hollowmines

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This British bloke ran a marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 hours ago

I hate how much it annoys me that the video title claims he ran a marathon, seemingly he only does the 10k. valor stealing!!!!

Things that don’t get as much hate as they deserve in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago

Alcohol.

[*spoilers*] Banality of Evil in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

can everyone just chill out on the fuckin Thematic Anaylsis until they're done airing the episodes

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America Vs Canada: how would it play out? (hexbear.net)
 

I'm seeing some people taking the threats posed by the Trump admin to make Canada the "51st state" both literally and seriously, to the extent they're starting to game out the likelihood of some kind of military action.

Personally I don't take the threat of outright American subversion/invasion/etc seriously yet because I don't see the sort of coordinated propaganda effort I would expect from a country preparing for a military operation this controversial. Nor is there any real constituency of Americans I'm aware of with personal or material animus against Canada - right now I'm only aware of Trump mouthing off and Musk salivating over fake nerd maps.

Let's say I'm wrong though and he really is dumb enough to go full boots on the ground North of the 49th parallleeeeelllllll - what happens? What will the hot zones be? Which premiers will be first on the kill list? and of course.....What Will Quebec Do?

If you haven't seen the latest episode of Severance, I implore you to watch it in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think this show stands out more than it normally would at the moment because 99.9% of current TV is absolute dogshit. It's not high art but it's made with attention to detail, effective use of style and a coherent sensibility that's not just "here's more slop."

I do kind of miss the simplicity of s1 (which I admired for finding a great way to capture the unreality of office life and the feeling of "going to work") but I'm down for where things are headed. My only concern is that in the post-Lost landscape showrunners seem a little too eager to demonstrate they're going to cross every t and dot every i, and not leave the viewer hanging on any mysteries....personally I like a little ambiguity and lingering mystery. Hopefully they don't feel the need to didactically over-explain.

Pretty funny to learn that the show's creator used to work for a company that made doors.

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chronic depression without meds (hexbear.net)
 

About ten years ago following a consultation with a doctor, I got diagnosed as having "treatment resistant depression." I gather this is maybe not the most broadly accepted terminology out there, but having tried out a few SSRIs and an SNRI (and multiple therapists) to absolutely no results or worse, I've come to respect it as the only diagnosis that makes any sense to me, and accurately describes the situation.

Anyway, I'm still here and still not on any kind of meds. I get a lot of exercise and have a physically active job that keeps me off the computer/phone for long stretches of time, get lots of sleep (always been great at sleeping), try to eat decently, cut back on drinking, do wholesome activities with others, see friends when I can, etc. I'm sure I would be doing a lot worse if I wasn't doing all those things, but I'm always looking for ways to make life more bearable.

So I guess I'm wondering: chronic depression havers of hexbear whomst are not on meds for whatever reason, what are your strategies for gettin' by? (Or if you are on meds but don't find them sufficient as a sole strategy I guess.) Much love to you all and here's to getting through a lot more years.