DingusMaximus's recent activity
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Comment on Looking for surreal horror/mindbending in ~books
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Comment on In the world of tech, people constantly ask “Could chatbots ever be conscious?” but I feel like asking “Are you?” Take the test! in ~tech
DingusMaximus Link ParentI like the cut of your — jib.I like the cut of your — jib.
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Comment on ChatGPT made me delusional in ~tech
DingusMaximus Link ParentYou don't spend time in Bakersfield. You lose time in Bakersfield.You don't spend time in Bakersfield. You lose time in Bakersfield.
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Comment on What are some of your personal misheard lyrics? in ~music
DingusMaximus LinkToo much nutmeg, too much nutmeg! *Looks at back of CD case* 3. Too Much Nothing Yeah that makes more sense.Too much nutmeg, too much nutmeg!
*Looks at back of CD case*
3. Too Much NothingYeah that makes more sense.
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Comment on The 100 best movies of the 21st Century - voted by more than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world in ~movies
DingusMaximus Link ParentIt's a list made by polling filmmakers. Also their methodology of combining everyone's top 10 into a list of 100 is whack. So it's not surprising to me at all to find it in the top 5-10. Listening...It's a list made by polling filmmakers. Also their methodology of combining everyone's top 10 into a list of 100 is whack. So it's not surprising to me at all to find it in the top 5-10.
Listening to
filmmakersartists in general talk about Mulholland Drive is what I imagine it was like for my friends listening to me after I took seven hits of acid the first time I ever even tried it, and tried explaining to them that I understood the entire universe and everything in it while I stared directly into a strobe light from a foot away for two hours.If this were a list made from average people's opinions, and not filmmakers, I wouldn't even expect the movie to be on the list at all.
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Comment on ‘A Minecraft Movie’ at $157m a record opening for videogame pic, toppling ‘Super Mario Bros’; Warner Bros brings the box office back alive in ~movies
DingusMaximus Link ParentIn fact sometimes that's not right to do.In fact sometimes that's not right to do.
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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
DingusMaximus Link ParentDo we know what the status is on whatever Bradley Cooper is doing with it?Do we know what the status is on whatever Bradley Cooper is doing with it?
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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
DingusMaximus Link ParentWhy would you wish something like that on someone you like!? I kid. But for real, I wouldn't have thought of Fincher as a choice for Blood Meridian, but I'd definitely be interested to see how...Why would you wish something like that on someone you like!?
I kid. But for real, I wouldn't have thought of Fincher as a choice for Blood Meridian, but I'd definitely be interested to see how he'd go about it.
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Comment on What are some books for which the critical/public opinion has flipped over time? in ~books
DingusMaximus Link ParentDon't get me wrong, I don't like why it happened, and I'd much rather none of it ever did, but... I just never liked Gainman's stuff (though I understand why others do). Many of my friends loved...Don't get me wrong, I don't like why it happened, and I'd much rather none of it ever did, but...
I just never liked Gainman's stuff (though I understand why others do). Many of my friends loved him. And they were always trying to get me to read more, like some dudebro douchebag trying to win over a lesbian, oh, you just haven't tried the right one. I'm so glad no one brings him up anymore.
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Comment on All main Disney animated canon films are going to be destroyed and you can save five, which five do you pick? in ~movies
DingusMaximus (edited )LinkAlice in Wonderland Fantasia Aladdin Lion King and, I know it's cheating, but... Cool Runnings Also, I feel like you can dial in on exactly how old a person is by what movies they pick. I refuse...Alice in Wonderland
Fantasia
Aladdin
Lion Kingand, I know it's cheating, but...
Cool RunningsAlso, I feel like you can dial in on exactly how old a person is by what movies they pick.
I refuse to elaborate, as there is no discussion in this matter. The above list is the definitive list.
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Comment on pISSStream — A macOS menu bar app that shows how full the International Space Station's urine tank is in real time in ~space
DingusMaximus (edited )LinkThat's a pretty hilarious name for an app, and I know it's not at all the intent, but I feel like two worlds are colliding. I don't like admitting to knowing anything at all about lolcows or even...That's a pretty hilarious name for an app, and I know it's not at all the intent, but I feel like two worlds are colliding. I don't like admitting to knowing anything at all about lolcows or even what that word means. And even though they're not actually intersecting, I really don't like even being reminded of a taboo interest (lolcows) at the same time as a "serious" interest (astronomy).
Please, don't click this link if you have even a modicum of self-respect
MisterPissAir
https://youtu.be/aOiqnDYz7lYLabel this as noise.
idc
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Comment on What long book series is worth its page count? in ~books
DingusMaximus Link ParentI loved this series when I was 18-20. I hated it so much when I was 35 I couldn't finish a full re-read. I read them in the order they were released (starting with Wizard's First Rule), and I...I loved this series when I was 18-20. I hated it so much when I was 35 I couldn't finish a full re-read.
I read them in the order they were released (starting with Wizard's First Rule), and I think I'd actually suggest that as well. It sort of gets you into the story before going back to the prequel stuff. But chronological should be fine as well.
I wouldn't suggest the last four books at all. And I'm usually hesitant to suggest the series in general, but it goes into the category I've discussed elsewhere in this post of: just stop reading after Wizard's First Rule and leave it at that if you aren't absolutely dying for more.
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Comment on What long book series is worth its page count? in ~books
DingusMaximus Link ParentYes! I pretty much say the same every time I recommend Hyperion. I love the series. But I very much understand why others wouldn't. Read the first. If you aren't absolutely jonesing for more, just...Yes! I pretty much say the same every time I recommend Hyperion. I love the series. But I very much understand why others wouldn't. Read the first. If you aren't absolutely jonesing for more, just leave it at that.
I feel the exact same way about King's Dark Tower series as well.
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Comment on Is the Cybertruck really that bad? in ~transport
DingusMaximus Link ParentThe Escalade walked so the Cybertruck could shit all over the entire concept of luxury sports truck.The Escalade walked so the Cybertruck could
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Comment on I've added ~society for topics related to politics, law, policies, and similar societal-level subjects in ~tildes.official
DingusMaximus Link ParentYeah, it's pretty rad. I wish more sites had something like it. Should've added fwiw I'm pretty much the same way, so I totally get where you're coming from.Yeah, it's pretty rad. I wish more sites had something like it. Should've added fwiw I'm pretty much the same way, so I totally get where you're coming from.
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Comment on I've added ~society for topics related to politics, law, policies, and similar societal-level subjects in ~tildes.official
DingusMaximus Link ParentWhen you have filters in place, at the very top of your feed, before any posts, there's a link that says view unfiltered list. It's great. I filter all kinds of stuff that I'm just not interested...- Exemplary
When you have filters in place, at the very top of your feed, before any posts, there's a link that says view unfiltered list. It's great. I filter all kinds of stuff that I'm just not interested in. Ignorance is bliss. But sometimes I want to poke my head out and see what everyone else is up to. It's one click. (It's also just one click of the view filtered list link to apply filters again.)
Being so easy to switch between filtered and not, I don't see really see much reason to not curate one's feed.
I mean if you still don't want to, great. Use the site how you like. I just think maybe some people don't realize that it's super easy to switch back and fourth.
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Comment on Can/should Tildes pull out of search engine results? in ~tildes
DingusMaximus Link ParentWell now I'm just going to assume anyone wearing pants (or not) is you.Well now I'm just going to assume anyone wearing pants (or not) is you.
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Comment on Californian police can’t stop sideshows. Solution: Make the streets more annoying. in ~transport
DingusMaximus Link ParentIt can't be too regional. I grew up in Oregon. I picked it up when I was a kid in the 90s from parents, uncles, etc., so it clearly wasn't a new term at that point either. That said, it seems...It can't be too regional. I grew up in Oregon. I picked it up when I was a kid in the 90s from parents, uncles, etc., so it clearly wasn't a new term at that point either.
That said, it seems 50/50 whether someone in OR will say whipped a shitty or flipped a shitty. The latter I think came from cross-pollination with flipped a bitch, which is a u-turn (typically where a u-turn isn't allowed, and in an abrupt manner, but those qualifiers aren't strictly required).
Also when I was in training in the Air Force I shared a dorm room with three guys from PA, MN, and VA and they all knew what shitties and bitches were.
Maybe it's less of a regional thing and more of an age/generational thing? Maybe it's fallen out of favor with the
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Comment on Any good auto or renters insurance companies? in ~finance
DingusMaximus Link ParentUSAA offers better rates for me for everything except auto. Auto came down to Progressive or State Farm being comparable for our family, and the wife is friends with an agent at State Farm so we...USAA offers better rates for me for everything except auto. Auto came down to Progressive or State Farm being comparable for our family, and the wife is friends with an agent at State Farm so we went with them. USAA has the best customer service by far though imo.
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Comment on Bro summer waits for us all in ~life
DingusMaximus Link ParentAs an ordained Dudeist Priest, I can confirm that this dude gets it. But that's just like, my opinion, man.As an ordained Dudeist Priest, I can confirm that this dude gets it. But that's just like, my opinion, man.
I don't have anything that comes to mind that I'd necessarily call Lynchian or Backrooms, but maybe check out Gone to See the River Man, The Only Good Indians (or The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by the same author, I can't decide), or The Unworthy. The first suggestion is the most surreal.
Blindsight is one of the best hard sci-fi novels ever written imo, and Peter Watts is one of my favorite authors, but surreal it is not a word I would use to describe it. Maybe check out his telling of The Thing told from the Thing's perspective instead, it's called The Things (there's also an audio version link on that page). If you want longer than a short story, I'd say Starfish is more horrorifying than Blindsight. The former often left me thinking Jesus, that's terrifying, while the latter leaves me thinking about how awesome and interesting the ideas presented are (though there are scary moments).