Deconceptualist

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Same for German.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

That's just emphasis. You can tell because you can shift it to another word.

  • What's your name? (more pointed)
  • How old are you? (as if it's now suddenly of concern)
  • Where are you from? (maybe the person has an unusual accent)
  • Where are you from? (more pointed)
  • How old is your daughter? (shifting from discussing someone else's daughter)
[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Retro Games Corps got hit, even though Russ only does legal emulation and backups. It's his "2nd strike" on YouTube (3rd is channel deletion). He's always been mindful of the situation and considerate of not spilling games or encouraging anything close to piracy from what I've seen.

Source: Nerd Nest where he often guests.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Different chili varieties definitely have their own flavors. Even blindfolded you'd probably be able to tell apart sauces made with poblanos vs banana peppers (both can have basically zero heat).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Chilis have a natural variation in heat, which depends a lot on growing conditions. Jalapeños can range from ~2000 to 8000 scovilles. The hotter ones don't taste different, they just have more capsaicin. That molecule itself has no flavor, it just triggers the heat receptors in your cells.

Maybe your perception of the heat has gotten entangled with the flavor so cognitively one is less satisfying without the other. But that's specific to your perception and not how it works at the chemical level of the plant or human sensory cells.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

So buy the regular variety? They're far easier to find.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I needed this. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ooh, do German next!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)
  • Game of Thrones because the animation is awesome
  • Foundation because the animation is awesome
  • Breaking Bad because it's so short it would be more effort to skip it
  • Futurama because there's always a text gag and sometimes a visual one
  • The Simpsons (on the rare occasion) because every opening sequence is different
  • Black Books because I like the music
  • Better Off Ted because the Viridian Dynamics "advertisements" are funny
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Ugh, so gross. Also a good pick 👍

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher, thus proving to her for a fraction of a nanosecond that her premise was actually possible after all, before every trace of the tune ceases to exist.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Even better, bananas foster flavor

 

What non-game paid apps do you use that are worthwhile and still relevant in 2023?

For context, I have a decent amount of Google Play credit thanks to Opinion Rewards and a gift card. I'm not looking to start a book or movie collection there, nor sign up for subscription services. But I'm happy to buy the paid/pro version of useful apps.

I'm excluding games just because that's a whole topic on its own.

Here are some one-time paid apps I've been happy with:

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