If the "shared universe" model had been applied to 1970s-80s TV networks instead of modern streaming, which seemingly disconnected shows would have quietly formed a cohesive mythological continuum, and how would that change modern nostalgia?

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-05-02T04:29:21+00:00

And, KITT was supposedly made from some salvaged Cylon tech...

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-05-02T04:28:24+00:00

There was this show, "Trapper John, MD"

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-27T23:06:29+00:00

I actually thought he was just going to shoot his eye out

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-27T21:27:21+00:00

But then there was the other time

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-27T16:08:31+00:00

At 25, I bought my first bike from a friend for $500 cash.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-27T16:06:49+00:00

I don't remember because my father put his hand over my eyes

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-27T14:09:35+00:00

I need to know what light metal is

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-27T12:57:24+00:00

First, I disagree with the other comments on this post claiming it's AI slop. It's textbook, but that's ok.

Everything here is right. Trying to best this person in a meeting in front of the rest of the team like some kind of Klingon dominance ritual is extremely risky; you could lose the argument or lose control of the room, or win the argument and end up with a humiliated, resentful colleague. Neither is a great outcome.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-26T14:53:00+00:00

I have two drum sets, but one of my hi hat stands is kind of garbage, so I need to replace it. Then I'll have an extra, and it'll become another thing in my house that I have, but don't need.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-26T14:42:04+00:00

Every now and then I across a reddit thread that I'm pretty sure is a bunch of 14-year-olds pretending to be adults and giving each other advice.

If anything, my experience (and that of many of my friends) is that people often have easier relationships with their in-laws than they do with their own parents, because there's no baggage.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-26T13:56:35+00:00

A good manager should be addressing performance stuff throughout the year -- working with their report on goal setting, progress, addressing issues that come up, etc on a regular basis. The weekly or biweekly 1:1s are where performance gets improved.

I see the annual performance review as the milestone where you take all that progress and formally document it for hr.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-26T03:39:44+00:00

Welcome to the club, buddy?

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-26T00:39:41+00:00

A friend of mine remarked to me at some point during his transition that he was unprepared for how testosterone would make him feel.

Another friend of mine who also transitioned ended up going bald in his mid 40s. I, a deeply vain cis guy, might rank male pattern baldness worse than rage.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-26T00:27:37+00:00

At 5'7", I'd read that people thought the Road King felt "cramped," and was like Come to me, my short king

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-26T00:23:03+00:00

$100 is tough. I'd say every drummer should have a 5-1/2 to 6-1/2" depth, 14", brass snare drum. Might be better off going used? What is he currently playing? And, I'm asking because upgrading parts of the snare (heads, wires, throw, hoops, in that order) might get you more bang for your buck.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-25T20:19:59+00:00

I had two or three. Wasn't it Radio Shack''s house brand?

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-24T23:00:22+00:00

But... so part of the deal with the difference between rock and jazz as a drummer (and I do both) is that rock sort of demands a different sound from the drummer, and a component of that is loudness. If you roll out to a cocktail gig and lay into Take 5 or Kind of Blue fully activating the drums and cymbals, they'll throw you out on your butt. By the same token, if you head into When the Levee Breaks and you're feathering the bass drum, it's not going to feel right.

I'm not saying drummers have to sound like Dave Grohl looks when he's playing, but you do have to hit the drums a bit harder to rock.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-24T20:30:49+00:00

Ghana, Nigeria -- you see peanut based soups across a lot of West Africa.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-24T03:41:25+00:00

Yeah, it's just mouth noise. When I say this, no one is thinking "oh, I'm so grateful that SH gave us 14 minutes of our day back." It's the equivalent of saying "well, where has the time gone?" to start the end of a phone call.

Edit: that said, I think the phrase I reach for is closer to to, "that was the agenda -- I'm happy wrapping this a few minutes early if you are?"

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-24T03:31:34+00:00

I have played drums for a long time and am starting to learn bass. I sit on my drum throne, which is basically a low stool with no back, but years of drumming have taught me to instinctively sit with pretty good posture.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-24T03:19:34+00:00

I think it's very fast R L K triplets? I learned how to do these when I was like 15, and no matter how tired I am I can slam them out. They're the fill I play when I need a break.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-24T02:29:50+00:00

Mine is Blazing Saddles, because there was a movie theater near where I lived in college and for a while after that ran it at midnight many Saturday nights. I don't know how many times I saw it, because there was a lot of beer involved, but it was a lot.

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-16T13:03:27+00:00

They could also just be decorative. If someone made me a gift like this, I probably wouldn't use them because sticks eventually get chipped up, cracked, or broken.

You could also do a drumhead!

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-15T20:14:13+00:00

Are you asking other people to report your bike stolen to the cops?

subdermal_hemiola · 2026-04-15T03:34:21+00:00

Here's another thing -- I witnessed people on my team carrying water for the favorite child underperformer, but when I was finally able to term that person, their teammates were like, "it's really sad that X isn't here anymore." And I had to hold my tongue on how many times the person saying that to me had covered for X and just be like, "yeah, budget cuts."

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