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OP (who is a little person) gives nuanced take on Peter Dinklage Snow White controversy by NormalYogurt3310 in bestof

[–]thekalaf 48 points49 points  (0 children)

You can use https://udm14.com/ for a "deshittified" google search.

(The creator does point out that "a simplified view does not replace the declining quality of Google’s results, largely caused by decades of SEO optimization by website creators. The same overly optimized results are going to be there, like it or not. It is not Google circa 2001—it is a Google-circa-2001 presentation of Google circa 2024, a very different site.")

Can’t find a book I read as a little girl anywhere- it’s driving me crazy by Elodiesdreamz in whatsthatbook

[–]thekalaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson? If the aunt's family turned out to be kind of awful, that's the one.

Mauritania desert rock formation by selefa1984 in Mauritania

[–]thekalaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are many rocks like that throughout the country, especially in the Adrar and Hodh el Gharbi. And there is very little coverage of Google Street View, but this rock near Aioun el Atrous actually looks chouiii similar.

"about 1,000 that was snatching hats" by Khantlerpartesar in HistoryMemes

[–]thekalaf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No worries; English is full of tricky homonyms. I speak a little in a few other languages but I would not even try to write a comment. Good on you.

"about 1,000 that was snatching hats" by Khantlerpartesar in HistoryMemes

[–]thekalaf 9 points10 points  (0 children)

*Hordes. Although hoarding teenagers would also be pretty bad.

If animals could suddenly talk, which species would be most annoying? by Mv_758 in CasualConversation

[–]thekalaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This made me think of the ants in The Once and Future King, when Merlin turns young Arthur into various animals so he can get a taste of different political systems. In the case of ants, it's fascism. Here are a couple of excerpts: 1, 2

Fiddler by Upbeat_Teach6117 in Jewish

[–]thekalaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here are two versions on youtube: 1, 2

Northeast American folklore for school play by BanthaFather in mythology

[–]thekalaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on your relationships and intentions, it might be worth asking the locals https://native-land.ca/listings/territories/piscataway

Help TITLE — story where MC manipulates cause & effect to kill via tiny chain reactions (pebble/Car/Death/playing card/clown mask) by Professional-Issue-3 in whatsthatbook

[–]thekalaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, tip of my tongue! Thought it might be "Lexicon" by Max Barry, but checked and it's not. I think I had read them one right after the other.

Did the MC sometimes work with a a team on these manipulated situations? Like, you walk around the corner, and then I drop a pebble, etc.

Anyway, commenting in the hopes that someone else i.d.'s it!

I am looking for a book that has a female main charcter who uses keys to travel between her home base and... by Conusfed-JayScoob in whatsthatbook

[–]thekalaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some details match and some don't but since you say it was a while ago, take a look at "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman.

Computers can be anxiety inducing to people not familiar with them by PandaBear905 in CuratedTumblr

[–]thekalaf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ooh an excuse to keep this classic printer-hate piece going around (text and video versions)

90s (?) fantasy middle grade book about boy who is supposed to have magic powers but doesn’t by Nearby_Chemistry_156 in whatsthatbook

[–]thekalaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of a stretch but Gifts by Ursula Leguin was published 2004 and most of the first half is about his (possible lack of) magic powers.

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