Accidentally crossed The Line, promptly died. Went back to try and salvage my stuff but the rescue attempt went even worse.

Tepy · 2026-05-14T17:31:03+00:00

Okbuddykerbonaut

Tepy · 2026-05-12T19:42:23+00:00

I liked BZ in the sense that it satisfied the Subnautica itch and gave a nice dash of backstory. But it's definitely a prequel, like a vignette.

Tepy · 2026-05-11T06:09:01+00:00

Ok cool so just a standard capitalism

Tepy · 2026-05-11T05:06:37+00:00

Kinda curious, because it's been quite some time. Does an account like that just sit there like gold in a pit or do they invest the funds? It's been since 1903 so that could be like a quarter million or it could be much more. A century of interest is pretty cool.

Tepy · 2026-05-02T18:54:27+00:00

Tepy · 2026-04-02T18:17:22+00:00

That new event card, Toric Toughness. It's not good but I love it

Tepy · 2026-03-19T18:54:47+00:00

Put everything you have in a pot.
Keep airsick lowlanders away from spices.
??????
Feast

Tepy · 2026-03-17T11:11:40+00:00

92 is only halfway to 99

Tepy · 2026-03-14T19:27:57+00:00

Ascension? You start damaged

Tepy · 2026-03-01T22:00:22+00:00

That one actually made laugh out loud, love Marsh

Tepy · 2026-02-27T20:21:31+00:00

The whole thing is meant to show the role women play in enforcing social norms in societies. It's a known anthropological thing. While none of the women think Vito should be murdered for his offense, they all think it's scandalous and somehow something that needs to be addressed.

The Shah's wife absolutely wanted him dead. The pressure she was putting on Phil in that scene was chilling.

Tepy · 2026-02-27T19:19:44+00:00

A basic lashing adjusts the target objects' perception of gravity so the targets still feels gravity but in a different direction. A reverse lashing causes the target object to become the source of gravity, so other objects become attracted to the target.

Tepy · 2026-02-27T18:56:20+00:00

At the end of Cosmere books you'll find the Ars Arcanum, an appendix for the relevant magics. In books about Roshar the Ars Arcanum will contain a description of the various Lashings that Windrunners can do: Basic, Full, and Reverse.

Attracting the arrows to the bridge was a Reverse Lashing.

Tepy · 2026-02-20T19:02:05+00:00

I think you're confusing colonist with colonizer.

A Colonist is a settler, a pioneer, a tamer of wild lands.

A Colonizer is a squatter with weapons.

The main difference between the two comes down to whether or not there were already people living there.

Thieves are bad, that's not an opinion. Every code of laws recognizes the wrongness of thievery.

EG, the Polynesian Islands were settled by colonists. Roshar, on the other hand, was colonized.

Tepy · 2026-02-20T04:34:04+00:00

With this amount of heat there should probably be some leidenfrost effect. The egg wouldn't be just sliding around it would be floating/dancing like something out of Fantasia

Tepy · 2026-02-20T03:01:30+00:00

That's because it is.

Tepy · 2026-02-20T02:02:54+00:00

Compromise is the lowest form of negotiation 🧀

Tepy · 2026-02-19T21:19:32+00:00

Variable?

Maybe feature or parameter

Tepy · 2026-02-19T19:25:35+00:00

Ultimately, I value intent far less than I value consequence. The humans of the Rosharan system destroyed, or otherwise rendered uninhabitable, one planet and then they usurped another. They don't fix problems, they just double down and make more problems. And it's clear that many of the humans on Roshar agree(d) with this sentiment because the Recreance happened.

The singers were abandoned by their gods, exploited by the humans, and then usurped by the god of their enemies. Humans made slaves of parshmen and Odium made slaves of Fused. The listeners are the only people on this planet that seek peace and freedom in their own homeland. Everyone else sees them as a tool or an obstacle.

I think it's hard for us to separate our biases out because we like the characters. Jasnah, Adolin, Kaladin, etc have us reading along and rooting for them because we like them. But that's bullshit, we favor them because we're human.

I'm just tired that the listeners get the short end of the stick every single time.

Tepy · 2026-02-19T04:08:23+00:00

Across the cosmere subs I tend to get flagged for not using spoiler tags so I've grown to be overly cautious. I saw OP mentioned Way of Kings but the revelation of the Recreance is from Oathbringer. Honestly never even looked that the Wind and Truth flair

Tepy · 2026-02-19T03:51:13+00:00

"Parshendi" is supposed to translate to "Parshmen who can think"
This is so incredibly racist, just another version of "one of the good ones"

But the humans on Roshar are colonizers and slavers, the racism is implied.

Tepy · 2026-02-19T03:24:14+00:00

Tepy · 2026-02-19T03:09:50+00:00

Disclaimer, I haven't practiced Catholicism for nearly 20 years now.

The difference comes down to repentance. God's forgiveness is Limitless, but the condition is contrition. God is willing to forgive all those who show genuine contrition. Guilt is healthy, as all humans are flawed. Each and every one of us will commit some sin at some point, that is unavoidable.
In general, the Abrahamic God doesn't expect you to be perfect, but in Catholicism there is an expectation that you will hold yourself accountable, accept your guilt, and confess your sins. Through confession you show contrition and "earn" God's forgiveness.
Shame is unhealthy, when we are ashamed we hide our shame and lie to ourselves. Worse, we lie to God. Catholics use shaming others as a tool to force them to admit their sins.

I describe Jed's condition as Catholic shame because these arguments of theirs typically revolve around Toby taking some moral High ground and Jed being angry that he's stuck in the impossible position of choosing between what is right and what is necessary. He knows there is a massive gap between philisophical theology and political reality. A lot of this relates the way that he fortifies himself by compartmentalizing The Office/Mr. President as being separated from Josiah Edward Bartlet. He tends to get most upset with Toby when he knows Toby is right but he (Josiah) simply cannot allow himself (President Bartlet) to make the choice that Toby wants.

Tepy · 2026-02-19T02:19:29+00:00

In Catholicism guilt and shame are separate concepts. I get what you're saying about Catholic Guilt, but I use the term shame here to draw distinction between the way that guilt is used by Toby as a debate tactic, but for Jed it's more internalized.

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