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10 days agoCheers. Every weeknight, walking down the hallway to the sound of “Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got…”
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5·10 days agoDid everyone responding to you miss the FrenWorld drama at Reddit a few years back? It was thinly-veiled racism disguised as friendly comics. It was finally banned for both that and glorifying violence.
7·16 days agoI think it’s because they’re quoting her use of the word. But I agree it’s almost indistinguishable from scare quotes when used around a single word like that.
Don’t forget the title music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8TmIxHSBcU
61·23 days agohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn02w01xr2jo
It was both countries, sadly.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Supposedly a lung infection caused by inhaling very fine volcano dust. Technically invented by a group of word puzzle fans, but it’s appeared in dictionaries.
This might also be the first time since I learned it (30+ years ago) that it’s been even close to relevant in a conversation.
A variant of Eat hot chip and lie.
2·2 months agoIt’s way down in the Youtube comments: Michael Hughes - Rainfall
7·2 months agoAnd the follow-up, Big Gas Savings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pxBh42TrGw
They are. I’ve seen “sere” show up in crosswords quite a bit. I didn’t think “fungiform” was rare, but Firefox’s spellcheck doesn’t seem to recognize it. “Resplendent” just sounds gorgeous. And “slugabed” is new to me, but I love it.
452·2 months agoI believe the game showed pronouns on the character select screen. That’s all it takes to make certain people mad, unfortunately.
There are way more rings than that, and they’re actually the best parts of the game. It gets so much worse in the levels without rings. Awful combat, terrible puzzles, inconsistent framerate, and thoroughly unclear objectives.
Oh, and everyone’s favorite: escort missions!
2·3 months agoMine was from a chain of random people posting their invite links on Slashdot. It feels like ancient history now.
A security organization from Hellboy that investigates the supernatural.
It was a replacement screen, too, not the built-in display.
Are you sure about Giant Bomb? AFAIK Jess, Jason, and Bailey were all laid off by Fandom. The GB crew even spoke about being caught off-guard both times, and how bad they thought those layoff decisions were.