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    #370

    AI for KOi Carp... đŸ˜¯

    Amusingly, was the No Such THing as Fish podcast I learned about this wonderful process.

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    May 19, 2020

    Attempts At The English Language That Failed Miserably

    Attempts At The English Language That Failed Miserably

    Words are hard.

    @booboo

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    @Bones said in The thread of learning something new every day:

    May 19, 2020

    Attempts At The English Language That Failed Miserably

    Attempts At The English Language That Failed Miserably

    Words are hard.

    @booboo

    Some the exact opposite of failures.

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    @booboo oh the ironing.

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    @Bones said in The thread of learning something new every day:

    @booboo oh the ironing.

    Stop it I'll have a c-jah

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    30 May 1901

    A 10-man Royal Commission reported unanimously that New Zealand should not become a state of the new Commonwealth of Australia.

    Although New Zealand had participated in Australian colonial conferences since the 1860s, federation only became a serious prospect following the decision to unite Australia’s six colonies in 1899.

    Premier Richard Seddon preferred to be the leader of an independent country rather than an Australian state. He set up the Royal Commission in 1900 to buy time and get a sense of public opinion. While most submissions opposed union with Australia, many farmers were in favour, fearing new trade barriers to their produce.

    The prevailing view was that New Zealanders were of superior stock to their counterparts across the Ta$man. New Zealand’s trade was mostly with the United Kingdom; Australians were economic rivals rather than partners. Although New Zealand and Australia eventually signed a Free Trade Agreement in 1965, and the two economies have become closely integrated, political union is no closer today than it was in 1901.

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    @taniwharugby said in The thread of learning something new every day:

    The prevailing view was that New Zealanders were of superior stock to their counterparts across the Ta$man.

    @NTA @barbarian they're trolling you from 119 years ago!

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    @nzzp said in The thread of learning something new every day:

    @taniwharugby said in The thread of learning something new every day:

    The prevailing view was that New Zealanders were of superior stock to their counterparts across the Ta$man.

    @NTA @barbarian they're trolling you from 119 years ago!

    Well facts are facts.

    The prevailing view was that New Zealanders were of superior stock to their counterparts across the Ta$man.

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    And yet you still can't talk properly. It's weird.

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    I learned that Anne Boleyn was beheaded kneeling upright by sword, not on a block by axe as I had assumed

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    @taniwharugby said in The thread of learning something new every day:

    I learned that Anne Boleyn was beheaded kneeling upright by sword, not on a block by axe as I had assumed

    Yup, Henry imported a professional executioner from France. Because beheadings were rare in England, the job was normally given to the hangman. They were not efficient, sometimes taking several hacks to get the job done

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    @Machpants yeah I just always assumed it was by axe, on a block, that I assumed would be easier than a sword...but there you go.

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    Saudi still does one or two hundred a year, single swing of the scimitar. A sword easily does it, but you do need a steady hand and swing, I would imagine!

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    @Machpants said in The thread of learning something new every day:

    A sword easily does it, but you do need a steady hand and swing, I would imagine!

    Yes you do.
    Umm, yes what he said, "I would imagine". Moving along, nothing to see here.

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    The theme song for the UK sitcom Me and My Girl was written by a guy who lived in Puhoi.

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    @Tim said in The thread of learning something new every day:

    The theme song for the UK sitcom Me and My Girl was written by a guy who lived in Puhoi.

    Fuck. I hope I didn't eat him.

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    Ben Boyce (Jono and Ben fame) wrote the Novus "show us your crack" jingle. He still gets paid royalties to this day apparently

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    @canefan he's a talented dude!

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    Holy crap, just found out where Cranberries grow. In a mofo bog ... I had no idea.

    These good ol' boys are knee deep in water harvesting. Wild!

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    Cranberry - Wikipedia

    Cranberry - Wikipedia
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