the universe feed scrolling constantly for hours now is pretty impressive
trying out notedeck on my laptop, nice to get out of the browser
we get these in taiwan too 🫠
fisherman say these deep water fish show up right before or after earthquakes. could be that topologies shift in the deep sea causing them to freak out, who knows 🤷 big ones show up in the news, small ones at the market
weak to counterfeit and units can be confiscated and supply inflated at will? no thanks! 😇
nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev started chat 127… this dude is so infuriating, self righteous, dismissive, and USES only argumentative fallacies…
I thought you did well Guy
I'm like an hour in right now........ I think I hurt myself rolling my eyes so much 🙄
the Patterson guy loves his conspiracies and hates running nodes 🤭
some other celebrations around the island (which arent nearly as cool as shooting fireworks at people) is the Yehliu Divine Harbor Purification Festival (野柳神明淨港). the brave souls jump into the cold ocean to clear out the ghosts and demons, these days it has even attracted tourists
this celebration is one of the "home-grown" traditions in Taiwan which originated when an intact unmanned ship floated into the harbor around 1820 after a bad storm, no one was onboard and among the effects on the ship was a statue of the ocean god. Puzzled but wary that bodies may start washing ashore, the villagers went to the nearby shrine to ask what to do.
a tradition was born to utilize the gods of the land to bless the harbor to ward off bad spirits and wandering ghosts. The remains of the ship was even made into parts of the shrine.
The celebration consists of bringing statues of the god into the water and then walk across fire on the way back (to scare off the bad spirits that might have hitched a ride in the water, duh 😂)
the mix of cultures in Taiwan makes lunar new year celebrations a lot of fun (and confusing). supernatural occurences made into traditions are a common occurence in Taiwanese culture
today is the 15th day of the Lunar New Year which is mostly known for the lantern festival, which is nice family gathering enjoying savory Tang Yuans (湯圓) and lantern decorations are seen in many spots. However in the south of Taiwan (Tainan) there is a peculiar tradition called the Yanshui Beehive Festival (鹽水蜂炮) that happens on this day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jPrpOxYcPE
On the day of the lantern festival, people gather around a bunch of fireworks that shoot outward into the crowd. Get hit by a firework and you have good luck for the year. It's crazy and super dangerous
This is a tradition brought over to Taiwan in the 19th century by Ming Rebels/Pirates as a loyalty test and rite-of-passage, somehow this tradition became one of "hey, if i get hit by a lot of fireworks at the start of the year, i'll have good luck!".
Taiwanese are weird sometimes 🤣
it's that time of year again (last day of lunar new year celebrations)
happy lantern festival, have some 湯圓s tonight!
wet paper towel +1
I use this idiom all the time, I learned in English school when I was a kid still in ESL using really old textbooks (books probably from the 60s)
By the time I got to college, every time I used this idiom with my friends they were like "what the hell does that mean?"
it's like no one uses this idiom.....
it itself is a flash in the pan 😮💨
theatrics aside, him running up and down the field still rapping at that level was impressive 👀
those 6 miles a day conditioned his wind😏
the other day i got a new box of peanut butter egg rolls. i buy them every year to hand out as gifts and eat at home
"oh interesting! new packaging"
tastes the same (thankfully) but now 15% shorter 😮💨
ferroro-rocher started to include QR codes on their wrappers
"huh, thats strange.... wonder what this qr code is for"
it points to a page on how they're moving toward "more sustainable packaging.... why mess with the pacakaging? make these things bigger already 😡
fiat really does ruin everything
practice organizing thoughts by writing -- full blown notes or chicken scratch on a bar napkin
it all helps.
whenever you end up having to saything thoughts out loud, the practice helps
is this CNN or a screencap of Idiocracy (2006) 🥲