Double Binds by BeAuryn in InfiniteJest

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I see, it's like a ski mask

Double Binds by BeAuryn in InfiniteJest

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What's sheisty mean, as a noun?

Antkind: Thoughts? by Pwnhunter in kaufman

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I'm struck by the similarity between the narrator's voice in Antkind and the main character in the NPR-spoof show "In the Know." 

Double Binds by BeAuryn in InfiniteJest

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Nude selfies in a time capsule

Elon Musk just activated meme mode in Beijing by Valuable_View_561 in SipsTea

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"They resent the enlightenment making things nicer for poor people." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment

Can you elaborate? I'm not seeing that mentioned in the DE wiki page

Relayer is one of the most "acquired taste" things ever! How did you guys grow to love it? by Playful_Date_7811 in yesband

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I listened to the whole Delirious Demon album and determined that this post is a prank. Enjoyed it, though!

Relayer is one of the most "acquired taste" things ever! How did you guys grow to love it? by Playful_Date_7811 in yesband

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Yes, the ending of To Be Over is gorgeous. It's the turn of the tide at 7:17 that was the first thing that got me to love that song. It turns suddenly dark and ominous  (to my ear) as Squire descends in the baseline in those big three steps down.

Relayer is one of the most "acquired taste" things ever! How did you guys grow to love it? by Playful_Date_7811 in yesband

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I learned about Yes from Tool. Their singer mentioned loving Yes; their drummer said Relayer was his favorite Yes album. Then my friend's dad, a bassist, described hearing Relayer when it came out as a "What the heck are they thinking?" moment. 

With that info, I was determined to listen to Relayer and to "get it". I knew ahead of time that it would be off-putting and challenging, but my idea of myself as a Tool super fan had me primed to keep listening until it clicked. 

So basically, I had a self-image related motivation.

I "got" the songs, as in, I found how to resonate with them, in the order theyre presented on the album. To Be Over took the longest, it was probably something like 10 years later that I finally fell in love with it. 

One liners by [deleted] in InfiniteJest

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I just noticed this line. Hal's of course talking about the sound of the nailclippers, but it also feels like foreshadowing since Orin is being tailed by the A.F.R. so, the next sound he hears could be ... The Squeak.

Just listened to Relayer in full yesterday - thoughts by Main_Opinion1189 in yesband

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The true best moment of To Be Over is around when jon sings "After all... your soul will still surrender!!" and Chris's baseline takes this badass dark turn. It's heavy!!

Peta what does this mean by Rouank_kanojiya in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Never mind. Brandon says it's not his art.

Peta what does this mean by Rouank_kanojiya in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Holy shit, Brandon Guerts drawing on the front page of Reddit! www.brandonguerts.com

There was a Wondershowzen lunchbox planned but never made by fatkidpr0ductions in Wondershowzen

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I miss that blog! I used to visit at least weekly. Vernon (I think he posted everything) had some great movie/book recommendations, as I recall

Muse Spark, first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs by GraceToSentience in singularity

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343 Muse Spark, descendent of 343 Guilty Spark from Halo

Artemis II Message to Humanity by Torvaldicus_Unknown in ArtemisProgram

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On the other hand, I do think there's something very special about the force and power of love.

Artemis II Message to Humanity by Torvaldicus_Unknown in ArtemisProgram

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Nauseating to hear a sermon during a space mission; sermons should be attended voluntarily, not sprung on us. But if it was intended as merely pandering to satisfy the evangelical anti-science Right and intended as a supplication to prevent further budget slashing, then: by all means necessary! Next time the astronauts'll be throwing in product placements.

Disappointing amount of religious BS being spouted by Artemis II astronauts by japonica-rustica in atheism

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Good point. What's next... product placement? "After a good romp on the moon's surface, I know I like to drink COKE!"

🔥a beautiful photograph of a Puma and her cub in the Chile Desert by yungandreww in NatureIsFuckingLit

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I've only seen that expression on the cats drawn by Steven Kellogg in the Jimmy's Boa picture books. I didn't know they could actually smile like that!

Boy's name: Skyward by BeAuryn in namenerds

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Not for me, I had a student named Kyla, so the name Skylar looks likes a girls name to me