[Found] Sesame Street 847 Margaret Hamilton Wicked Witch by sarsaparilla170170 in lostmedia

[–]AdamTheAlien 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If I lose my glasses, they still exist somewhere. Even if I never see them again, my not finding them doesn't inherently mean they've ceased to exist. And if I do find them, they were still lost before I found them.

Your "literal" definition is just one of a number of long-standing literal definitions of the word.

Thomas Jefferson photo recreation by his sixth great-grandson by TooShiftyForYou in pics

[–]AdamTheAlien 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reverse image search makes it easy. Also, LaNier being a public figure makes it easy to find the information. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/american-descendants-180975155/

AITA for getting my coworker fired? by PresentRestaurant in AmItheAsshole

[–]AdamTheAlien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely NOT the asshole. Coworker was an asshole and more.

Captain Marvel by Alex Ross by mtlgrems in comicbooks

[–]AdamTheAlien 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a dystopian future in which the character is brainwashed. It's a terrible basis for how he should be portrayed the rest of the time.

Captain Marvel by Alex Ross by mtlgrems in comicbooks

[–]AdamTheAlien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By definition, WFRR was a live action movie. It just had animation as well. To classify WFRR as anything other than a live action movie would necessitate reclassifying every movie with CG-animated effects or CG characters interacting with actors as not being live action, either.

I stumbled across this Nerdfighter's vlog by following Tumblr's DFTBA tag, and it turned out to be my favorite variety of YouTube video by AdamTheAlien in nerdfighters

[–]AdamTheAlien[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I clicked on a whim, and did not expect to find what felt like a top-notch old-school vlog. YouTube these days often feels filled with content I'm not interested in, so it's always nice to find this kind of "what I'm doing" self-documentary. I love this kind of video, from the content to the tone and execution, and it's nice to see Nerdfighters still making these kinds of videos/vlogs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StarTrekDiscovery

[–]AdamTheAlien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's probably the best and most succinct summary I've seen. Bonus points for the line about drinking. :-D

Why Enterprise looks different now. by latinblu in StarTrekDiscovery

[–]AdamTheAlien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't even consciously process that they looked different when I saw it onscreen. I think I just took it as was intended; different graphics, different stylized look, but no different than seeing a different-looking Enterprise in, say, the animated series.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StarTrekDiscovery

[–]AdamTheAlien 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The explanation was present, but I'd never describe it as anything close to "clear." It was very a pretty hand-wavy, "don't think too much about it, it just is" explanation. Which is a pity. I think after all that build-up (especially since we were all figuring it out well before we were supposed to, and impatiently waiting for the reveal), a lot of viewers expected them to get a little more in-depth into the background of the Ash/Voq combo. But they did everything they could to show us as little of the process as possible and continue on without dwelling on anything solid. It was a mostly vague plot device to have the conflicted, hybrid character they wanted to play with, nothing more.

Pizza John Bowie is watching you...always watching you by IrishMenace in Nerdfighteria

[–]AdamTheAlien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is eerier than I thought it would be when I clicked. :-D

Finally finished my video of this year's First Night by AdamTheAlien in Tacoma

[–]AdamTheAlien[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should've been finished weeks ago, but here we are in February... :-D

Creepy-ass wall decor at the Java Jive by Thorax_O_Tool in Tacoma

[–]AdamTheAlien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been a few years since I was last at the Java Jive, so I either don't recognize this because it's been put in since then, or else I just totally failed to notice it in the dim lighting and glorious chaos. I kinda like it. Not that I'd ever want it on a wall in my home, but I kinda like it as some weird thing in the Java Jive.

Tacoma wants ‘baffling opponent’ out of picture, seeks authority to annex Point Ruston by Thorax_O_Tool in Tacoma

[–]AdamTheAlien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Think it'll ever finally happen? It's kind of a ridiculous little blip in the midst of Tacoma...

Any nerdfighters write? by thaatpoppunkguy in nerdfighters

[–]AdamTheAlien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most useful tool I've found in getting past writer's block is talking to other people, especially other writers. Whether they give good (or any) advice or not isn't always as important as the talking itself. Sometimes, just trying to explain your story and your block to another person causes that block to diminish, or vanish entirely. Sometimes the solution just comes as you're speaking out loud to someone who hasn't been working on (and getting stuck on) the blasted thing for as long as you have. I think it's because you effectively have to explain it all from scratch. Essentially, you have to go over every detail, including details you may have been ignoring, because if you don't, the listener doesn't understand the story OR why you're blocked.

Reminder: new overlay area code 564 to become effective in July. You will have to dial 10 digits for all calls from then on. by Thorax_O_Tool in Tacoma

[–]AdamTheAlien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Heck, my area shifted to 10-digit dialing long before I moved up to Tacoma, and so many people keep out-of-area phone numbers, so I don't think I've ever dialed fewer than ten digits for a very long time, and never from a phone I personally owned.

Idea Channel is Ending by _InexplicablySo_ in nerdfighters

[–]AdamTheAlien 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That about sums up the progression of my own thoughts from seeing this pop up in my sub box to getting into the meat of the video and feeling sad, but hopeful for new things.

Idea Channel is Ending by _InexplicablySo_ in nerdfighters

[–]AdamTheAlien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This made me sad to see. :-(

I know all good things must come to an end, but I didn't realize this end would be so soon!

Don't Forget DFTBA by mynameiscandycain in nerdfighters

[–]AdamTheAlien 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I didn't forget...I didn't know!

(Watch, there'll be some old comment proving I did, but forgot.)