TIL: Today I Learned

Nope. Doesn't allow anything beyond the landing page, signed in or not. Weird.

--Patrick
I had a similar issue a while back, and it turned out for some reason the http version got blocked, and the https version didn't. It eventually resolved itself a few days later, not really sure why or how.
 
I had a similar issue a while back, and it turned out for some reason the http version got blocked, and the https version didn't. It eventually resolved itself a few days later, not really sure why or how.
That sounds like a proxy issue.
I did try both, it did not matter.

--Patrick
 

figmentPez

Staff member
TIL that the "slime bucket challenge" making it's rounds on Youtube is a trademarked term and the company responsible sends out takedown notices to anyone who does the challenge using slime that was purchased from another company, or that they made themselves. Regardless of if they actually link to the real charity or not. It's pretty much viral marketing disguised as a charity solicitation.
 
TIL about ragdoll cats and now I want one. They are "only" 750 bucks lol

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I had one. A silver point. Got him free because he was a stray.

And then he was diagnosed with a heart condition and was on 3 pills a day for the last 9 years of his life, which was seven more than the vet had predicated. This is the little guy I still miss a lot.

He had a way with the ladies, too, was an excellent wing man. I went outside one evening to check on him and found him chatting up a young woman in her pyjamas from the hospital across the street.
 
Today I learned that I the iPhone 7 is already out.
Well, not in people's hands yet (that's not until next week), but preorders started on Fri.
Can't wait for the YouTube videos of people trying to bend them, drown them, shoot them with .50 BMG, blending them, etc.

--Patrick
 
I have the 6s+ so I am cool until at least the 7s+ or 8 comes out. I like my phone.

Today I learned that people freak out over not having a headphone jack... me thinks earpods that plug into the lightning port might have better sound quality or connection, so its not that big of deal. #Optimism
 
I have the 6s+ so I am cool until at least the 7s+ or 8 comes out. I like my phone.

Today I learned that people freak out over not having a headphone jack... me thinks earpods that plug into the lightning port might have better sound quality or connection, so its not that big of deal. #Optimism
i think the biggest issue is why they needed to remove something that was fine in order to sell proprietary headphones/adapters. also the issue of how do you charge while using said lightning headphones.
 
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figmentPez

Staff member
me thinks earpods that plug into the lightning port might have better sound quality or connection,
The only way this will be true is if you pay a hefty price premium. And if even "cheap" (sub-$100) headphones sound better in their lighting port versions, then that speaks more to how crappy the headphone jacks are on iPhones than to the superiority of lightning connectors.

And given that iPhones used to be rated as one of the better choices for quality output via headphone jack, I'm pretty sure most people hearing better quality over a lightning port with $50 headphones are just fooling themselves.
 
Well for me personally, it seems like it wont disrupt things too much. If I felt super angry about it (which I am not), I suppose I'd get an android phone next time.
 
I don't use headphones to listen to music.

But I do use headphones with the little microphone in the cable to take calls, because I have loathed every bluetooth headset that I've tried.
 
I use the headphone jack for my Square, but since I don't own an iPhone, the point is moot.
This reminds me that, a while back, I learned that "moot" actually doesn't mean irrelevant. It means debatable or inconclusive. When people say "moot point" it means "we are never going to come to an agreement on this point because there are multiple valid perspectives, so let's just ignore it and focus on another aspect of the discussion".
 
TIL that "moot" actually doesn't mean irrelevant. It means debatable or inconclusive. When people say "moot point" it means "we are never going to come to an agreement on this point because there are multiple valid perspectives, so let's just ignore it and focus on another aspect of the discussion".
 
TIL that "moot" actually doesn't mean irrelevant. It means debatable or inconclusive. When people say "moot point" it means "we are never going to come to an agreement on this point because there are multiple valid perspectives, so let's just ignore it and focus on another aspect of the discussion".
No, it's a moo point, like the cow.
 

Dave

Staff member
It also means: having no practical significance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision.

I have no iPhone. So the lack of a headphone jack is of no practical significance. They uncertainty is a typical portion of the definition, but not the only reason you would utilize this word.
 
Today I learned that having bridesmaids in a wedding wasn’t originally for moral support. They were intended to confuse evil spirits or those who wished to harm the bride.
 
Today I learned that having bridesmaids in a wedding wasn’t originally for moral support. They were intended to confuse evil spirits or those who wished to harm the bride.
So remember, girls, this means you should invite Natalie Portman to your wedding.
EDIT: For @Gruebeard and others -- you know, the whole Padmé/Amidala thing.

--Patrick
 
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