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Finally figured out how to permanently disable google assistant on phone

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I am fucking begging you people to STOP WATCHING LIVE ACTION REMAKES. This shit is just the exact same plot that adds absolutely nothing to the original story at best or absolutely fucking butchers the plot and the original meaning behind at worst. Just fucking watch the original fucking movie, it's not that hard and it's infinitely better. They are trying to leech off of you and cash in on your nostalgia, do not fall for this bullshit.

No, you 'hate watching' it does not matter. The execs are not looking at who's hate watching it and who's watching it for genuine fun, they're looking at the analytics and whether or not it makes money. if a billion people hate watch it, then they're gonna keep making this slop because in the end a billion people still gave them money regardless of what their intentions are when watching it.

At the very least, at the very LEAST. If for whatever goddamn reason your life absolutely depends on watching these fuckass movies, pirate it, just. fucking. pirate it. Do NOT give these greedy soulless execs any of your fucking money. Better yet! watch other actual original movies! Whether it be older films, newer films, indie films, whatever it is, do not fucking support these live action remakes because we need to show them that we do not give a fuck about these shitty remakes that are boring at worst and butchers the original at best. Don't watch it, don't give them money, SHOW THEM that we do not give a fuck about these live action remakes and we do not want them.

TLDR; Do not watch these live action remakes, even if you're 'hate watching' it, to execs it's still money to be earned, doesn't matter if you're giving them money ironically because at the end of the day you're still giving them money and therefore giving them more reason to make more of these shitty live action remakes. Watch the original, support other original films, or at LEAST pirate the damn thing, do not fucking give greedy execs capitalizing on your nostalgia money.

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From the OP: "If you sit at a desk or stare at your phone all day, this is for you. Here's how to undo the damage: - Banded Chin Tucks - Strengthen your neck flexors and fight forward head posture - Banded Pull-Aparts - Target your rotator cuff and improve shoulder stability - Banded Abduction - Activate the midline of your scapula for better posture - Lateral Deltoid Raises - Build shoulder stability and control - Banded Up-and-Overs – Boost scapular mobility and range of motion These simple banded drills will help you stand taller, move better, and feel stronger - even after hours at a desk."

Some of these are the same or similar to the exercises my physical therapist taught me.

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Why are you using chatgpt to get through college. Why are you spending so much time and money on something just to be functionally illiterate and have zero new skills at the end of it all. Literally shooting yourself in the foot. If you want to waste thirty grand you can always just buy a sportscar.

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Basic life stuff on Father’s Day your dad may have never taught you

Men’s pants often have what’s called vanity sizing so a 32 inch waist between different brands is actually different sometimes. It’s still a good idea to try the pants on before you buy them.

A flathead screwdriver can be used on a Phillips head screw.

It’s always morally correct to simply walk away from a salesman. You don’t need to buy a mattress to be polite. Just leave. Walk away. Skedaddle.

A complete meal has fat, protein, carbs, and some kind of fruit or vegetable. A snack should have carbs and protein. That’s how you stay full for longer and get your vitamins. It’s really that simple.

Dumpster diving is legal in many countries including the US, Canada, and Australia but trespassing and property damage are illegal. If you are allowed to be in an area and can access the trash without breaking anything you can just take stuff

You should be thinking about retirement savings even in your 20s and 30s. Get a mutual fund.

If you go gambling, only spend cash and pull out exactly as much money as you’re willing to lose from the atm. Never use a credit card in a casino if you can avoid it.

You can add a layer of seasoning to a cast iron skillet right on the stove. You don’t actually have to put it in the oven every time.

To build a fire, build a little pile of kindling first with plenty of air under it. This can be sticks or leftover wood from the hardware store. Doesn’t matter. Then light some newspaper or leaves under it. This’ll help the kindling catch on fire. Then you can add a log to it. The log needs a long exposure to flames before it catches on fire.

Fresh cut wood needs to dry out for several months before it’ll work as either building material or firewood. Several years is even better.

Flower delivery for simple bouquets costs less than you think it does and makes a nice gift for people who are hard to shop for

University libraries often let the general public get a card to check things out from them for a yearly fee. This is useful to know if you’re ever doing some specific research.

To make hard boiled eggs easier to peel boil them with just barely enough to cover and let a lot of the water burn off. Then shock them in an ice bath when they’re done.

If you or your pets end up killing a venemous snake by accident or in self defense you should bury the head so that no animals get poisoned by it because the fangs can still distribute venom

Tall people who visit your house can see the tops of your cabinets and bookshelves. Clean accordingly if you don’t want people to see dust.

Annuals are plants that will die after one year and perennials are plants that live for multiple years

If you feel gross and like your life sucks maybe try getting a haircut

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the problem with water is like. it's the cleaning fluid right. that's the obvious part. you stop drinking and you stop peeing and your kidneys are like ough. ough. ough. ough. but you don't die. unless you're not drinking anything At All and not eating watery food either. so all it is is you pee less but you're okay. kind of.

BUT THEN when it gets too hot it starts being the coolant! and suddenly there are so many ways it can get out! you have so many sweat glands and so much skin and they all need to be cooled down before you DIE.

but then. you realize the least obvious one. it's the transmission fluid. it's the fucking transmission fluid. you can't transmit SHIT without your fliud. which is still fucking water somehow.

so now you're LEAKING your transmission fluid out of every goddamn pore and your kidneys are like hey. gimme that cleaning fluid cmon dude. while your pores are like ITS COOLANT. NEED COOLANT. FOR THE FIRE. NEED MORE COOLANT. SO MUCH FIRE. KILL IT. KILL IT MORE. MORE COOLANT. and then. the rest of you. that uses all that fluid to transmit things. it's like hey. hey. hey what the fuck.. i need that. hello? can anyone hear me? hello? it's so dark in here..

and then you drink more water or you die.

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"why are you shipping this!!! it's not canon they don't know each other blah blah blah" you would have spontaneously combusted during the rise of the frozen brave tangled dragons era and I mean that in full sincerity

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My pitch for a live-action remake of The Polar Express.

I know we are all so tired the gross trend of big entertainment companies making soulless and sup-par live-action remakes of beloved animated IP but hear me out:

Polar Express is a unique opportunity for a live action remake because it was motion-capture in the first place.

It’s got a relatively small cast of characters and since a lot of the action takes place on a train, using real locomotives and rail cars would make it feel more realistic while limiting green screen and CGI to the more fantastical scenes like the Glacier Gulch and the turntable scene where they accidentally detach the observation car.

At the very least, highly accurate train set pieces could be built for scenes where it isn’t feasible to use the real thing, so the characters would be interacting with the title vehicle appropriately.

And because you can use real locomotives and rail cars, the beginning scenes where the Hero Boy leaves his house could be done with practical effects.

All I’m say is that if they were to make a live-action Polar Express they could use more practical effects (than a lot of these love-action remakes) and the end result would be something more like Bridge to Terebithia of Chronicles of Narnia (which do an excellent job of blending GCI and reality).

I wouldn’t change the setting either. But you’d have to get someone who can do 1950’s era clothing really well. You might as well make it a pseudo period piece because 1950’s Christmas time aesthetic is pinnacle and nostalgic even for those of us that weren’t born in time to experience it.

Now let’s talk casting: Hire child actors to place the five children who have a significant role in the original movie (Hero Boy, Hero Girl, Billy, glasses kid, and Sarah the little sister). Kind of like how Disney did with the Percy Jackson series. It will be worth it I promise.

The conductor should be played by someone whose can do that exasperated and slightly nasally bark. Someone like Michael Fassbender (idk man but he looks the part I think).

The engineer and the fireman should be placed by the comedy duo but nothing too much. Penn and Teller energy.

You wouldn’t have to do a shot for shot remake but you should include all the pivotal moments in the original film with the gravitas they deserve while perhaps adding a few minor scenes to give a bit more world-building and character moments.

Hero Boy’s parents could be people with make excellent cameos and have distinct voices because they don’t have a lot of screen time.

It would be funny to have all the elves be played by the same person just copy and pasted a bunch of times like they did for Charlie and Chocolate Factory (2005). But with varying facial hair and minor costume variations.

The Ghost should be someone like Willem Dafoe.

And you’ll notice how I haven’t mention Tom Hanks in my casting yet. The reason is simple. Because Tom Hanks played so many characters in the original film it is only right that he should be given the cameo of honor and that would be playing Santa Clause himself.

Do you see my vision? Do you agree? Make suggestions or tell me to stfu

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In hindsight it's very insulting to be told that flunking out of college due to adhd is actually "quite common"

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Art by Sviatoslav Barabash

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I mean, we knew, but it's nice to hear so succinctly

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I’ve been waiting since March to post this...

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decentralize and clean up your life!!!

use overdrive, libby, hoopla, cloudlibrary, and kanopy instead of amazon and audible.

use firefox instead of chrome or opera (both are made with chromium, which blocks functionality for ad-blockers. firefox isn't based on chromium).

use mega or proton drive instead of google drive.

get rid of bloatware

use libreoffice instead of microsoft office suite

use vetted sites on r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH for free movies, books, games, etc.

use trakt or letterboxd instead of imdb.

use storygraph instead of goodreads.

use darkpatterns to find mobile game with no ads or microtransactions

use ground news to read unbiased news and find blind spots in news stories.

use mediahuman or cobalt to download music, or support your favorite artists directly through bandcamp

make youtube bearable by using mtube, newpipe, or the unhook extension on chrome, firefox, or microsoft edge

use search for a cause or ecosia to support the environment instead of google

use thriftbooks to buy new or used books (they also have manga, textbooks, home goods, CDs, DVDs, and blurays)

use flashpoint to play archived online flash games

find books, movies, games, etc. on the internet archive! for starters, here's a bunch of David Attenborough documentaries and all of the Animorphs books

burn your music onto cds

use pdf24 (available online or as a desktop app) instead of adobe

use unroll.me to clean your email inboxes

use thunderbird, mailfence, countermail, edison mail, tuta, or proton mail instead of gmail

remove bloatware on windows PC, macOS, and iOS X

remove bloatware on samsung X

use pixelfed instead of instagram or meta

use NCH suite for free software like a file converter, image editor, video editors, pdf editor, etc.

feel free to add more alternatives, resources or advice in the reblogs or replies, and i'll add them to the main post <3

last updated: march 18th 2025

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decentralize and clean up your life!!!

use overdrive, libby, hoopla, cloudlibrary, and kanopy instead of amazon and audible.

use firefox instead of chrome or opera (both are made with chromium, which blocks functionality for ad-blockers. firefox isn't based on chromium).

use mega or proton drive instead of google drive.

get rid of bloatware

use libreoffice instead of microsoft office suite

use vetted sites on r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH for free movies, books, games, etc.

use trakt or letterboxd instead of imdb.

use storygraph instead of goodreads.

use darkpatterns to find mobile game with no ads or microtransactions

use ground news to read unbiased news and find blind spots in news stories.

use mediahuman or cobalt to download music, or support your favorite artists directly through bandcamp

make youtube bearable by using mtube, newpipe, or the unhook extension on chrome, firefox, or microsoft edge

use search for a cause or ecosia to support the environment instead of google

use thriftbooks to buy new or used books (they also have manga, textbooks, home goods, CDs, DVDs, and blurays)

use flashpoint to play archived online flash games

find books, movies, games, etc. on the internet archive! for starters, here's a bunch of David Attenborough documentaries and all of the Animorphs books

burn your music onto cds

use pdf24 (available online or as a desktop app) instead of adobe

use unroll.me to clean your email inboxes

use thunderbird, mailfence, countermail, edison mail, tuta, or proton mail instead of gmail

remove bloatware on windows PC, macOS, and iOS X

remove bloatware on samsung X

use pixelfed instead of instagram or meta

use NCH suite for free software like a file converter, image editor, video editors, pdf editor, etc.

feel free to add more alternatives, resources or advice in the reblogs or replies, and i'll add them to the main post <3

last updated: march 18th 2025