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The idea of Ian Curtis being a folk musician is the funniest loving thing I’ve heard in a long time.
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Helith posted:The idea of Ian Curtis being a folk musician is the funniest loving thing I’ve heard in a long time.
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Nov 4, 2019 06:30
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On the eve of their first US tour Ian Curtis made a fateful decision that upended Joy Division and made their future uncertain when he... picked up one of those harmonica thingies that goes around your neck.
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Nov 4, 2019 12:35
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Beachcomber posted:I just discovered I can still get 8 hours of sleep tonight. what is this profane sorcery
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Nov 4, 2019 12:43
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That post was made immediately before watching videos on YouTube for 3 hours, I'm sure of it
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Nov 4, 2019 12:49
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Pastry of the Year posted:what is this profane sorcery We do this ridiculous thing with our clocks twice a year in the US. In fall, we get a night that's an extra hour long. In spring, we get robbed. California is currently debating doing away with it altogether, which is just as well.
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Nov 4, 2019 12:54
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Beachcomber posted:We do this ridiculous thing with our clocks twice a year in the US. In fall, we get a night that's an extra hour long. In spring, we get robbed. Things I learned today: It isn't just a US thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_country?wprov=sfla1
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Nov 4, 2019 13:01
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Not only do non-US countries use it but it can occur on different dates. I once arrived in London the week between the US falling back and the UK doing it, I didn't pay attention to the local arrival time on the reservation, just assuming it was 6 hours ahead of Chicago, and my assumption about being able to take a tube at that hour cost me £50 in a cab ride. Also some countries have time zones that are out of synch with the majority of the world. India adds an extra :30 minutes (from a US perspective) but doesn't use DST. I needed to have a label on my laptop saying "India: +10:30 summer / + 11:30 winter from CENTRAL time" when I was traveling around the US and having to schedule calls with our team in India before or after the workday. That was before I learned Outlook can display multiple time zones in your calendar...
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Nov 4, 2019 19:24
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Red Metal posted:wait what Lindsay Ellis once apparently got incredibly out of control after mixing a ton of booze with pills. When the police tried to cart her away she kicked out the window of the cop car. This is both badass but also fairly sad.
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Nov 4, 2019 20:09
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I was going to skip this assuming it was some dumb thing but it is actually pretty great.
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Nov 4, 2019 20:48
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Shifty Nipples posted:I was going to skip this assuming it was some dumb thing but it is actually pretty great. It really is. Weirdly made my afternoon, even.
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Nov 4, 2019 22:24
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Admiralty Flag posted:Not only do non-US countries use it but it can occur on different dates. I once arrived in London the week between the US falling back and the UK doing it, I didn't pay attention to the local arrival time on the reservation, just assuming it was 6 hours ahead of Chicago, and my assumption about being able to take a tube at that hour cost me £50 in a cab ride. In Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory use a .30 time zone too, but while South Australia will use daylight savings the NT doesn't. There is even a small area in Western Australia around Eucla that uses a .45 timezone. I think at the moment, due to only some of the states using DST, that there are 6 timezones in Australia though the country technically only covers 3 timezones. https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/australia
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Nov 4, 2019 23:05
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Shifty Nipples posted:I was going to skip this assuming it was some dumb thing but it is actually pretty great. The original one is pretty good too https://youtu.be/yO7MWuJ7zLA
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Nov 5, 2019 02:54
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Obligatory daylights saving video, My Cousin Oskarr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5q77MQzU2Q
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Nov 5, 2019 03:01
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Oh, hey, we're talking about timezones?
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Nov 5, 2019 04:48
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The Merkinman posted:Oh, hey, we're talking about timezones? it turns out building this time machine is going to be way more complicated than I had anticipated This isn't something I just figured out, but something I was reminded of recently: when I was young, I thought "Tupperware parties" were basically like informal little potlucks in which everyone brought and shared leftovers (because, of course, you kept them in Tupperware or similar containers). They are actually multi-level marketing events wearing the skin of a party at which Tupperware is sort from catalogs, and I don't think I knew this until I was well into adulthood.
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Nov 5, 2019 12:17
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The Merkinman posted:Oh, hey, we're talking about timezones? I first encountered this trying to play around with injecting GPS coordinates into GIS software and going "but why is it different?". The bit with the open source solution he mentions at the end is maintained by literal magicians that we should be thanking eternally for making sure our modern society doesn't just grind to a halt. As mentioned, Australia currently has five timezones on the mainland, because reasons. China has one. Also reasons. I'm not sure which is dumber.
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Nov 5, 2019 12:38
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Pastry of the Year posted:This isn't something I just figured out, but something I was reminded of recently: when I was young, I thought "Tupperware parties" were basically like informal little potlucks in which everyone brought and shared leftovers (because, of course, you kept them in Tupperware or similar containers). I also thought this. Of all the possible MLMs at least Tupperware is useful I guess. Related but off topic I often refer to certain foods as “white women Tupperware party” dishes and my wife hates it. Anything made with Pillsbury croissants or biscuits, things in tiny crock pots, etc.
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Nov 5, 2019 14:19
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Downstairs from my office is a branch of the well-known department store Barney's. For the last few months, they've been building a restaurant inside Barney's. Named Fred's. As in Fred and Barney.
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Nov 5, 2019 16:32
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Of course Fred is the top and Barney is the bottom.
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Nov 5, 2019 18:39
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Baron von Eevl posted:Of course Fred is the top and Barney is the bottom. Eh, it's a living!
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Nov 5, 2019 18:50
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Baron von Eevl posted:Of course Fred is the top and Barney is the bottom. Now we know what really happened at the Order of the Water Buffalo meetings.
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Nov 5, 2019 19:07
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Those horns were bugger's grips
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Nov 5, 2019 20:43
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Memento posted:I first encountered this trying to play around with injecting GPS coordinates into GIS software and going "but why is it different?". India also has only one. For reasons.
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Nov 6, 2019 00:48
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Pastry of the Year posted:it turns out building this time machine is going to be way more complicated than I had anticipated  I can't believe I just Thank you, Shrimp of the Year!
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Nov 6, 2019 12:00
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Do they make Tupperware in colours besides Soviet Automobile Green, Crapula poo poo Reddish Brown, and How Can A Yellow Be Grayish nowadays? (I haven't seen any since the 80s when I was living with my parents.)
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Nov 6, 2019 12:43
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Jerry Cotton posted:Do they make Tupperware in colours besides Soviet Automobile Green, Crapula poo poo Reddish Brown, and How Can A Yellow Be Grayish nowadays? (I haven't seen any since the 80s when I was living with my parents.) Yes, but I don't know why you'd want them. The old stuff is better than the new ones. Ziploc basically ate Tupperware's lunch anyway.
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Nov 6, 2019 12:53
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Beachcomber posted:Yes, but I don't know why you'd want them. The old stuff is better than the new ones. Like I ever have any left-overs 
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Nov 6, 2019 12:54
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Jerry Cotton posted:Soviet Automobile Green, Crapula poo poo Reddish Brown, and How Can A Yellow Be Grayish I cannot be the only person who actually likes these colors, can I? If I had $Texas amount of money, my living room would look like a German airport lounge from the 1970s.
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Nov 6, 2019 13:12
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Pastry of the Year posted:I cannot be the only person who actually likes these colors, can I? I never said I didn't like them.
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Nov 6, 2019 13:25
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Citizens of Commonwealth countries with a permanent address in the UK can vote in UK general elections.
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Nov 6, 2019 20:17
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Pastry of the Year posted:I cannot be the only person who actually likes these colors, can I? I like them. I'm currently looking at buying a house and insist on a basement that looks like a sad swingers pad from the 60s.
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Nov 6, 2019 22:14
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Inzombiac posted:I like them. I'm currently looking at buying a house and insist on a basement that looks like a sad swingers pad from the 60s. Same. When we were looking for a house, we found one that had converted the garage into a den that you stepped down into and had all wood paneling and our realtor thought I was a dumbass for loving it. Just feels warm and cozy I guess?
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Nov 6, 2019 22:55
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Parasite is a new Korean horror movie with social commentary that people a buzzing about. They did not decide en masse to suddenly revisit The Host, a Korean horror movie with social commentary from 2006 by the same director.
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Nov 6, 2019 23:48
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I saw The Host, that was a loving great film. Didn't realise it was the same dude, I'll have to check out Parasite. Thanks!
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Friend posted:Same. When we were looking for a house, we found one that had converted the garage into a den that you stepped down into and had all wood paneling and our realtor thought I was a dumbass for loving it. Just feels warm and cozy I guess? Totally! We saw a house that needed some love but was brimming with spooky occult poo poo and I almost put an offer on the table. Would it be weird to ask the previous owner to be my friend? Probably. Unless... Recently I learned that loads of people do not give a single gently caress about their house and will trash it for 20 years and then try to sell it for 400K.
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Nov 7, 2019 00:12
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400k sounds pretty cheap.
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Nov 7, 2019 01:23
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Phy posted:Citizens of Commonwealth countries with a permanent address in the UK can vote in UK general elections. According to the insane spam calls I get during every Hungarian election, if you can claim Hungarian citizenship, you can vote in their elections. Even if you live in the US and have never been to Hungary. I do have a Hungarian name and have Hungarian ancestry. I just can't speak Hungarian. So no dice for the spam callers. You have to speak Hungarian to claim citizenship even if you never visit Hungary. That's a weird one.
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Amoeba102 posted:400k sounds pretty cheap. Yeah, actually. Average price for Portland is 420K (blaze it) but it is on the decline, thank god. I know some boomers that bought their houses for around 100K and are super pissed that they can't sell it for 750K+. Oh no, now you'll only have to accept 500K boo hooooooo!
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Memento posted:I first encountered this trying to play around with injecting GPS coordinates into GIS software and going "but why is it different?". Whilst those of us on the east coast would laugh at forcing Perth to have sunrise be at 9am and sunset at 10pm it seems a little mean. On the flipside, Queensland not having daylight savings is idiotic and having the sun come up at 4am is really annoying when you have a small child that wakes up when it rises.
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