[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I'm a big fan of stonerrock and doom, and a lot of bands within those genres have a tendency to remain pretty much the same, musically, lyrically and atmospherically. Bands like orange goblin, fu manchu, nebula, weedeater, acid king, bongzilla, sleep, dopelord, conan, etc. do not change that much about their music over time. Which is fine by me, not all bands have to reinvent themselves to remain interesting to me.

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

this is the most important rule

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

1: No nasty spikes intended to harm 2: Someone falls, you pick em up 3: No aiming for the face 4: Don't keep in people who clearly want no part of the pit

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submitted 1 year ago by Pantoffel@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

So last week I ordered some new earplugs for concerts, bandpractice and such, and they have failed to arrive. I'm a pretty patient dude so I wait for a couple of days thinking it's just taking a bit longer.

Browsing through my mail I find out that they have apparently been delivered days ago.

Now the earplugs I ordered were clear, but I highly doubt they are invisible. No card was left in the mailbox, no "hey we delivered it at your neighbor's place even though you were home..." Checking the track and trace says it was delivered yet they are not.

I try not to assume malice, but I'm pretty peeved about this, and it has got me wondering what your experiences are with goods that have mysteriously vanished upon delivery?

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

Few things frustrate in the same way as technical difficulties, so I hope you don't have to suffer them for long. Here's to hoping you're fully on your digital feet again shortly!

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

While it is possible for others who do not speak the language to be sufficiently fooled into believing he spoke it fluently, it would be really weird if a university lecturer would give lectures in a nonexistent language without anyone commenting on it.

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Through the years I've noticed that quite a few Hollywood films play fast and loose with any other language than English.

I was watching Oppenheimer yesterday and the titular character was supposed to be speaking Dutch fluently, but the actual lines spoken were mostly jibberish, and more like German than Dutch. As a native speaker, I found this quite jarring and sloppy. Though I can imagine that to non-native speakers this would probably fly under the radar.

This got me thinking if there were more examples of shoddy translation, weird pronunciation, mishandling of language or dialect that you as a native speakers have noticed when watching movies?

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

You might like the game tyranny. Just finished playing it and it was quite enjoyable.

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Ooh, I have my own version of this:

Ingredients:

4 large Crumbly potatoes

1 Onion (large)

2 Eggs (large)

Grated cheese (preferably Gouda)

Herbs: Salt, pepper, oregano, paprika powder.

Cut the potatoes in equal sizes cubes, Par-boil the cubes.

Then put them in a large frying pan with lots of butter, bake until browning\Maillard starts.

Then throw in the onions, fruiting them, then add the two beaten eggs.

Add the cheese on top, with the salt, pepper and herbs.

Put the lid on, let it settle on low heat for ten minutes.

Great hangover food.

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submitted 1 year ago by Pantoffel@beehaw.org to c/food@beehaw.org

Hey Beepeople,

what are your favorite potato-based dishes? And how do you make them?

Share your best tuberrecipes here!

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

One thing I noticed when travelling through the states is how many American cities have no city centre with just pedestrian traffic. Everything is made with cars in mind, everything is a thoroughfare. In the city where I live in the Netherlands, I can get on my bike and be in the city centre within fifteen minutes. It's faster to get there by bike, than it is by car. and the city is better for it.

I like going to the market on foot, visiting the city centre on foot, going to pubs, and restaurants, and everything you want out of a city on foot, bike or public transit. You guys would like it too if you convinced city planners to give it a try.

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think I discovered most new stoner and doom bands on youtube: 666MrDoom.

A lot of the time I hear new music from different genres by hanging out with friends.

And bandcamp is also a good tool for discovering new stuff.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Pantoffel@beehaw.org to c/support@beehaw.org

Hey guys, this might be a problem on my end, but I don't know if anyone else might be experiencing the same issue. Basically when I' m scrolling through a thread with the mousewheel, the screen will respond appropriately, then suddenly, I'm returned to the beginning of the thread. This is the only site where this is happening for me.

i'm using opera as a browser on desktop, but it's happened with other browsers as well. Any solutions would be appreciated.

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

He was the best frontman motörhead ever had

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 22 points 1 year ago

Hi dude, I think you might've posted this reply in the wrong thread :)

[-] Pantoffel@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

I second the writing prompts idea, and would like to offer an additional idea which might be a little strange. I used to love this subreddit called "/r/worststory". It was a place for writing prompts where the idea was to intentionally create a terribly written story.

I got a lot of fun out of that subreddit, especially when there was a collaborative story thread. The basic premise of the subreddit made it a lot less daunting to post and easier to work out silly but creative ideas for stories.

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