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On the name of LInux

Microsoft Windows was originally called "Wind OS"; the wavy logos from the earlier versions is supposed to be a flag waving in the wind. Consumers kept calling it Windos; eventually Microsoft conceded that the name had stuck and changed it to Windows for 3.1

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These totally legitimate comments

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I've had my Google account for over a decade. At some point, I noticed my YouTube handle was just my name, and I don't remember setting it to that.

On pretty much all websites, I have a default username I try to use, but I don't remember getting that option when making a Google account

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YSK chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution that increases sell weight by up to 30%. A serving can contain up to 500mg of sodium, or 7-10 times what is natural.

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Speaking for myself here:

  • Shorts loop automatically, something I find annoying
  • Shorts have loads of UI over the video by default; while there is a "clear screen" button in the context menu, it doesn't persist, and is extra interaction that a normal video doesn't require
  • It's easier to scrub through a normal video on mobile; while there is a progress bar at the bottom of a short, you can't drag up on that bar to get fine-grained seeking

This is my "old man tells at cloud" moment and I'm okay with that.