doug

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[–] doug@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago

I’ve never considered it a paradox, more of an irony.

…but yes I was oversimplifying for funsies. “Bash the fash” as they say.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 22 points 1 month ago (13 children)

The only thing tolerance cannot tolerate is intolerance…

…I think it is morally sound to remove someone from society if that someone is an intolerant, fascist, greedy bigot. What constitutes as “remove” is contingent on how intolerant, fascist, and greedy the subject has exhibited themselves to be.

…murder is OK, in some scenarios.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 18 points 1 month ago

Grim Fandango is probably going to be the most accurate depiction of the afterlife if ever there was one.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

Alien Isolation 2 🤞

Also as far as Alien movies go, imo Romulus is pretty in the middle, around Covenant & Prometheus. At least it wasn’t Resurrection or AvP 1 & 2.

If only it didn’t have that tacked on final act and cringe call-backs.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago

Ironically I indeed have come around to eating them as a snack, which I never would’ve considered at the time.

(I was more about whatever high sodium crap triggered the dopamine at the convenience store nearby: chips, Chex mix, corn nuts, etc.)

[–] doug@lemmy.today 19 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Even now some recipe apps— when I look for gluten free stuff— I can tell it didn’t filter my results and instead just appended “gluten free” to ingredients that normally have gluten.

Which I get, but like… gluten free bread is gross/they haven’t mastered that at all.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 61 points 2 months ago (10 children)

A while back a dev invited users to test out his app in beta that gave recipe ideas based on your dietary preferences (back before everyone was doing it).

I told it I’m vegetarian, am lactose free (m’spouse is lactose intolerant), and gluten free (I’m not, but 23andMe told me to maybe cut back on gluten to avoid developing the celiac’s I’m at risk for/others in my family have).

The only food it came up with for me— for dinner— was “a handful of almonds.”

That phrase has become a running gag with friends and I whenever we’re hungry af, because I’ll never forget how hilarious of a dinner suggestion that was. It felt akin to my vegetarian experience of going to a stakehouse for my grandpa’s birthday and the waiter being understandably woefully unprepared for my dietary preferences.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I have not been going into this blind so as to temper my expectations. In fact when I read the synopsis months ago I had lowered my expectations.

But this trailer looks... not bad, or I'm just that thirsty for space-horror that I'll take anything, so now I'm hyped. Will I be impressed? Or will this franchise disappoint me yet again?

[–] doug@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

Get hyyyype!

[–] doug@lemmy.today 8 points 2 months ago

“I don’t mean to victim blame, but I try not to look like I’m worth mugging.”

[–] doug@lemmy.today 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

I’m a little surprised they let me delete my account after they permabanned me, and that deleting my account deleted all of my 18 years-worth of posts and comments (and not just my username/profile). All that data they want to train their bots on, gone (at least publicly, anyway).

[–] doug@lemmy.today 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Zombo’s never left me 🫂

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