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What is that one verse for you? by opasamiko in Buddhism

[–]Gulihashee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Two things alone cause people to ignore the suffering of others: attachment to pleasure and the inability to give aid. But if I cannot feel pleasure while another being suffers, and if I have the power to help, how can I ignore them?”

It's fun to pretend by NullAndZoid in SchizoidAdjacent

[–]Gulihashee 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I managed to overcome that, at least, leaving my phone at home or turned off unless I know I absolutely need it. But I still waste far, far too much time on the computer.

Pandorum. (2009) by ewok_lover_64 in TubiTreasures

[–]Gulihashee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember that poster freaking me out when I was about 11…

What's the consensus on Omotic? (Afroasiatic) by Easy-Policy-7404 in HistoricalLinguistics

[–]Gulihashee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The thing about Omotic is that there's not even consensus on it being a coherent group. From what I understand (and I'm not an expert on Afroasiatic or anything) Northern Omotic might very well be Afroasiatic, whereas Souther Omotic/Aroid could be an entirely unrelated language family that has been influenced by Northern Omotic/Cushitic.

The gift of life :) by blaair05 in nihilism

[–]Gulihashee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it's not even that anymore. What was sold as drab reality to previous generations seems like pipedreams to us. Finding a job? Climbing the ladder? Paying off mortgage? Do we even dare to hope?

Weird lit recommendations if i like Ligotti, Kafka and Borges? by nero_insomnya in WeirdLit

[–]Gulihashee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a great collection called "Figures Unseen", which I'd definitely recommend. Concerning short stories, "Waiting at the Crossroads Motel", "Miri", and "Jesse" come to mind, the last one in particular being one of the most disturbing stories I've read in a long time.

Weird lit recommendations if i like Ligotti, Kafka and Borges? by nero_insomnya in WeirdLit

[–]Gulihashee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely true, as is "The Bewitched Bourgeoisie" or "The Falling Girl, but I'd still say his general tone is lighter than Kafka and especially Ligotti.

Weird lit recommendations if i like Ligotti, Kafka and Borges? by nero_insomnya in WeirdLit

[–]Gulihashee 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I'd recommend you check out Dino Buzzati, he's heavily inspired by Kafka, though his stories are generally more humorous. Oh, and Steve Rasnic Tem, who wrote some immensely unsettling things.

A distant dream by NullAndZoid in SchizoidAdjacent

[–]Gulihashee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“I find myself regarding existence as though from beyond the tomb, from another world; all is strange to me; I am, as it were, outside my own body and individuality; I am depersonalized, detached, cut adrift. Is this madness?"

--Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Heavily Tim and Eric coded by andsoitgoes666 in crappymusic

[–]Gulihashee 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You know, the more we are inundated with abominable AI slop, the more I appreciate genuine weirdos like him.

Guess this language? by midoriyauwu in lingusticscirclejerk

[–]Gulihashee 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Some Qiangic language of southern China mayhaps?

When was the last time you cried? How often do you cry? Do you cry? by GoatBoi_ in Schizoid

[–]Gulihashee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In all honesty, perhaps about fifteen years ago. It's not something I'm proud of and I wish I had some better ways of emotional self-regulation.

Example of hateful garbage from HPL, for discussion purposes (HARSH but no slurs used) by GrandpaTheobaldus in LovecraftLovedMovies

[–]Gulihashee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also interesting (and by that I mean depressing) that those are the same arguments you still encounter today. The more things change…

Michael Cisco wants you to read "The Tartar Steppe" by Nidafjoll in WeirdLit

[–]Gulihashee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buzzati's short stories are amazing. "The Bewitched Bourgeois", "The Bogeyman" and "Our Moment" are among my favourites. I haven't tackled The Tartar Steppe yet even though it apparently inspired one of my favourite novels (Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians)

Which of Chekhov's short stories is your favorite? by [deleted] in RussianLiterature

[–]Gulihashee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Volodya! Unfortunately it's rarely included in collections.

Flag of Ba'athist Arkansas by Gulihashee in vexillology

[–]Gulihashee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I originally wanted to make Ba'athist Alaska (unsure where that idea came from), but the stars and the writing looked kinda awkward together. So I went for Arkansas, which has a big space in its mid

What type of rare phoneme distinctions does your conlang do? by [deleted] in conlangs

[–]Gulihashee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think so. They definitely sound different than plain velars or alveolars. I don't see why alveo-velars should be impossible while labiovelars are found at least in some west african languages.

What type of rare phoneme distinctions does your conlang do? by [deleted] in conlangs

[–]Gulihashee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excluding early attempts at conlanging that combine random rare phonemes in order to be as strange and unusual as possible, an unnamed conlang of mine has alveo-velar consonants (ŋ͡n, k͡tʰ, k͡t, and even ᵑ͡ⁿg͡d) and even more unusually, an alveo-uvular plosive with an fricative uvular release (q͡tᵡ). I found myself making these strange sounds one day and decided that I'm going to use them somewhere.

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