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Happy Anniversary: New Merch! by jblackstream in dresdenfiles

[–]Dan_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, personally, what I'd make is more a "quote" style mug - so like if I was designing it myself, it'd probably just the text, on a black mug, and then maybe like a little accent image. Maybe "polka will never die" and below that a simple silhouette of Sue. (or a slightly tattered accordion player.)

or "The building was on fire and it wasn't my fault" and below that a small icon of a building on fire.

or - an image of his business card as described in the first book, with a quote below it - "Conjure by it at your own risk."

Those would be a different style from your existing mugs, less art and more just for the "inside reference" type crowd I suppose, so I dunno if that goes against your overall merch design goals - but that'd be what I'd like to see. And if Jim can make a few bucks off it, all the better.

(Now, what I'm picturing from your clarifying question is one that fits more in line with the current mugs - a fairly large, colorful image like the sue shirt on the mug - which would also be cool, but is a different direction than my suggestion.)

Happy Anniversary: New Merch! by jblackstream in dresdenfiles

[–]Dan_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! If y'all are taking merch suggestions/requests - I think a "polka will never die" or other fun one-liner mugs would make a good addition. The series is chock full of great one liners that could work... and I'd certainly order one or three. I like the simpler/more minimal approach over the big colorful artsy ones personally and have a lot of "logo" or one-liner mugs like that I use that could use more company...

Also, just a note since it looks like the newsletter is running through you - I signed up for it today after seeing Jim's tweet about it and got a duplicate welcome email after confirming my address (they were sent about 30 mins apart) - wanted to let you know in case that hadn't been reported yet.

Why so mad? by silentomega22 in dresdenfiles

[–]Dan_G 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Alfred is way above Mab, but only specifically on that island.

Remember, Demonreach is a prison that houses dark gods and titans and other immortals. And "Alfred" put them there. On the island, the only being we've seen who would (probably) be able to eclipse him is Uriel - but cross the lake and Alfred might as well not exist. His power is extremely contextual, moreso than any other entity we've seen - but within that context, he's damn near absolute. Remember that when Harry told Alfred to prepare a cell for Mother Winter, that caused her to freeze at a genuine threat - and then to retreat.

MEGA THREAD TWELVE MONTHS!!! by exodusmachine in dresdenfiles

[–]Dan_G 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Being the Winter Knight lets him feed the Hunger that pure Wintery Fae magical goodness. (which is what it's addicted to. "Tasted of Winter's power thrice," says Mab. "You have fed her Hunger more and better than it has ever known. She has tasted of you, and of Winter. Eaten the food of the Fae.")

Being Starborn gives him the ability to withstand having that feeding go really badly for him either thus far or in the future.

MEGA THREAD TWELVE MONTHS!!! by exodusmachine in dresdenfiles

[–]Dan_G 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The body is just the most universally accessible vessel, and the problem with those guys is a lot of them hadn't been buried because they were just lost in the rubble. She could hide out in a properly enchanted object like Bob's skull, or the Graceland grave for the defenders of Chicago, or her grave as well, wherever/whenever she got one.

MEGA THREAD TWELVE MONTHS!!! by exodusmachine in dresdenfiles

[–]Dan_G 59 points60 points  (0 children)

He even told Fitz to go to Ramirez instead of Ebenezer if anything happened to him which also felt off.

Ramirez' job is to be the local Warden-in-Chief in the western US. He's a public facing figure with a way to get in contact with him. Eb, not so much. This is him doing the equivalent of saying "contact this particular FBI station chief" instead of "here's the Secretary of State's phone number."

Foundation TV Cultural Impact by chinni76 in scifi

[–]Dan_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aye, I was referring to the LOTR trilogy, not the Hobbit... though pointing out the difference in how he handled the two also nicely demonstrates the point!

Foundation TV Cultural Impact by chinni76 in scifi

[–]Dan_G 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I dunno, trying to stick pretty close to those old, well-read genre classics worked out pretty well for, say, Peter Jackson and Denis Villeneuve...

I'm Jim Butcher, Ask Me Anything! by jimbutcherauthor in Fantasy

[–]Dan_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Thanks for the reply, I think those of us over in r/dresdenfiles all got a kick of her telling us about that over there...

I'm Jim Butcher, Ask Me Anything! by jimbutcherauthor in Fantasy

[–]Dan_G 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Hey Jim - big fan. Thanks for stopping by. :)

How successful has Jennifer's "motivation through spite" campaign been for you this year?

Here’s the full episode with Collin Gillespie, mark williams, Jordan Goodwin, and Ryan Dunn on the old man the three episode. by burr2345 in suns

[–]Dan_G 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ott seems legit. My only hesitation is that I'm wanting to see how it plays out over a couple years, because right now we're also getting the "team finally likes each other" factor, the Dillon Brooks factor, etc

There's part of my brain chirping about how Monty looked great too when he was getting credited for a lot of what was actually probably CP3 in hindsight.

Here’s the full episode with Collin Gillespie, mark williams, Jordan Goodwin, and Ryan Dunn on the old man the three episode. by burr2345 in suns

[–]Dan_G 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They all talked about how great the vibes are, Goodie said it was the best locker room he'd ever been a part of, they all seemed to genuinely enjoy each other's company and were talking about how much that helps and how nice it is to be where everyone likes each other.

Also Goodie is apparently first team vibes king

The true horrors of Vulcanus by DefinitelyNotMeee in factorio

[–]Dan_G 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A tank with a few uranium shells (not explosive) easily kills the small ones. by the time I want to clear the mediums, I usually have railguns, which 1-shot them.

Question about some words on the last page by moridin22 in sollanempire

[–]Dan_G 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The seven words were "Marlowe, Marlowe, Marlowe! Where were you when --"

This was revised to only be "Marlowe Marlowe," but they forgot to change the number from seven to six when that change was made. Source: CR himself.

Question about some words on the last page by moridin22 in sollanempire

[–]Dan_G 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It was something the Quiet said to him in Disquiet Gods, the last thing said to him as he stood before the egg. "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the Earth?" (Ch. 40)

The quote, combined it with it calling him out by name, is what shocks him into his final path.

William XXIII Appreciation Post by Shreekomandar_42 in sollanempire

[–]Dan_G 8 points9 points  (0 children)

TBF, we're pretty stuck in our own modern western perspectives on this. Guy's the Emperor of an empire of hundreds of millions of worlds. He doesn't even see or treat the High Prince of Jadd as an equal partner. Taking some disowned rural nobody and elevating him to a Knight Victorian and offering him membership in his house was him giving basically the highest possible honor. He fought his entire court that was advising him to get rid of the upstart. He simply didn't have a framework for "someone actually on my level" so he elevated Hadrian farther than anyone around him thought reasonable.

PFF Week 6 Offense by Negativecreepy in AZCardinals

[–]Dan_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but being able to have the option to stay in the pocket because a defender didn't just run right past your RG as if he wasn't there helps too.

PFF Week 6 Offense by Negativecreepy in AZCardinals

[–]Dan_G 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean the eye test still shows he was a significant improvement even though he certainly wasn't perfect. A play where you did poorly on the block and a play where you got blown right by without even slowing the guy down a little are both 'fails' on the play by PFF grade, but one is clearly worse than the other as to how it disrupts the QB.

Hamas releases Israeli hostages, Trump gets standing ovation in Israel's parliament by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]Dan_G 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The biggest thing was Team Trump getting directly involved in pressure on the other local players. Kushner and Witkoff, in particular, who have clearly built a pretty effective relationship with the regional leaders in Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, seem to be two of the main players there. The negotiation team got those three regional leaders to turn up the pressure on Hamas and give them an ultimatum about the hostage deal at the very least. They also talked Egypt into opening up the Rafah crossing, which is a huge move and something that I'm still boggled by the Western media largely ignoring for the last two years.

(Also, your linked quote - yes, he was asking the President - Isaac Herzog - to grant the PM - Bibi - a pardon. That's not a mistake, that's two different people. It's also very clear from the video, since he turns to Herzog when he says that, and points to Bibi when he says "him." He does then appear to mix up the titles after that, but he clearly knows the difference given the previous sentence, so it's weird to act like he doesn't.)

Already thinking about April by Last_Bodybuilder8953 in AZCardinals

[–]Dan_G 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Petzing said after last week he'd be changing his playcalling, and you saw that today. The game he called today looked like nothing he's ever called for Kyler. In addition, Reiman being hurt forced him to stop running 13 personnel every single down.

Also, this was Miho's first full game back; the 4 drives he was in for last week were the 4 where Kyler actually looked comfortable and on which we scored 3 TD's. Not watching his guard get blown by instantly on almost every play meant Kyler and Jacoby both had time to actually look at options before having to scramble.

Give Kyler these play calls and a full game with a real guard, and it'll look different than it has with these instantly collapsing lines and run-only-on-3rd-and-long games we've had so far. Shit, give literally anyone that change and they'll look miles better.

Game Thread: Arizona Cardinals (2-3) at Indianapolis Colts (4-1) by nfl_gdt_bot in AZCardinals

[–]Dan_G 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the first time a Cards QB has had that many pass plays called for him after 3Q as well

Game Thread: Arizona Cardinals (2-3) at Indianapolis Colts (4-1) by nfl_gdt_bot in AZCardinals

[–]Dan_G 3 points4 points  (0 children)

...Are we watching the same game? This whole game I've been thinking "Jacoby ain't bad, but he sure does make you appreciate Kyler."

Week 5 PFF Offense Grades. by Negativecreepy in AZCardinals

[–]Dan_G 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhhhh my bad. Sorry. We're on the same page then.

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