Contentedness
@Contentedness@lemmy.nz
- Comment on Mine was the fact that Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr were both born in 1929 😭 1 week ago:
Huh, I never read too much into it but it definitely sounds like that might be the case.
This Billboard article from the time of the 2005 legal settlement mentions:
"The settlement ends a legal dispute that some of Parks’ own relatives had criticized, saying she wouldn’t have minded the use of her name in the song “Rosa Parks” had she not been mentally impaired. "
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“After that lawsuit was filed, some of Parks’ relatives began questioning her well-being and the actions of her caretaker and the lawyers who filed the suit, and alleged she is probably unaware of the lawsuits.”
So perhaps while she did technically live long enough to sue OutKast, she was suffering from dementia at the time and it’s possible that she was unaware of the actions taken in her name.
The more you know!
- Comment on Anon doesn't tip 1 week ago:
Id be amazed if a single commenter in this whole thread has worked in hospitality in any capacity, let alone waiting tables.
Most of these comments make me wonder if the poster has ever even once had a good night out at a nice restaurant.
Disclaimer: I live in a country without a serious tipping culture. But still…
- Comment on Mine was the fact that Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr were both born in 1929 😭 1 week ago:
I’ve posted about this before but Rosa Parks lived long enough to sue OutKast in 2003 over their use of her name in their song ‘Rosa Parks’.
- Comment on Let's discuss: Uplifting Games 3 weeks ago:
Like everyone else Journey was the first thing that popped into my mind.
Id give a shout-out to Death Stranding, too. The game is far from perfect but it’s basically a hiking simulator which I find soothing. You also carry things so you could say it’s uplifting in the literal sense haha!
- Comment on Day 100 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 3 weeks ago:
Nice! I enjoy ya screenshots, looks like you play some good games!
- Comment on Currently downloading The Witcher 3 for the first time. Got any advice for me? 5 weeks ago:
A note on brewing potions: You only need the herbs the first time you brew any particular potion, after you’ve brewed it once it will get restocked automatically when you meditate.
- Comment on We can now watch Grace Hopper’s famed 1982 lecture on YouTube 1 month ago:
I know facts about the sun from They Might Be Giants!
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- Comment on Do I need to store this in the fridge when opened? 2 months ago:
Id say they’ll be pretty safe out of the fridge, but if you keep them in the fridge they might stay firmer longer. Like more bite. They might go mushy in the cupboard.
- Comment on Dead I am the one, exterminating son 2 months ago:
Bahahahaha!
- Comment on Decolonial Studies 2 months ago:
Lettering and background colour combo on the last pic could be better
- Comment on Crystals 2 months ago:
Old Gum is my jam!
- Comment on The 10 Best Cult Classic Action Movies, Ranked 2 months ago:
I guess the difference for me is you don’t really watch Fight Club for the spectacle of the fight scenes, like you would in The Matrix or Die Hard. Yeah it’s got fighting in it but the action isn’t really the point of the movie, it’s about the growth of the fight club and relationship between the 3 main characters.
- Comment on The 10 Best Cult Classic Action Movies, Ranked 2 months ago:
Fight Club and Blade Runner I wouldn’t really consider as action movies at all. You’d may as well put the Princess Bride in there if you’re playing that fast and loose with the genre.
The Raid definitely deserves a place. Id put Death Proof in there too, because I don’t think it’s all that well known.
- Comment on PwC under pressure to name global partners linked to leaking plans for multinational tax — Uber and Facebook set up new company structures to sidestep Australian tax law, following PwC advice 3 months ago:
Can anyone paste the text of the article? There’s a paywall.
- Comment on In January, is it winter in Australia 3 months ago:
Shout out the Merri Creek!
- Comment on Daily discussion. 🐟🥔🍥🍟 Saturday, 27 July, 2024 3 months ago:
Well, shit.
- Comment on Daily discussion. 🐟🥔🍥🍟 Saturday, 27 July, 2024 3 months ago:
I’m going on Sunday because a friend has free gold pass tickets that are about to expire. Is there free popcorn or do you have to buy it??
- Comment on Anon practices time management 3 months ago:
If you leave it till the last minute, it only takes a minute!
- Comment on Anon has a question 3 months ago:
I’m not sure why you’re getting so many downvotes, your system seems reasonable to me!
