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Find and befriend an extrovert. Every introvert needs at least one in their life to drag them out to things and connect them with other folks. Also, don't be afraid to go solo to things that interest you. Be open to talking with strangers while… [more]
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Ugh. On review: I'm going to list some of the problematic cliches that are rampant in the genre, but please do keep in mind the above context. I ate my list. Sorry folks. Anyways, here it is - POV character endears themselves to female… [more]
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This is such an interesting subgenre to watch grow. People are absolutely right to call out the sexism and misogyny that is rampant in the genre. There is also a bizarre undercurrent of capitalism and Randian style libertarianism that I don't think a… [more]
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The commentary around this game is so weird. I sat down to play with friends thinking it was going to be awful and we'd have fun glitching it out. We were just confused because it's fine. The negative reviews are waaaaayy overblown and… [more]
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I think a sneeze and I think it was an important clue. I think the killer has allergies. [more]
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My favourite thing about Zellers is that when it was closing it resulted in The Case of the BBQ Bandits. [more]
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My recommendation these days is using Publii as a static site generator and host it via CloudFlare pages. No cost aside from from the domain name and you will never run into the limits of the free plan. I recommend Publii because unlike every… [more]
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Search has been getting worse for ages. Part of that's SEO, part of it is people putting their content behind paywalls or in walled garden networks (Facebook, Discord, Patreon, Substack, etc), and part of it is the search engine priorities changing… [more]
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) has a plot where Nicolas Cage is asked by the CIA to go along with a billionaire's plan to make a movie because he is an arms dealer suspected of a political kidnapping. [more]
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Seems like a good time to recommend Garfield Vibing to Blue Monday . This one is an interesting entry into the genre of Garfield meme accounts because it became increasingly topical as it went. It starts with Garfield having a good time and ends… [more]
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There is, imo, a really cool project from the University of British Columbia called Phylo. It is an opensource and crowdsourced trading card game about building ecosystems (and sabotaging your opponents). Rules, downloads, and instructions for… [more]
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Sounds normal. Edibles are really difficult to dose right and, in my experience, always give more of a full body stone than the light head intoxication people are looking for. I know people are resistant to smoking, but you will probably have a… [more]
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I have a friend group that group watches Star Trek and we two of our own rituals/games: When the enterprise goes to warp and it cuts to the ship in space you throw your arms up in the air and say "wooosh" just as the ship warps… [more]
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1. Lawyer. They aren't just for messy divorces. Find one that will work with you to untangle your finances without being combative. 2. Do a budget. You need to figure out how much you have coming in, how much is needed to service debt and support… [more]
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In the grand history of abusive British reality tv competitions, this seems rather tame. [more]
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Is there no way for to have metafilter inherit the user's light/dark preferences? For example, if user's browser is set for dark mode then display modern dark and if no dark mode flag then display modern? While we're at it, perhaps a purpose… [more]
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Spotify and YouTube changed how people listen to music. Post-millenial cohorts are far more into the weeds of microgenres and have more diverse/omnivorous tastes. This is also reflected in new music where you can hear influences colliding in ways… [more]
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I gave up on D&D after they did a cross promotion with Crocs. That was the moment I knew that the Hasbro poisoning of D&D was complete. COVID and youtube/podcaster let's play types created the biggest boom in D&D in decades. It brought in… [more]
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I don't have an answer for you, but I'm curious if you can replicate the problem in Cardinal? I've found it a lot more stable, especially for recording, than VCV Rack. It might be worth giving it a try just to see if it behaves differently, although… [more]
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I watched this yesterday and the Act II is inspired, probably the funniest single segment of any movie in 2022. [more]
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Folks interested in this sort of thing should also look into TidalCycles, Overtone, and SuperCollider. I believe both of the former are built on top of SuperCollider. SuperCollider has been used by a lot of artists working with data sonification,… [more]
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I could see this working under the right circumstances. Traveling circuses are essentially villages all on their own and circus performers are usually very community oriented. Perhaps a permanent circus village could work out, especially if they… [more]
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Nestea's ingredient list is: FILTERED WATER, SUGAR/GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID, CONCENTRATED TEA FROM TEA LEAVES, POTASSIUM CITRATE, NATURAL LEMON FLAVOUR It is probably the added citric acid that is giving it the mouthfeel you like. Citric… [more]
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6 degrees of Kevin Bacon just got a lot easier. [more]
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This is why I now refer to most of the internet as the corporate web. I say we call it what it is. [more]
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Thanks for sharing, I will definitely dig into these when I have time. I loved House of Leaves, and most any other book that so lovingly plays with form. There is a tactile and participatory pleasure to HoL and books like it, that I appreciate even… [more]
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I think hot water bottles are the way to go, if you can. I've never had to do it, but that is also the recommended way to keep aquariums warm if no heater is available. You either place heated bottles directly into the tank/sump or periodically take… [more]
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The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul. Non-fiction published in 1954 that explores the relationship between humans, society, and technology (well, technique but no sense splitting hairs.) If it weren't for the fact that Ellul didn't have the… [more]
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I think XV is the best one. It is such a cohesive vision and the way that it shifts your perspective on the roadtrip as it goes is fantastic. The characters also felt very alive, more so than any other FF. So many unique barks, banter, and… [more]
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I'll cross any road or set of roads if it appears safe to do so, but I do often find myself quite annoyed to see someone crossing a busy street a half block from a, theoretically, safer controlled crossing. That said, the only times I have ever… [more]
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Supply chain has severely boned the little eurorack businesses. I feel bad for MI clones going out of control, but I think it just isn't viable for most of the little guys to survive right now unless they want to burn the candle at both ends in… [more]
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Everybody in here talking about the cookbook when this blog is the home of an entirely fictional supernatural cop drama called Night Beats which these writers have all been slipping into their own fiction as an elaborate practical joke. [more]
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Somebody get Teenage Engineering on the phone. I have a groovebox concept to pitch to them. [more]
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Did you watch the uncut version? It has a particularly divisive scene involving a nipple. If you don't know what I'm talking about then you actually saw the tamer version. I had read the comic before I ever saw the film, so I was actually a little… [more]
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Not the most Takashi Miike movie ever, but certainly ranks up there. Somewhere there is an amusing interview where he is asked about the inspiration for the frog. Miike gave this flippant answer about how there was a pharmacy chain with a frog… [more]
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Have you considered a live, potted tree? There are many evergreens that look the part and won't grow too tall, especially if they are container grown. You buy a potted tree of your choice, decorate as usual, and water it like a normal house plant. It… [more]
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Ask your boyfriend if you can see some photos of previous thanksgivings so you can get an idea of how the family dresses and then match the level of dressiness/casualness with your existing style. Essentially the same thing you do if you are going to… [more]
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Always happy to see this particular internet subculture appear on the blue. I love that these folks are keeping the dream of the internet alive with their personal sites and linkblogs and casual disregard for the corporate web. It's a shame Kicks… [more]
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I think you mean awesome furniture. The the prop team really leaned into H. R. Giger with the chair, bed, and autopsy table. Lots of cool stuff in this and not for everyone. It is slow and meandering and while there is plenty of parts to be… [more]
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I'm probably in the minority with this opinion, but I think Metafilter should embrace its idiosyncrasies and the way it is out of step with time and the modern web. The modern web *sucks.* It took a wrong turn 10+ years ago and just keeps doubling… [more]
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Watched this one a couple years ago when I was on a Canadian B-Movie binge. It stood out to me a lot in that mix of movies because it genuinely tried to do something unique and interesting. One of those cases where a movie had bigger ideas than its… [more]
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Bezos buys Facebook. Amazon reviews are now FB comments from Friends, FB recommends friends based on consumer preferences. Goodreads is merged with Facebook. Facebook comments on author and book pages start to appear in Kindle highlights. Metaverse… [more]
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That manga reads like a 40 page SMBC comic. [more]
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I liked this. Great art direction and tells a contained story without too many nods to 2077 or the larger game. A little too tropey without enough to say about anything to really make it into the canon, but we aren't so flooded with… [more]
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This sort of thing is normally called a "duress system" and I suspect many of the security and alarm companies in your area offer a solution. There is quite a range of pricing on these systems depending on whether they are monitored (i.e… [more]
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Shame nobody listened to Thomas Spence 250 years ago. How many times have we looped through this exact problem since 1775? Can we try Spence's plan this time instead of having a massive war? It barely needs updating. [more]
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Any general fundraising ideas would be great, along the lines of fun activities that can accompany the drive to encourage participation Requests for contributors for in-kind / non-financial ways. Are you able to contribute something to the… [more]
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I find horror a genuinely interesting film genre because of how much more willing filmmakers are to take risks and try different things. You don't get a lot of that outside of a very narrow set of film festival type movies. Even fewer of those are… [more]
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James Acaster has a great bit on museums. [more]
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Do people still use Gamefaqs? I guess it must still have all of the great guides written in its time, but are people still writing guides there or have they all moved to Community Guides section of Steam? [more]
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