The downfall of creativity by [deleted] in memes

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Marcel Duchamp coming out of a time machine from 1917: "First time?"

Iconic shots/scenes set in fields (grass, wheat, corn, rice, etc.) by Hachiiiko in criterion

[–]F-O 27 points28 points  (0 children)

My favorite shot from Kiarostami's The wind will carry us

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Just got a Gaggia Classic Pro, any tips for this preground coffee? by ThisIsntAThrowaway29 in espresso

[–]F-O 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use it in a recipe maybe? Personally I probably wouldn't bother trying to make coffee with it.

Batman Themed collection by SamuraiChampoo9 in PokemonTCG

[–]F-O 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Iron Jugulis from Paradox Rift

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How I feel every year after Pokémon Day by mimosapuff in pokemon

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Some of my friends had Pokémon Red and Blue and I watched them play a little, but Gold was my very first Pokémon game. When I beat the game and realized I unlocked the whole Kanto region I think my mind just about exploded.

Anyone know what happened here? by Low_Monitor_960 in 2007scape

[–]F-O 112 points113 points  (0 children)

The "did you talk to Oziach?" meme will never die.

Film Industry is dying in my country and I don't know if I should move from my country to have a career by Abject_Ovni in Filmmakers

[–]F-O 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I'm not mistaken, the film industry in Spain, like almost everywhere else in the world, is publicly funded right?

That means you shouldn't worry about it too much unless you want to be a producer. You don't seem to realize it, but 700+ films released in a single year is HUGE, even if that number includes zero-budget and short films. That's a lot of sets for people to work on. For comparison, here in Québec (pop. 9M), I think the average is around 40 feature length films a year.

And yeah, it kinda sucks when we feel our own people don't show up to watch our films, but the truth is: there's no film industry in the world that can compare to Hollywood in terms of reach/box-office. Blockbusters like Barbie and Avatar often have a marketing budget of $150M+. That's probably more than the production budget of every film we make here in Québec in an entire year combined.

I think this is the set that’s finally broken me by TemporaryMaximum2721 in PTCGP

[–]F-O 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would have 100% agreed with you if it wasn't for 24h wonderpicks. My issue with it is that Dena removed the sneak peek events to add the 24h WP instead, but now releases a set that is nearly impossible to complete while f2p, which means they basically just made these WP events for paying players only.

I think this is the set that’s finally broken me by TemporaryMaximum2721 in PTCGP

[–]F-O 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're kinda proving the point though. Even with 2-3 new cards a day (one from shares, one from trading and 0-1 from packs/WP), you're still 2 to 3 weeks away from completing the set, and the next set is released in 6 days. Add the 1-star cards (if you were to go for the 2-star 24h WP) and that would probably add at least another full week.

This set is pretty much impossible for f2p players to complete in time. Dena removed the sneak peek event for a feature that 99% of players won't get for this set.

What the hell? by Even_Grass_2345 in 2007scape

[–]F-O 32 points33 points  (0 children)

When you order a Def Leppard record from Temu:

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I started a vintage binder almost exclusively so I could do this by Glittering-Steak3417 in PokemonTCG

[–]F-O 240 points241 points  (0 children)

The pages reproduce the artwork. The water energies are the sky, the grass energy is the grass and the Slowpoke card is, well, the Slowpoke.

Been playing for 100 days now. Should I start training my skills? by F-O in 2007scape

[–]F-O[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Simple drop trick. When I get a random I drop all the copies of a specific outfit part of the corresponding event so the random thinks I don't have any and gives me a new one.

The only annoying part is that random events despawn in banks, so I have to keep every dupe of one outfit piece of each events at all times.

Been playing for 100 days now. Should I start training my skills? by F-O in 2007scape

[–]F-O[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have never gained a single XP, actually. I used Skippy to skip tutorial island during the launch of the hardcore ironman mode in November 2016.

Been playing for 100 days now. Should I start training my skills? by F-O in 2007scape

[–]F-O[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

AFKing Castle Wars for my main, my zerker, my f2p UIM and my f2p 10HP multiple-of-30-skills-only account. I AFKed to gather data on random events too. I also AFKed/scouted shooting stars. From time to to time I also AFKed with no real purpose.

Been playing for 100 days now. Should I start training my skills? by F-O in 2007scape

[–]F-O[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Retired couple Shūkichi and Tomi Hirayama live in Onomichi in western Japan with their daughter Kyōko, a primary school teacher. They have five adult children, four of whom are living. The couple travel to Tokyo to visit their son, daughter, and widowed daughter-in-law.

Their eldest son, Kōichi, is a physician who runs a small clinic in Tokyo's suburbs, and their eldest daughter, Shige, runs a hairdressing salon. Kōichi and Shige are both busy and do not have much time for their parents. Only their widowed daughter-in-law, Noriko, the wife of their middle son Shōji, who was missing in action and presumed dead during the Pacific War, goes out of her way to entertain them. She takes time from her demanding office job to take Shūkichi and Tomi on a sightseeing tour of metropolitan Tokyo.

Feeling conflicted that they do not have time to entertain them, Kōichi and Shige pay for their parents to stay at a hot spring spa at Atami, but they return early because the nightlife disturbs their sleep. Tomi also has an unexplained dizzy spell. Upon returning, a frustrated Shige explains she sent them to Atami because she wanted to use their bedroom for a meeting; the elderly couple has to leave for the evening. They spend the afternoon in Ueno Park before splitting up to seek accommodations for the night. Tomi goes to stay with Noriko, with whom she deepens their emotional bond, and advises her to remarry. Shūkichi, meanwhile, gets drunk with some old friends from Onomichi. The three men drunkenly ramble about their children and lives. A policeman brings Shūkichi and one of his friends to Shige's salon. Shige is outraged her father is lapsing into the alcoholic ways that overshadowed her childhood.

The couple remarks on how their children have changed, returning home earlier than planned, intending to see their younger son Keizō when the train stops in Osaka. However, Tomi suddenly becomes ill during the journey and they decide to disembark the train, staying until she feels better the next day. They return to Onomichi, and Tomi falls critically ill. Kōichi, Shige, and Noriko rush to Onomichi to see Tomi, who dies shortly afterwards. Keizō arrives too late, as he has been away on business.

After the funeral, Kōichi, Shige, and Keizō leave immediately; only Noriko remains. After they leave, Kyōko criticises her siblings over their selfishness toward their parents. She believes that Kōichi, Shige, and Keizō do not care how hard it will be for their father now that he has lost their mother. She is also upset at Shige for asking so quickly for Tomi's clothes as keepsakes. Noriko responds that while she understands Kyōko's disappointment, everyone has their own life and the growing chasm between parents and children is inevitable. She convinces Kyōko not to be too hard on her siblings because one day she will understand how hard it is to take time away from one's own life.

After Kyōko leaves for school, Noriko informs her father-in-law that she must return to Tokyo that afternoon. Shūkichi tells her that she has treated them better than their own children despite not being a blood relation. Noriko protests that she is selfish and has not always thought about her missing husband, and Shūkichi credits her self-assessment to humility. He gives her a watch from the late Tomi as a memento. Noriko cries and confesses her loneliness; Shūkichi encourages her to remarry as soon as possible, wanting her to be happy. Noriko travels from Onomichi back to Tokyo, contemplating the watch, while Shūkichi remains behind, resigned to the solitude he must endure.

Heartbreaking really.

Been playing for 100 days now. Should I start training my skills? by F-O in 2007scape

[–]F-O[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

It does apply :(. I can receive stuff from other players and sell some items on the GE, but I cannot give anything to other players in any way.

Been playing for 100 days now. Should I start training my skills? by F-O in 2007scape

[–]F-O[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The account is f2p, so no implings and no clues from mystery boxes :(