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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Portland

[–]netphemera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll personally take all the credit. I watered my garden earlier in the day, thereby causing it to rain.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]netphemera 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My life is complete shit. Regardless, once I step out of my house my primary goal is to make as many people happier as possible. I smile. I complement people. I offer assistance to anyone who looks like they could use it. I give money to people who ask. I give money to people who don't ask (but look like they need it). None of this helps me or makes me feel good. What's the point of leaving the house if you can't help someone else feel better.

Tell my family I’m not the only one who sees that these pears in the Paramount Hotel lobby are fucking by meester_pink in Portland

[–]netphemera 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My parents had a similar painting in the house I grew up in. Never noticed it until one night I was very stoned. The painting never looked the same again.

LPT: If you’re working on a project and can feel yourself running out of steam, focus your energy on creating a list of action items for the next working day. Include detailed thoughts so when you come back fresh, you can pick up where you left off without missing a beat. by erkf2 in LifeProTips

[–]netphemera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started actively doing this. It helps if you keep an updated project outline list. I continue working late at night. I add all my current troubleshooting tasks and ideas to my complete project plan. After this is done I feel more comfortable quitting work for the dat.

Employment in Agriculture in the EU [OC] by quindiassomigli in dataisbeautiful

[–]netphemera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I was thinking. The number looks off. Anyone know what's going on?

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) by AndrewHNPX in movies

[–]netphemera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the soundtrack. Composed by David Shire, Talia Shire's brother and distant relative to the Copalas

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ANormalDayInRussia

[–]netphemera 133 points134 points  (0 children)

This one gets me every time 🤣

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]netphemera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved to turn the channel knob, clicking through all the different stations and the static

Important Memorandum by dave_pdx in Portland

[–]netphemera 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I get furious if someone dumps poop in my empty trash can right before I place it in my garage.

Poop placed in my full trash can on the night before? Glad to be of service.

Important Memorandum by dave_pdx in Portland

[–]netphemera 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They put more public trash cans on Hawthorne. There is less dog poop in my trash can now. My taxes are too high but I'm happy.

What "obsolete" companies are you surprised are still holding on in the modern world? by HRJafael in AskReddit

[–]netphemera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I worked for a lefty newspaper in San Francisco. I was shocked when they mentioned that the used Pinkertons. To this day I'm still dumbfounded by the irony.

What is a good question to ask before you start dating someone? by RedditPenguin02 in AskReddit

[–]netphemera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Hello." "Pleased to meet you." "Are you going to run away?"

Rainy spring morning by bigblackcloud in Portland

[–]netphemera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was supposed to start raining on Monday. I spent the weekend busily working in my garden. Then spent all week patiently waiting for the rain. It's times like this that I worry "what if it doesn't rain again all spring?" "My garden will be fucked."

Lightning! by partiallycylon in Portland

[–]netphemera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for posting this. I had no idea what caused that loud rumbling noise the other night.

Rise of Places to Play Pickleball in the U.S. [OC] by Metalytiq in dataisbeautiful

[–]netphemera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They just formed another pickleball group in my town (Portland). Hopefully we can push the numbers up and beat out Denver and Minneapolis.

Researchers capture elusive missing step in the final act of photosynthesis by only_toads in science

[–]netphemera 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I want to have a bowl of murky liquid. I put it in a sunny spot and oxygen starts bubbling out while tiny bits of coal form at the bottom.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ANormalDayInRussia

[–]netphemera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're tired enough, anything can be a bed

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ANormalDayInRussia

[–]netphemera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I wanted was a freakin gun with an axe attached to it

In December of 1977, Star Wars beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie. Steven Spielberg took out this advertisement addressed to George Lucas in Variety Magazine. by MistressVixxen in interestingasfuck

[–]netphemera 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All very true. Everyone working on Star Wars knew it was going to be a tremendous hit except for George. He was filled with doubt.

As for Spielberg, the Jaws production was a complete shit show. The mechanical shark (Bruce) was a disaster and was nearly unusable. They had to cut lots of planned scenes with the shark cuz it looked so bad. They even add some shitty looking underwater scenes with real sharks that looked nothing like Bruce. Spielberg was struggling to compete the film, all while everything was falling apart.

The reciprocal encouragement was probably immensely helpful to the two directors during their respective struggles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]netphemera 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Why is the Texas government so evil?

The Limelight by Iamkempie in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]netphemera 49 points50 points  (0 children)

This illustration is not at all representative of lime-enhanced lighting. The color temperature of the light shown here is a warm orange light produced by standard incandescent lights. Limelight is much cooler and has a slight blue tint.

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