shalafi
@shalafi@lemmy.world
- Comment on Machetes to be banned from sale in Victoria the wake of Northland Shopping Centre brawl 22 hours ago:
Next up… Why are lead pipes legal?
- Comment on Remember, kids! Unregulated capitalism is not your friend! 22 hours ago:
Slave labor from the Caribbean?
You’re thinking of rum on that one.
- Comment on get back, swine! 2 days ago:
- Comment on Yes 2 days ago:
Almost had this memorized but had a friend I could call who had done so.
- Comment on Anon makes a modern game 2 days ago:
Always loved that term. Sounds like an illusionist’s D&D spell.
- Comment on Exposure might cause suffocation 2 days ago:
Linked above:
- Comment on Black Mirror AI 2 days ago:
There used to be 3 or 4 brands of, say, lawnmowers. Word of mouth told us what quality order them fell in. Everyone knew these things and there were only a few Ford Vs. Chevy sort of debates.
Bought a corded leaf blower at the thrift today. 3 brands I recognized, same price, had no idea what to get. And if I had had the opportunity to ask friends or even research online, I’d probably have walked away more confused. For example; One was a Craftsman. “Before, after or in-between them going to shit?”
Got off topic into real-world goods. Anyway, here’s my word-of-mouth for today: Free, online Photoshop. If I had money to blow, I’d drop the $5/mo. for the “premium” service just to encourage them. (No, you’re not missing a thing using it free.)
- Comment on New Posters for ‘Superman’ 3 days ago:
Trailer had me hooked, gotta admit it. Might take the kids to this one, an actual theater experience.
- Comment on 100% people who drink water die 3 days ago:
Already made the GIF!
- Comment on Common British L 3 days ago:
Was gonna say, didn’t the Brits basically invent some curry dishes? Still, there ain’t any British restaurants, tells me what I need to know.
- Comment on Durability of children 3 days ago:
Seinfeld Effect in effect. :)
Kinda like Rodney Dangerfield. Masterclass entertainer, seems silly now with all the lesser imitations.
- Comment on 'Andor' Season 2 Debuts to Nielsen Viewership High With 721 Million Minutes 3 days ago:
(Not OP)
2/3rds of the way is asking a lot to keep my attention. And I want to love it.
- Comment on 'Andor' Season 2 Debuts to Nielsen Viewership High With 721 Million Minutes 3 days ago:
Me too. I want to love it. Rogue One is maybe my favorite SW movie (sorry Empire, you’re still maybe #1). And that’s coming from a guy that saw the original in 1977.
- Comment on 'Andor' Season 2 Debuts to Nielsen Viewership High With 721 Million Minutes 3 days ago:
I’ll eventually take another push at it, but I sure as hell won’t say I didn’t like it online. “Get a rope!”
- Comment on Anon is in the folder now. 3 days ago:
No one going to ask why this handsome man is questioning his seduction abilities?
- Comment on 'Andor' Season 2 Debuts to Nielsen Viewership High With 721 Million Minutes 4 days ago:
I’ve watched the first 3, maybe 4, episodes. Still have no idea what it’s about, just couldn’t grab my attention. Which is a shame, I’m sure it’s great Star Wars content.
BTW, never express any opinion about this except full-throated, roaring approval.
- Comment on Durability of children 4 days ago:
Do yourself a favor and look him up. Cinema pioneer. Seems cheesy now, groundbreaking at the time.
- Comment on Shrimpposters begone! 6 days ago:
And narrated Riki Tiki Tavi. Child’s cartoon my white ass. Shit was scary.
- Comment on the young always think they have all the right answers but THIS eventually happens 1 week ago:
I’m better and kinder than my parents. Sorry, that’s all I got.
- Comment on What are some of your unpopular opinions, hot takes about series, streaming services, the wider industry etc? 1 week ago:
Game of Thrones was best-in-class TV until the last season and a half. Hating the end doesn’t change that.
- Comment on Jo jay! 1 week ago:
🤌🏻 Perfection!
I want to know how that was done to make the edges look natural.
- Comment on Do the sub-$150 night vision binoculars actually work? 1 week ago:
Thanks! Didn’t realize FOV was painful in even the best systems.
Maybe I’ll try this one when I have money again. Any thoughts on that? Never had thermal anything, but that would be neat.
- Comment on How are Americans so outgoing and extroverted and how can I become the same? 1 week ago:
21 is a weird age. From the outside I seemed fine, but the inner turmoil was like going through puberty again. And the same happened at 29 or so! I thought, “Am I going to go through this shit every seven years for life?!”
Sounds like your problem is self confidence, and while I’m healthily confident, I’m certainly not qualified to say much. When I’ve gotten down in the past I’ve taken a step back and worked on my appearance. That’s all on you and doesn’t depend on others. The nicer you look, the better people treat you and that blooms confidence.
Looking good isn’t as hard as people make out. No, you don’t have to be rich. Can you get your teeth whiter, lose weight, catch a bit of sun, dress better, exercise, do something with your hair? I’ve noticed in life that the vast majority of us could easily be more attractive with a little work, and it’s a truly rare person I’d consider “maxed out”, no room to improve.
Any of that make sense?
- Comment on In the U.S., are all voting booth areas required to have carbon monoxide detectors? 1 week ago:
CO2 is a non-issue in open places with people around. The one gas our bodies detects well is CO2. If there’s even a tiny percentage higher than background, people are going to quickly notice.
- Comment on In the U.S., are all voting booth areas required to have carbon monoxide detectors? 1 week ago:
How odd! Everywhere I’ve voted in OK, IL and FL had pretty much the same setup, basically a 1/8th scale, standing office cubicle. You got me thinking, I’d be surprised to see anything else!
- Comment on In the U.S., are all voting booth areas required to have carbon monoxide detectors? 1 week ago:
I agree with that second bit, but thinking of all the places I’ve voted in life I wouldn’t imagine detectors in most of them. We hardly use gas at all around here, all electric, can’t see how anything else would be a CO source.
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- Comment on Anon dances with the devil in the pale moonlight 1 week ago:
The oldest of GenX is turning 60. Our time is nigh!
- Comment on Oof 1 week ago:
Imma need a source on that. Bottom 50% of who?
- Comment on The Home Depot tax at work! 1 week ago:
I work at Lowe’s and am stunned at what people buy there. In the garden area, why would you count on Lowe’s to have sod?! Go to a fucking sod place if you want more than a few pieces. People pay stunning amounts of money for bags of various rocks when they can go down the road and pay 1/4 that at, guess what, the fucking rock place.
We’re a big box store for FFS. We’re not the best or cheapest at anything, we just carry it all.
