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Comment on Has anyone unintentionally handicapped themselves while playing a game and liked a game more for it? in ~games
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Comment on 'The Three-Body Problem' is... bad in ~books
dominoanty LinkAs someone who loved the trilogy, might I ask what sci-fi you are a fan of? Personally, I didn't mind poor characterizations, because I was reading mostly for the story and felt it mostly lived up...As someone who loved the trilogy, might I ask what sci-fi you are a fan of? Personally, I didn't mind poor characterizations, because I was reading mostly for the story and felt it mostly lived up to the hype. Especially the second book.
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Comment on What's your favourite ice cream flavour? in ~food
dominoanty LinkFig ice cream, (We call it Anjeer over here), especially with chunks of fig. Second is Sapodilla (aka Chikoo here).Fig ice cream, (We call it Anjeer over here), especially with chunks of fig. Second is Sapodilla (aka Chikoo here).
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Comment on What is your favorite TV show that you rewatch often? in ~tv
dominoanty Link ParentPsych is max comfy. Even the latest movie they put out was fun! The chemistry between Shawn and Gus, is second to none, in my opinion. Somehow, makes me a bit nostalgic to a time of good...Psych is max comfy. Even the latest movie they put out was fun! The chemistry between Shawn and Gus, is second to none, in my opinion. Somehow, makes me a bit nostalgic to a time of good procedurals, or slower paced shows, whereas now we have tight, cliffhangery season-long arcs, where each episode ends in a bait for the next one.
Arrested Development is great too. The first 2 seasons are GOAT and third one is a very slight dip, imo. Haven't really felt like re-watching S4 or even watching S5, despite having watched the first 3 seasons multiple times now.
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Comment on Unexpected, but great mashups in ~music
dominoanty LinkLove these Tesher mashups of Indian songs crossed over with top music: Ramta Jogi X Old Town Road Avengers Theme Bhangra Not strictly mashups, but Andre Antunes does metal renditions amazingly...Love these Tesher mashups of Indian songs crossed over with top music:
Ramta Jogi X Old Town Road
Avengers Theme BhangraNot strictly mashups, but Andre Antunes does metal renditions amazingly well. One, of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and another, of Kenneth Copeland
A couple of movie trailer mashups that stood out to me: James Brown, 2Pac - Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable), Apashe - Battle Royale X The Who - My Generation
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Comment on What are you currently reading? in ~books
dominoanty LinkI have been slowly making my way through a re-read of Guards! Guards!, mostly because I wanted to get back into Discworld. It's a funny book for sure, but it also has a very cozy vibe. I've only...I have been slowly making my way through a re-read of Guards! Guards!, mostly because I wanted to get back into Discworld. It's a funny book for sure, but it also has a very cozy vibe. I've only read a couple of Night Watch, and Mort, so far, but am super glad that a series like Discworld exists, which not only has comedy, which is rare in itself in literature, but also my other favorite genre of fantasy. I'd be keen to hear of any other suggestions for witty books. I think my favorite other has been The Importance of Being Earnest by the OG Wilde. It's short, but oh so funny. Almost as if the vibe of a show like Arrested Development were put into words, but over a century ago.
Also picked back up, Debt: The First 5000 Years by Graeber. It starts off with disabusing the notion of there existing, a barter system before a credit system. But when it made a statement about never clearing your debts in society, that was a lightbulb moment. (i.e, when someone gifts you something worth exactly X, you wouldn't want to gift them back something of exactly the same value X, that could sort of indicate that you are, in a way closing the balances in your give and take relationship).
In the meanwhile, I ripped through Vicious by V. E. Schwabb in about a day. It's an interesting, quick read, ala Megamind.
In Ghost of Tsushima, I played through the whole game in the first set of armor. (Except for maybe the final boss battle which was a little BS in terms of difficulty). It felt way more fun to play as Ghost, a glass cannon who will rip up your 100th camp without a single scratch on him rather than a tank who weathers a zillion arrows, and still keeps going.