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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
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Comment on What are some bands you regret not seeing live (or, just never had the chance to see in the first place)? in ~music
Asinine LinkMetallica's S&M show. A friend had tickets available, but I could barely afford the $40 one cost, let alone extra gas money, missing work, etc. Additionally, too many of us asked for the day off...Metallica's S&M show.
A friend had tickets available, but I could barely afford the $40 one cost, let alone extra gas money, missing work, etc. Additionally, too many of us asked for the day off at work (we worked fast food together) and our boss basically shut us all down. So none of us went.Second was Megadeth in 1998, as I won free tickets, but I couldn't find any friends to go with me. The one friend whom I knew would totally go didn't answer her phone and didn't have an answering machine. Fortunately, I did get to see them in 2017, but I would have also loved that earlier option.
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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Asinine LinkA friend posted this and I was super anxious to get home and try it out. Most commented that they got to the 1300s (which is pointed out due to Latin exiting the scene), though one friend started...A friend posted this and I was super anxious to get home and try it out. Most commented that they got to the 1300s (which is pointed out due to Latin exiting the scene), though one friend started struggling by the 1500s and gave up at the 1400s.
I was able to pick out bits and pieces of the 1100s, courtesy of a meager knowledge of German (was jetzt vollig mangelhaft ist!) and having been super interested in old English tales in my late teens/early 20s that helped with the weird letters that started sneaking in. But yeah, the 1300s is where I quit reading and had to start studying and thinking as I read.Hopefully you enjoy as much as I did!
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How far back in time can you understand English?
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Comment on Hold on to your hardware in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentI have JS blocked by default, and I wasn't going to actually click the link until you stated this. So I did. It's a lovely site that reminds me of Geocities but not the flashy/trashy gif version...I have JS blocked by default, and I wasn't going to actually click the link until you stated this.
So I did.It's a lovely site that reminds me of Geocities but not the flashy/trashy gif version with folks (like me) who were learning how to use html, but a blog-esque type page with monospaced fonts. I'm guessing the tab's language is Korean?
Back to the main topic though: I last upgraded my computer (and it wasn't at the top of the line) 2 years ago. I typically do an upgrade every 2 years... one is for gpu, the other is for mb/cpu.
I will not be upgrading. I can play RDR2 just fine. I do not play top of the line anything though, so maybe that's my fortunate downfall, but I just don't understand why everyone suddenly needs RAM and HDs and whatnot. I have a plethora of hard drives sitting off to the side - SATA not NVME, but I even have one NVME I bought a year ago which I guess I could sell now and earn someone else's firstborn? My point is this: why does everyone suddenly need to upgrade everything? If your computer is that bad, you should have taken care of things before now, and if you just are cringing because you only have 32GB and suddenly need I dunno, what, 64(?) and can no longer function without that extra 32... I'm so confused.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Asinine Link ParentDang, is there no English version? This seems like something right up my alley, but Japanese is nowhere on my language radar.Dang, is there no English version? This seems like something right up my alley, but Japanese is nowhere on my language radar.
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Comment on Hot take: movies suck because there is no rental market in ~movies
Asinine Link ParentGonna jump on this wagon, especially when you could buy a DVD off of eBay for like $1-5. Yeah, we still had Blockbuster back then, but for the same cost as a rental, you could easily own it. (Also...Gonna jump on this wagon, especially when you could buy a DVD off of eBay for like $1-5. Yeah, we still had Blockbuster back then, but for the same cost as a rental, you could easily own it. (Also I moved out of the US about that time and no longer had access to Blockbuster.)
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Comment on The tiny details in Red Dead Redemption 2 you weren't meant to notice in ~games
Asinine Link ParentI put off buying it, but I knew I'd love it. Just because of what you said - I can avoid the main quest line. I finally just finished chpt 2 (and only really started on that because I wanted to...I put off buying it, but I knew I'd love it. Just because of what you said - I can avoid the main quest line.
I finally just finished chpt 2 (and only really started on that because I wanted to fish). I already know the story is a depressing verse of how life was for folks who ... did what they did. I got that from the first RDR. My problem is that I have a love/hate relationship with Rockstar. They make such amazing games (whether you want to attribute that to gameplay or detail or whatnot, the fact is, they do make amazing games), and yet they drop the ball on so many levels. But (for me at least), unlike Bethesda, there is so much deep care poured into the games... like I feel I would have loved the carryover for the FO series if Rockstar had bought it instead.
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Comment on itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota Bundle in ~games
Asinine Link ParentExcited about that Linux release, except I'm still just stuck on all the Steam games I never played (not to mention the other itch.io and whatnot). Then again, I believe all my itch.io purchase...Excited about that Linux release, except I'm still just stuck on all the Steam games I never played (not to mention the other itch.io and whatnot).
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Comment on After 1,600 years underwater, remains of the Lighthouse of Alexandria emerge in ~humanities.history
Asinine Link ParentI didn't read the whole thing, but yeah, the pictures are what sold it (and why I did read a decent amount).I didn't read the whole thing, but yeah, the pictures are what sold it (and why I did read a decent amount).
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Comment on After 1,600 years underwater, remains of the Lighthouse of Alexandria emerge in ~humanities.history
Asinine LinkI found the linked paper even more interesting as well!I found the linked paper even more interesting as well!
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Comment on D&D campaign recomendation for solo/two people in ~games.tabletop
Asinine Link ParentI have an online friend who plays Gloomhaven, but I haven't. But as I mentioned, my ex and I did manage to do some Munchkin gaming... just this was like over 20 years ago.I have an online friend who plays Gloomhaven, but I haven't.
But as I mentioned, my ex and I did manage to do some Munchkin gaming... just this was like over 20 years ago. -
Comment on Tim Curry breaks down his most iconic roles in ~movies
Asinine Link ParentEven watching that, he still is amazing but... damn, that hit me in the severe hurts. :(Even watching that, he still is amazing but... damn, that hit me in the severe hurts. :(
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Comment on D&D campaign recomendation for solo/two people in ~games.tabletop
Asinine Link ParentI didn't realize you were the one who posted this, because I really wanted to comment if there were similar options with Munchkin (which I used to play with an ex... doesn't quite work though, as...I didn't realize you were the one who posted this, because I really wanted to comment if there were similar options with Munchkin (which I used to play with an ex... doesn't quite work though, as DND doesn't either).
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Comment on Tim Curry breaks down his most iconic roles in ~movies
Asinine LinkI guess I've been living under a rock because I had NO IDEA HE HAD A STROKE 14 YEARS AGO! He's one of my favorite actors and I got to see him as King Arthur in the original Spamalot opening on...I guess I've been living under a rock because I had NO IDEA HE HAD A STROKE 14 YEARS AGO!
He's one of my favorite actors and I got to see him as King Arthur in the original Spamalot opening on "Broadway in Chicago" in late 2004.
He's still one of the best parts in the best Stallone movie (though I've heard it was his [Stallone's] most hated, albeit briefly, until Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot) Oscar, a key late childhood/early teen memory in Home Alone 2 (my first interaction with him, quickly followed by...) and Clue.Also first time I learned another female had a crush on me when I watched RHPS at her brother's house who was a friend of some coworkers. She kept looking at me weird any time there was something funny or awkward or ... anything really, and I realized in retrospect, it was very similar to Michael Cera's thought on the "Stink Eye" in Juno. Yes, I give all the credit to Tim Curry for that one. And maybe Susan Sarandon...
Anyway, thank you again. Now I love him even more, and I'll quit rambling.
Thanks for posting this and bringing me up to date.
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of February 1 in ~games
Asinine Link ParentI saw that too, but it's not my kinda game. But I wanted to state that on this note: if you use Discord, you can add the SteamDB (https://discord.com/invite/steamdb) Free Promo bot to chat in your...I saw that too, but it's not my kinda game.
But I wanted to state that on this note: if you use Discord, you can add the SteamDB (https://discord.com/invite/steamdb) Free Promo bot to chat in your chitchat or other [diverted] channel to notify you of stuff like this!(Sorry, don't ask me how because I totally forget haha.)
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Comment on Two small word games in ~games
Asinine Link ParentI don't get the unzip either (well, I get it but that's too much effort for my brain), but I loved the tumblers! Didn't realize there's only one per day, but got it in 5 tries so I was kind of...I don't get the unzip either (well, I get it but that's too much effort for my brain), but I loved the tumblers! Didn't realize there's only one per day, but got it in 5 tries so I was kind of proud of my first attempt. :D
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Comment on List animals until failure in ~games
Asinine Link ParentWait you can get an emoji result?! OMFG YOU CAN! 88 animals listed ðĶð ðĶŪðļðĪ·ððģðððððšð ĢðĶð ŠðĶ ðĶðĶðĶðĶââŽðĶââŽðžðŧðŧðĶðĶððĶðĩððĶðððĶðĶððžððĶðĶðŠąðððð·ðŠ°ððŠ°ðŠ°ðĶðĶðĶéŊðĶðĶðĶðððððĶðĶĶðĶðĶĪWait you can get an emoji result?!
OMFG YOU CAN!88 animals listed
ðĶð ðĶŪðļðĪ·ððģðððððšð ĢðĶð ŠðŦðĶ ðĶðĶðĶðĶââŽðĶââŽðžðŧðŧðĶðĶððĶðĩððĶðððĶðĶððžððĶðĶðŠąðððð·ðŠ°ððŠ°ðŠ°ðĶðĶðĶéŊðĶðĶðĶðððððĶðĶĶðĶðĶĪ -
Comment on List animals until failure in ~games
Asinine Link ParentI was raised by a grammar and spelling mussolini. That being said, it caught at least two typos and I had to look up "tardigrade" because ngl I thought it was "tardibear" :(I was raised by a grammar and spelling
nazimussolini.
That being said, it caught at least two typos and I had to look up "tardigrade" because ngl I thought it was "tardibear" :( -
Comment on List animals until failure in ~games
Asinine LinkThat was so fun! I hit about 30 then realized I was brainfarting like crazy. Managed to get 88, and btw "your mom" is not a valid answer :D SPOILER ALERT: (Also I love how you can drill down and...That was so fun! I hit about 30 then realized I was brainfarting like crazy.
Managed to get 88, and btw "your mom" is not a valid answer :DSPOILER ALERT:
(Also I love how you can drill down and it won't add to the number but then you can add more... like : bear -> grizzly, black bear...)
That was pretty neat as well, though he's highlighting changes that didn't provide enough time to understand at first. I will try to start at 7:27 and read along as it goes, not that there are enough examples for me to pick up on I don't think heh.