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Anonymous 08/14/24 (Wed) 15:46:24 No.132386 [Reply]

How's public transport around your area? We've talked about it before several times but it was more about theory/principles rather than the tangible state of affairs.

Recently a globetrotter train ota came by and his blogging did some bazuru locally, which I found fairly fun to read. His sasuga over old Toshiba-kun still working, saying a stop is otogibanashi no you na, his empanada food blog, and the comparisons he makes to other countries or the stuff he points out, very neat. You can read it here:
https://nitter.poast.org/taisetsukuzure (he's getting accosted)
There's a noticeable difference between the 80s Japanese cars and the modern Chinese ones, not just that each has its own runic inscriptions but that there's a tech difference of thirty years, like the fancy rail line map with lights, or Nagoya 5000's having a degree of asbestos. There's a ton of different batches operated concurrently, it's all over the place and a major pain in the ass financially and technically:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires_Underground_rolling_stock
A subway line I usually take runs Mitsubishi Eidan alongside Spanish CAF 6000, and the most prominent difference for me is that the latter's seating consists groups of four inward plastic seats while the former has the usual long line of a single padded seat running across the side of the car that I find far more comfortable. Spanish ones also have funny doors that you have to open manually and individually by pulling a mini lever rather than all opening when stopping. It seems to be suited to something for fewer people to take compared to the typical crowded image of Japanese transport.

Stations likewise come in all shapes and sizes, like pic which is the one Taisetsu-san really liked from La Plata. Subway lines can have large tunnel walkways connecting each other and mini-malls, or even a genuinely connecting to an actual mall, and a lot of murals and paintings, very cool stuff. Though the smell can be horrible.

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Anonymous 08/15/24 (Thu) 03:28:36 No.132410

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I heard my town recently got a service where you can call to be picked up and driven places during certain times, but I didn't really do any reading into it. There are a couple bus stops around here, but whenever I see a bus it's like 5% full with only a few people on it. I live near the line between a larger city (still small) and town (very small and I'm in the town) and I think the buses only drive on the streets which are technically the city. The bus stops have ads for Narcan which is an emergency medication to combat opiate ODs so it kind of tells you the atmosphere of the busing and why I'd only use it if my life was dependent on it.
I would like to visit a place where public transportation isn't, uhh.... like this one day.

Anonymous 08/15/24 (Thu) 03:48:45 No.132413

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The trains are very heavily loaded all the time because there is no parking space in the city and roads are difficult to navigate and drive.

Combined with the fact that there are like 3 sports teams in the city means that every day in the sports season the trains are filled with loud sports fans. Lots of them live in the far suburbs but they would rather park at the train stations and take the trains to the city than driving there.

Anonymous 08/15/24 (Thu) 03:50:56 No.132415

I live in a university town so there's a relatively decent bus service for helping poorfags get around. I could probably get by my daily commute with that, but I've never had a reason to actually use it. Trains are for freight, putting people on them is a violation of their human rights.

Anonymous 08/15/24 (Thu) 04:40:56 No.132417

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There's around 0 bus stops near me that I have knowledge of. In terms of trains there's the Northeast Corridor Line around 6 miles away without any really reliable walking route to it, and the roads are hazardous with people zipping along them so biking is a bit of a danger too. And it doesn't really take me anywhere more speedily than simply driving around to anywhere in a closer distance would take me.

There is one walkable konbini near me that my house has a mostly path to, it's around a mile walk. There's some nice plazas with restaurants and stuff too the other way around which is a bit over 3 miles walking, but runs into a similar problem as the train station in that all walking paths are gone at some point and there's no bike lanes so to bike I'd need to share the road/highway with drivers going ~50 mph. I don't really like the thought of trying that so I just drive everywhere. At the very least there's a lot of nice local shops/farms to drive to.

Anonymous 08/15/24 (Thu) 07:15:04 No.132428

>>132417
>and there's no bike lanes so to bike I'd need to share the road/highway with drivers going ~50 mph.

Stupidly, you often have to put your bike on a vehicle and drive somewhere to ride it somewhere actually enjoyable.

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Favourite booru tags Anonymous 08/05/24 (Mon) 20:30:53 No.132075 [Reply]

Got any favourite non-ero tags? I really like "contemporary".

Anonymous 08/05/24 (Mon) 21:00:30 No.132076

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'Crossover' can be fun if it's not just two popular characters posing with each other, but related in some themed way that makes sense. Also 'what' can be funny.
I don't generally go looking through a booru without something in mind to search for, since I feel like I've aged out of the newer hip source material.

Anonymous 08/05/24 (Mon) 21:08:54 No.132077

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fine_art_parody

Anonymous 08/05/24 (Mon) 21:51:37 No.132080

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I'm a simple guy who likes most traditional_media. Bonus if it overlaps with >>132077

Anonymous 08/14/24 (Wed) 14:15:43 No.132384

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truth

>>132080
That is a very beautiful example.

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Anonymous 11/08/23 (Wed) 02:22:08 No.115887 [Reply]

/qa/! /qa/! The latest fashion fad is here! You don't want to be left out, do you?

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Anonymous 11/11/23 (Sat) 22:31:02 No.115994

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Kinda looks creepy. oh well

Anonymous 11/13/23 (Mon) 23:34:51 No.116048

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>>>/jp/64343
hehehe

Anonymous 08/12/24 (Mon) 22:12:22 No.132345

komari.... no.......

Anonymous 08/12/24 (Mon) 22:38:01 No.132347

>>115981
>>115979
wait when was this deleted... it was spoilered
>>132345
didn't even get to see this one

Anonymous 08/13/24 (Tue) 00:07:41 No.132350

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>>132345

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Anonymous 12/17/22 (Sat) 05:18:34 No.101093 [Reply]

According to the happenings thread >>101080 , Ash's journey in Pokémon is finally ending. It's pretty impressive. He was doing it back when I was a kid, but here we are in 2022 and it's finally over.
It brings lots of thoughts to mind apart from nostalgia.

- I wish I was into Pokémon more. It's like the /mlp/ people on 4chan, there's a bunch of dorks involved, even around my age, that still keep the magic alive. Sure, there's a bunch of kids as there should be, but it's interesting to see older people around making references that only people of a certain age would get. It's hard to find good internet losers.

-Names. People on the English internet generally refer to him as Ash (like this thread) and the localization names for each Pokemon as well. Some names are the same, but many of them aren't. One of my favorite Pokémon is Bulbausaur and not Fushigidane. With the internet full of arguments over everything regards translations, it's strange how this never seems to crop up.

-Great games. I haven't played the most recent ones, but I've never played one I didn't love. I think the newer games allow you to see the Types so you didn't need to throw moves around randomly, which was really getting to be a problem when there are 1000 of them instead of 150.

-The games get a LOT of various ROMhacks. There's even that one Touhou one that's not a hack but a standalone game. Not just simple hacks, either, but very involved stuff and you could spend thousands of hours playing them all. I should look into them more and try some out.

-Pokégirls. I think everyone knows this, but this series has some of the best character designs around and has been consistent about it since its inception. The Asuka vs. Rei thing never seemed that interesting to me in comparison to the girls in Pokémon. Even the 'girl of the week' in the anime had more interesting people in them. Duplica the girl with the Ditto that couldn't transform its face sticks out to me. Brock getting a crush on every girl really made sense.

-Just a fantastic style in general. There are places like https://hirespokemon.tumblr.com/ where you can see the old concept art and it's truly beautiful. Sugimori is a true genius. Also apparently his name is used by people as a keyword to improve the qualityPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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Anonymous 04/20/24 (Sat) 02:33:28 No.123430

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>>123427
Oh, I may have heard of Gardevoir. Hmm, yes, I've seen some things.
But seriously the Gardevoir is one of my favorite lines. Gallade is one of my favorite Pokemon to play, although it kind of feels like cheating to have Fighting and Psychic moves at the same time. Also they look like plant types and I really like plant creatures in these games, although Grass seems kind of underwhelming when compared to some others. Really fun status stuff at least.

Anonymous 04/20/24 (Sat) 02:42:36 No.123431

Anonymous 04/20/24 (Sat) 03:01:29 No.123432

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>>123431
The part starting at 2:10 was pretty good (and the art itself of course)

Anonymous 04/20/24 (Sat) 05:14:49 No.123465

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>>123426
May is the one with big tits.
Dawn is the one who goes nopan.

Anonymous 08/12/24 (Mon) 22:04:37 No.132344

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The English dub voice actress of Misty/Jessie/Jigglypuff passed away and I'm feeling unexpectedly saddened by it. Her voices were really quite amazing. Cancer...
I think Misty awakened a lot of boys to puberty and I was one of them. The strong personality tomboy type that has occasional glimpses of femininity or vulnerability like her fear of Bug types is really endearing. I think Misty permanently influenced my preferences.
Dubs these days are terrible, but some of the older ones were really something special. It feels like just like American 2D animation itself is gone, American dubbing has fallen into the abyss.
But, this stuff will always be there. Well, as long as you download it.

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Anonymous 08/08/24 (Thu) 18:59:51 No.132154 [Reply]

what the fuck happened to their necks this season

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Anonymous 08/09/24 (Fri) 20:58:31 No.132181

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>>132178
Are they? I think it's just pretty rare for their necks to have been shown since there were usually coats or scarfs covering them.

Anonymous 08/10/24 (Sat) 02:01:30 No.132265

>>132179
god i just wanna squeeze

Anonymous 08/10/24 (Sat) 16:25:29 No.132282

>>132265
You can't do that....

Anonymous 08/10/24 (Sat) 18:15:21 No.132283

>>132179
I want to have sex with all the SZS girls, holy shit.

Anonymous 08/10/24 (Sat) 19:55:50 No.132290

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>>132283

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Pixiv vs Twitter Anonymous 06/01/22 (Wed) 02:12:22 No.90678 [Reply][Last50 Posts]

Which side does /qa/ take? Obviously pixiv would probably be better for searching (although boorus are even more preferable for that) and viewing a long list of art at once. However, in recent days I've been using twitter's feed more and I think that in terms of discovering new artists and likewise finding interesting stuff from people you haven't already followed it's a lot more convenient. Also the previews are a lot easier to see. So in terms of finding content, which do you think makes for the better go-to feed?

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Anonymous 08/08/24 (Thu) 09:39:28 No.132147

I will keep using boorus and Pixiv. I hate Twitter.

Anonymous 08/08/24 (Thu) 15:39:49 No.132150

I gave up on Twitter completely a few months ago.
Everything I get now is from Pixiv and boorus.
I miss a lot of artists (a ton have Pixiv accounts and haven't posted to them in like 4 years), but fuck it.

Anonymous 08/08/24 (Thu) 20:49:22 No.132159

>>132150
i was trying to look up >>>/jp/79161's author yesterday and his work has barely been uploaded to danbooru so i had to use nitter i really wish i could upload the pics...

Anonymous 08/09/24 (Fri) 07:33:40 No.132171

>>132150
You may need to just work with Nitter or something like that and list out some artists that you often miss but want to see more of.

Anonymous 08/09/24 (Fri) 17:13:04 No.132176

>>132171
I found a nitter instance that works!
Everything kept saying that Nitter stopped working a while ago while I was searching around, but this one works.

https://nitter.poast.org/c170904919
god, I love this guy's work

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Anonymous 03/15/23 (Wed) 05:28:16 No.105138 [Reply]

Surely, /qa/ recognizes this butt or on the other hand bulge, right? Nier and Automata were the only Yoko Taro games I'd actually played before deciding to go and finish each of them in their entirety. And while similar to Drakengard in story quality, the gameplay for these RPGs actually sucks you in.

So what experience or opinions does /qa/ have with the series, or Taro in general? Automata's got an anime out right now that I've been putting on hold until I beat everything, but maybe people have seen and enjoyed it as well.

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Anonymous 03/31/23 (Fri) 06:46:51 No.105971

>>105957
What an amazing outfit

Anonymous 04/06/23 (Thu) 02:45:02 No.106592

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花...

Anonymous 04/07/23 (Fri) 04:16:27 No.106641

After months I'm finally back to finishing automata...

But now I want to learn how to combo so there goes 500 hours of learning how to play the game like a true action game.

Cirno 09/11/23 (Mon) 01:25:37 No.113681

20th anniversary of Drakengard, yay!

Anonymous 07/31/24 (Wed) 01:32:34 No.131867

>>105436
Was thinking about Louise again... Wish there was a route in which she could be saved...

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Riichi Mahjong Anonymous 07/16/24 (Tue) 13:02:23 No.130867 [Reply][Last50 Posts]

Not yet demoted

https://mahjongsoul.game.yo-star.com/?paipu=240716-3e71d38b-1ac7-40d7-9c3c-f9d0945db242_a924782294
https://mahjongsoul.game.yo-star.com/?paipu=240716-f2567c7a-4e94-4bc1-a061-0da783f5e0fc_a924782294
Gold players suck btw

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Anonymous 07/30/24 (Tue) 00:06:28 No.131743

Mahjong Soul Game Log: https://mahjongsoul.game.yo-star.com/?paipu=240730-fd217d4b-be64-46f9-93b1-13aee058b7c2_a924782294
like, I'd feel bad if I could blame myself for not winning but in the choice between a shanpon and ryanmen... not picking the shanpon cost me 1st place. If there were some sort of logic to it then sure, I'd feel like maybe next game I can work on something, but there's nothing to work on... I just didn't come in 1st because the deal in tile was wrong

Anonymous 07/30/24 (Tue) 00:09:28 No.131744

I even did very tricky waits where I targeted people and they dealt in. Just it didn't matter

Anonymous 07/30/24 (Tue) 00:11:39 No.131745

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really, how does someone self draw the dora this far into game? There was nothing I could do to come in 1st other than make a 6p discard on a 2m7p shanpon as apposed to a 58 ryanmen.

Anonymous 07/30/24 (Tue) 08:23:04 No.131752

sometimes you just gotta say haps

Anonymous 07/30/24 (Tue) 18:04:36 No.131757

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Path of Exile Anonymous 08/18/23 (Fri) 15:36:02 No.112729 [Reply]

The new league starts in a few hours so I thought I'd advertise the /qa/ mansion guild here in case anyone wants to play it. We're around 6-7 right now, but I have enough guild slots so that we can accommodate pretty much the whole /jp/ spinoff population that still plays games (upper limit of 30-ish if I'm assuming generously). The bulk of us are going to be playing on softcore-ruthless so I'd recommend doing that too if you want to reap the benefits of a shared use stash. But, anyone that just wants a bunch of free space can join to use it in normal/hc too. We have a good deal of space https://files.catbox.moe/b6cox8.jpg so poor NEETs can enjoy the convenience of paying without needing to spend a dime.

So if you're interested post your userid or character name ITT if you want me to invite you, we're fine with anyone that's not a complete subhuman.

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Anonymous 06/12/24 (Wed) 02:31:52 No.126884

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>>126870
Yeah, well, you're gay.

Anonymous 06/12/24 (Wed) 03:53:13 No.126888

>>126870
>minions suck
>D2 skelly necro sucked as well
But minion stuff is fun...
That's why Titan Quest was so cool with multiple masteries having pets. Man, I should play that game again sometime. I wonder if there's any other games with fun minion stuff that released lately. Commanding a little army is just so cool.

Anonymous 06/12/24 (Wed) 07:11:08 No.126893

Buid an army
trust no one

Anonymous 06/12/24 (Wed) 23:23:57 No.126921

dumb trustard

Anonymous 07/29/24 (Mon) 18:02:21 No.131708

New league is focused on a sort of city-builder kind of mechanic. Seems really neat, gonna play this season.

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Anonymous 07/15/24 (Mon) 04:59:45 No.130514 [Reply]

Do you think he'd be happy or sad at the state of things today?

I think he failed in the end.

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Anonymous 07/18/24 (Thu) 02:07:25 No.130999

>https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-concerns/tobacco/smoking-your-body/addiction.html
I guess the government publishes that they think it's similar potency to opioids. According to a 1994 paper. I think addiction is a personal thing though

Anonymous 07/18/24 (Thu) 05:25:17 No.131022

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>>130997
Shaft anime any day now.
Any day now...

Anonymous 07/18/24 (Thu) 10:39:02 No.131066

>>130993
For me. Keeping in mind pack of cigarettes = 20 here. Price for my preferred brand 20 years ago: $2.25. Price when I stopped smoking them a couple of years ago: $8.50-$13 depending on where I bought them (cheaper in my home state). I smoked 1 and 1/2-2 packs daily (so 30-40 a day). So I was spending $20 everyday and also buying a snack/drink or something along with them.

Compare to vaping: Initial cost for vape $120+ for first vape (large one) and $50 or so for salt nic vape (pen type). Cost for replacement cartridge every week: $5-$10. Cost of juice every week: $25-40. Cost of replacement batteries yearly to bi-yearly: $25-$50 (can't buy replacements for pen type).

Compare to rolling my own cigarettes: Cost for machine to stuff tubes: $50. Cost for 8 ounces tobacco: $8 (makes 200-250 cigarettes). Cost of 200 pre-rolled filtered tubes: $3.

Making your own is much cheaper. Also vaping is rougher on the lungs despite the advertising and promises. I can chain smoke cigarettes all day while working outside in the heat and/or walking/hiking. With a vape I can't do that. It's too hard to catch my breath.

Main reason I don't vape anymore: I just ended up doing both. I'd vape between cigarettes. Now the only time I use a vape is if I'm going to be somewhere that doesn't allow smoking. But over the last year or so these places have banned vaping to. So it doesn't make much sense anymore. If I stay at someone else's house I'll sometimes take one. Since they're more prone to allow vaping than smoking. Also with vape it's possible to take "ghost hits" that don't let out any vapor. But they're hell on your lungs.

>>130995
I typically smoke 2-3 cigarettes an hour. Sometimes more now that I roll because they're so cheap. My mother is a true chain smoker. I've seen her fire up another while the last one is still smoldering in the ash tray.

>>130997
The average is skewed by people that report only having 1-2 daily or people reporting less than they truly smoke. The average smoker in my experience has at least 15-20 a day. Most people smoke an entire pack or just under one so they have one in the morning left over upon waking. IfPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Anonymous 07/22/24 (Mon) 07:16:00 No.131286

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This OVA drove me insane. Felt incredibly cowardly the way it constantly retreats into self deprecating humor and overdramatized smears of people who do the things they so enjoy depicting. MCs only dream is to get rich enough to make Otaku disneyland? And all the while they plaster real headlines from news of the world as if its supposed to remind you reality exists? Fuck outta here. This kind of paralyzing indecisiveness, neither committing to embracing their work nor committing to 'growing up' is infuriating to watch.

Still laughed at the interviews though.

>>130613
wtf do you mean they were just mad that they didn't get to scam the otaku first and lost that opportunity to the suit

Anonymous 07/23/24 (Tue) 17:09:19 No.131332

>>131286
Rather than Otaku disneyland I thought the goal was a world where everyone was otaku and otaku were not oppressed.

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Anonymous 07/20/24 (Sat) 19:30:23 No.131212 [Reply]

Would buying this count as an investment?

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Anonymous 07/20/24 (Sat) 21:06:42 No.131218

Basically a coin has value because of something that happened, it's not created with the value at the beginning. Rarity through time passing or an error or something like that makes it rare and desirable. If a resource has value like gold, then you want the pure resource and not the resource molded into something else which will then have its priced increased artificially.
An amazing collector's edition gold coin is made from like $50 of gold and sold for $500. It's a complete scam that preys on gullible people and it's a well known thing. I think it's even lead to investigations, but I could be wrong on that.

Anonymous 07/20/24 (Sat) 22:20:15 No.131223

>>131214
a 250$ silver coin sold for 2800$

Anonymous 07/21/24 (Sun) 00:23:43 No.131227

>>131212
the thumbnail looks like a tiny egg cooker

Anonymous 07/21/24 (Sun) 04:18:49 No.131229

was wanting to grab some costco gold

Anonymous 07/21/24 (Sun) 09:21:50 No.131245

>>131229
wasn't sure if this was some sort of joke but costco actually sells gold...
Can't see the price but I guess it's 2% higher or is this one of those scams where they try to capitalize on people who believe all of organized civilization will collapse?

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Anonymous 07/14/24 (Sun) 06:49:16 No.130456 [Reply]

I miss board-tans. I find it sad that the board this one belongs to abandoned her. If you try to post her on her home board now the people using it will call you an outsider.

Who's your favorite board-tan?

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Anonymous 07/19/24 (Fri) 00:32:42 No.131136

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Anonymous 07/19/24 (Fri) 02:14:58 No.131149

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Anonymous 07/19/24 (Fri) 03:55:16 No.131153

>>131149
It's cold, huh?

Anonymous 07/19/24 (Fri) 04:45:50 No.131155

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Anonymous 07/19/24 (Fri) 05:10:31 No.131157

>>131155
thread-tan getting really into tf2

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Anonymous 07/15/24 (Mon) 09:27:11 No.130600 [Reply]

fduck everyone and fuck everyon on this site

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Anonymous 07/15/24 (Mon) 13:56:41 No.130607

>>130600
virus image dont click

Anonymous 07/17/24 (Wed) 02:03:14 No.130944

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yep. that's me right there

Anonymous 07/17/24 (Wed) 03:01:51 No.130945

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>>130944

Anonymous 07/17/24 (Wed) 04:14:03 No.130946

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>>130606
She looks like she's looking for her glasses

Anonymous 07/17/24 (Wed) 09:19:22 No.130969

>>130946
Why is Aqua such a slut?

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Anonymous 07/15/24 (Mon) 08:55:21 No.130566 [Reply]

Do you make an active effort to get along with people you don't know or have you become so jaded by the state of the world that you don't bother anymore?

I try to be in the first camp but I keep finding myself in the second. I'm nice to strangers though and most of the time they're either nice or indifferent towards me.

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Anonymous 07/15/24 (Mon) 22:18:40 No.130627

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I could get acquainted with most people just by acting normal, but I never tried to go any further than that since people tend to lose interest once they realise I'm an awkward spergtard with no normal hobbies and no social media accounts. But this goes both ways; I am not interested in making friends with people I have nothing in common with either.

Anonymous 07/16/24 (Tue) 00:35:27 No.130630

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>>130627
Same, I learned this through my family and just talking about cooking. Apparently everyone loves the culinary arts on some level and are enthusiastic to talk about different recipes or different foods you've eaten. And I love food so it's easy.

Anonymous 07/16/24 (Tue) 01:52:18 No.130634

>>130593
used to be a forklift certified king myself

Anonymous 07/16/24 (Tue) 04:03:01 No.130736

>>130634
We weren't certified. They showed up 10 minute video from the 1980s and turned us loose in a plant with about six other forklifts. It was fun drifting them. The flood was covered in detergent from all the used detergent bottles. They were supposed to put down quick dry but we never had any. So I spent my days slipping and sliding all over the place picking up 1,000 pound bails of plastic and loading them into massive machine. Would have been okay if that was all I did. But they expected me to run both machines I was loading with only one helper.

Anonymous 07/16/24 (Tue) 04:04:29 No.130738

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>>130630
I've learned that it helps a lot to have a normal, socially acceptable interest. Ever since starting a garden I can make small talk about something that other people understand and it really makes things go smoothly. I can even make token complaints about the weather, which is itself a subject that seems to be a routine thing to talk about even when no one is truly interested in it.
Cooking would definitely fulfill the same purpose. I guess this is closer to how things are supposed to be.

Anonymous 06/09/24 (Sun) 18:45:27 No.126641 [Reply]

late rome was pretty entertaining in it's spectacular failures

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Anonymous 07/12/24 (Fri) 21:13:47 No.130296

irreverent bump

Anonymous 07/12/24 (Fri) 22:05:26 No.130301

>>130296
You did it!

Anonymous 07/14/24 (Sun) 23:52:48 No.130493

love me some war trivia

Anonymous 07/15/24 (Mon) 16:18:18 No.130612

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>>130493
I had no idea those kind of fortresses existed as far as Russia. They're an Italian invention. Must have had something to do with Italian architects being employed to build a lot things in Moscow and Saint Petersburg: https://www.rbth.com/history/332444-how-italians-built-moscow-kremlin

Anonymous 10/01/24 (Tue) 21:19:35 No.133814

>>126644
I consider it basic to separate the Principate and Dominate.
>>126661
In practice with a a couple notable counterexamples (Trier), there's no continuity in the Germanic Kingdoms with Roman civic life with most of what was left of Rome being the various churches themselves. Otherwise the story of the early middle ages is "Radical material simplification" as urban demographics imploded and became more rural and isolate.
>>126669
I think most scholarship agrees the end of antiquity in the ERE was in the 7th century. The Empire totally reconfigured itself doing away with Rome's traditional delineation between civic/military authority and centralized heavily around Constantinople. The ruralization and demographic disaster they had mostly avoided started in earnest after the loss of Egypt.
Thessaloniki, which remained an important second city in the Empire so it didn't get the worst of it, went from several hundred thousand people to 50,000 tops during this period. Really this period of history turns Constantinople into the last Roman city, and the rest of the now Byzantine Empire into its military periphery.

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