SkaraBrae

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What's your go-to song to soothe you? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The album August and Everything After by Counting Crows.

What food do you think is healthy or at least "fortifying" despite lacking any evidence to prove it? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was like "WTF? I've never even heard of beef tea and I've lived in Victoria my whole life!" Then I clicked the link. 🤦

What are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Good Morning Glipglorp! From the Androids and Aliens podcast by the Glass Cannon Network. It was a random bit of world-building that the players latched on to and ran with and it turned into a whole episode.

What movie did you watch as I kid which you shouldn't have? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

An American Werewolf in London.

I stayed up watching it on my brother's black and white TV. My parents had no idea. I nearly shit the bed afterward when my brother jumped on me in the dark and yelled "raaaah."

Should one say "too many refried beans", or "too much refried beans"? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

It depends on whether you're referring to individual refried beans or the dish 'refried beans' as a whole.

If it's the former, it would be 'too many' (individual) refried beans.

If it is the latter, it would be 'too much' (of) refried beans... Unless you had multiple servings, in which case it would be 'too many' (servings of) refried beans.

That is my opinion: as such it is subject to change should further information come to light.

What is the best biographical book that you have read? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Harpo Speaks! - Harpo Marx An amazing story. That guy had a wild life!

Total Recall - Arnold Schwarzenegger Nothing happened to Arnold by accident. He is the ultimate man with a plan.

What Film Are You Surprised Didn't Get A Sequel? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (8 children)

District 9

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Boromir got what he deserved (lemmy.world)
 

Boromir was the only member of the Fellowship who tried to take the ring. He was vain and entitled, believing that he alone, of the Fellowship, was worthy of the ring. He was a thief and a traitor.

Boromir was a Lord of Gondor, and he wanted everyone to know it. "His garments were rich, his cloak was lined with fur, and he had a collar of silver in which a single white stone was set."

Boromir did not redeem himself. He failed to protect Merry and Pippin from the orcs, who wouldn’t have found the hobbits wandering alone if it weren’t for Boromir’s actions in the first place.

Boromir would not have felt remorse or apologised if he had succeeded in taking the ring; he only did because he was caught. His image was so important to him that his “heroic” death was staged to create sympathy and goodwill so that he would not be remembered through the ages as a thief and a traitor.

Boromir got what he deserved.

The sooner Android accepts RCS is dead, the sooner we can choose the next messaging platform that matters in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] SkaraBrae@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

The primary form of text communication in Australia is sms. I do a bit of regional travel in Australia and after adopting "chat features" (RCS) in the Google sms app I started having critical messages failing to go through (without notifying me) because of poor (data) reception and it wasn't falling back to sms.

I love the features RCS brings to messaging and would love to use it, but it's just not reliable without an uninterrupted data connection.