khannie
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- Comment on do you combine stair climbing with running when working out? 3 days ago:
It’s true that it all comes down to the deficit but it’s easier to create a calorie deficit when you include exercise. When “making weight” in the run up to fights I used to meticulously calorie count and aimed for a 1000 calorie a day hole.
When you’re burning 3500 calories, eating 2500 doesn’t feel uncomfortable at all (except towards the end where your fat levels get very low and your body is just constantly telling you you’re hungry).
But yeah, it’s all just numbers in the end.
- Comment on The return of Trump means Britain must rethink its defence strategy – and role in the world 6 days ago:
Ireland did it in 2005. I don’t remember the cost being an issue at the time. I mean obviously it cost some non trivial amount but I don’t recall any Hullabaloo about it. Wikipedia page doesn’t mention the cost.
- Comment on I hate that that happens 3 weeks ago:
True enough but I feel like English has more quirks than other languages though I acknowledge that may be bias.
I used to have near fluent Irish way back when and I don’t recall any shenanigans like this (again I acknowledge I may not have been presented with them). I feel like most other languages have a more clearly defined set of pronunciation rules too.
Irish looks horrific (Siobhán is shiv-awn for example) but very very closely follows pronunciation rules so that pronunciation would be no surprise to a native reading it for the first time. English sure as fuck does not follow rules like that.
Near. Neat. Book. Boot. Etc.
(Some small subset of Irish folks do say “boo-k” though)
- Comment on I hate that that happens 3 weeks ago:
Perhaps. Regardless it’s outlandish abuse of the tongue IMO and definitely would benefit from the comma because nobody’s going to just bang out 4 had’s in a row in speech without a pause without a justifiable slap across the chops and possibly a challenge to a duel.
“But your honour, he said ‘had’ four times in the trot without pause”
“Case dismissed”
- Comment on I hate that that happens 3 weeks ago:
You’re welcome. :) Took me a minute tbh. Not sure if the wine I’ve had helped or hindered. It’s 2:30am here.
- Comment on I hate that that happens 3 weeks ago:
It needs a comma.
All the good faith I had had, had had no effect.
Essentially “all the food faith I previously had, didn’t have any effect”.
Good God English is an awful language.
- Comment on [Weekly thread] It's Wednesday, which movies have you been watching? 5 weeks ago:
I really enjoyed it but fuck me the callbacks really took away from it. Like it’s a decent movie, just stand on your own. We’ve all seen Aliens.
- Comment on [Weekly thread] It's Wednesday, which movies have you been watching? 5 weeks ago:
Do you mind me asking where you saw that? I’ve a heap of shorts in my watchlist but can never find any of them anywhere.
- Comment on [Weekly thread] It's Wednesday, which movies have you been watching? 5 weeks ago:
Ooh good idea.
- Comment on [Weekly thread] It's Wednesday, which movies have you been watching? 5 weeks ago:
Coraline with my daughter. Killing them softly by myself. I had seen it before but the details had been lost to time. Pretty decent flick.
- Comment on We Got You 2 months ago:
I heard about a guy once, who was a POW, and his friend wanted him to keep a watch for his son so he shoved it way up there.
The reference for the younger among us.
- Comment on Denmark is the 6th country to pass the #StopKillingGames EU threshold - 340K out of 1M signatures in total! 2 months ago:
Are you using a VPN maybe?
- Comment on How is Open Source developed paid? 2 months ago:
Our company paid a prominent open source driver writer for prioritisation of some work more than once. All the code was GPL.
I know it’s only one data point but it’s one way.
- Comment on Paul & Paulette Take A Bath (2024, dir Jethro Massey) 2 months ago:
Looks really good.
- Comment on How do people in this day in age become nazis/neonazies sexist or even incels when there is so much knowledge against it? Do they get anything out of being that way? 2 months ago:
Some days, I even think maybe I might be a good person too
You sound like a good person to me. That level of self reflection rarely / never leads to being a shithead in my experience.
Crazy story but a very interesting read. Thanks for sharing.
- Comment on When shitposting becomes constiposting 2 months ago:
The mods were actually very clear about it in the thread. Pinned comment.
- Comment on Do you skip Star Trek intros when streaming 2 months ago:
It depends. I have a ritual of watching a Star Trek series start to finish with my kids when they’re around 10-12. Currently watching Voyager season 5 with my 10 year old and we do savour that intro occasionally but not always. I’d say maybe one in five times we’ll watch it.
It’s a long intro at nearly two minutes but it’s such a good one. Great music, great graphics, super setting.
- Comment on What's everyone favourite Nic Cage movie, and what do you think is his biggest hidden gem? 3 months ago:
Oh this looks great and I haven’t seen it yet. Thanks for the recommendation.
- Comment on Quick Chat 3 months ago:
Serial killers everywhere taking note at the excitement levels in this thread.
- Comment on Quick Chat 3 months ago:
That’s fascinating. If you don’t mind me asking what percentage would you say were angry? And where were you knocking? (Approximately).
I worked in a call centre for a summer (no hard sell but it was an awful job) and location and politeness were directly correlated.
I’ve only had one JW call to my door. I’m atheist a long time now. Well over thirty years but we had a very nice interaction. He called back a second and third time, bless his heart.
- Comment on [Monthly thread] What have you been watching? August 2024 3 months ago:
On a recommendation I recently watched Adam and Paul. It’s a good movie but a hard watch.
It was billed (to me) as a dark comedy. It’s far more dark than comedy but a very good movie. I had to scour the internet to find it.
I also watched Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and really enjoyed it. I love that franchise and I think the newer movies have been done really well.
- Comment on What would cause a person to speak in different accents randomly? 4 months ago:
I met a German girl at a hostel in Los Angeles once when I was young and her English was so perfect and her accent so thoroughly American that she had to show me her passport for me to believe she was German.
It was all fun. I had kinda forgotten about that little incident until this thread. :)
- Comment on 🐕 good boy 4 months ago:
Cool video!
- Comment on 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' Rides to VOD Victory After Stalling at Box Office 4 months ago:
Never knew such a version existed!?! That’s… Mental.
- Comment on POV 4 months ago:
I know you’re taking the piss but the point of it is really to take a moment to look more closely at what’s around.
I saw a great Japanese movie recently called Perfect Days. The lead in it is a toilet cleaner in Tokyo leading a very simple life but he revels in the beauty in all he sees.
It honestly changed my worldview a little. Can’t recommend the movie enough.
- Comment on CAM ON 4 months ago:
Sending this to my English brother in law in 3…2…1…
- Comment on Starship Noise Generator 4 months ago:
Magnificent. I have hum off and beeps off and love it.
- Comment on Just Plain Terrifying 4 months ago:
- Comment on Why not serve fried chicken on Juneteenth? How is it different from serving corned beef on St. Patrick’s day? 4 months ago:
From the wiki page:
Ulster Says No was the name and slogan of a unionist mass protest campaign against the provisions of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement which gave the government of the Republic of Ireland an advisory role in the governance of Northern Ireland.
Page here if you want some more reading.
As I recall (and I was young at the time so this may be wrong) it got rolled out for various other stuff.
Catchy slogan in fairness.
- Comment on Why not serve fried chicken on Juneteenth? How is it different from serving corned beef on St. Patrick’s day? 4 months ago:
Fear not…Brown soda bread is big here. Definitely my most consumed bread.
