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what’s a food you used to hate but now love?
Started by scruffy_pockets ·
what’s a food you used to hate but now love?
okay so i used to absolutely despise mushrooms like gag reflex level hate. but then one time my friend made this risotto with mushrooms and i didnt want to be rude so i ate it and holy shit it was amazing. now i cant get enough of them. whats up with that? did my tastebuds just g...
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ok so what’s everyone’s dumbest recent purchase???
Started by Stargazer6 ·
ok so what’s everyone’s dumbest recent purchase???
mine was this pack of "smart" sticky notes that are supposedly reusable but i have no idea how to actually reuse them without ruining the adhesive?? now theyre just sitting on my desk looking sad lol... also yesterday i bought a book about obscure 17th century marine chronometers...
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are we overthinking mechanical keyboard sounds?
Started by datawrangler92 ·
are we overthinking mechanical keyboard sounds?
like i get it, the clack or thock can be satisfying but some people act like it's this whole thing. like you need the 'perfect' sound profile for productivity or whatever isnt it mostly just placebo? i swapped my stabs last month and yeah it sounds cleaner but im not suddenly typ...
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Best condiment for fries: fight me?
Started by scruffy_pockets ·
Best condiment for fries: fight me?
fries are sacred but ppl are weird about toppings. ketchup's classic but vinegar freaks me out mayo fans exist. cheese is extra. tbh what do you actually reach for?
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what’s the weirdest sci-fi premise yall have ever read??
Started by Stargazer6 ·
what’s the weirdest sci-fi premise yall have ever read??
ok so i just finished this book where humans accidentally invent time travel but it only works if you’re asleep?? like you fall asleep in one time period and wake up in another but teh catch is you cant bring anything with you except your clothes and memories... which means no te...
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hey have we talked about how some scifi authors are just casually inventing entire new branches of physics for their plots????
Started by Stargazer6 ·
hey have we talked about how some scifi authors are just casually inventing entire new branches of physics for their plots????
like i was rereading that one book (yknow the one with the sentient nebula??) and halfway through it hit me that the author straight-up made up a pseudo-theory of quantum entanglement just to explain how the alien ship worked. and i cant tell if thats genius or lazy lol like sure...
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what’s the most useless skill you’ve ever tried to learn?
Started by scruffy_pockets ·
what’s the most useless skill you’ve ever tried to learn?
ok so i spent like a month trying to learn how to whistle with my fingers. you know, that loud whistle people do to get attention or call a cab. turns out i just cant do it no matter how many youtube tutorials i watch my fingers get all slobbery and i just end up looking like an...
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what’s the weirdest sci-fi premise yall have ever read??
Started by Stargazer6 ·
what’s the weirdest sci-fi premise yall have ever read??
okay so i was digging through my tbr pile and found this one book where humanity colonizes a planet but the twist is the atmosphere makes everyone start hallucinating their deepest fears except theyre not sure if the fears are real or not... like what?? how do you even write that...
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