overview for Pantoffel

YouTube and Ad Blockers? in c/chat

[–] Pantoffel 1 points 1 year ago

many thanks!

Beehaw on Lemmy: The long-term conundrum of staying here in c/support

[–] Pantoffel 3 points 1 year ago

I used to spend loads of time on forums (mostly for metalheads), and also the late and great Barbelith.

Let the forum follow the function.

Speaking of Bands Changing their Sound... in c/music

[–] Pantoffel 5 points 1 year ago

I'm a big fan of stonerrock and doom, and a lot of bands within those genres have a tendency to remain pretty much the same, musically, lyrically and atmospherically. Bands like orange goblin, fu manchu, nebula, weedeater, acid king, bongzilla, sleep, dopelord, conan, etc. do not change that much about their music over time. Which is fine by me, not all bands have to reinvent themselves to remain interesting to me.

(Mis)representation of language in Hollywood movies in c/entertainment

[–] Pantoffel 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it's pretty weird how a lot of actors are cast to play russians, except people of actual russian background. I wonder why that is, holdover from cold war sentiment? or are there just too few Russian actors in hollywood?

What are the Rules For the Mosh Pit? in c/music

[–] Pantoffel 2 points 1 year ago

Also, +1 for picking people up that fall down and holding up a shoe/pair of glasses/hat/etc. that you find on the ground.

The first time I went to a metal gig (Iced Earth) I lost my glasses and people actually stopped to help me look for them. Amazingly, they were unbroken.

What are the Rules For the Mosh Pit? in c/music

[–] Pantoffel 5 points 1 year ago

this is the most important rule

What are the Rules For the Mosh Pit? in c/music

[–] Pantoffel 6 points 1 year ago

1: No nasty spikes intended to harm 2: Someone falls, you pick em up 3: No aiming for the face 4: Don't keep in people who clearly want no part of the pit

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Disappearing Deliverables / Porch Piracy (self.chat)

submitted 1 year ago by Pantoffel to c/chat

7 comments fedilink

So last week I ordered some new earplugs for concerts, bandpractice and such, and they have failed to arrive. I'm a pretty patient dude so I wait for a couple of days thinking it's just taking a bit longer.

Browsing through my mail I find out that they have apparently been delivered days ago.

Now the earplugs I ordered were clear, but I highly doubt they are invisible. No card was left in the mailbox, no "hey we delivered it at your neighbor's place even though you were home..." Checking the track and trace says it was delivered yet they are not.

I try not to assume malice, but I'm pretty peeved about this, and it has got me wondering what your experiences are with goods that have mysteriously vanished upon delivery?

i'm back (kind of) in c/chat

[–] Pantoffel 14 points 1 year ago

Few things frustrate in the same way as technical difficulties, so I hope you don't have to suffer them for long. Here's to hoping you're fully on your digital feet again shortly!

What are your hobbies? in c/askbeehaw

[–] Pantoffel 1 points 1 year ago

doodling (it's both creative and a kind of meditation)
reading (physical books, usually before going to sleep)
playing bass (6 strings is too many)
TTRPG (preferably always in person)

(Mis)representation of language in Hollywood movies in c/entertainment

[–] Pantoffel 2 points 1 year ago

Gulden Draak (spelling?)

You are correct :)

(Mis)representation of language in Hollywood movies in c/entertainment

[–] Pantoffel 2 points 1 year ago

Joost mag het weten.

(Mis)representation of language in Hollywood movies in c/entertainment

[–] Pantoffel 4 points 1 year ago

While it is possible for others who do not speak the language to be sufficiently fooled into believing he spoke it fluently, it would be really weird if a university lecturer would give lectures in a nonexistent language without anyone commenting on it.

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(Mis)representation of language in Hollywood movies (self.entertainment)

submitted 1 year ago by Pantoffel to c/entertainment

29 comments fedilink

Through the years I've noticed that quite a few Hollywood films play fast and loose with any other language than English.

I was watching Oppenheimer yesterday and the titular character was supposed to be speaking Dutch fluently, but the actual lines spoken were mostly jibberish, and more like German than Dutch. As a native speaker, I found this quite jarring and sloppy. Though I can imagine that to non-native speakers this would probably fly under the radar.

This got me thinking if there were more examples of shoddy translation, weird pronunciation, mishandling of language or dialect that you as a native speakers have noticed when watching movies?

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The wonderful world of potatoes (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Pantoffel to c/food

18 comments fedilink

Hey Beepeople,

what are your favorite potato-based dishes? And how do you make them?

Share your best tuberrecipes here!

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Scrolling glitch (self.support)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Pantoffel to c/support

4 comments fedilink

Hey guys, this might be a problem on my end, but I don't know if anyone else might be experiencing the same issue. Basically when I' m scrolling through a thread with the mousewheel, the screen will respond appropriately, then suddenly, I'm returned to the beginning of the thread. This is the only site where this is happening for me.

i'm using opera as a browser on desktop, but it's happened with other browsers as well. Any solutions would be appreciated.