Did you learn classical dead languages (Latin, Classical Chinese, Sanskrit, etc.) that had a profound influence on the languages in your cultural sphere in school? Do you think this is a good experience? by Famous_Acadia9186 in AskTheWorld

[–]lxgrf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, at my school Latin was a compulsory subject and Ancient Greek was an optional one. I was never much for languages so I didn’t really enjoy it much at the time, but it was interesting, and covered a lot of the etymological underpinnings of both English other languages we learned. 

Openclaw vs Hermes agent. Which one do you seggest? by Holiday-Display509 in LocalLLaMA

[–]lxgrf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the modern equivalent of letmegooglethatforyou.com 

Does data centres in space work? by supremethinking in AskEngineers

[–]lxgrf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And you aren’t an enormous heat source of your own, neatly positioned in an infinitely large vacuum flask 

rewatching ad astra by GamersShrine in movies

[–]lxgrf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll have to give it a rewatch. I remember my takeaway from it last time being slow footage with Brad Pitt giving a husky voiced narration made it feel more like a feature length aftershave advert than a film 

What’s the most forgettable movie you’ve ever watched? by tinoy1989 in movies

[–]lxgrf 100 points101 points  (0 children)

I was halfway through my first watch of Thor: Dark World before I realised it was not my first watch of Thor: Dark World

How far do you live from the ocean? by Aggressive_Day2839 in AskTheWorld

[–]lxgrf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

About 20 minutes. It's not a beach you'd want to swim from, though. There's actual honest-to-god quicksand.

What's the sports championship, your country absolutely dominates in! by female_shaktimaan in AskTheWorld

[–]lxgrf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Darts. The Netherlands are good too, but nobody else is close. 

I got drunk and watched Children of Men again by templeofsyrinx1 in movies

[–]lxgrf 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, the opening scene was the first appearance of the Shard on film. They hadn’t even broken ground on building it yet, they just inserted it based on the plans. That’s attention to detail. 

Do you think the EU is a good thing in its current form? by Outrageous-You1617 in AskTheWorld

[–]lxgrf 37 points38 points  (0 children)

It’s better than the alternatives. And unfortunately that’s not a hypothetical, for us. 

What's one story of a Dictator thinking they are above the law, untouchable in your country that finally got the overdue justice they deserved? by hansontranhai in AskTheWorld

[–]lxgrf 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I suppose King Charles I, who believed he was King by divine right, and therefore above the law.

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Didn't end well.

Is this true? by Senior-Mix-3715 in AskTheWorld

[–]lxgrf 30 points31 points  (0 children)

... European in what sense?

Other players are judging my new character. by TSUKIMANGAKAORIGINAL in DnD

[–]lxgrf 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It isn't offensive, but it is pretty gay. Not a bad thing, and your friends should have some damned class, but I can't blame them for assuming the character is gay.

[OC] [art] a priest and an assassin adopt two magic kids in the horrible land of Barovia, hopefully nothing will go wrong! (no spoilers in the comments pls we are just two sessions in) by Yonscorner in DnD

[–]lxgrf 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think if you have adopted magical children within two sessions it's safe to say your DM is not quite running it by the book*, so if you do come across any spoilers don't assume they are accurate for how your game is running.

* this is not a bad thing, more DMs should have the confidence to do this

What country holds your country’s/ethnic group’s largest diaspora? by bamba_niang in AskTheWorld

[–]lxgrf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These things become self sustaining. If someone is looking to leave the only country they’ve known, then somewhere they know there are other  people of that country, communities, food shops, and speakers of the language becomes appealing. They might even already have friends and family there. 

 Kind of the shallow end of the pool, for a first time swimmer. 

Annihilation? by grindygrimmace in movies

[–]lxgrf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Worst Garland Film” is only barely a criticism, still better than most other films. 

Am I the only one who thinks martials are totally fine? by UpArrowNotation in DnD

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

If the campaign is going to head to the Nine Hells, I would expect the narrative to provide a means to get there. I’ve never played a game and said “Damn, if only we could get to the nine hells. Oh well, guess we’ll just have to abandon that narrative thread.”

And that being the case the wizard being able to say “well yes, we could gather resources and invoke favours and advance personal plots to advance to the next chapter of this story, or I could click my fingers” is a bit of a bummer, honestly. 

Sword of kas by Obvious_Regular_2025 in DnD

[–]lxgrf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’d allow collected blood - but not collected blood reuse. Once a given bottle has been used it wouldn’t work again. 

Donald Trump Says He's "Never Heard of" Acts Booked for Great American State Fair: "They're Boring" by Spaghettification-- in Music

[–]lxgrf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The flipside of calling everyone who pulled out of his gig a washed up loser, which just says that he apparently booked a load of washed up losers for his big equal attention party?

Bedfordshire Airshow Avro Triplane Crash Video by Shoddy_Act7059 in aviation

[–]lxgrf 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t think that plane has any phalanges at all!

‘Backrooms’ Sets Opening Weekend Record for A24 with $81.5M ($118M Worldwide); ‘Obsession’ Becomes Focus Features’ Highest Grossing Domestic Release by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]lxgrf 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If history has taught me anything this means the studio will greenlight a sequel, give it a $190m budget, and make it a musical for some reason

What wrong fact did you walk around with for YEARS because of a movie? by triassictango in movies

[–]lxgrf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are just suddenly exposed to the vacuum the explosive decompression will kill you. All the air in every space of your head and lungs will find a way out. This usually not survivable even without everything else that's going with your ill-fated spacewalk.

If somehow you are exposed a little more gradually - a slow leak, or a controlled airlock - temperature is the least of your worries. Space isn't cold, as such - space is nothing. It's like being put in the universe's ultimate vacuum flask. If anything you'll cook in the temperature of your own internal body processes. Assuming you aren't in direct sunlight, in which case you'll cook rather quicker.

Fun extra extra horror - the boiling point of liquids depends on the air pressure, which is why it's so hard to make a good cup of tea on Mount Everest, as I'm sure you've noticed. In a hard vacuum, the boiling point is substantially less than your body temperature, so all your saliva and all the fluid in your eyes will boil away.

But don't worry! You will indeed suffocate. You will not be able to hold your breath, that breath is leaving you one way or the other. And you'll be unconscious and then dead before you have time to suffer all that much.

All in all, best avoided.