capybeby

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[–] capybeby 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ah damnit. I sorta thought this problem started on my old computer but I thought ‘Surely not. How could this problem be tied to my Apple ID??’ but your experience suggests I was correct. :/ was hoping it would eventually go away with a new device

[–] capybeby 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Haha yeah I truly send the single required image a day and use it for nothing else bc it is a horrible platform. As soon as we lose the streak I’m deleting the app.

[–] capybeby 2 points 11 months ago

Thank you kind stranger!

[–] capybeby 3 points 1 year ago

Indeed chances are very very very small but gosh would I like them to come back and get a happy ending

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Season 6????? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by capybeby to c/bbcmerlin
 

The official twitter (oh excuse me, X) is back! What do y’all make of this?

[–] capybeby 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can hide read posts from the ellipsis menu of the feed page—it only applies retroactively, though, so it won’t hide posts as you read them

[–] capybeby 1 points 1 year ago

An excellent point!

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submitted 1 year ago by capybeby to c/cats
 

Is this a normal way for a cat to sleep? He is a rescue and I’m pretty sure his hips were injured at some point, so I always thought that this was related. But we’ve just gotten a kitten who started doing it too.

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SUUUPER random question (self.cambridge_ma)
submitted 1 year ago by capybeby to c/cambridge_ma
 

Does anyone know where one might acquire chocolate Twizzlers in Cambridge (or one of the adjacent cities)? I've looked at Star and CVS and haven't found any. Thanks!

[–] capybeby 6 points 1 year ago

Amazing!!! I LOVE the swipe down to close the image! Y’all are doing great work!

[–] capybeby 2 points 1 year ago

Hmm that’s interesting. It should be upvote and downvote. And compact mode posts don’t collapse any further.

[–] capybeby 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oo I found a copy of the first one in one of those little libraries a few months back and have been meaning to get to it. I’ll bump it up on my list.

[–] capybeby 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly I haven’t read the Martian (just seen the movie) but I think you might have a better time with Hail Mary. The science is defiantly still prominent and robust but we don’t have a single main character which I think sews the science and story together better.

[–] capybeby 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes I loved that arc! I loved that he does prove it true in the end.

[–] capybeby 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

spoilerOh I definitely agree the Grace is a good person the whole time. He works so hard on this project mostly because of his kids. He wants them to have a future.

But going on the Hail Mary was the way to save the kids. He tried to say someone else could do it but conceded when Scott pointed out how bullshit that was. And when push came to shove he said “Okay, it’s true! I’m afraid! I don’t want to die! I worked my ass off on this project and I deserve to live!” (Pg 392)

But even though he worked his ass off to save earth and to find a solution, he decided that Rocky deserves to live, not him.

So I agree with your overall point, but I think Grace changed a lot too.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by capybeby to c/[email protected]
 

And I absolutely loved it. It is honestly one of my new favorite books. I am going to tag basically this whole post as spoilers because the thing that truly makes this book amazing does not start until almost 100 pages in.

SPOILERS

FOR THOSE ON APPS THAT CAN'T HANDLE THEM

SPOILERS

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I love stories about friendship and the friendship between Grace and Rocky was truly beautiful. They are both lost and confused and in a horrible situation but they both take everything in stride. They see a way to help eachother and to not have to do it alone and they grab onto it with both (all five) hands. The way they both accept the other's habits knowing there are things that are fundamentally different between each other is a lesson for everyone.

The growth we see from Grace is also some of the best I've read. We learn later that he chose the self-centered path by refusing to join the Hail Mary crew on his own. Then, when faced with a very similar choice he chooses to save Rocky and his people instead of himself. I honestly cried.

Not only are our two main characters amazing but they are FUNNY! I laughed out loud so many times!

Overall I cant wait to re-read this one a bit down the line.

END SPOILERS

So, have you read this one? What did you think?

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Just naturally annoying (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by capybeby to c/bbcmerlin
 
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