thedirtyknapkin

@thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LOL⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  how?.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LOL⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  cp2077, officially.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨From moms pov⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  yeah this is a mfw format. mfw my mom is watching something Lowkey interesting and i have to pretend I’m not watching.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Time to go to the Soup Store⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I interpreted this as implying that the bits of food hiding in the water are small or pulverized.

  I understand stew to just be less watery. barely enough liquid to cover the chunks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jewel Beetles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  it would be more like if someone intentionally painted that bottle to attract them then irritated that design using an the money in the world to perfect it. it’s almost electric horror shit if it wasn’t just another person trying to make money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Potoo Potions!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  always more complicated than the headlines would have you believe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Potoo Potions!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  because that’s actually not in the books lol.

  i honestly hate the show because it’s not at all accurate to the books either in spite of that being the bulk of their marketing. that said, the two swords things comes entirely from the games. in the books he makes comments a few times about the fancy metals in his swords helping kill monsters, but he only has one at a time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monkey business⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  oh, that was a very different thing. in fact, i think it’s a shame that public reaction to that situation killed dolphin research.

  there’s a really really good episode of radiolab on this. the experiment was actually extremely promising and groundbreaking. they had a dolphin spending its own free time practicing making human words with his blowhole, using the water to try and make a sort of lip. rotating the blowhole in and out of the water to shape the sounds. this dolphin was able to understand spoken language and was observably getting frustrated at his inability to say what he clearly wanted to.

  the dolphin jerking thing happened because this was a dolphin actively in the throws of puberty. dolphins are intelligent, willful, occasionally evil animals. in nature they will masturbate themselves on shellfish and so other heinous sexually deviant things by human standards. the dolphin in the study was showing tremendous progress, but started showing string sexual urges. it got to the point that he was completely uncooperative. they jerked him off because he was cooperative after. there is no reason to believe the dolphin was explicitly attracted to the researcher and the researcher was said that she wasn’t attracted to the dolphin.

  this story was highly sensationalized. so much so that it completely overshadowed the fact that THE DOLPHIN COULD TALK. he wasn’t very good at it, but that’s only because he lacked the hardware. to this day no one can get funding for dolphin research because of this. it left that much of a stink on the entire field. we have made almost no meaningful progress in this field since. THE DOLPHIN COULD FUCKING TALK AND ALL WE CARE ABOUT IS HOW GROSS IT IS THAT THEY JERKED IT OFF.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Relationship goals⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  the horny brain will actively chemically supresses our “ick” reaction. we’re literally less capable of being grossed out when having sex.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Relationship goals⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  mine just attached under my toilet seat. the water line connects to the existing toilet water line. it came with the fitting i needed and was easier than Legos to set up.

  think i payed like $25 on Amazon like 5 years ago. i try not to buy from Amazon anymore, but I’m sure there are many reasonable options out there elsewhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Relationship goals⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  eh, is got a little valve and i just turn it all the way. i like the cleanness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Relationship goals⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  not to be too stereotypically reddit butt…

  a bidet makes it a lot easier 😅. it shoots a little water up in there like a mini douche every time. helps get those last little stubborn bits too if there are any.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monkey business⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  oh fuck, now we’re getting back into those chimps that were raised as humans by private citizens. there’s examples of them masturbating to human porn and being sexually disinterested in their own species. it’s honestly uncomfortable to think about.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My parents never did any extravagant trips like to Disney world or Sea world. Knowing what I know now I'm kinda grateful for that.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  holy hell that’s so much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My parents never did any extravagant trips like to Disney world or Sea world. Knowing what I know now I'm kinda grateful for that.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  huh, i guess I hang heard anyone’s actual experience from it. I’ve never been myself. it’s only interesting enough for me to want to know that it exists. there is no world in which I would actually pay what it costs to go to Disney world. it’s just not my thing. I’d rather find some elk to watch frolic or some shit. that sounds when more magical. still neat to see that it’s kind of real now.

  but yeah, my biases make it easy to believe that it’s all cheaper and shittier than they lead on. that sounds like what a company like Disney would do. make something that looks flashy and makes a good headline, but disappoints when in person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My parents never did any extravagant trips like to Disney world or Sea world. Knowing what I know now I'm kinda grateful for that.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  for that to be a temporary exhibit is almost crazier. that thing i dreamed of having as a child isn’t even worth keeping around when compared to everything else they’ve got going on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My parents never did any extravagant trips like to Disney world or Sea world. Knowing what I know now I'm kinda grateful for that.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  when it comes to genuinely unique technology based experiences like that, there’s nothing that beats Disney world. Disney Land is really nothing like it. Disney Land is mostly a regular theme park, not that much different than a six flags. Disney world has the most money and research put into it of any physical attraction in the world. that shit has probably had more money dumped into it than the Roman collosseum in its time. the things thet have there now feel like actual magic. they have 3d hologram systems, the have lightsabers that extend and look exactly like the movies, they have the same level of robot as what Tesla used to announce the cybertaxi just running around the park all the time. I’ve never been, but they have the most unbelievable entertainment technology there. i can see how a child would walk away feeling like they experienced something special.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No excuse⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  maaan, one time i pulled in awkward to the corner of a parking lot at a trail head to wait for my friend. i was pulled forward and at an angle so i could see past the other cars and know if my friend had driven past the lot. the was no cell service so i had to go flag him down when i saw him since the rail head wasn’t very well marked. I made sure i wasn’t in anyone’s way, but it was an ugly ass park job if it had actually been a park job.

  as I was sat there with my windows cracked two dudes walk past and spent like 5 minutes shifting on Subaru drivers because of my park job. they didn’t see me in the car i guess. like, they were just making incorrect assumptions, but it still kinda hurt…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Beware Hollywood’s digital demolition: it’s as if your favourite films and TV shows never existed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  obviously a news show isn’t going to feel the same rewatching it. that’s not the point lol.

  that would be like saying it’s dumb to preserve newspapers in libraries because it’s not going to feel as good rereading the “Hitler is dead” headline. people don’t look at old news to have a good time.

  boy was it silly of us to preserve that kind of thing and it totally never comes in handy/s

  that’s not even what people are upset about anyway. comedy Central mostly makes entertainment programming that isn’t news based and can still be enjoyed whenever. believe it or not, comedy Central has a lot of content that will stand the test of time. especially when looking at their stand-up catalogue.

  this is the destruction of a library. a digital one, but a library none the less. that’s what people are mad about.

  but you’re right. we should just dump all of our old movies and shows. they’re worthless moldy junk anyway… 🙄

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The past is a foreign country.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  we still have a couple of lemon giving phrases that survive “when life gives you lemons”. “looks like that car you bought is a lemon”

  lemons are sour instead of sweet like most fruit. my guess is that a lemon is a thing to generally make your day/life worse, especially if it seemed like a good thing at first.

  makes sense in the context of a “confirmed bachelor”. he’s giving that lemon to a stork. he’s not going to have children. someone married him and he’s not going to have children. back in the day that would be seen as defeating the point of marriage, though the real implication is he’s gay and married for a beard.

  in the context of other relationships or a breakup they thought they were dating someone for keeps, turns out they weren’t worth it. they were a lemon, looked sweet but tasted sour when bitten into.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is martial arts really that useful?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  all of the “real” Martial arts from back before guns were about using weapons. those aren’t really practiced as much anymore because they’re all useless in the face of firearms anyway. why spend years training with a knife when the same time could be spent training with a gun. if combat effectiveness is your goal then you need to learn modern combat techniques.

  that said, there’s plenty to be learned from it, and it’s not like it can’t help you in a fight. but as another commenter said, the real way to win every fight is by avoiding them. so really the best thing to learn is de-escalation and recognizing danger.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Krillin⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  it’s like bread. if you only ever saw white bread on sandwiches you might be confused to hear about someone living a good sourdough or rye from the bakery.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨stop⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  man IDK, i know a lot of vegans and none of them are silent about it. they’re all deeply passionate people and that’s not necessarily bad, but they’re definitely not quiet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is "disk" just a different spelling of "disc" or are they actually different words?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  more disk shaped than flash memory.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your thoughts on Warframe?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  i mean… it’s a big game. an hour is definitely not enough time to get the feel of a game like that.

  hell I’ve never played it and have no strong feelings for or against it, but saying you quit after an hour is not much more than saying you never tried it at all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pirate Streaming Giants Fboxz, AniWave, Zoroxtv & Others Dead in Major Collapse⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  it’s so funny too, Netflix was the service solution. Netflix and Spotify being good for a while there was the biggest hit to piracy since it’s inception.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disney Seeking Dismissal of Raglan Road Death Lawsuit Because Victim Was Disney+ Subscriber⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  they already kind of do over here. this case is going to set precedent for how broadly enforceable that are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Danger⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  haha, no doubt. i may not be Australian, but i have written similar snarky reports before lol. after a certain point you’re choosing between 5 hours of overtime to write a report, or writing something like “event was fucked, station did not coordinate, check initial documents”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Danger⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  you know, i bet it’s literally missing its primary control surface

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Danger⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  nah, my bet is that’s a machine that’s like visibly exploded to pieces. some manager walked by and reprimanded them for not tagging the broken gear. writer of tag argued back that “it’s obviously fucked, i mean look at it. have a think about it for a second”. manager said it doesn’t matter, protocol. tag writer writes sarcastic tag.