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hastur777 t1_j94dxyz wrote
Reply to comment by Darealvvaldeezee in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Probably wouldn’t have played
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Reply to comment by SpecificAstronaut69 in Australia to Impose Local Content Quotas on Streaming Platforms by Sisiwakanamaru
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hastur777 t1_j6lmcjd wrote
Reply to comment by SpecificAstronaut69 in Australia to Impose Local Content Quotas on Streaming Platforms by Sisiwakanamaru
I couldn’t care less about some cultural hegemony. I just find it funny that your own populace prefers entertainment made thousands of miles away. Seems more of a you problem.
hastur777 t1_j6lengg wrote
Reply to comment by SpecificAstronaut69 in Australia to Impose Local Content Quotas on Streaming Platforms by Sisiwakanamaru
If your media can’t compete, just say that.
hastur777 t1_j6l4dwi wrote
Reply to comment by SpecificAstronaut69 in Australia to Impose Local Content Quotas on Streaming Platforms by Sisiwakanamaru
Adorable
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Reply to comment by SpecificAstronaut69 in Australia to Impose Local Content Quotas on Streaming Platforms by Sisiwakanamaru
He said, without a hint of irony.
hastur777 t1_j6i3rjq wrote
Protectionism is silly.
hastur777 t1_j6da0r6 wrote
Taliban Bar sounds like the least fun bar ever
hastur777 t1_j4sqjeg wrote
Reply to comment by LilysTheorbo in Dutch Constitution to be amended to ban discrimination based on sexuality or disability by DutchBlob
Plenty of US states don’t have insane housing prices.
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Reply to comment by gustav316 in TIL Porters bringing tourists up 5,895m high Mt Kilimanjaro experience health issues caused by high altitude sickness. Their wages are fixed at $10 a day (some paid $6), while carrying 20 kilograms of baggage and camping gearing on the head by Ok_Copy5217
Fair enough - seems like it was well warranted.
hastur777 t1_j4nsdy0 wrote
hastur777 t1_j4ns53k wrote
Reply to comment by gustav316 in TIL Porters bringing tourists up 5,895m high Mt Kilimanjaro experience health issues caused by high altitude sickness. Their wages are fixed at $10 a day (some paid $6), while carrying 20 kilograms of baggage and camping gearing on the head by Ok_Copy5217
You realize you paid him about a months worth of income?
hastur777 t1_iz1mtfh wrote
Reply to comment by Randvek in Scientists believe bats first transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to humans in December 2019, and while the virus has since evolved into several variants such as delta and omicron, a new study indicates the virus is still highly transmissible between mammals. by MistWeaver80
> That’s not how Occam’s razor works.
Perhaps, but there is interesting information on the goings on of the Wuhan lab at the time.
https://www.propublica.org/article/senate-report-covid-19-origin-wuhan-lab
hastur777 t1_iyakafk wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1979, a charity special episode of the academic student quiz show "It's Academic" was held between a team of three Democratic U.S. Senators, three Republican U.S. Senators, and three members of the press. The special was handily won by the press team. by FranklinDRoosevelt32
Counterpoint - Wolf Blitzer on Jeopardy.
hastur777 t1_iy82iov wrote
Reply to UK ditches ban on 'legal but harmful' online content in favour of free speech by graveaffairsod
Good. Just a PSA, it’s still illegal to be grossly offensive online in the UK.
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Reply to comment by RichardStinks in TIL about the "Raines sandwich;" an inedible piece of "food" that served as a way to bypass prohibition laws. by Alabussy
I remember those menus. Glad the blue law has been repealed.
hastur777 t1_iuf6h46 wrote
Reply to comment by Bri-guy15 in TIL about the "Raines sandwich;" an inedible piece of "food" that served as a way to bypass prohibition laws. by Alabussy
Same thing happened in my state until the law was changed - breweries needed to offer food to sell carry out. So they had very silly overpriced menus - like a can of soup for $10. Technically available, just never ordered.
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Reply to TIL Beer used to be banned in Iceland until 1989. March 1st is today celebrated as Beer Day in Iceland, to commemorate the day this prohibition was lifted. by KlaxonBeat
I had a few decent beers in Iceland - some good breweries there.
hastur777 t1_jaf2amh wrote
Reply to comment by AdmiralAkbar1 in TIL it used to be illegal for women to wear trousers in the USA by fatboyslick
Don’t bother with legal nuance here. It falls on deaf ears.