#surprises — Public Fediverse posts

Ah, the #classic #tale of "I was gonna write something smart, but turns out I was wrong 🤷‍♂️." Let's all gather 'round to admire the #groundbreaking #revelation that #PCR, a decades-old #technology, is "surprisingly" good at what it does. Who knew? Oh wait, everyone! 🧬📉
https://nikomc.com/2026/04/22/pcr/ #Surprises #Science #News #HackerNews #ngated

I LOVE SURPRISES LIKE THESE. ABSOLUTELY TEAR-INDUCING.

▶️ Celebrities Surprising Fans When They Least Expect It!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OWvJ_rcZYFE&si=FpWkGvijP7oVS6kO
#surprises #celebrities

A quotation from Churchill

Let us learn our lessons. Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. Antiquated War Offices, weak, incompetent, or arrogant Commanders, untrustworthy allies, hostile neutrals, malignant Fortune, ugly surprises, awful miscalculations — all take their seats at the Council Board on the morrow of a declaration of war. Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
My Early Life: A Roving Commission, ch. 18 “With Buller to the Cape” (1930)

More about this quote: wist.info/churchill-winston/11…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #churchill #winstonchurchill #control #declarationofwar #error #events #expectations #fortune #hubris #misfortune #overconfidence #perspective #presumption #surprises #uncontrolled #unexpected #victory #war

A quotation from Churchill

Let us learn our lessons. Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. Antiquated War Offices, weak, incompetent, or arrogant Commanders, untrustworthy allies, hostile neutrals, malignant Fortune, ugly surprises, awful miscalculations — all take their seats at the Council Board on the morrow of a declaration of war. Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
My Early Life: A Roving Commission, ch. 18 “With Buller to the Cape” (1930)

More about this quote: wist.info/churchill-winston/11…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #churchill #winstonchurchill #control #declarationofwar #error #events #expectations #fortune #hubris #misfortune #overconfidence #perspective #presumption #surprises #uncontrolled #unexpected #victory #war

A quotation from Churchill

Let us learn our lessons. Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. Antiquated War Offices, weak, incompetent, or arrogant Commanders, untrustworthy allies, hostile neutrals, malignant Fortune, ugly surprises, awful miscalculations — all take their seats at the Council Board on the morrow of a declaration of war. Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
My Early Life: A Roving Commission, ch. 18 “With Buller to the Cape” (1930)

More about this quote: wist.info/churchill-winston/11…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #churchill #winstonchurchill #control #declarationofwar #error #events #expectations #fortune #hubris #misfortune #overconfidence #perspective #presumption #surprises #uncontrolled #unexpected #victory #war

A quotation from Churchill

Let us learn our lessons. Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. Antiquated War Offices, weak, incompetent, or arrogant Commanders, untrustworthy allies, hostile neutrals, malignant Fortune, ugly surprises, awful miscalculations — all take their seats at the Council Board on the morrow of a declaration of war. Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
My Early Life: A Roving Commission, ch. 18 “With Buller to the Cape” (1930)

More about this quote: wist.info/churchill-winston/11…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #churchill #winstonchurchill #control #declarationofwar #error #events #expectations #fortune #hubris #misfortune #overconfidence #perspective #presumption #surprises #uncontrolled #unexpected #victory #war

A quotation from Churchill

Let us learn our lessons. Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. Antiquated War Offices, weak, incompetent, or arrogant Commanders, untrustworthy allies, hostile neutrals, malignant Fortune, ugly surprises, awful miscalculations — all take their seats at the Council Board on the morrow of a declaration of war. Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
My Early Life: A Roving Commission, ch. 18 “With Buller to the Cape” (1930)

More about this quote: wist.info/churchill-winston/11…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #churchill #winstonchurchill #control #declarationofwar #error #events #expectations #fortune #hubris #misfortune #overconfidence #perspective #presumption #surprises #uncontrolled #unexpected #victory #war

"DUST BUNNY" is a strange amalgam of genres, including Action-Adventure, Horror, Kaiju, Fantasy, and Crime; and is a delight from beginning to end. We enjoyed it immensely. #dustbunny #horror #horrormovie #monstermovie #action #adventure #surprises #surprising #quirky

PREDICTIONS 2026: Three ways GOVERNMENT TECH WILL SURPRISE US by settling into its next phase of maturity and quietly changing how agencies make decisions, manage risk and deliver services.
https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/predictions-2026-three-ways-government-tech-will-surprise-us-this-year/
#GovernmentTech2026 #Surprises

People who've scored 'lifetime supply' prizes share the surprising details of how it really works

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/lifetime-supply-prize-truths-revealed

This is a #GoodNews story that I was happy to know about.
Maybe you will like it too:
"Taylor Swift Joins a Street Musician —
The Crowd Has No Idea Who She Is":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sm4TRTpgWM
#music #surprises

I have some Easter Eggs for you, guys.

https://top.top-top-top.top
https://my.my-my-my.my

Have a nice day!

#technology #internet #eastereggs #fun #discovery #mystery #digital #creative #innovation #web #exploration #community #tech #life #culture #humane #integrity #support #openweb #learning #surprises #hidden #gems #sharing #joy

When Compilers Surprise You

https://xania.org/202512/24-cunning-clang

#HackerNews #When #Compilers #Surprise #You #compilers #programming #clang #developer #insights #coding #surprises

You learn something new every day. For example, Donald Trump called Marjorie Taylor Greene: "a stone cold liberal."

I never imagined that she would be given this title by anyone, but it happened:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-liberal-rally_n_6946d214e4b00a59b4a6d74c?origin=home-latest-news-unit
#RarePraiseFromDonaldTrump #politics #surprises

#Development #Surprises
Apple has a private CSS property · “No-one outside of Apple can use it.” https://ilo.im/166wcw

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#Apple #LiquidGlass #iOS #Safari #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #CSS

The dog came out for a walk with the eldest kid and I, but we couldn't stop her sticking her head down rabbitholes!

(Oh, and the dog kept doing it, too.)

#note #surprises #children #dogs #photo #walking #funny

Via: 🔗 https://danq.me/2025/08/31/rabbithole/

Breaking news: 🤖 #AI can't tell jokes because it's allergic to surprises! 🎉 This groundbreaking revelation from 2025 explains that without surprise, the universe collapses into the abyss of #predictability, where #LLMs live. Who knew that making people laugh involved more than just regurgitating data? 🙄
https://danfabulich.medium.com/llms-tell-bad-jokes-because-they-avoid-surprises-7f111aac4f96 #Humor #AI #Surprises #HackerNews #ngated

LLMs tell bad jokes because they avoid surprises

https://danfabulich.medium.com/llms-tell-bad-jokes-because-they-avoid-surprises-7f111aac4f96

#HackerNews #LLMs #BadJokes #Humor #AI #Surprises #Technology

These brown paper packages came filled with quirky coolness.

#surprises #snailmail #duppedings #cool

🚨OMG, a bureaucrat is shocked that some cheap products might be hazardous! 🎉 Welcome to #capitalism, where adults are surprised that "you get what you pay for" applies. 🛒✨ Maybe next time, they'll discover water is wet. 🌊
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/20/eu-commissioner-shocked-dangerous-goods-sold-shein-temu #bureaucracy #consumerawareness #cheapproducts #hazards #surprises #HackerNews #ngated

C++ Seeding Surprises (2015)

https://www.pcg-random.org/posts/cpp-seeding-surprises.html

#HackerNews #C++ #Seeding #Surprises #2015 #C++Programming #RandomNumberGeneration #CodingInsights

A warm fuzzy from yesterday..

So I'm speaking Spanish with a client and we do our thing and they leave. The next person behind them is a wiry, thin, older, mountain looking kind of guy.

Where'd you learn how to do that?
What?
Speak Spanish that was cool
Oh I'm still learning but thank you
No really I don't think I could make those noises with my mouth that was pretty neat.

#worklife
#surprises

»Which #Podcasts Rule #YouTube? A New List Comes With #Surprises: YouTube, now the most popular platform for consuming podcasts, is introducing a chart ranking shows by watch time.« https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/business/media/youtube-podcasts-tony-hinchcliffe.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news

🥳🎉 "Newsflash: guy invents magic translator that outshines Google and DeepL, #surprises himself! 🤯 Who knew the secret sauce was a pinch of 'expecting nothing' with a dash of 'writing to organize thoughts'? 🧙‍♂️✨ Stay tuned for his next trick: turning water into wine!" 🍷🚀
https://dingyu.me/blog/lessons-translator-app-beats-google-translate-deepl #magictranslator #innovation #technews #creativity #HackerNews #ngated

#Interruptions and #Surprises Can Be Good for Us

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/400-friends-but-who-can-i-call/202504/interruptions-and-surprises-can-be-good-for-us

🚢 Ah yes, the groundbreaking #revelation that #WWI #ships weren't vanishing due to psychedelic paint jobs but rather because of an "unexpected optical trick"—who knew? 😱 Apparently, our ancestors were just as clueless about optical illusions as they were about world peace. 🌍🔍
https://gizmodo.com/wwis-famous-dazzle-camouflage-seemed-effective-due-to-unexpected-optical-trick-study-finds-2000577568 #opticalillusions #history #surprises #HackerNews #ngated

#LeCrestois souhaite un joyeux anniversaire à la #SCIC du #8FabLab qui fête ses #10ans aujourd'hui ! 🎉 🎈
[abo] https://le-crestois.fr/index.php/journal-le-crestois/magazine/8992-le-8-fablab-fete-ses-dix-ans

L'après-midi festif débute au sein de leurs locaux et une soirée est prévue au #CentralVapeur (#SCOP) :
https://8fablab.fr/346-le-8-fete-ses-10-ans

#PortesOuvertes #Expositions #Rencontre #Makers #Radio #Témoignages #Loto #Karaoké #Tournoi #JV #StreetFighter #Surprises

He Never Left Extrait

https://frimoulux.com/he-never-left-extrait/

#HeNeverLeft #2024 #JamesMorris #ColinCunningham #JessicaStaples #CharlaBocchicchio #DavidMcMahon #SeanHunter #MaryEllenWolfe #KateGreer #BeccaHirani #Horreur #Thriller #Psychologique #Motel #Fugitif #TueurEnSérie #PaleFace #Paranoïa #Suspense #FilmIndépendant #Américain #Slasher #Violence #Survie #Tension #Peur #Meurtre #LégendeUrbaine #CommunautéHantée #BruitÉtrange #ChambreDhôtel #Fuite #MarshalsAméricains #Masque #Criminel #Twist #Surprises

🧐🎨 In a shocking twist that nobody saw coming, #Mitsubishi makes *stuff*! 🚗✏️💸 Apparently, the same folks responsible for your car can also help you balance your checkbook and write it down with a pencil. 🙄 What’s next, Mitsubishi-branded existential crises? 😅
https://estilofilos.blogspot.com/2016/03/one-logo-three-companies-i.html #News #Automotive #Humor #Innovation #Surprises #HackerNews #ngated

#ColinMcGinn - Can #Metaphysics Discover #Surprises?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIYa3wUrhQ

#Philosophy #Reality #Matter #Energy #Existence #Categories #Materialism #Abstraction #Platonism #Mathematics #Numbers #Space Time #SpaceTime #Mentality #PhilosophyOfScience #Science #Language #Causality #Contingency #Event #Events #Positivism #LogicalPositivism #Verification #Necessity #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn

#TonyAwards 2023: All the #Snubs, #Surprises and #Standouts From #Broadway’s Biggest Night.

#DenéeBenton got in perhaps the deepest #dig when she “accidentally” referred to #Fascist #Florida #Governor #RonDeSantis, as a “#grandwizard,” a term for the leaders of the #racist #hategroup, the #KKK.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Allies #Gender #Equality #TransRights #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #TV #Representation #Culture

https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/tony-awards-2023-snubs-surprises-1235640514/