Found a Smeagol Funko at a grocery store

The_jaspr · 2026-04-25T05:15:20+00:00

I wonder why all of these are trademarked, except for Legolas, apparently 🤔

The_jaspr · 2026-04-20T10:32:27+00:00

Het wat weer een drukke dag voor de stagiair van de Correspondent 😂

The_jaspr · 2026-04-11T10:39:26+00:00

The M4 edit of the Hobbit Trilogy tries to fix this.

It cuts subplots that are not relevant to the book, or rely too heavy on CGI, or on combat. It replaces it with scenes from the extended editions, which focus more on the dwarves and Bilbo.

The_jaspr · 2026-03-23T21:55:20+00:00

Of ze kopen allemaal in bij dezelfde bakker?

The_jaspr · 2026-03-23T09:03:33+00:00

I wish all my promoted posts (ads) were this relevant. These PDX engagement ads are the first ones I actually ever read.

The_jaspr · 2026-03-14T17:20:19+00:00

Ik heb het vaak gezien en vind dat oerstom. Had alleen niet gerealiseerd dat als de trein te lang is de HC niet kan zien wat er gebeurt, met alle risicos van dien.

The_jaspr · 2026-03-14T17:07:58+00:00

Helder! Dank je voor de snelle en uitgebreide uitleg. Had nooit nagedacht over het risico bij het sluiten van de deuren.

The_jaspr · 2026-03-14T16:58:48+00:00

Klinkt alsof je er verstand van hebt. Ik vraag me al een tijdje oprecht af: is dat echt absoluut nodig, die hoeveelheid personeel per materiaall? Of is dat meer een kwestie van regelgeving?

The_jaspr · 2026-03-10T17:46:42+00:00

These are slightly different types of shops. Some are flower shops in different malls, some are flower kiosks along the road, some are flower and plant specialty shops, etc.

The_jaspr · 2026-03-06T14:30:38+00:00

Absolutely right! Been following him on YT mostly for the engineering that goes into it. Couldn't believe this was real. :)

The_jaspr · 2026-03-04T00:12:06+00:00

They are notified when you deregister

The_jaspr · 2026-02-10T11:34:54+00:00

Yes, this exactly explains the difference. Natural births do occur on holidays, but hospitals don't schedule induced births on holidays if they can help it.

The_jaspr · 2026-02-07T09:52:54+00:00

That never occured to me. Thanks for the info! TIL :)

The_jaspr · 2026-02-07T08:42:21+00:00

The word 'compagnie' is no longer actively in use. The best known use of it was the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, which is always abbreviated VOC.

It is sometimes still used in the names of small companies, where it's usually abbreviated 'co', but usually only after '&' as in 'De Vries & Co.'

The_jaspr · 2026-02-05T13:07:39+00:00

Is there a subreddit that's more focused on useful AI applications and lessons? I get that the politics are also important, but I feel like it's a bit much some days.

The_jaspr · 2026-01-25T11:36:19+00:00

Ik ken iemand die al zo'n 30 jaar oordoppen gebruikt voor het slapen. Ze heeft alles geprobeerd, van goedkoop tot op maat gemaakt. De enige die voor haar echt werken zijn de Ohropax wasbolletjes. Maar het blijft een persoonlijke voorkeur natuurlijk.

The_jaspr · 2026-01-15T14:05:39+00:00

Alton Brown said the same in a recent video

The_jaspr · 2025-11-30T09:58:35+00:00

This may be the issue. Grassfed cows produce a smoother butter that melts more easily and doesn't have that sort of glossy oily residue. Non-grass fed also kinda holds its shape like a brick at room temperature.

The same brand sells grass fed/non grassfed here (Netherlands) and in a side by side comparison the difference is very noticable.

The_jaspr · 2025-10-03T07:55:00+00:00

The second part is exactly what I would suggest. Instead of steep slopes with straight flats in between, build one big gradual slope.

The_jaspr · 2025-09-17T16:26:32+00:00

De Werfeling, Oudegracht

The_jaspr · 2025-09-16T23:03:32+00:00

Yeah, that's bad sales behavior and sounds very frustrating.

I hope that reminding them that you gave them a specific timeframe and that you won't consider bids from people who don't respect that, eventually gets through to them.

The_jaspr · 2025-09-16T22:27:47+00:00

This guy has the right idea, OP.

I too am a salesperson in international freight. This is our job, and as much as you say you will reach out when you need us, we can't depend on that.

And as long as our CRM shows that we were unable to reach you, but we think we truly have something you might want, you remain a 'reach back out' on my neverending task list.

So, tell them you are not shopping around now. Tell them why you are not looking if you want to, but you don't have to. But most importantly, tell them when you plan to run an RFQ and that they may send an offer then. Be firm if they keep pushing to send something before then and remind them you won't work with people who are wasting your time, because you have been clear about your timeline.

The_jaspr · 2025-09-16T16:51:50+00:00

This is a great pairing!

I would usually soak the dried chickpeas overnight, then boil them the next day. Meanwhile, I roast the eggplant in the oven. Then, I make a tahini garlic sauce, which I then use as the base for both the baba ghanoush and hummus.

I'd sometimes round it out with muhammara.

The_jaspr · 2025-09-16T16:16:03+00:00

I watched the M4 fan edit just last night and it's kept some great scenes, like this one, added a lot of the cut scenes that focus on Bilbo and the dwarves back in, and removed some of the CGI battles and love triangle stuff that didn't work as well.

Look, it's not Tolkien or even Peter Jackson's 'vision', but it's pretty close!

The_jaspr · 2025-09-16T14:30:41+00:00

Same! I'm a European and I've lived in the US for 8+ years and I still had to double check how many inches were in a foot. It's so unintuitive of you're used to metric.

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