It's not judgement, it's making fun. There's a difference.

Thank you, Google Search AI Overview. Not for providing me with accurate information, because you *definitely* didn't do that; but because you made me more avid about checking my facts and finding the right sources for my information, instead of relying on the top result.

Hey @vanillatweaks.net I noticed your website has a fun little soyjack variation of the trial vault. Many years ago, I made my own texture for the observer that I have been using ever since. The file says 2020, but I think it's older. What do you think? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (made for Programmer Art)

Sometimes I forget Luxembourg is a monarchy

I challenge someone to approach an English learner and try to explain to them the difference between "a piece of my mind" and "peace of mind."

Me: Says "Bering Strait." Auto Captions: "Bearing Straight?" Yes, that's definitely what you said. In context, it makes perfect sense.

Person A: [Shows a passion toward anything] Person B: "Have you ever been diagnosed with autism?"

There are people who can solve a Rubik's Cube in under 10 seconds, but it takes the average person 15 seconds to find the end of a roll of tape.

Random linguistical ramble Words with the prefix tele- can be separated by "initial stress" and "middle stress" Television Telegram Telekinesis Telephony Telepathy Telemetry I do see a pattern that ending in Y has some effect on the emphasis.

If I were a movie producer, I would obtain licenses for well-known songs, but I would never use the iconic part. Like, I'd get a license for AWOLNATION's Run, but I wouldn't use the bass drop. Or, Baha Men's Who Let The Dogs Out, but I'd never play the chorus. Just to mess with people....

Sometimes I mix up my East and West, which is weird because I never mix up my Left and Right, nor my North and South.

If you pronounce non-existant vowels when saying an acronym, congratulations, you just invented an abjad.

We should do away with the over-generalized film rating; PG, PG13, R. Instead, there should be content warnings, and grade of severity. Take Sunstance Use for example. How hard are the substances? Is it used by the MC? Does it happen on-screen? Some themes are more mature than others.

Etymologically speaking, avocados are technically a nut.

If I'm not supposed to keep my Social in my wallet, then why wallet-shaped?

#langsky I call upon yee with a simple yet brainracking question. Can you think of a word (not a proper noun) with more silent letters than the word "nightlight" (4 silent letters)

I usually don't like when "literally" is misused, but I don't mind if it's used as an approximation where its absence might be interpreted as an exaggeration. For example. "This will take 100 years." An exaggerated phrase. "This will take literally 100 years." You're allowed to be off by 5 years.

Warning: The following post is SUPER nerdy. So apparently, in the Minecraft font, the character U+2702 is modelled to look like the shears texture. I freaking love that detail 😂

Rule 34 of robotics: If it exists, it can run Doom. No exceptions.

Teacher: What is something that you point and shoot? Student 1: A cannon? Teacher: That works. Student 2: A Canon? Tracher: Also true.

There should be a universal pact. From here forward, if a Hollywood movie wants to have an anthropomorphized depiction of God, it should be required that Morgan Freeman play Him.

I love how "away" is an autoantonym. It can mean: 1. Not currently present 2. In the designated place

I gotta hand it to WD40. It sure can turn a loud rattley machine into a more efficient loud rattley machine.

I'm researching my options for what OS I'll pick when I switch to Linux. Ironically, I'm calling my research "Window shopping."

A long time ago, I was pondering the widespread popularity of rare Pokémon and how, within communities, in-game mons have their own value. Then one day I had a thought. What if there was some kind of authenticity token that each mon had? It would help against illegitimate mons.

2025 is already the worst year for aviation in the last several years. There have been more accidents in half a year than in the last two years combined. If current trends continue, I estimate we will have the worst year in aviation since 2001. Think about that.

Dear spiders: I don't mind you existing. Sometimes, you're all just chill little guys. But if you decide to startle me, I will squash you like a bug 🙂 Sincerely, —Me

I'm convinced that people don't know how to effectively leave 1-star reviews. I'm looking at a restaurant that I plan on visiting; reading the poor reviews, and the attached photos of the food all look incredible. Delicious. Like, what's with the 1-star? Fake review?

Phrase I'd like to coin: "Pub grub" n. - bar food; food that you'd find at a non-"ethic," non-fancy, nicer-than-casual restaurant.

This is an unusual hot take. Hollywood movies are made to feel immersive, trying to blur the line between reality and fiction as much as possible. British movies are made to feel more like plays; theatre; performances. They lean into the whimsy and make-believe, and in my opinion, it's more fun.

It is funny to me that many snake venoms are non-toxic and even edible to some degree. Counterintuition is hilarious.

There should be no reason that sticky notes shouldn't stick to a dusty wall. The dust is stuck to the wall, and the sticky note is stuck to the dust. Ergo, the sticky note should be stuck to the wall too. (In case you can't tell, I'm being ironic)

A lock, at most, will slow down someone who is not prepared. Nothing is indestructible.

I can teach you HTML (How To Make Lasagne)

"The white ones are the only ones that attack foreigners." —me, on the topic of Blood Cells

Things that have subtly changed since the 90s: - Airplanes are now quiet enough in the sky that you barely notice them - The tag on your shirt is now at your hip, not your neck - Nobody cares about fluorescent light bulbs anymore - Phone calls are rare now that everyone has a phone in their pockets

The difference between 1985 & 1995 feels smaller than the difference between 2015 & 2025. I can't explain it.

According to George Orwell, adultery is a "thot crime." (For obvious reasons, this is a joke.)

Someone asked me the difference between the Arctic and the Antarctic. I said, "They're like, polar opposites." Pun 50% intended.

It is bloody dificult to learn a target language when the person with whom you're chatting keeps making so many damn typos!

A favour is not a favour if the "gratuity" is what should have been the default in the first place.

On a Windows computer, why is it called a "desktop" and not a "sill"?

I've never been a strong reader; I'd scan paragraph after paragraph, and my brain wouldn't retain any information. I've recently discovered that the same goes for audiobooks. I'm listening to Nineteen Eighty-Four, and while I understand the scenes, I can't follow the story at all.

I spent way too long examining myself, finding every last spot on my body where I could feel a strong pulse, as there seemed to be many, many. Turns out, it was a waste of time because I apparently have a strong pulse in my fingertips, so I feel it no matter what I touch.

Why do people in movies try to catch up to a moving train as if there's no other opportunity to board it? Trains are one of the most predictable vehicles. Just go to the next stop; it will be there.

The new meta in clickbait is to make the title just long enough so that you can't quite... (Read the rest 1/2)

A scientist is just a prophet who shows his work.

Am I a moron? I had always thought that Mold was a fungus and Mould was a cast. But apparently, they both mean fungus and they both mean cast.

It's considered "nerdy" to know that the Save icon in most software is designed after a floppy disk. I predict that in 10 years from now, it's going to be "nerdy" to know that the % Charged icon on your phone is designed after a AA battery.

Content warning: Highly nerdy post. You've been warned. This week, Wikipedia is projected to surpass 7M articles. If it's anything like the 6M^th, it will attract a niche research group and editors, no matter how narrow the topic is. I'm intrigued to see what happens.