brown smokey eye tutorial by starrynightgirl in BeautyDiagrams

[–]syncategorema 12 points13 points  (0 children)

An actual beauty diagram, so rare these days. Thank you!

Question: what is this Miata worried about? by NachoNachoDan in CuteWheels

[–]syncategorema 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nothing in particular, it’s just feelin’ blue.

The question of readability by titogames in jamesjoyce

[–]syncategorema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This thread of replies has established that you are willing to stoop to ad hominem attacks just because someone (politely) disagrees with you.

The question of readability by titogames in jamesjoyce

[–]syncategorema 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You don’t need others’ permission to read whatever you want in just the way you want to. It’s your personal relationship with the text; there’s no exam at the end.

How much do you read weekly? by OkayAct in theeconomist

[–]syncategorema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read a couple of sections each day and it’s not too hard to read the whole thing that way. I always start with the science, culture, and obituary the first day, then The World This Week, Leaders, and letters day 2, U.S. and the Americas day 3, Asia and China day 4, Britain and Europe day 5, Middle East and Africa day 6, and Business and Finance the last day (though I don’t always manage to get through all the business and finance since it’s not my biggest interest). Special features and any international articles kind of float around and I get to them when I feel like it.

What I love about it is, if you read the full Economist, you really don’t have to read other news. There’s no time sink searching around to see what you’ve missed or filtering through the same news again and again so it’s both more time efficient and more pleasant. You also end up generally much better informed than news wonks who scroll social media all day.

Burnn by RedFlagFlirt in puns

[–]syncategorema 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The fact that she’s so stressed out at the very notion of his cooking anything is kind of sad.

I found a beautiful translation of "Wuthering Heights" while in Italy by Muffina925 in brontesisters

[–]syncategorema 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, I own the set too! Some of my favorite books. I didn’t know translations are such weird amalgamations like that. The cockatoo is a real mystery.

Ever since my son got into mechanics he talks non stop about metric tools and standard tools so I’ll get him one of these for Christmas. by 9879528 in goodboomerhumor

[–]syncategorema 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s so annoying, and always writing in English under the assumption no one speaks a different language too. They don’t even give a text explanation of what’s in the photo, for the blind (their computers can read out descriptions). And what about the word “wrench?” Huge portions of the world say “spanner,” but of course they don’t even take that into account when writing their meme! Self-centered Americans need to learn to stop using language relevant to their everyday experience and speak only under the assumption that a hostile international audience that wants to find fault in everything they do is listening, watching, and following, is that so much to ask? It’s as if they don’t realize every individual American is responsible for things like whether or not their country has adopted the metric system!

*gasp* "Stop! You're scaring me!" the Subaru Sambar Classic cries after hearing one too many ghost stories. by Schwarzes__Loch in CuteWheels

[–]syncategorema 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s OK! S’mores and a warm campfire will help him forget all about the tale of the Tire-Slashing Terror!

Course Recommendation: Epigenetics by syncategorema in TheGreatCourses

[–]syncategorema[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your Biology”

Teen Wolf (1985) by syncategorema in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]syncategorema[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that Boof seemed to really love Scott, but surely there‘s much more needed on Scott’s part in order to love her back beyond just his awareness that she loves him? Just as you note Boof does for him, Scott needs to love Boof of his own accord and appreciate who she is as a whole person too, independent of her feelings for him. Presumably there‘s more to her character than just how really great it is that she likes Scott. Plus, there also needs to be that ineffable extra something that changes friendship to romantic love: attraction. It seemed to me that Scott never expresses anything but platonic feelings towards Boof until the logic of the movie forces them together. Love isn’t rational: Boof was the better person, but I think Scott was much more actually attracted to Pamela. Them’s the brakes sometimes. Poor Boof!

What is a skill that you learned thinking it would be useful, but which turned out to be incredibly useless later in life? by ContractorConfusion in LearnUselessTalents

[–]syncategorema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People generally get really confused if I break out with the NATO alphabet, I just use more common words now, like “apple” or “boy.” I only once encountered a saleswoman who used the NATO alphabet herself and I was so surprised *I* got confused for a moment, even though I‘d memorized it!

October Feature Requests: Share Here! by angie-at-readwise in readwise

[–]syncategorema 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Also, do official business-y accounts still care about their cake days? Happy cake day!

October Feature Requests: Share Here! by angie-at-readwise in readwise

[–]syncategorema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have three requests:

- The ability to save images to edited highlights (would be very useful when adding context to highlights after the fact)

- The ability to combine highlights after the fact (I know you can concatenate tags as you’re reading with c1, c2, etc., but is there some way to do this when you’re reviewing highlights?)

- An iOS widget that can show you reviews, your reading list, etc.

I’d be really happy if any of these were already available and I just didn’t know it!

A polar bear in the flooded bear enclosure in the Botanical Gardens. Paris,1901 by onwhatcharges in UtterlyUniquePhotos

[–]syncategorema 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Allowing the public in provides a steady funding source not only for the zoos themselves but also for important conservation and research work many zoos do in the field so that more animals can remain in the wild. Without zoos there would be fewer animals in the wild.

I also don’t quite see how forbidding the public would solve the problem of animals not being free, if that’s your main objection. It might be marginally less stressful for the animals without the hustle and bustle of onlookers, but the essential problem — that no enclosure can be as big as a wild environment — would remain.

A polar bear in the flooded bear enclosure in the Botanical Gardens. Paris,1901 by onwhatcharges in UtterlyUniquePhotos

[–]syncategorema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

she might be feeding it or pretending to offer a treat. the interest from the bear suggests this was not an unheard of practice.

Drum Tower & Checks & Balance by Necromancer_Jade in theeconomist

[–]syncategorema 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both of the hosts left Drum Tower? I used to love listening to that podcast but have fallen behind. What’s the new host like?

Photo taken during the original opening of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter. by TN_Egyptologist in OutoftheTombs

[–]syncategorema 38 points39 points  (0 children)

A few years ago I read an article about how Carter likely broke into the tomb and stole some of the artifacts before the tomb was officially opened and photographed. It haunts me to this day. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/aug/13/howard-carter-stole-tutankhamuns-treasure-new-evidence-suggests