Oh yeah, I forgot about that. I was upset at first, but I figured they’re making something really good, and I was fine paying. If it was continuous, I would probably drop it for a different one.

Ditto.

Never heard of Niagara, I’ll have to check that out, as I like the Smart Launcher app drawer.

I like Smart Launcher. It’s freemium, but I think the paid version is really nice.

Yeah, I find the best approach for me is to workout as long as it’s still fun. As long as you’re trying to do more than the day before, you’ll make progress, if that’s what you want.

When I’m not feeling it, I just tell myself that if I start and I’m not feeling it, I can leave, but by then I’m invested and looking forward to it.

Only thing I can think of is if you find a community that you’re interested in, but it doesn’t have a lot of activity, check other instances for that same community.

Lions Led by Donkeys is a military history podcast. I enjoy the host’s sense of humor as much as the history.

I’m assuming non air pressure powered?

My brother took a chunk of skin of his foot, not knowing the power difference.

It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness, that is life.

Funnily enough, I looked up self awareness vs parody, and the first movie based article specifically addressed those two movies.

https://slowburnhorror.com/2024/11/27/self-aware-but-not-self-conscious-how-tremors-and-maxxxine-write-love-letters-to-the-horror-genre/

To summarize, parodies show why those things being parodied are dumb, while self awareness is embracing the tropes while not taking itself seriously. Which answers my question.

I watched the original Scream years after seeing Scary Movie, and realized Scary Movie is just Scream on cocaine. A lot of the jokes are the same or just slightly different.

What’s the line between being self aware and a parody?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were originally a parody of Daredevil. I think they have surpassed it in popularity.

Sam feel - Key & Peele - Planning a heist

One night as I was in my room, my mom called me from the kitchen down the hall. As I walk down the hall, I’m pulled into the closet and a hand is clasped over my mouth to silence me. My mom whispers “Shhh, I heard it too.”