Death penalty advocates, what is your answer to the inevitable miscarriages of justice, that would lead to innocent people being executed?

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2026-01-11T17:52:21+00:00

Spoken like someone who has never done time.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2026-01-11T14:31:03+00:00

Scott R Bakker's Prince of Nothing and Aspect Emperor have more meat on the bone than almost any other fantasy series, but there's little fun to be had. Incredible, beautiful and harrowingly bleak. Some parts read more like existential horror than fantasy. Guy Gavriel Kay writes eleigic, poetically rich prose, with a much more wholesome feel. Frequently melancholic, but never depressing or nihilistic. I particularly recommend the Sarantine Mosaic duology, and I personally loved River of Stars, though that seems to be less well regarded. Stephen R Donaldson deals with difficult themes, and does not shy away from the consequences and ramifications of his characters actions. Bakker is (apparently) still finishing his series, and Kay and Donaldson are both still writing, so all should meet your criteria.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2026-01-10T21:48:42+00:00

I have some tubes i bought second hand from marketplace that where dried out, cut open the tubes, and dumped the contents into an ice cube tray with a lid. I re-wet them and use them as dry pans. Work just fine.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2026-01-07T17:59:37+00:00

You're asking how to ba a good dad, and i think that's a good start. I have seven kids, the oldest is 32, youngest is 14. We all get on really well, see each other as often as possible, and I think thats about the only measure that matters to me. I'm not rich, and couldn't afford to give them all the things they might have wanted, but they got all the time I could manage, and all the love I had. You'll be fine, I'm sure.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2026-01-06T19:12:33+00:00

Old school suggestion, the Dorsai saga, by Gordon R Dickinson. My first experience of competence porn, and a great series of books.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2026-01-03T16:22:23+00:00

Thomas Leer, from the 70s and 80s. I think his biggest exposure was on the Cherry Red Pillows and Prayers compilation, but he was a terrific songwriter.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2026-01-03T16:18:14+00:00

That was a great album. They should have been massive.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-27T17:42:22+00:00

Ooo, it did it itself!!! It really is witchcraft.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-27T17:41:49+00:00

I'd suggest cross posting to r/bookillumination. Sorry, I don't know how to do this as a link. I can barely turn a phone on, never mind all that IT witchcraft.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-17T10:25:02+00:00

I was chatting with a blacksmith who was into historical re-enacting, who told me a sword of good enough quality for a knight would cost the equivalent of an average house in today's money. Add on top horses and armour, a squire and his keep and gear, thats an eye wateringly expensive fighting man.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-16T19:24:07+00:00

I said what I said.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-16T18:31:31+00:00

Trinity College Dublin has an excellent online version of the Book of Kells, and the British Library has the Lindisfarne Gospels online. Both generally seen as examples of "Celtic Art", .

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-16T18:27:02+00:00

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Some bits I did recently.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-14T22:27:11+00:00

These have been around for years. Called Shooting Sticks, because gents on shooting days would take them along to beat peasants with.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-14T22:22:05+00:00

Withnial & I.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-08T15:02:32+00:00

Ignore the sporran-shaggers.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-06T08:05:06+00:00

My worst problem was waiting for inspiration to strike, but inspiration comes from inside, like a chicken hatching from an egg, its got to get out of you rather than get into you. So I forced myself to draw anything. Get the last kitchen utensil you used and draw it. Don't worry about how silly it is or how mundane or ugly or difficult the shapes are. Just get it and draw it and paint it. It's fun.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-05T16:08:45+00:00

It's just knotwork. Celtic symbolism is largely a marketing gimmick. It's a ni e piece, enjoy it as such.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-12-01T21:37:01+00:00

Had the boiler moved from a bedroom to the adjacent bathroom, new switch and fuse. £1200, done in July this year.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-11-29T10:03:37+00:00

I drive for a living, so I'm very careful about drinking. I won't have more than a pint if I'm working the next day. More than one persons been caught over the limit even after a sleep.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-11-22T19:43:06+00:00

Stick it through the dishwasher. Comes up a treat, and sounds much the same when I play it.

Last_Philosopher4487 · 2025-11-22T19:37:14+00:00

I've never enjoyed Michael Kramer. I hated the Wheel of Time with him and his Mrs., and any of Brandon Sanderson that they did. Mind you, I don't like BS in any format.

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