Choose wisely!
Easy. Just pick #6 twice so you can look 20 hours younger instantly. =P
Did you know that TOH has its own community on Lemmy? !theowlhouse@lemmy.world
Mostly MoringMarks comics, but they're an incredilbly in-character work of art ;)
(Sort by "oldest first" because there are lots of ongoing stories between the oneshots)
I live in Germany. There are eight different supermarkets within driving distance (less than half an hour), and two smaller markets within walking distance. Two of the big markets have self-checkouts, so I stopped shopping there altogether out of spite.
EDIT: just to visualize the statement, this is one of the cities around these parts (~150k people). Not my actual home as I don't post personal stuff online, but a good representation of the situation.
Everything within the blue area is less than 20 minutes walking distance away from the blue marker in the middle, and every red marker is a supermarket. If someone dislikes a shop for any reason, it is a matter of minutes to find a different one.
No idea why the people in this comment thread get downvoted, but the extension is literally not an actual, factually correct count of youtube-wide dislikes, and the creators say so themselves.
From their own homepage:
"The backend is using archived data from when the youtube api was still returning the dislike count, extension users like/dislike count and extrapolation." (https://www.returnyoutubedislike.com/faq)
It's a mix of outdated pre-removal data, dislikes of only(!) the users of the extension, and guesswork. Dislikes of youtubers who do not use the extension are not factored in, and "extrapolation" is a fancy way to describe that part of the data is made up based on assumptions.
As far as I can tell:
- age <16: "Oh boy, I can't wait to be an adult and do whatever I want!"
- age 16-19: "Look at me! I'm an adult! I'm the adultiest adult that ever adulted!! I reject all that is childish and embrace all that is totally-grown-up! Middle ground is for losers! I need everyone to know how ADULT I am and approve of it!!"
- around 20-ish: "....fuck. I'm an adult. I have responsibilities. I have to do taxes. Why does everything cost money?"
- 25+: "I have legit no idea what being an adult is supposed to be like, but I'll figure it out one day ... I hope. Also my back hurts and I have a favorite spoon and lost the lid of 2/3 of my tupperware."
- 45+: "I'm an adult. I can do whatever TF I want. Ohh you want to convince me that videogames and cartoons are "too childish" for someone my age? Go ahead and sue me, lol."
I'm nearing that last stage and I honestly care less and less about what being an adult is supposed to be like. The world is already a shitty enough place without ruining your own fun on arbitrary grounds like stuff being "too childish for your age" or the pressure to have found your purpose in life by a random age. I stopped trying to find "my calling" or a bigger meaning in life and just enjoy the ride instead. Not everyone is predestined to achieve some groundbreaking milestone in history. Maybe my purpose in life has always been to be that weird funny uncle that cracks insufferable puns at the worst times but actually listens to problems of loved ones, no matter how trivial they may seem. Maybe just winging it without actually knowing what the end result will be ... is perfectly fine. It is okay to not know everything. It is okay to have silly little hobbies. It is okay to be a bit awkward. And it is okay to feel a bit lost sometimes. Adults are just old children with a driving permit.
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.
Well, going down isn't the problem here ....
Avoided: Captain Laserhawk - A Blood Dragon Remix. The title is just so ....edgy. I took one look at it and immediatly lost all interest.
Spoiler: Big mistake. Once I did finally try it out, I immediatly binged all 6 episodes and was devastated that there wasn't more. Fair warning tho, the 18+ rating is completely justified.
Embraced: The Owl House. I had no idea what the show was even about, but the name has a nice ring to it so I got curious and gave it a try ... with a similar result as mentioned above (binge it all and be devastated that there isn't more of it)
Semi-related tho not about the name: I refuse to shop in ANY store that has a self-checkout. And by that, I do not mean that I just refuse to use the self-checkout - I will reject the entire store for that sh*tty business decision. You either employ enough actual cashiers or you can go jump in the lake. Yes it is petty and childish, but I still feel it is justified.
You can see your nose at all times, as it is within your field of vision at all times - but your brain filters it out, so what you actually "see" is a nose-free impression of your surroundings. It works like a movie editor that removes unwanted parts from raw footage before the movie is actually shown to the public.
If blinking were a total blackout for a fraction of a second, I'd wager the human brain would have developed a workaround to delete that / filter it out as well, so you wouldn't even notice a difference.
many people don’t like they because it’s historically been more frequently used as
This argument is worth nothing TBH. In the decades prior to 1960 it was also "historcally more frequent" that having a bank account was an exclusively male right, and certain people complained loudly when that changed and still refused to comply for about 15 more years (where many banks required a permission slip of the husband in question before even considering to give a woman an account of her own). Does that mean we should have never granted women the right to their own bank accounts just because it made a handful of people uneasy at the time?
Big changes are rarely immediatly accepted by everyone, but we should never consider stopping or slowing down positive progress just because a few people "don't like it". If they are unwilling to adapt, that's their problem to fix, not ours to prevent.
German also has the disadvantage that one can't just use the German equivalent of "they" as it is already identical with the female pronoun and the polite way to adress people ("Sie"), so it would basically gain a fourth meaning.
- Er redete mit ihr = he talked to her
- Sie redete mit ihr = she talked to her
- Sie redeten mit ihr = they (plural) talked to her
- Sie redeten mit ihr = You (formal) talked to her
Now if "Sie" would also be used as a gender-neutral single pronoun, it would be even more confusing. We defo need a different word eventually, but like you just said; every new addition to this language sounds awkward at first, and there is always the risk of it just not catching on. Remember the last few times someone tried to propose yet another new word for "not thirsty anymore"? The public always rejects it and it is always forgotten after a few weeks. (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitt)
And to be perfectly honest, the singular "they" also felt awkward to me at first, but the more you use it, the less awkward it feels, the more normal it becomes, and eventually it doesn't feel weird anymore. You just have to power through the initial awkwardness and stick with it for long enough until you get used to it, that's all it takes ;)
A random Rito from Breath of the Wild. Beautiful, tranquil world, no annoying IRL obligations like taxes or work commutes, you can make a living by selling four to six apples a month, the ability to fly ... I see no downsides to this. All of that "saving the world" nonsense is done by other people while I get to sit back an chill.
This is a very real brand sold in Germany that always reminds me of Randy Marsh:
I can solve a Rubik's cube in about 5 or so minutes. I don't own a Rubik's cube (anymore) and noone I know has one, so "showcasing" that skill is a bit difficult.
In case anyone is interested, it is actually not that hard to learn: https://ruwix.com/the-rubiks-cube/how-to-solve-the-rubiks-cube-beginners-method/
Monster Sanctuary. It's like a good mix of Legend of Zelda and Pokémon, pixel-style sidescroller with surprisingly deep lore and a lot of quirky monsters with interesting designs to collect. Lots of puzzles, different biomes, interesting abilities, upgradable equipment, an interesting story, rival characters with actual personality (and character development throughout the story) ... all in all a well-made "monster collecting" adventure game.
It is also currently on sale in the Nintendo eshop, at least in Germany (5 Euro). No idea if it's the same world wide, but 5€ are more or less the same as $5 so it is pretty cheap for a game of that size and quality.
Depends on the setting. It's been a while since I last watched Interview with the Vampire but IIRC there was a scene where Lestat unknowingly drank from a very recently deceased person and it made him sick and weak immediatly, even tho that person was still "warm". I guess the vampires in that setting wouldn't be able to drink anything like lab-grown or even donated blood without severe issues. No heartbeat = not safe.
The vampires in The Witcher however don't need blood to survive - to them it is more like a drug, something that they want to drink and get crazy when they have it, but if they don't get it, they're still perfectly fine. For those it would likely be okay to drink whatever synthetic blood science can create, since it is only for a temporary high anyway.
IRL lore about vampires differs greatly world wide, so answers will be different depending on who you ask. Personally I'd say yes, since I never understood why the victim has to be alive - as long as the blood has all the nutrients the vampire needs, and it hasn't gone bad in some way, it should be fine.
100% agreed. A bad mod is a dictator trying to rule over others. A good mod is more a janitor, someone who works in the background to keep the place clean for others to enjoy, and doesn't expect to be worshipped.
I lost it at "ELISHA YES!"
On a related note, I once read a nice DnD-esque summary of why Jesus was a Lich - that would fit right into this collection. (not my own pic or theory, just something I stole from imgur ... still sorry for the missing pixels)
Anyone who does NOT think kids are a burden either doesn't have kids or doesn't give a sh*t about raising them right. If you are an actually responsible adult and parent, and you intend to give your kids all the attention, care and love they demand and deserve, then it WILL be taxing. It WILL eat up your time and energy for years to come. You WILL have sleepless nights, and unexpected challenges. You WILL be exhausted, frustrated and defeated at times.
The difference is that good parents feel like that tradeoff is worth it. That your beloved family / children matter most, even tho they are a burden. This isn't an "either/or" situation where struggling automatically means that you can't be happy about the struggle. Children can be the light of your life AND the most annoying thing in the universe at the same time, and a good parent will still love them whatever happens.
The first three or so episodes were absolute cringe, but the rest of the series is 100% quality material with some surprisingly deep lore and super interesting subplots all the way through. Plus sillyness, but on the right level to not be cringe.
Everyone who wants to give that show a shot should know this, because you need to watch at least six or seven episodes before judging the show, instead of giving up immediatly after the awkward start. It gets better - by a LOT.
#7 could be useful for gambling - when you can see into one container but not the other, you instantly know which one has the prize in it.