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JohnnyEnzyme

@ JohnnyEnzyme @piefed.social

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Founder of European Graphic Novels, Aug '23 on Lemm.ee.

"Man rests from one labor by doing another." That also works for managing chronic pain, as I've discovered...

  • Right, Reddit... Riiiight...

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  • Got that once today, then it disappeared. Probably working out some kinks in whatever they're trying to achieve, there.

  • Boyhood (2014 film)

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  • IMO It's an absolutely brilliant concept and amazing achievement, but on the whole, the parts didn't sum up to something all that interesting for me. Maybe it's because we already have years of personal experiences in terms of growing up and seeing people, things and situations change all around us, I don't know. And we already have documentaries tracking peoples lives & careers, making "Boyhood" oddly gimmicky for me. shrug*

    Meanwhile, his earlier films Slacker & Dazed and Confused are some classics, and I happened to love his rotoscoped film experiments Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly.

    Here's my favorite (Lebowski-esque) scene from the latter:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seP2DPqd0o8

  • Any research on damage to clothes from drying them in a dryer?

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  • Any research on damage to clothes from drying them in a dryer?

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  • it is a huge difference between losing the longevity by a 1% and 30%.

    Even if it's only a couple percentage pts, it doesn't seem hard to imagine how that could quickly add up over a few washes. You're asking for research, but I'm curious what the actual situation is that you're dealing with. Is it a case for example of having very little convenient area in which to hang clothes to dry?

    Btw, there are no-heat spin dryers, hand-cranked wringers, and other alternative devices to help dry clothes as quickly as possible, without heat...

  • Meet me at the Vag Plaza. Park in rear.

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  • While everyone laughs that trump shit himself im almost certain the guy has an embarrassment kink.

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  • Hence my 1st sentence, 2nd para. Anyway, I did try to directly explain the mechanisms, but of course that's just one person's POV. Cheers.

  • What should be in a movie about the rich?

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  • I think the movie doesn't so much depict a generational progression, but an overall progression between 'prosperity' and revolution, in which any wealthy individuals at the time might be overthrown / killed off, with new ones arising in their place. They're all just symbols, really, not identities.

    Of course, all this is somewhat complicated by the situation shifting towards a global model, not national / regional, which is moreso what the movie portrays.

  • While everyone laughs that trump shit himself im almost certain the guy has an embarrassment kink.

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  • From what I understand, he's been like this the vast bulk of his life. For example, back at Wharton he was evidently a dreadful student, but Fred's money was enough to prop up his degree, anyway. In that situation I think most people would otherwise have been somewhat or very much humiliated by crashing out like that, but for him, it was one in a long series of situations, feeling empowered by exceptionalism, considering himself 'special' for being able to break the common rules with impunity, and do whatever he wanted. Just look at the beauty pageant shenanigans and countless other examples to see situations where embarrassment just doesn't seem to register with him. All part of the elitist mindset of 'rules and norms are for other people; they don't apply to me.'

    For decent people, I'm sure it makes perfect sense to otherwise interpret much of that as an embarrassment kink, but (again) I think it's more a case of it largely not registering with people like that. Also kind of goes hand in hand with being a professional bullshit artist-- as in, they can do the worst things right in front of you, with the confidence of being able to persuade you that you didn't actually see what you just witnessed. And its not just being a good BS artist at that point; it's also a case of being backed by real wealth, power, influence, and underlying threats, persuading loads of people to keep showing him the knee even years ago. And that gets normalized over time...

  • While everyone laughs that trump shit himself im almost certain the guy has an embarrassment kink.

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  • Maybe, but I tend to think it more typical of pathological narcissists to be only vaguely aware of such things. There is no shame; there is no self-examination, but there might be a more practical sense of 'this might possibly hurt my position or self-interests.'

  • There isn't a person on earth that doesn't look cooler with sunglasses on.

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  • I set out to find some counter-examples, but couldn't really find any. So here's my Q.....

    Why is OP's assertion true? What is it about having 'void eyes' that routinely triggers other peoples' 'cool flag?'

  • What should be in a movie about the rich?

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  • Wow, that's great. oO

  • What should be in a movie about the rich?

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  • tariffying toddler temper tantrum

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  • Only message they care about is the one that lands with their army of assholes & idiots.

  • Denazification

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  • After the Civil War, if this kind of thing (not unlike rebuilding Japan, I guess) had been done in the States, then all kinds of tragedies might have been averted, including what's happening today.

    Instead we got... Johnson'ed.

  • Sloppy venison chilli omelette

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  • Hmm, okay. Thanks for explaining!

    i commented that sploodge could indeed look quite good.

    Well, I'd say that "spooge" by its very nature never looks too good. It's simply not something made with aesthetics in mind. Never was and never will be. That said, if those guys from yore did cook in 'spoogier fashion,' I'd say it was in using a little more daring spices than I do, for example in bringing in more Indian influences, such as asafoetida spice.

    So in short, if there's something I could improve, it would be in getting out to an international grocer so as to sample more stuff to go in dishes. Btw, I did actually post some spooge here once, accidentally. It's the filling in these oat tacos:

    https://lemmy.world/post/40070519

  • Sloppy venison chilli omelette

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  • I'm not really sure what you're talking about at this point.

  • Fake Shemp - Body doubles used in movies to replace actors who die or are otherwise unavailable

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  • Yes, you did. Bela Lugosi had died the year before, so they used a stand-in for the film.

  • Traffic on London Bridge, UK, ~1900

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  • I saw this in person, sorta.

    On a road trip through Lake Havasu City, there was a "London Bridge" there, built out of the outer masonry of the original bridge built in the 1830's, in London.

    The whole thing sounds kind of weird at first blush, but according to WP, by 1962 the original was no longer suitable for increased traffic loads, and needed to be replaced, anyway. Just so happens that American businessman Robert P. McCulloch, who made his fortune on chainsaws, happened to fancy it. And that's how that worked.

  • Conan O'Brien bringing the love to Palestine

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  • Hey now, that's a pretty good HexBear impression. :D