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It's interesting to me how the midwest is portrayed in media. I was born and raised in Indiana, outside a small town that's actually famous for a few things, we even had a New York Times article about us. The way the midwest is portrayed in media is interesting to me. It's often shown as a place where weird stuff happens all the time. Sometimes it's depicted as an idyllic small town, more recently it's been the trappings of small towns. In my experience, it's really not all that it's cracked up to be. Yes we have strange things and strange people, but doesn't everywhere? We have odd traditions, but so do a lot of places. There are interesting mixes of cultures, but they're basically all European(excluding the major cities). It's just weird to me when people romanticize the Midwest, there's nothing special about it. Come visit if you want, I've been told we're the most polite!
Re:How Reddit plans to make money through advertising on Friday July 06, 2018 @03:14PM (#17474300)
Yes they have. They've banned subs that could've been used to do illegal things. Subs like gundeals (for users to buy guns between eachother ) or alcoholtrading (same thing but for alcohol). I don't remember the exact names, but there were dozens of similar subs that were all banned.
Re:Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you? on Friday June 15, 2018 @01:48AM (#17317759)
Having money isn't everything. Not having it is
Re:Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you? on Friday June 15, 2018 @01:44AM (#17317748)
"The problem isn't the problem, the problem is your attitude to the problem"- jack sparrow
Re:Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you? on Friday June 15, 2018 @01:43AM (#17317745)
Some math, some coding, some physics, and way more about Abraham Lincoln than I'll ever need to know(I'm still a student). Moving on isn't as easy as it seems.
Re:America’s Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook on Thursday May 31, 2018 @11:19PM (#17202347)
I see Facebook and YouTube as completely different and I think a lot of people would agree. For most people YouTube is all about consuming. Sure some people make videos, but most go nowhere. Most people are just using it to fill their day, or for background noise while they do other stuff, just like people have been doing with TV for years.(why do you think YouTube made autoplay a thing). Facebook is more about connecting with people and expressing yourself than it is about consuming things.
Re:America’s Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook on Thursday May 31, 2018 @11:12PM (#17202319)
A frieND of the family recently had a baby and the first thing my mom said to them after getting them a onezi was "I only ask that you post a picture of her in it on Facebook." 90% of the pictures of me on Facebook were posted by my mom. Mom's will keep it around
Let's not forget bob dylan won(and almost snubbed) the nobel prize in literature. Don't get me wrong the dude's a great song writer, but that's not literature.
I think China may be more on the brink than people realize. Right now there are about 30 million men in China who can't get married,not wont, can't. There simply aren't enough women in China for the men to find a bride. That's 30 million men who may be left jobless, and without a relationship. That is a recipe for disaster, maybe even a revolution
so he was both the perpetrator, and victim of child pornography. That sounds reasonable
Re:Theresa May Wants To Regulate The Internet on Friday May 19, 2017 @08:16AM (#14374845)
And the UK falls further down the rabbit hole of totalitarianism
Re:FBI Investigation: “Louie Louie”, The Song (1964) on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:00AM (#14358483)
I mean is that really much different than an R rating? It's just for parents to have an idea of what they're getting for their kids
Google, Microsoft, and Google?
Iceland?
Re:How Much Does a Politician Cost? on Friday May 05, 2017 @12:56PM (#14274889)
It's not like you need to buy everyone in the majority party. Just a few influential members and the rest will follow
Re:Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer to Make $186M from Verizon Deal on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @01:00PM (#14195574)
With that money I'd never work again
Re:Silicon Valley’s $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze on Thursday April 20, 2017 @08:47AM (#14156141)
as far as I understand it, yes. Your going to be drinking mostly sugar without a lot of the benefits you would normally get.
Holy sit we literally live in a dystopia
that's not what capitalism has taught me
Re:Should America Have Entered World War I? on Thursday April 06, 2017 @03:15PM (#14053647)
My European history teacher had the same theory. Although there was also some hubris involved as he didn't take any senators like he should have
Re:Tim Berners-Lee wins Turing Award on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @02:41PM (#14035928)
Patented 1794. Checks out
Re:Nintendo to Double Production of Switch Console on Friday March 17, 2017 @09:00AM (#13893590)
well Skyrim has that with the globalist vs nationalist debate represented by the empire vs stormcloaks. That's the only political issue I can remember from it though
Ohh. Good book imo. I get that a lot of people think the references are annoying, but I found them to be rather charming. Of course I'm young so I probably didn't get them all
could I just separate my hard drive from my laptop? could they confiscate one or the other? could they put them together?
don't forget infowars
Re:South Korean President Impeached on Friday March 10, 2017 @08:47AM (#13838502)
literally anything, assuming the congressional votes were the same and we ended up with a Republican house and senate. The would try to impeach her from day 1
Re:“Alcohol and caffeine created civilization” on Thursday March 09, 2017 @08:44AM (#13829146)
smallpox riddled Native Americans might want a word with you
Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations on Thursday February 02, 2017 @01:46PM (#13553226)
You realize "bombs bursting in air" is a reference to the British bombing us
Re:Programming purgatory on Monday January 30, 2017 @06:35PM (#13526077)
well that makes me feel better! I feel like I have to google every little thing
Re:Programming purgatory on Monday January 30, 2017 @02:48PM (#13524380)
Oh I have passion, I'm just axious because I never feel like I know what I'm doing

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