palordrolap

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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

4'33" by John Cage

Preferably with me as far from the stage as possible. In fact, I'm staying home. Enjoy.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 7 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

List is incomplete. It seems to assume a relatively warm climate or expensive use of night-time home heating.

Thus: Long sleeves. Underwear under long trousers perhaps for sanitary purposes, but possibly for comfort.

There's probably also a few people who have socks they wear to bed if not also blindfolds or old-timey nightcaps, but I get why those things aren't in this graphic. Lack of long sleeves is more of a head-scratcher.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 7 points 13 hours ago

Because he's been on Russia's payroll for a while (and likely his dad too), so like a stopped clock being right twice a day, when Don Jr. suggests that the US is thinking about not supporting an enemy of Russia, it might be worth thinking there's some truth to it.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right next to Clorida.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago

Tea. Specifically, what's known in other parts of the world as "English Breakfast (Black) Tea". Because I'm British and grew up with it.

Although I vary quite a bit from average. Mine's usually decaffeinated with sweetener and soy milk for health reasons.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

All forms of ampersand are based on "Et", Latin for "and", so cheat and use the backwards 3 (for E) forms.

The simplest puts a vertical bar through the backwards 3 like a relative of the dollar sign, and the other adds a t to it so that the middle point and the bottom line of the backwards 3 join up with the crossbar and base of the t. Bonus points for drawing that latter one without lifting your pen, but you're doing well if you still have to extend the t's crossbar after the fact.

Or really cheat and use the plus sign. That's just the t from "Et", but in the right context, most people instinctively understand it + will know what you mean.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago

This is one of those things that's going to depend heavily on the sort of people the parents are, and to some extent the (adult) children.

I remember the first Christmas I woke in my own home rather than my bedroom at my parents' house and I was simultaneously devastated and glad that my parents hadn't broken into my home (I lived across town) to leave gifts in a pillowcase. The tradition was that it was put at the foot of the bed (or outside the door as I got older).

I was well into my 20s before I moved out, so I have no idea how long that would have continued if I'd never left. It might have required me to ask them explicitly to not do that any more.

Now I go over at some point over Christmas and we exchange gifts during the main day, or as close as possible to it.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

~~in America~~

And you can almost cross out "with monopolies" too because there's a lot of tacit price-fixing in industries where there is competition.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago

This. Anything that's recognisably from a previous era, even if it's just a hairstyle or a fashion trend, can be a re-enactment of that era if someone knowingly and willingly chooses to style themselves that way.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There's a version of the game out there that someone made after the fact (well after; we're talking 2020), but I couldn't get it to accept my commands. Not even the ones it suggests in the intro screen. I'd post a link, but it might be someone's idea of a sick joke.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago

If I had spare cash I'd definitely be donating to Archive.org (The Internet Archive), so instead, I try to mention them when topics like this come up.

I'd probably also donate to Linux Mint, who I assume are also non-profit, because I've been using their offerings for a long while at this point.

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