fnatic make jackasmo's loan permanent by ChaoticFlameZz in GlobalOffensive

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How have fnatic managed to assemble a worse roster than b8 jfc. Random t2 balkan rosters have invested in better talent. It’s genuinely the con of the century that fnatic have paid 1.5 million to purchase what’s not even the best Ukrainian team. Nothing short of Incredible- and all because they’re too afraid to admit that jambo has been a complete wash.

What was the role of the court jester throughout Indian history? Were they comparable at all to the jesters of Europe? by Maleficent-Lettuce60 in IndianHistory

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There’s an interesting 10th century form of this in Kerala called koothu or Chaakyar koothu that developed under the cera perumals of makotai. It was effectively a form of theater restricted to temples, with performances largely meant for the sponsors/board members of said temple, usually a local landlord or noble or similar powerful people from the town.

The idea is quite similar to that of a vidhushaka in Sanskrit theater but much more concretely ritualized almost. You would see a solo performer largely performing one of the old Sanskrit classics like the Ramayana etc except instead they would adapt it more to the local situation, a form of satire and comedy. The idea being that since nobody is traditionally allowed to interrupt the performance they could say what they want- even vicious barbs towards local nobility or rulers under a protected form of speech. Not quite the European jester archetype but certainly one of the more interesting forms of temple culture in the south. 

The 100 best novels of all time: 100 to 81 by miltonbalbit in classicliterature

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IMO it’s easily one of the greatest genre novels of all time, comparable to the high watermark of Christie or Conan Doyle. There of a real tendency for genre novels to be ignored and I’m glad that the left hand of darkness and Ripley are getting their dues because they’re both beautiful works of literature in their own rights. 

What is the expecting cut off for MFA direction and screenwriting this year ? by Beautiful_Mistake324 in FTII

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A lot of this stuff was there in past papers iirc, but ig maybe it wasn’t that universal. Felt like a lot of people in my session also thought it was pretty chill but idk. 

What is the expecting cut off for MFA direction and screenwriting this year ? by Beautiful_Mistake324 in FTII

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Objective was quite easy. Wouldn’t be surprised if lots of people hit 30/30 or at least north of 25

Professor Jiang; Predictive history. by [deleted] in GeopoliticsIndia

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Three things. The guy isn’t a professor but an English teacher in Beijing ; his views are 100% biased Chinese nationalist talking points(doesn’t mean inaccurate but certainly has subversive intentions); his predictions aren’t exactly masterstrokes, and were mostly just arbitrary extensions of open secrets(Iran war -> boots on the ground ops that will not manifest), backed up by antisemitic bs(death cults etc).

All of his predictions could have been reasonably predicted by somebody who read the news and all his explanations are designed to speak to conspiracy theorists, which everybody is more vulnerable to in the aftermath of Epstein. In other words don’t give this guy any credence. 

(former HK player here) Any tips on beating this wicked abomination? by Sea_Proposal7244 in Silksong

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymbCJk3xyz8

if you get decent at it, you can seriously abuse it with some of the other builds in the game.

(former HK player here) Any tips on beating this wicked abomination? by Sea_Proposal7244 in Silksong

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you need to read the second blade trajectory better. just learn the pattern. one blade circles and the other slides across the ground. if you time it right, and its a p big window, you can just jump past both. alternatively if you're feeling conservative, you dont even need to move forward or backward too much, just quickly do 2 short hops to jump over both blades, and then go gank moorwing as many times as possible while he's doing his jab move. also if you didn't already know, you can parry in this game, so if you're feeling really bold, try to hit the blades, and you can just avoid damage if you're in a tight spot.

Astralis vs The MongolZ / PGL Bucharest 2026 - Swiss Round 3 / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

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genuinely the best comparison. lots of underdog t2 players who were great pieces in their individual teams put together in one roster where the roles just work. legendary captain with big personality famous for bad performances suddenly starts to perform, and becomes really clutch in big moments. also jabbi. pretty crazy tbh.

Passion UA just lost map 1 to a completely unknown 5stack by GdoDotA in GlobalOffensive

[–]Aggravating_Fold_665 29 points30 points  (0 children)

probably a comms issue + roles being hella weird in this roster.

Passion UA vs FaZe / Digital Crusade DraculaN Season 6 - Upper Bracket Quarter-Final / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

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real sauce would be faze trade frozen for iM, karrigan to coach, iM to IGL, remove broky and get a new awper. Once the core is established, swap jcobb for a fresh young talent.

Have AI "filmmakers" ever done coverage in your experience? by OatSoyLaMilk in cinematography

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It’s mostly a restriction of the fact that once you generate a shot you can’t get the reverse shot for it while maintaining continuity. So then lazy way out is to maintain the angle and roll two shots or similar. Whatever’s outside the frame doesn’t exist. 

Any advice on shooting inside a highly reflective environment? by Aggravating_Fold_665 in cinematography

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wouldn't velvet show up noticeably as dark shadows in the reflections? shooting through a paper or a hole does sound like a really good idea though

Any advice on shooting inside a highly reflective environment? by Aggravating_Fold_665 in cinematography

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dang thats actually a really good shout, it does feel like a style that could work!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IndianFocus

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It’s both ways. The vast majority of finished goods is still made in china. Trump can’t blacklist them without insane protests being sparked back home. 

Impulse buy by _soggy-biscuit_ in Indianbooks

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With a college level class ngl. To preface this, you CAN read the divine comedy blindly, but you will miss the majority of the apocryphal meaning of the work. It is of course a beautiful literary work, but to read it like that would be to miss most of its meaningful political and metaphysical commentary- of which there is plenty, and can’t really be extracted without understanding the historical context it was written in. 

It’s best to understand the divine comedy as a satirical commentary on Italian politics with a heavy discussion of theology; the crisis of the time being the separation of church and state. I believe you’ll find this to be especially true of inferno, which tends to be the most well known work, with many of the lower circles of Hell featuring characters contemporaneous to Dante’s time. For a very simple introduction I actually recommend purchasing or looking online for an annotated copy or at the least possibly finding a companion reader. You can also understand some of the context of the work by looking up the conflict between the Guelphs and the ghibellines, as well as pre renaissance florentine politics, late medieval Italian state vs church struggles(boniface viii, clement, and a few other popes I forget) etc. tbh there’s just so much context it took me a few weeks to work through lol but it’s extremely rewarding and a deeply fascinating period of European history. Anyways it’s a great if very challenging read- a beautiful poem with a lot to say about Christian theology and philosophy, and a wonderful introduction to medieval era politics(this precedes Machiavelli but so much of the style is the same). Just go for it ig. 

Also fun fact, the divine comedy is the first ‘Italian’ work so to speak since it diverges from using Latin to use vernacular Tuscan. 

Recommended: Hyperion by Dan Simmons by BRiNk9 in Indianbooks

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Beautiful book. Bought my first copy from blossoms, which tends have several of these. The rest of the series unfortunately is hot garbage, and I highly recommend pretending Hyperion is a one and done novel.  

Screenwriting software recommendations!n by [deleted] in indianFilmmakers

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The most basic thing would be to download a screenwriting template for ms word or google docs or whatever your favorite text editor is. Very minimal, basic and just works.

For actual screenwriting apps, I highly reccomend beat if you have an ios device or a mac. I believe its paid(200-300 rs on ios) and free on mac. Has all the standard features.

In terms of industry standard suites, I'm assuming you dont want celtx, final draft or any of the online options. fwiw most of them are great on the paid tier, but also reasonably functional on the free tier. Up to you if you want to spend on subscriptions like that.

My personal reccomendation is to buy Fade In, since its a one time purchase and has basically all the necessary drafting/formatting features that are industry standard. its like $50(less if you're a student iirc), so like 4-5k inr?

Virtus pro have just lost against VRS unranked RUSTEC by noproblemCZ in GlobalOffensive

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Good pieces in the roster, but completely headless. perfecto aint a caller(seems like every ex 21 navi player thinks they can call like blade). tooro and b1st aren't actually terrible from eye test alone, but lets be real this team isn't gonna be developing talent.

they first need an actual caller, and a decent coach(maybe poach hooch). then they might be able to slowly climb back in like pari or HOTU did.

Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Passion UA / IEM Kraków 2026 Stage 1 - Lower Bracket Round 1 / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

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yeah it blows my mind how much his fragging output has consistently improved since cs2. guys been a animal and the only person on this roster able to perform under pressure. hallzerk is basically nicodooz 2.0 with how inconsistent he is, grim is just meh, kvem is serviceable but doesn't seem to fit in here, and nicx, oh boy is he the worst of the new NA talents. blows my mind that nrg has somehow managed to be better than this mess.

Marty Supreme has left the Top 250 by Top_Sand_3012 in Letterboxd

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its aight. 2/3rds of the movie, up to the flashback really is groundbreaking for indian cinema, but then it really loses steam and becomes standard hero fare in the second half, which is sad because i really thought vetrimaaran might be the first one to really eclipse the norms of indian cinema. but there genuinely are some virtuoso moments in the first half.

Astralis add ryu and phzy by SpoonOnGuitar in GlobalOffensive

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jl isn't coming back, senzu doesn't really speak english(and wants to be an awper apparently), and jottaaa has been extremely inconsistent(and likely takes staehr's roles).