Nemo

@Nemo@slrpnk.net

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any story ripoffs that are actually good?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  That was the only one I knew offhand, but yeah, his schtick was writing rhyming dialogue for existing stories.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any story ripoffs that are actually good?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Romeo & Juliet was based on Tristan & Isolde

  10 Things I Hate About You was based on The Taming of the Shrew

  Clueless was based on Emma

  “Immature artists imitate, mature artists steal.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What kinds of public buildings have solariums?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Seconding “winter garden”. There’s three I know of in Chicago that are open to the public:

  • Harold Washington Library eighth floor

  • the lobby bar of the Hoxton hotel

  • the lobby of the U of C business school Hyde Park campus main building

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  look I like bumping the fediverse as much as the next person but not enough to make an image post for textual content

  I have some ethical standards

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not looking for how to meth. But is not a moonshiners still about as dangerous as a meth house exploding? What the difference?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, they’re dangerous enough to be banned pretty much everywhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would you ever call your son a disappointment?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I wouldn’t say that to anybody.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨With regards to cutlery, do you prefer a spoon or a fork for eating cake?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Butter knife and fingers in casual situations, fork in semi- and formal situations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are public school teachers so underpaid in the US?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Because (public) education isn’t valued and we insist on the idiotic practice of funding schools primarily through local property taxes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any reason we were taught in school that blood is blue in the body until it reaches oxygen and then it turns red other than our veins look blue?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I wasn’t taught that in school.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many times a year do you wash your jeans?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  once a week

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  you’re speaking my love language

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Avcados need salt and acid to be good. Next time try in a salad with a sharp dressing; or just cubed with lime juice, chili powder, and salt. It’s amazing added to a bowl (but not the pot!) of chicken soup.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK Trading Card Game sleeves and binders can be used for some photocards. Usually you can protect many more photocards for the same price⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Should I know what a “photocard” is?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is "dark humor" generally acceptable or is it just my parents/culture more sensitive towards jokes?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s only funny if they’re in on the joke.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why tipping keeps rising and may not improve service⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  those who truly value great service tend to tip more than average, and everyone else adjusts upward to match them

  That is to say, there are a few people who we can clearly recognize as acting more thoughtful, respectful, and considerate and we ape them in hope of gaining some of the same social status, resetting the social norm over time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's going to happen to gas stations as cars electrify?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I doubt gas stations will make very appealing AirBnBs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can some please explain to me why it is that your health insurance can deny you medication, even if your doctor says you need it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not saying it’s right, I’m just saying it’s so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can some please explain to me why it is that your health insurance can deny you medication, even if your doctor says you need it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They can’t, they can only deny coverage for it. You can still get it paying for it yourself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  YSK that text conveys information much better than video.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  UX if not UI

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which game have you been most patient for?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m gonna play Super Mario Sunshine one of these days, I swear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there regions of the world where local men and women have divergent accents?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I am told that in the movie Dances with Wolves, all the language consultants were women, and as a result all the characters speak with a noticable “women’s accent” that is very noticablevto older Lakota viewers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same way where I grew up in South Dakota, except each school only taught one language.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the US we have signs that say No Shirt No Shoes No service. When did this become a norm? Also if I am wearing a shirt and shoes but no pants can I still enter?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  To quote Wally Pleasant:

  🎵
  I walked into a store has a sign said “No shirt no shoes no service”
  I was wearing a shirt and shoes, but still I was nervous
  Everyone got silent when I walked into the room
  They were all staring at my fruit… of the loom
  Pants! Who the hell needs 'em?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Realistcly how much can be cleaned out of a house, as a child of a hourder?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Request additional trash bins from your municipality. Save one for regular refuse, use all the rest each week to fill with things you’re getting rid of.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Westerners, what's your impression on the Chinese Diaspora? And what does the people around your area of residence think of the Chinese Diaspora?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t really have a lot of experience with it.

  When I was in college I knew a lot of students who came from China and weren’t planning to return after graduation, and I knew a lot of students who were children of professionals who had done the same a generation ago.

  But since leaving college I have not really interacted with first or second generation Chinese immigrants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it was your generation we fought for, Gen-z, I have idea why⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  delete this, nephew

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For Americans, what do you really think of Latin Americans?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Optimi sunt.

  Jokes aside, they’re just people like the rest of us, by and large. Except for the Quebecoise…

  Okay jokes aside for real this time, Latin America is too big and diverse to lump together. There’s a few commonalities, like:

  • soccer / futbol
  • jus soli citizenship
  • good food

  …but two out of three of those you’ll also find in Anglo-America.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do I look like shit some days?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s either you or the day itself. If it’s the day, just wait it out. If it’s you, it’s either your self-perception that’s off, in which case some affirmations or treating yourself to even a small glowup might help; or something has gone subtly wrong, most likely sleep deprivation or dehydration. So drink some water, take a nap, use the nice hair product as a treat, and tell yourself you’re a sexy badass.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Quidk! I need a chili recipe. What would you add to a pound of hamburger, diced jalapenos, chili powder and bloody mary mix?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  even then