guyrocket
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- Comment on Am I supposed to ask stupid questions here, or *not* ask stupid questions? 1 day ago:
Yes.
- Comment on [IJustWatched] Blade Runner 2049. What do you think about it? 3 days ago:
I also saw it in the theater. So tragic that it did so poorly in theatres.
Visually stunning. There are some amazing looking scenes, standout being the huge holographic woman.
Tragic storytelling. These poor goddamn replicants who are so close to human.
Fascinating characters both real and virtual.
Instant classic. Different from the original and both better and worse.
I own this on blue ray. Thanks for the reminder, I need to rewatch both of these awesome films.
- Comment on How do people actually dumpster dive to get free food? Are there any other cheap/free ways like this to get food? 6 days ago:
Here is a free book about it: https://archive.org/details/the-art-and-science-of-dumpster-diving-paladin-press
Many excellent tips and tricks.
- Comment on Is it greener to just burn plastic? 1 week ago:
There is a lot of interesting info here: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Is+it+greener+to+just+burn+plastic&ia=web
Also, I highly recommend reading the Wikipedia article on microplastics.
- Comment on Brackeys is back, and will now make tutorials on Godot 2 weeks ago:
Just curious: How do these 2 stack up? In what ways are they better or worse than each other?
- Comment on I shaved for the first time in a while so I could update a profile picture and my chin looks like this. 3 weeks ago:
Whatever, bearded lady.
Circus in town?
- Comment on I shaved for the first time in a while so I could update a profile picture and my chin looks like this. 3 weeks ago:
Wow. You are one ugly lady.
- Comment on Somebody do something. Somebody? 3 weeks ago:
I am betting on the 4 day workweek. If Teamsters can get it them I might too.
- Comment on Is there any gadget that helps find, kill or repel mosquitoes? 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Is the combined knowledge of humanity safer than it has ever been? 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on How Much Would You Pay to Make Sure You Never Sawed Off a Finger? 5 weeks ago:
I suspect none of you own a table saw. As someone who does, some cuts require you to remove guards and safety parts. Even pushing the wood through the blade too quickly can cause kickback and injury. It is very easy to injure yourself when operating a table saw.
I only got injured on a table saw once and it was kickback on a saw I don't own. Not certain, but I think I was not used to the high rotation speed of the blade. Minor injuries but I am very very careful when using my table saw...to the point that I will not use it at all if I think I am too tired.
- Comment on How Much Would You Pay to Make Sure You Never Sawed Off a Finger? 5 weeks ago:
From the article:
“All it takes” to slice a finger, he said, “is a sneeze or a knot in the wood.”
- Comment on I'm working on it, ok? 1 month ago:
I think there is a whole lot of variability in this equation. I do try to keep some "cushion" in the bank, but I can borrow if I have to. So if I have drained the savings I can still get by via borrowing for a while if necessary.
I'm fortunate that my employment is very steady. The chances of me losing my job are slim. If it were less steady I'd be better about keeping that cash stashed.
If the unlikely did happen and I lost my job I would pretty quickly have access to a large stash of cash. Which I'd rather save but would spend if it saves my ass from starving and foreclosure.
- Comment on I'm working on it, ok? 1 month ago:
You're right.
It WOULD make economic sense to sell those kids into slavery.
Why not profit from those rug rats?
- Comment on What produced the old dead channel tv static audiovisuals on tvs? 1 month ago:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_(video)
There are many sources of electromagnetic noise which cause the characteristic display patterns of static. Atmospheric sources of noise are the most ubiquitous, and include electromagnetic signals prompted by cosmic microwave background radiation,[1] or more localized radio wave noise from nearby electronic devices.[2]
The display device itself is also a source of noise, due in part to thermal noise produced by the inner electronics. Most of this noise comes from the first transistor the antenna is attached to.[2]
- Comment on Anon buys an air fryer 1 month ago:
My newer oven has that. They suggest using a special pan of some kind for air frying. I think it also does convection baking.
Don't ask me what the difference is.
- Comment on Need android game recommendations 1 month ago:
I enjoy Vector Pinball quite a bit. Have also been playing Chip Defense, Gridle and Lexica.
- Comment on Is Chuck E Cheese a restaurant or entertainment center with a restaurant inside? 1 month ago:
If you call what they serve food, then I guess there's a restaurant with the video games and ticket machines.
- Comment on Sometimes when I say danke (thanks or thank you) some of my friends will say (and the spelling is wrong but it's as close as I can get) they will say danata or maybe it's dinata. 1 month ago:
It means "fuck you sideways" in ancient Sumerian.
Really.
- Comment on Plastic tea bags 1 month ago:
There are many designs: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=tea+ball&iax=shopping&ia=shopping
- Comment on Plastic tea bags 1 month ago:
Isn't it cheaper to buy loose tea and use a tea ball? Does that avoid this entire problem?
- Comment on What would be a good glue to repair this spatula with that wont he toxic or come undone in a dishwasher? 1 month ago:
I strongly recommend NO glue and liberal use of your TRASH CAN. Then go get a cast iron frying pan and a METAL flip turner.
Do this so you do not die a horrible micro plastic PFOS death one day.
Best!
- Comment on What would be a good glue to repair this spatula with that wont he toxic or come undone in a dishwasher? 1 month ago:
I strongly recommend NO glue and liberal use of your TRASH CAN. Then go get a cast iron frying pan and a METAL flip turner.
Do this so you do not die a horrible micro plastic PFOS death one day.
Best!
- Comment on With the ubiquity of inflation and shrinkflation, why aren't there more boycotts? When will people say enough is enough? 2 months ago:
I do wonder this.
I buy most of my groceries from Costco and Aldi. I'm sure it saves me a lot of $$ but I've not done any price comparisons recently.
Consumers need a union. Badly.
- Comment on Why do some languages use gendered nouns? 2 months ago:
The simple answer I'm seeing on a quick review is that it is a way to simplify the complexity of the many possible nouns that could be uttered.
"LA pap"
"LE pep"These are imaginary words but the articles will help distinguish them from each other for a native speaker. They sound similar but I know it was "pap" and not "pep" because I also heard "la".
Also, gender is just ONE of the many possible dimensions used by noun classes in language. There are also things like size and animate/inanimate that are used by languages.
- Comment on Why do some languages use gendered nouns? 2 months ago:
That was interesting, but I think this explains it a bit better.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ljrtQtj4BOM&pp=ygUbTGluZ3Vpc3RpY3MgbGFuZ3VhZ2UgZ2VuZGVy
- Comment on Do you ever copy somebody else's post from one forum and post it on a different forum as your own? 2 months ago:
No, Dr_Satan. I never do that.
But now I will, starting with YOUR post!
- Comment on If one day our Fingerprint ends up Getting Stollen, Is There a Way we can Change it? 2 months ago:
That was interesting and confirms what I remembered: you cannot alter your fingerprints. You can remove them, however.
Also interesting is that fingerprinting is not as certain as most think. A match is never 100%.
- Comment on Why is TikTok seen as privacy invading and bad, but Facebook is fine? 3 months ago:
fb is evil
- Comment on Will people show off their old computers and phones in say, 30 or 50 years in the future? 3 months ago: