Today I Learned...

**Frownland** · 08-08-2018, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

nah what I'm questioning is this "positive society"

the **** does that even mean

a negative society sounds fun

A general trend of not being a dick to people without provocation, I'm guessing.

A homogeneous society sounds bad in either direction.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-08-2018, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

in what way has it been worth it to you

I am nice to cashiers because their job is godawful having to be nice all day

What DwnWthWvls said. And people are nice to me if I'm nice to them, so it's win-win.

Key · 08-08-2018, 03:05 PM

TIL that fallout 76 will not be on steam. Instead Bethesda is releasing a launcher for Fallout 76. Fine wit me. Hopefully they do allow for some connection to Steam through their launcher. I like being able to track hours. Maybe the launcher will have that anyway.

DwnWthVwls · 08-08-2018, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

nah what I'm questioning is this "positive society"

the **** does that even mean

a negative society sounds fun

The collective actions of our population dictate, in part, the reality we face. Youre boring.

Im nice to people because I want other people to be nice to each other and recognize their role as a cog in the machine. If you dont want to be a cog then **** off and dont rely on the machine.

BassoonPlatoon · 08-08-2018, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

today I learned peacocks are relatively inexpensive and easy to buy around here

I have been getting really into the world of animalia lately for some reason.

TIL The Virginia opossum is the only native marsupial in North America.

**Frownland** · 08-30-2018, 12:49 PM

TIL that it's illegal to sell unlabeled water bottles.

timihaze · 08-30-2018, 01:26 PM

TIL Benjamin Franklin attempted to achieve perfect morality, failed, but in failure found catharsis toward the human condition.

"My intention being to acquire the habitude of all these virtues, I judg'd it would be well not to distract
my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time; and, when I should
be master of that, then to proceed to another, and so on, till I should have gone thro' the thirteen; and,
as the previous acquisition of some might facilitate the acquisition of certain others, I arrang'd them
with that view, as they stand above.

These names of virtues, with their precepts, were:
1. Temperance. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
2. Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
3. Order. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
4. Resolution. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
5. Frugality. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.
6. Industry. Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
7. Sincerity. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. Justice. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
9. Moderation. Avoid extreams; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. Cleanliness. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation.
11. Tranquillity. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
12. Chastity. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dulness, weakness, or the injury
of your own or another's peace or reputation.
13. Humility. Imitate Jesus and Socrates."

Original Source: Benjamin Franklin, "Autobiography." In The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The Journal of
John Woolman, the Fruits of Solitude William Penn. Ed. Charles W. Eliot. (New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1909).

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-30-2018, 01:27 PM

"1. Temperance. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
2. Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation."

Pretty boring guy.

timihaze · 08-30-2018, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

TIL that it's illegal to sell unlabeled water bottles.

When I was a child we used to go fishing at a pond. The owners of the pond sold unlabelled water bottles that were pierced and entwined with a length of fishing wire threaded by a hook at its end. I wonder if this would be illegal or if the bottle would have to be sold with the intention that it be used to drink out of.

**Frownland** · 08-30-2018, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by timihaze

When I was a child we used to go fishing at a pond. The owners of the pond sold unlabelled water bottles that were pierced and entwined with a length of fishing wire threaded by a hook at its end. I wonder if this would be illegal or if the bottle would have to be sold with the intention that it be used to drink out of.

If it wasn't allowed, I'm sure a great lawyer could find a way to categorize the line and hook as a label.

08-30-2018, 12:49 PM	#76 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	TIL that it's illegal to sell unlabeled water bottles. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-30-2018, 01:26 PM	#77 (permalink)
timihaze Groupie Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: there and back again Posts: 36	TIL Benjamin Franklin attempted to achieve perfect morality, failed, but in failure found catharsis toward the human condition. "My intention being to acquire the habitude of all these virtues, I judg'd it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time; and, when I should be master of that, then to proceed to another, and so on, till I should have gone thro' the thirteen; and, as the previous acquisition of some might facilitate the acquisition of certain others, I arrang'd them with that view, as they stand above. These names of virtues, with their precepts, were: 1. Temperance. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2. Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 3. Order. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4. Resolution. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. 5. Frugality. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing. 6. Industry. Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions. 7. Sincerity. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly. 8. Justice. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty. 9. Moderation. Avoid extreams; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. 10. Cleanliness. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation. 11. Tranquillity. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable. 12. Chastity. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dulness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation. 13. Humility. Imitate Jesus and Socrates." Original Source: Benjamin Franklin, "Autobiography." In The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The Journal of John Woolman, the Fruits of Solitude William Penn. Ed. Charles W. Eliot. (New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1909). __________________ I love to sing-a about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a

08-08-2018, 03:05 PM	#73 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	TIL that fallout 76 will not be on steam. Instead Bethesda is releasing a launcher for Fallout 76. Fine wit me. Hopefully they do allow for some connection to Steam through their launcher. I like being able to track hours. Maybe the launcher will have that anyway.

08-30-2018, 01:27 PM	#78 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	"1. Temperance. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2. Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation." Pretty boring guy.