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Comment on Emmy nominations 2026: ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Hacks’ lead drama and comedy, followed by ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘Pluribus’ in ~tv
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Comment on Thunder mug and tea voider: understanding the chamber pot in early America in ~humanities.history
Earhart_Light LinkWell, that certainly puts a new spin on Alice's Adventures!Looking glass, tea voider, and thunder mug are just a few of the 18th-century pseudonyms for chamber pots.
Well, that certainly puts a new spin on Alice's Adventures!
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Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food
Earhart_Light LinkI don't use it because it's too heavy for me to use. My sister loved it, though, and made some fantastic meals!I don't use it because it's too heavy for me to use. My sister loved it, though, and made some fantastic meals!
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Comment on The "go fix a minor annoyance" togetherness topic in ~life
Earhart_Light LinkHey, so, I loved this topic. Would you be okay if I credited you but made a similar post over in the fediverse?Hey, so, I loved this topic. Would you be okay if I credited you but made a similar post over in the fediverse?
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Comment on The "go fix a minor annoyance" togetherness topic in ~life
Earhart_Light Link ParentSomehow the outside light for the back door is wired into the GFM breaker for the upstairs bathroom. So everything else in the house is working perfectly, you don't notice that your toothbrush...Somehow the outside light for the back door is wired into the GFM breaker for the upstairs bathroom. So everything else in the house is working perfectly, you don't notice that your toothbrush isn't charging, and yet nothing you change or do can fix the patio light ....
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Comment on ‘Backrooms’ sends Hollywood running to Reddit for new ideas in ~movies
Earhart_Light Linksigh. Brace yourselves for the inevitable wave of HFY / Humans are Space Orcs / You Never Realize You're from a Hell world Until You Leave it, pitches and movies ...sigh. Brace yourselves for the inevitable wave of HFY / Humans are Space Orcs / You Never Realize You're from a Hell world Until You Leave it, pitches and movies ...
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Comment on The "go fix a minor annoyance" togetherness topic in ~life
Earhart_Light LinkI (finally!) de-rusted and repainted the mailbox. Thank you!I (finally!) de-rusted and repainted the mailbox. Thank you!
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Comment on Tesla’s newest electric vehicle could jolt the trucking industry in ~transport
Earhart_Light Link ParentDidn't they prove that ?Tesla?'s self-driving computers would often automatically disconnect Autopilot just before a crash so that "technically" the crash didn't count as an Autopilot crash? I...Didn't they prove that ?Tesla?'s self-driving computers would often automatically disconnect Autopilot just before a crash so that "technically" the crash didn't count as an Autopilot crash? I just don't trust Musk or any of his companies to be operating in any kind of ethical manner.
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Comment on Smartphone recommendations? in ~tech
Earhart_Light LinkI'd start with versus and work from there.I'd start with versus and work from there.
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Comment on Dual national Londoner stranded in Spain by new border rule in ~travel
Earhart_Light LinkSo she knows it's a "grey area", her family and her have had a couple decades to clear it up, it's been over a decade since Brexit, and she hasn't done anything to clarify her citizenship. It...She told BBC London her case was "nuanced" due to historical nationality laws because her parents were unmarried when she was born in 1999, which meant her British father could not automatically pass on his citizenship. Despite paying taxes and voting in the UK, she said immigration lawyers had told her the situation put her in a legal "grey area".
So she knows it's a "grey area", her family and her have had a couple decades to clear it up, it's been over a decade since Brexit, and she hasn't done anything to clarify her citizenship. It probably would've been a good idea to have addressed that earlier.
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Comment on Are there any small Android phones comparable to the size of an iPhone 12 mini? in ~tech
Earhart_Light LinkYou might try the phone selectors at versus.You might try the phone selectors at versus.
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Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech
Earhart_Light Link ParentYears ago, I accidently memorized my driver's license number, so that's my fall-back if I lose or forget my wallet.Years ago, I accidently memorized my driver's license number, so that's my fall-back if I lose or forget my wallet.
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Comment on I before she — on the shift in narrative perspective in romance novels in ~books
Earhart_Light LinkHonestly, I hate first-person POV in fanfic (and sometimes professional fiction) because it's so easy for "first person" to become "author self-insert", and I absolutely loathe self-inserts.Honestly, I hate first-person POV in fanfic (and sometimes professional fiction) because it's so easy for "first person" to become "author self-insert", and I absolutely loathe self-inserts.
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
Earhart_Light Link ParentThey've done studies and shown that you tend to remember handwritten notes better than typewritten notes. iirc, I think it engages more hooks into memoryThey've done studies and shown that you tend to remember handwritten notes better than typewritten notes. iirc, I think it engages more hooks into memory
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Comment on Why are American passenger trains slow? in ~transport
Earhart_Light Link ParentThis is something that I hadn't considered, and I appreciate up bringing it up!an extensive [European] coastline that made coastal shipping competitive for freight
This is something that I hadn't considered, and I appreciate up bringing it up!
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Comment on Why are American passenger trains slow? in ~transport
Earhart_Light Link ParentThis was pre-(effective)-internet and before they ran massive oversize trains that couldn't fit on sidings, but my mom fell in love with the idea of overnight trains from those old black and white...This was pre-(effective)-internet and before they ran massive oversize trains that couldn't fit on sidings, but my mom fell in love with the idea of overnight trains from those old black and white movies. We were planning a vacation and decided to include a sleeper train to Chicago. Found this one train that was supposed to go from Salt Lake through Denver and then wandered east into Chicago. I think it was supposed to be like 28 hours or something?
We looked at the schedules and found this one that was supposed to stop briefly in Denver for more passengers, and then was supposed to leave a couple hours before sunset. We thought that would be cool: sitting in the observation car, watching the sunset over the Rocky Mountains, have the late dinner after sunset, maybe see if the stars were out, head to bed in our sleeper cabin, sleep through a lot of the Great Plains.
We reckoned without the freight trains. Again, this was before the mega-freight trains, and they were supposed to give priority to Amtrak, but they didn't. We got to Denver and were told we needed to wait for two freight trains to pass us. Which, fine. What they didn't say was how far behind us the freight trains were, or how far ahead of us we needed to let them get. istg, we were supposed to leave Denver around 4pm, and we didn't leave until after 2am, and we weren't allowed off the train.
So our actual trip went: get to Denver. Wander fruitlessly around train in Denver for 10 hours; spend much of the time in the cabin because there isn't much to see from the observation car when it's inside the station. Have dinner - except since the train wasn't moving, they didn't fire up the kitchen; they brought us pack sandwiches and chips from somewhere outside the train (very different from the salmon and asparagus my mom was looking forward to, and they all contained meat, which my vegetarian self did not appreciate. I asked about alternate food and they brought me three cookies as my dinner). Finally give up around 11pm and head to bed. Takes about an hour to fall asleep, only to be woken up two hours later when we finally set off.
Sleep all the way through the descent through the Rocky Mountains, be awake for almost the entire journey through the Great Plains (very tedious landscape), and finally pull into Chicago. Fortunately, we'd planned to spend the night and part of the morning in Chicago; as it was, we just barely made our connection.
Well, at least my mom got to do her sleeper train thing. :(
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Comment on What's good in modern flashlights/headlamps? in ~hobbies
Earhart_Light Link ParentI bought my solar charger a few years ago, so it's a bit larger and likely a bit heavier than current models. I'd guess it folds up to about 4x10 inches; when you unfold it, there are 6 panels and...I bought my solar charger a few years ago, so it's a bit larger and likely a bit heavier than current models. I'd guess it folds up to about 4x10 inches; when you unfold it, there are 6 panels and 4 charging ports. I like the multi-charging ability because you can't always guarantee that it'll be sunny enough to charge up, or you'll be able to set up for long enough to charge.
It's a bit bulkier and weighs a bit more than I'd like, but it's very much a luxury purchase so I'm not likely to replace it just for the hell of it. If I was buying today, I'm sure there are slimmer and lighter models available.
The solar charger (and my LifeStraw gravity filters) have come in very useful during power outages as well - it's really nice knowing you can (mostly) access the internet and various services when the power is out, and not ration SoT.
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Comment on What's good in modern flashlights/headlamps? in ~hobbies
Earhart_Light LinkI'm still using my old battery-powered headlamps, and I'll keep them until they somehow break. When you talk about camping, are you referring to backpacking everything in and out, or are you...I'm still using my old battery-powered headlamps, and I'll keep them until they somehow break.
When you talk about camping, are you referring to backpacking everything in and out, or are you talking about relatively accessible campsites? I have a handful of power banks that I keep (relatively) charged, and I also have a small solar panel charger. I probably wouldn't take them backpacking, but I've taken them camping, and I've also found them useful in power failures.
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Comment on Two small word games in ~games
Earhart_Light LinkI got tumblers! I didn't get unzip, but I didn't have much time left on my lunch break; I'll try again later. Thanks for the puzzles!I got tumblers! I didn't get unzip, but I didn't have much time left on my lunch break; I'll try again later. Thanks for the puzzles!
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Comment on Do you have your invite request email? Post it and let's find out what drives people to want to be a part of Tildes. in ~tildes
Earhart_Light LinkDuring the APIcalypse. I'm not as active as I thought I'd be here because Deimos was backed up with requests and I got accepted to kbin (fediverse) first, so I was more settled in over there by...During the APIcalypse. I'm not as active as I thought I'd be here because Deimos was backed up with requests and I got accepted to kbin (fediverse) first, so I was more settled in over there by the time my invite came through.
Heated Rivalry is a Canadian production and therefore not eligible for an Emmy. It is eligible for the Canadian Screen Awards (previously the Geminis) - and in fact it was nominated for 18 CSA and won 13 categories.