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Comment on What are your favourite fragrances, and why? in ~talk
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Comment on What are your favourite fragrances, and why? in ~talk
tomf Link Parentshame you aren't into smoke and stuff -- its a nice little niche, but there are some absolutely terrible ones. I was making cologne for a time. I was extracting lapsang souchong and doing it with...shame you aren't into smoke and stuff -- its a nice little niche, but there are some absolutely terrible ones.
I was making cologne for a time. I was extracting lapsang souchong and doing it with a cedarwood texas, some incense notes, etc etc --- you would have haaaaaaated it. It was pretty much all smoke. It was nice but also smelled like a house fire.
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Comment on Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
tomf Linkfun race. I think James Vowles' days are numbered. pool-wise, Lando Norris: Podium (wrong pos) Kimi Antonelli: Podium (wrong pos) Nico Hulkenberg: F1.5 2nd Sergio Perez: Retirement One of the...fun race. I think James Vowles' days are numbered.
pool-wise,
- Lando Norris: Podium (wrong pos)
- Kimi Antonelli: Podium (wrong pos)
- Nico Hulkenberg: F1.5 2nd
- Sergio Perez: Retirement
One of the dudes is absolutely killing the rest of us, which is great. They won again this week.
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Comment on What are your favourite fragrances, and why? in ~talk
tomf Link ParentHaha did you smell the original or the one later after they doubled the price? You’d likely hate both, but the first was better where the second had a weird chemical touch like those logs you buy...Haha did you smell the original or the one later after they doubled the price? You’d likely hate both, but the first was better where the second had a weird chemical touch like those logs you buy at the supermarket.
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Comment on What are your favourite fragrances, and why? in ~talk
tomf LinkI used to wear Mississippi Medicine from DS&Durga, but then I discovered WO/02 Woods Street from Zara, which was a 1:1 clone. They're basically incense, black pepper, vetiver, leather, and cedar....I used to wear Mississippi Medicine from DS&Durga, but then I discovered WO/02 Woods Street from Zara, which was a 1:1 clone. They're basically incense, black pepper, vetiver, leather, and cedar. Mississippi Medicine has since been discontinued, which is insane.
Lush carries Vegan Leather Jacket, which is a solid perfume or whatever. Its basically a brighter version of Will & Baumer's Pontifical blend -- that classic church incense that they wave around.
More recently I've introduced Vera Wang For Men and Prada Amber Pour Homme. I typically stick to more oriental / incense / smoke, but these are nice and still carry some spice.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
tomf Linkhardly news, but this site lets you mess around with a bunch of winches -- https://wahlberg.dk/pages/wahlberg-live-showroomhardly news, but this site lets you mess around with a bunch of winches -- https://wahlberg.dk/pages/wahlberg-live-showroom
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Comment on Do I belong in tech anymore? in ~tech
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
tomf LinkThis week I’ve had Death Grips-Fashion Week on loop.This week I’ve had Death Grips-Fashion Week on loop.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
tomf Linkman, I'm really liking Sugar this season. The first was good, but Farrell and some others wanted to move it to be more character driven, which I think was a good choice. From what I understand,...man, I'm really liking Sugar this season. The first was good, but Farrell and some others wanted to move it to be more character driven, which I think was a good choice. From what I understand, the creator stepped aside and let it all go with no bad blood... so I assume its an the island is a character situation.
I really like Colin Farrell. I appreciate the variety of roles he takes on.
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Comment on LeBron James signs with Philadelphia 76ers in ~sports.basketball
tomf Link ParentI can take a lot of dudes leaving the team -- but I'll really miss Smart the most, I think. When Bron was out, the team really did start getting into a great rhythm... I hope that'll hold up. I...I can take a lot of dudes leaving the team -- but I'll really miss Smart the most, I think. When Bron was out, the team really did start getting into a great rhythm... I hope that'll hold up. I never like big shuffles like this.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
tomf Linkbasically, this is just a simple spreadsheet that uses Gemini to pull book into. This is how it goes Go to goodreads -- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21681 Share Sheet > Choose Shortcut for...basically, this is just a simple spreadsheet that uses Gemini to pull book into.
This is how it goes
- Go to goodreads -- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21681
- Share Sheet > Choose Shortcut for GR > Sheet
- This sends the URL to a Google form and submits it in one go
- I have a long-ass script that runs
onFormSubmitthat asks Gemini for specific info
The result...
- AUTHOR: Dennis Lehane
- TITLE: Darkness, Take My Hand
- UNIVERSE: Kenzie & Gennaro
- UNIVERSE #: 2
- SERIES: Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro
- SERIES #: 2
- GENRE: Crime Fiction / Mystery Thriller
- MOOD: Gritty, Tense, Dark
- KEYWORDS: private investigators, serial killers, Irish mob, Boston setting, abusive past, psychological thriller
- THEMES: Generational trauma, redemption, the legacy of violence, morality
- PACE: Medium-Fast
- SUMMARY: Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro are hired by a prominent psychiatrist to protect her son from the Irish mob, but they soon stumble into a terrifying web of sadistic serial killers and long-dormant evils.
Next up is a good recommendations column. This is about 10c per 100 books. I prefer this since it avoids the terrible summaries the publishers give out.
Master of new noir Dennis Lehane magnificently evokes the dignity and savagery of working-class Boston in Darkness, Take My Hand, a terrifying tale of redemption.
I don't need that. I already know the dude can write. The other benefit of this is that I can submit a book when I'm out and about and don't even really need to look at the sheet until I'm out of ideas. I have the same thing for movies using IMDB or Letterboxd to get the IMDB ID then I use OMDB and TMDB for the data.
For the shortcut:
- Receive
Apps and URLsfromShare Sheet - Get URLs from
Shortcut Input - Match
https://www.goodreads\.com/book/show/\d+inURLs - Text:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/[form-id]/formResponse?usp=pp_url&entry.[textFieldID]=Matches&submit=Submit - Get contents of
Text
That's it. ezpz.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
tomf LinkI watched Schrader's Master Gardener (2022), the third in the Man in a Room trilogy (First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021).) It is by far the weakest of the three. The casting felt off......I watched Schrader's Master Gardener (2022), the third in the Man in a Room trilogy (First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021).)
It is by far the weakest of the three. The casting felt off... and I think I really wanted it to go way darker or something, but I'm not sure, but as a completionist, it had to be done. I really liked the other two.
Next up: The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
tomf Link ParentIf you're into it, Fight Club: I Am Jack's Laryngitis is an edit that removes Norton's narration, leaving a lot of breathing room in scenes. I like it with the original subtitles so the narration...If you're into it, Fight Club: I Am Jack's Laryngitis is an edit that removes Norton's narration, leaving a lot of breathing room in scenes. I like it with the original subtitles so the narration is kind of in your own head.
You can see two samples in the video part. I think it works best if you're familiar with the film.
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies
tomf Link Parentyeah, I think it was the perfect tone for the whole thing. Marvel seems to struggle with capturing this perfect balance of humor, drama, etcyeah, I think it was the perfect tone for the whole thing. Marvel seems to struggle with capturing this perfect balance of humor, drama, etc
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Comment on Netflix teams with SignUp Media to add ASL to 200 hours of kids shows in ~tv
tomf Link Parentoh yeah, I guess BSL. I only saw it off some rips of Taskmaster -- https://i.ibb.co/fVJf5gyY/S16-E04-0001.png I'd hope they cover the bases. Outside of news, I haven't ever seen this.oh yeah, I guess BSL. I only saw it off some rips of Taskmaster -- https://i.ibb.co/fVJf5gyY/S16-E04-0001.png
I'd hope they cover the bases. Outside of news, I haven't ever seen this.
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies
tomf Link ParentI can't speak to the others, but Loki S02 was really good. I wish Marvel would take a break, do a Dazzler movie with Taylor Swift, take another break, then come back with something fresh.I can't speak to the others, but Loki S02 was really good.
I wish Marvel would take a break, do a Dazzler movie with Taylor Swift, take another break, then come back with something fresh.
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Comment on Netflix teams with SignUp Media to add ASL to 200 hours of kids shows in ~tv
tomf LinkChannel4 in the UK has this and it’s pretty neat.Channel4 in the UK has this and it’s pretty neat.
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Comment on Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
tomf Linkwelp, I'm not doing bad in my pool, but one dude is absolutely murdering us -- which is great. Kimi Antonelli: Pole, 1st Max Verstappen: Podium Charles Leclerc: Podium, 5+ to podium I liked this...welp, I'm not doing bad in my pool, but one dude is absolutely murdering us -- which is great.
- Kimi Antonelli: Pole, 1st
- Max Verstappen: Podium
- Charles Leclerc: Podium, 5+ to podium
I liked this race. A little bit of controversy, some nice lines, yada yada. If we ignore Kimi, this is a pretty exciting little season we have here.. but that's often the case when you ignore the dominant driver. Maybe we should call it F1.1.
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Comment on How are you different than you were last week? in ~life
tomf Link ParentMight as well send some stuff around just to see, even if you have hardly any interest in that. Can’t be any different than now and there’s an off chance you get some good feedback. You don’t have...Might as well send some stuff around just to see, even if you have hardly any interest in that. Can’t be any different than now and there’s an off chance you get some good feedback.
You don’t have to use AI for your query package either. Unless something changed, you’ll be approaching agents first anyway… and who knows, it might lead to something else. :)
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Comment on The Odyssey - discussion thread in ~movies
tomf LinkI find that Chris’ work without Jonathan is all spectacle and benefits from another edit to trim the fat — much like that Interatellar fan edit. He’s a talented filmmaker, but he always tries to...I find that Chris’ work without Jonathan is all spectacle and benefits from another edit to trim the fat — much like that Interatellar fan edit.
He’s a talented filmmaker, but he always tries to cram too much into the space instead of letting the scenes breathe.
That’s my view, at least. Many disagree. I also thought Fury Road was terrible, though, so who knows. :)
vetiver and mint is a good combo! I'll see if I can track it down. vetiver and most things, though... the best.
I should get back into it. For a time I was designing scents for retail spaces but that sort of fizzled out. Not that its required, but I don't have any training in this stuff and I'm not even sure I'm particularly... gifted or talented with it. :)