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Alabaster_Mango

@ Alabaster_Mango @lemmy.ca

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  • What was the weirdest dream you remember having?

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  • I was involved in a very vicious street fight. It was incredibly violent and frantic, with blood everywhere. It was more of a free for all instead of me taking on like nine dudes. I'm not a violent person at all, so it was really distressing. Some big guy lifted me up and slammed me against a wall, so I reached out and gouged his eye with my thumb. It was awful. I could feel the shape, and it was all clammy. It was so against my regular self that I burst awake. I thought it was still going on though because I could still feel it on my thumb. Turns out my hand was in my shorts, and the clammy eyeball shape was a part of my male anatomy.

  • Are we being taught to love the panopticon?

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  • What do you want to say/see that you cannot? Which rule is rustling your jimmies the most?

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  • I don't have kids, so I don't really have a dog in this fight. I think it's reasonable to feel weird about someone doing something you're not used to. So long as they're happy, nobody is getting hurt, and nobody is a jerk about it, everything should be fine. Like, if both guys know about one another then cool, if she's two-timing both then maybe a discussion needs to be had.

    Bit of a tangent: It's weird to me how against things like polyamory or swinging North American society seems to be. I've seen people talk about cheating with less confusion and apprehension. Is it so alien that more than two people can consensually enjoy each other's company? Archie comics have been a staple here for years, and those crazy kids are deffo in a proto-polycule.

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  • I follow the "Adjective_Noun" school of unique usernames.

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  • Every triangle is a love triangle if you love triangles

  • What movie is in your top list despite its absolute shit rating?

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  • Jupiter Ascending is, in my opinion, a masterpiece. Bees can sense royalty? Fantastic. The bureaucracy android having to bribe his way through the system he was literally created to navigate? Marvelous. Don't even get me started on the air roller skates. Eddie Redmayne's four million year old teenager was perfection too. Two volume levels: harsh whisper or screaming.

    It was marketed as some kind of amazing epic, so people approached it wrong I think. It was a Wachowski film. What were they expecting? I went in there assuming it'd be like their Speed Racer movie, but in space. I was not disappointed.

    Second vote would be for Speed Racer, lol.

  • MRW my meme complaining about a sexist trope is removed for being sexist

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  • Yeah. Like, maybe I'm misinterpreting the ruling, but it sure seems like the mod thought the meme was sexist. For the life of me I just cannot understand that perspective. I was trying to explain my feelings towards the trope in a way that I hoped relatable or understandable to the common person. That's what memes are for, lol.

    In the original R&M scene Rick is literally the villain. He abuses his power of creation to make a machine seemingly capable of independent thought and feelings, and then condemns it to a menial existence. The humor is derived from empathizing with the poor little guy. That feels like a perfect metaphor for the refrigerator trope to me.

    I could have instead posted a purely academic analysis of the trope, but that's not exactly a meme is it?

  • MRW my meme complaining about a sexist trope is removed for being sexist

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  • Batman:

    If you sexist a sexist then the number of sexists remains the same.

  • MRW my meme complaining about a sexist trope is removed for being sexist

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  • I've succeeded not being sexist 👍

  • MRW my meme complaining about a sexist trope is removed for being sexist

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  • The Modlog says

    lemmy.ml rules 1 and 2 (i think you intend to be criticising this trope, but you're also using it as a punchline)

    Rules 1 and 2 are

    Rule 1: No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.

    Rule 2: Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.

    I made a Rick and Morty butter robot meme. Rick was representing "Authors and Writers" while the robot represented "Strong Female Characters". Rick told the robot to "get in the refrigerator" in reference to the Women in Refrigerators trope.

    You could maybe argue that the meme is an example of the trope, but you'd have to be bad at memes or arguing.

  • If you could broadcast one song into everyone's mind, with them feeling the same emotions as you, what would it be?

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  • Japandroids - Near To The Wild Heart Of Life

    This song aggressively reminds me of the mix of anxiety and excitement I had before moving out on my own for the first time. I came from a small town, and moved to the "big city" in my province. I had never moved anywhere before, let alone without my parents. That was 15 years ago now, but this takes me right back. It's also a banger (in my opinion).

  • Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"?

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  • But not every language has the double meanings of right and left.

  • Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"?

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  • Probably a typo of "said maybe"

  • Are there any occupations you uniquely oppose the existence of?

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  • Human Cannonball

    Hear me out: Many circus performers are multi disciplined, or put on an incredible display of training and talent. The last big top I went to had a knife throwing couple who also did a fantastic roller skating routine, a few very talented clowns/jugglers, and a bike troupe in a ball of death. Just to name a few. These people have devoted days or years of their lives to their craft. Do you know how hard it is to ride a bicycle across a tight rope with someone on your shoulders?

    The Human Cannonball? He got launched out of the cannon and did one flip before getting caught by the net. That's all he did that night, yet he came out and bowed with the rest of the performers like he was an equal contributor.

  • Why do quantum computers look like gorgeous golden chandeliers?

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  • I am just now realizing: Baroque In Mind... Broken mind? Maybe they're a troll.

  • Why do quantum computers look like gorgeous golden chandeliers?

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  • Yeah, totes. Scentless non-toxic gases can still be deadly by merit of not being oxygen.

    The only recreational octave-shifting gas I indulge in is Sulfur Hexafluoride. Bolsters the ol' baritone.

  • Why do quantum computers look like gorgeous golden chandeliers?

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  • I'm prepared to be proven wrong on this, as my exposure to quantum computer cooling systems has been super brief, but as far as I know there are no toxic coolants.

    The pre cooler is a Pulse Tube Refrigerator, and the main cooler is a Dilution Refrigerator. Those both use helium, and that stuff floats out into space. I doubt it's going into the ocean. Here's another article that talks about the operation.

    Like I said though, my exposure was brief. Unfortunately we didn't land any projects with the supercomputer people 😞. I'm always down to learn more about niche topics though. Makes me super fun at parties. If you have good sources shoot them my way. I couldn't find anything in my 5 ish minutes of web searching.

  • Why do quantum computers look like gorgeous golden chandeliers?

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  • This is the right answer. It's a big cryogenic refrigerator called a Dilution Refrigerator. It's fancy stuff. Needs Helium-4, which is more common, and Helium-3, which mostly comes from nuclear production.

  • Self-hosted diary

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  • Would Obsidian work for you? The notes are stored locally, and the software uses markup for formatting and stuff. You can get it synced to your phone with Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.

  • Disney Releases Thrilling Trailer for 'Moana 2': A New Adventure Awaits

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  • Will they have Pua the pig in it this time? That little guy was on a lot of posters for his 8 seconds of screen time.