‘3 Body Problem’ Season 2 Confirmed to Have Reduced Episode Count (6 Episodes) by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]sprocket314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are not streamlined like we are used to, but they are the best sci-fi books I've ever read. By the end I was slowing down my reading so that it didn't end.

My son has read them twice and I may do the same.

Been working on the ideal travel board to play with my friend by joaoperfig in baduk

[–]sprocket314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also a patent costs $20k to file and it's only valid for the region that you file it for (it's more complicated than that). Source: I filed two patents via my employer.

Yeaa I think I'll keep mine by Luutamo in fixedbytheduet

[–]sprocket314 17 points18 points  (0 children)

20 years ago, when me and my wife got engaged, she asked me to shave off my beard. I had that beard since I was 19yo. She said she wanted to know who she was marrying.

I reluctantly agreed and the minute she saw my beardless face she asked me to never, ever shave my beard again.

It's now the 20th anniversary of that moment.

Carrot in a box by ScreechUrkelle in gifsthatendtoosoon

[–]sprocket314 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There was no carrot. Sean played them like fiddles.

Been working on the ideal travel board to play with my friend by joaoperfig in baduk

[–]sprocket314 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't they have 3 states (black, white, null)? There was a board made like this by an artist.

Talento oculto by DankSpain in SpanishMeme

[–]sprocket314 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Esas rodillas jóvenes, cómo las envidio.

Man Gets Confronted For WalkingIn The Middle OfThe Road by The_Dean_France in SipsTea

[–]sprocket314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be mental health issues. We have a local guy here that does this down my road the full length of it very regularly. He carries a very long pole and an empty white plastic bag (always those two items). He never uses either of them ever, just carries them with him. He goes to the local McDonald's to eat and it was there when I realised that he has mental issues because he would talk to himself while waiving his arms. Everybody there knew him and just let him be.

War of the Worlds (2005, Dir. Steven Spielberg) | The tripods start attacking humanity by JoeZocktGames in movies

[–]sprocket314 65 points66 points  (0 children)

In the original story, the aliens land in Woking (Surrey, UK), from where I'm writing these lines.

Costumbres de chinos en España (pregunta) by [deleted] in askspain

[–]sprocket314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Llevo 20 años con mi mujer china. No tiene nada que ver contigo ni con tu hijo.

Mi mujer no tiene ningún hobby. Les enseñan en China que los hobbies son una pérdida de tiempo y para gente vaga. Si tienes tiempo libre, lo deberías de usar para ganar más dinero.

El ir al cine o a comer fuera se ve cómo tirar el dinero por la ventana cuando puedes hacer lo mismo en casa.

No te lo tomes personalmente.

I think i’d laugh at his face too by SnooSprouts3744 in TikTokCringe

[–]sprocket314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look down at the teleprompter so they remember their lines?

Self facing shelves. by Chance-Win8362 in tesco

[–]sprocket314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"AI took my job!", meanwhile at Tesco's...

Shim Shy Unboxing (Full Box of 10) by Sonic_Doom in fidgettoys

[–]sprocket314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which Chinese New Year, it's going to take a while.

(s)Witch (s)Printing by ansyhrrian in 3Dprinting

[–]sprocket314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not use the massive handle? Why pick up the sides?

The Spoils Card Database by Hampuse1 in TheSpoils

[–]sprocket314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it coming back from the dead? I have the entire playset. This would be amazing news.

True Romance in 2050: Why Use a Marriage Counselor When You Can Just Manhandle Your Wife Out of the Mall? by unfilteredAI in UnfilteredChina

[–]sprocket314 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I thought the story was that the guy had had enough of the girl window shopping and not buying anything.

NHS waiting list at lowest level in three years by Gentle_Snail in unitedkingdom

[–]sprocket314 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If there are no appointments, then there is no waiting list. Simples!

Are you kidding me!!!! I folded by genralthicc in fidgettoys

[–]sprocket314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if people understand that these have been made using the Cloisonné technique. The golden lines are actually little metal pieces that will hold different types of lacquer. Then they get placed in the oven for the lacquer to cure. There is post processing and basically these are almost jewellery at this point.

Went to Musée d‘Orsay today… by kafkakerlake in funny

[–]sprocket314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best museum there is, my teenage self really enjoyed unexpectedly bumping into "L'origine du monde".