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  • xkcd #2932: Driving PSA

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  • I'm absolutely calling BS. I've never seen such a thing and wagering that you are just confused about what lanes can do what (or you're just making shit up). There are several roundabouts near me where an inside lane can turn out or go straight, but in all of those cases all lanes further out are required to turn out. The people that design traffic patterns aren't idiots, but there's no shortage of idiot drivers that can't follow even the simplest patterns.

    If you want to insist, all you need to do is link to such an intersection in google maps so I can look at the aerial view. I'm honestly curious how they would paint the traffic lanes to indicate what you're describing.

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    Creepy Study Suggests AI Is The Reason We've Never Found Aliens

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  • I feel like I've been down voting a lot of posts linking to garbage articles on sciencealert. Starting to think it's not a very reputable source of information.

  • Pope tells Italians they need to have more babies

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  • And even if his statement were correct, he's got the cause and effect completely backwards.

  • James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award

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  • I imagine there might be one at some point, just not this one.

  • "I have the sunshine on the other line"

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  • The knocked over chair punches hard. 👍

  • Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes

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  • The sad part about this is that The Girl Scouts has always been an amazing organization that's done great things for girls and society, but didn't get all of the favorable treatment that the boys did from the government. Now their playing field is going to be even more unlevel.

  • Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes

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  • Because 'Merica!

  • Truth Social keeps shrinking despite the Trump trial and looming election

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  • How many of those 113,000 are just reporters waiting for Drumph's next manufactured controversy to report on? Can they please just stop regurgitating every stupid thing he spouts?

  • AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing | Ars Technica

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  • *than

  • I’m in a park. The grass is being mown by a robot.

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  • Well, not anymore. /s

  • Nothing but truth

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  • This could be a great use for a voice AI chat bot connected to your phone line. Prompt it with something like,

    "You're on a phone call to [Widgets Inc] to get a price quote for a [box of premium widgets]. You'll probably be put on hold to speak with the next available sales representative. Just wait until you get a person on the line. Then, ask for the price and immediately start negotiating for a better price. Use whatever strategy you want but never agree to whatever price they offer. Keep coming up with more ridiculous reasons that they should give you an even better price."

    Then dial the phone, turn it over to the chat bot, and wander off to go do more important things.

  • A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It was 60,000 bees

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  • FYI. The quantity of bees in a hive has more to do with their ability to find good food sources nearby, and the suitability of the place they've made their home, and nothing to do with their temperament. That size hive would not be considered particularly remarkable in an apiary. A "swarm" of bees is actually just a bunch of bees that split off from a successful hive and are looking for a new home and are typically very docile. Since this colony had a home (these people's house), it was technical not a "swarm."

  • A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It was 60,000 bees

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  • It's not that uncommon. When a beehive is doing really well, it'll "split", meaning they'll raise a second queen and the new queen will leave and half of the colony will go with her to establish a new hive somewhere. This is called swarming, and it's the their version of reproduction. (Tangent: Contrary to popular belief, honey bee swarms are usually very docile since they don't yet have a home to defend.) Once they find a suitable location to settle, they'll move in. Without humans building things, a suitable location would usually be something like an old hollowed out tree. But humans build great beehive homes. Old houses with small openings between siding panels that allow bees into the walls are a common favorite.

  • Home ownership in European countries (2022)

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  • "European countries" Includes Russia. Excludes Ukraine.

  • The man who audited Trump's social-media company misspelled his own name 14 different ways

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  • So, 14 misspelled variations + 1 correct spelling variation = 15 total spelling variations.

  • Climate change blamed for worst wine harvest in 62 years

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  • Man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in father's drowning, told police he was baptizing him

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  • Amusingly, my brain naturally pronounced those appropriately for the context. It wasn't until another part of my brain said, "wait, they're spelled the same," and the first part replied, "right, that's the joke," before I realized what had just happened.

  • Dual booters be like

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  • Been using Linux as my primary OS for (counts on fingers)... decades now. Called them folders the whole time. Never had a problem with it. Nobody who matters cares.

  • Ukraine aid bill clears critical hurdle in the House as Democrats supply the votes

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  • "You mean that series of tubes Ted Stephens would rant about? Pssh. We don't have time for that. 🙄"