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lemmyng

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lemmyng 61 points 3 years ago

Arrival presents some good philosophical questions, and does so in an interesting setting. The top questions are:

  • How does language affect our perception?
  • If you knew your fate, would you still do things the same way?

As such it's qualitatively a good Sci-Fi film. Should it be ranked as one of the best? I don't know, and honestly I don't care, because such rankings are always subjective.

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lemmyng 17 points 3 years ago

Would it be worth adding a CDN (eg cloudflare or fastly) as a preventative measure? I don't know what your traffic distribution is between static and dynamic content, but i imagine being able to offload image GETs would at least prevent you from getting surprise egress traffic bills.

CF also has an "always online" feature to serve a cached version of the site of the server is down. It won't allow people to post it comment, but it might provide a smoother user experience.

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lemmyng 16 points 3 years ago

Terry Pratchett! His books had a significant role in shaping my moral compass and are always a joy to re-read.

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lemmyng 14 points 3 years ago

I didn't completely replace grass with clover, but instead seeded clover and let the two commingle. it doesn't grow as tall as grass, doesn't leave bare patches, is a nitrogen affixer so the rest of the lawn looks even greener without fertilizer, and it attracts pollinators.

The only catch is that it spreads fast, so if you have a vegetable garden you'll need to work more to keep it out of there. However it's much easier to pull too.

Pick a type of clover that is native to your region.

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lemmyng 13 points 3 years ago

Well in that case:

  • The Matrix
  • Dark City
  • Pi
  • Confluence
  • Predestination
  • Primer
  • Brazil
  • Time Bandits
  • Gremlins
  • They Live!
  • Escape from NY/LA
  • Big Trouble in Little China
  • The Fifth Element
  • 12 Monkeys
  • Six String Samurai
  • Robocop
  • Total Recall
  • Terminator & Terminator 2
  • Event Horizon
  • Stargate
  • Johnny Mnemonic
  • Soldier
  • The Truman Show
  • Mars Attacks!
  • Demolition Man
  • Starship Troopers
  • Tank Girl
  • Cube
  • Species
  • Men in Black
  • Iron Sky
  • Robot Jox

... and many more!

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lemmyng 10 points 3 years ago

Forbidden Planet, Logan's Run, Death Race 2000, The Day the Earth Stood Still, ...

What's your cutoff for "classic"? Are we talking about the classic film era, or anything older than 25 years?

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lemmyng 10 points 3 years ago

Oranges are the perfect snack for me. Fiber to satisfy the hunger, juicy enough to not leave me thirsty after, and most kinds are easily peelable by hand so no washing required!

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lemmyng 8 points 3 years ago

Parent of a kindergarten aged kid on the spectrum here. Undiagnosed myself, but there are lots of parallels between what my kid is going through and what I experienced as a child, so I have a strong suspicion that I'm likely neurodivergent as well. I intend to mostly follow the community for the sake of my kid to ensure that as a parent I'm doing the best possible to allow them to thrive.

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lemmyng 7 points 3 years ago

$50M is pocket change to them. Needs more zeroes at the end.

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lemmyng 7 points 3 years ago

I think the foreach one should have been recursion.

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lemmyng 7 points 3 years ago

Any "survivors" type game - Brotato, Vampire/Soulstone Survivors, Nordic Ashes, etc.

Roguelikes (I like Noita these days).

Card based games - Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Guild of Dungeoneering, ...

Darkest Dungeon.

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lemmyng 6 points 3 years ago

Can't get surprise load on test servers if you test in prod!

/taps head

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lemmyng 6 points 3 years ago

You increase your alchemy skill, either via enchanted gear, an alchemy potion, or both. I don't know if it still works on newer releases, but it used to be a thing to cheese the crafting system by making an alchemy potion, drink it, make a better alchemy potion, rinse repeat. Then once it's high enough you make powerful smithing and enchanting potions and then use those to craft gear (rings, gloves) to permanently enhance your crafting.

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lemmyng 5 points 3 years ago

My order of preference is mandarin oranges, clementines, and tangerines, but even navel and blood oranges can be peeled by hand and the only mess they leave is the oil from the skin. In general as long as you don't break the segments you can avoid a mess.

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lemmyng 5 points 3 years ago

i added my private key

You are supposed to copy your public to the server, not the private one.

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lemmyng 4 points 3 years ago

If I recall from the last time this was posted on the alien site it's less about flying in the dark and more about the light suddenly going out. In nature that means an impending storm most of the time, so the bees immediately land for shelter.

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lemmyng 4 points 3 years ago path: 0 194849, hotness: undefined, score: 4, children: 1
lemmyng 3 points 3 years ago

Argentina lost their first game last year, and they went on to get the cup. Canada still has a chance.

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lemmyng 3 points 3 years ago

Given your stated preferences you should check out Korpiklaani and The Hu.

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lemmyng 2 points 3 years ago

Oh, that brings back memories... As a kid I used to take a large slice (1/6th of an orange), eat it like that, and then cut monster teeth into the slice before popping it in like your method, then chase my parents who would pretend to be scared.

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