#happyaccident — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #happyaccident, aggregated by home.social.
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Man who was mistakenly added to a group chat shares the moment he knew they’d be lifelong friends
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/friendship-after-added-group-chat-ex1/
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Man who was mistakenly added to a group chat shares the moment he knew they’d be lifelong friends
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/friendship-after-added-group-chat-ex1/
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Man who was mistakenly added to a group chat shares the moment he knew they’d be lifelong friends
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/friendship-after-added-group-chat-ex1/
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Man who was mistakenly added to a group chat shares the moment he knew they’d be lifelong friends
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/friendship-after-added-group-chat-ex1/
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I don't even know what # to use for this one.
#HappyAccident #SmallWonders #DifferentPerspective #MagicInTheMundane ??
I was waiting for the bus, when I noticed the reflection in the glass wall.Behold her on the silent sea,
Yon vessel like a spirit there!
Moved in a dream's reality,
As if she trod the air.
None can tell from what creek or bay
She sailed out, or by night or day;
They watch her like a vision gone
Over the sea's oblivion.
And, lo! she fades a spectre thin,
Part of the moonlight and the sea;
As if the waves and stars met in
A moment's phantasy!
Or is it they stand hushed apart
And listen to her breathing heart,
As if the ghostly pulses stirred
To the voice of a faery bird.
A bird that chaunts somewhere between
The waters and the starry skies
A mystic song of what has been
Seen not of human eyes
Since when the world grew into birth,
And the white Moon enamoured Earth:
And she as in a vision gone
Moves to the music on - and on.By Robert Crawford
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I don't even know what # to use for this one.
#HappyAccident #SmallWonders #DifferentPerspective #MagicInTheMundane ??
I was waiting for the bus, when I noticed the reflection in the glass wall.Behold her on the silent sea,
Yon vessel like a spirit there!
Moved in a dream's reality,
As if she trod the air.
None can tell from what creek or bay
She sailed out, or by night or day;
They watch her like a vision gone
Over the sea's oblivion.
And, lo! she fades a spectre thin,
Part of the moonlight and the sea;
As if the waves and stars met in
A moment's phantasy!
Or is it they stand hushed apart
And listen to her breathing heart,
As if the ghostly pulses stirred
To the voice of a faery bird.
A bird that chaunts somewhere between
The waters and the starry skies
A mystic song of what has been
Seen not of human eyes
Since when the world grew into birth,
And the white Moon enamoured Earth:
And she as in a vision gone
Moves to the music on - and on.By Robert Crawford
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I don't even know what # to use for this one.
#HappyAccident #SmallWonders #DifferentPerspective #MagicInTheMundane ??
I was waiting for the bus, when I noticed the reflection in the glass wall.Behold her on the silent sea,
Yon vessel like a spirit there!
Moved in a dream's reality,
As if she trod the air.
None can tell from what creek or bay
She sailed out, or by night or day;
They watch her like a vision gone
Over the sea's oblivion.
And, lo! she fades a spectre thin,
Part of the moonlight and the sea;
As if the waves and stars met in
A moment's phantasy!
Or is it they stand hushed apart
And listen to her breathing heart,
As if the ghostly pulses stirred
To the voice of a faery bird.
A bird that chaunts somewhere between
The waters and the starry skies
A mystic song of what has been
Seen not of human eyes
Since when the world grew into birth,
And the white Moon enamoured Earth:
And she as in a vision gone
Moves to the music on - and on.By Robert Crawford
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I don't even know what # to use for this one.
#HappyAccident #SmallWonders #DifferentPerspective #MagicInTheMundane ??
I was waiting for the bus, when I noticed the reflection in the glass wall.Behold her on the silent sea,
Yon vessel like a spirit there!
Moved in a dream's reality,
As if she trod the air.
None can tell from what creek or bay
She sailed out, or by night or day;
They watch her like a vision gone
Over the sea's oblivion.
And, lo! she fades a spectre thin,
Part of the moonlight and the sea;
As if the waves and stars met in
A moment's phantasy!
Or is it they stand hushed apart
And listen to her breathing heart,
As if the ghostly pulses stirred
To the voice of a faery bird.
A bird that chaunts somewhere between
The waters and the starry skies
A mystic song of what has been
Seen not of human eyes
Since when the world grew into birth,
And the white Moon enamoured Earth:
And she as in a vision gone
Moves to the music on - and on.By Robert Crawford
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Accidently ordered 3 different kinds of sushi with the groceries today. I mean to take 1 of them out. #happyaccident #oops amirite?
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Accidently ordered 3 different kinds of sushi with the groceries today. I mean to take 1 of them out. #happyaccident #oops amirite?
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Accidently ordered 3 different kinds of sushi with the groceries today. I mean to take 1 of them out. #happyaccident #oops amirite?
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Post-it Notes: the glue failure that turned into a desk essential
A small pad of yellow Post-It notes. Photo by Erik Breedon (DangApricot), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.Dear Cherubs, the Post-it Note did not arrive like a grand corporate triumph. It arrived like a lab mistake that lingered long enough to become useful, which is basically how half of human progress gets dressed up after the fact. In 1968, 3M scientist Spencer Silver was trying to make a stronger adhesive, but instead produced one with tiny spheres that stuck lightly and could be peeled apart again.
THE ACCIDENT
That is the charming part: Silver did not invent “super glue” so much as he invented the opposite of disappointment in a bottle. The adhesive was too weak for the job he originally wanted, but it had a strange talent for sticking without making a mess, and 3M kept the idea alive while it looked for a real use. Because apparently even failures need a business plan.
Then Art Fry stepped in with the kind of everyday irritation that changes history. In 1974, Fry was singing in his church choir and fed up with bookmarks falling out of his hymnal, so he tried Silver’s adhesive on paper and built a bookmark that stayed put, peeled off cleanly, and did not ruin the page. Not exactly a thunderbolt from the heavens, but it was close enough for stationery.
From there, the idea quietly grew teeth. 3M spent years refining the product and manufacturing process, because apparently even a sticky note needs a long runway before the world agrees it was inevitable. The company test-marketed the removable notes as Press ’n Peel in 1977 in four cities, then relaunched them nationally in 1980 under the Post-it name.
THE COMEBACK
By the time Post-it Notes hit the mainstream, they had become the sort of object people stop noticing precisely because they use them constantly. According to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Post-it Notes later ranked among the five best-selling office products in the U.S., which is a decent reward for an invention that started out by refusing to behave.
That is the real plot twist: the world did not need a perfect glue. It needed a polite one. The sticky little square won because it solved a tiny human problem with almost annoying elegance, and that is often how the best ideas work. As noted by thisclaimer.com, the best origin stories are the ones that sound like a failure until the market shows up and politely proves everyone wrong.
So, yes, the Post-it story is basically a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks a failed experiment is the end of the road. Sometimes it is just the opening scene. The office supply aisle owes a lot to one weak adhesive, one annoyed choir singer, and one very patient company willing to let a weird idea sit around until it became indispensable.
Sources:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #3m #art #artFry #DIY #funFacts #hamRadio #happyAccident #Home #household #inventionStory #office #officeSupplies #postItNotes #productDesign #spencerSilver #stickyNotes #viral #ViralVideo
3M — https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/consumer-us/stories/full-story/?storyid=e9f444d3-a5c5-46f1-a34b-082ff275aa7d
3M history — https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/about-3m/history/
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Spencer Silver — https://www.invent.org/inductees/spencer-silver
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Art Fry — https://www.invent.org/blog/inventors/art-fry-post-it-notes
History.com — https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-6/post-it-notes-debut
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PostItNotePad.JPG -
Woman's silly typo in a philosophical post is bringing thousands of people unexpected, pure joy
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/womans-typo-brings-unexpected-joy
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Woman's silly typo in a philosophical post is bringing thousands of people unexpected, pure joy
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/womans-typo-brings-unexpected-joy
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Woman's silly typo in a philosophical post is bringing thousands of people unexpected, pure joy
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/womans-typo-brings-unexpected-joy
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Woman's silly typo in a philosophical post is bringing thousands of people unexpected, pure joy
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/womans-typo-brings-unexpected-joy
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Man who was mistakenly added to a group chat shares the moment he knew they'd be lifelong friends
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/friendship-after-added-group-chat
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🚀 Wow, Kagi Assistants have arrived to revolutionize...research assistance? 🤔 After a "happy accident" of topping a benchmark, we've learned that Kagi is all about putting humans at the center, which is why you need two AIs to assist you in being human. 😂 Keep those benchmarks accidental, Kagi!
https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-assistants #KagiAssistants #AIResearch #HumanCentered #TechInnovation #HappyAccident #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Wow, Kagi Assistants have arrived to revolutionize...research assistance? 🤔 After a "happy accident" of topping a benchmark, we've learned that Kagi is all about putting humans at the center, which is why you need two AIs to assist you in being human. 😂 Keep those benchmarks accidental, Kagi!
https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-assistants #KagiAssistants #AIResearch #HumanCentered #TechInnovation #HappyAccident #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Wow, Kagi Assistants have arrived to revolutionize...research assistance? 🤔 After a "happy accident" of topping a benchmark, we've learned that Kagi is all about putting humans at the center, which is why you need two AIs to assist you in being human. 😂 Keep those benchmarks accidental, Kagi!
https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-assistants #KagiAssistants #AIResearch #HumanCentered #TechInnovation #HappyAccident #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Wow, Kagi Assistants have arrived to revolutionize...research assistance? 🤔 After a "happy accident" of topping a benchmark, we've learned that Kagi is all about putting humans at the center, which is why you need two AIs to assist you in being human. 😂 Keep those benchmarks accidental, Kagi!
https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-assistants #KagiAssistants #AIResearch #HumanCentered #TechInnovation #HappyAccident #HackerNews #ngated -
Have you experienced Happy Accident? # CHANYEOL #찬열 #EXO #엑소 #weareoneEXO #UpsideDown #HappyAccident
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2YdNG8POaf0
#youtube_weareoneEXO #ビデオ #カメラ付き携帯電話 #動画機能付き携帯電話 #アップロード #チャンネル #コミュニティ #YouTube #ユーチューブ -
Have you experienced Happy Accident? # CHANYEOL #찬열 #EXO #엑소 #weareoneEXO #UpsideDown #HappyAccident
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2YdNG8POaf0
#youtube_weareoneEXO #ビデオ #カメラ付き携帯電話 #動画機能付き携帯電話 #アップロード #チャンネル #コミュニティ #YouTube #ユーチューブ -
Have you experienced Happy Accident? # CHANYEOL #찬열 #EXO #엑소 #weareoneEXO #UpsideDown #HappyAccident
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2YdNG8POaf0
#youtube_weareoneEXO #ビデオ #カメラ付き携帯電話 #動画機能付き携帯電話 #アップロード #チャンネル #コミュニティ #YouTube #ユーチューブ -
Have you experienced Happy Accident? # CHANYEOL #찬열 #EXO #엑소 #weareoneEXO #UpsideDown #HappyAccident
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2YdNG8POaf0
#youtube_weareoneEXO #ビデオ #カメラ付き携帯電話 #動画機能付き携帯電話 #アップロード #チャンネル #コミュニティ #YouTube #ユーチューブ -
#rawtherapee just hicupped while processing and I'm SO keeping this. Looks good in the HDR.
(no front towards devs, I love the program, it runs faultlessly 99,99% of the time). -
#rawtherapee just hicupped while processing and I'm SO keeping this. Looks good in the HDR.
(no front towards devs, I love the program, it runs faultlessly 99,99% of the time). -
#rawtherapee just hicupped while processing and I'm SO keeping this. Looks good in the HDR.
(no front towards devs, I love the program, it runs faultlessly 99,99% of the time). -
#rawtherapee just hicupped while processing and I'm SO keeping this. Looks good in the HDR.
(no front towards devs, I love the program, it runs faultlessly 99,99% of the time). -
#GameDev #SoloDev #HappyAccident #Oops #ItsTrainsAllTheWayDown
Not what I intended but kinda cool...
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#GameDev #SoloDev #HappyAccident #Oops #ItsTrainsAllTheWayDown
Not what I intended but kinda cool...
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#GameDev #SoloDev #HappyAccident #Oops #ItsTrainsAllTheWayDown
Not what I intended but kinda cool...
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#GameDev #SoloDev #HappyAccident #Oops #ItsTrainsAllTheWayDown
Not what I intended but kinda cool...
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#GameDev #SoloDev #HappyAccident #Oops #ItsTrainsAllTheWayDown
Not what I intended but kinda cool...
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Happy Accidents The white LED went out on my refurbished spot light... I am not displeased. #happyaccident #cool #light #fountain #waterfeature #patio #3dprinting #make #water #wife #photogrammetry
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#FotoVorschlag : “Psychedelisch” / #Psychedelic
I was setting up to take some long-exposure night shots and my phone somehow did this. No idea what happened, but it’s a pretty glitch, and I guess I’ll take it!
#photography #nightphotography #HappyAccident #accidentalphoto
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#FotoVorschlag : “Psychedelisch” / #Psychedelic
I was setting up to take some long-exposure night shots and my phone somehow did this. No idea what happened, but it’s a pretty glitch, and I guess I’ll take it!
#photography #nightphotography #HappyAccident #accidentalphoto
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#FotoVorschlag : “Psychedelisch” / #Psychedelic
I was setting up to take some long-exposure night shots and my phone somehow did this. No idea what happened, but it’s a pretty glitch, and I guess I’ll take it!
#photography #nightphotography #HappyAccident #accidentalphoto
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#FotoVorschlag : “Psychedelisch” / #Psychedelic
I was setting up to take some long-exposure night shots and my phone somehow did this. No idea what happened, but it’s a pretty glitch, and I guess I’ll take it!
#photography #nightphotography #HappyAccident #accidentalphoto
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Random thought: Is it odd that most of the lovers of Democracy are also Dog lovers on my feed? #HappyAccident #TheRatPack #DirtyHarry #PennyLane #RockyRaccoon #ScoopDogg
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Random thought: Is it odd that most of the lovers of Democracy are also Dog lovers on my feed? #HappyAccident #TheRatPack #DirtyHarry #PennyLane #RockyRaccoon #ScoopDogg
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Accidentally took this #stereoscopic shot while walking around a Frank Lloyd Wright building.
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Accidentally took this #stereoscopic shot while walking around a Frank Lloyd Wright building.
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Accidentally took this #stereoscopic shot while walking around a Frank Lloyd Wright building.
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Accidentally took this #stereoscopic shot while walking around a Frank Lloyd Wright building.
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#SomethingBeautiful #ButtPic Archive- Not sure of what. October 16 2024. #ButtPic #MysteryPhoto #HappyAccident #OverExposed
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#SomethingBeautiful #ButtPic Archive- Thru the dining room table and overexposed. October 16 2024. #ButtPic #HappyAccident #OverEposed
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@david_chisnall
Interesting.It certainly played a huge part in forming their popularly. #DumbLuck #HappyAccident
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Psh, I finally missed a daily picture post. It completely slipped my mind. 🤦♀️ Oh well, I like this "from the hip" shot of graffiti along 101 in SF, with me reflected in the side mirror, totally by accident.
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TFW you're giving a demonstration on how to use an oscilloscope to some interns and you discover a bug in the Serial data on a regularly repeating pattern that appears to be a buffer bug.
