LilB0kChoy
@LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee
- Comment on I am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people? 1 day ago:
I only ever read Shogun but I remember enjoying it.
Of course, what you call “bastardized history” everyone else calls historical fiction and I thought it seemed to do a good job of mixing history and fiction.
- Comment on I am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people? 1 day ago:
Shogun was adapted from a book by the same name written by James Clavell who wrote a series of historical fiction books that took place in different times in history.
The series stayed pretty faithful to the novel from what I remember, so the person your replying to’s complaint doesn’t really make much sense in that context.
- Comment on What are some of the impacts of a power outage that isn't that obvious / isn't talked about a lot? And What happens to restaurant bills? Do Buses still work? (since card payments wouldn't work) 3 days ago:
Gotcha. That makes sense why the phones always seemed to work in every power outage. I wanted to mention the 48 volts DC setup because I’m not sure if that’s common or standard outside of the US.
- Comment on What are some of the impacts of a power outage that isn't that obvious / isn't talked about a lot? And What happens to restaurant bills? Do Buses still work? (since card payments wouldn't work) 3 days ago:
In the US, telephone land lines actually carry their own DC electrical charge which is provided by the telephone central office and travels through copper wires to each phone.
This is why, during a power outage in the US, a land line phone will typically continue to work. The exception being if the outage is large enough to also take out the central phone office.
- Comment on What's an example of a TV show that came out at before its time, or just at a bad time? 1 week ago:
I love The Adventures of Bristol County Jr.! Bruce Campbell is great in so many things!
- Comment on A24's "Warfare" is now Certified Fresh with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes 3 weeks ago:
It’s a movie made for entertainment. People are suppose to enjoy it.
As for the subject matter, it’s written and directed by a guy named Ray Mendoza and is based on his own experiences during the war when he served as a SEAL.
- Comment on Can I sue my apartment management company? 3 weeks ago:
Not my state. Here you’re entitled to return of the deposit plus damages up to the amount of the deposit (so double, basically).
- Comment on Can I sue my apartment management company? 3 weeks ago:
Reiterating what others have said about talking to an attorney. Most will consult with you for free and you’ll know if you have a case.
Anecdote: my brother is an attorney and I got really sick, spent a month hospitalized and when I got out had to move back to my parents house because I needed help day to day while I got better.
My brother broke my lease on my apartment using ADA rules (I’m in the US) but they tried to keep my deposit for normal wear and tear items.
All it took was a letter to the corporate office on his firm’s legal letterhead, with the relevant statutes that said they couldn’t keep my deposit for the items they listed, and a reminder that if we sued and won they’d owe me double in damages plus all costs and his fee.
- Comment on From a purely political perspective, if you oppose the US tariffs as a US resident, should you buy or avoid buying products subject to tariffs? 3 weeks ago:
Not the fun ones!
- Comment on From a purely political perspective, if you oppose the US tariffs as a US resident, should you buy or avoid buying products subject to tariffs? 3 weeks ago:
Those two are easy. Thrift stores and farmers markets.
- Comment on What are some of the most realistic fictional movies ever made? 4 weeks ago:
Anything in the mockumentary genre because that’s kind of the point. My personal favorite is a film called Kenny from 2006.
It takes a certain kind of person to do what I do. No-one’s ever impressed; no-one’s ever fascinated. If you’re a fireman, all the kids will want to jump on the back of the truck and follow you to a fire. There’s going to be no kids willing to do that with me. So, I don’t do it to impress people - it’s a job, it’s my trade, and I actually think I’m pretty good at it.
- Comment on light pollution 4 weeks ago:
Or spectrum of light other than white? I like to use red light at night inside of our house instead of white because I’ve read it’s more relaxing and helps promote better sleep.
- Comment on What are some lesser-known obscure TV series that went under the radar, that you would recommend? 4 weeks ago:
I really liked Gordon Pinsent’s turn as Maurice Becker in Republic of Doyle too. Both sides of the spectrum with those two roles.
- Comment on What are your predictions for TV and streaming in the next 5 years? How will things change? 4 weeks ago:
I just upped my 16tb SHR setup to 24tb but I’m going to kick it to 32tb by the end of the year. We were at 70% full on 16tb and I’m the primary provider for 10 households across 2 states.
To be fair that’s our content library for media hosting but also our own cloud now (that’s just for me and the wife though), one of the redundant pi-holes and the home assistant all on that NAS.
- Comment on What are some lesser-known obscure TV series that went under the radar, that you would recommend? 4 weeks ago:
Probably only lesser known depending on age but I always like Due South.
- Comment on How can I reject MAGAs version of america more then I already am? 5 weeks ago:
I think it might be time for Old Glory to go upside down.
- Comment on I don't understand why underbaked borderline raw cookies are such a popular trend. 7 months ago:
Yep. Specifically it’s because the flour is not generally sanitized/processed in any way that removes bacteria from the grain or the finished product.
Flour is traditionally only used as an ingredient and will through the cooking process experience heat high enough to kill any bacteria.
If you want to make safe cookie dough to eat raw at home just spread the flour on a sheet tray and toast it in the oven at ~200 degrees for something like 10 minutes. There’s specific directions online.
- Comment on Doctor skillfully compares overeating with alcohol addiction and how we can get it under control 7 months ago:
What was surreal to me is the doctor is telling me this and I couldn’t wrap my brain around it. I wanted to argue. I’ve heard “diet and exercise” for so long it was like a conditioned response kicking on.
- Comment on Doctor skillfully compares overeating with alcohol addiction and how we can get it under control 7 months ago:
Apparently overeating/obesity has been categorized as a chronic disease since 2013. I was just talking to a weight management doctor who was explaining that there’s actually hormonal responses that differ person to person that play a huge role.
- Comment on Is it safe to use pans with peeling nonstick coating? 1 year ago:
I don’t think stainless steal seasons. Maybe you’re thinking of carbon steel?
Stainless is great to cook with but you have to wait for the pans to come to temp before adding food
- Comment on Also testicles 1 year ago:
Oh whoops, oooh. I dropped my monster condom that I use for my magnum dong.
- Comment on happy partially muscled screaming skeleton day 1 year ago:
I hated the movie ending which is why I know it was so good. It ended in a way that was unsatisfying to me and I feel like that’s important to the story.
- Comment on happy partially muscled screaming skeleton day 1 year ago:
It’s the story of Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen.
- Comment on How does dog pee ownership work? 1 year ago:
My dad calls it checking their pee-mail.
- Comment on How do poor people in the states give birth without money? 1 year ago:
I left one job and went to another. There was a 3 month gap where I had no health insurance, didn’t qualify right away at the new job. Got an infection that required a two week round of antibiotics.
The cost without insurance was a little over $2000. My COBRA coverage was $600+ and a couple dollars with insurance for the anti biotics. I felt lucky to only have to spend the $600+ to enact COBRA coverage and that it happened in the first month so I could only pay once and drop it.
- Comment on Military Time vs 24hr? 1 year ago:
It’s called genericide. They encounter the 24 hour measure of time primarily through the US military and its service members so all 24 hour time generally gets called military time.
Similar to why facial tissue is often Kleenex or adhesive bandages are Band-aids in the US.