MrCowBells t1_jael141 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:40 PM

Reply to This isn't staged. Hercule saw us take a family picture and decided he (and his ball) should be included. by Berenbos

I know this family... they're the Minecrafts down the street from me.

MrCowBells t1_iyemykb wrote on November 30, 2022 at 8:46 PM

Reply to Munching by the_internet_clown

When do they learn to fly like Apa in Avatar?

MrCowBells t1_iy9llud wrote on November 29, 2022 at 7:49 PM

Reply to comment by Tanktopbro8 in TIL that Rutgers University is the only university in the US that was one of the original colonial colleges, a land-grant institution, and a state university. by TheMemer14

I'm pretty sure this is an urban myth. I have yet to find any evidence beyond a Crimson article from 1953 saying alumni and the president at the time supported petition to join the sports league at the time and a failed attempt to merge with Princeton 200 years ago.

This myth likely stemmed from the fact that Rutgers shares the same pedigree as the other Ivy League schools and has a history that is as rich as them. (As evidenced in the linked Wikipedia article). If Rutgers decided to private instead of becoming a land grant (publicly funded) school, then they may very well have become one of the Ivy League schools.

MrCowBells t1_iwxz3k1 wrote on November 19, 2022 at 5:12 AM

Reply to comment by matty_low in TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack

State-run company would be more like socialism/Communism. The idea of the Chaebols is more like oligarchy of several different (sometimes intertwined via marriage) family run conglomerates.

So more like company-run state?

It's changing a little but it's a very slow change. I think Samsung recently toyed with the idea of putting a non-family member in charge for a bit and then backed out.