rosellem
rosellem t1_iuhv4yh wrote
Reply to comment by matt_the_muss in Human burial grounds and bullets from Spanish guns uncovered at site of last Mayan stronghold in Guatemala by GullyShotta
Modern ammunition is composed of a cartridge which contains gunpowder and a bullet.
Technically, a bullet was and still is just the solid projectile. The proper way to refer to modern ammunition is "cartridge".
rosellem t1_ire8tcc wrote
Reply to comment by LordAlveric in Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome by molrose96
>I like my headlines to be accurate and factual.
What part of this headline is inaccurate or untruthful?
>But the headline makes it seem as though this is something novel, which is intellectually dishonest.
Where? how? The headline is a simple, factual statement.
The only thing that implies it is "new", is that they are writing a story about it. The headline is very simple and implies nothing. If you read this headline and make the assumption it is "novel", that is your fault. You should not make that assumption. You can't make assumption's when reading headlines.
rosellem t1_irajfam wrote
Reply to comment by HollandJim in Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome by molrose96
>it’s up to them to run through the article to straighten themselves out
Yes! You need to read articles to not be ignorant. That's the way it has always worked. That's not something that happens "these days".
rosellem t1_ir9yl6g wrote
Reply to comment by thenaterator in Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome by molrose96
How is the headline misleading?
I mean, it's not the full story, but you can never get the full story from a headline. If you just read the headline, yeah a lot will be left to the imagination, but then, your ignorance is no ones fault but your own.
A headline that leaves out important details is not misleading, it's just a normal headline. The details are in the article.
rosellem t1_ivts5nd wrote
Reply to TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
In the spirit of TIL, another fact for you: Air Force One is the name for whatever plane the president is on at that moment, it's not a specific plane. So, you don't have to say " with Reagan aboard", it's only called Air Force One when the president is on it.