[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

This is most evident when it comes to music. I see loads of older musicians, producers, and listeners constantly trashing new music, when the reality is there is loads of great, new music coming into existence regularly. It's just harder to find since the tools are so accessible now, everyone and his dog can make a "professional" sounding recording. And then, the top 40 or whatever has always just been the lowest common denominator.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

Now, now. To his rich backers, it's not the racism so much as maintaining the status quo of them not getting taxed.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago

Grainstorm

It's a ridiculously versatile granular sampler synthesizer. Obviously not for everyone, but it's super fun to just make weird soundscapes with. Even with just your phone mic.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

EDIT: Also I tested and this burger is the same size as a Canadian one dollar coin.

You mean a Loonie.

SMH.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago

If I made 3 cents a stream, I'd have a quarter of a million...

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago

The original question I think was worded a strange man vs a strange bear. Really, the question changes drastically depending on whether strange means random, odd, or some other more negative connotation - all valid interpretations.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

Yeah, Samsung charges more for their products here than they do in other, even richer countries because they can. Korea's economy is super protectionist. Understandably so since Hyundai, Samsung, LG, et al basically run the country.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

I see "objectively" is going the same way as "literally" into the modern grammar trash heap of uncertain meaning.

Though I do agree that the sphinx one is cooler.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

I don't think anyone, particularly Neil were he still with us, would suggest that his observation is supposed to be a cure for depression.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

It was weird. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS printed perfectly. First try, every time. Barring printer issues not related to the OS anyway. Then, 20.04 dropped, and I couldn't print anything. For two years, I had to move files to the Mac on the front desk to print at work because it refused to print anything. Same printer. I tried a few fixes people had posted, but none worked for me, and most fixes were for HP printers and mine is an Epson, which no one reported any problems with.

Now, with 22.04, I get intermittent printing. It works more often than not, but I'd estimate my print jobs get randomly canceled about 30% of the time. Which is annoying, but not deal-breaking since I usually just push it through again, and it works. To be fair, it might be because of wireless printing, but I doubt it since like I said, 18.04 worked flawlessly with the exact same setup. I might just try out Mint sometime and see if it makes a difference.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

My mom, a wonderful lady in every other sense, was a terrible cook. The blandest of the bland. Unseasoned potatoes and overcooked meat was the norm. Even when she branched out to other things like stir fry and pizza, she still somehow managed to make them utterly flavorless.

I distinctly recall one day at school, somehow I ended up with a little too much pepper in my tomato soup. It was like my taste buds had finally come of age or something. I started regularly adding too much pepper to my tomato soup. Then Tobasco. Then, as a young adult I found a specialty hot sauce place in the mall. It was the second coming!

Now, I live in Korea, and wow they're not afraid to spice it up here. I do get tired of the constant "Oh, the waygook (foreigner) can handle spicy food!" refrain though.

[-] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Given that a headline is a thing that is designed to make you want to read more, literally all of them could be called clickbait.

But really it's the more egregious ones like, "You'll Never Believe...", "This Weird Trick..." or "Make Sure you Watch Until the End" that truly deserve the title.

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