[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 133 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

they used to put brick dust in chocolate bars, and sawdust in bread

edit: heck, they just caught someone recently intentionally putting lead in ~~applesauce~~ cinnamon that was used in applesauce, which has been used off and on as a sweetener since at least ancient rome, where a bunch of people went crazy and died from consuming a sweetener made by boiling grapes in lead pots

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 162 points 11 months ago

woah, what, i can't believe it

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 236 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

She "claimed that she didn’t know the bag belonged to him." 🙄

She intended to pour water in someone else's bag several times over a period of months in a targeted harrasment campaign, it's fine!

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 273 points 2 years ago

this has to be satire

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 115 points 2 years ago

Must be nice having lasers that shoot outta your eyes and nose

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 160 points 2 years ago

Assuming this is real, this is probably some shit he used to do when he was a kid, maybe with his parents or older sibling or something, and he still occasionally does it because of nostalgia or habit. Maybe he only just then realized it was weird for an adult to do. I'm really reading a lot into this, but that was my first thought is all

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 139 points 2 years ago

That's why I use "site:reddit.com" instead of just adding "reddit"

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 127 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes. In the story the elf here, Frieren, is travelling on foot with humans across the continent they live on. Frieren often wants to stop at towns they come across to rest, or study something local, or wait for favorable conditions, for anywhere from a year to multiple decades. The humans with her constantly have to remind her that a decade is like a 7th or 8th of their lifetime, even if it's only a few moments for her comparatively.

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 143 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not to defend the social security number system (because it's terrible for unique identification of individuals and when it was created it wasn't even intended to be used for that purpose) but you're not supposed to carry it around with you all the time. It's supposed to be in a drawer/safe/fireproof bag with the rest of your important documents, and only brought out when you need it.

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The Things by Peter Watts (clarkesworldmagazine.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works to c/shortstories@literature.cafe

Companion to the John Carpenter film The Thing.

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 114 points 2 years ago

You can misspell could, wanted, and school. Hell, you can wish to blow the school up. But I'll be damned if I'm going to let you disrespect the great state of Kentucky!

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 313 points 2 years ago

Books with white pages don't emit light, a screen with white backgrounds does

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 114 points 2 years ago

I'm partial to sh.itheads

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works to c/agora@sh.itjust.works

Currently there is no rule for when a vote is over, or when the vote is tallied. I propose we allow 24 hours from post creation to allow everyone in the community to have a chance to see and consider a proposal and vote. After 24 hours from post creation, the 'polls' would close and the votes can be tallied. Any votes cast after 24 hours would be invalid.

Edit: some good points made, I withdraw this proposal

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