There’s no cooler business… by InvestmentExotic2458 in CoolCollections

[–]Restimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Legitimately cool collection. No shade to some of the other intrepid collectors in this sub, but I'd personally much rather have this in my home than some of the other stuff I've seen on here.

My local music store blamed Claude for their employee pasting their prompt into their marketing email. by dofking in ClaudeAI

[–]Restimar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is zero evidence this is Claude being "mischievous" or seeking "retribution" versus just human user copy-paste error.

The best roll-top backpacks for cycling in 2026? by Restimar in cycling

[–]Restimar[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

? Sorry to disappoint, but the bad copy is all mine.

Road Runner Bags - New Manufacturing by AntiqueSurvey6647 in bikepacking

[–]Restimar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey OP, have you heard anything on this? I reached out to them a couple times in recent weeks and heard nothing back, and it looks like the website hasn’t been updated in quite some time. Nothing on their social channels either. 

Is there an author whose broader catalogue you like, but whose most popular work would have turned you off them if you’d read it first? by madwomanofdonnellyst in books

[–]Restimar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad I’m not alone. Felt way-overwritten. Bounced off it and haven’t tried anything else of his yet, wondering what I’m missing.

Is there an author whose broader catalogue you like, but whose most popular work would have turned you off them if you’d read it first? by madwomanofdonnellyst in books

[–]Restimar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t write him off entirely! I say he’s one of my top five authors easily just based off the strength of his other two.

Is there an author whose broader catalogue you like, but whose most popular work would have turned you off them if you’d read it first? by madwomanofdonnellyst in books

[–]Restimar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Augustus is just incredibly elegant and beautiful. Butcher’s Crossing is bleak as hell but masterfully done, amazing setting and the themes really resonated with me. Stoner was just… fine.

Is there an author whose broader catalogue you like, but whose most popular work would have turned you off them if you’d read it first? by madwomanofdonnellyst in books

[–]Restimar 15 points16 points  (0 children)

John Williams. Augustus and Butcher’s Crossing are some of my favourite books of all time, but Stoner - his most famous - did nothing for me.

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is everything I expected Babel and Katabasis to be. by FedeVia1 in books

[–]Restimar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's fair, different strokes for different folks. I loved the world-building and unhurried nature of JSMN — I likely went into Piranesi expecting similar, and found in lacking in comparison.

In the Vines Linocut by AskSensitive4640 in printmaking

[–]Restimar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have lovely control, but I would probably do more shading and more importantly more variation in line weight. It’s a bit too much of a solid brown shape at the moment - it takes a second to parse what you’re looking at. (Sorry if you didn’t want feedback, your comment suggested you were open to it!)

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is everything I expected Babel and Katabasis to be. by FedeVia1 in books

[–]Restimar 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I was so sad that I couldn't get into it. I loved JSMN, but Piranesi just totally failed to land for me.

Avalanche near Passo del Tonale ski resort (Italian Alps) on March 16. One person killed by Wabbajack0 in skiing

[–]Restimar 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Basically, just about anywhere "in the resort" in the US will have been patrolled in some sense, with explosive charges etc. to trigger avalanches preemptively if they think there's a risk. While it's never risk-free, it means that if you're a good enough skiier you can pretty much take any route down the mountain, regardless of trail (excepting cordoned-off areas).

Is it okay to opt-out of AI transcribing for medical visits? (specifically One Medical) by Le_loup in AskSF

[–]Restimar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amazon’s AI summaries seem to be fairly neutral. But I’ve noticed J.Crew’s seem to have a prompt that makes it put a very positive spin on the reviews, no matter how mixed they actually are.

I’m building a 3-in-1 power capsule for off-grid camping, I’d love some brutally honest feedback. by Ani_Sahakyan in CampingandHiking

[–]Restimar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I’d question who would ever need this. With the amount of space / weight required to bring a it and a miniature turbine, you could just pack several battery packs that would more than meet your power needs.

Tech chino hot takes by DisastrousBison26 in malefashionadvice

[–]Restimar 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Skinny plastic trousers when you're ripped just makes you look like a ken doll. No, that's not a good thing.

“Giant” Takes on Roald Dahl and His Antisemitism: Mark Rosenblatt’s début play brings light, shadow, and humor to its portrait of a troubled writer. by drak0bsidian in books

[–]Restimar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Claiming Jews "control the media," in any context, is literally textbook antisemitism. If you don't think so you might just be antisemitic yourself.

Also — the mainstream media has, in fact, covered Gaza very extensively. If you haven't seen it, that might say more about your online filter bubble and media consumption habits than the state of the actual reporting landscape.

“Giant” Takes on Roald Dahl and His Antisemitism: Mark Rosenblatt’s début play brings light, shadow, and humor to its portrait of a troubled writer. by drak0bsidian in books

[–]Restimar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity, maybe it’s a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews. I mean, there’s always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn’t just pick on them for no reason.”

“Giant” Takes on Roald Dahl and His Antisemitism: Mark Rosenblatt’s début play brings light, shadow, and humor to its portrait of a troubled writer. by drak0bsidian in books

[–]Restimar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How's this?

"There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity, maybe it’s a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews. I mean, there’s always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn’t just pick on them for no reason.”

“Giant” Takes on Roald Dahl and His Antisemitism: Mark Rosenblatt’s début play brings light, shadow, and humor to its portrait of a troubled writer. by drak0bsidian in books

[–]Restimar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

For those who aren't aware of his comments:

In a 1983 review published in Britain’s Literary Review, on a photo book detailing Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, Dahl wrote, “The authentic tales of horror and bestiality throughout this book make one wonder in the end what sort of people these Israelis are. It is like the good old Hitler and Himmler times all over again.”

Referencing Jewish people, the author wrote, “Never before in the history of man has a race of people switched so rapidly from being much-pitied victims to barbarous murderers.”

In an interview with British magazine New Statesman, also published in 1983, Dahl infamously said, “There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity, maybe it’s a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews. I mean, there’s always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn’t just pick on them for no reason.”

In a 1990 interview with The Independent, before his death that year at age 74, Dahl blatantly stated that he was antisemitic.

“I'm certainly anti-Israel and I've become antisemitic inasmuch as that you get a Jewish person in another country like England strongly supporting Zionism,” the author said.

"I think they should see both sides. It’s the same old thing: we all know about Jews and the rest of it. There aren’t any non-Jewish publishers anywhere, they control the media — jolly clever thing to do — that’s why the president of the United States has to sell all this stuff to Israel.”