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  1. Comment on Best foreign films and TV shows? in ~tv

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    I love this! It’s so weirdly intriguing. The phrase that is.

    but if you start watching and don't like it, it's not going to get better

    I love this! It’s so weirdly intriguing. The phrase that is.

  2. Comment on What watch do you wear daily? in ~hobbies

  3. Comment on Recommend a nonfiction book accessible to outsiders that makes your interest seem awesome in ~books

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    Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle Christian missionary and linguist seeks out a tribe with his family and lives with them in the Amazonian jungle....

    Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle

    Christian missionary and linguist seeks out a tribe with his family and lives with them in the Amazonian jungle. Surprising, touching and interesting.

    4 votes
  4. Comment on Are there any watch enthusiasts on Tildes who could help me out with a few questions? in ~hobbies

  5. Comment on Are there any watch enthusiasts on Tildes who could help me out with a few questions? in ~hobbies

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    What's the trouble here? Old Accutrons aren't that hard to find on ebay and at respectable online dealers too if you're willing to pay for that.

    What's the trouble here? Old Accutrons aren't that hard to find on ebay and at respectable online dealers too if you're willing to pay for that.

    1 vote
  6. Comment on Are there any watch enthusiasts on Tildes who could help me out with a few questions? in ~hobbies

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    It's absolute laughable and I would advise everyone wanting to get a Rolex (or any other watch brand using the same ruse) to seriously consider if they really want to buy into what this is...

    It's absolute laughable and I would advise everyone wanting to get a Rolex (or any other watch brand using the same ruse) to seriously consider if they really want to buy into what this is...

    5 votes
  7. Comment on Denmark's second-largest city is trialling a first-of-its-kind deposit scheme to tackle single-use coffee cups in ~enviro

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    I don’t know if this translates well but I attend a music festival ever year where they went from no deposit to about the same amount in this article and the results were astounding. Went from...

    I don’t know if this translates well but I attend a music festival ever year where they went from no deposit to about the same amount in this article and the results were astounding. Went from ankle deep in plastic cups one year to literally no cups on the ground the next. It was like magic. It also helped that you could hand in the cups at the same place you bought more beverages and they would just offset the amount. Convenience is key here.

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

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    Thanks. That’s all I needed to hear I guess.

    Thanks. That’s all I needed to hear I guess.

    2 votes
  9. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I'm going to repost my question from the last thread in hope anyone have some input. I'm currently around 6 hours (chapter 7) inn Neal Stephenson's Seveneves and although I like it it's kinda...

    I'm going to repost my question from the last thread in hope anyone have some input.

    I'm currently around 6 hours (chapter 7) inn Neal Stephenson's Seveneves and although I like it it's kinda boring and I don't know if I'm willing to put another 26 hours into this if it doesn't pick up soon. I like the scientific approach and find it interesting but it gets a bit excessive at times and makes me think about Patrick Batemans obsessive ramblings about music. Anyone here read it and can tell me if these first chapters are representing the rest accurately?

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

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    I'm currently around 6 hours (chapter 7) inn Neal Stephenson's Seveneves and although I like it it's kinda boring and I don't know if I'm willing to put another 26 hours into this if it doesn't...

    I'm currently around 6 hours (chapter 7) inn Neal Stephenson's Seveneves and although I like it it's kinda boring and I don't know if I'm willing to put another 26 hours into this if it doesn't pick up soon. I like the scientific approach and find it interesting but it gets a bit excessive at times and makes me think about Patrick Batemans obsessive ramblings about music. Anyone here read it and can tell me if these first chapters are representing the rest accurately?

  11. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    I mindlessly browsed documentaries the other day and decided just to put one on based on the title and cover without knowing anything else. It's a fun exercise I like to do sometimes because it...

    I mindlessly browsed documentaries the other day and decided just to put one on based on the title and cover without knowing anything else. It's a fun exercise I like to do sometimes because it also highlights what words and pictures you seem attracted to in the moment. I ended up watching Great Photo, Lovely Life. I won't spoil anything here but it was an intense look into a family with a horrible secret and unhandled trauma told by the granddaughter. I highly recommend it. It was personal and at times hard to watch because of the difficulties of having these deeply discomforting conversations with people you love. I commend her for making this for everybody involved.

    2 votes
  12. Comment on Does anyone else have posting anxiety? in ~tech

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    The first years I was on Reddit in 2004/2005 I was petrified to even comment. Given that English isn’t my first language and the “quality” of comments seemed out of my reach. This was before...

    The first years I was on Reddit in 2004/2005 I was petrified to even comment. Given that English isn’t my first language and the “quality” of comments seemed out of my reach. This was before [video] and [pic] took over most of the content so everything was very text based. Now I have the same feeling here but I’m older and not so afraid anymore. Although I sometimes tend to comment more when I’m feeling a bit down and therefore the comments are not always thought through. I try to picture what responses I might get to counter this behaviour because if I imitatively get anxious about replies after posting then that’s probably a sign not to comment.

    6 votes
  13. Comment on Does anyone else have posting anxiety? in ~tech

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    I kinda like the idea of an anonymous ~talk thread. In the meantime you could always make additional accounts.

    I kinda like the idea of an anonymous ~talk thread. In the meantime you could always make additional accounts.

    5 votes
  14. Comment on What is the horrible phrase my wife learned from her grandpa? in ~humanities.languages

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    I'm sorry if this is derailing but I would just like to give everybody who hasn't seen the comedian ISMO doing his bit on the word "shit" a chance to enjoy it.

    There's also a ton of other words you could make with Schiet...

    I'm sorry if this is derailing but I would just like to give everybody who hasn't seen the comedian ISMO doing his bit on the word "shit" a chance to enjoy it.

  15. Comment on Kristen Stewart ‘I want to do the gayest thing you’ve ever seen in your life’ in ~lgbt

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    Thank you for saying that. I was going to say something similar but I was afraid it would somehow sexualize her in a weird tiresome traditional way. This interview didn't need any pictures for me...

    Thank you for saying that. I was going to say something similar but I was afraid it would somehow sexualize her in a weird tiresome traditional way. This interview didn't need any pictures for me to just accept that she is exceptionally hot in that almost mystical unattainable way far beyond appearance. Like I would do anything just to be her friend and paradoxically that would probably make her not like me very much.

    6 votes
  16. Comment on Frustrations with Cities Skylines 2 are starting to boil over among city builder fans and content creators alike in ~games

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    I agree with you for the most part and full disclosure haven't played any of the Skyline games...but I would argue that there is quite the audience for just a building platform. When I played...

    Skylines provides none of that. It's just an empty painter. It makes for media-genic screenshots because it (insert musical voice and fluttering eyes) looks so pwwwweeetttttyyyyy. But it's lacking any game to back up the pretty. The game is what you want, unless you're my mom who plays Facebook games that are just as empty.

    I agree with you for the most part and full disclosure haven't played any of the Skyline games...but I would argue that there is quite the audience for just a building platform. When I played SimCity and SimCity2000 I would always cheat to get unlimited money and then just build for the sake of building and wasn't interesting in any "game" during that. It was actually annoying. There's also a reason Minecraft Creative is so popular...
    I will say though that if it's gameplay that's promised and not delivered then it's obviously disappointing to a lot of players.

    11 votes
  17. Comment on My marriage is non-monogamous, and I am considering approaching a friend to propose a relationship with him. I would appreciate some advice from monogamous people (and reasonable people in general.) in ~life

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    It was a surprisingly difficult to answer actually. To me it’s about what the relationship is and what boundaries we’ve set together and that can of course vary in different relationships. We both...

    It was a surprisingly difficult to answer actually. To me it’s about what the relationship is and what boundaries we’ve set together and that can of course vary in different relationships. We both had a hard time pinpointing exactly what would do it if we were pressed to give a final answer.

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  18. Comment on Hurt my lower back by bending over, any tips for healing and comfort? in ~health

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    I don't want this to a whole thing but I've had plenty of good experiences with chiropractors so has my partner and countless friends. I think it depends on where you are in the world.

    Don't go to a chiropractor! They're not real doctors and can cause significant injuries.

    I don't want this to a whole thing but I've had plenty of good experiences with chiropractors so has my partner and countless friends. I think it depends on where you are in the world.

    3 votes
  19. Comment on My marriage is non-monogamous, and I am considering approaching a friend to propose a relationship with him. I would appreciate some advice from monogamous people (and reasonable people in general.) in ~life

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    I think you would be very surprised if you asked people about what psychical cheating is and how the answers would vary in degrees. Just to say that it's a bit of a myth that the personal...

    I think you would be very surprised if you asked people about what psychical cheating is and how the answers would vary in degrees. Just to say that it's a bit of a myth that the personal definition of emotional cheating is an entirely different animal than that of psychical cheating. I actually had this very conversation with my partner last night because she went to a thing where they discussed how people define cheating in general and how many couples never actually have that very important conversation exactly because they think it's that obvious and doesn't need to be addressed.

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  20. Comment on My marriage is non-monogamous, and I am considering approaching a friend to propose a relationship with him. I would appreciate some advice from monogamous people (and reasonable people in general.) in ~life

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    This is a sensible and reasonable take...and it would suck every little exiting thing out of it too. Maybe that's a good thing I don't know but reading it made me almost lose interest in my partner :)

    This is a sensible and reasonable take...and it would suck every little exiting thing out of it too. Maybe that's a good thing I don't know but reading it made me almost lose interest in my partner :)

    1 vote