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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I've been a paying member for almost a decade. I've been training it that entire time with what I do and don't like. I've also been using their suggested playlists for years and further refining what they recommend. So their algorithm is a huge part of it for me. I am constantly finding songs and artists I wouldn't have been exposed to otherwise.

That said, I've been holding my nose while I renewed the service for the past couple of years. I'm willing to part ways for Tidal if it's a comparable service with better benefits to the artists.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Josta. Pepsi's first "energy drink" that they released in the mid 90's, made with guarana AND caffeine.

This was back in the days when Pepsi could "sponser" a middle school by putting a branded soda machine in a common area. It's how I ended up drinking grape Fuitopia every day at lunch, and every day I'd get a bottle of Josta for the walk home.

It wasn't immediately palatable. Reminiscent of Moxie but without the waxy aftertaste. It was like drinking carbonated cough syrup. But just like the other energy drinks that would follow a few years later, I really came to appreciate the taste.

It recently popped up in the background of a scene of the first season of Loki which had me hopeful for a revival, but no such luck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Cite your source.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I might go so far as to claim it's better than BB...

You would not be alone in that assessment. Lots of us agree. It is absolutely the better show.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Stargate Universe got a raw deal. It was a really great extension of the overall Stargate mythos. Between SG1 and Atlantis, they'd basically gone as far as they could. The teams had defeated gods, both figurative and literal. They had limitless technology at their disposal and each new season became a slog to another deus ex machina.

SGU essentially reset the entire premise back to zero while keeping the overall accumulated canon in place AND it presented a much better conflict/goal than the typical "we must defeat these new powerful aliens before they destroy humanity".

But it didn't fit with the tone of the previous shows so a lot of the fans were turned off. Too much "drama", not enough zat guns. Plus that was the time when SciFi rebranded to "SyFy" and started showing shit like WWE.

I would LOVE to see them do another season picking up right where they left off. It would absolutely fit within the established timeline.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Severance is an amazing show on every level. Writing, casting, acting, design... every single facet is brilliantly executed. The season finale was insane. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.

I haven't felt this excited for a second season premiere since the second season of Lost.

Not to mention Ricken. He may be one of my favorite fictional characters ever. He's an endless well of brilliantly mindless quotes:

A society with festering workers can not flourish just as a man with rotting toes cannot skip.

If you're as obsessed as I am, you should check out the Severed podcast by Allen Stare. Dude does a DEEP dive into each episode and it's a great companion to the show.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Also the very heavy and intentional use of pronouns.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Talking Heads: Born Under Punches.

Sick-ass bass riff, searing guitar intro... like Primus meets Tool... All combined with one of their best tracks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They Might Be Giants - Flood

A Perfect Circle - 13th Step

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Plastic Beach is better for the simple fact that it contains Sweepstakes. I've come to learn that a lot of people dislike that song a great deal, which blows my mind. Mos Def is aces and the production on that track is brilliant.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

As the defacto Excel guy in my office... I'm sorry. Also, I'm kind of proud of what I managed to accomplish.

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