OldFartPhil

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I just finished the book and thought it was better than the movie (although very different). I liked the cinematography and atmosphere of the movie, but it just moved too slowly for me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Doing my bit to support the open web. Plus, while it's probably just familiarity, I've always felt that Firefox works with me while Chrome works against me.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Trump demands a lot of things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Planespotting.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It will always be Xitter to me, with the X pronounced like an "sh".

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The full letter is available here (PDF File). It's worth a read; Ms. Willis isn't taking any shit from Gym.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Most of my "reading" is via audiobooks so I'm a fan. I'm busy and don't have a lot of time to sit and read, but I spend hours every day on activities that don't require my full focus. Audiobooks are a great way to make the time go by faster.

Listening to an audiobook feels different than reading, but a good narrator can create an engaging and immersive experience.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you pick it up, OP? Is it scaly or slimy? If it's scaly, it may be a Western Threadsnake. If it's slimy it's some variety of earthworm.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Here in the US, there are a lot of regional cultures so the "rules" vary a lot from place to place. Using one of your examples, it's very common where I live to greet the driver when you get on a bus and thank them when you leave. But I've been told that would seem weird in other parts of the country.

I would never greet an entire waiting room at a doctor's office. I'd assume most of the people there are anxious and/or not feeling well and not in the mood for social interaction. Excluding organized events (conferences and meetings and the like), I can't think of any circumstance where I would say hello to an entire room of random strangers.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Sure, why not? Everyone has their own reasons for moving and climate contributes to an area's quality of life.

When I moved from Southern California to the Pacific Northwest, the benign climate here was a factor. Didn't want to live somewhere where it was blazing hot every day for months, where it was a steam bath all summer or where I had to shovel snow every winter.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

See, this is the beauty of running Debian stable as your daily driver. I'll be on Gnome 43 for two more years, so by the time I upgrade to Gnome 45+ extensions should be compatible. Only half-joking, I really do avoid a lot of early adopter regressions and breakage.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

72 million Americans lived through four years of Trump and liked what they saw so much they wanted four more years. We ignore him (and his cult) at our peril.

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