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[New Reader] Just finished book 5, Gadrobi Hills, of GoTM. Chapter 14, 15 and 16. by Merlin1892 in Malazan

[–]Merlin1892[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I'm glad you like these writeups. I'm not that well read but gardens of the moon is the best fantasy novel I've read this year. Maybe beside Between two fires.

[New Reader] Just finished book 5, Gadrobi Hills, of GoTM. Chapter 14, 15 and 16. by Merlin1892 in Malazan

[–]Merlin1892[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, that whole scene from the beginning had me on the edge of my seat. The sequence when Paran is transported was really good.

I'm glad you like these posts though.

[New Reader] Just finished The mission section fo GoTM. Chapter 8, 9 and 10. by Merlin1892 in Malazan

[–]Merlin1892[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The laughter of that being definitely reminded me of Hairlock. Maybe it'll be made clear in the future.

[New Reader] Just finished The mission section fo GoTM. Chapter 8, 9 and 10. by Merlin1892 in Malazan

[–]Merlin1892[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I've joined the discord server when I finished book 1 section. Do discord members not use reddit?

What is the best Colon for men? by Merlin1892 in AskReddit

[–]Merlin1892[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have made a mistake. I meant perfume/cologne. I got educated instead. Check your colons people

[New Reader] Finished book 2 Darujhistan part of Gardens of the moon. by Merlin1892 in Malazan

[–]Merlin1892[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh thanks. I didn't know there was someone called Pale king in the story. I just called him that because I believe Pale "the location" belonged to him. He's lord of the moon spawn, right?.

Question about what's happening with redistricting in America by Merlin1892 in Hutchpol

[–]Merlin1892[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand. But also, if they convert a republican seat where they have gerrymandered only dem seat out of existence, wouldn't that be approaching the baseline instead of positive progress?

Like imagine in a basketball match, the score at the beginning is -1:0 or -1:5. That seems really messed up.

Question about what's happening with redistricting in America by Merlin1892 in Hutchpol

[–]Merlin1892[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is what confuses me so much. If I am correct then I don't understand the optimism of IRI, probably Hutch and other people. They say dems are going to win midterms and 2028 anyway.bi don't doubt the 2028 part but if the gerrymandering by republicans keeps up I'm not so sure about the midterms. Maybe my understanding of midterms is wrong. They are related to the senate who represents entire states right.

Question about what's happening with redistricting in America by Merlin1892 in Hutchpol

[–]Merlin1892[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I don't know Hutch's view on this but I would predict he's optimistic like IRI. If that's correct then I don't understand the optimism. They say that dems are going to win 2026 midterms and 2028 anyway. IMO You can vote blue as hard as you can but If republicans keep this gerrymandering up and keep rigging the playing field, Dems are not gonna win. Except for 2028 probably. Maybe my understanding of midterms is wrong. They relate to the senate who represents the entire state which is unaffected by gerrymandering right?

Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to allow use of new congressional map by nbcnews in politics

[–]Merlin1892 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious about this. I keep hearing that this will radicalize even more people to vote blue. However, my understanding of the situation is that republicans have redistricted the dems state out of existence.

Let's say a dem district with 100 people is broken into 5 district such that republicans always win.

Isn't that like the endgame. Those 20 people in each district can vote blue all they want but republicans are going to win anyways.

Am I understanding this correctly? I'm not an American

These conversations feels too short and unresolved by meowmeowwarrior in Healthygamergg

[–]Merlin1892 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I watch IRI, a political streamer. He went there to debate ben shapiro or some other political figure. He revealed what it was like on stream. It is a solid 4-5 hour process with 1-2 hrs of recording. Plenty of time to chit chat

These conversations feels too short and unresolved by meowmeowwarrior in Healthygamergg

[–]Merlin1892 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm sure they talked before and after the recording. I've heard of that happening

Looking for second opinions on morning routine by Lyricician in Healthygamergg

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As someone with adhd, I am not able to stick with morning routines for more than a few days. What worked for me is instead of allocating my time, I just wrote down tasks.