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  1. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    This week's movies are Howl's Moving Castle and Doctor Zhivago (Thursday.) Howl's was neat. I went in blind and wasn't expecting any of that. I went with a dub and the subs. The combination of the...

    This week's movies are Howl's Moving Castle and Doctor Zhivago (Thursday.)

    Howl's was neat. I went in blind and wasn't expecting any of that. I went with a dub and the subs. The combination of the two was good, but I think the subs had far more detail.

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  2. Comment on Just wanna talk about drinking less in ~talk

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    i quit drinking completely for a few years. i switched to water and didn’t try to replace it with anything. i was totally clean for four years or so but now i have about one or two beers per week...

    i quit drinking completely for a few years. i switched to water and didn’t try to replace it with anything. i was totally clean for four years or so but now i have about one or two beers per week when i’m cooking… but when that can go any time.

    it’s nice to be out of it, to be honest. parties and whatnot were weird at first, but you can always get water in a highball glass with a little ice. :)

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Unpopular opinion: "Show don't tell" isn't always the best strategy in ~books

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    this is the most perfectly worded sentence

    Any writing advice given as gospel is so given in error.

    this is the most perfectly worded sentence

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix 2024 - Results in ~sports.motorsports

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    if i have $400 to spend in Miami, I’m getting a sandwich. There’s some real potential here.

    if i have $400 to spend in Miami, I’m getting a sandwich.

    There’s some real potential here.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix 2024 - Results in ~sports.motorsports

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    there is a shitload of money on the table for Liberty and the teams to sell reversible jackets. Red Bull outside with a McLaren interior would be amazing.

    there is a shitload of money on the table for Liberty and the teams to sell reversible jackets. Red Bull outside with a McLaren interior would be amazing.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix 2024 - Results in ~sports.motorsports

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    I watched the race late and knew who won going in, and I was still convinced that lando was going to pass him.

    I watched the race late and knew who won going in, and I was still convinced that lando was going to pass him.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows in ~tech

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    fb2k themes are still going strong.. but most people who use it have been settled on their setup for years :) foobar2000 is the best.

    fb2k themes are still going strong.. but most people who use it have been settled on their setup for years :) foobar2000 is the best.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on From Run DMC to Jay-Z: Hip-hop's history, told through bling in ~music

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    ha. I'm an idiot -- its Rise of a Killah! Sorry about that

    ha. I'm an idiot -- its Rise of a Killah! Sorry about that

    3 votes

  9. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I loved On Writing! Its a quick read, too. I'm going to read Stand by Me next, I think. He should do a crossover, The Body.. hmm.

    I loved On Writing! Its a quick read, too. I'm going to read Stand by Me next, I think. He should do a crossover, The Stand by Me The Body.. hmm.

  10. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    it isn't scary like IT or Pet Sematary, though -- at least for me. :)

    it isn't scary like IT or Pet Sematary, though -- at least for me. :)

  11. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I always thought of King as Pet Sematary and other 'scary' books, but in reality, most of his books are nothing like that. I've only read a handful of his books, but The Shining, 11.22.63, End of...

    I always thought of King as Pet Sematary and other 'scary' books, but in reality, most of his books are nothing like that.

    I've only read a handful of his books, but The Shining, 11.22.63, End of Watch, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, and Cujo are all great without that horror aspect I thought all of his books had.

    I didn't finish The Stand. I was out-pandemic'd at the time. :)

    2 votes

  12. Comment on X-Men '97 - Season 1 Discussion in ~tv

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    This last episode was insane. Bastion is bad ass. Also, I hope and pray that Marvel goes further and gives us a Daredevil animated series in this style --- or at least something else in this...

    This last episode was insane. Bastion is bad ass. Also, I hope and pray that Marvel goes further and gives us a Daredevil animated series in this style --- or at least something else in this style. The tone is perfect.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on No love for fiction or literary pursuits on Tildes? in ~tildes

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    I am both an old timer in terms of life and the site. :)

    I am both an old timer in terms of life and the site. :)

  14. Comment on No love for fiction or literary pursuits on Tildes? in ~tildes

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    yup. but for sub groups like books.fanfic, etc — there isn’t enough of this content to necessitate something new.

    yup. but for sub groups like books.fanfic, etc — there isn’t enough of this content to necessitate something new.

  15. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    well, I appreciate it. The timing is perfect :)

    well, I appreciate it. The timing is perfect :)

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    off topic, but why do you post this instead of it being automated?

    off topic, but why do you post this instead of it being automated?

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    welp, another week where I was supposed to watch The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), but fuck that -- it sounds like a downer and its long. So instead, I decided to rewatch Kill Bill: The Whole...

    welp, another week where I was supposed to watch The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), but fuck that -- it sounds like a downer and its long. So instead, I decided to rewatch Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. Its all as one movie, there's an animated sequence for O-Ren Ishii, the Crazy 88 fight is in color, and some other extras. It supposedly matches Tarantino's own cut he shows at the New Bev.

    Anyway, its awesome and the only way to get it is piracy. Look for MiLKMAN in the rls name -- that's the right one.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    oh my god... so bad. I really like him for Cats Does Countdown, but man, that special just didn't work. He should stick to TV. No shame in that.

    oh my god... so bad. I really like him for Cats Does Countdown, but man, that special just didn't work.

    He should stick to TV. No shame in that.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on No love for fiction or literary pursuits on Tildes? in ~tildes

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    no use making a group if there isn't a demand, though. I mostly read fiction, but I have very little substance when it comes to my opinions on it.

    no use making a group if there isn't a demand, though. I mostly read fiction, but I have very little substance when it comes to my opinions on it.

    7 votes

  20. Comment on From Run DMC to Jay-Z: Hip-hop's history, told through bling in ~music

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    as an aside, Ghostface's autobiography, Rise of a Killah is out today.

    as an aside, Ghostface's autobiography, Face Rise of a Killah is out today.

    4 votes