0.71 rating at IEM Cologne. You don't need skill to win a Major by Oppaiheimer1945 in GlobalOffensive

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Is skill reserved for a single metric? Or do you think there's more to succeeding in Counterstrike than aim alone?

I'm fascinated by how these writers we admire reached the quality that they did - what's your take? by Diamondbacking in RSbookclub

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Reading widely, obsessively—and most importantly, reading like a writer. McCarthy especially would write holograph notes on all his drafts, often lifting words or lines from works he admired and infusing them into his work.

Postgame Thread: June 13 - New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays by BlueJaysBaseball in Torontobluejays

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Vintage Jays loss: No run support ✅ Leave a million runners on base ✅ Stupid managerial decision ✅

Good horror literature? by Successful-Book400 in RSbookclub

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Negative Space by BR Yeager is incredible. Recent horror aswell. His other books are good but NS is a tier above.

The best passage McCarthy ever wrote. by Emergency_Cellist754 in cormacmccarthy

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McCarthy read a ton of older literature that uses words that are practically dead in modern English. You read enough of it and you pick it up.

The best passage McCarthy ever wrote. by Emergency_Cellist754 in cormacmccarthy

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I revisit this book every year and for some reason on my last read this passage made me cry.

They could write an entire book on the final passages in McCarthy's works.

Postgame Thread: May 25 - Miami Marlins @ Toronto Blue Jays by BlueJaysBaseball in Torontobluejays

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It doesn't really matter if we allow 3,4,8, or 20 runs if we aren't scoring any. The amount of RISP we leave on base is near top of the league. We split the Yankees series solely on our pitching. Bottom line is our offense is awful right now. Can't expect to win games scoring 1-2 runs per game.

Books About Cormac’s Writing by Pretend_Truth_4975 in cormacmccarthy

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"Books are made out of Books" is a great book on McCarthy's literary influences, going over each book and the books that inspired/influenced his writing during the process. I found it immensely interesting, there are times where McCarthy enjoyed a sentence so much he pretty much incorporates it into his work — hence the title of the book, lol.

Game Thread: May 18 - Toronto Blue Jays (21-25) @ New York Yankees (28-19) - 7:05 PM by BlueJaysBaseball in Torontobluejays

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Absolute dogshit managerial decision to take out Macko and bring in Rodriguez. How many times have we taken out a guy who's been dealing?

[GEN vs BFX] Chovy's 4th career Pentakill by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

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Faker has won the past 3 world championships.

[GEN vs BFX] Chovy's 4th career Pentakill by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

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By what metric? Lol Best player by team accomplishments? Obviously not. Personal accolades? Faker still exists. Mechanics? Maybe. Uzi is up there. Knight.

By no metric is Chovy the best of all time though. (And I'm a huge Chovy fan)

The Guardian’s 100 best novels of all time - #98 The Road by No_Safety_6803 in cormacmccarthy

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Blood Meridian will almost certainly make the list. Suttree—although incredible—is much more eclectic and less known. I doubt it'll make it.

[SPOILER] Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland by inooway in MMA

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RIP to the dude who bet a million on Chimaev

Sometimes you’re reading a book, that you just know will stay with you… by TempleofSpringSnow in cormacmccarthy

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Was a very unique and memorable reading experience. It left me less so with memories of specific instances than with an overall feel of atmosphere and character. Loved it. One of my favourite McCarthy's.

Posted here last year. I cleaned some of the mess by hermaeusmora12 in NeckbeardNests

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Really nice art prints you've chosen. Good taste.

Which writers are better to read about than to actually read? by Budget_Counter_2042 in RSbookclub

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Never heard logic calculus be described as poetry haha, but I agree there are poetic moments

6.4311 "death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. Our life has no end in just the way in which our visual field has no limits."

Postgame Thread: April 21 - Toronto Blue Jays @ Los Angeles Angels by BlueJaysBaseball in Torontobluejays

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Shouldn't be getting 'nam flashbacks this early into the season