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BIG_RAIN_THUNDERSTORM wrote
Reply to comment by hollyhoppet in Anyone know any good books about the first world war? by hollyhoppet
i figured, but if i asked for books and i got a reply which kinda parses as "listen to a chud podcast while the world dies" i'd be displeased👽
i get confused by a lot of weird takes without having a good background in shitty-but-popular historians. like imagine not knowing about the Black Book of Communism when somebody starts telling you Stalin was worse than Hitler. it's just easier to map their "tree of beliefs" as one of my professors once called it
also Revolutions podcast is pretty great I'm sure they've got some material on WWI events but they cover uprisings in general :) good luck in your quest for knowledge
hollyhoppet OP wrote
Reply to comment by BIG_RAIN_THUNDERSTORM in Anyone know any good books about the first world war? by hollyhoppet
oh i meant ew at admiring winston churchill lol
BIG_RAIN_THUNDERSTORM wrote
Reply to comment by hollyhoppet in Anyone know any good books about the first world war? by hollyhoppet
well i read too many elder scrolls so podcasts are nice
plus now i know the most vanilla history takes possible, and i barely attended high school!
hollyhoppet OP wrote
Reply to comment by BIG_RAIN_THUNDERSTORM in Anyone know any good books about the first world war? by hollyhoppet
ew
BIG_RAIN_THUNDERSTORM wrote
Reply to comment by BIG_RAIN_THUNDERSTORM in Anyone know any good books about the first world war? by hollyhoppet
He seems to admire Winston Churchill despite going over what a raging alcoholic bastard he was in his "inebriated history" episode. No comment on that. I do like the idea of podcasting about different historical figures who were absolutely off their tits, he mentions Dr. Feelgood, everybody's favorite bourgeois pharmacist
BIG_RAIN_THUNDERSTORM wrote
Dan Carlin is kind of a "big man" historian which I dislike personally but he's obviously passionate about what he does. His voice can be a little grating don't tell him I said that
Blueprint for Armageddon I-VI is free rn
ellynu wrote
i try to be nice to people and it makes me feel good when i do. especially if its someone i know im happy to take time to try and be there for them or something
toasthaste wrote
no idea if it's normal or not but I am often also in the same boat where I do things for people out of a pure sense of obligation, of detached "I want to be the kind of person who would do this kind thing," with no real feelings associated with it.
Dogmantra wrote
I guess it depends, like if they're a friend and have a really nice positive reaction I might ride the high of gift giving but if it's more of a courtesy thing like it sounds your sitch was, it might not register like that.
mm_ wrote
Reply to do you think the band "The Killers" picked their name as a deliberate reference to the best ever death metal band out of denton, or is it just a coincidence? by Dogmantra
ive thought about this too, and i think those other names are taken now too
toasthaste wrote
I've lived in a few houses where the oven light didn't work :0 I think of it as an exception when they DO work, actually!
Dogmantra wrote
my oven light actually blew the other day!
Moonside wrote
I've had to, actually. But I am curious about the answer, as well, so I did a little research. Supposedly if you use an incandescent bulb with a lower voltage, you make the coefficient of efficiency worse but you simultaneously extend the lifespan of it by quite a bit. In a oven, low energy efficiency is not a major problem as the waste heat just gets to be used in heating the oven itself. So perhaps the lamps are quite usual but just get used at a lower voltage? Or perhaps the filament is thicker so it burns slower. I didn't arrive at an answer, but have few plausible conjectures instead.
missingno wrote (edited )
Reply to so if hyperrealistic jigglypuff is fuzzy, does that mean hyperrealistic kirby is fuzzy too? by hollyhoppet
Most Pokemon have always had fur, this isn't new. That's what Puff's curled hair at the top is supposed to represent.
I don't think Kirby has ever been depicted with fur on the other hand. AFAIK it's just skin, I think.
hitto wrote
Reply to so if hyperrealistic jigglypuff is fuzzy, does that mean hyperrealistic kirby is fuzzy too? by hollyhoppet
i don't want to think about this.
neku wrote
Reply to so if hyperrealistic jigglypuff is fuzzy, does that mean hyperrealistic kirby is fuzzy too? by hollyhoppet
kirby is already hyperrealistic. its just what he looks like in real life
cat wrote
Reply to comment by Dogmantra in why do socks have to get holes in them? by hollyhoppet
this is my favourite post
Dogmantra wrote
Reply to why do socks have to get holes in them? by hollyhoppet
socks need at least one hole in them to put your foot in
twovests wrote
Reply to why do socks have to get holes in them? by hollyhoppet
if u have a lil extra $$$ and live somewhere it gets cold, invest in some merino wool socks.... they're lightweight but so, so warm......
noordinaryspider wrote
Controversial Opinion #2: I'm not the slightest bit interested in "generation wars" and enjoy having friends of different ages.
noordinaryspider wrote
I don't like smartphones and have no intention of ever using one. I lie about it, though: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/595zg5/sopranica-jmp-wom-cell-network-diy-anonymous
noordinaryspider wrote
Reply to comment by devtesla in Let's have a Controversial Opinions thread (yes, for real) by Moonside
I greatly dislike iPhones and had to throw mine away, but I do understand how loyal iFolks can be. I won't push my own opinions about software on to you now that I know. You can always ask if you're curious and I am always receptive to new information.
devtesla wrote
Reply to my tattoo appointment next week is 4 hours long, what do i do to pass the time? by oolong
Can you wear headphones? That opens up a bunch of options. I'd also expect the tattoo artists have ideas. Good luck!!