toynbee
@toynbee@lemmy.world
- Comment on place yer bets 7 hours ago:
Some examples of very enjoyable related media that are not Don’t Look Up include The Last Policeman book trilogy and the Netflix animated series Carol & the End of the World.
(There’s nothing wrong with Don’t Look Up, but it’s the only recommendation I ever see.)
- Comment on Hell nah brah 8 hours ago:
If not in person, I prefer asynchronous conversation. It doesn’t require my constant full attention, so if I’m working or something I can still engage; and if it’s any kind of serious conversation (whether emotional or just reasoning out something complex), I can take my time to think about an answer to ensure I provide a complete and accurate (to the best of my ability) thought.
That said, no one ever seems to respond to texts, even if they started the conversation. It’s a lot harder to do that in a voiced conversation.
- Comment on The science speaks for itself 1 day ago:
Assuming it’s not a bit, good luck at your interview. I believe in you!
- Comment on Why hasn't the deep state stopped trump? 2 days ago:
[i.pinimg.com/…/5dc3c779480fef4314821daedd1e55c0.j…](Simpsons lawyer business card)
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
I’m in shape.
Circle (well… More oval) is a shape.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
When I was about your age, I got my first girlfriend pregnant. I was homeschooled and sex education was not part of the curriculum; I had no understanding of women’s biology and she mislead me about when and how pregnancy was possible. I tend to think of this as her tricking me into it, as she was not quiet about her fascination with motherhood, but it’s true that I could and should have done more to educate myself about the whole process before engaging in it.
Anyway, we ended up giving the progeny up for adoption, but I maintain contact with him (and the family when he understandably doesn’t want to talk to me). He turned eighteen this month.
I was going to make a comment about how young thirty-six seemed to be to have offspring capable of posting on lemmy (I wasn’t even born until my parents were both in their forties) (no moral judgement here BTW!), but then I realized I’m sort of exactly in that situation. The ages are a little different, but pretty close, and I can assure you it’s shocking from the other side as well.
- Comment on Don't risk the dry shave 3 days ago:
Ah, gotcha. Thank you for the edification. I’ve seen a few headlines about his crimes and the one today about the president trying to get him leniency, but didn’t know anything else. Your answer is much appreciated!
- Comment on Don't risk the dry shave 3 days ago:
Who is he?
- Comment on Liquid Death Quietly Adds Stevia to Tea Drinks 4 days ago:
Ah, thank you. That makes more sense.
- Comment on Liquid Death Quietly Adds Stevia to Tea Drinks 4 days ago:
Ah, thank you. That makes more sense.
- Comment on why do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!” 4 days ago:
And also is still writing books! I think it came before Jam, but Mogworld is a great one.
An interesting but largely unrelated aside: he’s also the one who climbed the term “PC Master Race,” apparently.
- Comment on why do people say annoying/rude stuff and then tell you “it was a joke!” 4 days ago:
You’re fortunate. I had a friend who was similar, but rather than verbal, his jokes generally involved intentionally acting in a way he knew you found annoying. I once told him that being annoying was, in fact, annoying and not amusing. He said “sorry I upset you. I’ll probably keep doing it though.” I said that that wasn’t what sorry meant … He didn’t respond and did, indeed, keep doing it.
He and I have both grown up a lot since then. I don’t see him often, but I don’t think he’s intentionally annoying anymore.
- Comment on Liquid Death Quietly Adds Stevia to Tea Drinks 4 days ago:
Insomniac like the video game company? Are they problematic? Or am I misunderstanding?
- Comment on Do snakes prefer to drink warm or cool water? 4 days ago:
Are you sure? Maybe you should reconsider.
- Comment on Physics books are a classic 6 days ago:
Ah, my mistake. Thank you for the edification.
- Comment on Physics books are a classic 6 days ago:
From what I’ve seen commented in the past, that was Fallout. I think New Vegas?
- Comment on Ain't no way in hell... 1 week ago:
Though I don’t advocate the practice, I have occasionally seen drivers who cleared only the area immediately in front of the driver. That’s still bad, but not quite as much so as driving with a fully iced-over windshield.
- Comment on Eaten’ on the roof 1 week ago:
You’re not even gonna try this?
- Comment on I watched Arrival (2016), there was a lot more to it than I was expecting 1 week ago:
Was fuzzy, indeed.
- Comment on I watched Arrival (2016), there was a lot more to it than I was expecting 1 week ago:
What are you talking about, it only came out last year … Uh, right?
- Comment on PSN Is Still Down After 14 Hours And No One Knows Why 1 week ago:
This was back in 2006 or so. I don’t recall if 4G was around then, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t available as an internet provider. If it was, I wasn’t aware.
I’m pretty happy with my current internet solution, but I’ll keep your suggestion in mind. Thank you!
- Comment on 'tis the season 1 week ago:
Very fair point.
- Comment on 'tis the season 1 week ago:
Inhaling poison seems like a bad idea.
- Comment on PSN Is Still Down After 14 Hours And No One Knows Why 1 week ago:
I tried this in the first place I lived at where I paid for my own internet, which was Comcast at the time.
They said (paraphrasing because it was a long time ago) their contract specified they were not responsible for any outages, nor any income lost due to same. I don’t know if that’s true, but I was young and naive and accepted it at face value.
- Comment on It's laundry day! 2 weeks ago:
People are allowed to have good moods?
- Comment on Can I lose a beer belly working out one day a week? 2 weeks ago:
exercise isn’t going to do squat
What if you do squats?
- Comment on How much of my sleep debt do I need to pay off? 2 weeks ago:
IIRC, the next line is “good night!” which really enhances this response.
If I don’t recall correctly, well… I guess I’ve added nothing and I apologize.
- Comment on The more you know! 2 weeks ago:
Why do prison guards use Windows? Because it always locks up.
Alternatively:
MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs.
These bad jokes brought to you by nerds who were around during the nineties.
Bonus! PCMCIA: People Can’t Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms.
- Comment on Steam now warns about Early Access that have not been updated in months. 2 weeks ago:
Oh, I see. Thank you for the information.
- Comment on Steam now warns about Early Access that have not been updated in months. 2 weeks ago:
Can you explain the Will Smith reference? I am unaware of any affiliation he has with Steam / Valve.
