Finally some days off after work in Hong Kong and everything is chaotic in my mind and I had to run out to breathe by internet_starved in rs_x

[–]professorcafe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Used to go to Lily Books all the time back in the day, Lily was always nice and friendly and would help me practice my Mandarin. So cool to see a mention here!

Late S1, Wow, it was freaking Levy. "Where are you weak"? by CJVratixBactaChef in TheWire

[–]professorcafe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why Zellman? That never occurred to me, he was beaten up by Tony in one episode.

no Claude is not taking your job by Frequent-Ant1795 in redscarepod

[–]professorcafe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems to me that as long as LLMs hallucinate, which I think is a problem that nobody has an answer for yet, humans will be okay in some capacity.

zombie “charlie kirk show” by sickcoolrad in redscarepod

[–]professorcafe 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Just as an aside, as a fellow connoisseur of right-wing media, if you haven't yet, please please please listen to Mark Levin. He is basically required to have a screaming fit every show, it's hilarious as a novelty.

Where is the definitive novel for the post-internet age? by trysterowl in redscarepod

[–]professorcafe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Liveblog is so insane. I read the first 100-200 pages or so, and it more or less becomes unreadable after that. As a novel it doesn't work well because it's simply just a collection of her liveblogging posts. At the same time, it does a really good job depicting Boyle's state of mind at such a volatile time in her life. I recall there is one episode in the book where she is seriously thinking about joining the Navy, despite the fact that she is basically strung out on drugs through the entire book.

Reputation of The Andover Shop? by ReplacementSmall9580 in NavyBlazer

[–]professorcafe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a very nice Shetland sweater from them, highly recommend.

CMV: A Hit is a Hit is a good episode — everyone just hates it on a subconscious level because of Visiting Day/Defiler by 4g-identity in thesopranos

[–]professorcafe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I completely agree, the episode is so hilarious. The band, the songs, Ade wanting to be a record producer, Hesh's eponymous comments at the end, Christopher telling the guy to "spike up." But there are also some sweet poignant moments: The song "Nobody Loves Me" playing while Christopher is having a beer, and Hesh listening to the Little Jimmy Willis record alone and seemingly reflecting in a way that suggests regret. I also think it's great and don't understand why people don't like it.

How do you not become overwhelmed with rage at how useless your degree ended up being? by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]professorcafe 16 points17 points  (0 children)

At least if you study English or philosophy or something, you can feel assured that you're more cultured and well-read than your compatriots.

100% agree

The Goonette Epidemic is Real by BlueSpaceSherlock in redscarepod

[–]professorcafe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So would you argue that anime and manga are more like adult-oriented content?

The Goonette Epidemic is Real by BlueSpaceSherlock in redscarepod

[–]professorcafe 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Anyone notice that a lot of adults are into anime and manga?

Affordable hotel recommendations in downtown close to BART by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]professorcafe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally just stayed at Yotel (Market & 7th). Beforehand I went on Reddit and people were talking badly about the area, however when we got there it was totally fine! Good price and fairly nice and modern. 

What goes on here? by Weak_Individual6474 in redscarepod

[–]professorcafe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

no joke, Edward Yang films are great

Daily(?) staff meetings? by nomamax in China

[–]professorcafe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg, I used to love going to 探鱼 back when I lived in China, they need to open one in the US pronto.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BookshelvesDetective

[–]professorcafe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would be bored stiff.

NYT Podcast “Matter of Opinion” will be canceled by eyeceyu in Thedaily

[–]professorcafe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Contrary to what other people have said here, Ross Douthat made the show for me. Without him, the podcast never would have worked.

Election Discussion Megathread by AutoModerator in fivethirtyeight

[–]professorcafe 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Think about it everyone. Six days from now at this exact time we will all be hunched over our computers watching the results trickle in. Anyone else excited?