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Comment on Millennials: How do you feel about nostalgia pandering? in ~talk
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
Jerutix Link ParentThis was a good recommendation because it read similar to fiction, which honestly made some of the stories even more… maybe a mix of surprising and weighty? That whole truth is stranger than...This was a good recommendation because it read similar to fiction, which honestly made some of the stories even more… maybe a mix of surprising and weighty? That whole truth is stranger than fiction really landed in a lot of this.
Whatever this genre is was new to me. I’m not into true crime or historical fiction or biography/history, which all felt semi-present, but this was fascinating. I learned a ton and hit Wikipedia a few times for pictures and extra bits of biographical info.
As always (new for y’all), I would time travel forward, not backward. The past always sounds terrible. People just put whatever into everything - it’s amazing more people didn’t die!
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - October 2025 - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum in ~books
Jerutix Link ParentI can see what you’re saying, but it felt like she was just being precise to me. Hard for me to really judge, though, because I listen to everything at 2x and all voices sound weird.I can see what you’re saying, but it felt like she was just being precise to me. Hard for me to really judge, though, because I listen to everything at 2x and all voices sound weird.
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Comment on The same-name club made up entirely of Shirleys is dying out in ~life
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Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport
Jerutix Link ParentThat explains sooo many of the Cybertrucks I've seen. I wondered why so many had wrap jobs or business ads on them.That explains sooo many of the Cybertrucks I've seen. I wondered why so many had wrap jobs or business ads on them.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
Jerutix LinkLet's find out how true to life Jurassic Park really is...Let's find out how true to life Jurassic Park really is...
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Comment on ‘Tron: Ares’ stumbles with $33.5 million debut in ~movies
Jerutix Link ParentI saw Tron: Legacy five times in theaters, and events came together that allowed me the time to go see Ares this weekend without any other family obligations... I watched Deep Pocket Monster try...I saw Tron: Legacy five times in theaters, and events came together that allowed me the time to go see Ares this weekend without any other family obligations...
I watched Deep Pocket Monster try to collect full sets of Pokémon cards on YouTube instead.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - The Poisoners Handbook by Deborah Blum - How is it going? in ~books
Jerutix LinkOh good, the audiobook is on Hoopla. I’ll get to it after Moby Dick (I’m halfway through the audiobook, never made it past chapter 3 reading).Oh good, the audiobook is on Hoopla. I’ll get to it after Moby Dick (I’m halfway through the audiobook, never made it past chapter 3 reading).
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Comment on Why are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US? in ~transport
Jerutix Link ParentAnecdotally, I’d say it’s cultural. I’m from and in Texas, and we just don’t ever expect pedestrians. There’s probably also a latent racism/classism about how people just have cars (which actually...Anecdotally, I’d say it’s cultural. I’m from and in Texas, and we just don’t ever expect pedestrians. There’s probably also a latent racism/classism about how people just have cars (which actually means trucks and SUVs) and “poor” people don’t have those (they need to “pull themseleves up by their bootstraps” and get a car, and other trash).
We lived in Philadelphia for a year, and it was almost culture shock at how easy it was to walk, how the drivers just waited for you, how people just walked out into the street with full belief that cars would stop for them. I rode the bus that year because it was waaaay more convenient, and I learned to be so much more “aggressive” a pedestrian.
Since much of the south US is built for cars and not people vs old cities/regions that had to adapt to cars, I imagine that’s a huge part of it.
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Comment on Why are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US? in ~transport
Jerutix Link ParentMan, I’m going to miss our Fit whenever it’s day comes. Have a 2007 that we got in 2012. Also, we have our kids at a private school, and it is SOOOO hard to turn out of the parking lot because...Man, I’m going to miss our Fit whenever it’s day comes. Have a 2007 that we got in 2012.
Also, we have our kids at a private school, and it is SOOOO hard to turn out of the parking lot because everyone else has a giant truck or SUV - I can’t see through them!
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Comment on The Oatmeal: A cartoonist's review of AI art in ~comics
Jerutix Link ParentI think you’re on to something with art vs. content. Content and Imagery seem interchangeable in the top level post.I think you’re on to something with art vs. content. Content and Imagery seem interchangeable in the top level post.
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Comment on How I escaped MAGA. Critical thinking woke me up. in ~society
Jerutix Link ParentHey, sounds like we’re in a similar boat! Pray for us - the Christian University I work at is finally going to bend to student (and some loud external) pressure to add a TurningPointUSA chapter....Hey, sounds like we’re in a similar boat!
Pray for us - the Christian University I work at is finally going to bend to student (and some loud external) pressure to add a TurningPointUSA chapter. Most of the faculty and a good chunk of the staff are less than thrilled.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - September 2025 - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang in ~books
Jerutix Link ParentI also thought his end note there was really interesting. I, too, interpret Job differently, but I can see how Chiang was reflecting on it lead to this story. I think his view of God is...I also thought his end note there was really interesting. I, too, interpret Job differently, but I can see how Chiang was reflecting on it lead to this story. I think his view of God is fundamentally wrong, but it made for a great read!
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Comment on Tildes Book Club Discussion - September 2025 - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang in ~books
Jerutix Link ParentI’m with you on the feel of a theme. I think I was about halfway through Understand when I realized I’d need to make room in my top 5 books for this collection. The way Chiang wove through...I’m with you on the feel of a theme. I think I was about halfway through Understand when I realized I’d need to make room in my top 5 books for this collection. The way Chiang wove through philosophy and religion and played with perception and the limit of humanity from so many angles was engrossing. Just a master class in clever and concise storytelling.
I read this on his Wikipedia page: Writer Peter Watts has praised Chiang's work, writing: "We share a secret prayer, we writers of short SF. We utter it whenever one of our stories is about to appear in public, and it goes like this: Please, Lord. Please, if it be Thy will, don’t let Ted Chiang publish a story this year."
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Comment on The Mandalorian and Grogu | Official trailer in ~movies
Jerutix Link ParentBabu Frick all of you and your Sith hearts! I hope this movie has Ewoks, Yoda’s force ghost, and more of those muppets from Return of the Jedi on rotisseries! Lolol. I couldn’t resist, but I...Babu Frick all of you and your Sith hearts! I hope this movie has Ewoks, Yoda’s force ghost, and more of those muppets from Return of the Jedi on rotisseries! Lolol. I couldn’t resist, but I actually would be fine with all of that. Disney should just do a Muppets version of Star Wars while they’re at it.
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Comment on The Mandalorian and Grogu | Official trailer in ~movies
Jerutix Link ParentYou fine folks have clearly not seen the glory that is this year’s Lego Gingerbread AT-AT Walker!You fine folks have clearly not seen the glory that is this year’s Lego Gingerbread AT-AT Walker!
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Comment on How Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre in ~food
Jerutix Link ParentI used to see them at Sprouts in Oklahoma during Apple-anch (avalanche) in October. Not sure that I ever tried one.I used to see them at Sprouts in Oklahoma during Apple-anch (avalanche) in October. Not sure that I ever tried one.
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Comment on How Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre in ~food
Jerutix Link ParentPink Lady is the way to go! After trying one for the first time, I easily prefer them to every other type of apple. Buy them at Aldi pre-bagged, and they seem better there versus buying them other...Pink Lady is the way to go! After trying one for the first time, I easily prefer them to every other type of apple. Buy them at Aldi pre-bagged, and they seem better there versus buying them other places. Not sure why.
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Comment on Give us your hot takes on the latest Nintendo Direct in ~games
Jerutix LinkThe Pokemon Animal Crossing Minecraft is probably the game that will push me to get a Switch 2.The Pokemon Animal Crossing Minecraft is probably the game that will push me to get a Switch 2.
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Comment on Paramount Skydance prepares Ellison-backed bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in ~movies
Jerutix Link ParentOn the other hand, I'd definitely watch a Looney Tunes Star Trek show.On the other hand, I'd definitely watch a Looney Tunes Star Trek show.
Six seasons and a movie!