kvetcha-rdt t1_jdeo77f wrote on March 23, 2023 at 9:13 PM

Reply to comment by Fuck_You_Alls in TIL of the Central Pangean Mountains - at its greatest elevation was comparable to the Himalayas. It's remnants include the Appalachians mountains in North America, Atlas range in Africa and the Caledonites in Europe. by wrxie

Yes, at one point they were much like the Rocky Mountains and have essentially eroded into nubs. They are incredibly old.

kvetcha-rdt t1_jde0866 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:41 PM

Reply to comment by the-magnificunt in TIL of the Central Pangean Mountains - at its greatest elevation was comparable to the Himalayas. It's remnants include the Appalachians mountains in North America, Atlas range in Africa and the Caledonites in Europe. by wrxie

not sunken - eroded.

kvetcha-rdt t1_j9qp1c4 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:51 PM

Reply to comment by Charzon in ‘Poker Face’ Debuts at No. 3 on Nielsen’s Streaming Originals Chart, Peacock’s Highest-Ranked Series by misana123

It's definitely heightened, but if you've seen The Brothers Bloom, it feels of a piece with that version of the world.

kvetcha-rdt t1_j1roiko wrote on December 26, 2022 at 9:37 PM

Reply to comment by wowsosquare in A group of galaxies called "Stephan's Quintet" was featured in the opening scene of the Christmas movie "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946), where angels were speaking from. Left is from the movie, right is from the James Webb Space Telescope. by Yoprobro13

this is basically it. these telescopes are 'seeing' in wavelengths the human eye cannot detect - these images are basically just 'frequency adjusted' for our vision. It's a bit like night-vision goggles.

kvetcha-rdt t1_iye68h1 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Reply to comment by jobentank in HBO’s “The Last of Us” Character Posters Reveal Nick Offerman, Storm Reid and More by MarvelsGrantMan136

She's also got an absolutely incredible face, it's very fun seeing them go Monster on her with the make-up.

kvetcha-rdt t1_iyb8yqj wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:43 AM

Reply to comment by greenknight884 in TIL the guy who played Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life," Sheldon Leonard, became one of the most successful TV producers in history, having created the Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke, among many others. As a tribute, the two main characters on "Big Bang Theory" were named after him. by latchkey_adult

Um, Ron Howard.

kvetcha-rdt t1_iuy6w6l wrote on November 3, 2022 at 10:00 PM

Reply to comment by rchrdcrg in Audio-Technica resurrects its Sound Burger portable turntable from the '80s by thebelsnickle1991

He released it to Patreon patrons today! Spoiler: it’s good.

kvetcha-rdt t1_iuwraue wrote on November 3, 2022 at 4:08 PM

Reply to comment by weetabix_su in Audio-Technica resurrects its Sound Burger portable turntable from the '80s by thebelsnickle1991

I asked and apparently they are shipping mid-December through January.

kvetcha-rdt t1_iuwdf0s wrote on November 3, 2022 at 2:36 PM

Reply to comment by alphaxion in Audio-Technica resurrects its Sound Burger portable turntable from the '80s by thebelsnickle1991

He mentioned in a Patreon update that he has one on preorder and will be reviewing it.

kvetcha-rdt t1_iuvt1zs wrote on November 3, 2022 at 11:56 AM

Reply to comment by SupremePooper in Audio-Technica resurrects its Sound Burger portable turntable from the '80s by thebelsnickle1991

Yeah, that elliptical stylus with under 2g of tracking force is really gonna tear shit up.

kvetcha-rdt t1_iuvsera wrote on November 3, 2022 at 11:49 AM

Reply to comment by Caboozel in Audio-Technica resurrects its Sound Burger portable turntable from the '80s by thebelsnickle1991

It was apparently sold as ‘Mister Disc’ in the US because Sound Burger was seen as too silly. But with the clarity of time we now understand that Sound Burger is the greatest product name ever.