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ugotamesij t1_ja7fmja wrote
Reply to comment by iTwango in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
>I overlooked the fact that this was in Nazi territory.
If it makes you feel better, nowhere in that little paragraph does it say where that anecdote took place
BrothaBeejus t1_ja7f9f3 wrote
NerdyJerdy20 t1_ja7f2v6 wrote
Reply to TIL there is a machine for cancer diagnosis from your poop noises, called Synthetic Human Acoustic Reproduction Testing, or SHART by chockychockster
I feel like they tried too hard with that acronym. It doesn’t really accurately describe the procedure (i.e., why is “synthetic” and “reproduction” in it?)
syllabun t1_ja7ezob wrote
Reply to comment by iTwango in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
You haven't missed it, the OP failed to mention it. I too have re-read the text 3 times trying to make sense of it.
bonreu t1_ja7enp6 wrote
Reply to comment by laserdicks in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
You send a message. They can't tell what's in the message, but they can tell you send a message to someone. And they can ask you who you sent it to, and what was in it. Very thoroughly ask.
Sneewichen t1_ja7e5qo wrote
Reply to TIL there is a machine for cancer diagnosis from your poop noises, called Synthetic Human Acoustic Reproduction Testing, or SHART by chockychockster
I can’t believe this shit 🙄
Zigazig_ahhhh t1_ja7e27t wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
I hope you and your resistance cell are able to drive out the Nazi occupiers soon!
fictitious_foliage t1_ja7diu0 wrote
laserdicks t1_ja7dejo wrote
W_W_P t1_ja7ccgc wrote
Reply to comment by Implausibilibuddy in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
That was rare's original intention but i don't think that nintendo approved it.
AlwaysOpenMike t1_ja7c71z wrote
And people say I'm old! I've got the heart rate of a toddler!
Diligent_Affect8517 t1_ja7bpc5 wrote
Reply to comment by PrettyText in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
They also conveniently forget about the Mau Mau rebellion.
Orangecuppa t1_ja7a97s wrote
Reply to TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
The Simpsons did an episode on this before.
I believe Sideshow Bob tried to hide a hidden message which was "the bart, the" in German but it was written as "Die bart Die".
ElfMage83 t1_ja78wyy wrote
Reply to comment by laserdicks in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
The whole point is to leave no record.
PrettyText t1_ja78q3f wrote
Reply to comment by vibrant_crab in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
The UK managed to get their version of history taught in the entire west, for some reason:
- The Spanish armada's failure is known, this isn't known
- Everyone knows about the devastating English longbow and Agincourt, even though England, you know, lost that war.
- The Irish potato famine and the Bengal famine, if they're known about at all, are mostly seen as a tragic accident and not the fault of the Brits at all. Conversely, for example the Holodomor is seen as a malicious and intentional genocide. I'm not saying those situations are the exact same, but it still seems a bit skewed to say that the Brits were 0% at fault for their famines while the Soviets were 100% at fault for their famines.
- While obviously the UK was important in WW2, frankly its role is a bit overstated while the Soviet Union's role is a bit understated.
- Even though the Brits had the largest empire ever, they're still thought of as polite, cultured people as opposed to people who ran an empire.
- India's colonization is seen as quasi-positive in the west.
2KoolAwYe t1_ja780yo wrote
Reply to comment by No-Owl9201 in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
Because we own our mistakes and like a party
You don't like us, we get it, let us have our fun
No-Owl9201 t1_ja76m1z wrote
Reply to comment by marioquartz in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
So true, and even if when they lose, they often celebrate it like a victory..
froodydoody t1_ja76dsq wrote
Reply to comment by scotty-doesnt_know in TIL in 1975 King Charles III (then a Prince) was the British monarchy's first qualified scuba Diver and first to dive under the Arctic ice. by mitchanium
If the UK government got their hands on the crown estate it’d be sold off to some Russian/Chinese/Arab billionaire tosser within a year.
It may seem somewhat ironic to you, but being out of the hands of the government is a net positive for the people of the UK. Because the crown effectively has to justify its own existence, it in turn has a vested interest in keeping its holdings, stopping them from being asset stripped by foreigners.
I’m not against the idea of an elected head of state, but only in the situation that the crown continues to exist as a wholly separate entity from the government.
marioquartz t1_ja764cz wrote
Reply to comment by No-Owl9201 in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
"But only if the victors are British".
There are a lot of victories against the British, but always are ignored.
Buttered_Turtle t1_ja763km wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
Quite commonly known that’s what it was about
hymen_destroyer t1_ja75613 wrote
Reply to comment by Roughneck16 in TIL from 1851 to 1856, Utah's territorial capital was the town of Fillmore in Millard County. The town and county were so named to flatter then-President Millard Fillmore. by Roughneck16
I can list useless facts for most presidents, but honestly I can't think of anything for Millard fillmore
CulturedClub t1_ja74goa wrote
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2KoolAwYe t1_ja72vm1 wrote
Reply to comment by underthingy in TIL there's a rock formation in Saudi Arabia about 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, split curiously in half and balanced on two small, natural pedestals. The origin of the Al Naslaa rock formation is unknown. by OccludedFug
Yeah no, that's not what they meant and it's pretty obvious.
[deleted] t1_ja7fo58 wrote
Reply to comment by PrettyText in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
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