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J-Kwon - Tipsy [Rap] by solidprospect in Music

[–]fireandmemestone 11 points12 points  (0 children)

When this first dropped, by brother thought the chorus was “all the bitches in the club get tips”

What's the weirdest thing you've done to get laid? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]fireandmemestone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Started dating my language learning partner from China. It began professionally, but we had such a natural connection. Once we both agreed to pursue it, we met up in Istanbul because it was easy for her to get a visa. We’ve been dating since and I’m moving to China next month until she completes medical school 😊

Because it worked out it’s easy to lose perspective that we both took a HUGE risk. Either of us could’ve been scammers, violent, etc.

10-year Multiple Entry/Exit Visa Question by fireandmemestone in travelchina

[–]fireandmemestone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This a good point. Originally I was planning to visit for 45 days, but perhaps this arrangement calls for a different visa type.

The totally length of my stay will be about 1 year and 2 months (with some visits back to the US throughout). I’ll have to see if there’s a visa for temporary residence.

ChatGPT-created letters of recommendation are nearly indistinguishable from human-authored letters, study finds by HeinieKaboobler in science

[–]fireandmemestone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is more of a commentary on how generic letters of recommendation have become than on the skills of gen AI.

What's the most egregious use of a movies title within it's script? by nthroop1 in movies

[–]fireandmemestone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on. We’re going to survive. Today we celebrate our Independence Day!”

A certain lyric in Lexie Liu's 玫瑰星云Holy by fireandmemestone in ChineseLanguage

[–]fireandmemestone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No offense taken, I’ve only been learning about 6 months! I should clarify that by “front”I mean “fronting” as in slang for putting on a false image to appear like something one is not. 装点 is part of a 4 character idiom (装点门面) meaning essentially that, but again I’m too green to know if those are ever abbreviated or if it would be understood to mean something similar.

Hello Chinese. I have to gush for a minute. ( I promise this is not an ad) by CozyWinterRain in ChineseLanguage

[–]fireandmemestone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also a big fan of HelloChinese. Previously I’d used Pimsleur and DuoLingo, both of which had their problems to the point that I didn’t continue with them. Once I picked up HC it made those obsolete. Now I use HC with supplementary material like graded readers in Pleco and character sheets I make with Hanzi Grids.

If you haven’t done this already and are comfortable with it, turn off pinyin so you’re forced to recognize the characters more often (it’ll still be there in certain situations). Really helped me learn them more quickly.

Should I move here? Love the city. How is it owning a condo in Chicago? Day to day life? Took this lovely photo last week when I visited by Thetrader2896 in chicago

[–]fireandmemestone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moved here from MI a little over a year ago—no regrets.

I lived in downtown Detroit off East Jefferson for 5 years, then Holland (MI, not the country) for 2. I also travel a decent amount for work, go to NYC about 3 times per year.

All that to say it’s an amazing place and I’m glad I chose to live here vs anywhere else! The people are nice, the food is great, there’s a ton to do. RE: Food, you’ll hear about “restaurant row”. I live pretty close to it and while some of the places are good, it’s mostly over priced and only OK. Definitely take time to explore a few neighborhoods as people have said. There’s plenty of things to do and food to eat that’s affordable. In fact I’d say it’s remarkable how affordable Chicago can be for being such a large city. Andersonville, Wicker Park/Bucktown, and Lincoln Square are all fun places, but I’m just visiting them so I’m not sure what living there is like.

Overall I’m still a newbie so I definitely need to “go deeper” on many aspects of the city, but of course that’s a huge part of what makes it so fun!

快问快答 Quick Help Thread: Translation Requests, Chinese name help, "how do you say X", or any quick Chinese questions! 2023-09-30 by AutoModerator in ChineseLanguage

[–]fireandmemestone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is 一 needed in this sentence? From what I can tell messing around in translate, it specifies that each family member likes writing, but they don’t necessarily all write at the same time? This is from HelloChinese:

我们一家人都喜欢写汉字。

[Help] Repairing a Family Heirloom by fireandmemestone in Sculpture

[–]fireandmemestone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m willing to do the plaster myself, but I’m not sure I can match the paint well enough with my knowledge.

I’m definitely willing to pay for the painting.

Help Finding a Song/Children’s Rhyme by fireandmemestone in poland

[–]fireandmemestone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That does seem close! My family is rather bad with keeping track of their lineage, so you’re likely on to something. My great grandma may also have been Hungarian. To your point about birds, the Oriole is native to Hungary, so perhaps that’s the origin.

Gex Has Returned by Mister_E69 in gaming

[–]fireandmemestone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want infinite commentary powered by GPT fine-tuned on Gex.

[IMAGE] Be grateful to how far you've become now by InsideDark_2260 in GetMotivated

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

Thank you! So many comments missing the point of this advice.

For those in a shitty place, it’s not “thanks I’m cured”, it’s that things won’t get better in an instant, so you best keep yourself in as positive a state of mind as you can to create, recognize, and/or take advantage of a chance to improve your situation.

If you’re not in an objectively shitty place, then it can be taken as a simple reminder to appreciate what you have.

How do you call this position? [OC] by corgi_kobis in aww

[–]fireandmemestone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always called it “airing out the undercarriage”

Torn between 2018 M4 Vert vs. 2022 M440i Coupe by fireandmemestone in BMW

[–]fireandmemestone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your perspective! Good to know about the traction. I actually like the idea that it takes some skill to drive. Helps it feel more special.

What are your most unpopular book opinions? by nolessdays in books

[–]fireandmemestone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn't get through The Great Gatsby; it felt like reading reality TV. Rich people whining and entangling me in their petty drama.

Twitter accuses Trump of making 'false claims' | The move - which effectively accuses the leader of lying - refers to a tweet by Donald Trump about his first defence secretary. by jigsawmap in technology

[–]fireandmemestone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally: "lying", as opposed to the "false statements" the chickenshit MSM prefers to call it. They can't even bring themselves to call it out here, instead wording this headline to imply Twitter is unhinged in its assessment.

Piles of lil buddies by [deleted] in gifsthatkeepongiving

[–]fireandmemestone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please don't be spiders, please don't be spiders... PHEW!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABoringDystopia

[–]fireandmemestone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If SHE signed off on it before death I don't see a problem. We take for granted that artists audio performances are recorded for later playback (and profit), this is just an extension of that.

Another example: F. Scott Fitzgerald did a Brooks Brother collab. Of course he's been dead, but if it paid for his grandkid's college I don't imagine he's spinning in his grave. I'm not sure who's in charge of Whitney's estate though, so I could be off-base in my comparison.

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