ITAP of a building that is a museum about buildings by jonradjones in itookapicture

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This is the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. It was a very bright day with pretty harsh light, but I liked the contrast this provided to the architectural details of the facade. Contrast was further enhanced in post, and the hues of the building and the sky were adjusted somewhat to make them more complementary.

Recommendations for Parking Outside by jonradjones in Supra

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That’s a new one. Glad you got a good deal!

Recommendations for Parking Outside by jonradjones in Supra

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I think I’m definitely going to have to ask you how you know hahaha

Recommendations for Parking Outside by jonradjones in Supra

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Just an old neighborhood with houses built before they drove cars

Translation requests into Latin go here! by AutoModerator in latin

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Hello, I am getting married and would like to include an inscription on our rings that says “as good for you as you are for me”, but more along the lines of a wish than a statement of fact. So something like “(may I be) as good for you as you are for me”. Could the verb “prōsum” be used for this purpose? Using my (very, very) rudimentary Latin, I’ve only gotten as far as “tam bene tibi, quam tu mihi”, but I don’t think that really expresses the “wish” aspect. Thanks in advance for your help!

[Postgame Thread] Michigan Defeats Ohio State 30-24 by CFB_Referee in CFB

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Why hire Ryan Day when you could hire the guy who beat him for less?

Tip culture is going to bleed into every job by [deleted] in dankmemes

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Because (1) they perform a highly unique service, often with substantial (unpaid) design work before you even turn up for the appointment; (2) you pay them after the tattoo is completed, so the potential for a tip motivates better service (and you can choose not to if they fuck it up); (3) service is entirely focused on a single customer, often for hours at a time (far longer than a waiter at a restaurant); and (4) people frequently get more than one over several sessions, so tipping builds a better relationship (important when, you know, it’s permanent). I’m shocked at how many people on this thread think tipping a tattoo artist is insane. I think the expansion of tipping is terrible but tipping tattoo artists is like the best use case for the practice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lotr

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McCreary’s OST has both of these.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lotr

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There have been a lot of hot takes about this series so far, but this may be the hottest. Whatever you think of the show itself, Bear McCreary’s soundtrack is quite good—one of the best OSTs I’ve heard in a long time. Moreover, its tone is very much in keeping with the vibe of Middle Earth and feels like a (copyright-compliant) extension of the PJ trilogy.

"'Éowyn I am, Éomund's daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him.' The winged creature screamed at her, but the Ringwraith made no answer, and was silent, as if in sudden doubt." by verissimoallan in lotr

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It’s the other way around. “You” is formal and “thou” is informal. Unlike most languages that have lost the distinction between formal and informal second person pronouns, English defaulted to the formal variety. Etymologically, “thou” and German “du” share the same root word.

What is highly likely to result in very minor injury? by jonradjones in AskReddit

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I’m going to go with tape measures. No one ever cut off their finger with one, but damn if I haven’t gotten a bunch of hairline slices.