TODAY I LEARNED (TIL) - thread

[Faun]

Today I Realized I'm wasting too much real money on in-app purchases for mobile games.

Un-installed all such games from mobile.

The detox issues have kicked in already and started regretting why did I remove those. But, I'm gonna hold on.

Never spent anything on in-game purchases. Not even using mobile for games now. Used to buy new flagships every year or so, stopped that too.

Stopped spending on stuff unless I specifically need that and get a good deal for that. Otherwise, I wait for a while. No new steam game purchases in a while. Not even during steam sales. Just cause the price is low is not a good reason to get it. Stopped playing games drastically.

Learning stuff now, reading books which I bought last year (no new purchases until I get through all that I bought or find something compelling at a lower price).

Learned a bit late but for good. Get productive with learning something real life.

 

[Vyom]

Stopped buying Humble Bundle games too, since I mostly don't play those. (Though got some good games from it, which I played even today like Burnout).
But the recent Humble Bundle for Android is good. Metal Slug games! :'(

 

[Flash]

TIL Clinomania, and that's a good idea too.

*www.todayifoundout.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/QF-882.jpg

 

[Anorion]

TIL some scientists tried accupuncture on rats, and it seemed to work by blocking stress hormones
Acupuncture May Work By Blocking Stress Hormones | Mental Floss

 

[Flash]

TIL Shrapnel is named after a person.

 

[Flash]

TIL

*www.delsol.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Captain-America-Info-Graphic.jpg

 

[anirbandd]

Til
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[Chetan1991]

TIL if a deal is TOO good to be true, it most likely is. Bought this a few days ago:

*paytm.com/shop/p/sony-dual-shock-3-wireless-controller-black-GAMSONY-DUAL-SHKHWA850033D962A96

Received it today, aaaand its fake (like I was half expecting it to be.) Neither the Better DS3 program, nor my PlaySatation certified Xperia SP recognize it. Hopefully PayTM will accept the return.

 

[Anorion]

TIL this guy survived the karakatoa explosion and one of the resulting tsunamis by surfing the tsunami on a crocodile for 3 kilometers

 

[Nerevarine]

TIL if a deal is TOO good to be true, it most likely is. Bought this a few days ago:

*paytm.com/shop/p/sony-dual-shock-3-wireless-controller-black-GAMSONY-DUAL-SHKHWA850033D962A96

Received it today, aaaand its fake (like I was half expecting it to be.) Neither the Better DS3 program, nor my PlaySatation certified Xperia SP recognize it. Hopefully PayTM will accept the return.

such lel, much fault

 

[Anorion]

TIL virtual mass and inverted glass harp
[YOUTUBE]gWOeBp_ZueI[/YOUTUBE]

 

[bssunilreddy]

TIL I don't know that

Cashback basically means credit in your account which you can use on that site for buying anything else that gave you cashback. For eg: Paytm...
I literally didn't knew this.

 

[Faun]

^wut ? Your sentence makes less sense, the more I read.

 

[ariftwister]

TIL I don't know that

Cashback basically means credit in your account which you can use on that site for buying anything else that gave you cashback. For eg: Paytm...
I literally didn't knew this.

So you tried to apply the cashback to the same item which gave you cashback to earn more cashback?? Twisted lol

 

[Nerevarine]

Recursive formula ???
T(n) = T(n-1) + cashback ?

 

[nikhilsharma007nikx]

^lol, I think he means that cashback is like a web wallet money that you use to buy other stuff from the same site. And its not like literal discount.

 

[Vyom]

TIL about favorites songs which Steve Jobs use to listen. 10 Songs Steve Jobs Used to Train His Brain | Inc.com

Compiled in this playlist: *www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGw-7VaGqT-nEZAOYwKaHhjbK4TXxsFXC

 

[Anorion]

TIL Mahmud Ghazni had the hots for a Malik Ayaz so much that he made the Georgian slave a king.
They were well known romantic couple... like Romeo and Juliet or Laila-Majnoo
*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Ayaz

 

[rhitwick]

Malik Ayaaz seems the name of a man...

 

[Anorion]

yup. he was a dude. The king of Lahore and he sponsored poets.