agamemnonymous

joined 2 years ago

My baseline circadian rhythm doesn't let me get sleepy until the sun starts coming up. In a bygone era, I would've been the guy tending the fire and watching over the camp until the early birds got up. In the modern era, night shift jobs are generally terrible. I strategically drink to fall asleep at a somewhat reasonable hour, so I can participate in modern society.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Guess that kind of depends on whether you're going for "sublime serene harmony" or "the unfathomable might of God". I think the church kinda nailed it on both fronts, choirs for the first and pipe organs for the second.

This scene from Mr. Nobody is a great example of the first, which seems a bit more what you're going for.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 hours ago

Been-a-while On-the-pot

Two points:

"I have to go to a place" actually has its own semantic implications. It's a modern construction, deliberately vague to imply intentional mystery or semi-sincere shame.

"How flies the time" ironically makes the speaker sound more well-versed in English, like a stuffy old professor.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 23 hours ago

Even impoverished Americans have a relatively high standard of living, globally speaking. People are struggling, but they generally have a roof over their heads and don't have to eat their pets. We're not where we should be by any measure, but we're also nowhere near the levels of desperation that push people to armed revolt.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Eh, bread and circuses. People are still relatively comfortable and complacent.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The rain falls down without my help, I'm afraid. And my lawn gets wet, though I've withheld my consent

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh for sure, but not free

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Uh, internet costs money

Disco Elysium was so stress free for me, I didn't really think the day counter did anything.

It didn't bother me at all, because I felt like I did about everything I could every day.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He conceded the Democratic nomination. He's running in the general as an independent.

 

Looks innocuous enough at first glance right? Let's zoom in on the problem:

These don't go together. If the semicircle on the left is correct, then this is showing moon phases, and the symbol on the right should be of a gibbous moon:

If the cookie-with-a-bite-taken-out in the right is correct, then this is showing an eclipse, and the symbol on the left should be of a 50% partial eclipse:

It drives me crazy every time I look at it.

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