row_33 Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Really? You didn't know until today that no one's walked on the moon recently? Just Sting in the early 1980s 1 2
DC Tom Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 57 minutes ago, row_33 said: Just Sting in the early 1980s And Michael Jackson. 2
US Egg Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that only 12 people have walked on the moon, and all within a 3 year span. No one has been to the moon since 1972, over 40 years ago. .....and then right after that Pink Floyd sings "see you on the dark side of the moon"
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 13, 2019 Author Posted May 13, 2019 TIL that every November in South Korea, there's a day where everyone makes silence to help students concentrate for their most important exam of their lives. Planes are grounded, constructions are paused, banks close and even military training ceases. This day is called Suneung.
Reed83HOF Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/10/2019 at 1:11 PM, DC Tom said: Really? You didn't know until today that no one's walked on the moon recently? Wow it really does take a long time for news to reach Canada...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 8:56 AM, row_33 said: Ted Nugent John Lodge No problem with accepting Zappa lived a clean life, mostly ate hot dogs Angus Young has never drank alcohol, or used drugs. Smokes cigarettes like a chimney though. On 5/10/2019 at 2:35 PM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that only 12 people have walked on the moon, and all within a 3 year span. No one has been to the moon since 1972, over 40 years ago. Fixed. 1 2
row_33 Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Reed83HOF said: Wow it really does take a long time for news to reach Canada... If you weren’t around for all the hype up to the early 70s you might not have cared at all about moon landings a big big back of rocks for $14 trillion wasted, must be nice rocks.... Edited May 13, 2019 by row_33
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 14, 2019 Author Posted May 14, 2019 TIL that the inventor of the cereal Apple Jacks is currently a professor of biological engineering at MIT and invented the cereal as a summer intern
row_33 Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 did he get royalties or did the company take them all from his employment contract?
Augie Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 5 hours ago, row_33 said: did he get royalties or did the company take them all from his employment contract? I had a client at the bank who invented those little T shaped plastic pieces that hold price tags to clothes in the store. He got his salary, plus $1.
Saxum Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 That is way it works if you are an employee or contractor at a company - unless you have contract stating otherwise all inventions you create are owned by company. I have a patent owned by Hughes licensed to 13 companies last time I heard.
Augie Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, Limeaid said: That is way it works if you are an employee or contractor at a company - unless you have contract stating otherwise all inventions you create are owned by company. I have a patent owned by Hughes licensed to 13 companies last time I heard. That’s what they are paying you for.
Saxum Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Augie said: That’s what they are paying you for. Actually they weren't. I was doing system administration work and my subconscious mind saw a pattern and needed to explain it four times to SME lead for him to understand what I saw but I understand the rules. Was brought back to do additional work post contract and then offer made to be permanent but I had no desire to move to Arizona.
Augie Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Limeaid said: Actually they weren't. I was doing system administration work and my subconscious mind saw a pattern and needed to explain it four times to SME lead for him to understand what I saw but I understand the rules. Was brought back to do additional work post contract and then offer made to be permanent but I had no desire to move to Arizona. Might have been wise to keep that one on the back burner until the contract ends!
row_33 Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 The guy who invented sticky notes for 3M got nothing big for it A Dilbert cartoon played up this situation for an invention on the job the worst is finding out your work life insurance policy is for the company, not your family, usually for execs but I’ve seen it for middle management as a surprise
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 15, 2019 Author Posted May 15, 2019 TIL Rob Lowe is uncredited in the film Tommy Boy because he was contractually obligated to another movie at the time, Steven King's The Stand. The reason he filmed Tommy Boy was due to his friendship with Chris Farley. TIL that the FBI has an entire fake town for training agents. Hogan's Alley has a bank, post office, hotel, laundromat, barber shop, pool hall, shops, and homes. The town is populated by actors who roleplay parts like bystanders, terrorists, bank robbers, and drug dealers so scenarios always change
row_33 Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Rob Lowe is uncredited in the film Tommy Boy because he was contractually obligated to another movie at the time, Steven King's The Stand. The reason he filmed Tommy Boy was due to his friendship with Chris Farley. used to know one of the “NO!” guys with a credit on Tommy Boy, a Canadian actor with a lot of credits like this, he seemed to make a good living in his later years
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 16, 2019 Author Posted May 16, 2019 TIL the only 2 patients to be cured of HIV were also undergoing cancer treatment at the same time; meaning they became cancer free AND HIV negative at the same time 1
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 17, 2019 Author Posted May 17, 2019 TIL that a human would have to eat 300 hamburgers just to match the equivalent of what hummingbirds consume to survive every day.
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