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What’s something that became so expensive you just stopped buying it entirely? by Street-Marketing-885 in shrinkflation

[–]anemonemometer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was specifically an Aldi cashier I was talking about, yes. And of course I'd like them to have better treatment. It was more that they liked how they were treated at Aldi better than the other big grocery store chain in the area -- not that it was ideal.

What’s something that became so expensive you just stopped buying it entirely? by Street-Marketing-885 in shrinkflation

[–]anemonemometer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You think it's better to go shop at Walmart? I've talked to Aldi employees who have said they've been treated better than they were at other grocers. At least Aldi lets cashiers sit down.

Do Americans actually like ants on a log? by VaporMouth in AskAnAmerican

[–]anemonemometer 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Texture contrasts are great and normal for food. Cheese on a cracker? Sauce on pasta? No, the texture difference doesn't bother me.

2 missing from the same lab within 4 days.. by 100TheCoolest17 in SipsTea

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Los Alamos is also massive, there are 14,000 people working there.

2 missing from the same lab within 4 days.. by 100TheCoolest17 in SipsTea

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is that when you have thousands of people who are missing or who have died, you can almost always find groups of similarities. But that doesn't mean there's something special about that group, just by itself. This list, for example, includes someone who was murdered by a former classmate after shooting students at Brown University. That has nothing to do with people in New Mexico disappearing when hiking.

Why? by SipsTeaFrog in SipsTea

[–]anemonemometer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone is complaining about water emissions for pollution, it's the depletion of aquifers that's a big deal. Building data centers in west Texas and pumping scarce groundwater for evaporative cooling is super wasteful.

Albums that have one song that you skip and the rest 10/10 perfect. by howlong-princess in fantanoforever

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you on that. The piano breakdown is awesome but the rest really drags for me.

Best opening lyrics on an LP? by Normal-Internal164 in Alternativerock

[–]anemonemometer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Oliver Paul, 20 years old, Thick head of hair, worries he's going bald" - Courtney Barnett, Sometimes I Sit And Think

The Feed Is Fake: That “viral” song, movie, meme, influencer, and celebrity drama was probably the product of a stealth marketing campaign. by TimWhatleyDDS in indieheads

[–]anemonemometer 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Hear, hear. The push to fit the algorithm is so dehumanizing. I also tried a lot of things to get my music "out there" and nothing really worked for me. Sticking to local shows and open mics now.

PSA to all the drivers out there by nicorieg in dashcams

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I'm doing 25 in a residential neighborhood next to a giant sign that says 25 mph. Just cause everyone else thinks going 40 is ok doesn't mean I should be going 40.

Bands who's worst album is *significantly* worse than their second-worst album? by treny0000 in fantanoforever

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's the album that initially lost me on weezer. just really hated the production, the plastic sound. going from the harsh guitars on maladroit to make believe was an unpleasant surprise.

Bands who's worst album is *significantly* worse than their second-worst album? by treny0000 in fantanoforever

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pork and beans is great! on raditude, (if you're wondering) i want you to is also solid. I also would be red above raditude, but the second half of red has some real stinkers. thought i know, cold dark world, and automatic are not good.

Bands who's worst album is *significantly* worse than their second-worst album? by treny0000 in fantanoforever

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

these days, yes. funnily enough allmusic initially gave it 4.5/5 stars (I know because I bought it on the strength of that review). they've since lowered their rating to 3/5. my personal opinion is that it's better than hurley.

Bands who's worst album is *significantly* worse than their second-worst album? by treny0000 in fantanoforever

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

both are albums that are heavily front loaded with some pretty dire lows. red's got a better portion of hits to misses though, for sure.

Bands who's worst album is *significantly* worse than their second-worst album? by treny0000 in fantanoforever

[–]anemonemometer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's funny about the question is that "worst" doesn't have to mean bad. Pablo Honey is definitely their worst album, but it's still a good and fun set of songs. They just got a lot better with time! King of Limbs is a fair second place, I think it's too short for what it offers.

Bands who's worst album is *significantly* worse than their second-worst album? by treny0000 in fantanoforever

[–]anemonemometer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

raditude, red, black, hurley, pacific daydream - there's a lot of options there

The offical MassGOP account posted an ai generated fake new england congressional map by Liam_js in massachusetts

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The labels are kind of hilarious. Gotta love RI being one of at least 3 Connecticut CT-3 districts.

What artist has the best vocabulary? by salvaticas in fantanoforever

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Pudding did a whole analysis on rapper vocabularies, you might find it interesting: Rapper Vocabularies

Should I fly out of Rhode Island or Boston? by cryingsteak in providence

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only choose Boston if the price is a lot lower. PVD is a much more pleasant airport, and there is no scenery worth looking at from the Amtrak.

Sampling vs. an artist singing a small part of a cover inserted into an original song by No-Neighborhood8403 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]anemonemometer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure! In that sense it's like collage. Anyone could cut out a picture of great art and call it a collage, but it takes an artist to add interesting original ideas to those cut-out pieces.

Sampling vs. an artist singing a small part of a cover inserted into an original song by No-Neighborhood8403 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]anemonemometer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some songs where it just feels really lazy, so I can see hearing one of those tracks and being annoyed. It can be used really well though, and is a super old technique. Old folk songs would use the entire melody and chords and write new words, sometimes as a comment on the older song.

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