LemmySoloHer

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[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 34 points 10 hours ago (6 children)

Here's the scene in the movie adaptation with Billy Crudup playing the guy in the comic here. I 100% recommend reading the Watchmen graphic novel (the only graphic novel on Time's Top 100 Novels of All Time list), but definitely worth seeing this part in motion.

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 63 points 2 days ago (3 children)

They banned Slaughterhouse Five. Just a little information on Kurt Vonnegut's experience in World War II that eventually inspired him to write the book:

He was sent as a POW to Dresden. On February 13, 1945, British and American bombers destroyed the city by dropping high explosives followed by incendiary bombs. The resulting firestorm turned the non-militarized city into an inferno that killed up to 60,000 civilians. Vonnegut and his fellow POWs survived by accident only because they were housed some 60 feet underground in a former meat locker and slaughterhouse. Vonnegut’s job for weeks after the bombing was to gather up and burn the remains of the dead. His experience at Dresden marked him for life and eventually resulted in his literary masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five.

The Florida Department of Education banning one of the most important American novels of all time, that was written by a WWII veteran, from American schools, is the kind of dark humor commentary that you'd find in a Vonnegut book.

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 70 points 3 days ago (5 children)

It's a big win overall, but some of the scumbags still got something out of it:

Even though scalpers are taking a loss on the Pro, those who banked on people flocking to buy the PS5 disc drive are turning a profit. The Pro is digital only which means you'll need to buy a disc drive if you want to use it to play physical media. It took a while, but the disc drive appears to be sold out everywhere which means people are buying them for inflated prices through resale sites.

Not the worst thing but still annoying, like whatever the opposite of a silver lining is.

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

A portable SSD. I need a new external hard drive anyway, so adding that November sales have reduced prices currently and that announced tariffs are designed to raise them very soon, there really is no better logical time for me to get one other than now.

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Dang I originally just saw the "9 Episodes" count for the season and thought they were all out and more were on the way, not realizing that only three episodes are released at a time with the next parts just being the other six episodes. Netflix has been big on the "one season split into multiple parts released at different times" that I thought there was going to be Season 2 Part 2, not even realizing it's just a weekly release schedule with three episodes per week. Turns out I'm not watching this as slowly as I thought I was haha.

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I spent a few too many seconds thinking that famous actor Matt Dillon is a linux enthusiast before I realized that Matt Dillon the software engineer was who is being mentioned here.

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm taking it slow this time and have only seen the first two episodes of Season 2. So far it's really doing it for me and reminding me why Season 1 was such a spectacle to see. I actually thought the "music video" parts worked pretty well, mainly because instrumental music seems to drive most of the action to where these felt "earned" but I've only seen those first two episodes so that could end up wearing thin for me too by the fourth time it happens.

At the risk of discussing too much before I get through the rest of the episodes, did you feel the writing just got messy in general or does it seem like they were stretching stuff out in order to split the season up into multiple parts to delay the conclusion?

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Franky knows what it means to be free!

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

You are thinking of the right word but a missing letter in the spelling of the word creates an innocent, humorous translation error. Drumstick is what these are typically called, like sticks used to play drums in music. Dumbstick instead invokes the comparison of a stupid, dumb stick, which is fun to think about.

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Guardian in the back has that look on her face like she just lost a bet that you wouldn't return until 20 years passed.

[–] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

On top of that, they also completely ignore the real meaning of Russophobia which is the fear of movies directed by the Russo brothers.

 

I just saw Saturn as a super bright dot next to the moon. Apparently it'll be visible for a stretch throughout September, with Neptune also coming into view later this month.

Make sure to take a look at the night sky sometime this month if you want to see some planets!

 

A title card from "Wizard" (Season 1, Episode 11), one of the wizard-focused episodes of Adventure Time.

 

This post was solved by @lemonmelon, the song is "Paul Revere" (1986) by the Beastie Boys.

Don't forget the clues, friends! The first clue I provided was that this song wasn't released in the 90s and then got several guesses afterward that were all songs from the 90s. I've only got a few more posts left before I take my leave, it's been fun but I'm usually not on often enough to keep up, so make sure to peep those clues on my final posts!

 

This post timed out without being solved. The answer was "Under a Killing Moon" by Thrice.

 

This post has been correctly guessed by @Rhynoplaz, the song is the 2009 single "Party in The U.S.A" by Miley Cyrus. Thanks for playing!

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This post has been solved by @AFKBRBChocolate, the song is "Time Bomb" by Rancid. Thanks for playing!

 

This post timed out without being solved. The answer was "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3" by Coheed and Cambria.

 

The song was correctly guessed by @wizrad@lemmy.ca: Johnny Guitar (1954) by Peggy Lee. This is the title track to the 1954 Western movie of the same name, starring Joan Crawford.

"Got a song for you, now. It's about a guy who's cold on the exterior, but deep down, you know he's a good man. And his name... is Johnny Guitar." -Mr. New Vegas (Fallout: New Vegas)

 

The song was guessed by @ZooLemmy: The Harbor Is Yours (2007) by Aesop Rock. Thanks for playing!

 

Solved by @heyevwebody@lemmy.world, the song is "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" which is probably best known for the 1941 version by The Ink Spots that is used in Fallout games.

Thanks for playing!

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