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Also accurate.

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Poor little guy, but you’re a great owner for doing all of that for him.

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In my mind it’s more like more fuck = less LOTR.

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I’m pooping, so no bueno.

BruceTwarzen, to asklemmy

Is there a Spotify alternative that has no ads?

I pay for Spotify for 7 years or so now and i'm so sick of all the ads. After every update there seems to be an: oops, sorry, you have ads now. Podcasts are filled with ads. I was just listening to a podcast where they shoved in 3 ads mid-sentence. How long until musicians put ads in their songs. I'm just so sick of it.

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Podcasts will have ads no matter where you listen to them. That’s not Spotify inserting them, it’s the podcasts. I pay for a family subscription to Spotify, and I never get ads in between songs, not after updates or anything.

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But it’s literally the podcast hosts choosing to insert ads. Not Spotify. It would be like blaming Netflix because you didn’t like what the characters are wearing on one of the movies.

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It’s called dynamic ad insertion, and it’s the podcast hosts choosing to insert ads into their podcasts. I know this because I have a podcast with no ads.

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It’s not Spotify that’s “giving them that choice.” It’s the podcast distributor. For example, I use Red Circle, and I can choose to insert ads through them. Podcasts have the same ads regardless of the platform they are on. It’s not Spotify, it’s the podcasts. I don’t like ads either…

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To be fair, he’s been into Tolkien since adolescence and is really excited to share. It’s just… intense.

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One day I’ll get to the books so I don’t have to ask for his help every time there is a book vs movie meme, lol.

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Well, that escalated quickly…

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Truth is, the information contained in this meme is several years old (but accurate). I’ve seen it thrice by now, and he wasn’t nearly as focused on me the third time. So, it does get better.

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That sound adorable and fun, thank you for the recommendation!

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That’s something else, lol. He would have died on the spot.

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In the center of the picture on a hot racer Jovanina Pacini is depicted. The horse is hot, but the rider sits straight and proud, self-confident. To the left of the young amazon-balcony, on which her younger sister ran, in the depths there is a shady park. The general silhouette of a horsewoman and a horse forms a semblance of a triangle – a stable, long-favorite form of building a ceremonial portrait.

So many compositions were decided by Titian, Velasquez, Rubens, Van Dyck. Under the Brullov brush, the old compositional scheme is interpreted in a new way. The artist enters the picture of the child in the picture. The little girl, hearing the horse’s tramp, rushed out onto the balcony and extended her hand through the bars. And delight, and fear for the rider expresses her face. The note of a living, immediate feeling moderates the cold majesty of the portrait, gives it spontaneity and humanity.

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I like that it’s a huge piece of art, here it is in context:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7022f93f-81f1-4fea-848a-25d113360f36.png

ickplant,
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“Will they work?”

“We’ll find out in 4 to 6 weeks.”

“…”

Goodbye! by Alfred Guillou (1892) (lemmy.world)

Essentially French, though of Celtic Brittonic or Breton heritage as these people exist in Brittany, France, Alfred Guillou had his painting debut in 1868. About this time, Guillou and other painters formed the Concarneau Art Colony near Pont-Aven, France, attracting painters such as Charles Cottet and Paul Gauguin. A prime...

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A bit more info on the piece: this is a father giving a last kiss to the body of his son he found during a shipwreck.

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Glad you like it, I thought it was a very touching piece considering what it’s depicting. I’m also a huge fan of real art.

ickplant,
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You put it very beautifully :)

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Thank you for your bravery. This needed to be said.

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Good point, the picture can stand on its own. Next time…

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Aww, I am easily fooled. I was very much hoping it’s a truck driver who is a lotr fan and a dick.

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Faith in humanity partially restored!

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Hey, I found this documentary on beavers that won several awards, so I figured I’d share in case you want to watch it with your daughter.

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You’re welcome, I hope you both enjoy!

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That’s too funny! I think I have an image that will help you to never forget:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8e990605-eaa9-44de-bd92-eb9c35ef6153.png

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