Just the title. Heavens? Hells? Purgatory? Nothing? Become one with the universe? Reincarnation?

Bonus question: If you could design the system of your choice, what would you want?

Rick James kidnapping and trafficking a woman with his 21 year old girlfriend whom he forced the victim to preform oral acts on her as he tuned in and is she objected, he would severely abuse her with a scorching crack pipe.

Dave Chappelle and Charlie Murphy basically revived the legacy and reputation of a horrendously deranged cocaine addicted sex pest.

As if Chappelle isn't already falling off hard enough I candidly pointed out how even his golden years weren't as golden as they seemed either.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1226738/how-do-men-make-friends

I recently realized you never hear of old-timey/classical women composers. Surely they were around?

Is there a registration or something?

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1226923/dear-americans-what-does-it-feel-like-to-be-american

Like was it a meaningful debate or a flat out flame war? And what was the main theme you were arguing over?

I'm very scared, it feels like the world is about to fall apart. I will also remember a passage that I heard, and which does not seem to be a joke: you will own nothing, and will be happy! And it seems that this is gradually becoming a reality.

What scares you?

Mine is August Rush, it's so cheesy and I know it's terrible but I've watched it a bunch of times.

I am talking about, if I need a shampoo, or a vacuum cleaner, or an office chair, how do I find out what to buy without reading articles or watching videos which might be paid ads hidden as reviews?

Do you guys know any website or community where you can find reviews / rankings of common products?

I want fact-based choices not just preferences.

Prompted by all the commencements making the news.

I haven't been watching much in terms of actual shows for a good while, then while listening to a podcast a host casually mentioned they had rewatched Chernobyl, how it still holds up, that there's a reason it got as much acclaim as it did, etc. So I thought I'd give it a go and wow, loved it (still one episode left to watch).

Had me thinking, what else have I missed out on? What are some "absolute cinema" TV shows that still hold up and and are considered must watch?

Just something I was thinking about today, and I'm curious if I'm an outlier, or if I'm on the same page as everybody else.

It's a big time of the year for graduations and weddings and it got me thinking about all the ceremonies. They are often long and drawn out and VERY expensive for whoever's paying the bill, and I can't stand them.

Just the idea of sitting for hours while somebody I don't know talks and talks and talks until we finally get to the "I do" or the passing of the diplomas/awards that we came to see.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the celebration. I'm more than happy to come out and congratulate you on your achievement and make some good memories with friends and family, but why can't we just skip to that part instead of sitting through a series of lectures?

I even skipped my own college graduation because I didn't see any point in making me and my family sit through the ceremony. They know I graduated, and I don't need some big expensive to-do and a spotlight to validate that.

But, we keep doing them, and keep making them bigger and more elaborate than before, so it makes me wonder if people actually appreciate these ceremonies or if it's just something we do because that's how it's been done.

Shifted here from Reddit, looking for advice on how to navigate the platform

And the linked post reminded me of a question that arose while riding the train. At the time, I tried to communicate my question to some nice Tajik people (is that the right term for people from Tajikistan?) by literally drawing shapes in the dust on the Siberian prairie, since we didn't have a common language.

Traveling from Vladivostok to Moscow takes you in the same direction as the sun from our perspective. Does that mean that there is a theoretical speed at which the train could've moved and at which the perceived time of day doesn't pass*? If so, what constants and variables do I need to learn about in order to make the calculations? Earth's rotation? The trains speed?

*while time of course passes on it's own, in the sense that I am still approach my impending death in some decades.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/71277481

I once pirated a book because I didn't want to get it from another room.

I mean, from the CJK languages: they begin with family name then end it with the legal first name while that's reverse in let's say English, Spanish, Russian where the first name starts then ends with the family name. As in, 近藤浩治 becomes Koji Kondo in ENG when it's actually read as "Kondo Koji" upon referring back to its mother tongue (other languages that follow a similar format are: Mandarin, Korean or Hungarian for example).

Just toying with the idea here. I am thinking about proposing in the next year and I never expected I would be in this position.

My sister was just proposed to and dude must have spent like 10 grand on the ring. I think she feels like he spent too much. It looks like the friggin thing weighs her whole hand down.

Also do you think it is misogynist to ask the lady's dad for permission?

I get hella stoned and watch Foodfight! at least once a year. It’s my “favorite” movie.

Everything about it, from the implied beastiality between Charlie Sheen and Hillary Duff, to the weird gay bat, to the shitweasel is a masterclass in what not to do in a movie. It transcends badness and becomes something sublime. The entire plot is about how store brands/generics are Nazis, and one of the Nazis absolutely chews the scenery in a way that makes Brian Blessed look reserved.