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Comment on Asking neighbors to turn down noise in ~life
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Comment on Why the short-lived Calvin and Hobbes is still one of the most beloved and influential comic strips in ~comics
Gazook89 Link ParentI think the best answer for “what is the best age for C&H” is “yes”. I have a pretty poor memory of my early years, but I distinctly remember strips which over the years I got a new “kick” out of...I think the best answer for “what is the best age for C&H” is “yes”. I have a pretty poor memory of my early years, but I distinctly remember strips which over the years I got a new “kick” out of it…the first several years I only got the visual gag, then on a random day I got some of the word play, and then even later I understood it as an older kid, and now I read it as a parent and get a whole other take on it (or better appreciation of it).
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Comment on How did you decide on a daycare for your small child/children? in ~life
Gazook89 LinkBrief comment to just say that word of mouth is best done at the playground. It’d be weird if you yourselves were hanging out at a playground talking about your business, but all my school/daycare...Brief comment to just say that word of mouth is best done at the playground. It’d be weird if you yourselves were hanging out at a playground talking about your business, but all my school/daycare recommendations come from parents at the playground. It is face to face, with people who actually live in your area, while your kids play together.
Maybe encourage any parents you already have enrolled to talk at the playground.
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Comment on Dating apps have gotten so bad that speed dating is in again in ~life
Gazook89 Link ParentI think a difference is that League and other games have much better stats about the person. They know their skill, how often they disconnect, and I’m sure get many more reports about user abuse...I think a difference is that League and other games have much better stats about the person. They know their skill, how often they disconnect, and I’m sure get many more reports about user abuse since it’s so easy to do (and there is an in game textual record to verify reports).
That’s all missing from in person dates.
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Comment on Fallout | Official trailer in ~tv
Gazook89 LinkThis looks good, better than the LOTR series they did (though I haven’t actually watched that). It’s a tough one to miss out on, being on Prime. I didn’t know anything about the production so was...This looks good, better than the LOTR series they did (though I haven’t actually watched that). It’s a tough one to miss out on, being on Prime. I didn’t know anything about the production so was hoping it was a movie in theaters.
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Comment on Annoying hospital beeps are causing hundreds of deaths a year in ~health
Gazook89 LinkWe visited a friend that is a nurse at a hospital in Japan a few years ago, while she was on break in the hospital, and the first thing I noticed was how quiet and calm the entire floor was. Now,...We visited a friend that is a nurse at a hospital in Japan a few years ago, while she was on break in the hospital, and the first thing I noticed was how quiet and calm the entire floor was. Now, this could have just been one floor, or that particular moment, or that hospital, or some other fluke. But there was the incessant beeping and whir of machines that I am accustomed to here in the US. I asked about it, through my wife who speaks Japanese and is a nurse in the US, and the answer I got was that at least in media, US hospitals seemed way too loud and frenzied. Again, that’s media so not real life, so it could mean nothing. But I still remember how quiet it was on that floor (and it wasn’t like a recovery floor, I think it was cardiac).
The kitchens in McDonald’s and other fast food places have the same soundscape as US hospitals, too.
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Comment on Resources for starting your own small website in ~tech
Gazook89 LinkThis HN thread has some good options for simple static site generators, with the OP offering one built to work easily with GitHub Pages (free). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39467132This HN thread has some good options for simple static site generators, with the OP offering one built to work easily with GitHub Pages (free).
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Comment on Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies in ~movies
Gazook89 LinkCrazy to me that “Arrested Development” isn’t in the title. He didn’t touch his per diem once!Crazy to me that “Arrested Development” isn’t in the title. He didn’t touch his per diem once!
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Comment on All the 2024 best picture Oscar nominees ranked, from worst to best in ~movies
Gazook89 Link ParentI saw Poor Things with my wife, who picked it out based on what was available at the discount theater at the time we had a babysitter (basically two options), and with literally no prior...I saw Poor Things with my wife, who picked it out based on what was available at the discount theater at the time we had a babysitter (basically two options), and with literally no prior exposure/knowing nothing about it except it was the same director as The Lobster which I recommend to everyone.
I wouldn’t generally recommend Poor Things to everyone in the same way. It’s not bad, and it’s probably even good, but it’s not a general audience kind of thing. Unfortunately, I think I’m probably in the group that I wouldn’t recommend it too.
Even so, it was very imaginative, had lots of humor, certainly elicits a variety of emotions throughout. It is a coming of age story, as you say.
Not really a spoiler but maybe it is, I dunno
In the end, I’m not sure any of the characters are better than when they started, though.
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Comment on What is your favourite episode of a podcast? in ~talk
Gazook89 LinkJohn Green’s podcast, Anthropocene Reviewed, the episode “Air Conditioning and Sycamore Trees”, specifically the Sycamore portion which happens after the mid-show ad break....John Green’s podcast, Anthropocene Reviewed, the episode “Air Conditioning and Sycamore Trees”, specifically the Sycamore portion which happens after the mid-show ad break.
Mostly because it’s one of the best ways to communicate to others what my bouts of depression feel like. The first time I listened to it I couldn’t believe how spot on it was.
I agree with everyone else that it seems like everyone is fine. But wanted to add that it is important to meet your neighbors, as many as possible, especially when you live so close. And meet them earlier rather than later. You don’t have to be best friends, but simply taking a small effort to actually greet them even if it means knocking on doors and just saying “hi, I’m ____ and I live in the area, wanted to say hi”.
Having done that before any issue ever arises makes it much easier to talk when things do come up, because you aren’t starting from zero.
There are many other potential benefits too.
However, the caveat is that I’m a cis white male so likely don’t have to worry about some risks that others might experience in being this forward with strangers. I won’t pretend that everything is honky dory everywhere in the world.