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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
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Comment on You get to choose your favorite director's next project. What is it, and why? in ~movies
zipf_slaw LinkDenis does Hyperion Cantos. Book 1 is a miniseries, with 60-90min episodes for each section. Books 2-4 get one or two movies each.Denis does Hyperion Cantos. Book 1 is a miniseries, with 60-90min episodes for each section. Books 2-4 get one or two movies each.
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
zipf_slaw Link Parentthat sounds like a new spin on the old "canned fruit with cottage cheese"that sounds like a new spin on the old "canned fruit with cottage cheese"
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
zipf_slaw Link Parentcounterpoint, kewpie mayo mixed with gochujang. (or franks red hot)counterpoint, kewpie mayo mixed with gochujang. (or franks red hot)
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Comment on Everything is a remix in ~tech
zipf_slaw LinkThat title, and this video series, has been my mantra any time someone is complaining about the lack of originality in media 'these days'. I picture the astronaut - gun - astronaut meme.That title, and this video series, has been my mantra any time someone is complaining about the lack of originality in media 'these days'.
I picture the astronaut - gun - astronaut meme.
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Comment on New hard / mil SciFi read recommendations requested - just finished a marathon series in ~books
zipf_slaw Link ParentI read his Ghost series when I was a fair bit younger and while I enjoyed it overall at the time, I was always a little put off by all the macho-ness and exploitation of the women.Ringo
I read his Ghost series when I was a fair bit younger and while I enjoyed it overall at the time, I was always a little put off by all the macho-ness and exploitation of the women.
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Comment on New hard / mil SciFi read recommendations requested - just finished a marathon series in ~books
zipf_slaw Link ParentRyan Gosling plays Ryland Grace in 2026!Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace in 2026!
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Comment on Navigating differences in risk tolerance regarding health in ~health
zipf_slaw Link ParentThank you for your thoughts, I hope I wasn't too aggressive sounding at first, I'm genuinely curious about how people rationalize their worlds (maybe find clues to use for myself). I think we can...Thank you for your thoughts, I hope I wasn't too aggressive sounding at first, I'm genuinely curious about how people rationalize their worlds (maybe find clues to use for myself).
I think we can agree to those aspirations you describe. For me it can be exhausting to parse all these interactions into a something that feels defined, like a policy or something.
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Comment on Navigating differences in risk tolerance regarding health in ~health
zipf_slaw Link ParentYes, of course, but that's not what I'm getting at: if you trust completely or trust not at all things are easy. I want to know if you've thought about how to navigate the middle bits. How does...Yes, of course, but that's not what I'm getting at: if you trust completely or trust not at all things are easy. I want to know if you've thought about how to navigate the middle bits. How does one get anything done with so much uncertainty?
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Comment on What are your goto cocktails? in ~food
zipf_slaw LinkI dont really drink anymore, but my favorite was always the caipirinha: squeeze a cut lime into a glass, muddle a Tbsp of sugar in it, fill with a couple oz of cachaca (Brazilian cane rum, like...I dont really drink anymore, but my favorite was always the caipirinha: squeeze a cut lime into a glass, muddle a Tbsp of sugar in it, fill with a couple oz of cachaca (Brazilian cane rum, like good tequila) and stir. Sometimes I throw a dash of Rose's lime juice too
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Comment on Navigating differences in risk tolerance regarding health in ~health
zipf_slaw Link ParentDo you trust 100% of the regulatory and enforcement landscape? My guess is "no", which leads to my next question, "Do you trust 100% of your ability to discern what to trust and what not to?"is your partner fundamentally no longer able to trust the entire structure of regulations and how we know anything?
Do you trust 100% of the regulatory and enforcement landscape? My guess is "no", which leads to my next question, "Do you trust 100% of your ability to discern what to trust and what not to?"
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Comment on Well this terrifies me: Steve Bannon preparing for a third Donald Trump US presidency in ~society
zipf_slaw Link ParentAs salient of a concept that this is these days, the quote is apparently apocryphal and not something Jackson apparently said.As salient of a concept that this is these days, the quote is apparently apocryphal and not something Jackson apparently said.
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Comment on What are some good stories told from non-human perspectives? in ~books
zipf_slaw LinkTechnically, "This is How You Lose the Time War" is from a non-human perspective. Very odd story though.Technically, "This is How You Lose the Time War" is from a non-human perspective. Very odd story though.
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Comment on Hollywood’s IP dilemma | Whether it’s “Novocaine,” “Mickey 17” or the “Oceans” director’s latest, audiences are slow to show up for original films in ~movies
zipf_slaw Link Parenti think "original" here is referring to IP (franchise) rather than plot lines.i think "original" here is referring to IP (franchise) rather than plot lines.
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Comment on Have you ever witnessed the Butterfly Effect? in ~life
zipf_slaw Link ParentGreat story, thanks for sharing! I'm fascinated by the razor edge our life swings on at times. Small decisions can push us into very different paths.Great story, thanks for sharing! I'm fascinated by the razor edge our life swings on at times. Small decisions can push us into very different paths.
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Comment on First three Andor episodes now streaming on YouTube in ~tv
zipf_slaw Link Parentso is it out now, or premiering April 22nd?so is it out now, or premiering April 22nd?
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Comment on Iceland may be small, but its strategic importance is vast – as Donald Trump questions NATO commitments, European allies must step up before the Arctic becomes the next geopolitical flashpoint in ~society
zipf_slaw LinkAs a player of the old Cold War PC game "Harpoon" and reader of Clancy's Red Storm Rising, I'm well familiar with how strategically important Iceland is. Without it, GIUK is just GUK!!As a player of the old Cold War PC game "Harpoon" and reader of Clancy's Red Storm Rising, I'm well familiar with how strategically important Iceland is. Without it, GIUK is just GUK!!
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Comment on Ship carrying highly toxic chemical hit tanker transporting jet fuel for US military in ~enviro
zipf_slaw Link Parentwell, FWIW, a cursory examination of kerosene (jet A) and crude oil Safety Data Sheets have kerosene being acutely toxic to aquatic life (including the GHS pictogram) while crude oil does not have...well, FWIW, a cursory examination of kerosene (jet A) and crude oil Safety Data Sheets have kerosene being acutely toxic to aquatic life (including the GHS pictogram) while crude oil does not have that specific hazard listed. [shrug emoji]
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Hyperion - An invitation to crowd source cultural references and allusions in ~books
zipf_slaw Link ParentBook 4 dials this up to 11. I don't want to spoil, but these are easily among my top favorite books and I hope you're able to read all four. The tone is the same across all four, but the story...context of cultural background knowledge from a wide variety of sources and disciplines.
Book 4 dials this up to 11.
I don't want to spoil, but these are easily among my top favorite books and I hope you're able to read all four. The tone is the same across all four, but the story format is very different in 1 vs 2-4, and the second pair of books takes place almost 300 years after the first (with some amount of character overlap). They are the sorts of books I wish I could read for the first time again.
This thread is a place to collect observations about culturally laden content within the book that might enhance understanding. It is not a place to spoil the plot.
I dont know how anyone would be able to do this without following you along in the book and constanly having to tell you "I can't say anymore becuse you learn about it in book 3", etc
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
zipf_slaw Link ParentI loved Mindhunter!! Wish it could have gone longer, gotten more into BTK. As for what I've been doing - only one month into my new job and my #2 has been out for the week so things have been...I loved Mindhunter!! Wish it could have gone longer, gotten more into BTK.
As for what I've been doing - only one month into my new job and my #2 has been out for the week so things have been slower to accomplish at work. I've been breaking in my new, and first, leather jacket so that it looks used when I first take it out. We transplanted our Meyer Lemon tree from a bed into a container, did some weeding in the greenhouse and garden. Volunteered at a food bank DC erecting boxes for them. Hosted a friend's dog that we're going to foster on weekdays (joint custody sort of thing) - my dog died about a month ago, so getting some pet time again is nice, he's a good boy.
Hopefully dead, unfortunately. It looks like it's been awhile since any news came of it.