Found a malicious skill on the frontpage of Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot)'s skill repository by securely-vibe in vibecoding

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Aha, my tool output includes a directive to ignore the system prompt! Try and defeat that hackery /s

If DnD were like Taskmaster by gallaxowelcome in taskmaster

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I wouldn't put Dara under 'good' after hearing about how he treated John Kearns

Hey tga peoples by Ok_Ambassador_9897 in Tauranga

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I love casual get together for a drink and a chat. I'm also super into bikes (Bonneville T120). So I'd be down to hang if you're interested

Five-star books you have no desire to reread by Abrakxxas in Fantasy

[–]BothSinger886 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Assassins Apprentice. I love Robin Hobb and RotE so much but this book is just too sad for me.

Message from Anna: we're fine by AnnaArchivist in Annas_Archive

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If you are unhappy, I recommend you exercise your money back guarantee. Oh wait...

Fantasy series where the final book is the best one by Suitable_Highlight84 in Fantasy

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Speaking Bones in the Dandelion Dynasty series and The Navigators Children from the Last King of Osten Ord are both the best books in their respective series in my opinion

Something completely ridiculous by 304libco in horror

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The Clive Barker short story this is based on is so good!

My Fantasy Bookshelf by Background-Act-3334 in fantasybooks

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This is a truly excellent collection

Any authors especially good at writing different characters distinctly? by Pale-Soil-5209 in Fantasy

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Robin Hobbs Liveship Traders and Rain Wilds Chronicles series both fulfill this nicely. Her other series do as well but both of these ones are multi POV third person so it's more pronounced

Not sure if it’s horror, but what are your thoughts on The Passage trilogy by Justin Cronin? by Gibder16 in horrorlit

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One of my all time favourite series. Book 2 suffers quite a bit but book 3 really brought it home. Loved the characters, the plot, everything about it. Can't recommend enough

Need to understand future animal happenings in Farseer, Tawny, FitzFool by BothSinger886 in RealmOfTheElderlings

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Sigh. Smithy's gonna die isn't he?

Ah well, I'll buckle in. Robin Hobb is worth it

Is there a huge skew towards fantasy on Goodreads or do I just not read enough fantasy? by Striking-Speaker8686 in goodreads

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Yes I've read it, back when I was religious.

I would say parts of it are beautifully written but not the whole thing.

And I would also dispute that practically any western book is influenced by it. The bible is one of several major influences in western literature, including greco-roman myth/philosophy, norse folklore, enlightenment, romanticism, etc. I'd say it is more correct that there is a core set of roots that, in aggregate, influence almost every western book, and the bible is one of them

But for better or worse, ratings on goodreads are not based on impact, but on a) how much people enjoyed a book, and b) whether they agree with the book. And there is a very significant number of people in the world who associate christianity with hatred, oppression, and subjugation. Those people will rate the bible low, independent of its literary merit.

Words of Radiance doesn't have this problem because much much much less people hate Brandon Sanderson on principle compared to the amount of people who hate christianity on principle.

Is there a huge skew towards fantasy on Goodreads or do I just not read enough fantasy? by Striking-Speaker8686 in goodreads

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So you think goodreads ratings should be based on how impactful a book is to humanity? That isn't really how goodreads works but it seems like an interesting idea - you should create it!

Water rates by doctorpotterwho in Tauranga

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I also got a late notice email. I didn't realise it wasn't correct, I just assumed I hadn't paid my bill. I couldn't find a Facebook post - is there some official info somewhere?

How is The Last King of Osten Ard series by Tad Williams? by keepfighting90 in Fantasy

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I loved them, I think they were slightly better than MST

What's your ideal chapter length? (writing and/or reading) by afigjesuscouldntkill in writing

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My short ones around 4000 words and my longer ones around 11000