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Lyander

Official SBAF Equitable Empathizer, Male, 31, from Philippines, The

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I do not want to admit how often I have been thwarted by child locks in my 20s and 30s. I just miss them sometimes, okay??? May 13, 2024 at 6:36 AM

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1. Lyander
  I'd almost forgotten what a proper typhoon felt like. Almost. Jeebus it's cold.
  
  Dec 2, 2019
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    We had a cyclone, the year after the flood. Made a mess of our city; lost many trees. Despite my realistic expectations, we still had our one tall tree, car port, water tanks. I think we got a bit of shelter.
    
    Still, it put on one hell of a show: heavy monsoon-type rain moving sideways in the wind!
    
    Tropical life, eh?
    
    Dec 3, 2019
  4. Lyander
    Yes. Four deaths at last count which makes me angry. I'm glad that my area wasn't affected as much as I feared but at the same time I'm just f'ing livid. People are making the best of it but there's still thousands displaced, no power, no clean water.
    
    Dec 3, 2019
    
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  5. gixxerwimp
    Sorry, forgot to check in with you yesterday. I should really keep up better with status updates. Glad things are OK with you and yours.
    
    Dec 4, 2019
    
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2. Lyander
  Son of a mother, literally trying to redefine "freedom" reeks on permafrost https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3827703
  
  Dec 1, 2019
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  2. Deep Funk
    Thus freedom to agree or to face prison. Unless you rule the people and can get away with breaking the rules. As if Machiavelli's mockery of the Florence's Medici was taken literally. The younger generations can only be held back for so long...
    
    Dec 1, 2019
    
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  3. gixxerwimp
    Saw that guy in a clip of a press conference on BBC Panorama's "How to Brainwash Millions" ... what a dickhead
    
    Dec 4, 2019
3. Lyander
  @Thad E Ginathom https://i.imgur.com/zjd5T2o.png
  
  Nov 27, 2019
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  3. Lyander
    S E V E N D A Y S.
    
    Nov 27, 2019
    
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  4. Thad E Ginathom
    That reference I don't understand, but...
    
    I'm getting the boils already.
    
    Nov 27, 2019
    
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  5. Lyander
    @Thad E Ginathom Haha, it's in reference to a Japanese horror flick from the 90s called The Ring— I love many from this era (e.g. Kairo, Ju-On, Black Water, One Missed Call), they have a uniquely unsettling vibe. There's an English remake that's actually quite decent, I recommend either if you think you might enjoy Asian horror :)
    
    Nov 27, 2019
    
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4. Lyander
  Frozen>Frozen 2, but still enjoyable. P!atD out of nowhere. Music was solid otherwise. Art upgrade. Yes I teared up a bit at some parts.
  
  Nov 24, 2019
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  3. Lyander
    @DigMe LOL holy crap I think I saw the exact same box at a local market hahahaha
    
    Nov 24, 2019
    
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  4. DigMe
    The also have Lepin Movie 2
    
    Nov 24, 2019
    
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  5. Lyander
    But do they have Lepin the Third? I hear that one was outright burglary but I've yet to see it for myself.
    
    Nov 24, 2019
    
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5. Lyander
  Life's too short to listen to haters. In related news I bought a too-large denim jacket for that turn-of-the-millennium aesthetic.
  
  Nov 17, 2019
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  3. RobS
    Thanks @Jinxy245 now I can't unsee the antennae lol
    
    Nov 17, 2019
    
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  4. DigMe
    Having met IRL I can confirm no antenna but he does have a tail.
    
    Nov 17, 2019
    
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  5. Lyander
    Oh dammit I totally missed those, hah! But yeah, temperatures dropping below 30°C so perfect time to bundle up :P
    
    I HAVE to bite: tail on which end, dude? :))
    
    Nov 17, 2019
    
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6. Lyander
  >Quiet enough to take measurements, yay!
  
  Nov 16, 2019
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  2. Lyander
    >Boot up REW, plug EARS in and slap headphones on.
    >Start measurements, halfway through, motorbike speeds past. At 1AM.
    >Try again
    >TWO AIRPLANEA fly over just as measurement sweep was ending.
    
    Nov 16, 2019
    
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  3. Lyander
    Now it's a rooster crowing. Yeah this is a wash.
    
    Nov 16, 2019
    
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  4. Thad E Ginathom
    lol. But hey, good try!
    
    Nov 16, 2019
    
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7. Lyander
  Talked mum out of impulse buying a $2,100 pseudoscientific water filtration system that local FDA'd put out an advisory against. Ok, boomer.
  
  Nov 15, 2019
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    Thanks to all for the "clean air input." :)
    
    Nov 15, 2019
  4. JustAnotherRando
    @Artasia Hong Kong. So if winds are from the north, we get air from the Guangdong factories. If winds are from the south, the air is beautiful.
    @Thad E Ginathom The 3M Filtrete stuff is great for house dust and maybe pollens, does nothing for PM25, which is the long term health damaging particle range. It's great for keeping the insides of computers clean too. I can post sensor screenshots if you'd like.
    
    Nov 15, 2019
    
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  5. Thad E Ginathom
    Good hints! Thank you @JustAnotherRando
    
    Nov 16, 2019
8. Lyander
  Finally saw Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. It's... aight. Definitely geared towards kids, didn't do any of my nightmares justice, really
  
  Nov 10, 2019
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  2. Lyander
    The first few parts were well done, but towards the halfway mark it just felt like they lost what made the stories scary trying to tie things into a single narrative.
    
    Mostly just miffed the Pale Lady didn't scare the crap outta me like the illustration still sometimes does.
    
    Nov 10, 2019
    
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9. Lyander
  Any other Galaxy Buds owners experiencing asymmetrical battery drain? Lost the receipt so little chance of help at the store
  
  Nov 4, 2019
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  3. DigMe
    You're an asymmetrical drain
    
    Nov 4, 2019
    
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  4. DigMe
    *waits for the likes to start rolling in *
    
    Nov 4, 2019
    
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  5. Lyander
    Will admit that got a chuckle out of me :))
    
    Did some snooping around and apparently a full charge cycle helps some people. I know I've done just that at least twice so lacking confidence, but if the battery's fubbernucked then it's fucked regardless.
    
    Nov 4, 2019
10. Lyander
  My Chemical Romance reunion on December 20!!!!!!! AAAARGH!!!! (only in LA, sigh).
  
  Oct 31, 2019
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  3. Lyander
    @lerrens I KNOOOOOOW
    
    @ChaChaRealSmooth JUST DO IT.
    
    Nov 1, 2019
  4. zonto
    They broke up? :D
    
    Nov 1, 2019
  5. Lyander
    @zonto not for long! Only six years at last count
    
    Nov 2, 2019
11. Lyander
  PSA not to approach an angry cat, even your own. Mum tried to stop a fight, Siamese got pissed/scared, nicked a vein. Loads of blood.
  
  Oct 26, 2019
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    OK, so who are the leather chaps here? Not me!
    
    Oct 28, 2019
    
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  4. atomicbob
    Proper attire for dealing with fighting felines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welder#/media/File:AlfredPalmerwelder1.jpg
    
    Oct 28, 2019
    
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  5. Thad E Ginathom
    I used to rescue one cat from a huge intruder tom with murder on its mind. I used a large broom. Intruder cat would just take to attacking the broom instead!
    
    Oct 28, 2019
    
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12. Lyander
  Adventure Time is getting new episodes!!!!! https://bit.ly/31BU3gp
  
  Oct 23, 2019
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13. Lyander
  This is basically Psycho Pass except more horrifying because it's real: https://bit.ly/2MsbgVr
  
  Oct 18, 2019
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  3. Senorx12562
    I meant to ask you, wtf is a weeb?
    
    Oct 18, 2019
  4. netforce
    Weeb is a shorter version of weeaboo which is a catch all term for anime fans outside of Japan.
    
    Psycho Pass was an anime with a lot of western sci fi influences. Season 1 was great, season 2 was trash, the movie was nice. Season 3 has me nervous.
    
    Oct 19, 2019
    
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  5. Lyander
    @Senorx12562 what @netforce said, haha. Didn't know there was a third season coming out by the way, argh pleasedon'tsuckthanks
    
    EDIT: fans of anime, manga, video games, etc. Basically Japanese pop culture and nerd stuff?
    
    Oct 19, 2019
14. Lyander
  Would anyone here happen to know anything about pianos? Family giving grandma's old Grotrian-Steinweg to aunt, was just curious about age.
  
  Oct 12, 2019
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  3. Lyander
    My grandmother played on it a lot before she passed away. It's well out of tune now but I still remember some of the old ditties she'd hammer out while I was trying to study, haha.
    
    And eh, aunt gets a piano and we get a place to live. Asian families. Woo.
    
    Oct 12, 2019
    
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  4. Azimuth
    I used to work at Gibson and used to hear the calls from the guys next to me from customers calling about pianos. Don't worry about getting it in perfect tune. Just get it in tune with itself to not stress the soundboard.
    
    Oct 12, 2019
    
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  5. Lyander
    I'm showing my ignorance but youcsnyou can stress the sound board (looked it up) that way? Yikes. Might have to call in a pro to help with.
    
    Oct 12, 2019
15. Lyander
  Holy fudgecakes. Joker is a much better film than I expected, and I was already hyped. So good at making you squirm in your seat.
  
  Oct 6, 2019
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  3. PTS
    So not just 2 hours of people abusing a mentally ill man? The trailer makes the movie look depressing.
    
    Oct 6, 2019
    
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  4. Lyander
    @PTS the movie definitely has a lot of that. I'm in the psych field so was leery about gratuity there as well, but putting the fact that I'm easily irritated by how mental illness is often portrayed in cinema aside, the film was just great at pulling on the right strings to keep me on seat's edge.
    
    Oct 6, 2019
    
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  5. Lyander
    The movie is definitely a downer by the way, so if you're the type who has strong empathy definitely stay away from this one.
    
    I just happen to have a thing for films that take an effort to watch. They do a better job drawing you in, counterintuitively enough.
    
    Oct 6, 2019
    
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16. Lyander
  Nothing lasts Forever (21). Also, TIL about the concept of "fast fashion", which I maintain is figurative, and eventually literal, trash.
  
  Oct 5, 2019
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  3. DigMe
    I like Violator from the 80’s/90’s era but their last album “Spirit” from 2017 is really good too.
    
    Oct 6, 2019
    
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  4. Lyander
    Sigh. Fine I'm queueing them up on Spotify now. Will probably wait til I get home though, just so I have the decent system at hand. GBuds on loan to a friend so I'm stuck with cruddy IEMs on the go.
    
    In other news, about to watch Joker. Hyped!
    
    Oct 6, 2019
    
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  5. Cspirou
    @DigMe - 4 decades and still churning out excellent albums.
    
    Oct 6, 2019
    
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17. Lyander
  ... what???? https://www.acquiremag.com/style/lamy-urushi-dialog-3
  
  Oct 3, 2019
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18. Lyander
  It's very much hot cocoa weather and I'm happy to oblige.
  
  Oct 2, 2019
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  2. Lyander
    Add: when you use the micro iDSD for the first time in ages and mistake the gain switch for the filter toggle.
    
    Holy shit my ears. Good thing it was just a second or two but wow.
    
    Oct 2, 2019
    
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  3. JustAnotherRando
    Hot cocoa weather in the Philippines... does that mean under 30C? :)
    
    Oct 2, 2019
    
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  4. Lyander
    26°C, good call! But yeah humidity is at 87% which is miserable. Also two blackouts i.e. unscheduled DAC power cycles today so far. Woo.
    
    Oct 2, 2019
    
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19. Lyander
  Setting: registering to vote at City Hall. Get up ridiculously early when I'm a night owl, broil in early morning heat with barely any food.
  
  Sep 27, 2019
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  3. YMO
    Weird system. In the US it's so different depending on the state.
    
    Sep 27, 2019
    
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  4. Lyander
    Seven. f'ing. Hours. There goes Saturday.
    
    Sep 28, 2019
  5. Lyander
    Book is Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. I'm still a fan of this books even though they're kinda junk food as far as literature goes. Went wtf and teared up in public at some parts. I get attached to (... or Invested in) fictional characters way too easily.
    
    Sep 28, 2019
    
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20. Lyander
  Sister lost Airpods but has case. Not same one that lost an iPhone. Any steps can be taken to track apart from location data? Or brick them.
  
  Sep 27, 2019
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  2. Lyander
    Nope seems like things are completely fubbered. Shit.
    
    Sep 27, 2019
    
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