TIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 11 hours ago

Well if that’s the case just dismantle the whole thing and return to the woods

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 13 hours ago

Now that’s a mental leap to get there.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 20 hours ago

Yeah to me this is like SGI marketing their computers as gaming PCs

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 1 day ago

Privacy and defending it is a worthy thing to have an ideological stance on.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 1 day ago

No, not particularly. I’m not that upset myself, I recently switched to Librewolf. I just get annoyed at what I perceive as statements that ride the fence. Privacy is not a place to give ground on.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 1 day ago

Centrism is apathy and sucks

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 2 days ago

Uh, the weekend did!

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 3 days ago

Asking the right questions

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 3 days ago

TIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 3 days ago

TIL that axolotls, a salamander native to Mexico, can regenerate entire limbs, spinal cords, and even parts of their brains without scarring.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 3 days ago

TIL that Norman Borlaug, an agricultural scientist, developed high-yield, disease-resistant wheat that helped prevent famine and is credited with saving over 1.2 billion lives. He won the Nobel Prize

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 3 days ago

TIL evidence of a precursor to warfare has been found at Nataruk in Kenya. Remains of at least 27 individuals have been found and dated to 7550–8550 BC. The skeletons were bound and beaten.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 3 days ago

TIL two men conned €55m from wealthy people by asking for aid posing as French minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in online meetings by wearing a silicone mask of Le Drian & sitting at a fake official desk.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 3 days ago

TIL that in 2015, Seal released an official explanation of the lyrics to "Kiss from a Rose." It read: "I have avoided explaining these lyrics for 25 years. I am not going to start doing it now."

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 5 days ago

No, nothing like that! That would be cool though.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 5 days ago

The other reply is correct, it’s the Kindle app! However I’m about to ditch Kinfdle for a Kobo anyway, but wanted to get to 1000 days first.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 5 days ago

Simply opening it and turning a page I believe is the absolute minimum

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 5 days ago

I cannot believe I did it!

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 6 days ago

Talk about building a solution in search of a problem

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 6 days ago

Is the beta open in TestFlight?

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 7 days ago

Proton Drive is absolutely horrid at photo sharing and storage.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works · 7 days ago

I’m not here to gatekeep literature or the joy of reading. Everyone builds a story different in their heads. I think the important thing is that the two are equal in terms of enjoyment of books. It just depends on the person.