gedhrel

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[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Ivan's Childhood; although all of Tarkovsky's oeuvre is worth it.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago

That's Alan Turing the traitor as played by Sherlock Holmes?

It is a film with a great list of cheap tropes to avoid.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I'm a mathematician too. They're probably speaking from an intuitive grasp of utility.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, but still - the elephant.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I care about my friends, and if they want to talk about it, I'm happy to listen.

Depending on what the thing is (eg, potential new person) they can be inherently interesting too.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The Tarot of the Bohemians.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I think it's fairly parochial, and sounds quite infantile to me. Growing up (uk) we just used clockwise to tighten.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

"I love life on Earth... but I love capitalism more."

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Bobby Fingers has the best definition of "woke," one that I feel all can agree with, even if they are dismayed by the quality of his dashboards.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

That was my, admittedly bitter, point, yes. You do have to wonder what the hell weretcollectively playing at.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

We live in a world of plenty where we still produce enough food that nobody need go hungry.

[–] gedhrel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

It does make me wonder about quantum suicide.

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