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Xbox apparently used to encode a console's serial number into the loading animation of the Xbox logo in the corner of your screen to figure out who broke NDAs within the company.

It's a perfectly fine religion that has sects and interpretations that become problematic, just like any other religion. Every Muslim I've ever met has been incredibly friendly, and without the weird vibe you get from Mormons. From visiting mosques as a kid, it's exactly the same kind of religious calisthenics and sonic identity you'd find in churches and temples. Islam served (and to an extent, still does) a purpose for community cohesion, and it's just slightly disappointing that that same community cohesion hasn't happened on a wider scale like the USSR had.

I know I'm not putting a dent in anyone's bottom line because my alternative to piracy isn't paying, it's just not consuming. If I want to support artists or encourage them to make more content, I'll buy hard copies, go to a movie theater, or see a live show.

A suction pump with a glass filter would eliminate at least that much microplastic from water, but the problem is that microplastics don't just come from drinking water. It's interesting that the system she's designed uses ferroliquid, but the thing about ferroliquid is that it's more particles in your water that you'll be drinking, even if it's just iron filings. Industrial uses include filtering out dust particles, but usually not out of other liquid that's meant for human consumption.

Dog training isn't to train your dog, it's to train you how to train your dog.

Positive reinforcement goes a lot further than negative reinforcement

Teach your dog to put a stick/ball/toy on top of your shoe so you just have to kick to throw it. It'll save your back.

Is Jesus not public domain yet, or is the character owned by Viacom?

I don't want to turn any group into a monolith, but obviously there's some pretty overwhelming consensus among Israelis about morally reprehensible things.

Ghouls. Maybe this isn't representative of all Palestine occupiers, but since it's such a socially-ingrained attitude, it's obviously more common than in non-ethnostates.

A planned city vs. a city based on rivers, built on marshland?

I took them out because the beeping was giving me a headache

Plus the firebombing of Tokyo with 105k deaths

I have one of those insulated food containers, and I reheat curry, chili, gumbo, dirty rice, hummus bake, etc. before I leave for work. By lunch, it's usually lukewarm, but passable. It beats the shitty food I'd get for free at the cafeteria.