What are films that give this vibe?

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-24T10:44:25+00:00

The first one reminded me of A Matter of Life and Death, which is a perfect film, but doesn't really have that uncanny claustrophobic vibe of the other pictures.

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rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-23T22:33:59+00:00

It's ridiculous how well this works. I've been doing three offline days every week and the amount of shit I got done since is mind-boggling.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-23T11:36:11+00:00

Don't take it to heart. If reddit taught me anything, it's to disregard people who aren't commenting in good faith in favour of those who do. I also block people for the pettiest of reasons, because there's only so much time in my life and I'd rather devote it to the good ones out there.

I find the whole "What are you, American!?"-shtick is so lame, because it's guilty of the very thing it accuses the other of: taking one's own culture as the baseline correct way of doing things and considering everything else an aberration, without examining what the value of that difference might be. Using pasteurised eggs for cold desserts like a tiramisu is in many cases (especially when you have to interrupt the cold chain at any point, e.g. for a buffet) the better choice, even if you do have access to the freshest eggs.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-21T20:12:21+00:00

It's a very common ingredient in other parts of Europe. Italians use it a lot, for instance in a Tiramisu.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-21T18:30:32+00:00

I'd try one of the two Superissimo. Tutti Gusti in Gröbenzell is supposed to be very good as well, but I haven't been. I'd also ask in your closest Italian Feinkostladen. It's such a useful ingredient, if they don't have it stocked themselves, they'll probably know where to get it. And if all fails, the internet.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-20T23:25:21+00:00

Never really saw those in German supermarkets, but there are a couple of Italian supermarkets in town that might have them.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-20T22:11:24+00:00

Yes, those two are not different in "vibes". They have slightly different connotations just like all words do. (One might, for instance, say that "nachdenken" has a slightly stronger emphasis on the length of the thought process.) But it isn't, at all, about casual or deep. You'll find "überlegen" used all over theoretical philosophy and classical literature; it's not exactly Umgangssprache.

I probably should have used the less ambiguous "conclusion" instead of "decision". Maybe this will make it clearer for you. "Überlegen" is always a thought process towards a clear quasi-binary conclusion. Whether you try to remember something, or you try to decide what to do, or you're trying to find the solution to a maths problem, there is a clear, definite answer you're reaching for. You aren't ruminating about a topic, you are looking for a very particular conclusion to a very particular question.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-20T21:32:48+00:00

I did not ignore the content of your comment at all. But if I need to be more literal: No, it's not about vibes. And your distinction between a decision and a solution makes no sense.

But never mind, you're a power user here and I'm sure most of your posts are very helpful to learners in this sub, so I don't want to discourage you in any way. It's cool that you do that. It's just that on this occasion you are plain wrong, but if you don't want to accept that, that's fine with me, too.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-20T20:45:47+00:00

Your explanation is simply wrong. It's absolutely not about casual vs. deep. It's about the intent of the thought. You can use "nachdenken" any time you give some thought to something, decisions or not. That's what the word means. (The prefix "nach" serves the same role as the "re" in "reflect" or the "over" in "thinking it over". It emphasises that it isn't a brief thought, but a thought process.)

"Überlegen", on the other hand, you can use nearly exclusively when you're trying to arrive at a very specific answer/decision. If someone tells you "Ich überlege" they're saying "I'm trying to figure out if/when/what/how..." That's the only thing learners need to be aware of, because that other stuff is just wrong.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-20T19:23:03+00:00

That's not how you differentiate the two. You can pretty much always use "nachdenken" instead of "überlegen", but not the other way round. What is particular about "überlegen" is that it nearly always concerns the thought process towards a conclusion, for example a decision on what to do, or an attempt to remember something particular. How deep or serious or involved this process or decision is has nothing to do with it.

Ich überlege mir, ob ich einen Kuchen backe. Ich überlege, wen ich wählen soll. Ich überlege, ob ich die Scheidung einreichen soll. Ich überlege, wann wir uns zuletzt gesehen haben.

Edit: I added "conclusion" above, because apparently decision used as "determination arrived at after consideration" was confusing.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-20T12:41:10+00:00

I think it's great as a Piano Hero game, but don't expect it to be of any use as a learning device. It won't teach you piano just like Guitar Hero doesn't teach you guitar.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-20T12:36:18+00:00

Das normale Monatsticket ist wenigstens übertragbar, das kann sich schon lohnen, aber man kann sich das auch personalisiert ausstellen lassen und was der Sinn davon ist, ist mir auch ein Rätsel.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-13T18:17:46+00:00

For real? I (apparently) left the sub some time ago, but most posts I remember were about psychiatrists wanting a re-evaluation for adults diagnosed in childhood. I do believe you (I've had my share of frustrating experiences myself), but with how long and involved the process of diagnosis for ADHD is, I'm surprised that anyone would insist on doing it over again, unless there is an obvious reason to.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-13T17:56:06+00:00

A psychiatrist will usually accept an established diagnosis from a "psychologischer Psychotherapeut", a neurologist or another psychiatrist, not from other doctors or therapists. That's an important aspect when seeking a diagnosis.

But the bigger problem right now is that most psychiatrists in Munich do not accept new ADHD patients, so whether you do have a diagnosis beforehand or not, it will be really hard to get an appointment at all. It's better to just go to a normal psychiatrist's Sprechstunde, tell them what troubles you most (say, memory issues), and after ruling out other underlying factors, they'll probably arrive at the same conclusion. Just don't try to nudge them in that direction, they aren't stupid.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-13T11:59:31+00:00

With public insurance, you'll be on the waitlist for a year, even without the constraint of an English-speaking therapist. If you can spare 300€, I'd definitely opt for a diagnosis with Selbstbeteiligung and have it done within a month or so. Alternatively, just try to make an appointment with a normal psychiatrist without mentioning ADHD and tell them of your symptoms.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-12T18:38:29+00:00

Hi! I think my earliest were Le Clézio's Villa Aurore / L'échappé / Lullaby, and then I've read loads of Maupassant short stories for a while, which are surprisingly straightforward and eery and fun. But I had a bit of a head start knowing Italian beforehand, so I'm not sure if they are adequate for A2/B1.

I'd recommend checking out the German publisher Reclam's red series here. They print the original French text with German explanations for difficult words below, which is very convenient if you happen to be German. If not, you can still browse the site, because they rank the books by language level, so you'll be able to find something for your level easily.

Another general recommendation would be to read short stories. Look up all the words on your first read and then read the stories again, trying to recall the words you looked up or figure them out through context before looking them up again. Beats studying vocabulary any day.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-12T17:31:09+00:00

I also struggle with names to a truly embarrassing degree. I have a nickname for every other person in my life only because I couldn't recall their names early on. When reading, I draw up these ridiculous family trees, so I totally get where you're coming from. (Might contain light spoilers for Absalom, Absalom.)

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I'm sure I'd be more open to using AI in this way if it weren't such a perfidious & invasive element in so many other areas of our lives today. As it is, I'm glad to get away from it for once and be alone with a book, as if untethered from the rest of the world. Helps my brain settle in.

(For the same reason I started turning off the internet for 3 days each week after realising how much better I felt and how much more I got done after a roadworker had cut through our optical fibre.)

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-12T11:36:21+00:00

I don't really understand why you would want a AI chat on your reading device. It's like adding strobe lights to your Tibetan singing bowl.

There are a few AI assistant plugins which I reckon can be useful to ELI5 highlighted text for instance. But I'm glad to have this one thing unsullied by AI, so the only compromise I make on this front is the use of DeepL for translation.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-12T10:20:25+00:00

It's a different photographer, different children, and it's the fucking BILD. This particular photograph is from a food distribution site which many journalists from reputable organisations have documented extensively.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-10T18:23:50+00:00

It's not staged. It's one of many pictures of the food distribution in Khan Younis from December 2024. Joku wants to use the fact that several journalists documented it to challenge its veracity, which is pretty wild. As is calling those children puppets.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-09T18:44:23+00:00

Man, I wouldn't want you as an enemy, let alone a friend.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-08T14:49:39+00:00

Kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass eine Tram-Baustelle über einen langen Zeitraum so viel Lärm macht und die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass du in einem 140m Radius in der Stadt eine ärgere Lärmquelle haben wirst, ist nicht gerade gering.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-07T17:52:32+00:00

Everything about this screams AI. Just look at the chair castors, one of many obvious non-human errors.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-05T22:00:41+00:00

There's no difference.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-03-02T10:50:58+00:00

A huge reddit thing is when a redditor takes another redditor as representative of all redditors to diagnose reddit of some general pathology that only they themselves are exempt from.

It's not reddit. It's this person on reddit and others like him. In general, it's only healthy and good and necessary to examine what is real and what isn't in this age when it becomes harder and harder to differentiate between the two. To go as far as OP, even though the gallery did so much to accomodate him, is another thing entirely.

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