adhocfungus
@adhocfungus@midwest.social
- Comment on What are some examples of series that only have a good first season, and should be dropped after that? 1 week ago:
Dang. Hopefully third season redeems it, but I won’t hold my breath.
- Comment on What are some examples of series that only have a good first season, and should be dropped after that? 1 week ago:
The Terror had a second season!? I really liked the first season and had no idea it was going to continue as an anthology. I take it the second season doesn’t measure up to the first?
- Comment on What's the worst spelling you've seen? 1 week ago:
There’s a girl in my kid’s class named Eighmee. Pronounced “Amy”. I thought it was weird but there’s a street in a neighboring town named Eighmee Street.
- Comment on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Will Be the First Blockbuster Shot Entirely on IMAX Cameras 1 week ago:
I recently learned that IMAX film cameras are as loud as a lawnmower. That still doesn’t explain why Nolan’s films have such wretched sound balancing lately.
- Comment on This one we can all agree on 1 week ago:
- Comment on Anyone else watched Day of the Jackal? 2 weeks ago:
Finally remembered the show that’s been on the tip of my brain: The Riches.
Similar feel of setting up schemes to get away with stuff, and having to improvise when things go wrong.
- Comment on Anyone else watched Day of the Jackal? 2 weeks ago:
I liked it. I’ve been trying to think of similar shows where the main character comes up with inventive plans, and use contingencies when things get rough. Better Call Saul has some moments.
- Comment on ‘The Studio’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+ 3 weeks ago:
I found it hard to watch due to the intentional shakey-cam.
- Comment on Half-Life 3 is reportedly playable in its entirety and could be announced this year 3 weeks ago:
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard this I’d have enough nickles to fund a studio and make HL3 myself.
- Comment on Anon blames millennials 3 weeks ago:
I’ve been curious lately if the original Ape Escape is as good as I remember. I heard the sequels weren’t as good, but I have fond memories of the first game on PS1.
- Comment on Who's That Pokémon? 5 weeks ago:
It’s Kirby!
- Comment on The correct answer is "D" 1 month ago:
I want to argue with you, but that’s pretty accurate. The only time I’ll admit I’m at fault is if I know who actually screwed up. I’ll say, “My mistake, I’ll get that fixed right away,” then I’ll privately message the real culprit.
But if I know it was me then I’m picking one off this list and kicking the can down the road. I’m the stereotypical lazy and spineless programmer.
- Comment on ‘White Lotus’ Finale Ratings: 6.2 Million Viewers Watch Season 3 Shootout, Smashing Series Record by 30% 1 month ago:
Spoiler
I find myself more upset about Gaitok. He was so sweet and had ethics that were much firmer than most characters in the show. He realized the woman he loved didn’t love him, but she was willing to if he gave up that part of himself. And he was ready to walk away from the job that he knew clashed with his beliefs. But in the end that version of Gaitok died when he pulled the trigger. Maybe the new version will be happy, but I was sad to see him go. Chelsea obviously as well, but nobody else seems as affected by Gaitok as I am.
- Comment on White Lotus Composer Quits Over Creative Differences, Talks Tension With Mike White And Fan Outrage Over New Theme 1 month ago:
I was annoyed by the change at first, but now it’s my favorite intro of the three. I was really hoping for an extended version, but that doesn’t seem likely now. The music is always perfect and integral, so Mike White is an idiot for not listening to him.
- Comment on Based on a true story 1 month ago:
I have a good '08 car that I bought with cash 10 years ago for $3000. I got it from a guy who exclusively sells and fixes this model of car. I went back last year to get my car fixed and looked at the cars he was selling. '08s were starting at $5000.
- Comment on What TV cancellation are you most upset by? 2 months ago:
Tuca and Bertie. Netflix cancelled it, then HBO made another season. But just before releasing it HBO cancelled it for a tax break. It’s heartbreaking to think of the writers and animators pouring their lives into it just for nobody to ever see it.
- Comment on [SATIRE] Here's an idea: "Therapeutic Kidnapping"- let me explain (text-post inside) 2 months ago:
It was the original definition of “gooning”: wikipedia
Sadly the traumatic kidnapping was generally the least bad part of the experience, since the camps were/are incredibly abusive.
- Comment on How is Arcane the series based upon League of Legends, a tower defense game? 2 months ago:
Didn’t both genres, tower defense and MOBA, evolve from Warcraft III mods / custom levels? I don’t think it’s too outlandish to get them confused if you aren’t into them.
- Comment on Can you eat soap for acid reflux? 3 months ago:
A heart attack is a damaging lack of blood flow to the heart. This is very often caused by your heart beating wrong (or not at all) but can have many other causes. It’s also important to note that the heart largely does not receive oxygen from the blood inside it; it has its own set of blood vessels on the outside feeding it. Therefore you can have a heart attack even though the pumping portions are completely clear.
It’s possible for the blood flow to be slowed so far by blockages that your heart starts taking damage, yet still struggles on for five days. Definitely not a common scenario, but it does highlight just how varied and uneven heart attack symptoms are. Which just makes the whole thing that much scarier in my opinion.
- Comment on Can you eat soap for acid reflux? 3 months ago:
Heartburn is a type of pain usually caused by acid reflux, but can be mimicked by a heart attack.
- Comment on I'm suppose to believe I now live in a world where a Democrats can become president agoant and put George Soros at the head of DOGE? 3 months ago:
Yeah, I kinda assumed all elections from here on out will be like Russia: you can vote for whoever you want, but it won’t count and you’re going to get a visit afterwards.
- Comment on Every "non-smoking" section in a restaurant 3 months ago:
I really thought that slogan was just a bit in Mad Men. I had no idea that was based on reality.
- Comment on Every time my wife pees, she flips the lid up. Every time I pee, I flip it down. Never been discussed. Dare I say anything and break the spell? 3 months ago:
Same deal in my house. Better not to bring it up yet. You can use it to know who used the toilet last when something breaks.
- Comment on This could be the costume for a New Super Hero. What would you name him? 4 months ago:
Exactly what I thought of.
- Comment on is feeling disrespected reason good enough to change jobs? 4 months ago:
Agreed. There are really only two reasons managers do that. Either they want to deny raises or they want to fire you. Both need a paper trail, and neither is affected by what they say to coworkers. Either way it’s time to interview with other companies.
- Comment on If someone murdered me, how long would it take (if ever) until they catch the murderer? 5 months ago:
Also significant that the vast majority of solved murders are committed by someone you know. The FBI stats have <10% of solved murders being committed by strangers. It’s impossible to know what percentage of unsolved murders were committed by strangers, but it’s clear the odds are not in your favor if it isn’t somebody the police can add to their list just by asking around.
- Comment on Bad Guys... Overdue Assignment 5 months ago:
Great rollercoaster of being positive this is satire, then doubting myself and being sure it’s legitimate, then back to sure it was satire.
Fantastic job.
- Comment on We need a new Amazon 5 months ago:
I do this, but be warned some companies use Amazon for fulfillment. I have ordered directly from manufacturer websites and still ended up with an Amazon package at my door. I just make a note to find a different brand if I ever need that thing again.
- Comment on Relevant advertising 🤪 5 months ago:
I thought the exact same thing until I remembered Reddit has a similar community. I literally grimaced when I saw them.
- Comment on how do you separate your clothes and linens to avoid fabric degradation and bleeding? 5 months ago:
$12? I’m glad I was already lying down when I read that. It was only $2 (total) per load when I was in college 15 years ago, and I was already trying to min-max it then. I’d go back to hand washing and line drying if I saw that.
