[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

Do it! It's a fantastic science, with ever expanding horizons! That being said, if working in the field is a bit too much, amateur astronomy is a fabulous and friendly hobby - if a bit expensive

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago

When last I looked, something akin to hardtack was what Tolkien had in mind. As for a recipe, I recommend looking to the Scandinavians

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

That's some exceptionally excellent handwriting

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

Teens buy saliva nowadays? Idk, maybe it's my advancing millennial age, but why would anyone buy saliva? Blech 🤢

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Enquiring minds must know: why that place?

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of decimals? Wow, that's at least ten! Maybe even twenty!

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

This is a very good paraphrase from an excellent series, Yes Prime Minister (formerly Yes Minister). In the scene, the Prime Minister (dude in the middle) is explaining to the Permanent Secretary (dude on the left) the difference between the various English newspapers. The Permanent Secretary is famous for giving lengthy and exceptionally convoluted monologues in which he says nearly nothing

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

if that's the whole thing, I can't encourage you, the reader, more strongly to watch it, as any less of a recommendation would be doing the film injustice

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

The dragon in one of the Witcher short stories comes instantly to mind. He was pretty great

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Shno* and beniyd* - but your point is a good one

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

No ifs ands or buts: nationalise it!

[-] Presently42@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

Is that really the first thing that comes to mind? Wasting money?

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