ThisIsNotHim

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[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

If the question were about books instead of movies/shows Anne of Green Gables would be my answer.

The show's on my list to watch, but that only grows, never shrinks.

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

The wooden deck is a weird element to bring into it. In the US decks are sometimes there for conservancy reasons. They're present along parts of the Appalachian trail.

I might instead draw the line based on whether members of your party are putting it up and taking it down as part of the trip.

But I could also see electricity being a reasonable dividing line. Like a cabin several miles from where you can get a motorized vehicle might be more camping than a tent in your backyard that you ran an extension cord and a TV out to.

I'm ok with others drawing lines elsewhere though.

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I tear up at most movies. It's not a sad movie, but Everything Everywhere All at Once holds the current record for most cries.

Generally if a movie doesn't make me tear up at least once that's a bad sign. At the same time I don't gravitate towards tearjerkers, they can feel emotionally manipulative and heavy handed.

I almost never cry for TV shows or books.

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

I liked them. The arc of the first two is over. You get more details about the Shrike, but if you've gone years without reading further, I can't imagine it's that pressing.

If you reach a point where you're looking for sci fi, and don't have another obvious choice, go for it you'll probably like them. But I wouldn't recommend shifting them above anything in your backlog. Hyperion and Fall off Hyperion really are the stars here.

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fall of Hyperion is a good stopping point. I liked 3 and 4 as well, but they're doing their own thing. I tend to think of it as two separate pairs rather than as a single 4 book series.

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

I can't really visualize things in general. Due to that, if you tell me it's muddy that's most of the information I get. My brain won't automatically try to put mud on the horses or add other details.

Here the specifics help a lot and I have a better sense of the muddy day for it.

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

AI aside, different voices may be immersion breaking. I tend to avoid audiobooks with more than a single narrator.

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago

You'll love TV advertising schedules. You can buy slots all the way up through 29:59:59

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Or just start ordinals with 0th for years 0-99

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

This is standard in US-style carrot cakes

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 months ago

You should've posted the whole article, it was an interesting read

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

When combined with other data on the same line and written without the slash, it usually won't mean not applicable.

If it's in some sort of published professional context, I wouldn't read it as not applicable without the slash.

North America is a reasonable guess when specifying region could be context appropriate. Like you said with video game team names, but also company/org names, species common names, or treaties.

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