I have never had serious thoughts about religion till now.

I am a little confused if I should ever take it seriously - i like the serenity religious institutions provide - the artwork - the quiet comfort - but dislike the brainwashing and scams.

Would love to know how the community got started with this.

The world/US is terrible rn. I wanted a comfort movie where I get to watch Nazis be killed. So I'm watching Inglorious Bastards now.

What's your favorite killing Nazis movie?

I’m open to the possibility that it’s just me being more aware/sensitive to how people are driving around me too. And I’m not necessarily talking about drivers I have to interact with myself but just seeing what people are doing in general.

I had another usb cable wear out just this weekend and it got me thinking

Weird al is a rather obvious.

But Axis of awesome is also a sheer favourite of mine. their four chords song is a genius composition mashup of many iconic songs throughout the years.

Whitney Avalon is a very underrated one who does some really good and rather witty pop culture themed songs.

Least favourite: Dennis Leary (He lives up to his name)

Rock the Casbah misheard as Rock the cash-bar. I thought it was a song about people drinking and being punished for drinking. In my defense, I was 4, and sadly I knew what a cash-bar was.

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internet searches on this and other subjects repeatedly link to the lemmy sub on reddit... which doesn't exist

I can just barely read standard musical notation but it's far from fluent. I'm wondering if, with enough practice you can look at sheet music that you have never heard or seen before and sound it out in your head before ever touching your instrument?

Or does it matter?

School has started and my teen refuses to use an alarm, leaving me to do the wakeup myself. As thr door is locked, I cannot gently awaken them. So, I decided music was great and chose the following 3 songs (played in this order and the reaction):

• Viva La Vida - Coldplay

• [quiet groans from inside, no movement]

• Baby Shark

• [whimpers and the sound of pillows shuffling]

• Welcome to the Jungle - Guns & Roses

• [door flew open, I was forced to flee]

So three songs seems to be the sweet spot. I'd like to keep it fresh and change daily so they can't adapt. Please give me your 3-song playlist so I can continue to ~~psychologically torture~~ wake my child for school every day.

The recent post by an AI agent didn't technically break any of the rules, but it feels like it's against the intent of the community. Upvote for YES. Downvote for NO.

i tried looking on the web but im on phone and bad at searching i guess (also avoid ai)

Sponsors and advertisements in emails. We are in an age now where, advertisers must reach us through the very things we send email with. Because spam simply isn't enough.

Intentionally vague use of "emergency situation" to encourage people to share. If you handle emergency situations as a profession, what's a particularly interesting one.

I don't know what it's called in English, but it's amazing. I shave with this everywhere except downstairs. I need apply NO pressure whatsoever thanks to its own weight and thanks to the sharpness of these Japanese blades. I love it. :3 ⚔️🎌

Edit: you obviously don't have to present your equipment on your hands like a psychopath. 🤣

Pretty much the title. It get quite hot here in Europe.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1330162/why-do-american-authors-who-advocate-for-noble-causes-keep-their-books-behind-paywalls-i

That one thing that keeps puzzling me.

it feels weird when an American author keep giving media interviews talking about the cause they are advocating for and keep referencing their paywalled book.

Why do they not at least release the book for free after say a certain period(say 3 months) to advance their cause beyond their existence.

I had seen this phenomenon with American politicians, people important in technology and even feminists and social advocates.

Why?