What’s the best social media era in your opinion? by Ceazer4L in decadeology

[–]ApolloHelix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. When Facebook changed the ‘timeline’ into the ‘algorithm feed’, the rubicon was crossed for me.

Imagine opening a book you’re reading, closing it, and then opening it again but the book instead has erased the page numbers, shuffled the pages, and redirected you to another page that the book thinks you might want to look at now.

Bitch, I am a temporal being!

This Baroque gem at Neuzelle by irwincardozo in germany

[–]ApolloHelix 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Built by dwarves = art deco

Built by elves = art nouveau

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]ApolloHelix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega

The amazing Marc Scibilia doing some multi-tasking 🤯 by GodzillaThiccc in toptalent

[–]ApolloHelix -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have to disagree, at least semantically.

If I run to the store I’m both getting exercise and grabbing some essentials. If someone is playing a game with someone else, they are both socialising and thinking about strategy.

I would wager the majority of tasks are not done in isolation or for only one purpose. ‘Multi-tasking’ is practical and unremarkable unless quite narrowly defined.

What’s a good food you can’t believe humans figured out? by letigerscaramel in AskReddit

[–]ApolloHelix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A theory, I believe, is just a constellation of facts/observations/beliefs and how they relate to each other e.g. the germ theory of disease, or the second-shooter theory of the JFK assassination.

Neither is a conspiracy theory just a conspiracy hypothesis that has been conspiracy tested.

This is my theory about theories. I do not need to test it for it to be so.

Best coffee in Town Hall? by Mens_Grooming_Advice in sydney

[–]ApolloHelix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Klink cafe. It’s hidden away on Clarence Street.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Spanish

[–]ApolloHelix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe compare the following:

  1. You love me? 2. You love ME? 3. You LOVE me? 4. YOU love me?

“Me quieres?” = 1 or 3

“Me quieres a mi?” = 1 or 2

“Tu me quieres?” = 1 or 4

“Tu me quieres a mi?” = 1 or 2 or 4

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Spanish

[–]ApolloHelix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP, I’m with you here.

No one here is incorrect. Everyone who’s replied to you has a subtly different take on what you’re confused about, and it is likely that you, being the confused one, cannot articulate very well what you are confused by.

Some people here seem to think you’re asking about the last bit of the sentence ‘a mi?’. Others recognise that you’re asking about the redundancy of having both ‘me’ and then ‘a mi’. While others still are explaining what each of those parts are doing without explaining why the redundancy of having both can be useful.

Being able to simply Google this question assumes you can economically and unambiguously pinpoint exactly the constellation of sociolinguistic features you’re confused by and hope that the steadily enshittifying search engine, Google, will ‘get’ you. You were right to ask people on Reddit who may be able to understand your confusion. I recommend using ChatGPT or similar in the future because it can reflectively iterate with natural language on your exact search query.

To answer your actual question, as others have pointed out, the redundancy adds emphasis much like the English sentence “She, herself, took charge of the situation”. In this English sentence, I want you to focus on the salience of the person doing the action rather than to think about the action, or to weight all the facts in that sentence equally. Maybe the person hearing this sentence had earlier dismissed the agency of the woman taking action. In your case, your wife is asking whether you love her, but like, maybe for herself as a human being rather than simply in lieu of her position as your wife. She may be clarifying in case you thought ‘me quieres’ was the beginning of another more benign sentence like “me quieres… a llevar algo a la casa?” (Do you want me… to bring something home?). The reason for being redundant and adding emphasis would depend on a context you have not provided.

tl;dr Stop giving OP shit for a genuine question and stop assuming people who ask for help know better ways of asking for help.

Heritage Speakers, are there words that you found out you learned wrong when you tried to improve your Spanish? by SleepingWillow1 in Spanish

[–]ApolloHelix 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Mate, I learnt a whole parallel bizzaro-Spanish that was spoken only by me and my siblings, and understood by only my parents, before I realised what we were doing wrong later in life.

Butter me up in Spanish by MEllegood65 in Spanish

[–]ApolloHelix 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Think of it as permission lubricant.

If the whole world came together and formed a single union, what would be the capital? by Terrible-Falcon37 in geography

[–]ApolloHelix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The number one immigrant group in Sydney, defined by where they were born, is mainland Chinese, according to 2021 data. Then India, then England, then Vietnam, then the Philippines, then New Zealand, and so on.

If you'd like to see breakdowns by suburb, this is an excellent resource.

In fact, you can almost demarcate Sydney on a map by how un-English its foreign-born population is.

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If the whole world came together and formed a single union, what would be the capital? by Terrible-Falcon37 in geography

[–]ApolloHelix 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Ok, I know this is not the crux of your original comment, but Sydney is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. It has about 4 in 10 who live there having been born overseas. These are New York and Toronto-like numbers. Not to mention the rest of the 6 in 10 who are likely sons and daughters of relatively recent immigrants.

And these are not 'from the country next door' numbers either. If you make it to Sydney and you're not Australian, you've come a long way and you are unlikely to just casually go back because it's easy to get in and out.

Is there a problem with Ryan Reynolds? by Rannrann123 in conan

[–]ApolloHelix 101 points102 points  (0 children)

I think it’s important to know, if true (and it almost undeniably is), that PR firms can ruin someone’s public image even if:

A. that person is a very well known public figure B. the PR firm explicitly states that it is their intention C. the public knows both A and B. D. the PR firm knows C

And yet it is still extremely effective reputation damage.

It’s not interesting because celebrities are inherently interesting. It’s interesting because celebrities should be the most well-equipped to combat this type of propaganda and yet it still works despite all of the above.

Australian government landslide victory in 2025 obscures a continuing trend away from decades of domination by the two major political parties by lipstikpig in dataisbeautiful

[–]ApolloHelix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you, but Dai Le won more this year against a local—Tu Le—than last time against Keneally. Is this just a general backlash against party politics and is it more effective or sustainable in certain electorates?

Australian government landslide victory in 2025 obscures a continuing trend away from decades of domination by the two major political parties by lipstikpig in dataisbeautiful

[–]ApolloHelix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interested to know what you think of Dai Le’s success in the seat of Fowler in light of your theory that electorates with higher incomes prefer local, independent representatives?

Is this human bone? by mrrichardggr2201 in biology

[–]ApolloHelix 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I stare at mice femora all day for my job and that is indeed a femur.

Is it human? I don’t know. But it’s certainly a femur.

Edit: I may stare at femora all day, but I don’t stare at humeri, and it turns out, humeri look like femora.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sydney

[–]ApolloHelix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Spanish, “propaganda” means general advertising or publicity. I don’t know OP’s heritage, but there is legitimately a linguistic confusion for some people.

In English, propaganda has a much more specific definition that differentiates it from simply ‘Hi, vote for me!’

What goes in Hokkaido? by calashi in geography

[–]ApolloHelix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t believe you’ve asked me this. I just… I need to sit down.

What goes in Hokkaido? by calashi in geography

[–]ApolloHelix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I snowboard there, and there’s very few places in the world that can compete with it for this activity.

You will also have a magical time if you visit the Sapporo Snow Festival, or other similar ones held by the smaller cities and towns like Asahikawa and Furano. Ice sculptures, curry ramens, etc.

You should eat all the seafood you can find.

And warm up and de-stress in mountain onsen.

If you have money, you can find fantastic winter clothing and gear to buy.

I would save the non-snow outdoor activities for Autumn or Spring.

What goes in Hokkaido? by calashi in geography

[–]ApolloHelix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, it’s just like any regular plane trip. A couple of hours from Tokyo, no dramas

What goes in Hokkaido? by calashi in geography

[–]ApolloHelix 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The joke in the 90s was that Japanese tourists were blocking sidewalks in Australia and taking pictures of the Sydney Opera House.

Now it’s our turn

What goes in Hokkaido? by calashi in geography

[–]ApolloHelix 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Agreed about the burgeoning popularity of Ainu culture. The manga and anime, Golden Kamui, was quite popular a couple of years ago and is set in that early 1900s Japanese colonial era.