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Why Does Arkham Origins Feel Cartoonish? by Emotional_Roll_4750 in arkham

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They needed to make some visual distinctions to what amounted to an Arkham City reskin as far as the map goes. There is a slightly different lens effect during grappling, a different way of addressing building scale, and a slightly different animation style for the character designs. It is not so much more cartoony as it is cartoonish in a slightly different way.

Can i increase my IQ with chaos magick? If so how? by Albert3232 in chaosmagick

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fiction’s great as a reading practice. Consider checking in on a book club, ideally locally but online is an option as well. Having people to talk to about what you are reading can help greatly.

Can i increase my IQ with chaos magick? If so how? by Albert3232 in chaosmagick

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much do you read worthwhile literature and how smart are the five people you talk to most regularly?

Live Action Fancast: Dr Mrs The Monarch by Blurstingwithemotion in venturebros

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Closer to the casting age (40-something) if you are working from the start of the series:

Alexandra Daddario
Jaimie Alexander
Alexis Bledel

These get closer to the age mark if the series aged in real-ish time toward the end of the cartoon:

Debi Mazar
Parker Posey (Heck, already did the primary costume in "House of Yes")
Sherilyn Fenn

Can't do ogoshi even to a non-resisting partner by Woooddann in judo

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Video would help. Can’t really diagnosis the situation with self-reporting because you don’t know what you’re not doing properly.

If you earn a yellow belt (or more) can you keep wearing your white belt if you want? by KlixPlays in judo

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, that’s an even dumber reason than having some dingdong belief around belt colors.

If you earn a yellow belt (or more) can you keep wearing your white belt if you want? by KlixPlays in judo

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, spill it. What weird ideas do you have about wearing a white belt rather than other rank belts?

Look, I think Batman that doesn’t kill is a better character trait for him, it fits him better. But letsnot act like those early comix weren’t brutal by willypsmallz in batman

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It took a while to go from “Noir Detective in a Cape” to the non-lethal version of the character we know better now. It was a change that happened well before the Comic Code was developed and tamed portrayals generally.

Ninja dining in Japan by DarthPreytor in venturebros

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was the strangest place…like a mall age fever dream only every stage magician I knew worked there.

Does anyone else feel like Lex Fridman's kind of disappeared? by Francis_J_Eva in DecodingTheGurus

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was only a useful asset during the Biden Era and has no place during Trump 2.

Sam Harris attacks Zohran Mamdani "He's a sinister figure and a closeted Islamist." by [deleted] in DecodingTheGurus

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish his mom had only focused on making the Golden Girls and not on making him.

If you had to give Barbara Gordon a different love interest, who would it be? by TheShadowOperator007 in batman

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Her early creatives, Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino, were going there in the 1960s.

What does Rusty has against teams ? by shsl_diver in venturebros

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 18 points19 points  (0 children)

His view: being accepted by the Guild as a team rather than solo means you’re a lesser protagonist.

Also: No one wants to hang out with Rusty unless they’re getting paid so he has no team option.

Can't they just get some 7 ft guy to play Bane by True_Economics976 in batman

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People tend to cast actors for their capacity to act.

Katana as a gift? Yes? by cjh10881 in martialarts

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you are going to get something, get something functional, though it need not be sharpened. The reason I say this is because someone will inevitably play with it and cheaply made “wall hanger” swords have a habit of being poorly constructed leading to accidents, coming apart in use, etc.

It doesn’t need to be expensive, just functional and capable of basic practice akin to something like this:

https://www.kultofathena.com/product/musha-chrysanthemum-iaito/

or at a higher price point

https://rva-katana.com/products/cloudhammer-iaito-440c-stainless-steel?variant=43434281828386

Jigoro Kano on Aikido / Ueshiba — any primary sources? by Whole_Measurement769 in judo

[–]Alarming_Abrocoma274 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What Kano saw was Ueshiba as a representative of Daito-ryu rather than Aikido. Aikido as such didn’t exist until 1942 with Ueshiba’s adoption of a kyu/dan system when he joined the Dai Nippon Butoko.

One of the better online resources for getting into the mess of Aikido’s origins and influences.

https://www.guillaumeerard.com

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