I saw a clip of the performance… It was a really bad lip sync. As in he kept pulling the mic away from his head well before the lyrics were over. I’d heard the controversy and was like, I’m sure it wasn’t that obvious he was lip syncing, and was floored when I saw the actual performance.

Too bad the spell components are a bitch to get ahold of

“Kitten cuddling” is a euphemism. They are chaos gremlins with needles permanently affixed to their feet.

Still cute tho.

I’ve never used Blender before, but sixty hours is a lot of work! Which part of the process was the most laborious/fiddly? (I saw the 40hr mark shot in another comment, which kind of gives me an idea)

No, this is Patrickortland

Literally the first I’m hearing of Tuta.

Are they legit?

I haven’t seen this mentioned yet so:

Do not allow yourself to be persuaded, pressured, or bullied into having kids (including by yourself) until you feel 100% ready and that it’s 100% what you want. The days of “nobody feels ready for kids; just go for it and it’ll all work out” are way over. (This was always survivor bias bullshit advice, but with recent trends re: cost of living, housing availability, job market, etc., this attitude is straight-up reckless.)

When you’re young, even if you think you know what you’re doing, you’ll almost certainly make mistakes; having children makes moving through and moving on from those mistakes a hell of a lot harder. A sad number of folks I know in their 30s are stuck in places they no longer want to live having to regularly interact with people who ruined their lives because of their kids. Even when things go well, kids are a huge drain on your energy, finances, and ability to take advantage of new opportunities.

It might be scary feeling like there are too many options available to you right now, but being forced into a certain life path because you have kids is not a fun way to resolve that.

It has a generally negative connotation, like someone who is filmed throwing a tantrum in public, or who posts a bunch of absolutely furious tweets in response to getting called out. Usually it’s considered an embarrassing and excessive reaction (possibly career-ending, or reputation besmirching). But sometimes you’ll see someone post a video/screenshot of a crash out with the title: “that was the most justified crash out ever,” implying that yes, their reaction was extreme, but for a good reason.

That’s the portion they have shonen protagonists eat to demonstrate their humorously preposterous appetites

This is c/books; you’re in good company here

I’m not Canadian, but my understanding is Alberta is basically the Texas of Canada. Maybe even worse, more like the Wyoming or Idaho of Canada.

Baldur’s Gate 3 vibes

Surprised no one has commented on the juxtaposition with the Alberta license plate yet

I assume you’ve tried shredded/gravy wet foods? In my experience they’re much more popular than the patés. My understanding is your vet is totally correct: it’s really important for cats to get moisture from their food, so it’s worth it to keep trying to find something your cat will eat!

Stealth marketing on Lemmy? Congratulations everyone, we’ve made it!

Unless I missed something, the linked article does not attribute the tapeworm’s death to the mercury poisoning.

This article is 2-3 days old. No update here.

The venn diagram of Americans who think they need guns to stop a tyrannical government and Americans who support Trump is a circle.

(All kidding aside, while this is still painfully close to true, there are signs it’s changing, such as the recent resurgence of the Black Panthers. However by and large the people who are horrified over the pain and suffering inflicted by the Trump administration are also anti-gun on account of all the pain and suffering they cause. The peaceful, anti-violence, anti-war types are not exactly well equipped–literally or figuratively–to stage an uprising against the government, certainly not one with a military budget the size of Mt Everest)

FYI (from Wikipedia):

The Epoch Times is a far-right international multi-language newspaper and media company affiliated with the Falun Gong new religious movement. […] The Epoch Times opposes the Chinese Communist Party, promotes far-right politicians and movements in Europe, and has supported President Donald Trump in the U.S. A 2019 report by NBC News showed it to be the second-largest funder of pro-Trump Facebook advertising after the Trump campaign itself. […] The Epoch Media Group’s news sites and YouTube channels have promoted conspiracy theories such as QAnon, the Great Replacement, anti-vaccine misinformation and false claims of fraud in the 2020 United States presidential election. In June 2024, the group’s chief financial officer, Bill Guan, was indicted for money laundering.

In other words, not a news source to be citing or directing traffic to.

Poor grammar is not a great strategy for getting your point across