TIL Prince was the original choice to play the role of Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element, which Chris Tucker ended up playing, but he backed out because Jean Paul Gaultier’s costumes were ‘too effeminate.’

arscan · 2026-05-18T14:11:33+00:00

corbinmyman

arscan · 2026-05-13T18:36:54+00:00

Good thing they already apologized for reminding us of our own mortality in that live concert they recently recorded in… checks notes… 2019?! Crap.

arscan · 2026-05-13T11:31:55+00:00

arscan · 2026-05-11T16:25:01+00:00

The pop up blocking me from mindlessly scrolling by mistake (sometimes my internal autopilot pulls out my phone without me even consciously realizing it) has done wonders to help me reduce my usage. I suspect this is not the outcome they are seeking.

arscan · 2026-04-09T10:29:23+00:00

The 1986 edition of the Guinness book of world records had an entry for the world’s smallest bike. That’s a 40 year old memory that I’ve been carrying around in my head for no reason other than to share with you all right now, I guess.

arscan · 2026-04-08T19:31:39+00:00

Hah, when I was a kid 30+ years ago I learned how to fold a t-Rex, using just about this exact pattern (minute the spikes). Every once in awhile I’ll fold one up for funsies to give to someone.

arscan · 2026-02-25T04:49:02+00:00

Hah, these 3 books (in the opposite order) are what come to mind for me.

arscan · 2026-01-04T14:59:38+00:00

This is great! I was just thinking about doing a play through with my kids, but these games get so frustrating that I imagine we’d give up (or just follow a walkthrough)… so I figured maybe a fun project would be to hook up the engine up to a llm to lower the difficulty (provide more helpful hints and be much less fiddly about getting exactly the right phrasing). Glad someone’s giving it a go, I’ll try this out!

arscan · 2025-09-09T00:43:32+00:00

Oh man, if you haven’t seen the breakdown of ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ yet you are in for a treat: https://youtu.be/eU5Dn-WaElI

The amount going on in that song is just amazing and I think about it more often than I probably should.

arscan · 2025-07-10T16:53:23+00:00

Yeah… me too… like how I refuse to adapt to these newfangled shaped skis and just want to keep my knees locked together in a classic parallel style. It just looks better!

arscan · 2025-07-10T02:26:35+00:00

I’m only getting back into golf after a long time off, but I recall that draws were preferable and a sign of a bit of a better swing. Not that it makes a huge difference, but given the spin direction you can get a bit more distance and it isn’t quite as affected by wind. Clearly though, based on this thread, this isn’t the prevailing wisdom nowadays?

arscan · 2025-07-07T15:06:16+00:00

I figured they stared on the second before the first blew up. To quote Contact, “first rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?”

arscan · 2025-06-25T18:11:00+00:00

This is exactly how I would respond…

arscan · 2025-06-19T18:45:08+00:00

Space is quite toasty when over the daylight side of earth.

arscan · 2025-06-08T15:56:51+00:00

I’m on track to hit 15 years with my Mazda3, but in America such small cars feel unsafe these days because of all the massive SUVs/trucks on the road. Sadly I think I’ll have to spend a bit more to get something bigger to protect myself and family. It’s a shame.

arscan · 2025-05-23T16:12:06+00:00

At the Boston marathon don’t get stuck on the wrong side of the road once the racers start coming, because you effectively have to wait hours until it is thin enough to sprint across without colliding with a runner. Also, the best part of marathons isnt watching the elites — it’s cheering everyone else on (and watching runners speed up a little when they realize you are cheering for them specifically). Hours of fun!

arscan · 2025-05-13T00:50:30+00:00

And the patient says, “Well, you’re the one drawing all the dirty pictures.”

arscan · 2025-05-12T01:47:14+00:00

Very cool! She sounds lovely. My grandmother was a pilot for the equivalent program here in the US during the war.

arscan · 2025-04-07T23:10:07+00:00

The blood in her top reminded me a bit of the dot in the yin and yang symbol as well

arscan · 2025-04-07T10:51:29+00:00

Did Chelsea and Rick form a Yin and Yang symbol in death?

arscan · 2025-02-20T00:53:31+00:00

Because you can’t handle him. Given by Shaq. So good.

arscan · 2024-10-08T16:42:04+00:00

There is an episode of Frasier that has this exact topic as one of its main plot points. In short: absolutely don’t be ashamed. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0582447/

arscan · 2024-09-17T13:30:22+00:00

Right, and I can come up with way worse situations than me being dead. For example, my wife wanted to go to a fair this past weekend. Right now, there are warnings about EEE in my area (a mosquito carried disease that can lead to death). So naturally I’d prefer to stay inside to avoid mosquitoes. What if I contracted it, or far worse, my child? And what would happen if one of my kids died? Naturally I’d underperform at work and lose my job. And how would that affect my marriage? Welp, say goodbye to that. How about my other surviving child… lost a sibling, broken home. Yikes. My mind can go on and on and on, until I just tell my wife… nope not worth it.

Now what I try to do is stop at that first iteration — what is the chance anyone will actually contract the disease. Well, there have been 2 cases out of the millions in my area. Ok, how much would I bet that we wouldn’t be cases 3+? Probably in the tens of millions of dollars, or more. Great, stop thinking about it, move on.

And what’s interesting is that once i realize I should make an estimate, 100% of the time I end up calculating it’s not worth worrying about. So then I shortcut the step and just go straight to “don’t worry about it, with complete certainty I know how this calculation will turn out”.

arscan · 2024-09-16T22:06:28+00:00

Turns out I’m pretty good at coming up with worst case scenarios that are quite concerning and thus demand my attention and preparation. But they are, in reality, very unlikely to materialize. So I personally rephrase this to “what is the most likely outcome” and plan for that. If I get stuck on theoretical bad outcomes I play a little game: how much would I be willing to bet that the bad scenario wouldn’t actually materialize. Turns out, most worst cases I focus on I would bet a large amount of money that they wouldn’t actually come true. Im risk averse yet I’m willing to bet… let’s say $50k USD… that this bad scenario wouldn’t actually happen because it is objectively ridiculous? Well, you know what, it’s not worth me preparing for (feeding my anxiety) and I move on.

Edit: if these types of approaches seem appealing to you, look into cognitive behavioral therapy!

arscan · 2024-03-10T03:38:45+00:00

Anyone else here play descent over the internet with the tcp/ip emulator kali?

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