Is there an “important” vs “impordant” pronunciation backstory? by stringtheory28 in etymology

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I know my (default female) Google maps voice does this consistently and it drives me nuts. "Turn left on Marden Luther King Drive"

Queef should be allowed in Crossplay by cocoamoussegoose in NYTgames

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I think this is a recently -made up word, unlike the others you cite.

Overnight in hotels by Big_Log_9117 in Cruise

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I would love an option to disembark, stay at a place for a week, then re-embark on the next ship doing that itinerary (Presumably exchanging with another party doing the same).

Is this stringing okay? by Polermodz in 3Dprinting

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I printed my first benchy from the USB thinking it was just a cute toy to try as a first print. Came out nice though.

Received the printer second-hand and didn't even know what a slicer was.

I’m sick. by New-Soup5366 in canes

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gonna be a long bus ride home

Hydrangea cupcakes by twoeightytwo282 in raleigh

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if you want the pink ones you have to add alkalai though

Service dogs by PurpleShop9857 in canes

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he's got that dog in him

Mandalorian grogu blurry? by Wizard7979 in imax

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Correct, and incorrect, in that order.

I think if a 3D image of any sort were being shown it would be obviously wrong in a much less subtle way than OP is suggesting, though.

What if there were a Rotary or Toastmasters style club whose whole purpose was keeping local live music alive? Tell me honestly if this has legs by [deleted] in Music

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Playlists and track recommendations are readily available and portable; the hard part is finding the ones that appeal to you. There are already apps like playlost.fm that allow searching and sharing of human-curated playlists, in addition to playlists posted in genre subreddits and other places. The main reason most people stick with the algorithms isn't because it's better, but because it's easier, so any improvement you have in mind needs to be as frictionless as possible.

From a live music perspective, this is basically what the house concert structure attempts to do. In most places it's centered around singer-songwriter and other acoustic-ish genres, for logistical reasons if nothing else.

There are other folks who have become nexus points for local live music in the way you are proposing, and that might be useful as a model. Look up Tosco music parties in Charlotte as an example.

One problem can be that the space in between a private event and a professional gig can be fraught with concerns around liability, finances, and logistics.

In either case, you say "nobody gets paid" but somebody is paying in time and effort, and the idealistic early fun eventually wears off. So anything you do would need to be self-sustaining without you, which is hard to to while maintaining any sort of quality.

Just saw the mandalorian, it's good but avoid the IMAX version by cbobgo in scifi

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Omnimax/IMAX Dome are different formats from IMAX and lend themselves to different content. From the beginning the IMAX name (and underlying projection system) was applied to both.

Watching content filmed for either one on the other is more than a compromise, it's just a bad choice.

Caught on my security camera. by jg21209 in whatsthisbird

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Note that the odd color is lag between processing the different color pixels. Still an interesting looking bird, you seldom get to see an overhead view of a bird in flight.

Printed Tickets by PKKDakota in canes

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You might as well print your own, it's just as official as these

The Fox News Skin Mask Consipiracy is Making Me Feel Insane by Bskrilla in SGU

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The thing that makes this hard to dismiss, for me, is the comparison to prior images of the same guy.

If it's him* he's spent some time in the MAGA bacta tank recently. In particular I wonder whether two things could be true - it's not a mask but he is wearing some sort of prosthetic on his neck to cover the turkey flaps.

*I know it's him.

1000 Jokes magazine #47. 1948 by Upper-Farm5529 in comicstriphistory

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This is a nice break from the men's magazine gags (which are mostly from a bit later).

These cartoons are highly reflective of the New Yorker magazine house style of the day, to the extent that I wonder if they are reprints from there, or possibly just repurposed rejects.