Huh. TIL. Thanks.

the belief that toilets in Australia flush in reverse

Isn’t this actually true? I remember reading that water circles the drain (and so toilet water will also circle) in the opposite direction from the Northern hemisphere.

Oh subtle. Nice.

100001111 = maybe not

lol ok. Have a nice day.

No I’m betting teacher, trainer or something aligned where they have to invent relatable analogies. That was top tier. I’d like to hear them explain the banking system, how money is invented from thin air by a mortgage, for example. Someone once explained it to me but it’s gone in the mists of time.

Edit: Also I don’t get the hate. Am not picking up ultra-capitalist screw the worker vibes. Maybe tone it down so people can just be themselves and chat?

I don’t know what you do for a living, but that’s the clearest and most engaging explanation of interest rationale I’ve ever heard. You’d be a great teacher.

I’ve seen this before with people but don’t understand. Why would you not take the labels off your clothes/caps? Are they going to return them?

You win t’interwebs today.

You say that, but I found this to be the perfect analogy to show to my wife to help her understand my take on the absurdity of her mother’s objection to me getting our children vaccinated.

Worked like a treat.

Thanks!

Ok I’ve seen so many references to this episode, I now would like to watch it. What series/ep is it?

Someone else’s comment from the thread saved me posting it:

They are using a Signal clone that is run by a group of Israeli intelligence officers??

I don’t think that part of the story has broken yet properly. When you go to google maps for the address listed for that company you actually get a company called “Cyberint” which seems extremely not good.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/L7vVHw5x4VdgS8859?g%5C_st=com.google.ma…

Worse… when you take a look at the bios for the company on their website I see that it’s filled with supposedly “ex” Israeli intelligence officers including the CEO among others.https://www.telemessage.com/team/

That seems like a MUCH MUCH bigger deal than they currently known story.

Like several orders of magnitude bigger than the original signalgate story.

The implication here is that a bunch of Israeli intelligence officers have maybe the best access of anyone in the world right now in that they have a real time feed of every conversation that the US national security advisor is a part of.

Genius. Love it.

• pptx -> bastards

A carpenter (at least in the UK) is going to be expected to be able to replace or repair joists, sash or bay windows, lats and other roofing and wall structures. Indoors or out.

It’s a big assumption that you can rely on power/bench tools. At some point you’re going to have to get the chisels, plane etc out.

lol what.

No.

I work in tech. But (long story) started with a few years of carpentry/joinery. It is not easy on the body, unless you’re just making small boxes or cabinets. And even then, it’s still not really that easy.

London, UK. Been to a taco place, and a Burrito place or two. Underwhelmed.

Any fellow Londoners care to recommend a decent Mexican place? There must be some here.

Small fry.