Activity from Gorgik

Thanks for this: On his other channel HBurgerGuy Brewis has posted a 20-minute supplemental video In addition to enjoying more examples of crappiness, I also appreciated his addressing the changing appearance of his beard. [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by adrienneleigh
MeFi comment - 3 days ago

Amazing! And also ND Stephenson is responsible for She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and also the most excellent Nimona [more]
favorited 10 times, recently by rebent, eckeric, ambrosen, smartyboots, Callisto Prime, latkes, samthemander, Tehhund, Faint of Butt, limeonaire
MeFi comment - 3 days ago

Happy Mother's Day from Mr T (slyt)
favorited 11 times, recently by ChalybeateSprings, star gentle uterus, thirdring, lock robster, svenx, clavdivs, downtohisturtles, GenjiandProust, AsYouKnow Bob, JHarris, The Pluto Gangsta
MeFi post - 5 days ago

Bah! Why didn't I preview that one! [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by ambrosen
MeFi comment - 5 days ago

I get the same vibe as those food stalls in Pompeii, like lots of things have changed, but the human experience is the same. [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by Mesaverdian, adrienneleigh, GenjiandProust, lock robster, supermedusa
MeFi comment - 7 days ago

Not to sound all Darth Vader-y, but the turning point for me was allowing myself to be overtly angry at my parents for what my childhood was like. Two things facilitated that. First, I started learning about the nature of domestic violence. Second,… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by fairlynearlyready, rpfields, MonkeyToes
Ask MeFi comment - 7 days ago

Is Cooking Classist? New video from Hoots
favorited 14 times, recently by doctornemo, flummox, JHarris, nicolin, caviar2d2, snsranch, junebug, star gentle uterus, ob1quixote, Saxon Kane, paimapi, googlebombed, IcarusFloats, xenization
MeFi post - 9 days ago

I spent a lot of time between 2020 and 2022 volunteering in food banks. While both of them were generally able to offer people coming their choices of food and worked to accommodate allergies, over that time both got much busier. One was run by… [more]
favorited 10 times, recently by Nec_variat_lux_fracta_colorem, Mesaverdian, eekernohan, caviar2d2, toodleydoodley, snsranch, ob1quixote, IcarusFloats, The Ardship of Cambry, straw
MeFi comment - 10 days ago

If competence can mean precision, creativity and skill, you might look at the documentary Rivers and Tides, about the artist Andy Goldsworthy. And it looks like there's a newer one as well, Leaning into the Wind. They are documentaries, though, not… [more]
favorited 10 times, recently by alikins, tchemgrrl, Fuchsoid, unearthed, Martha My Dear Prudence, dorey_oh, ElizaMain, gudrun, Morpeth, ourobouros
Ask MeFi comment - 11 days ago

(I believe this is a response to a Twitter thread, and the tl;dr is "No, the system is") [more]
favorited 10 times, recently by snsranch, queensissy, The Ardship of Cambry, Lexica, ob1quixote, pxe2000, Artw, IcarusFloats, MiraK, ourobouros
MeFi comment - 11 days ago

Just wanted to drop on and say thanks for this thread, and especially Carillon for pointing out it was in theaters. This is a friend's favorite movie (something like 30 viewings), and she had no idea it was playing. She took her 13 year old, and… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Carillon
FanFare comment - 2 weeks ago

CareFREE drumming
favorited 2 times, recently by theBigRedKittyPurrs, JHarris
MeFi post - 2 weeks ago

shots that don’t even reach the rim are airballs "Klay Thompson's bizarre vasectomy spree causes panic" [more]
favorited 10 times, recently by Ideal Impulse, camyram, praemunire, martin q blank, lord_wolf, May Kasahara, JohnFromGR, oozy rat in a sanitary zoo, emf, aramaic
MeFi comment - 2 weeks ago

Give me examples of problematic advertising images
favorited 4 times, recently by silverstatue, Bella Donna, socialjusticeworrier, ersatzkat
Ask MeFi post - 3 weeks ago

At first I was like oh that's cute and then I was like ok now it's weird. [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by Jade Dragon, missmobtown, synecdoche, grog, GenjiandProust
MeFi comment - 4 weeks ago

archive.org [more]
favorited 9 times, recently by signsofrain, BCMagee, edd, brand-gnu, ElKevbo, Nelson, ceejaytee, grouse, genpfault
MeFi comment - 4 weeks ago

I read a lot of his shorter work as a young philosophy student in the late 80s, and when "Consciousness Explained" came out, I thought "there's a title full of hubris, right there" [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by protorp, brambleboy, penduluum, cultcargo, Artifice_Eternity
MeFi comment - 4 weeks ago

I came back to Monterey to work more on cleaning out my parent's house with my brother. I was especially struck this trip with how much more connected he is to our family history than I am. Like, I'm not connected at all, my memories of my… [more]
favorited 7 times, recently by caviar2d2, luckynerd, clew, joannemerriam, AzraelBrown, Glinn, elkevelvet
MeFi comment - Last month

That mosaic floor with ~1m-3m tiles is mind blowing [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by gwendoleninoz, edithkeeler, kinnakeet, airing nerdy laundry, Midnight Skulker, HumanComplex
MeFi comment - Last month

It's definitely not as over the top as Joy Ride, but it was very funny and very kind, in the final analysis. A lot of the reviews I read were pretty down on Awkwafina, but I thought she was good. [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by The Outsider
FanFare comment - Last month

It looks like Nasa is taking names for the next Mars mission, but I don't think there is a launch scheduled, this this is more for a future mission. It looks like they do this with most launches, so maybe try to get on a mailing list? I can't… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by mmoncur, wenestvedt
Ask MeFi comment - Last month

A+++ title, and . [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by hearthpig
MeFi comment - Last month

We had a "fun day" at the large call center I managed once, and had a dunk tank. I agreed to get dunked. I feel like I had a reputation for being a good manager, but let me tell you I learned two things that day. First, if you're ever… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by donpardo, clavdivs, mmoncur
MeFi comment - Last month

“A complete guide to pretending you saw the total solar eclipse,” Elan Ullendorff, Escape the Algorithm, 08 April 2024 -posted by ob1quixote "Wait about a week until the hype has died down, then upload your masterpiece, captioned… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by wurl1tzer_c0, lalochezia, Floydd
MeFi comment - Last month

I think I got my first King books through the science fiction book club. I believe the order I read them was Dead Zone, Firestarter, Cujo, Christine and then The Stand. Firestarter...ignited...my love of his writing, and Christine cemented it I… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by edithkeeler, Glinn
MeFi comment - Last month

Has MTG blamed immigrants yet? "Our country literally can't support more people!" [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by dr_dank, Melismata, wenestvedt
MeFi comment - Last month

I think this might be my favorite episode of the series. The two leads are so subtle, and the relationship opens up so slowly and deftly. [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by martin q blank
FanFare comment - Last month

DOT: He just messaged me from school with a pic of them on his desk. The message just says "HOW?" Solid work! I got into this thing with a friend one about marmots (the animal). One time when she was out of the office I went… [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by a non mouse, a cow herd, wenestvedt, TrishaU, Bella Donna, AzraelBrown
MeFi comment - Last month

ThereIRuinedIt (previously) started using AI, which makes me less interested in their work, but holy shit this is great and very wrong (and honestly could have done it the more traditional way) "Hallelujah" but it's "Baby Got… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by mochapickle, Bella Donna, Windopaene
MeFi comment - Last month

I think it was either Fire or Deepness that had the idea of software code archaeology in order to keep the ships running. I think about that a lot at work, when someone says they have to keep things (applications) exactly functioning the same way… [more]
favorited 8 times, recently by skoosh, antiwiggle, Well I never, Phssthpok, minedev, all the versus, genpfault, wenestvedt
MeFi comment - Last month

I saw it this weekend, and liked it a great deal. I loved the first three books as well. I don't have much to add to what's been discussed, but the scene at the start of the final battle, with the Sardukar watching the storm approach, and then… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by eustatic
FanFare comment - Last month

Love following your journey, AzraelBrown. This weekend was pretty chill. Did a yoga class, saw Dune 2, volunteered, went for a long walk, and played a lot of Pillars of Eternity: Deadfire. [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by wurl1tzer_c0, Ryvar, wenestvedt, AzraelBrown
MeFi comment - Last month

Whereas square snack evolves into square stack snack (SLYT)
favorited 16 times, recently by kmartino, tonycpsu, caviar2d2, filtergik, Zonker, ob1quixote, Reverend John, jjj606, ssri, ASCII Costanza head, eviemath, cabbage raccoon, kaibutsu, baho, librarina, moonmilk
MeFi post - 2 months ago

Incidentally, "considered risible in the standing up to pee community" is my new sockpuppet name. "standing up to pee" sounds like an anti-urine protest. [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by adrienneleigh, SeedStitch, camyram, Bella Donna, solotoro, capricorn
MeFi comment - 2 months ago

That was a fascinating video, looking forward to others of his. thanks for posting! [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by hippybear
MeFi comment - 2 months ago

Tintreach (AC/DC in Gaeilge)
favorited 7 times, recently by Samarium, DirtyOldTown, ob1quixote, TwoWordReview, wurl1tzer_c0, luckynerd, AzraelBrown
MeFi post - 2 months ago

I started doing yoga a month ago. I was in a class on Saturday, and next to me was someone who was decked out with fancy clothes and clearly practiced at warmup poses (which is just to say they were clearly experienced). I wasn't paying attention to… [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by paduasoy, TrishaU, dragonplayer, pt68, AzraelBrown, luckynerd
MeFi comment - 2 months ago

Oh, I loved this. I love trees, although I don't know much about them. There was a (pine?) tree on the campus of Seattle University where the huge branches sagged down to the pavement and then turned back up, and you could walk underneath it and it… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by adrienneleigh, slappy_pinchbottom, chavenet
MeFi comment - 2 months ago

What I love about the show is that I never feel jerked around by plot twists. I felt that was about this show until this episode. Like, ok, she's not dead after being hit, that's great. But we see him stick a knife in her chest… [more]
favorited 4 times
FanFare comment - 2 months ago

From the second link: "So despite the promises of only carrying Hajj pilgrims, and despite landing in a raging storm that still didn’t drown out the sound of nearby gunfire, they loaded 800 passengers onto the 400 seat jumbo and took off… [more]
favorited 3 times
MeFi comment - 2 months ago

I learned this weekend that in the standard 7-Eleven logo, all the letters are capitalized except the final "n". [more]
favorited 4 times
MeFi comment - 2 months ago

I swim the seas between paranoia and disbelief - your weekly free thread
favorited 4 times
MeFi post - 2 months ago

For Excel, I've always liked Chandoo, and he has a course for ~$150 https://chandoo.org/wp/excel-school-program/ Whatever course they choose, please implore them to make part of their learning Power Query. It's a force multiplier for using Excel,… [more]
favorited 1 time
Ask MeFi comment - 2 months ago

wurl1tzer_c0 I’m angry with the guy responsible, I’m angry with my teammates, I’m angry at myself. I'm intimately familiar with blaming myself for things and my responses to things, but I'd compassionately push back and suggest that only… [more]
favorited 7 times
MeFi comment - 2 months ago

[Favorite part - spoiler]The wig! Especially that two white scientist dudes wouldn't consider it. [more]
favorited 3 times
FanFare comment - 3 months ago

Tricky skaters win gold and silver
favorited 14 times
MeFi post - 3 months ago

We took my mother and stepfather to a restaurant in Portland like, 10-12 years ago. I ordered a cocktail, and while she didn't really drink, she looked at the menu and got *very* excited because they had a drink with Fernet Branca. I kind of… [more]
favorited 5 times
MeFi comment - 3 months ago

Yoyoka covers Tool, Forty Six & 2 (SLYT)
favorited 12 times
MeFi post - 3 months ago

I had a great volunteer shift yesterday where my partner and I got to hold space for someone who hadn't felt seen or heard for a long time. Two recent favorite jokes REM for birds Bugs and Oates [more]
favorited 9 times
MeFi comment - 3 months ago

Unfortunately I inherited the Early Male Pattern Baldness gene rather than the Full Head of Silver-White Hair one. I was volunteering once, and my partner and I were working with a very amusing "older" woman. We needed info,… [more]
favorited 8 times
MeFi comment - 3 months ago

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... 17