Varyk

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[–] Varyk 22 points 1 day ago

I travel a lot, and the most valuable intrinsic lesson I absorb from it is interacting with people completely different than me socioeconomically and in every other way and realizing how fundamentally similar everybody is underneath the trappings of their immediate environment, whether that be culture, birthright or another wave crashing into their egos.

[–] Varyk 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

is your dad... the greasy strangler!

for the blissfully ignorant:

https://youtu.be/k0sk7QsZF64?si=Vkd8NV2zXI-GKq-i

Even the trailer is completely demented.

It's worth watching if you like. really really weird shit, I can't say I've ever seen anything exactly like it before.

[–] Varyk 2 points 2 days ago

certainly 6

[–] Varyk 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

switch from fully to mostly, makes sense

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wow, talk about a book I'd love to read again, good connection with Clarisse.

[–] Varyk 1 points 2 days ago

cool, I'm putting on love sux right now for the first time.

[–] Varyk 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

i dream of lichen, clover and brush

[–] Varyk 71 points 3 days ago (4 children)

i leased a house and let the backyard grow wild outside of a small barbecue area, maybe 20x20 ft, because it was huge and I wanted to create it safe space for all the critters.

without a single exception, every single neighbor or person who saw it (we had a gate leading into the backyard) asked about it, and when I told them that honey bees visited everyday and we had fireflies at night threw me an expression like I had just explained to them that it was a great place for people to take a shit in public.

[–] Varyk 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I couldn't appreciate the visual sea lion anymore.What is gish galloping, which I would also appreciate a visual reference for if available.

[–] Varyk 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

woo, lots of strong acting choices, lots of accents, single takes no redos, weird enough to be some fun.

the camera trickery is effective.

[–] Varyk 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

moved abroad, found out things in most countries are a fraction of what they cost in the states for the same or better quality.

I consistently learn new things in new cultures while living well within my means and saving money.

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We could have had a Dell (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago by Varyk to c/animorphs
 
 

pet urine, whiskey, perfume, you can use white vinegar to get rid of most smells on most materials: carpets, furniture, clothes, without damaging the material.

vinegar is amazing at breaking down odors and then evaporating and not leaving a trace.

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Pick a number (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Varyk to c/animorphs
 

I'm feeling 4

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Varyk to c/animorphs
 

bold move with the title, but they really pull it off this book.

this is a great final installment.

the entire book is good, but here's a couple moments that stuck out.

spoilersI forgot how it starts, with menderash willingly turning into a nothlit(mirroring tobias in the first book) so that he can pilot the Yeerk ship to take them to investigate the kelbrid space is so exciting!

I wonder how many mirrors of the first book there are that I didn't notice since I was devouring the story.

the extended internal torment where Jake is reckoning with Rachel's death and his responsibility as a war criminal who sends his friends to their death.

That Jake and Cassie don't end up together.

but all the anamorphs are pretty much unfulfilled, carrying on Rachel's legacy.

I can't sing this book's praises enough, it really is a solid ending with room to continue or conclude a limited run if they want to.

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The Cage (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Varyk to c/animorphs
 

doesn't even look like they bothered to erase the original title or crop the picture correctly,, but who doesn't like Nic Cage enough to overlook a lazy morph?

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Varyk to c/lifehacks
 

The peel is thicker and attached firmly to the root, so cutting off the root end first will save a lot of time and effort peeling garlic.

you can avoid stripping the peel into tiny sticky pieces or digging grooves into the clove while you gouge or scrape off the peel from the top or side.

this is another lifehack I would have appreciated learning years earlier.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Varyk to c/animorphs
 

lots of great writing here.

this is probably my favorite description of an andalite in the series:

"he was a blue-furred centaur with a pair of extra eyes on movable stalks and a tail like a chef’s knife tied to the end of a bullwhip."

spoilers

Finding arbron again is strange. weird that he is still a nothlit, weird that he has become the leader of his adopted species.

"come on cassie, show me where to go next." is such a great show don't tell apology by Jake.

It's so great that Jake trusts Cassie again and everybody else can see that she was right to let Tom take the morphing cube.

finally! it's been awful seeing her get treated like a traitor for so long.

and Jake basically asks Cassie to marry him, which is great.

I very much like the moment Tom realizes Jake is alive and the visser sarcastically congratulates Tom on his astute observation.

i also really like how the visser is completely aware and resigned to his fate. I wish he was a little more realistic and not so goofy as an evil son of a bitch most of the series.

 
 

If your shower is spraying in different directions or looks kind of gross, that's almost always mineral buildup.

pour a few cups of white vinegar in a plastic bag, dunk the shower head in there, leave it alone for a few hours, and it'll come out clean.

you can shake it every hour to make sure the vinegar gets everywhere and the broken down minerals get out of the way, but it's not really necessary.

I soak overnight sometimes, but that's usually not necessary.

White vinegar leaves no residue, no smell, won't damage your rubber or plastic seals, is cheap and safe to use.

vinegar is crazy useful, I'm sure it'll make a reappearance in this community soon.

for clarification - this is the everyday, supermarket 5 to 6% acetic acid white vinegar, all the normal cheap stuff at the supermarket is that balance. Not agricultural vinegar, which has a much higher acidic level(up to 50%) and will damage anything you put it on.

 

"Acceptable" mass casualties.

All of the emotional and moral discussions in this book are extremely well expressed and kick you in the gut.

spoilersI was surprised that Ax was still wavering so strongly this late in the series, but it makes perfect context for his absolute shock at Cassie's betrayal.

Everyone can see now that Rachel has a problem with enjoying violence and can't stop herself from indulging anymore.

the opening scene with Ax letting someone go free and Rachel rescinding that action was brutal.

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submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by Varyk to c/lifehacks
 

tldr: yes it works; brita filters don't filter out alcohol and do filter out particulates.

set one filter aside in the fridge for your booze of choice, put it in the pitcher when it's time, filter your booze a few times, put the booze filter back in the fridge and use your high quality liquor for whatever you want.

this came about while I was in China because their 白酒, rice liquor, was the worst spirit I had ever tasted.

I have tasted a $5,000 bottle and a $5 bottle of 白酒 and the difference is negligible, both hovering around "wastewater" level.

I remember hearing about this lifehack and so I gave it a try with the Chinese rice liquor and after filtering it one time I could drink it like any medium shelf liquor, whereas before the filtering it literally smelled like rubbing alcohol and I'd want to immediately vomit taking a shot.

so I started testing other alcohols and doing blind taste tests with friends, and literally every single time, and I did a couple dozen blind taste tests, people voted the filtered liquor tasted better.

i started filtering vodkas and gins a lot for my own drinks or parties.

it works with any alcohol since brita filters don't filter out alcohol.

My filters lasted for months, I kept them bagged in the fridge until I filtered a new bottle, poured the vodka through the filter half a dozen times and then put the vodka filter back in the fridge.

It's a simple, easy way to get high quality vodka or gin for mixers and a great way to get any shitty alcohol tasting much better.

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Bay-bayyyyy! (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Varyk to c/animorphs
 
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