Brock_Hard_Canuck

Brock_Hard_Canuck t1_jd6vwal wrote

Reply to comment by RevolutionIsLive in 2 Illinois teens on spring break killed in a sledding accident at Colorado's Copper Mountain | CNN by Lampwickhu

I remember when my dad first told me the story of when some of his friends from his high school actually did die.

Near my city, there's a very fast flowing river, called the Willow River. An "average" river flows at about 5 km per hour. The Willow River flows at about 30 km per hour.

About 50 years ago, 7 teenagers wanted to take a canoe / kayak trip down the Willow River to celebrate their high school graduation.

Unfortunately, the waters of the river are too tough and impassable, so they all drowned.

You can see a photo of the river in the article here, and also a video of what the water flowing through the canyon looks like too.

The Willow River is very rough in spring (when the boys took their trip), because all the water melts from the ice and snow on the mountains, and greatly increases the flow downstream.

https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/forty-years-after-river-tragedy-3699978

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBo6SVlog0

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Brock_Hard_Canuck t1_j5x5nmf wrote

Reply to comment by squarepeg0000 in Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances by HushedShadow

I remember reading a story on legal advice who bought a "smart fridge" that had a screen on the fridge doors.

But the screen kept displaying all these unwanted pop-up ads anytime he tried to get his fridge to do fridge stuff.

Why does a smart fridge need to exist? Why does a fridge need a screen/monitor or to connect to the internet?

All I need is a basic fridge that keeps my food cold.

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Brock_Hard_Canuck t1_j23u2qp wrote

Reply to comment by cloud_coder in FTX diverted $200 million of customer money for two venture deals that caught the SEC’s attention by cloud_coder

>Corporate Profile Dave is on a mission to build products that level the financial playing field. The app launched in 2017 to help Americans avoid billions in overdraft fees charged by traditional banks. Now, Dave is a financial platform serving 10 million members with banking, financial insights, overdraft protection, building credit, and finding side hustles.

This reminds me of that episode of Better Off Ted where Veronica and Ted have to give a presentation on some big "company project" (which doesn't actually exist) to investors and company execs, so they get up on stage, shout some meaningless buzzwords, have a bunch of smoke and flashing lights going, and do a bunch of silly dance moves, to distract everyone from the fact that they're actually saying nothing at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spyJ5yxTfas

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