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  1. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    That's a great album! This one and make yourself are such a sweet spot for incubus. Afterwards their sound started changing and I slowly lost interest in them.

    That's a great album! This one and make yourself are such a sweet spot for incubus. Afterwards their sound started changing and I slowly lost interest in them.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on The Wayans Brothers reunite for new ‘Scary Movie’ with Miramax and Paramount in ~movies

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    That's fair. I hope they don't use the type of humour from back then since that wouldn't fly these days. I dunno how to explain it but I just would like a fun movie that doesn't take itself too...

    That's fair. I hope they don't use the type of humour from back then since that wouldn't fly these days.

    I dunno how to explain it but I just would like a fun movie that doesn't take itself too seriously but isn't lazy slapstick.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on The Wayans Brothers reunite for new ‘Scary Movie’ with Miramax and Paramount in ~movies

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    I really hope they can make something that hits that same spot as the first 2 films. I'm gonna be cautiously optimistic about this.

    I really hope they can make something that hits that same spot as the first 2 films. I'm gonna be cautiously optimistic about this.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    The body and full of hell would go well in that playlist

    The body and full of hell would go well in that playlist

    1 vote

  5. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Usual bangers for me. Goat, dying fetus, viagra boys and early breaking Benjamin for my butt rock fix. New buñuel, pest control and punitive damage are absolute ragers! Check them out if you enjoy...

    Usual bangers for me. Goat, dying fetus, viagra boys and early breaking Benjamin for my butt rock fix.

    New buñuel, pest control and punitive damage are absolute ragers! Check them out if you enjoy noise rock and crossover thrash/hardcore.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    The new GOAT album is an absolute groovy banger. if you enjoy psych mixed with some world music and dancing around the house then this is for you. Been looking into some of the roadburn...

    The new GOAT album is an absolute groovy banger. if you enjoy psych mixed with some world music and dancing around the house then this is for you.

    Been looking into some of the roadburn announcements. Human impact and stress positions are on the lost of bands to see.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Cloud rat and fluoride are brilliant. While we on the topic have you heard pest control or fuck the facts?

    Cloud rat and fluoride are brilliant. While we on the topic have you heard pest control or fuck the facts?

    2 votes

  8. Comment on How do you listen to your favorite obscure music that never made it onto any streaming platforms? in ~music

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    I recently got a hifi walker 2. It's decent although my major issue with it is there isn't an option to just play an album without it repeating the album after it's played through.

    I recently got a hifi walker 2. It's decent although my major issue with it is there isn't an option to just play an album without it repeating the album after it's played through.

    1 vote

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  10. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Started perdido street station last week. Its really hooked me but I'm not sure why. The world and story are interesting so I'm always looking forward to jumping back into the book to see what's...

    Started perdido street station last week. Its really hooked me but I'm not sure why. The world and story are interesting so I'm always looking forward to jumping back into the book to see what's going on. China's writing is also very easy to get into and seems to flow quite nicely so the chapters don't feel like a slog especially since the city is such an odd place.

    Overall I'm happy I started the book as iv been putting it off for a while due to it being weird fiction. I wasn't sure I'd enjoy that but it seems like it's right up my alley.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Regional justice center released a new album and it's 13min of pure powerviolence. Love it. Also been getting into mamaleek and spectral wound this week. Not really listened to both much before...

    Regional justice center released a new album and it's 13min of pure powerviolence. Love it.

    Also been getting into mamaleek and spectral wound this week. Not really listened to both much before but this week something clicked and now I'm really digging their stuff.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Sum 41 are great. I was never really that into them but they have never really released any bad albums. Really consistent band. Iv been spinning tons of the offspring recently. They do have a few...

    Sum 41 are great. I was never really that into them but they have never really released any bad albums. Really consistent band. Iv been spinning tons of the offspring recently. They do have a few misses in their discography but their first few albums are solid gold.

  13. Comment on Which magazines do you read? in ~talk

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    I kinda tries to get back into magazines a while ago. I had a sub for Huck magazine which is a culture mag of sorts. Really like it so might re sub. I also used to get the national geographic but...

    I kinda tries to get back into magazines a while ago. I had a sub for Huck magazine which is a culture mag of sorts. Really like it so might re sub. I also used to get the national geographic but I think that's stopped now.

    I also bought an independent conflict journalism mag but the name escapes me right now. That's was actually very interesting. I might dip back into all these at some point as I did enjoy the physical medium. Also gonna keep an eye on suggestions here.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Review: South Africa's Brave New World, by R.W. Johnson in ~humanities.history

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    I was born and raised in SA until 18 then I moved to the UK. Half my family now lives in Asia as well as Australia due to the crumbling infrastructure of SA. I remember growing up and not having...

    I was born and raised in SA until 18 then I moved to the UK. Half my family now lives in Asia as well as Australia due to the crumbling infrastructure of SA.

    I remember growing up and not having any real prospects for the future because my parents couldn't afford uni for me and being a white guy the odds of me getting a job without any kind of degree or qualification would be impossible so my mom shipped me.off to the UK. I also remember the start of the load shedding(blackouts). It was early days but even I could see the government would never solve the problem. So it seemed bleak for the country in the mid 2000s.

    While reading these excerpts I wasn't surprised at all. Just a "yeap that sounds about right" from me. Its unfortunate because the ANC should have been better but they proved just as inept and corrupt many other African leaders.

    5 votes

  15. Comment on Y2K | Official trailer in ~movies

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    As a straight white bro I must say that's a solid list of films. Some didn't age well but that's life.

    As a straight white bro I must say that's a solid list of films. Some didn't age well but that's life.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Been on a hip hop kick these last few weeks. So listened to joey badass, nas, method man, common, a tribe called quest and a few others. Also been enjoying nails, ceremony, full of hell, uniform...

    Been on a hip hop kick these last few weeks.

    So listened to joey badass, nas, method man, common, a tribe called quest and a few others.

    Also been enjoying nails, ceremony, full of hell, uniform and hong kong fuck you.

  17. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Have you listened to Dawn rayd yet? They split up recently but were very much an anti fascist black metal band.

    Have you listened to Dawn rayd yet? They split up recently but were very much an anti fascist black metal band.

  18. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    That sabbat album is really fun. Iv not really listened to the new alcest properly which I should as they are a fantastic band and I'm contemplating going to see them in December. Also thanks for...

    That sabbat album is really fun. Iv not really listened to the new alcest properly which I should as they are a fantastic band and I'm contemplating going to see them in December. Also thanks for reminding me about I am the intimidator. That's an album worth a revisit.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Assume the Sapir-Whorf Linguistic Theory is accurate: What languages would be best to learn, to improve one's cognitive functions and/or worldview? in ~humanities.languages

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    Wow everything was going so well until you made this comment hahaha. i think you have outed yourself as being a bit of a numpty to put it politely. Personally I enjoyed mcfins reply as it added...

    Wow everything was going so well until you made this comment hahaha. i think you have outed yourself as being a bit of a numpty to put it politely.

    Personally I enjoyed mcfins reply as it added another point of view to the other comments.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on This Miami luxury condo is burying crystals in its building foundation to create good ‘vibes’ in ~design

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    I have a fairly strong opinion about this kinda stuff. Most comments here cover a lot of my thoughts on it. From let them have their wacky beliefs to there are real world consequences to what they...

    I have a fairly strong opinion about this kinda stuff. Most comments here cover a lot of my thoughts on it. From let them have their wacky beliefs to there are real world consequences to what they believe.

    Religion has a long history to it and even though most don't know it but the rituals and beliefs stem from real world changes. Now the crystals crowd overlaps with the wellness movement and conspiracy movement. They are being grifted by bad actors who have figured out that people will spend tons of money on stuff. These people also seems more than happy to throw logic out the window and would rather have their crystals or tarot cards make their choices.

    I don't want to come across as mean spirited about this but I have some family members who are into this and I have seen the negative affects first hand. I just wish that they could look at things a bit more critically and maybe have a better understanding of the world around us. Things are connected but not because of planetary movement or because of what rocks/cards say or do.

    I hope this makes sense.

    5 votes