adhocfungus
@adhocfungus@midwest.social
- Comment on Just be that way 1 day ago:
The setup based on the first image+caption would lead you to believe the second image will relay how boys feel if a girl walks into the locker room. The second half instead subverts that expectation by having a too-accurate caption of a strange image, unrelated to locker rooms.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
My mom said it to me frequently before I cut her out, which is a pretty good indication it’s not normal. A therapist would tell you that’s a reflection of her issues; if she had a different kid instead of you she would have said the same thing to them. You, as a person, don’t really factor into why she feels that way.
As for your feelings, let me know what you come up with. I’m in the same boat emotionally and I don’t see a way out either.
- Comment on If no government shall bare arms against its own citizens. Then what is happening in LA? 1 week ago:
You definitely seem to have the second amendment backwards, as others have mentioned.
Additionally, the US government has turned the military on its own protesters several times. The Kent State massacre, The Battle of Blair Mountain, and the 1967 Detroit riots are all instances where they murdered civilians and faced no consequences. It’s completely legal and, in all three of those cases, was happily endorsed by much of the populace.
- Comment on 🤯🤯🤯 1 week ago:
- Comment on Too bad we can't all act like this 2 weeks ago:
This may be unpopular, but I don’t use the dividers at checkout. I just wait my turn. Once all the previous person’s stuff is scanned I start loading my stuff on the belt. By the time they finish paying, even with a tap card, I’ve got the belt full and I’m waiting again.
Some guy got mad at me at Costco recently for it. I guess he really wanted to get some stuff out of his cart while the person in front of me was still getting scanned. It feels like flooring it to every red light. You still have to wait, so what’s the point?
- Comment on 5-minute oil change place 2 weeks ago:
What do you do with the used oil? When I was a kid my family would dump it in big barrels, then we’d bury them once they got full. Obviously not something I want to do now. But I’ve asked the oil change places around here and they charge a fee to take the used oil.
- Comment on No context needed. 2 weeks ago:
I shed a tear and sing In the Arms of an Angel by Heather McLachlan every time I do this. Even for a single noodle.
- Comment on No context needed. 2 weeks ago:
It’s definitely not required, but ever since we got one I’ve grown to like it. If you have a ceramic sink it helps prevent scratches. It also helps dishes stay put, like pot lids that normally slide around. Most of all I like it when I put a strainer down. I know the strained liquid won’t touch the sink and flow back into the food, even if the risk was low before.
- Comment on Windows 11 Start Menu Revealed as Resource-Heavy React Native App, Sparks Performance Concerns 2 weeks ago:
Does anybody have a link to an actual source for the claim? I would absolutely believe it, but this article’s “source” just seems to be the same article but Russian. The guy on Twitter claiming to be the author of the code seems to be trolling, leaving me with no leads.
I want to send this to my coworker who hates React, but I don’t want to spread misinformation.
- Comment on What are some examples of series that only have a good first season, and should be dropped after that? 4 weeks 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? 4 weeks 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? 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Anyone else watched Day of the Jackal? 5 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? 5 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+ 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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? 1 month ago:
It’s Kirby!
- Comment on The correct answer is "D" 2 months 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% 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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) 3 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? 3 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? 4 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? 4 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? 4 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.
