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blackbrook

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  • Do you needlessly use filler words?

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  • I heard someone use "literally" the other day in a way that made absolutely no sense, even in the not-literally-correct way we've all gotten used to. Almost like its heading for the sort of fits-anywhere role that "fucking" has.

  • What movies out there have horrible taste and poorly thought-out plots but were excellently executed?

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  • It depends how high you set the bar, and how broadly you interpret "taste" but I really want to say most. (I want to include the sense of how humans actually talk, interact, and how the world works, and count following conventionalized but shallow ideas of those as bad taste.) Production technology and skills have gotten very high.

  • What is your most loved and often used kitchen gadget or appliance?

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  • I have one like this, but it takes an annoying amount of force to use, so I rarely use it. Maybe it's just not the best of its kind? I much prefer one of the lever-based ones. To be fair, I had some shit versions of those too before I found a good one.

    The best one I've used is this one which holds a little more garlic than most and has a swing out grate so it's easy to clean.

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    Anyone else skeptical of this news story? Before people say "you can drown in an inch of water!" yeah, if you're unconscious, but this story's really pushing believability.

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  • Can it be a coincidence that the canals on Mars were covered up?

  • Does anyone else find 'pseudoanimation' annoying?

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  • Yes, and in particular because of the patronising thing you mention. Just like lots of the other things they do on the veritasium channel you gave as an example. Because they are things no one does because they think it makes their video better, but because it is known to drive engagement.

  • You've just won a competition and now a major game developer has to make whatever game you want for free. No compromises. Your vision. Period. What game do you make?

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  • In going to just steal the comment to another game:

    You could just do things irl

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  • I think some are time-of-day based also, running automatically at busy times and switching to manual at off hours.

  • If you're the kind of person that watches video's on 2x speed, what kind of videos will you always watch on regular 1x speed?

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  • Music

  • Are some people just less valuable than others?

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  • Ok, but don't doesn't context matter? Not only is valuable meaningless without a "to whom", it is meaningless without a "for what"? A doctor I might love being around might not be my choice for who is going to operate on me. The Dr I want operating on me, I might find unbearable to be around. As far as who deserves to be in a slum or to live in as palace, "deserve's got nothing to do with it."

  • What does vanilla taste like?

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  • Well, the food itself you add all these spices to itself has a flavor. If you make everything taste like a mix of all the different spices that becomes a another kind of samey and boring even if you wouldn't use the word "bland" any more. Of course no cuisine does exactly that, but to me, some tend more to one side of that spectrum or the other. There are different ways of striking a balance. Italian is an example of a great cuisine that no one would accuse of being boring which tends toward using a light hand and fewer ingredients at time.

  • Are some people just less valuable than others?

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  • What to you think "valuable" means?

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    Do you think the USA's official account of 9/11 is legitimate or suspcious?

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  • A studio on the moon.

  • Going opposite directions at night, what should men do if approaching a woman?

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  • A thing that should be emphasized, is that humans learn how to behave in different situations by practice. If a given passing-a-woman instance suggests that you made her nervous, while regrettable, isn't the end of the world. Try different things. With practice, you can find what works for you, and will gradually get better at "acting normal" or presenting in the manner that seems to produce the desired result.

  • Going opposite directions at night, what should men do if approaching a woman?

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  • If you are nervous enough that you telegraph it, that can actually solve the problem and make you non threatening.

  • Going opposite directions at night, what should men do if approaching a woman?

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  • I'm sorry but that is not, not making it weird.

  • Going opposite directions at night, what should men do if approaching a woman?

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  • I don't think "approach" in that context means "happen to get closer to because you are walking on the same sidewalk in opposite directions. "

  • Going opposite directions at night, what should men do if approaching a woman?

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  • I think there is a cultural thing around nods. I would definitely not recommend, in this situation, doing a nod that does not feel natural to you, so either do whatever nod you can actually pull off casually, or skip the nod.

    There is also a locale specificity... Where I live, people don't usually nod or otherwise acknowledge strangers on the street. Some places you might be expected to smile and nod or even say hi.

  • Do you think being poor in 2026 and later is a form of resistance?

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  • Well, if at income X you qualify for some particular assistance, and at income X+1, you no longer qualify for that assistance, something like that can be true. Some assistance programs in some countries can work that way.

  • GOP Senator Ties Inflation to National Debt He Voted For

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  • Sorry, I brain farted reading Rand Paul as Rick Scott. Nevermind...

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    blackbrook @mander.xyz

    proselytizing rule