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Comment on A game involving California’s working payphones in ~games
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Comment on It's only March, but I'm calling it – Esoteric Ebb is 2026's best RPG and the first worthy successor to Disco Elysium in ~games
Asinine Link ParentThat's what I saw and exactly what I thought!That's what I saw and exactly what I thought!
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
Asinine LinkThe republican party. I turned 18 in 1996 (first year to vote) and my view started shifting slowly with medicinal marijuana passed in California, then shifting quicker during W. I'm very more...The republican party. I turned 18 in 1996 (first year to vote) and my view started shifting slowly with medicinal marijuana passed in California, then shifting quicker during W. I'm very more centered now and quite despise most of the figureheads of the party these days.
Roller coasters. I grew up scared to death of them, but mid teens I managed to swallow my fear, scream really loud, and learned to enjoy (maybe even love?) them. Then after a long hiatus reaching my early 30s, I rode a few at Cedar Point (not worth visiting Ohio for) and got such a killer headache and didn't really enjoy any. At all.
Beavis & Butthead. I've obviously grown up enough to realize how stupid they are. The old stuff that I've re-encountered is still moderately amusing (probably due to familiarity), but the 2022 reboot had me cringing so much, just like when I hear kids singsonging "6-7". (GET OFF MY LAWN!!!)
Beets. I loved canned beets as a kid, but never encountered the raw version. But now, the smell makes me retch, and it's difficult to stomach the fresh stuff, usually encountered on salads or my FiL's stewed version (went over to their house, walked in, told them we had forgotten to go shopping and left for a couple more hours).
Sweets. I just don't enjoy them like I used to. I remember one easter, my parents let me eat all the candy I wanted and I ended up wishing I could throw it all up at the end of the day (and I abhored vomiting as a kid - the flu would send me into panic attacks). The sweet tooth quickly waned after that. Plus Turkish, I'm sweet enough...
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Comment on Photons that aren’t actually there influence superconductivity in ~science
Asinine Link ParentI love that I was introduced to something similar to this in a community college physics class (shout out to Mr. Balough at F-City [not a profanity, it's my hometown] College), if he will ever...I love that I was introduced to something similar to this in a community college physics class (shout out to Mr. Balough at F-City [not a profanity, it's my hometown] College), if he will ever read this). Granted, it was while the Hadron Collider was being built and string theory was included in the education as well... but my later education (~+15 years after that) caught me up. And I almost follow the article, though as @arch stated, Feynman made things easier to easily follow.
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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Asinine Link ParentThat's the one that got me into the rabbit hole of old English I believe in the early 2000s (the Seamus Heany version), because when the movie came out, I remembered thinking... that's not how it...That's the one that got me into the rabbit hole of old English I believe in the early 2000s (the Seamus Heany version), because when the movie came out, I remembered thinking... that's not how it happened! Now I need to go find it, though I think most of my old books are gone through the moves and my attempt to get my SO to declutter. Also, to be fair, I don't really read much these days...
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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Asinine Link ParentWhat is your native language? I suspect it isn't a Latin-, Germanic-, or Scandinavian-based language?What is your native language? I suspect it isn't a Latin-, Germanic-, or Scandinavian-based language?
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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Asinine Link ParentYeah, my first German teacher actually highlighted this - his doctorate was in middle-age German, so he utilized that to help us bridge between the languages. He utilized how the thorn looks kind...I figured out that "ic" was Iike German "ich, or "I" in English.
Yeah, my first German teacher actually highlighted this - his doctorate was in middle-age German, so he utilized that to help us bridge between the languages. He utilized how the thorn looks kind of like a capital D, then compared words like danke (thank), Donner (thunder), and Durst (thurst).
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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Asinine Link ParentThat makes sense, as yeah, [from what I understand] the characters are each their own syllable instead of breaking things down more. I know no Asian languages, but I do know that the long/short...That makes sense, as yeah, [from what I understand] the characters are each their own syllable instead of breaking things down more.
I know no Asian languages, but I do know that the long/short pronunciations can change a word's meaning/intent. It kind of attest to what @trim's link showed for the English vowel shift, but on a much larger scale.
Not gonna lie, I would love to learn an Asian language (any, really, or Russian), except having learned very rudimentary options in Greek showed me that my brain didn't do too well with non-Latin characters... and I realized that 20ish years ago. -
Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Asinine Link ParentI've never been to the Caribbean area, though I grew up in California, lived in Texas, Germany (though I did learn a good college try before moving there), and now currently nearby where my...I've never been to the Caribbean area, though I grew up in California, lived in Texas, Germany (though I did learn a good college try before moving there), and now currently nearby where my grandmother was raised in New England with a horrid Boston accent. I didn't pick up any southern references, but I will reread it a few more times, as I'm still curious to milk all the knowledge I can out of it without studying anymore haha!
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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Asinine Link ParentThat's where I had the benefit, from both learning a bit of German (which has the ß that really helped me adapt to the "it's not an f, it's a long s" in English) and the wynn, eth, and thorn, from...That's where I had the benefit, from both learning a bit of German (which has the ß that really helped me adapt to the "it's not an f, it's a long s" in English) and the wynn, eth, and thorn, from previous readings, though I knew what the "ash" was but didn't know its name. I only picked up on the yogh by noticing the words that would make sense and then working out that it was a "gh".
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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Asinine Link ParentThat was pretty neat as well, though he's highlighting changes that didn't provide enough time to understand at first. I will try to start at 7:27 and read along as it goes, not that there are...That was pretty neat as well, though he's highlighting changes that didn't provide enough time to understand at first. I will try to start at 7:27 and read along as it goes, not that there are enough examples for me to pick up on I don't think heh.
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Comment on What are some bands you regret not seeing live (or, just never had the chance to see in the first place)? in ~music
Asinine LinkMetallica's S&M show. A friend had tickets available, but I could barely afford the $40 one cost, let alone extra gas money, missing work, etc. Additionally, too many of us asked for the day off...Metallica's S&M show.
A friend had tickets available, but I could barely afford the $40 one cost, let alone extra gas money, missing work, etc. Additionally, too many of us asked for the day off at work (we worked fast food together) and our boss basically shut us all down. So none of us went.Second was Megadeth in 1998, as I won free tickets, but I couldn't find any friends to go with me. The one friend whom I knew would totally go didn't answer her phone and didn't have an answering machine. Fortunately, I did get to see them in 2017, but I would have also loved that earlier option.
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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Asinine LinkA friend posted this and I was super anxious to get home and try it out. Most commented that they got to the 1300s (which is pointed out due to Latin exiting the scene), though one friend started...A friend posted this and I was super anxious to get home and try it out. Most commented that they got to the 1300s (which is pointed out due to Latin exiting the scene), though one friend started struggling by the 1500s and gave up at the 1400s.
I was able to pick out bits and pieces of the 1100s, courtesy of a meager knowledge of German (was jetzt vollig mangelhaft ist!) and having been super interested in old English tales in my late teens/early 20s that helped with the weird letters that started sneaking in. But yeah, the 1300s is where I quit reading and had to start studying and thinking as I read.Hopefully you enjoy as much as I did!
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How far back in time can you understand English?
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Comment on Hold on to your hardware in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentI have JS blocked by default, and I wasn't going to actually click the link until you stated this. So I did. It's a lovely site that reminds me of Geocities but not the flashy/trashy gif version...I have JS blocked by default, and I wasn't going to actually click the link until you stated this.
So I did.It's a lovely site that reminds me of Geocities but not the flashy/trashy gif version with folks (like me) who were learning how to use html, but a blog-esque type page with monospaced fonts. I'm guessing the tab's language is Korean?
Back to the main topic though: I last upgraded my computer (and it wasn't at the top of the line) 2 years ago. I typically do an upgrade every 2 years... one is for gpu, the other is for mb/cpu.
I will not be upgrading. I can play RDR2 just fine. I do not play top of the line anything though, so maybe that's my fortunate downfall, but I just don't understand why everyone suddenly needs RAM and HDs and whatnot. I have a plethora of hard drives sitting off to the side - SATA not NVME, but I even have one NVME I bought a year ago which I guess I could sell now and earn someone else's firstborn? My point is this: why does everyone suddenly need to upgrade everything? If your computer is that bad, you should have taken care of things before now, and if you just are cringing because you only have 32GB and suddenly need I dunno, what, 64(?) and can no longer function without that extra 32... I'm so confused.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Asinine Link ParentDang, is there no English version? This seems like something right up my alley, but Japanese is nowhere on my language radar.Dang, is there no English version? This seems like something right up my alley, but Japanese is nowhere on my language radar.
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Comment on Hot take: movies suck because there is no rental market in ~movies
Asinine Link ParentGonna jump on this wagon, especially when you could buy a DVD off of eBay for like $1-5. Yeah, we still had Blockbuster back then, but for the same cost as a rental, you could easily own it. (Also...Gonna jump on this wagon, especially when you could buy a DVD off of eBay for like $1-5. Yeah, we still had Blockbuster back then, but for the same cost as a rental, you could easily own it. (Also I moved out of the US about that time and no longer had access to Blockbuster.)
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Comment on The tiny details in Red Dead Redemption 2 you weren't meant to notice in ~games
Asinine Link ParentI put off buying it, but I knew I'd love it. Just because of what you said - I can avoid the main quest line. I finally just finished chpt 2 (and only really started on that because I wanted to...I put off buying it, but I knew I'd love it. Just because of what you said - I can avoid the main quest line.
I finally just finished chpt 2 (and only really started on that because I wanted to fish). I already know the story is a depressing verse of how life was for folks who ... did what they did. I got that from the first RDR. My problem is that I have a love/hate relationship with Rockstar. They make such amazing games (whether you want to attribute that to gameplay or detail or whatnot, the fact is, they do make amazing games), and yet they drop the ball on so many levels. But (for me at least), unlike Bethesda, there is so much deep care poured into the games... like I feel I would have loved the carryover for the FO series if Rockstar had bought it instead.
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Comment on itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota Bundle in ~games
Asinine Link ParentExcited about that Linux release, except I'm still just stuck on all the Steam games I never played (not to mention the other itch.io and whatnot). Then again, I believe all my itch.io purchase...Excited about that Linux release, except I'm still just stuck on all the Steam games I never played (not to mention the other itch.io and whatnot).
Then again, I believe all my itch.io purchase are to support the cause, and not really for the games. -
Comment on After 1,600 years underwater, remains of the Lighthouse of Alexandria emerge in ~humanities.history
Asinine Link ParentI didn't read the whole thing, but yeah, the pictures are what sold it (and why I did read a decent amount).I didn't read the whole thing, but yeah, the pictures are what sold it (and why I did read a decent amount).
Interesting. I was under the impression most, if not all, were gone. My father in law has stated he was the last payphone repairman in the state (he retired maybe around 10 years ago?), which makes me wonder what the real story is. I've seen payphones in the other areas I've lived in (I haven't lived in CA since the early 2000s), and most are vandalized, but some still do seem operable.
Shame I won't be in CA anytime soon heh.