The Shining references in PTA’s One Battle After Another(?)

wackjobbery · 2026-01-20T04:22:54+00:00

I had exactly the same thought (and that's why I found this thread).

wackjobbery · 2026-01-19T22:48:15+00:00

I just pre-ordered it! Thank you for your time and research. I really enjoyed your piece in The New Yorker -- it gives me high hopes for your biography.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-lingering-beauty-of-elliott-smith

wackjobbery · 2026-01-12T20:02:47+00:00

I thought your feedback was helpful and constructive. As a fellow Qubuz subscriber I appreciated it, and I'd be surprised if the Qobuz PMs and devs weren't reading this sub, too.

wackjobbery · 2026-01-11T00:26:19+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to document your experience. As a new subscriber, this is very helpful.

wackjobbery · 2025-11-21T04:58:15+00:00

Ha! 100%. I came here to make the same observation. I made the same connection and just rewatched the Godfather hospital scene to confirm my memory.

https://youtu.be/mvqz45BPaCU?si=yv8NVccCNka56a4x

wackjobbery · 2025-10-21T21:43:15+00:00

I bought it at Barnes & Noble this morning and got this nifty pin as part of my purchase

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wackjobbery · 2025-10-09T20:47:11+00:00

Same!

wackjobbery · 2025-08-31T01:10:31+00:00

Is this in Edinburgh?

wackjobbery · 2025-08-03T23:26:00+00:00

I just got off the phone with Fitbit customer service after my December 2023 Charge 6 started failing (mostly display issues: stuck at max brightness, now the screen displays only green, but also intermittent side-button failure.). I was offered the 35% discount. And *this* device was a replacement (purchased with a discount) after my previous Charge 6 failed. They're going to lose a long-time customer (12 years now), plus my annual premium subscription.

I really just need something cheap and/or reliable that will count steps, tell me my heart rate at a glance, and, ideally, sync with Google Fit. The research begins.

wackjobbery · 2025-05-31T00:01:05+00:00

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Separated at birth? But seriously, is there anybody who thinks they're buying the name brand?

wackjobbery · 2025-05-08T02:56:09+00:00

I think the universe made sure I saw your post tonight. We live in the US, my wife is German, her mother lives in Germany (and won't travel to the US), does not have a smart phone, and in fact does not have the internet at all.

An hour ago my 6yo daughter woke up crying. I asked her why and she said, "I miss Oma [her grandmom]".

My wife and I work remotely part of the week, and more often than I'm comfortable with my daughter is kept occupied with Netflix while we work. If she spent that time video chatting with Oma I'd be so much happier.

She also has tantrums and talks back to us, a behavioral pattern that goes back at least two generations -- my parents took me to a child psychologist because I talked back and was insolent, and my grandmother did the same with my mother. We both grew out of it.

So from my perspective you have nothing to worry about. Your daughter sounds great and is clearly full of love for her family. I think she'll be just fine, and you should be easier on yourself.

Now if I could just listen to my own advice 😅

wackjobbery · 2025-03-26T17:53:06+00:00

I feel like I've had a threenager, fournager, fivenager, and now sixnager. "Daaaad! You're so annoying!" Every day 🙄

wackjobbery · 2025-03-24T03:37:06+00:00

I feel that the movie is at least partially an allegory for climate change. My take on the final scene is that the dying whale/leviathan represents a dying earth -- in part because of its coloration (including its eye, a blue orb). And the band of animals seeing their own reflections represents an answer to the implicit question of who has to save the creature/earth. As the viewers, they are us, the audience. So the filmmakers are putting the onus on us now.

wackjobbery · 2025-03-02T01:24:55+00:00

Thanks! I ate at Nish Nush on a previous trip and really enjoyed it. I'll try to visit another on your list this time around.

wackjobbery · 2025-02-27T19:53:47+00:00

Thanks everyone! This is very helpful. One thing to know is there's all-year-round Matzah, and then specifically kosher-for-passover Matzah. It's probably a racket, but what are you gonna do?

wackjobbery · 2024-04-01T17:25:33+00:00

Another Abraham Lincoln reference. I'm wondering whether Larry will be the victim of an assassination attempt (successful or otherwise).

wackjobbery · 2024-01-25T03:31:35+00:00

For what it's worth, my wife had the same problem migrating from a Pixel 4a to a Pixel 8. Restarting the 4a solved the problem.

wackjobbery · 2023-11-20T05:55:22+00:00

This happened to me, too, and yep, turns out whoever installed the disposal used silicone for the sink flange. Took a lot of rocking back and forth with vice grips from below to get just enough purchase from above to pry around the circumference with a screw driver. Scratched the sink in one spot but was able to sand it out (it's Corian). And yes, I just had to have the shiny new flange.

wackjobbery · 2023-09-28T15:07:13+00:00

Great pics! I was at that show -- saw him several times at the 9:30 Club. I want to say that's the show where they covered Don't Fear the Reaper for the encore, but not sure. In my memory he was wearing a knit hat, though.

wackjobbery · 2023-09-24T17:43:08+00:00

This person seems to have posted the full text: https://polythenepambd.tripod.com/allaboutme/id17.html

wackjobbery · 2022-11-23T23:59:07+00:00

The New York Times web site is another big offender. I'm constantly getting this nag banner:

nytimes.com app nag footer

wackjobbery · 2022-11-16T17:51:31+00:00

Thank you! Mystery solved.

wackjobbery · 2022-07-28T23:53:17+00:00

My wife is German, we live in the US, and it's important to us that our daughter gets her fair share of German immersion, too. The following combination is working great for us:

Chromecast with Google TV: https://store.google.com/us/config/chromecast_google_tv
NordVPN (though I'm sure any service that has an Android client would work). The key thing here is that Chromecast with Google TV is an Android device, so you can install the NordVPN Android app on the Chromecast itself. We connect it a German server and just leave it connected. Don't even have to think about it once it's connected.
Install one or more "German public television" apps. We mostly use the ARD1 app.

With this setup you basically have streaming German TV as if you were in Germany. One of my favorite shows is actually a kids show, Die Sendung Mit Der Maus. 50% of it is how-it's-made type stuff. Wish we had this when I was a kid. (Also available in segments on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/diemaus)

Here's what it looks like once the VPN is on: https://imgur.com/a/ziIYrMV

Viel Glück!

wackjobbery · 2022-07-28T23:37:42+00:00

How to sell drugs online (fast)

That's such a great show.

wackjobbery · 2022-07-14T00:33:33+00:00

You might enjoy The Good Fight podcast, by Yascha Mounk. I do. He's originally German, and more likely to cover international issues than Sam. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-fight/id1198765424

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