The best post of 2020 so far 🏆

[ODaily]

Early voting looks evenly split. I guess that means we got a lot of top-notch posting going on in the forum

[anon3825968]

@Pilgrimsmaster

Just wondering how that poll looks to a colour blind person…

What poll?

[Pilgrimsmaster]

[ODaily]

Looks like we have a clear favorite for runner up, but if you haven’t voted yet, it’s a toss-up for THE BEST.

[anon2520759]

Submarine, c’mon. Obviously.

[ODaily]

Now that 2020 is over (thank God) I thought it’d be a good idea to announce the results.

Looks like a tie for the best post, with 5 votes each for #4 and #12.

xEM access controller for garage door question

No… don’t do this. I’ve explained this elsewhere, but basically you are going to burn shit out. A button is a simple device. It shorts two contacts. That’s all. It’s literally just a piece of metal that you physically press down that shorts two conductors together. Typically speaking, the circuit designed to detect user interface button presses (basically all low voltage digital devices) has it’s own ideas about the electrons it wants to push down one of those conductors, and detect coming bac…

The anti🚫-derailment🚃 & thread🧵 hijacking🔫 thread🧵

Fun Fact: Amal actually has a twin brother Juan. Their mother only keeps a picture of Juan in her wallet though because if you’ve seen Juan you’ve seen Amal.

BUT… Runner up has a clear favorite with 6 votes for #11.

Uncle Amal wants you

its been heavily requested both here and on the discord so here it is… i bend the knee… [image]

Congrats to all, and it looks like Pilgrimaster has 2021 up and running already.

The best post of 2021 so far

You all know the deal. Put through you nomination with a link. The Winner will be decided at the end of the year for all the fame and glory that comes with it

[amal]

@ODaily

Looks like a tie for the best post, with 5 votes each for #4 and #12.

Sadly, I must disqualify entry #12 on grounds the joke does not work with the actual correct pronunciation of my name. Therefore I crown myself winner of the best post of 2020!

[Locutus]

WOO HOO!!!

@amal

Sadly, I must disqualify entry #12 on grounds the joke does not work with the actual correct pronunciation of my name.

[amal]

I’m a fair king though. You will receive a prize.

[Atilla]

@amal

Sadly, I must disqualify entry #12 on grounds the joke does not work with the actual correct pronunciation of my name.

I object!

Reason 1: The ‘Phonetic Inconsistency of the English Language’.
Reason 2: This ambiguity of pronunciation adds further value to the joke,
leads the reader to the 'Experience of Understanding.

Please consider my appeal!
*…dial is turning, Atilla’s posts disapearing from the forum, so as Atilla…aaaw *

[amal]

@Atilla

I object!

Fine. #12 wins.

Congratulations @Locutus

[anon3825968]

@amal

the joke does not work with the actual correct pronunciation of my name.

May I ask how your name is pronounced? It must be one of:

1. /ˈæməl/
2. /ˈeɪ.məl/
3. /əˈmɔːl/

(IPA reader thingy here -> http://ipa-reader.xyz/. Copy/paste the above in the form, the damn thing won’t let me create a clickable link)

The variant that works with the joke is #3. I don’t recall you pronouncing it specifically, but I’ve heard everybody else pronounce it that way. That’s why the joke worked for all of us I think.

Unless of course you’ve suddenly decided it’s pronounce another way to win Best Post 2020

[Pilgrimsmaster]

2. ˈeɪ.məl

Ref.

Biohacking - the forefront of a new kind of human evolution: Amal Graafstra at TEDxSFU

I even tried Rueben [Dutch] Pronunciation

[anon3825968]

I’m not sure what I’m most impressed with: Amal seeing the Juan joke and holding his tongue until now to win the contest, or you instantly coming up with the one bit of Youtube video in which he speaks his name

[Pilgrimsmaster]

[anon7067117]

@Atilla

Reason 1: The ‘Phonetic Inconsistency of the English Language’.

Compare: ‘ghoti’ as an alternate spelling of the word fish

[amal]

@Locutus, do you do any soldering or bench work?

[Locutus]

I’m a beginner to it but I’ve done a ham radio kit, some Christmas light controllers and am learning to use the arduino.

[amal]

coolio… DM coming shortly…

[Devilclarke]

Oo super secret project incoming have fun