BenLeMan
@BenLeMan@lemmy.world
- Comment on Controversial question 1 day ago:
It’s bad for your metabolism.
- Comment on dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US? 2 days ago:
Just for the record, I didn’t downvote you. I think that would be unkind.
And I hope you can forgive my joke; you’d be surprised how little the average European knows about the history of Iran.
- Comment on dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US? 3 days ago:
Everyone knows
Yes, everyone knows that if Gudenni, the Prince of Hadenach had just married Essane, the Princess of Hawali, all the bloodshed could have been avoided. Instead, they formed the Caliphate of Ultigo and their iron-fisted rule led to the siege of Khobenar, which left their kingdom in ruins.
Or maybe you overestimate everyone’s knowledge. 😉
- Comment on HowdoyouKEN! 4 days ago:
Yeah, this is missing “who are you, Ken?”
- Comment on fingerme 5 days ago:
Image Finger bang bang into your life!
Seriously though, my experience with requesting a name change from the university IT dept. has been very positive.
- Comment on place yer bets 2 weeks ago:
Eh, I liked Far Cry 3’s poker minigame better. Or, from memory, RDR1.
Yes, the atmosphere is great. But te stacks are just so low, players give little action, and the overall game flow is glacial in RDR2.
- Comment on nuked from orbit 2 weeks ago:
Whoa, whoa. How dare this uppity woman talk like that to Dr. Bradley D. D. Wentworth, PhD., an internationally renowned expert on footballogy and beeristics? His accolades include frequent beating of his wife, a penchant for racial slurs, and living in a trailer down by the river.
- Comment on Good morning. 2 weeks ago:
More like “pnease net go”. 😅
- Comment on How likely do you think there will be a run on the banks? 3 weeks ago:
When the government tells you that you can’t trust the government, you better believe them.
- Comment on Why the Epic Games Store was hated during it's early existence? 3 weeks ago:
- They sell games that are unpatched and out of date.
- Comment on uninvited 4 weeks ago:
Administered by autocorrect, as always?
- Comment on uninvited 4 weeks ago:
He’d probably adore this admirable abundance of alliterations.
- Comment on Europe’s leaders plot to stop Trump from taking Greenland 5 weeks ago:
Cackling and rubbing their hands together as they prepare to defend themselves against foreign aggression.
- Comment on EU grocery shoppers 'fooled' by 'maze' of food labels: audit 3 months ago:
Perhaps. But unlike nutritional facts, the fair treatment of workers/farmers, the sustainability of the company’s product sourcing, or the ethical treatment of animals are extremely difficult to monitor and evaluate. All too often, even respected labels do not represent the truth.
I remember a TV report about ethically sourced cobblestones a few years ago. Reporters showed through painstaking research in the source country that the stones had in fact been hewn by children working in a dusty quarry without any form of protective equipment…
The only way around this is probably to buy local whenever possible, and that is something which is truthfully indicated on the package.
- Comment on EU grocery shoppers 'fooled' by 'maze' of food labels: audit 3 months ago:
Bullshit. All the information you could ever need is on the packaging already.
- Comment on BACK IT UP 3 months ago:
And a healthy swig of bleach for good measure. Cheers!
- Comment on Absolute Units 4 months ago:
Prevent predation? Seems like the orcas didn’t get the memo.
- Comment on Gender 5 months ago:
It is what it is.
- Comment on I'm going insane 5 months ago:
But you can’t kiss a duck on the lips from the word go. Just ask Neil Degrasse Tyson.
- Comment on This man is a parody of himself 5 months ago:
That’s what happens when you forget but keep trying and then make a new post about it.
- Comment on Effort require Effort 5 months ago:
You know what doesn’t take effort? Writing stupid list like that for other people to follow.
- Comment on Academic writing 5 months ago:
French scholars are famous for their mastery of obscurantism. That’s what this is called.
- Comment on Malk? 6 months ago:
*skellington
- Comment on Good game soundtracks? 6 months ago:
Lucas Pope is a genius.
- Comment on Funny bad games reviews 6 months ago:
I (occasionally) like the frantic style of Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw’s Zero Punctuation game reviews. Together with the wacky animations, they’re quite something.
- Comment on Good game soundtracks? 6 months ago:
My favorite soundtrack ever, of course, is that of The Secret of Monkey Island (MT-32) by Michael Land. A lot of nostalgia there.
I also very much like the soundtrack to Dune by Stephane Picq. There’s an edition that combines the Adlib, Adlib Gold, and MT-32 versions which is “chef’s kiss”. Alternatively, I can recommend the Space Opera edition.
Strike Commander by Nenad Vugrinec on MT-32 is also great.
For chiptunes, I really liked Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 by Alex Mauer.
Or, for a real classic, Earthbound by Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka.
Yes, I have a bit of a thing for retro sounds. 😁
- Comment on Ceci n'est pas une pipe 6 months ago:
Upvote for unexpected Magritte quote.
- Comment on Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’ 6 months ago:
Well, Evil Bert is American, so you’re not far off.
- Comment on Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’ 6 months ago:
And guess who’s going to be entering the coming war on this gentleman’s side soon? Congrats!
- Comment on The taste of 🦅🇺🇲 Freedom 🇺🇸🦅 7 months ago:
Ach, my arteries!
