Daily random discussion - Aug 24, 2023
Daily random discussion - Aug 24, 2023
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I know Mobile Legends is for kids or at least those who behave like children with insults like "mama mo" or "throw ko na to", but the new menu music just hammers that point home.
Tonight's Ask PHLemmy: What was a fact taught to you in school that ended up being disproven during your lifetime?
- Agapito Flores who "invented" the florescent light
- The tongue has specific areas for certain tastes
Parang si Armando Malite, inventor of the armalite. ROTFLMAO!
But the pinoy inventor of WiFi (Wilhemyo Filisterio) unearthed a better easter egg: a Hollywood actress was the person behind WiFi, bluetooth, and GPS.
The Tasaday was still being taught to us in grade school despite being exposed as a hoax several years before.
Also, I was going through my old test papers and some of my answers in GRMC were marked wrong even if it's correct.
First communion.
Pluto is a planet.
Di man lang ako informed na nandito sa amin sina Atom Araullo at Howie Severino nung Monday. Day off ko pa naman nun
Yung mga companies promote competition within their ranks pero ayaw nila ng competition kapag di sila makikinabang, kaya may mga non-compete cause sa mga contracts. Bakit? Kung kaya namin makipagcompete, dapat kayo din.
Tried commuting via MRT after 3 years of avoiding public transport and it's surprisingly just about the same experience I had on good days before the pandemic. On a related note, one of the stems on my foldable umbrella finally broke after a decade of use, so now I've a reason to buy a new one.
Chuck Norris is on the Wagner case:
Jet fuel melts plane.
May super typhoon na naman daw and could make landfall by Friday.
What an unusual forecast track, and it looks like it will be affecting here. Hope it's not as bad as the last one.
New random discussion thread is up! Click here to go there now.
Anong gamit niyong app sa Lemmy? Thanks!
Sync
Wefwef/Voyager
Sync and Connect
Thunder
Either a classic Putin move or he just faked his death.
I can't help thinking myself comparing this to the opening sequence of The Dark Knight Rises, where Bane hired someone to be a Dr. Pavel's blood bag and sacrifice.
