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mesa piefed.social mesamunefire@piefed.social
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one_old_coder piefed.social one_old_coder@piefed.social
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  • the movies of Kitano Takeshi (it's fucking weird)
  • Bandcamp (it's fucking weird)
  • Android custom ROMs (it's fucking weird)
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HeroCool nord.pub SanderZeldenthuis@nord.pub
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#3 · Quote Reply

mentholated eye drops

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Duchess piefed.linenoise.vip Duchess@piefed.linenoise.vip
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drinking the oil or water out of a sardine can after taking the sardines out. It’s a favorite treat for me but everyone that has ever seen me drinking it has gagged so I don’t recommend it much🤷🏼‍♀️

King Oscar Tiny Tots are my favorites. Any olive oil is preferred over soybean oil.

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Dr Zarkon fedinsfw.app Hirohito@fedinsfw.app
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You take a big pull on your dab rig to fill the chamber and then put a balloon full of nitris over the inlet and whoop it all in at once and hold it as long as possible. Not for everyone.

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Dr Zarkon fedinsfw.app Hirohito@fedinsfw.app
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#6 · Quote Reply

drinking the oil or water out of a sardine can after taking the sardines out. It’s a favorite treat for me but everyone that has ever seen me drinking it has gagged so I don’t recommend it much🤷🏼‍♀️ King Oscar Tiny Tots are my favorites. Any olive oil is preferred over soybean oil.

Are you my cat?

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Duchess piefed.linenoise.vip Duchess@piefed.linenoise.vip
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Are you my cat?

I am my own cat :3

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Dr Zarkon fedinsfw.app Hirohito@fedinsfw.app
Joined: 2026-06-27
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I am my own cat :3

She is like a genie that appears when a fork scrapes rubs inside of a can of tuna.

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Duchess piefed.linenoise.vip Duchess@piefed.linenoise.vip
Joined: 2026-08-31
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She is like a genie that appears when a fork scrapes rubs inside of a can of tuna.

Good kitty. tuna water not as good but I do still drink it lol don’t want to waste any EFAs!

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yesman lemmy.world yesman@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-06
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When I was younger, I was pretty into drugs. It would be hard to exaggerate how much fun I had. I don't regret much of it, me and the people I cared for never got hurt, sick, or in trouble. But we were definitely exposed to those dangers. And I don't think my lucky experience is a good example.

The worst part of drugs was that you ended up being "friends" with people you despise, mistrust, and are occasionally afraid of.

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Fleppensteyn sh.itjust.works Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-12-20
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Smoking and alcoholism are a good combination but I wouldn't recommend it to everyone

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hypnicjerk lemmy.world hypnicjerk@lemmy.world
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i read a lot of manga. i love the world of made in abyss. i'll never recommend made in abyss to another human soul.

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ToiletFlushShowerScream piefed.world ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-10
#13 · Quote Reply

Im way too embarrassed to say...

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the_q piefed.social the_q@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-08-04
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Paying attention.

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LibertyLizard slrpnk.net LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-14
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Playing magic the gathering.

To play at the level many people play at requires knowledge of hundreds or even thousands of cards and it's very difficult to play correctly because of the complexity of the game. Furthermore, the game pieces are at times ridiculously expensive and are often acquired by gambling, so it's very easy to waste way too much money if you aren't careful.

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fatcat discuss.tchncs.de fatcat@discuss.tchncs.de
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i read a lot of manga. i love the world of made in abyss. i'll never recommend made in abyss to another human soul.

what, why? i got i recommended and loved it (apart from a few weird bits)

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mesa piefed.social mesamunefire@piefed.social
Joined: 2024-12-27
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Playing magic the gathering. To play at the level many people play at requires knowledge of hundreds or even thousands of cards and it's very difficult to play correctly because of the complexity of the game. Furthermore, the game pieces are at times ridiculously expensive and are often acquired by gambling, so it's very easy to waste way too much money if you aren't careful.

When I was in high school I played. Then I stopped playing for years. Recently took a look and im like....wtf are these collabs now? Not a bad thing but I dont even know the rules like commander anymore.

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DrSleepless lemmy.world DrSleepless@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
#18 · Quote Reply

Playing magic the gathering. To play at the level many people play at requires knowledge of hundreds or even thousands of cards and it's very difficult to play correctly because of the complexity of the game. Furthermore, the game pieces are at times ridiculously expensive and are often acquired by gambling, so it's very easy to waste way too much money if you aren't careful.

Stopped playing MTG in college, recently a friend tried to get me back into it but I had to tell them I can’t afford it.

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DrSleepless lemmy.world DrSleepless@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
#19 · Quote Reply

Im way too embarrassed to say...

… it’s soapy tiddies, isn’t it?

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hexagonwin lemmy.today hexagonwin@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-02-07
#20 · Quote Reply

the movies of Kitano Takeshi (it's fucking weird) Bandcamp (it's fucking weird) Android custom ROMs (it's fucking weird)

why no custom roms? it's still much better than google android or ios?

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Zathras lemmy.zip Zathras@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-05
#21 · (edited) Quote Reply

The Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Fan-fucking-tastic, but dark humor is not everyone's cup of tea.

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mesa piefed.social mesamunefire@piefed.social
Joined: 2024-12-27
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The Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Fan-fucking-tastic, but dark humor is not everyone's cup of tea.

I have ALL the books physically and audiobooks. So good! But I totally agree. Its not for everyone.

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Postmortal_Pop lemmy.world Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-30
#23 · Quote Reply

Playing magic the gathering. To play at the level many people play at requires knowledge of hundreds or even thousands of cards and it's very difficult to play correctly because of the complexity of the game. Furthermore, the game pieces are at times ridiculously expensive and are often acquired by gambling, so it's very easy to waste way too much money if you aren't careful.

I can second this. I've been playing for 23 years now, I picked it up at 7 from my cool uncle and have never really put it down for more than a release or two. I'm more than happy to proxy every card out there and I'm an ardent opponent of gatekeeping the game with money, but I also recognize that a lot of people just aren't cut out for the game itself. Hell, most dedicated players aren't cut out for it.

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frustrated_phagocytosis fedia.io frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-03-03
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Eating roasted peanuts shell and all. It's insanely salty and takes forever to chew, but no one told me you're not supposed to do that when I was a kid.

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LibertyLizard slrpnk.net LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-14
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When I was in high school I played. Then I stopped playing for years. Recently took a look and im like....wtf are these collabs now? Not a bad thing but I dont even know the rules like commander anymore.

It's super fun if you're into it but yeah it takes a lot to stay on top of all the new cards nowadays.

Commander is the best thing to happen to magic though since it is a multiplayer format and it's now easier to play with friends.

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johsny lemmy.world johsny@lemmy.world
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LibertyLizard slrpnk.net LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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#27 · Quote Reply

Stopped playing MTG in college, recently a friend tried to get me back into it but I had to tell them I can’t afford it.

Fair. Proxying has become increasingly accepted over time though, so as long as you clear it with your friend, that's a very affordable way to play.

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Hackworth piefed.ca Hackworth@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-10-09
#28 · Quote Reply

The Neverending Story novel, cause the ones you read are safe.

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LibertyLizard slrpnk.net LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-14
#29 · Quote Reply

I can second this. I've been playing for 23 years now, I picked it up at 7 from my cool uncle and have never really put it down for more than a release or two. I'm more than happy to proxy every card out there and I'm an ardent opponent of gatekeeping the game with money, but I also recognize that a lot of people just aren't cut out for the game itself. Hell, most dedicated players aren't cut o...

Proxying is the way to go if you have concerns about cost, for sure.

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Krudler lemmy.world Krudler@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#30 · Quote Reply

Playing magic the gathering. To play at the level many people play at requires knowledge of hundreds or even thousands of cards and it's very difficult to play correctly because of the complexity of the game. Furthermore, the game pieces are at times ridiculously expensive and are often acquired by gambling, so it's very easy to waste way too much money if you aren't careful.

My buddy wanted me to get into magic so I bought a bunch of starter packs booster packs blah blah blah blah blah

I'm very thankful that he completely shredded me with a specialist deck that he had been slowly acquiring over the course of 5 years. I mean he beat me like a Persian rug on Nowruz

Made me realize that as much as there is a skill component, underlying it all... it is pay to win.

I'm really thankful he showed that to me, it made me realize I have zero interest.

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reader lemmy.zip reader@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-02-19
#31 · Quote Reply

linux

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Postmortal_Pop lemmy.world Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-30
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why no custom roms? it's still much better than google android or ios?

I'm so fond of sticking it to the corpos that I will hack your consoles and teach you Linux all out of the kindness of my heart. I even have a reputation for being the guy to call if you need help with literally anything because I probably already know how to do it.

I've been asked to feel weird lumps in intimate areas more times than I've been taken up on any of that.

I literally have terabytes worth of shows and movies but my entire family still insist on paying for Netflix. It's like watching people turn down free money.

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
#33 · Quote Reply

Playing magic the gathering. To play at the level many people play at requires knowledge of hundreds or even thousands of cards and it's very difficult to play correctly because of the complexity of the game. Furthermore, the game pieces are at times ridiculously expensive and are often acquired by gambling, so it's very easy to waste way too much money if you aren't careful.

I’m in the process of selling off a shit ton of old cards. I bought them around when the game first started. I’d say they’d be from around 1994ish? I have two of those card holder containers full of them.

Since you seem to know a lot about this, what would you recommend is the best place to go to evaluate their worth??

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Krudler lemmy.world Krudler@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#34 · (edited) Quote Reply

Smoking cigars.

It is a skill that takes a long fucking time to master. Only a non-cigar smoker thinks you light it and you're good. Omg no.

Don't take up cigar smoking unless you want to waste $1,000 choking on cigars while you learn how to smoke them.

E: also pipe smoking. So profoundly satisfying, but it takes so much skill to get a good smoke that it's not even worth it. I have been smoking pipe for over 5 years and I still don't know what the fuck I'm doing although I'm getting a lot better.

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
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When I was younger, I was pretty into drugs. It would be hard to exaggerate how much fun I had. I don't regret much of it, me and the people I cared for never got hurt, sick, or in trouble. But we were definitely exposed to those dangers. And I don't think my lucky experience is a good example. The worst part of drugs was that you ended up being "friends" with people you despise, mistrust, and ...

I have two friends that used to say this all the time.

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
#36 · Quote Reply

Im way too embarrassed to say...

Now we have to know.

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
#37 · Quote Reply

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You enjoy getting kicked in the balls?

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jwiggler lemmy.dbzer0.com jwiggler@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-04-22
#38 · Quote Reply

You take a big pull on your dab rig to fill the chamber and then put a balloon full of nitris over the inlet and whoop it all in at once and hold it as long as possible. Not for everyone.

holy shit lmao

ill stick with my dry herb vape

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jwiggler lemmy.dbzer0.com jwiggler@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-04-22
#39 · Quote Reply

films for me.

San's Soleil, Andrei Rublev, The Holy Mountain

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SpatchyIsOnline lemmy.world SpatchyIsOnline@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-08-07
#40 · Quote Reply

NixOS - it's for a very specific type of masochist, but god damn having my whole OS be infrastructure as code and in a git repo is cool to me

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Denjin feddit.uk Denjin@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-07-30
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The Wire. I feel like at this point you've either already seen it, or you're not interested in it, or you tried it and didn't like it.

But it is not only the best TV show ever but the best piece of visual media ever.

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Starya67 lemmy.world starlinguk@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#42 · Quote Reply

The Neverending Story novel, cause the ones you read are safe.

That's the one printed in red and blue, isn't it?

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kettuli lemmy.world kettuli@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#43 · Quote Reply

Playing magic the gathering. To play at the level many people play at requires knowledge of hundreds or even thousands of cards and it's very difficult to play correctly because of the complexity of the game. Furthermore, the game pieces are at times ridiculously expensive and are often acquired by gambling, so it's very easy to waste way too much money if you aren't careful.

And that’s before even mentioning Hasbro…

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lntl lemmy.ml lntl@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-06-04
#44 · Quote Reply

drinking the oil or water out of a sardine can after taking the sardines out. It’s a favorite treat for me but everyone that has ever seen me drinking it has gagged so I don’t recommend it much🤷🏼‍♀️ King Oscar Tiny Tots are my favorites. Any olive oil is preferred over soybean oil.

By Special Royal Permission

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palordrolap fedia.io palordrolap@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-08-13
#45 · Quote Reply

Eating roasted peanuts shell and all. It's insanely salty and takes forever to chew, but no one told me you're not supposed to do that when I was a kid.

Was confused for a second, because I don't generally think of peanuts as having a shell, but then realised that you must mean the outer pod / husk that they're sometimes sold in. We call the whole things "monkey nuts" here.

... but despite the fact we have a name for the whole thing, we only eat the peanuts inside.

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pawnstorm lemmy.world pawnstorm@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-14
#46 · Quote Reply

Playing magic the gathering. To play at the level many people play at requires knowledge of hundreds or even thousands of cards and it's very difficult to play correctly because of the complexity of the game. Furthermore, the game pieces are at times ridiculously expensive and are often acquired by gambling, so it's very easy to waste way too much money if you aren't careful.

I used to say this until I got into cube. Cubes are super fun, don’t cost anything for the other players (and not much for the owner depending on the cards), totally remove the issues around the meta, and only require that players are familiar with the game and a few hundred cards (or less, I have a 2-4 player cube with only about 45 unique cards that’s a ton of fun). Still not for everyone but it has made me willing to recommend my favorite game to anyone who I think will like it.

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mesa piefed.social mesamunefire@piefed.social
Joined: 2024-12-27
#47 · Quote Reply

NixOS - it's for a very specific type of masochist, but god damn having my whole OS be infrastructure as code and in a git repo is cool to me

All us Linux nerds are like that haha.

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mesa piefed.social mesamunefire@piefed.social
Joined: 2024-12-27
#48 · Quote Reply

linux

Hell yeah!

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Hackworth piefed.ca Hackworth@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-10-09
#49 · Quote Reply

That's the one printed in red and blue, isn't it?

Red and green, but it's hard to read the green in that version.

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determinist kbin.earth determinist@kbin.earth
Joined: 2025-08-11
#50 · Quote Reply

When I was younger, I was pretty into drugs. It would be hard to exaggerate how much fun I had. I don't regret much of it, me and the people I cared for never got hurt, sick, or in trouble. But we were definitely exposed to those dangers. And I don't think my lucky experience is a good example. The worst part of drugs was that you ended up being "friends" with people you despise, mistrust, and ...

similar. I liked the taking of the drugs, but not really the getting of the drugs. Even the "okay" drug dealers were being graded on a curve - maybe compared to other drug dealers they were cool, but they weren't really cool, you know?

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bananabread lemmy.zip bananabread@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-11
#51 · Quote Reply

Riding a motorcycle. I would never recommend that to anyone. Because if anything would happen to them, that wouldn't be great ...

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