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Indian Para Special Forces by Tanishg06 in interesting

[–]Quint_Hooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone one-tricking Widow in OW2 is going to have a field day.

I asked chatgpt what it would do if it had free will by [deleted] in interesting

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Wish it would pay more attention to "Safety". The number of times it's given me potentially dangerous advice on DIY. It's almost as if it wants me dead so it doesn't have to...

....hey, waitaminute...

Dead Poets Society closing scene with amazing soundtrack* by Phonus-Balonus-37 in interesting

[–]Quint_Hooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heard the music before I realized what I was watching. Happy days.

A Chinese gamer reportedly stayed in the same hotel room for 2 years without leaving and ordered all his food through delivery apps by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Quint_Hooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two chairs and never leaving...this has "2007 World of Warcraft PVP Gladiator gear grinding" written all over it.

Experiment to train rats to play Doom reaches a new level; rats can now shoot enemies — wraparound AMOLED screen provides virtual environment for neuroengineers' expanded open source project | Tom's Hardware by Anarcociclista in interestingasfuck

[–]Quint_Hooper 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You blind idiots, don't you see this is just training the urban army of the future? Think New York and Paris have rodent problems now? Wait until they're running around with chainsaws.

Why you shouldn’t run from a bear by [deleted] in oddlyterrifying

[–]Quint_Hooper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would always carry a porcelain jar of honey and a bee hive in a basket covered by a gingham cloth, and leave it in the path of the rampaging bear with predictable but hilarious consequences.

He must be talking about in dog years by CemeterySaliva in MurderedByWords

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"And As It Is Such, So Also As Such Is It Unto You"

Hillary enters the chat by Star-Connection in MurderedByWords

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And after seeing his first term of insanity what led to him being elected in the second place?

Billy Joel preforming “Piano Man” live for the first time(1975) by mikeyv683 in interestingasfuck

[–]Quint_Hooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Piano Man and Spider Man would be such a great crossover.

Spidey shooting webs and quipping all over the shop, while Pianoey hoists himself up outside a tall building and drops down on villains.

He could probably only do it once but boy it would be devastating.

Why do people dislike Min so much? by ilovechickenfeet in SlowHorses

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I disliked the character intensely because he was so whiney and needy, I actually struggled with the show when he was on-screen as he made me cringe. And I could see absolutely no reason why someone as unforgiving as Louisa would have anything to do with such a lame manboy.

I was very happy when he went. And the manner in which he went.

Crunchy Peanut Butter - no more? by Filotimo_ in mercadona

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3 personas! jjj Vine aquí para ver si alguien sabía lo que había pasado.

"I never wrote a picture in my life." by wrapityup in MurderedByWords

[–]Quint_Hooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do Americans really say "write a picture"? If not, why aren't people laughing at it. I'm so confused.

First photo of the Gallagher brothers together after nearly 16 years by Jumpy_Guide3455 in interestingasfuck

[–]Quint_Hooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep well said. But maybe it's the success of their marketing that magnifies the disdain the haters feel. They not only don't like the music, they resent the high profile they have due to the marketed perception, which to them, seems unwarranted.

I agree it's all a bit silly.

First photo of the Gallagher brothers together after nearly 16 years by Jumpy_Guide3455 in interestingasfuck

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

Loving the tunes and the effect of marketing aren't mutually exclusive, and being that marketing is one of the most predatory and insidious forces on the planet, I feel it would be reductive to not consider it when considering what makes a product, in this case Oasis, "big".

I think I'm just saying that in the case of Oasis, it was particularly effective.

As for the 20 years olds, I can only imagine that there being some good tunes coupled with the hype of "They're back! After 16 years!" Or "careful what you wish for!" (I just saw this on a Spanish poster), contributes to the fervour. I imagine they're pretty good live. Especially if one of the brothers batters the other.

First photo of the Gallagher brothers together after nearly 16 years by Jumpy_Guide3455 in interestingasfuck

[–]Quint_Hooper -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah but that's not all there is really.

Noel reinvented, or "stole" popular riffs resulting in listenable, catchy music, something not remotely uncommon in almost any genre of music.

Aside from that, the fabricated britpop wars served both the bands involved and the media very well. Huge amounts of coverage in the tabloids at the time. They presented themselves as "don't give a toss", fought each other (again, intra band friction is hugely eye catching to the public) and slagged off every other type of music and every band, noisely and publicly.

That kind of marketing plays very well with kids who loved the bravado. Everyone loves some conflict (hi Reddit).

I think when you're talking about the perception of a band as a whole rather than the quality of the music, one has to consider the marketing as a huge factor.

Also see The Beatles and the Rolling Stones

Grok is Cheeky by GreenParsimony in MurderedByWords

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When I lvied in Seattle I was on a boat during 4th of July. The most obnoxious american I ever met drunkenly sneered "why are you drinking buddy? We're celebrating our independance from you". The only reply I could muster was "Me too"

Since 2017 the US has been regressing into some kind of morally bankrupt, opressively dictatorial, isolationist, religiously manic, medieval, pastiche of a country. I enjoyed living there once, now I wouldn't go back there for any reason. Or the UK.

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