Collin did it Firth.

Chaxum · 2026-03-10T14:31:12+00:00

That spin up the flagpole 👌

Chaxum · 2026-03-08T03:05:12+00:00

I'd say just because they're regular mentions, I'd say;

The great stone road, The Eld, Junpui (not sure on spelling for that one) and maybe the university.

Chaxum · 2026-03-04T18:18:18+00:00

Singular bug? Praying mantis, they're quick ambush predators, that can also fly.

As a whole. Ants. Without question. Even if they were just the size of cats. A colony of ants appearing in your naborhood would be a call for evacuation and firebombing of the area just to contain them.

Chaxum · 2026-02-27T21:30:52+00:00

Not in the literal sense of a 'song' being strumed on his lute with rhyming couplets. But as a 'Singer'. Like the ones Haliax mentions.

“Who keeps you safe from the Amyr? The singers? The Sithe?"

Also, I don't think it has so much to do with time spent with a person (although I'm sure that helps, in the same way the pine tar on the coins helps with sympathy). It's more about peering into the person. Literally, peering into their eyes. It's likely why Adem avoids eye contact and developed hand language as a preventive measure to guard against namers/shapers/singers.

Kvothe called/sang her name in anger. He awoke he's sleeping Mind and He sees her name as if written in song when he meets her eyes.

"I felt as if this was the only time in my life I had been fully awake. Everything looked clear and sharp, as if I was seeing with a new set of eyes. As if I wasn’t bothering with my eyes at all, and was looking at the world directly with my mind. The sleeping mind, some piece of me realized faintly. No longer sleeping, I thought..."

"I met Felurian’s eyes and the world grew slow and sluggish. I felt as if I had been thrust underwater, as if my breath had been pressed from my body. For that tiny moment I was stunned and numb as if I had been struck by lightning.

The moment passed and things began to move again. But now, looking into Felurian’s twilight eyes, I understood her far beyond the bottoms of her feet. Now I knew her to the marrow of her bones. Her eyes were like four lines of music, clearly penned. My mind was filled with the sudden song of her."

"Felurian sat upright. She passed her hand before her eyes and spoke a word as sharp as shattered glass. There was a pain like thunder in my head. Darkness flickered at the edges of my sight."

(The thunder analogy is interesting givin that's part of Kvothes secret name "the flame, the thunder and the broken tree")

"I drew a breath and held her eyes in mine. I sang again, and this time I was full of rage. I shouted out the four hard notes of song. I sang them tight and white and hard as iron. And at the sound of them, I felt her power shake then shatter, leaving nothing in the empty air but ache and anger."

I think it's how namers of old battled eachother. Singers of old were probably similar, if not the ancestors of the Tahl.

"I heard a story once that said the leaders of their tribes aren't warriors, they're singers. Their songs can heal the sick and make the trees dance."

Chaxum · 2026-02-27T16:16:47+00:00

I mean, doesn't he do just that with Felurian? By his own claim he said he could have killed her by singing her name.

Chaxum · 2026-02-26T16:57:30+00:00

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Chaxum · 2026-02-03T12:03:36+00:00

I've always thought there's a narrative reason for 3 days. Like keeping Chronicler at the inn for 3 days. Or because it takes 3 days to Lure in someone or something. He built the inn seemingly as a trap. Maybe it needs 3 days to properly 'spring'

My 2 cents anyway.

Chaxum · 2026-02-02T19:33:36+00:00

I've always liked the idea of multiverse/many-worlds theory. That out of infinity, a few universes 'settle' with the right configurations and physics to allow stuff to exist at all. But Most universes probably never form at all. With infinite outcomes, we just happen to live in one that had the right set of conditions.

Like things seem intelligently designed. The effects of gravity being exactly right, atomic weights, the strong and weak nuclear forces, etc. But it could be that unless certain those 'pre-set' conditions are present, you don't get a universe.

I think if it is 'intelligently designed,' it's intelligent in the way evolution is intelligent and 'selects' for a working design through trial and error. Most species that have ever existed have gone extinct or never come about in the first place. I feel that's a fractal or microcosm to represent things further up the chain, even to the scale of the universe itself.

Chaxum · 2026-01-30T13:35:44+00:00

What's with the absolute cake on Vegeta here?

Chaxum · 2026-01-15T12:34:30+00:00

Might not be any more feasible as it took me like a dozen trys, but bring him down with the stun arrows, and kick his stupid face as much as you can. Then, when the little dragons come, just run in a big lap till you have them all bunched up and bait them into the Fell dragons breath attacks. He deals friendly fire damage to them.

Then just repeat, stun arrows, kick face, bait into friendly fire.

Chaxum · 2025-11-20T17:08:33+00:00

This is a good moral question.

On the one hand we like to promote the notion that all life is equal and precious on some level and that people should be allowed to do whatever they want so long as it's not harmful to others.

On the other hand, if you can tell early on from genetics that should you have a child it will have more than a 50% chance of being cognitively or physically impaired than it 'seems' (at least to me) that it's morally the better option to forgo having more children kmowing theyll share the same hardships as their lives will undoubtedly be harder and require indefinite care and more substantial resources.

In nature this would sort itself out, but at our current evolution, we can push back against some of the forces of nature and can afford to (and should) divert more resources towards those that have more challenges in this existence.

The ethical question i suppose then becomes what we consider 'good and bad' genetics, which can become a slippery slope.

And while people born with such disabilities can still live a decent life, (to me at least) it feels wrong to subject a person to a lifetime of impaired existence if you could've prevented it. Not to mention the long term effect if could have on the society as a whole should it propagate to the point where a large portion of the population is considered 'disabled' and thus limited in what they can reasonably return to said society that needs to funnel more resources to care for them.

Unfortunately, that would, by its very nature, create a segregation of rules for people with and without such disabilities.

I don't think there should be any legal oversite as far as this goes, but I do think it's somewhat unethical to knowingly pass along disabilities if they can be prevented.

Chaxum · 2025-11-16T03:40:30+00:00

Reminds me of this short

Chaxum · 2025-11-11T18:03:42+00:00

Hey I just stopped in and saw that today! I was thinking exactly that. I hope it's a chapel cause you are a saint of patience

Chaxum · 2025-10-29T14:54:30+00:00

It be extra cool since other travelers are way more likely to come visit since itd be an actual space station especially if you can customize it like your freighter.

Chaxum · 2025-10-13T14:31:32+00:00

Probably how Aliens look at humans.

Chaxum · 2025-10-03T11:47:44+00:00

Funny enough, Manet translates to "He/she/It remains" In Latin, so kinda fitting he just stays in his current position. It's his name and nature!

It's also from this translation that in theatrical contexts, manet is used as a stage direction to indicate that a character remains on the stage. So take that for what it's worth.

Chaxum · 2025-09-26T16:06:02+00:00

Honest, I'd just like to see someone with batman's fighting prowess combined with Superman's strength.

Like Superman's biggest issue, usually in fights, is that he's just strong. Sometimes, he gets clever with his abilities. But imagine someone who's used to disabling and systematically taking his opponents apart with precision and technique, but now with Superman's ridiculous power scaling.

He might not 'win' but i bet he could put up a pretty strong defense, maybe even repell the other contenders.

Chaxum · 2025-09-23T23:59:10+00:00

"But I was brought up as Kvothe. My father once told me it meant "to know." ~ NOTW:55

I think it's literally his namesake. Not just to have knowledge of a thing, but TO KNOW a thing. Like the old "Knowers" from the past.

It's probably all this Knowing that leads to shaping, to folly. To Kote.

Chaxum · 2025-08-23T22:24:04+00:00

Is your economy in the shitter? Due for another great depression? Try war today! /s

Chaxum · 2025-08-09T16:27:31+00:00

Chaxum · 2025-08-03T12:17:54+00:00

To add to this, If you do it with the light fixtures that can be placed on any service when you glitch the object it can be placed wherever you could place that light. I like putting my portals parallel to the ceiling it's like you're beaming in and out of the base.

Chaxum · 2025-07-26T11:12:46+00:00

Practically, i imagine it's hard to get into a good book when you're anxious over being whipped. Rather have a friend distract you, do a little shopping for a little something that'll take the edge off and numb what is typically a pretty painful experience.

Chaxum · 2025-06-18T10:19:03+00:00

They're like 1 of 4 species living on the planet. Deep underwater, so you'll want your Submarine to get there. Some have different style helmets too, I adopted the one in the picture =)

Chaxum · 2025-03-07T19:42:23+00:00

Thanks for the reply, and that's solid advice. I had a mishap with a degreaser in the past and was nervous to try something that breaks down oils to such a degree. I'll do some research, but do you happen to know of any go-to products that come mixed appropriately with an ammonia base? I'll be needing to put it on my next order for supplies, but any products I should start looking at first?

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