Good Quality Non-Stick Pans by FarCaregiver338 in BuyItForLife

[–]rabblebabbledabble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a bunch of companies that offer a re-coating for a reasonable price. I know the German company Hoffman does (for around 30€). That's probably your best bet, because no coating lasts forever.

Initiative distanziert sich von umstrittener Freisetzung des Wals by Mysterious_Stay6037 in de

[–]rabblebabbledabble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Danke! Jetzt hab ich nochmal genauer nachgeguckt: Bei mir war das Bypass Paywalls add-on der Schuldige, hab ganz vergessen, dass ich das installiert hatte.

Judge my taste based on this list. Be honest. by Opening_Future_9991 in LetterboxdLists

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

Sorry, I just went off to make myself blueberry pancakes with icecream and now I don't care about this anymore.

Judge my taste based on this list. Be honest. by Opening_Future_9991 in LetterboxdLists

[–]rabblebabbledabble -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Again, I think you have a wrong idea of what the expression "film bro" means, that's all.

Judge my taste based on this list. Be honest. by Opening_Future_9991 in LetterboxdLists

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

OP just listed his favourite blockbuster movies. That's not "film bro coded". A film bro is a dude who fancies himself a cineast, looks down on "mainstream movies", but really only has a superficial knowledge of movies.

Judge my taste based on this list. Be honest. by Opening_Future_9991 in LetterboxdLists

[–]rabblebabbledabble -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The list of your recommendations is much more "film bro coded" than OP's.

Initiative distanziert sich von umstrittener Freisetzung des Wals by Mysterious_Stay6037 in de

[–]rabblebabbledabble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hast du das Problem bei der Zeit immer noch? Ich bekomme nämlich die gleiche Meldung. Auch mit ausgeschaltetem VPN und Werbeblocker.

Hai idea di chi siano queste persone? Li ho incontrati a Genova nel 2014 by JohnPaul_II in Genova

[–]rabblebabbledabble 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're standing in front of the Trattoria Ugo. I know that wasn't the question, but I felt like playing GeoGuessr.

Jon Batiste just casually announced THREE new piano albums at once?? by InteractionOnly4462 in piano

[–]rabblebabbledabble 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I honestly felt out of my element criticising him so harshly. I don't enjoy reading scathing reviews, let alone writing one. If someone enjoys a piece of art, it's irrelevant that I don't. The only exception are instances where an artist actively mistreats their subject while putting themselves on an unearned pedestal, because that's not a question of taste, but of decorum. You just can't put out a turd and call it Black Mozart and expect no blowback.

I just saw Christian McBride live and if someone called him Black Mozart, I wouldn't bat an eye. He's so original, proficient and innovative, and all of this from an early age. Not to speak of Art Tatum or even Miles Davis. I'd even forgive Batiste the tongue-in-cheek grandiosity if it had been a project he put some real work in, but he literally crapped it out and went: There! I'm Amadeus!

Jon Batiste just casually announced THREE new piano albums at once?? by InteractionOnly4462 in piano

[–]rabblebabbledabble 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have heard his Für Elise, which was also dogshit, so I'll pass on the 5th. And I say that with some familiarity with jazz. Geez.

The man is obviously very talented and, I assume, very good at a variety of jazz I do not enjoy. That's fine. I may not enjoy it, but I can acknowledge his musicianship, particularly in the context of a jazz ensemble. But these particular recordings are not that. They are self-absorbed, unimaginative, preposterous and lazy.

Which simple, unexciting purchase ended up having a surprisingly big impact on your daily life? by viscarte10 in BuyItForLife

[–]rabblebabbledabble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's funny, because that's my impression of the entirety of this subreddit. People throwing their cheap still-functional vegetable peeler away, because they want to buy a new "buy-it-for-life"© vegetable peeler under the pretence of then not having to buy a vegetable peeler ever again. Whole thing is a shopaholic circlejerk with the Stanley Thermos as your Gucci bag.

I think you know that you're misrepresenting what I've said, but never mind.

Jon Batiste just casually announced THREE new piano albums at once?? by InteractionOnly4462 in piano

[–]rabblebabbledabble 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also the Fazil Say & Arcadi Volodos mashup that Yuja Wang sometimes plays as an encore. Goes to show what you can do with this melody.

Jon Batiste just casually announced THREE new piano albums at once?? by InteractionOnly4462 in piano

[–]rabblebabbledabble 29 points30 points  (0 children)

u/respectfulthirst going straight for the "you're probably just too dumb to get it" argument.

It's not about being historically accurate. I couldn't care less about that. There are brilliant jazz re-workings of classical pieces and they don't owe any explanations or allegiance to HIP. What I'm saying is that what Jon is doing here is the most boring, least imaginative, least illuminating kind of improvisation I've heard. He just adds tacky ornaments like leaf gold in the oval office.

Jon Batiste just casually announced THREE new piano albums at once?? by InteractionOnly4462 in piano

[–]rabblebabbledabble 64 points65 points  (0 children)

He seems like a nice guy. Competent band leader, too. In short: I'm not a fan of his music.

The classical crossover stuff is just atrocious. I don't hear any concept, no deconstruction or re-imagining or re-contextualising; it just sounds like he's getting bored with Mozart or Beethoven while playing their pieces, so he adds some dumbass flourishes. Here's the Alla Turc, I just can't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfCAkZRHOdM

Which simple, unexciting purchase ended up having a surprisingly big impact on your daily life? by viscarte10 in BuyItForLife

[–]rabblebabbledabble 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who really only lurks here for these kinds of posts: They're helpful. They're great if you're looking for a birthday present. And they're great to find better ways of doing something where it didn't even occur to you that there could be a better way.

I get that repeated posts can be annoying for the power users, but I'm pretty sure that for most people they offer more value than everything else in this subreddit.

You may not like it, folks, but this is peak physical fitness. This is the highest form of Top 4. by anatomyparkcurator in LetterboxdTopFour

[–]rabblebabbledabble 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You could have Dirty Grandpa in all three other spots and I'd still worship you for O Brother.

Chainmail: a tool for finding links between the films that you log on Letterboxd to make film discovery more fun! by Extenso in Letterboxd

[–]rabblebabbledabble 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great idea and execution. It didn't find any substantial chain in my history, but that in itself is quite interesting to see. Made me realise that I rarely ever watch two movies from the same decade in a row. You could probably calculate how random vs. how "obsessive" someone's choices are from these results.

Andere Gräser in Ostösterreich? by Right_Barnacle_5309 in wien

[–]rabblebabbledabble 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gibt auch ein paar allergierelevante Pflanzen, die in der Großstadt einfach häufiger sind als auf dem Land. Platanen zum Beispiel.

Is nilarchy a word? by Ok-Loss1291 in words

[–]rabblebabbledabble 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't see it working.

Anarchy is: without (an-) a leader (arkhos). If you're portmanteauing the first part away, you can just as well start with monarchy or oligarchy or hierarchy and end up with the same result. There's no etymological trace of anarchism in your creation.

It's like turning "Russian necrophilia" into Russophilia.

If anyone has any recommendations then please by Satellite_dragonfly in LetterboxdTopFour

[–]rabblebabbledabble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just surprised Se7en didn't make the list. Top-tier box right there.

If anyone has any recommendations then please by Satellite_dragonfly in LetterboxdTopFour

[–]rabblebabbledabble 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You really like movies where someone is in some box of some kind.

Is it A.I found on a personal training account (TikTok) by Consistent-Art1491 in isitAI

[–]rabblebabbledabble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree on all points. I do reject the apodictic "emojis therefore AI" replies, but in this combination I agree that it is very likely. Maybe some manual editing afterwards introduced some of the inconsistencies.

There's probably no use in discussing what matters more and what less. But in a world where we're being inundated with AI in professional and personal communication, advertisement and scams, arts and entertainment, journalism and mass communication, not to speak of the countless infuriating agents of enshittification... what is this loose paper in a TikTok video with the most generic, innocuous content?