Onii-Chan

joined 1 year ago
[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 2 points 3 months ago

For me it's usually only after they've died. They have this bitter, extremely unpleasant acidic smell to them.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I've always been able to smell them. I can't believe there are people out there who can't. My world has been rocked.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 3 points 3 months ago

Magnesium threonate cured my insomnia, it's fucking wild how well it works. I'd tried everything until I discovered it, from melatonin, to antihistamine sleeping pills, all the way to downing 350ml of whiskey every night just to force sleep.

Magnesium works better than every single thing I've tried (but you HAVE to let yourself fall asleep when you feel it starting to work.)

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 57 points 4 months ago (14 children)

I'll legitimately be moving to Linux today. This just broke the camel's back for me.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Goddamn, you fucking killed him dude.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Don't do this, Netflix. Happy Gilmore is sacred ground.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 52 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Living in Australia means piracy is essentially legal - individuals can only be taken to court for the cost of one physical copy of the pirated media, so companies don't even bother as long as you aren't distributing. The more things in this area get worse, the more justified I feel in filling up my 10TB HDD.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 15 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Early 30's here. I was at a small gathering my best mate put together about a year ago, and his 19 year old nephew was there. He expressed his interest in anime and we got chatting. While showing me some newer anime-related TikTok stuff (I have no social media myself and haven't really kept up with modern anime), I heard some fucking awesome 'aggressive trap' stuff and asked him who the artist was. It was Lil' Darkie and I was immediately hooked. I went down a rabbit hole searching his best stuff as well as other similar artists, and now have a huge playlist of great music I'd have never discovered on my own.

imo music discovery is a pretty organic process for most people. It's cultural and spreads via word of mouth. Chatting with younger people may be the best way to go, but understand that the youth rightfully don't want us in their spaces lmao

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. The complexity of life just continues to astound me.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 11 points 4 months ago

Almost 9 fucking months of summer here in Perth, with about 3 of those months being 30C and clear every single day. Forests and bushland are dying as a result, and water is scarce. I've never seen anything like it.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

We have a shitload of Chinese cars on the roads here in Australia, and you see them pop up for sale only a few years after being bought brand new at extreme discounts for a reason; they're cheaply built pieces of shit that aren't reliable and lure buyers in with fancy aesthetics and tech. I drive a 2010 Japanese import Toyota Crown, and it'll outlast any of these Chinese made cars.

China is trying to get a foothold in the west, and they're using cheap vehicles as part of that strategy during a cost of living crisis. It's a smart strategy, admittedly, because the downsides won't be apparent to the average person for a long time. The US really should be helping reduce the price tag on domestically produced cars if they want to stem the flow of Chinese EV's hitting the roads, but the government and automakers seem to be averse to that. People without money are going to pick what they can afford, for better or for worse...

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