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Comment on Recommend me music similar to that of Tool? in ~music
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Comment on re: serial experiments [lain] | Reveal trailer in ~games
Nny LinkIt's crazy to me just how well the show held up. Like the things it addresses with the internet are way ahead of its time and have become even more current day problems. A vast good amount of it...It's crazy to me just how well the show held up. Like the things it addresses with the internet are way ahead of its time and have become even more current day problems. A vast good amount of it went over my head as a teenager, but it made me love it even more as an adult now being able to understand more of what it was going for. Which is rare, as my tastes have shifted enough that most of the anime I enjoyed back then is stuff I haven't enjoyed as an adult.
It was also crazy having Duvet liked on Spotify with it being at <1000 listens, and then oneday just seeing it balloon up to point of now over a billion because a sped up version became Tiktok famous - leading to a mostly irrelevant band getting back together after decades and going on a world tour. Just insane what can happen sometimes lol.
Also shout out to Haibane Renmei, a cute+emotional slice of life that also had character designs by ABe. Such a good artist.
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Comment on Recommend me music similar to that of Tool? in ~music
Nny Link ParentCertainly not what this thread is about but - watching the music video to Drive as a kid and seeing him shirtless was the first time in my life I ever thought about the same sex in...(and takes his shirt off)
Certainly not what this thread is about but - watching the music video to Drive as a kid and seeing him shirtless was the first time in my life I ever thought about the same sex in a...uh...different way.
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Comment on Little late but...anyone interested in fantasy football? in ~sports.american_football
Nny Link ParentHave you tried clicking on the link I posted for the league above? https://sleeper.com/i/JKlMJ9075nZNE I THINK Sleeper allows users to be part of a league, without being assigned a team. So I...Have you tried clicking on the link I posted for the league above? https://sleeper.com/i/JKlMJ9075nZNE
I THINK Sleeper allows users to be part of a league, without being assigned a team. So I THINK if you join it, you'd be able to spectate and use the chat
It's actually kind of crazy how close it's been so far - 3 of the 4 teams are all within 10 points of each other on the season, with Scarecrw leading the pack with 30 more points than the rest of us.
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Comment on Recommend me music similar to that of Tool? in ~music
Nny LinkDoes there have to be singing? The music I most associate with Tool is actually Post-Rock. The genre can definitely be a bit too drone-y in the wall of sounds, but there's also a lot of bands that...Does there have to be singing? The music I most associate with Tool is actually Post-Rock. The genre can definitely be a bit too drone-y in the wall of sounds, but there's also a lot of bands that do more melodic tunes.
Explosions in the Sky - Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean is what I'd particularly suggestion trying out because of the drumming - not Danny Carey technical level, but great song-writing of the drums rather than just keeping a beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIATvAcEoEU
Also like Tool, top-3 concert I've ever been to (La Dipuste being the other)
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Comment on Recommend me music similar to that of Tool? in ~music
Nny Link ParentEnjoyed Incubus when I was younger, and then when I got older and learned more about music I was surprised at their implementation of time signature changes. Like obviously this isn't Tool level,...Enjoyed Incubus when I was younger, and then when I got older and learned more about music I was surprised at their implementation of time signature changes. Like obviously this isn't Tool level, but caught me off guard when nice to Know You came on the radio with the alternate 3/4-4/4 bars and I was like wait what?
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Comment on Little late but...anyone interested in fantasy football? in ~sports.american_football
Nny Link ParentScarecrw and Jpslam both easily won their different matchups against ughnotdr and myself, with the winners both scoring around ~350 points (We doubled the positions to make it more like 8-man,...Scarecrw and Jpslam both easily won their different matchups against ughnotdr and myself, with the winners both scoring around ~350 points (We doubled the positions to make it more like 8-man, since normal roster sizes would be crazy with only 4) and us around ~300.
We'll see who the winner of winners and the losers of losers are this week, as Scarecrw and Jpslam face each other and I go against ughnotdr 😂
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Comment on Little late but...anyone interested in fantasy football? in ~sports.american_football
Nny Link ParentAye for sure! Definitely think we can get a full league next year based off the last minute interest. We got 4 teams for this year, never played in a league this small but it's been fun so far....Aye for sure! Definitely think we can get a full league next year based off the last minute interest. We got 4 teams for this year, never played in a league this small but it's been fun so far. But should be easy to build on it next year.
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Comment on Little late but...anyone interested in fantasy football? in ~sports.american_football
Nny LinkWell we can see if we can fit in it! I added Super Flex (So start two QB), an extra flex spot, and a couple extra bench spots since the league will probably be light on members. Set the time for...Well we can see if we can fit in it! I added Super Flex (So start two QB), an extra flex spot, and a couple extra bench spots since the league will probably be light on members. Set the time for 7PM EST with a 1 minute clock, so should be able to be done by the 8:20pm EST kickoff time
Heads up I'm actually going to be busy during the draft and will set up a bit of queue beforehand, but I'll also just deal with the hand I got from auto lol. I'll check my phone periodically in case there's any issues though, just ping me in the chat.
Put it on Sleeper since someone specified that as a platform, and I do find it to be the best platform as well. And hopefully can actually set this up earlier next year to actually get everyone in
https://sleeper.com/i/JKlMJ9075nZNE
Going to send PMs to people in this thread that expressed interest since don't want to spam every reply in this thread with a link, but assume a direct message is good for the notification pop up
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Little late but...anyone interested in fantasy football?
Family league was foiled, so couple of us are just looking for randoms to help fill out a Yahoo league. There was a few members active on here during the season last year so figured there might be...
Family league was foiled, so couple of us are just looking for randoms to help fill out a Yahoo league. There was a few members active on here during the season last year so figured there might be some interest.
Was originally thinking of solely a Tildes fantasy football league but don't think there's enough people for that lol
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Comment on Small talk, ice breakers, lines in ~talk
Nny Link ParentYeah that's why it was by far the best conversation advice I ever came across. I don't have the conversation skills to be able to follow up a memorized single line, but following this leads to...Yeah that's why it was by far the best conversation advice I ever came across. I don't have the conversation skills to be able to follow up a memorized single line, but following this leads to multiple different branches to go down that will likely find something of actual substance
It also kind of helps me understand when to let a conversation go, eg if it just feels like I'm playing 20 questions with somebody I should probably just leave them alone lol
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Comment on Small talk, ice breakers, lines in ~talk
Nny LinkNot an exact line, but FORD has always helped guide me to some kind of question to ask: Family Occupation Recreation Dreams Basically pops into my head when I don't know what to talk about and...Not an exact line, but FORD has always helped guide me to some kind of question to ask:
Family
Occupation
Recreation
DreamsBasically pops into my head when I don't know what to talk about and just run through potential questions in each
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
Nny Link ParentHave been throwing on Parks and Rec the past few days. Was on an episode where they meet Colts players and I went to see what year it was from and saw 2013...did not realize the show is nearly a...Have been throwing on Parks and Rec the past few days. Was on an episode where they meet Colts players and I went to see what year it was from and saw 2013...did not realize the show is nearly a decade and a half old.
It also hit me just how little TV shows like that cross my path these days. Not that they don't exist (eg saw commercials for St. Denis Medical during football games), but that 15+ years ago easy sitcom comedies seemed to have a lot more public discourse. The last ones I can think of were Brooklyn 99 and The Good Place.
But this likely just goes back to how there's a lot less "mainstream" stuff with everyone in their own little niches.
Oh, also Dragon Ball has very much been on that itch for me. Created a playlist on Plex that goes through Dragon Ball -> DBZ -> DBGT with movies inbetween episodes that roughly fit timelines that I can just throw on without having to think, having used a script to cut out the OP/EDs so that it's just the actual episodes playing (shout out to the SOM release to watch it in it's OG dub glory).
It's crazy how dumb the show is now not being 12 years old but I still love it, and just hits that nostalgic "home" feeling so hard.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life.men
Nny Link Parent100% to everything but just emphasizing this point to. Like, shitty people are shitty so stop being around them It makes me think of the red pill/PUA community, who would use vapid techniques for...There's a level of immaturity there that I escape with age now, but also I just refuse to be around shitty people.
100% to everything but just emphasizing this point to. Like, shitty people are shitty so stop being around them
It makes me think of the red pill/PUA community, who would use vapid techniques for vapid reasons was only able to attract vapid women...and their takeaway is that all women are vapid rather than that "seduction techniques" are terrible if you actually want a good partner
Male stuff is just a harder issue for me because it annoys me how much crying there is about how there are no male spaces or male support groups and such...and as someone who has been a part of many/tried to start them and they all fall a part because of lack of participation, it's hard not to be bitter with "well where the fuck were you?"
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life.men
Nny Link ParentI mean as an elder millennial all my friends were definitely lying about how big their penises were. Honestly that's where I started having anxiety about my penis, before easily accessible porn...I mean as an elder millennial all my friends were definitely lying about how big their penises were. Honestly that's where I started having anxiety about my penis, before easily accessible porn was even a thing.
Male self reported penis size is just like self reported height size, fabricated.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life.men
Nny Link ParentThis is what really gets me. I've been too big for a couple of women (because vaginas are also different sizes) and it's not a good time for anybody involved. I would HATE to have a porn size...If anything, the bigger guys can make it painful at times
This is what really gets me. I've been too big for a couple of women (because vaginas are also different sizes) and it's not a good time for anybody involved. I would HATE to have a porn size penis.
It really is funny how much toxic masculinity gets pointed as coming from women by some men, when most women don't actually care about it. Not to say no woman cares about those things (eg size queens certainly exist), but it's a subset and the ones barking about it are other men.
It's especially funny of how they turn stuff women care about as "only other women care about that" as if stuff men care about isn't stuff only other men care about.
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
Nny Link ParentI didn't watch Star Wars until I was almost 30 (movies as a kid were mostly limited to the one shelf of rentable movies at Albertsons that never changed), and it's so clearly aimed at children...I didn't watch Star Wars until I was almost 30 (movies as a kid were mostly limited to the one shelf of rentable movies at Albertsons that never changed), and it's so clearly aimed at children from the get-go. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I still watch DBZ to this day...but I know it's a kids show.
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
Nny Link ParentIt really is funny how the defender awkwardly looks around for the flag instead of celebrating until he gets to his teammates celebrating. IIRC he even admitted after the game to purposely trying...It really is funny how the defender awkwardly looks around for the flag instead of celebrating until he gets to his teammates celebrating.
IIRC he even admitted after the game to purposely trying to get a flag on the play to stop the TD? Really is an insane no-call
I try to give a lot of leeway in esque of "don't attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"...but greed would be the appropriate word over malice in this situation, and greed exploits that leeway a lot.
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
Nny Link ParentI don't necessarily buy into #1. That said, the 2 point conversation failure overturned in the Rams/Seahawks game was all kind of wtf? Like, I get it's the "right" call...but that was some...I don't necessarily buy into #1.
That said, the 2 point conversation failure overturned in the Rams/Seahawks game was all kind of wtf? Like, I get it's the "right" call...but that was some selective enforcement there considering it wasn't challenged by either of the teams. When you just randomly call down and say "let's re-look at this specific play", while letting other plays that could be turned over stand all the time, it's hard not to think "why this specific play?"
Then add on the fact that it was someone working for the broadcast that phoned in to do the replay and it's all kinds of messy. Especially when going back to "why this specific play?" and the broadcast wanting that specific play which would tie the game late to be looked at again...
So I don't necessarily buy into it, but I certainly ain't buying out of it.
I do very much buy into league rigging when it comes to the NBA though. And there's a lotttttt more credence to it considering the whole Tim Donaghy betting scandal and Scott Foster still being an official. It's why I think they don't do anything about flopping either, because it makes it easier to call/no-call plays.
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
Nny Link ParentI'm confused by this subthread as a whole. What makes any number aesthetically pleasing? Like even in the original comment I see no difference between 545860 and 115167I'm confused by this subthread as a whole. What makes any number aesthetically pleasing? Like even in the original comment I see no difference between 545860 and 115167
Yea they were one of the bands I was thinking about in terms of being too drone-y to suggest with what OP wanted from Tool. Definitely love them and agree on being an awesome concert though.