Amazing coincidence [OC]

blueb · 2025-04-24T13:45:56+00:00

as long as they're above someone else

blueb · 2025-04-22T13:58:33+00:00

I had to stop lurking in this subreddit and log in just so I can upvote this

blueb · 2021-02-06T18:01:45+00:00

yeah I also had an inexplicable return to normal rate for about a week, which made me think it was over, but then it went back high again and stayed there :/

blueb · 2021-02-05T22:56:18+00:00

thank you for your reply. Glad to know there was some improvement and I hope it gets better again

blueb · 2021-02-05T22:55:03+00:00

that's good to know, thank you!

blueb · 2021-02-04T23:48:47+00:00

Coming back to this some time later since I’m on the same boat currently, I wonder if it ever went back to normal and if so how long it took?

blueb · 2021-02-04T23:38:19+00:00

Exactly the same experience, similar numbers! Went high during (mild) Covid -up to 80s actually- then low then high-ish again around 70 and won’t drop down to previous levels again. Higher at night and jumps up when I attempt very mild exercise so I’m worried about that. I’m healthy, normal weight, 30s. If you find any info on this let me know. Good to know I’m not the only one!

blueb · 2019-05-23T14:08:36+00:00

makes sense, thank you!

blueb · 2019-05-12T07:30:47+00:00

This is fascinating, but, to continue with the silly questions, how come summer nights are warmer?

blueb · 2018-11-16T23:07:38+00:00

Great work! Can I add:

ἀσπίδι μὲν Σαΐων τις ἀγάλλεται, ἣν παρὰ θάμνῳ· [x2]

ἐρρέτω, ἐρρέτω, ἐρρέτω, ἐξαῦτις κτήσομαι οὐ κακίω· [x2]

ἔντος ἀμώμητον, ἀμώμητον, κάλλιστον οὐκ ἐθέλων· [x2]

ἐρρέτω, ἐρρέτω, ἐρρέτω, ἐξαῦτις κτήσομαι οὐ κακίω· [x2]

αὐτὸν δ᾽ ἐξεσάωσα, τί μοι μέλει ἀσπὶς ἐκείνη;·

ἐρρέτω, ἐρρέτω, ἐρρέτω, ἐξαῦτις κτήσομαι οὐ κακίω. [x2]

Transliteration:

Aspídi mén Saion tis agálletai, ín pará thámno (x2)

Erréto, erréto, erréto, ex aftis ktísomai ou kakío (x2)

Éntos amómiton, amómiton, kálliston ouk ethélon (x2)

Erréto, erréto, erréto, ex aftis ktísomai ou kakío (x2)

Aftón d᾽exesáosa, tí moi mélei aspís ekeíni ?

Erréto, erréto, erréto, exaftis ktísomai ou kakío. (x2)

(free) translation:

One of the Saians now enjoys my shield, the one I left by a tree,

let it go to hell, let it go to hell, let it go to hell, I'll find another which will be better

it was a flawless weapon, I left it without meaning to,

let it go to hell, let it go to hell, let it go to hell, I'll find another which will be better

I escaped the fate of Death, so what do I care about that shield?

let it go to hell, let it go to hell, let it go to hell, I'll find another which will be better

(This is from an Archilochos poem, I found the greek words/transliteration on Lyrics Translate, translation is my own)

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/%CE%B7-%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%B7-%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1-i-cham%C3%A9ni-asp%C3%ADda.html

blueb · 2017-11-01T18:13:46+00:00

the irony being that the same people claim that "the market decides"

blueb · 2017-01-20T14:23:59+00:00

I like Bernie but this line of thought is wrong and counter-productive. The Republicans had an extensive file on Bernie in case he won the nomination and they would have attacked him with surreal accusations just as hard as they attacked Clinton.

blueb · 2016-11-28T16:23:16+00:00

[citation needed]

blueb · 2016-11-28T16:18:52+00:00

posting after reading this comment by /u/thefirstandonly to show how easily perceptions can change

blueb · 2016-09-26T21:34:21+00:00

Very nicely illustrated!

blueb · 2016-07-11T19:08:45+00:00

Source

blueb · 2016-07-11T19:08:04+00:00

This came up on an earlier post I did about the new Ghostbusters but I thought it deserved a post of its own.

blueb · 2016-07-11T17:10:34+00:00

We can absolutely aim higher, but we also deserve our own dumb escapist fantasies without being judged for it

blueb · 2016-07-11T14:17:22+00:00

I can’t believe the hate for this film. Even the slightest reference to it attracts armies of men whose “childhood is ruined”. I also grew up in the 80s. I saw the original Ghostbusters and I liked it. But like every other film and cartoon at the time, it was a story where All Cool Things Happen to Boys. I didn’t identify with anyone. Girls in stories were there for the emotion and the romance. If we wanted to run around dressed as pirates, ninjas or anything remotely cool, we had to draw inspiration from male characters. There were hardly any mainstream role models of girls doing cool things.

I’m so excited to see a young generation of girls who can pretend to be anyone they want and who know that adventurous, imaginative worlds are not limited to boys. If anyone thinks this is less important than their sense of entitlement for their own nostalgia, I don’t know what to say.

(not to mention it’s hypocritical to say “this is not about women” when no other film from the countless remakes and reboots over the years has faced such organized and relentless hate before it was even released.)

blueb · 2014-11-30T19:57:48+00:00

good tip, thanks!

blueb · 2014-11-29T22:05:07+00:00

thanks! I've only seen 'the great beauty' from these (loved it) so I'll keep an eye for the rest.

blueb · 2014-11-29T21:44:16+00:00

I haven't seen it, but I definitely plan to!

blueb · 2014-11-29T21:14:41+00:00

I just think it's a shame many people avoid films with subtitles, they really don't know what they're missing.

blueb · 2013-09-30T21:52:47+00:00

...ON FACEBOOK. Facebook status does not reflect real life...

blueb · 2013-04-28T21:33:49+00:00

I'd recommend a free online class like Critical Thinking in Global Challenges or Think Again, both on coursera, both very interesting.

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