Skunkdunker
Skunkdunker t1_jdbwyja wrote
Reply to comment by therealmattsteimel in TIL That E-cigarettes were first invented in the 1960s, but were never sold in order to protect the traditional cigarette market by TooOfEverything
I mean everything you said is true, but also, pretty much the only reason you can buy either of these now is because a company became successful enough to be a 'mega company.' I agree with your criticism of a bloated capitalism stifling innovation, but it doesn't help to include every large company with no differentiation when it is possible for them to cultivate and drive innovation.
Skunkdunker t1_j9srty0 wrote
Reply to comment by sjiveru in TIL that there are more than 160 endangered languages in the United States alone. In addition to many Native American languages, Cajun French, Eastern Yiddish, and Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, and Plains Sign Language are all endangered. by afeeney
It's still recovering from a time when it was banned in schools. My Hawaiian speaking tour guide said it's spoken more by the younger generation.
Skunkdunker t1_j1y9fyz wrote
Reply to comment by TianamenHomer in TIL about Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, an English billionaire who immigrated to Canada and is funding the creation of a miniature model of the whole country by _Kinel_
Hard agree. I love art and think generous expenditures by the rich should be encouraged and celebrated when warranted. The only dig I can offer is that building public infrastructure may be a better use of the money. As in, personally I'd take more satisfaction in knowing millions of people in Asia are safe from floods than I would to visit Li'oh Inglunn.
Skunkdunker t1_j0yh7o9 wrote
Reply to comment by Hattix in TIL Frank Sinatra was convinced that Johnny Fontane, a singer with mob associations, in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather was based on his life leading Sinatra to shout abuse and threaten physical violence when he met Puzo at a restaurant. by trifletruffles
But it doesn't say that at all. A coward would be too cowardly to make the confrontation, and an actual gangster probably wouldn't care about being called a gangster as much as an innocent person.
Skunkdunker t1_ixc29ws wrote
Reply to comment by cdnchronics in TIL Singapore imports so much sand that Indonesia has actually lost islands- Indonesia counts its islands before it's too late by DifficultPandemonium
Often just crushed concrete, right?
Skunkdunker t1_jdbx8m8 wrote
Reply to comment by xauching in TIL That E-cigarettes were first invented in the 1960s, but were never sold in order to protect the traditional cigarette market by TooOfEverything
And also, as we all know, a total lack of reward/extrinsic motivation is the best way to encourage progress.