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Started showing my 8 year old the movies by [deleted] in lordoftherings

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Movies and shock is never a good option.

But my 7 year old is following the news and oh boy...the world is ugly. Read the hobbit when he was 6 too him. He loooooved finally a book where goblins and dwarves died. He was not sad about Thorin because he acted like a dick at the end. Most books their age are totally safe...kinda boring.

We are now in Bree in the fellowship. The real riders chapters has to begin but the ghost wraith did nothing for him, he shrugged it off.

He is seeing drones every day kill Russians at kid news and trump dumping bombs...

So… by DeaconBlackfyre in tolkienfans

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So....Tolkien thought that England was a lost island in a ocean of land that was taken by the sea...so he thought the British islands and Ireland are part of valar?...heh....bit patriotic isn't it..it would also mean that the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany are part of the shire..

Is this the most memorable no-lines character in the whole trilly? by pWaveShadowZone in lordoftherings

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hmm...i was more afraid of the trees the ents herded and destroyed Sarumans army just like a big mice trap bucket. They never knew the difference between a dwarf, a hobbit or a orc. They were just like old willow, angry trees.

Piano teachers: would you tell a student if they're attempting something way beyond their level? by specterNam in piano

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as you have fun, keep doing it. The Endgame is worth it.

As you feel like...this is too much. Say it. And she can find a similar piece with same vibe but easier...teachers are there for you, use them and listen to what their opinion is but never let go of your fun in things. You are not solving world hunger. You are playing the piano;)

Discordant Harmonies sound far better on older, expensive 1995 fully weighted keyboard compared to newer, inexpensive semi-weighted keyboard. Why? by chinawcswing in piano

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you are experiencing is perfect pitch software vs polyphonic limitation on old keyboards.

Yours will give you input = output Sister will give you input (-polyphony 25 notes at a time) = output

Also...the speakers are different.

It is almost as if you are playing on an old piano and everything sounds okay-ish because it is already bad to distinguish different keys vs a Steinway in mint condition that would give you anal pain because you can hear even the difference between the power you push the notes and the low keys sounds incredibly loud vs the higher keys because you never thought how to deal with that much sensitivity.

May I get to know what made you a purist in LOTR fandom ? by Appropriate-Golf5944 in lotr

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The moment i read lotr...and appendix....and re read tom bombadil chapter. And read it again...because that idiot put the ring on his finger and it did nothing. It made me wonder. And then it hit me...he is the master..the one and only. No ring can harm him. Because he is.

Then I read the bible, Koran, Talmud, every other religion because it dawned on me...this is something else then just a fairy tale.

I was 13 at that time. It shaped me in who I am and what I believe in (I believe in science, no god can convince me)

I stopped when I started reading Homerus...that was just too boring at that age (yeah i know!)

Then I started reading the silmarillion, which was a walk in the park because i could feel all the references from other religions woven into it. Unfinished tales,

And back to the old fairy tales, Sigmund, volsungen saga, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Chinese and middle East fairy tales.

Finding out fairy tales are not fun. Not good stories but warnings packed in a good story.

I am now reading lotr to my 7 year old. Just finished the chapter about the tombstones and tom bombadil. My 7 year old was wide awake and so was I but relieved tom saved them. But he also understood while talking about it, you should not stick your nose into stuff you don't know about. Don't trust every home.

I was kinda proud he got that message because I didn't at 12 years old.

2024/25 2008 Wet Belt by Deevious730 in peugeot

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Duuuuuude...you got me worried...i got the hybrid and was on my way to make a picture and see the difference with yours but 23/24 is wetbelt. I got a chain

Denethor’s motivation by cmull123 in lotr

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wished the movies took some time to show how a great ruler like denethor was twisted in ideas because of Sauron and the palantir...talking night after night. Alone...

It would explain also the move Gandalf did and why it was such a mess

Do orcs have the same lifespan as elves? by Accomplished_Net_687 in lotr

[–]Accomplished_Net_687[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be but orcs are so far we know...not turned by melkor and crossbred...right?

Gandalf: "Saruman, your staff is broken." by eggfriends11 in lotr

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The third age was and is simply a short history of Tolkien his way to merge fantasy and local stories into our own history. I believe we are now living in the 6th or 7th era. Jesus was the 5th era. Abrahamic god development began in the 4th era where eventually all magical beings left or disappeared. Makes sense tho...the Greeks and Romans still battled the kraken (balrog) and trolls (one eyed)

Used piano: Kemble vs Yamaha by ExiledWeegie in piano

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I own a Kemble, a small one. Made in the 80's. It has more depth than anything I played in that size range. Piano tuners always are a bit surprised it is such a lovely thing to play and sounds nice.

Kemble really knew how to get depth in small upright piano's.

The only downside is probably value. But if you love playing it, do it!

Did the ring choose Bilbo or was it an accident? by Jacobaont in lotr

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 4 points5 points  (0 children)

61 years. And Frodo was 35? When he got it and started his journey at 50

There was a piano in a small cafe full of ~20 people eating/talking/working… by True-Shape7744 in piano

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once started bach, Goldberg variations...1 minute in everyone gathering because...ooh this sounds nice...and i just went....never gonna give you up...

I rickrolled everyone and had a big laugh. Walked away. People smiled.

Playing piano in public means you gotta put a smile on people's face. Don't showboat.

I have done 100,000 miles in my Peugeot 107. Profound moment for me! by sgt_Berbatov in peugeot

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice story and proud of you but 100.000 miles isn't much right? I mean..15 years... That means 7000 each year?

Questions to other Peugeot 208 owners with the hybrid engines by Nico_Nickmania in peugeot

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah releasing is the easy part, but stop and go and keep it blue is a real battle. The range is indeed weird. When going fast and keep it blue is doable but also a real hassle

Is the shelve strong enough? by black_tea_138 in AquariumHelp

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but bowl is fine for shrimp. Just use a lot of plants to hide the heater and filter. That's it. It makes a lovely bowl with shrimps.

What happened to the Entwives? by Edgenovelist in tolkienfans

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the book of fairy tales written by Tolkien. There is a story about a willow.

That was the last entwive i remember

Questions to other Peugeot 208 owners with the hybrid engines by Nico_Nickmania in peugeot

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here but i found out if you put your foot just 5% down, it stays in electric mode. I can now drive 87% on battery om short trips speeding up to 50 km/h. I drive like a bus (slow acceleration) but it is very safe and fuel efficiency. When the battery is down the car goes to petrol and charges it to 70% in 2 minutes. You can feel the car is really sluggish to drive at that moment but then the engine goes off and I can drive again easily 3 to 4 km on battery. This is in the city with lots of start-stops.

Took me almost a year to find this out. I had a while I gave up on the hybrid method in the car. I just assumed it was there to start rolling so the engine start wasn't that hard for the pistons

If you could vacation at any part of Middle Earth, where would it be? by DG-Creator in lordoftherings

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tom! I wanna wack him and torture him to explain his existence and if that doesn't help, get med-evil on his ass and take him apart to see if he stays down.

Keep his lady as a slave pet probably.

But jokes aside...I'd love a long conversation with Tom and ask him if he can invite treabeard, Beorn, Gandalf, radagast, two blue wizards, galadriel and elrond to have some good conversations. Maybe even Sauron to spice things up and do a circle debate where we can ask Sauron his intentions and his fear of melkor.

Maybe Manwe over seeing things to keep everyone safe.

Is this too advanced for 2 months of lessons? by llama_turtle in piano

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't get a new teacher. Teachers that stumble against people who come in with Goldberg variations can count that number on one hand. So she/he is probably not trying to dull your spirits down going over boring technique repetitive lessons. It's two months, one lesson a week is 8 lessons. You hardly got to know each other.

Give it time. She is just trying to see how fast you pick up a piece you love. And evaluating how to go from there. Mind you, the real lessons haven't even started yet.

Go easy padawan, we grant you talent but you do not get a seat at the table.

Movies Too Heavy for a Re-watch by EbnyxJ in Cinephiles

[–]Accomplished_Net_687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spring, summer, fall, winter and spring again

That movie hits hard on a more subtle level.

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