How come 3G used to be enough signal to do anything, and now if you're "only" on 4G LTE, you're basically on dial up internet and can't make a call.

A lot of people in the quotes showing that they got no idea that the average modern parent is (rightly or wrongly) very paranoid about giving their kid any unsupervised time. Kids are gaming or scrolling cause that's literally the only thing without parental or teacher authority

This image is like those memes from 2016 of Trump crossing the Delaware with Washington on a tank playing an electric guitar or whatever, except this photo is real.

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Check out aircraft brakes after a landing ✈️ Airplane brakes get hot because they turn the plane’s speed into heat when landing. 🔥✈️ They’re cooled afterward to prevent damage, keep braking power strong, and avoid overheating risks. Fun fact: big jets can make their brakes glow after a hard stop! Have you seen glowing brakes before?✨ With yvr_plane_spotter

Interesting design detail: titled front panel.

does anyone have an explanation for why concert tickets were $35 fifteen years ago and now they're $350

The "place, Japan" meme completely broke people's brains and made them unable to ask seriously what is so special about Japan. The answer is perfectionism and sensitivity. Japanese sense things that foreigners cannot sense, and when they set about a task they actually try. This is why Japan is "weird." When a Japanese person has a weird idea, they force it to work. They make it harmonize with the surrounding environment. This creates a situation where every location in Japan feels like a breath of fresh air. Everything has its own unique approach or style. Everything from the design of a storefront to the character of a hammer is unique. Westerners, of course, are allergic to quality and insist that things be made as quickly and stupidly as possible. So every city in the West feels like a trash dump, and not a place where people live.

‘Wi-Fi’ is not an acronym. It doesn’t stand for anything. Also! Since it’s a trademarked term, it should be written as ‘Wi-Fi’ (not ‘wifi’ or ‘WiFi’).