Activity from forbiddencabinet

You might give L.E. Modesitt Jr. a try. They're usually about someone pursuing a trade or career and follow them throughout their lives. There is usually a back drop of war in the stories and plenty of the novels follow military careers, so YMMV… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Your Nintendo Switch account (the admin account in control of both of your kids' accounts) should be able to login and download a game from the Eshop on the second console without having to pay again. If you browse for the game in the store it should… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

The basic edition of the player's handbook is a free download from the official website. It is literally compiled from excerpts from the full book and covers all of the rules and about a third of the character options. It lacks the full colour art,… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Does it have to be non-fiction? Movies like 500 Days of Summer, High Fidelity, or Forgetting Sarah Marshall might speak to you more than any self help stuff. Then there are movies like Lost in Translation and Before Sunset that aren't exactly about… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Latkes, WebEx is pretty much the standard for running webinars. It isn't as slick as Zoom but it is rock solid and has all of the power of Cisco behind it. FWIW, in my professional life, if a vendor or other organization wanted to use Discord to… [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

I'd just make meal bars or balls with it. There are many, many recipes for different diet types out there. The general idea is you mix it with a variety of grains, seeds, peanut butter, dried fruits, etc. and then portion it out into snack size… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Heh. Also, I had been planning to do an FPP on this topic at some point so I more less had the above ready to go. [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

For those interested, the writer/designer of Monsterhearts (Avery Alder) later made Dreams Askew , a PbtA game set in a post-apocalyptic world where queer folks are rebuilding a better society. It's pretty cool. "Dream Askew began as a remix… [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Grumble. Grumble, can't vote for alternate forms. Galaran Wheezing is my number one (I named mine "Capitalism" and I chuckle every single time.) and I don't particularly like regular Wheezing. How do I vote now, Google?! [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Since you can't unring this particular bell you are left with a few options: 1) If the reading is correct then you have some forewarning. Perhaps you can spend part of this year preparing for things. Use this as an excuse to do some things that,… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Letterboxd users make a lot of lists just to do things with the posters that might interest anyone that likes the art of poster arrangement. Some examples: color, body meet legs, how i take snapchats, you better be my goddamn neighbor, and /\. [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Ideally your mother should ask her care provider for advice or look for a group/organization near you that specializes in medical cannabis. I am not a doctor and can't give you medical advice, but here are some resources that might help. For… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Have you tried putting a pillow between your knees while you side sleep? That is a common trick to alleviate pain due to hip/spine alignment problems when side sleeping. If you really are compressing a nerve or something while on your side it might… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Try puzzle books. These days they are mostly done via kickstarter these days as limited print runs. The most rcent that comes to mind is 404. These kinds of books have been made for decades, though. Some famous ones are Maze and The Clock Without a… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

My family always did a live tree in soil and then planted it. We had the space to do so, though. As an adult I had a albertan dwarf spruce for many years that I kept indoors during the winter and moved outside in the spring. Really gorgeous tree that… [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Seconding Aleyn. This will work, but do make sure you have a good quality external using the fastest possible USB port you've got or your loading times will be terrible. Not what you asked for at all, but lately I've been directing people to try… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

This may or may not be what you want, but I would look into retroreflectors. They are what make things particularly light catching at night for road safety and can be used for dazzling effect elsewhere. You might have to experiment a bit, but I bet… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

If you are inclined towards Science Fiction/Fantasy then you might find the Sexual Violence in SFF database useful. Here is the google spreadsheet. The database is crowdsourced from the /r/Fantasy community on Reddit, which is a surprisingly… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

The games list is fine and all, but if you really want to start some fights you have to check out The best movies of the decade, according to us. [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Taco potlucks are the go-to thing in my friend group because it is very easy to accommodate all dietary restrictions, inexpensive in both time and money for people to contribute, and a very fun and social thing to build and share them together. Even… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

First, it sounds like these men have been jerks and they are definitely not worth wasting mental energy over. I'm sure there is nothing wrong with you and, frankly, if I met an introverted person in their thirties that told me their metafilter handle… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

This is by no means exhaustive, but some short films off the top of my head that might work for you. - Jan Švankmajer - Food - Brothers Quay - Street of Crocodiles (this is actually 21 minutes so not quite in your requirements.) - Bertrand… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

It is worth mentioning that Foo the Flowerhorn follows the Walstad Method for their aquariums. Diana Walstad is a 74 year old aquarium legend that for many years has been out of vogue, but her methods have slowly been regaining popularity over the… [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

For those that are unaware, aluminum cans are lined with plastic. Wired has piece that talks about it. [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

The house hippo is such an unlikely Canadian touchstone. It is funny how beloved this PSA is and how you can strike up a conversation with just about any Canadian aged 25-35 simply by mentioning it. [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Interesting topic, but I really wish they had chosen to present it in pretty much any other way. [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

And here I am still using last.fm to track my music habits. There was a brief moment in time where it seemed like everyone used it, but I don't know anyone else that has stuck with it over the years. I have 15 years of music listening habits that I… [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

My family did this all the time. Both adults and kids love novelty themed foods and drinks. Eat The Dead is a cooking blog with all kinds of recipes that will be full of things adults won't have seen before. Not just the bog standard witch fingers,… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Pageturners [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Folks, you are doing wrong by Wednesday. Wednesday is the best day of the week to have off work. I actually flex it instead of Friday or Monday because it's just that good. You flex or take off a Wednesday and you've suddenly turned your… [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Grilled bologna is has all kinds of names that fit this. Redneck Steak, Newfoundland Steak, Indian Steak, etc. [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Also, Wednesday is Wing Night. Don't you like wings? Decadent sauces and fun to eat. Delicious as actual wings or in their many meatless forms. Wednesday is trying so hard to get you to like it. Why won't you like Wednesday? [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

What you want is a Network Technician. You should be able to find one in your city by searching for something like "Home Networking Technician", "Home Automation Specialist", "Low Voltage and Networking Installation",… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Soft palate, maybe? I can make a kind of rumbling/croaky sound with mine if I keep my mouth closed. It feels kind of like air is moving between my nasal area and mouth and it vibrates something in the soft palate area during the process. [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

One of my partners has something that our circle of friends calls "resting friend face." It's not exactly a smile, but just something about the way they hold their face that makes people feel like they are instantly approachable. They… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Just to ask the obvious thing: have you tried contacting GTS Living Foods? They will know if it is available outside of the keg format (it might not be since it's listed as a seasonal specialty item) and they will also be able to point you at a… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

First we had Keanu in Point Break bringing that homoerotic tension with Swayze. Then we had him in The Matrix discovering his true self, taking a new name, and then being taunted and deadnamed by the establishment. Now we have him as a female-coded… [more]
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MeFi comment - Over two years ago

I really love watching aquarium update and aquascaping videos. Good ones are very relaxing and enthralling. It's hard to explain. I know it sounds boring. Here's an example of update videos. For aquascaping specifically I recommend George Farmer. He… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Gorogoa. [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Another Pi-Hole user here. Just checked the thing and over the last 24 hours it has blocked almost 30% of all queries that went through it. Keep in mind that I've gone pretty insane with it with a blocklist of over 1 million domains and 16 regex… [more]
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MeFi comment - Five years ago

A service where people mail in those old mystery keys that nobody remembers what they unlock. It then sells blind boxes of mystery keys to people. [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

I am so confused by this thread. Is nobody ever just... "on time"? I guess what I'm saying is that you're all kind of nuts. [more]
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MeFi comment - Five years ago

You could also pay your LBS to due a tune-up on the new (used) bike for you. [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

Here is your TMI for the day: I am male. I am healthy. I am very hairy and there is much hair between my cheeks. Poop must pass through my bushy butt forest. Sometimes cleaning up that hair can be tricky after a poop. I'm not even talking… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

I'm going to go against what seems to be the prevailing opinion here. Some people are going to think this of you. I wouldn't let it bother you or stop you from doing something you want to do, though. My father (sixties) regular goes to South East… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

I have lived this. I work in the senior and memory care industry. I am attending a charity event for the Alzheimer's Society of Canada this very weekend. I have so much empathy for you and your family and for the incredibly difficult period that… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

The police as in "The Thin Blue Line" or "The Boys in Blue." In video game visual language the color blue is shorthand for "mana" or magic. That's why mana potions are almost always blue, same for mana bars. In… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

Snacks, I understand wanting to be told the best way to enjoy something. I just think there is a world of difference between being told, "No, you can't have it like that. You are wrong to like it that way." and you asking the professional… [more]
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MeFi comment - Five years ago

I think we can all agree that gatekeeping is bad and any person (or business) that tells you that you are wrong to enjoy a thing the way you enjoy it is an asshole. Disclaimer aside, I do think there is something to be said about filling your… [more]
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MeFi comment - Five years ago

I was pretty happy with how Letterboxd decided to handle this. Some of their methods of handling this has actually improved the site overall because it has resulted in de-prioritizing "hot takes" and reviews which were really just… [more]
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MeFi comment - Five years ago

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