Holyhandgrenade

Holyhandgrenade , 26 days ago

I went on a 2 week holiday earlier this year and I barely took a single picture lol

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

Basically the Ghoul from Fallout

Holyhandgrenade , 29 days ago

Fair enough, although he still does a lot of evil shit and everyone instantly forgives him and loves him.
I'm not knocking it, I'm one of those people.

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

When I went to China about 5 years ago, all the numbers were Arabic numbers. Not sure if this is a regional thing, or if this is a more recent development.

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

That's super interesting! I barely know any Chinese and probably just assumed the characters were for language instead of numbers.
The public transit system used arabic numbers (maybe as well as the Chinese characters?), so at least that was easy to navigate lol

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

That's definitely the case since I can't read Chinese lol

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

Please drink verification can

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

A catapult can buy many peanuts

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

I find that whenever I go to metal shows, most people are very kind, polite and free of bigotry. Maybe what you're describing is a US thing, or maybe it's just that Metallica is a super mainstream band which attracts more dickheads than your average metal show.
I know metalheads have a history of gatekeeping, and keeping these fascists away from the scene should be priority #1.

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

Dude, you're not supposed to scrape off the seasoning every time you wash the pan. I reapply a bit of oil maybe once or twice a year. I normally just wash it some soap and water after cooking.

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

That's perfectly fine, I use soap because I eat meat and my gf is vegetarian so I don't want to leave any grease. Also I find soap just makes it a bit easier to clean.

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

Lol a good friend of mine lives on a homestead. He chops wood, builds things with his own hands and has an apple orchard.
But that's not his job, he's a software engineer

Holyhandgrenade , 1 month ago

I watched this sketch comedy show in Iceland as a kid, where every week they had a section called "the men behind the curtains". It was just people hidden away inside ATMs, vending machines etc. pretending it was a machine doing the work.

Holyhandgrenade , 2 months ago

I slept in my car on public rest stops while on a road trip in Norway.
IIRC you can sleep in your car there for two nights, which I never ended up doing anyway because I was travelling.
Public rest stops are amazing, there's usually pretty clean toilets, benches for picnics and sometimes even showers or a lake to bathe in.

Holyhandgrenade , 2 months ago

Then how do you suggest we keep in touch with those older people in our lives who think other social media are scary?

Holyhandgrenade , 2 months ago

For real, most of the pictures I have of my girlfriend are gorgeous, but she thinks they're hideous. I wish I could accurately convey to her how beautiful I think she is.

Holyhandgrenade , 2 months ago

Nothing gayer than loving a woman amirite fellas?

Holyhandgrenade , 2 months ago

'Audiophiles': "Yeah I paid $20000 for this new DAC, I think the treble is a lot crispier"
Actual audio engineers: "I record everything with this $40 Behringer interface and mix with free plugins though my 30 year old Yamahas"

Holyhandgrenade , 2 months ago

Definitely skipping that update then. Thanks for the warning

Holyhandgrenade , 2 months ago

Ben Shapiro has entered the chat
"Well achtually, women's vaginas are meant to be bone dry. Every women I've slept with has been dryer than the Sahara desert."

Holyhandgrenade , 2 months ago

This is classic greenwashing. It's the smallest possible gesture a soda company can make to show that they "care about the environment" while not making any actual change to be more eco-friendly.
Same thing with those awful paper straws. Are you really asking me to believe that a massive burger chain can neutralize their footprint by giving you a straw that turns soggy in minutes? The straws were never the real problem, but it's the smallest possible step they can take to seem eco-friendly.

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

Is your username a Porcupine Tree reference? They'ee one of my favorite bands!

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

Yeah totally. In fact, I'll be playing a live Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson tribute set next month so I'm thoroughly immersed in that music at the moment

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

Do it! Just get a mute and play. Playing an instrument is a lifelong joy.

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

There are some digital breath controllers out there that can be used to play any virtual instrument. If I played any brass or woodwind I'd definitely check it out.

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

Hell yeah! Just knowing a handful of chords is enough to impress people at a party 😁
I'm slightly more ambitious than that, but any reason to play an instrument is a good one.

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

The total annihilation of the advertising industry is on my utopian wish list.

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

Which search engine do you use?
I've started to use Duckduckgo but it's a bit hit and miss.

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

I always read it as an Ð, which is am Icelandic letter. It kinda sounds like the "th" in "the", so I read it as "Thisney"

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

Yeah people will use bikes or public transit if it's a better option for them than driving. But decades of carmaker lobbying, terrible zoning laws and bad urban design makes driving the only available option for most Americans.
Cities who invest in good public transit and sensible urban design always see a huge decrease in car traffic.

Holyhandgrenade , 3 months ago

Spicy food + beer makes my head feel all tingly

Holyhandgrenade OP , 4 months ago

Yeah but I ran out of those unfortunately. The ones I have left get a drop of moisture and the glue completely dissolves

Holyhandgrenade , 4 months ago

Same picture https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/50c491f4-f09e-4272-80ae-0e8f91b29780.jpeg

Holyhandgrenade , 4 months ago

It worked just fine in Infinity and on a desktop browser, never in the official Reddit app. But I guess Reddit couldn't stand the fact that a free, ad-free app worked better than the official app.
Also Lemmy loads WAY faster than Reddit these days

Holyhandgrenade , 4 months ago

I need to get one of those, my local (rural) grocery stores don't have the locking shopping carts and I alway forget to bring a coin when I need to unlock one.

Holyhandgrenade , 4 months ago

German humor is no laughing matter

Holyhandgrenade , 4 months ago

Pat Finnerty is a treasure. His podcast is also pretty funny if you haven't checked it out. But every day a new video from him drops is a good day.

Holyhandgrenade , 4 months ago

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out later today.
Todd in the Shadows also did a great breakdown of this song

Holyhandgrenade , 5 months ago

But... But everyone having a right to medical care whether they're rich or poor? Unthinkable! Think of the shareholders!

Holyhandgrenade , 5 months ago

He's also a shill for Coca-Cola and regularly appears in their ads

Holyhandgrenade , 9 months ago

I know "state-funded media" is an ominous word to Americans, but most European countries have their own government broadcaster and news organization, entirely funded through taxes.
Those generally offer high-quality non-biased journalism (of course it's always based on how authoritarian the government is). The British BBC, the Swedish SVT, the German DW etc. are all publicly owned broadcasting companies.