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Reply to comment by diverareyouok in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
No thanks. Take away Rothfuss’ clothes so he can just stay in his house for good.
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Reply to comment by ArcadiaRivea in Why are Colleen Hoover books so divisive? by sunnywatermelon18
Yes, it started out as a Twilight sequel of some sort that became very popular on whatever fanfic site she was on. That formed the basis of 50 Shades. She changed enough things to be disconnected from Twilight and fleshed out the idea into 50 Shades, apparently.
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Reply to comment by chechomsky in How do we know that we are in a certain place inside our galaxy? and how do we know how big it is just by looking at the cross section we are in? by friday_panda
They will look at a star when the earth is on one side of the sun, then look at the same star when the earth is on the other side of the sun, 6 months later. The change in position is about 180 million miles. How the position of the star has changed in that 6 months gives them enough information to calculate how far away the star is.
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Reply to comment by Scoob1978 in Why people act like james cameron is a great filmmaker because his movie gross well at Box-office while also hating directors like Michael bay who do the exact same thing ? by HumbleCamel9022
Honestly that’s probably the most brutal takedown of Michael Bay there is. I’m sure Bay himself has had the same thought and it haunts his dreams.
Cameron isn’t the worlds best filmmaker, but whatever he does, he does 100%. All of his activities surrounding the actual filming of Titanic are like bonkers-level of obsession. Hell, the man went to the bottom of the Mariana Trench!
He’s like Captain America. He’s not the strongest or smartest, but when he does something, he does it at peak human efficiency. This analogy might be completely nuts.
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If you think it’s an interesting concept because you want to find out what really happened to those who disappeared, don’t bother. The show and creators were very up front that the show is not interested in that question. It is interested in the question of how those left behind (the Leftovers) move on and grapple with it.
In my opinion, it is a masterpiece worth watching. But if you’re worried about not liking something because it’s set in a small town, I don’t know what to say. Twin Peaks was set in a small town too.
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Reply to comment by Lab_Member_004 in ELI5 Why are airport ceiling so high? by TrShry
A bunch of the DLC are just radio and custom building little DLC. I think there are a total of 12 legitimate expansions, but none of them are necessary to enjoy the game and it has thousands of quality mods available for free.
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Reply to comment by CthuluCatSnacks in WIRED computer mouse. I'm particularly interested in one with a cable that will not fray. They seem to fray very shortly after I get them. I want the cable to be like a quarter of an inch thick. I don't care if the thing weighs 5 lbs. My budget is $200. by TheJawsofIce
I also got the double click issue and read a solution online: bang it on your desk. Sure enough, it worked!
But yeah, time will tell if that’s a BIFL solution.