Gurren Lagann.

But also how we collectively fixed the ozone layer. Makes me hopeful we can find a solution to climate change.

Yeah this is pretty much the only reason I still use any social media like YouTube, Facebook, and Reddit.

YouTube cause I like the long form video essays (yes I know Nebula exists, but I am cheap).

Reddit for the niche communities that aren’t really popular here (Lemmy is my shitpost haven though).

Facebook only exists for me because of Facebook Marketplace and literally no other reason.

There’s some ragebait here and there on Fedi, but it’s homegrown ragebait so it’s fine.

Can’t say I’ve seen any ads on here? Unless you count the Rule 63 Malfoy stuff that has been popping up all over the internet. At least in recent memory. Or the game deals community haha.

I’m partial to Chalupa Batman.

Unclear, but I’m assuming there is some level of astroturfing.

I had taken a pretty long break from reading for leisure. I read Lord of the Rings in high school and was convinced I’d never find something that enjoyable ever again.

Then I read Dune and it really got me back into reading again. I also tackled the Mistborn trilogy and then the Stormlight Archive shortly after. There are also some other books by this same author that I picked up, such as Warbreaker.

Then I read the first 3 of the Red Rising books (I am waiting for the author to finish the series before I continue).

Then Dungeon Crawler Carl, and am now working my way through Wheel of Time.

Some of this was fueled by me swapping out my time I spent on Reddit to reading books and a lot of it was just enjoying books once I actually picked them up again.

All this to say…

Try Dune! If it feels confusing at first, just keep reading.

Or you can go into a more YA/easy read of Mistborn. Which is basically medieval fantasy. Think French Revolution era but with magic.

Hah. Dune is the book I recommened. I read it just before the movie trailers were announced.

I never ended up bothering watching the movies funnily enough.

Man I did not like The Midnight Library at all!

I think the premise was solid though. And I enjoyed the first 60% or so.

::: spoiler Tap for spoiler Perhaps it was just a predictable ending, which is why I didn’t care for it. :::

Thankfully 2025 did a lot of things right, like bringing back the underpants.

Same image.

Wish granted. Haha

Here are the pics.

Ripped the second image from Instagram and reuploaded to Lemmy

My state has piss poor roads.

Every time I leave my state the roads are noticeably smoother and less noisy.

It’s very distinct and almost comical.

13 is probably the next most chosen because it’s closest to 10.

Not including the correct answer is also a form of engagement bait to get additional comments and such saying “wait the real answer is 10, wtf?”

Until we know the price point, it’s really hard to judge if the SteamCube is going to be a good entry point for Console > PC gaming, but I’m hopeful. Mostly because I don’t have time to build a PC and don’t wanna pay out the nose for pre-builts.

Learn.Microsoft.com is going to be pissed.

There is no corner of my heart I would not turn over to the world for five points.

-Brennan Lee Mulligan

I like your optimism.

Got a cousin who works with horses and horse breeding and all that jazz.

Likely that this name is just a portmanteau of the mare and sire of this particular horse.

I scrolled the list until about the P, at which point I accidentally tapped on the top portion of my screen and went all the way back up.

Notably the block list includes Harry Potter affiliated sites, Fox News, and Info Wars.

Everything else pretty much just looks like slop or are sources I’ve NEVER heard of. Some were local papers, I think? But none that I would have recognized immediately.

This really seems like a mountain made out of a molehill.