Lorindol

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[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Itse asiassa tämä optio on ollut tiedossa jo jonkin aikaa, pitää laittaa kokeiluun jahka aika luopua Windowsista koittaa.

Asensin myös keväällä pariin muinaiseen läppäriin 32-bittisen Cinnamon Mintin, jotta lapseni pääsivät harjoittelemaan oikean tietokoneen käyttöä koulun Chromebookien sijaan. Eivät ole valittanert mistään.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Tuo Mintin "jämähtäneisyys" on juuri se syy, miksi asensin sen vanhempieni vanhaan Win 10 - koneeseen. Kiittelivät kaiken toimivan nopeammin ja mitään oppimiskynnystä ei ole ilmennyt, vaikka molemmat ovat lähes 80-vuotiaita.

Ja olen vakavasti harkinnut siirtyväni itsekin käyttämään Mintiä, kun Win 10:n tuki loppuu syksyllä. Mitä enemmän työpöytä muistuttaa Windows seiskaa, sen parempi.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IMHO, J.J. Abrams should not be allowed to touch any scriptwriting duties ever. He is not a bad director, but he doesn't seem to give a shit about the internal logic of the script if it comes in conflict with the "cool ideas" he has.

His two Star Trek films were perfect examples of this fallacy, as was the last and worst Star Wars film. With Star Trek he kinda butchered the heart of the franchise - the point of using starships to explore - with "Oh, the transporter can now beam stuff over interplanetary and interstellar distances, because it will be so awesome and less time consuming!"

Yes, it's science fiction and suspension of disbelief is required to fully enjoy it, but it is possible to obey the decades old in-universe rules and still write an enticing storyline if you put a little effort in it. Sad model example of lazy writing.

Of course the fault is not all his, the other producers should have stopped his stupid ideas but chose not to. Still, ROS was so bad that the guy should have been blacklisted for life.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago

Many of my friends really love Coldplay, so I've heard several of their albums played at parties. Many times. But I cannot remember a single song from Coldplay and most likely wouldn't recognize them if one was playing on the radio.

And I have a decent ear for music, I can play a few instruments and can even find the right chords for a song after hearing it once or twice. But not Coldplay. There is nothing wrong with their music, but it doesn't make me feel anything. It's just so generic to my taste, I guess.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 86 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The "Lord of the Rings" is not a character driven book and the same goes wirh the film adaptations. It is plot driven with heavy focus on world building, which can either make it an amazing or a boring experience. Depending on your preferences.

Based on the list of your favourite films (excellent, BTW, some of my own favourites are there) you seem to prefer character driven ones. So I can easily understand why you find the LOTR films boring.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

There's one made of stone and a natural brook runs through the floor.

In the winter there are several saunas built from snow / ice. The snow sauna is said to be an especially pleasing experience.

There are sauna rafts that have engines, so you can cruise around the waters.

There are car trailer saunas that you can rent and drive to any open beach you wish. Or your own backyard.

And probably a whole lot crazier ones that I can't remember right now.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

My eyes are very sensitive to light, so I've been using "Men in Black" - style wraparound sunglasses since the late 90's.

I am a dad, but pretty much as far from conservative one can be. Where I live conservative dads do not tend to use these at all.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Where did you find this?

Though apocryphal, it would give the Númenoreans a solid reason to see the Valar as deceitful. "The Gift of Men cannot be taken away - except for Tuor, due to reasons we will not explain."

After a revelatation such as this, it would be far easier to accept how quickly Sauron managed to incite them to attack the Undying Lands. The kings would have known that immortality was somehow possible for men and the temptation would have already been there for generations.

The canonical version works without problems, but I think this would have been a nice addition.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes. I was almost three years old. I don't remember much, but I do remember that I started to sing during the wedding ceremony when my parents knelt at the altar. Of course no one else sung.

I also remember that the priest scared the shit out of me and that my godfather "fell asleep" in the toilet and had to be carried to a car. I learned years later that he had severe social anxiety which he treated with liquor.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Tervaleijona 4-eva, man!

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He was married and had kids. He never showed any violent tendencies and was physically very non-imposing. I always assumed that manipulation and mental games were his primary tools, but one can never really know.

His eyes seemed pretty normal, but I remember that they were always moving. He wouldn't look you straight into eyes for more than a second or two.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

I did this with my friends when we went to Thailand. We were enjoying the delicious taste on a beach, two Australian guys were wanted to try it. They both spat it out instantly and the other one got so mad we thought he's actually going to attack us.

After he calmed down a bit he demanded to see us drink it to be sure we hadn't tricked him to drink poison. So we downed the entire 1 litre bottle to appease him. It was the start of a great day that lasted for few days.

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