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Comment on The Most Boring Story Ever Told by JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 02:53:42 +0000

jakhobh:

Thanks for checking back in!

Comment on You Make Your Own Luck by jarvisloop

jarvisloop — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 22:07:33 +0000

Thierry Mattea:

I’m not positive that I have a negative view on life. I very well might.

I can say with certainty, though, that I have become resigned to life and will accept whatever good or ill comes my way.

Comment on The Mystery Lake of the Himalayas by Viperized

Viperized — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 22:37:16 +0000

This should be updated. A NY Times article from August 20, 2019, notes that more recent evidence suggests the bones were deposited at various times including as late as the 17th and 18th centuries. Love damn interesting and find this topic damn interesting.

Comment on A Trail Gone Cold by Kládía úr Norðri

Kládía úr Norðri — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:43:53 +0000

Hello! Thank you for an accurate and excellently researched article about this relatively unknown and phenomenal story.

I am married to one of Hans Jónatan’s descendants and my mother-in-law is currently the oldest living descendant.

If you would like to interview descendants, I can put you in touch with lots of them, including the one who still owns and plays Hans Jónatan’s violin!

There also is now a monument to Hans Jónatan in Djúpivogur that was erected in 2018 and dedicated by then Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir.

Thank you again for furthering the telling of Hans Jónatan’s story.

Comment on The Remains of Lady Be Good by Kirby with a K

Kirby with a K — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:16:49 +0000

Another movie is “Sole Survivor” made in 1970. Navigators abandons them and bails out. He goes on to lead a successful life (becomes a general) while the rest of the crew are ghosts at the wreck site. When the plane is found and the recovery starts, things get interesting.

Comment on The Most Powerful Bomb Ever Constructed by J

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:46:27 +0000

Minor correction – Novaya Zemlya is not an island but a group of islands (archipelago). The two main islands, Severny (North) and Yuzhny (South) are separated by a strait so narrow that they appear as one on many maps.

It would be more accurate to write “over the islands of Novaya Zemlya” or “over the Novaya Zemlya archipelago.”

Source: Encyclopedia Brittanica, National Geographic

Comment on The Remains of Lady Be Good by Steve

Steve — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:53:28 +0000

This story is similar to the movie “Flight of the Phoenix” which had a better ending. One could imagine the friction between the crew as they agonized over courses of action.

Comment on Ghoulish Acts & Dastardly Deeds by EagerReader

EagerReader — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 22:02:12 +0000

Wonderful article. I consider DI one of the gems of the internet, and I’m glad I can come back here occasionally and still find fascinating material. Mr. Bellows, from one loyal reader to one loyal writer: I salute you!

Comment on Giving the Bird the Bird by Duke

Duke — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:26:41 +0000

I don’t understand why the cryfest about free speech on X. In the same principle as the 1st amendment, all legal speech is allowed. On the negative side, this includes some hateful speech & “non-inclusive” speech (which is all protected by the 1st). On the positive side, speech isn’t limited based on ideology, political bias, or false accusations of “misinformation” (note Hunter Biden laptop, covid/vaccine data, etc). X gives users the ability to ignore or block users they don’t wish to communicate with.

Comment on Giving the Bird the Bird by bds

bds — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:23:01 +0000

How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?
Ten tickles.