Craft in Junji ito style, really liked the end result [OC] by Malandrartes
Welp. Not sleeping
spiderborland t1_j3300w5 wrote
I just asked myself if that victim was Nicolas Cage, and I realized this looks hauntingly similair to the new poster for Renfield.
spiderborland t1_j2ncom9 wrote
Reply to The auto-mod and (lack of) general moderation on this sub is an absolute joke. by thegreatself
And yet this post survives... thanks, mods
spiderborland t1_j296fat wrote
Reply to [Image] You are someone's prayer by crm_expert
Thanks, Madonna
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Reply to Small town during the night in pixel art by Littleone24_
It’s Barovia
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Reply to comment by IDontKnowYouPickOne in My Simian Line by spiderborland
Welp. When I typed that, it was from a position of thinking that Down Syndrome was a type of Autism. Maybe that was a thought at one point, but I see that they are indeed two separate things.
spiderborland OP t1_j1xgja2 wrote
Reply to comment by liteferrari57 in My Simian Line by spiderborland
Kinda hoping a palmistry person jumps in. From a science standpoint, I’ve read that it’s associated with autism or hormone imbalances.
EDIT: it’s associated with Down Syndrome, not Autism, as they are two very different things. My mistake.
spiderborland OP t1_j1xdk72 wrote
Reply to My Simian Line by spiderborland
Look at your hands. I guarantee you that your Head and Heart lines aren’t one line. Well… not all of you. So… r/mildlyinteresting
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Reply to comment by andmewithoutmytowel in Why don't we plan for more "staging" at orbital platforms? by gbbloom
I was wondering when someone was gonna mention a space elevator. I’m starting to think that it’s not plausible considering no one really brought it up.
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Reply to Where can a person find Posters of their favorite band these days? by midnight_feels_right
Do kids not go to Gadzooks in the mall anymore!?