I'm messing around, love his content

But also wow I've never even considered doing this

  • RowPin [they/them]
    ·
    3 years ago

    I remember someone told me about listening to the entire Wheel of Time series on audiobook at 5x speed. Why even bother at that point

      • barrbaric [he/him]
        ·
        3 years ago

        I mean I routinely listen to podcasts at 2x but I cannot imagine retaining any info at 5x.

        • inshallah2 [none/use name]
          ·
          3 years ago

          retaining any info at 5x.

          Can anybody read the following in less than 10 seconds?

          CitationsNeededisamediacriticismshow,soit'sonlyfittingthatwepointoutthatitwasmediamogulWilliamRandolphHearstwhopopularizedtheword"marijuana"overthelong-usedagriculturalandmedicinalterm"cannabis,"inhisefforttoplaytotheanti-immigrantsentimentsoftheAmericanpublicinthewakeofboththeturn-of-the-centurySpanish-AmericanWarandtheMexicanRevolutionadecadelater.InhisattempttomarginalizeMexicanimmigrantsseekingrefugefromviolence,hisnewspapersconsistentlyreferredtocannabisasthethen-obscureSpanishslangword"marijuana."So,forinstance,asyou'reseeinghere,thisisanarticlefromtheOgdenStandardinOgden,Utahwiththeheadline,"IstheMexicanNation'locoed'byaPeculiarWeed?"Theyearthiswaspublished,1915,Utahoutlawedtheuseofcannabis.

          • NPa [he/him]
            ·
            3 years ago

            Can anybody read the following in less than 10 seconds?

            yeah but only because I have memorized the entirety of :citations-needed: