Today I learned +

[Dannyalcatraz]

TIL

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/james-webb-telescope-may-have-discovered-a-mysterious-never-before-seen-substance-on-pluto-and-titan

James Webb telescope may have discovered a mysterious, never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan

FLUBBER!

OCTARINE!

MITHRIL!

 

[Whisper-Kitten]

FLUBBER!

OCTARINE!

MITHRIL!

Playdough?

 

[Richards]

Unobtanium?

Johnathan

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Playdough?

No, that’s a known substance.

 

[gnarlygninja]

I had gleaned from the few of Larry Niven's books I've read that he and I have very different politics, but TIL he suggested spreading rumors among Latino communities that emergency rooms were killing patients for their organs as a way to drive down hospital costs.

 

[Aeson]

TIL

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/james-webb-telescope-may-have-discovered-a-mysterious-never-before-seen-substance-on-pluto-and-titan

James Webb telescope may have discovered a mysterious, never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan

The stuff on Trump's face?

TIL learned about Canadian war crimes. I am now going to stop making fun of Canadians. I'm glad we have them as allies. They go on the list with Ukrainians.

 

[overgeeked]

Apparently there is correct usage for the word Lego. It's never a noun or plural and always an adjective. As a trademark they also want you to always scream the word, i.e. all caps.

 

[Bohandas]

The stuff on Trump's face?

TIL learned about Canadian war crimes. I am now going to stop making fun of Canadians. I'm glad we have them as allies. They go on the list with Ukrainians.

Like the standard colonial times stuff, or something more recent?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Like the standard colonial times stuff, or something more recent?

He’s talking about “The Canadian Checklist”, aka post-WW1 war crimes legislation.

…said laws being expanded after WW2, Korea and other conflicts.

 

[Ryujin]

Like the standard colonial times stuff, or something more recent?

As recently as the 1990s, in Somalia, though I think that was enforcement of existing laws.

It did start the avalanche that resulted in our Airborne Regiment being disbanded, after revelations of hazing abuse and other internal issues. Made me think about how my uncle, who was originally in Airborne but moved to Procurement, would have been subjected to it. He's the sort of guy you who comes to mind when you think about the international stereotype of a Mountie, and who served in Cyprus standing between Greeks and Turks, who hated each other, holding an empty rifle.