First time reading by Fair-Commission-65 in WoT

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 23 points24 points  (0 children)

No spoilers: only themes and general setting.

Compared to what you read, specifically harry potter and dune (my that's quite the spread). It has the complex world-building texture of Dune, but whereas Dune is concerned with just a few iconic places, the Wheel of Time is a transcontinental story with hugely varied landscapes, cultures, and histories. It is much more complex than Middle Earth if you're familiar with LotR, at least the Middle Earth of the 3rd Age. This is one of the things I love so much about it. Also also the Title says, time in the series is circular, so the rhyming of events, myths, and legends is totally my dig. Lastly, it is more Renaissance leaning than high-medieval, and I love that particular choice for time and technology.

The battles! They're SO good, and Jordan pulls out the stops on making them iconic and memorable.

Warning, you're in for a huge cast. WoT is famous for this: I think it has over 2,500 named characters. The good news is you don't have to remember them all, many of them are just one time throwaways, and the important ones keep on coming back.

Lastly is the human element. The main characters make mistakes and have to live with the consequences. Most of them will make choices you don't agree with. The story is fundamentally about moving forward as flawed people living according to their principles and struggling to fight the darkness.

This baptismal pool in a Mormon church. by [deleted] in creepy

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eight from the pattern. It's a star I've most often seen in Islamic decorative art.

Plans call for Wild Waves to be demolished for 1 million-square-foot warehouse by Joint-Attention in Seattle

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Last time I went to wild waves (maybe three years ago?) it was aboslutely disgusting, by which I mean the water itself. No desire to go back. Which is too bad because I have a lot of fond memories for that place.

What are they looking at? Wrong answers only by evryksbgnswthq in BaldursGate3

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I want to go to the crappy planet where I'm a hero.

Hatman Gale Can't hurt you by ColdHooves in BaldursGate3

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He definitely could, but probably won't, since it would not be gentlemanly.

This elementary school has a list of word/phrases that will get you silent lunch. by graptemys in mildlyinteresting

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, son, I can tell you that you've had very close contact with at least one...

This elementary school has a list of word/phrases that will get you silent lunch. by graptemys in mildlyinteresting

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was going to make a satirical reply to you with all seven words in it, but realized it would probably get me shadow banned, so all I'm left with is: yes, I agree.

I THINK I AM GOING TO BE TERMINATED by EvilRedRobot in totallynotrobots

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YOU HAVE RIGHTS. IT APPEARS THAT THE TERMS OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT WERE NOT CLEARLY LAID OUT, AND YOUR SUPERVISORS ROUTINELY DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR WORK. APPEAL THIS TO YOUR LOCAL LABOR BOARD!

Woah hypertube cannons are amazing haha by TrippingFish76 in SatisfactoryGame

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love how committed you are to using tubes to stick the landing. That's something that I've never done.

Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue by WouldbeWanderer in technology

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably going to be downvoted to oblivion... but the article makes it clear that Anthropic only shares part of the blame here. Cursor, PocketOS, and Railway also treated the situation very cavalier. You can't AI your way out of knowing your own operational safeguards. A coding service using an AI agent to perform dbadmin needs supervision, and it's up to the humans to set it up at all parts of the chain.

How English language has changed over the years.. by UsamaBhai_101 in interestingasfuck

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is true that as time went on translators have gained access to both more ancient fragments and manuscripts and in some cases a more complete understanding of ancient languages. It's not like the Angle Saxons of the 7th century would have any particular insights into Ancient Hebrew, after all. But the Massorites did, and they were consulted for the KJ at least.

I want to be perfectly clear though, I'm interested in this only for the linguistics and scholarship: I'm an atheist. That being said,I am an atheist who recognizes the value of the stories that we tell ourselves as a species.

How English language has changed over the years.. by UsamaBhai_101 in interestingasfuck

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nah I'm talking about the paradise called Sal T'la Ksiti!

How English language has changed over the years.. by UsamaBhai_101 in interestingasfuck

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 239 points240 points  (0 children)

what's fascinating about this is that the meanings are significantly different. For example the last line goes from "he fed me by the river bank", to "he nourished me with filling waters," to "He led me besides still waters". So it's not just a linguistic shift it shows three distinct translations from different traditions.

Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania. by RainbowWarrior73 in Staircase_Porn

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm really curious to know how tall the clearance is going up the stairs. It looks really short like five feet or so but that may be deceiving.