Still fucks me up that Strauss' oboe concerto was written for John de Lancie (not that one), father of John de Lancie (yes that one) #kb»r

Etymonline doesn't seem to think "pump" and "bomb" are related – anyone who speaks a bit of both will intuit that they don't follow the sound rules of a regular EN-ES cognate – but both come from an onomatopoeia expressing the same thing. It's a type of relation, just not a historical one. #kb»r

When I see a name like「宇多田」I think "wait, why are you even writing this in kanji? This is just kana with extra lines!" I guess writing family names in kana just Isn't Done unless it's a stage name though. #kb»r

Bürgerbegehren zur Königsbrücker abgewiesen
Vor etwas mehr als einem Jahr genehmigte die Landesdirektion Sachsen (LDS) den Ausbau der Königsbrücker Straße (Neustadt-Geflüster vom 17. Mai 2024). Bitter nötig in vielerlei Hinsicht. Ist es doch eine der gefährlichsten Pisten für Radfahrer in der gefährlic
https://www.neustadt-ticker.de/227180/aktuell/buergerbegehren-zur-koenigsbruecker-strasse-in-dresden-abgewiesen
#Aktuell #Alltag #Politik #Dresden #kbr #KnigsbrckerStrae #StadtMussAtmen

There are very few cases where this reaction might be useful, but by god I will be prepared. #kb»r

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#kb»r

If I were Alec Guinness, I'd absolutely have been mad that this is largely what I'm remembered for, but that's no fault of Star Wars #kb»r

>…okay but the editing and shot changes in subsequent releases weren't all bad, the original editing has some jank >there is way more space racism in this than I remembered >ILM in '77 was so fucking good holy shit #kb»r

Bonus round: Star Wars (1977, despec.), which I also hadn't seen in a very long time >impeccably dorky >superbly cool >would've loved it in '77 >would've nonetheless vaguely resented that it's taken so seriously >it's impossible to make myself think of it as having anything to do with Andor #kb»r

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Is it gauche to like a post if you already agreed with its content? "Thanks for saying a thing I already believed?" What kind of signal does that send? >KB literally nobody else thinks this is a question, what the fuck is wrong with your attitude lately? What indeed! #kb»r

It reminded me that one of the spoiler things I was incredulous about in Andor S2 – mostly the last arc – is actually something that Rogue One kinda boxed them into #kb»r

Rewatched Rogue One, like many people. The elements which made Andor interesting are all there, but downgraded. Many of its biggest problems are editing – which of course everyone who knows about its production or has simply seen the movie is aware – but not all of them. Still like it though. #kb»r

Everyone likes food, but is there a point to my posting about it? Why would I post pictures of the kanelbullar I made if I can't give you one? "i made you a cookie but then I eated it ;_;" as a form of community. #kb»r

"Which one?" #kb»r

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LRP: Incidentally, I am always infinitely amused that all the serious DIB/MIC conventions are in the same venue as Katsu and MAG. I hope @jaehaerys48.bsky.social and I get a chance to run our panel on the JSDF there someday purely for the bit #kb»r

This one has been on the shelf so long that Kishida served his entire tenure as PM since we began work ^^; #kb»r

LRP: classic FPS sakuga ww #kb»r

"This is very plausibly a Deus Ex: the Recut reference but am I sure enough to risk saying something very weird?" and other modern dilemmas #kb»r

The good thing about not writing as fluently in Japanese is that it gives me more time to think about whether what I want to say actually makes sense before I send #kb»r

Me playing CoD 2: Big Red One when I was 13: "Wow, this is just like a classic war movie!" Me playing CoD 2: Big Red One now: "Wow, this is the hoariest, most cliche classic war movie I've ever played!" #kb»r