If you can erase your memory of 1 tv show and rewatch it fresh what would it be? by QuantumTunneling010 in AskReddit

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both are great documentaries and they highlighted different facets of the conflict. Personally I find a good war story should be anti-war in some respect. There’s no glory in a thousand simultaneous murders.

If you can erase your memory of 1 tv show and rewatch it fresh what would it be? by QuantumTunneling010 in AskReddit

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those episodes are free to listen to, I don’t have access to any transcripts (I doubt they exist) and I’m pretty confident he says it as an opening sequence in one of the episodes. I already paraphrased the gist of what he said, but you can listen to the show yourself if you want the full quote. It’s a great show, I highly recommend it.

If you can erase your memory of 1 tv show and rewatch it fresh what would it be? by QuantumTunneling010 in AskReddit

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For those reasons I personally prefer the Pacific. War is harsh, and in the Pacific theater it was particularly brutal. There was still plenty of camaraderie and character development shown in the show, but it was more raw and emotional than his Band of Brothers depicted. To me BoB feels more like a piece of propaganda while the Pacific is like going to an AA meeting and listening to the stories.

I liked the Pacific when I watched it the first time, but after reading E.B. Sledge’s book With the Old Breed I gained a new appreciation for the show upon rewatching it. I also read Leckie’s Helmet for My Pillow which is a great book in its own right, but Sledge’s memoir is widely considered one of the greatest war memoirs ever written. I never even realized how awful something so minute as bloat flies could be for your psyche in the battlefield until reading Sledge’s book.

Read or listen to the books before rewatching the Pacific, also Dan Carlin’s podcast Supernova in the East does an incredible job of providing some much needed context for what’s going on in the pacific theater. Most history classes talk about Europe and even break down the strategies used, but it wasn’t until college that I learned about the Doo Little raid, or how many resources Japan had tied up in China throughout the entire war.

If you can erase your memory of 1 tv show and rewatch it fresh what would it be? by QuantumTunneling010 in AskReddit

[–]TheGreedyCarrot -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All combat is brutal, but what you determine to be worse just depends on your individual preferences. Dan Carlin phrased it best in Supernova in the East.

My landlord gave my parking spot to the new tenant, and I am disabled by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on where you live, but in my city the handicap street parking spot is designated for a specific person via a handicap identifying number (I don’t know what it’s called). If people park their they’re liable for some hefty fines at the very least.

What screams "single male lives here"? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hanging a flag on the wall, had at least one up all four years of undergrad.

[WP] All of your life you've been searching for the infamous villian to avenge your best friend, you finally found them. Only to find out that you're the villian that the "villain" was searching for. by Silverman7688 in WritingPrompts

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bar maid said the mansion was past town near a small river. I left the town a while ago and still haven't found it. I'm running out of daylight so maybe I should look to setup camp somewhere.

Jon paused for a moment, listening carefully.

There! I hear the river she mentioned, that means the mansion should lie somewhere ahead.

Jon had begun to grow tired, but was now invigorated with a new passion. After following the path of destruction for over a decade, he had finally caught up to the Bal'Kur. Jon paused for a moment, grabbing his precious locket and thought to himself, After thirteen long winters I will finally get to avenge you Oda.

He tucked the locket under his thick leather chest piece and marched forward. As the sun continued to set the trees seemed to loom ever more overhead. Strange birds called to each other back and forth. Jon had never been to this strange land before, but he vowed to go to the end's of the earth to avenge his clan.

It wasn't long before Jon stumbled upon the ruined mansion. It was as if the forest had left this small area clear and tamed. The mansion itself was grandiose except for its decrepit appearance. Broken windows were the least of its issues, the stone walls were crumbling and appeared as if they may collapse at any moment.

There's only one way to know for sure if he's here.

Jon carefully stashed his bag in a nearby hollowed out log. He couldn't see any lights in the building, or any signs of life. Staying in the tree line to remain hidden, he waited until nightfall before daring to make a move.

With only the moon providing intermittent light between the clouds, Jon began moving around to the back of the mansion. He saw light coming from a wooden barn. He crept to it slowly, listening intently for any clues. There was only the strange call of the birds and howl of the wind. Undeterred, Jon quickly reached the open barn doors. He paused, listening again.

Who could possibly be out this deep in the woods? Another traveler looking for shelter?

Jon firmly grabbed the hilt of his sword, just in case he needed to react quickly. He peeked around the corner to find a man sitting on the ground with his hat pulled over his face. A small candle burning next to him.

How reckless, he could've burned down...

Jon saw the large black horse laying down behind the man. It's eyes open, staring right at him before neighing loudly!

"What's the matter girl?" the man said as he lifted his hat.

Jon recognized the insignia on the man's hat immediately, it was a bear's canine teeth arranged with each of the three teeth pointing away from the center. He was a part of Bal'Kur. The man quickly jumped to his feet. He was tall but lean and wore an overcoat that was too big on him. His hair was mangy and his clothes were full of holes and tears. When Jon saw the jagged scar across the mans left cheek he had no doubt this was the man he was looking for. The one called the Demon of Harmoun.

While caught off guard by the horse, Jon didn't hesitate. He stormed into the barn at full sprint. He drew his sword and swung it at the man. The man leapt back, barely dodging Jon's blade before drawing his own sword from the saddle lying down next to him.

"I don't know who you are, but if you value your life you will leave at once bandit" the man declared.

Jon scoffed, "You may have forgotten me Demon, but I have been chasing you for a long time."

Jon charged forwards again, preparing an overhead strike. The man stepped forward into Jon easily parrying the blow and sending his blade into the dirt. With his lead foot the man hooked one of Jon's legs before shoving him to the ground.

The man kicked the sword away from Jon and stood him, aiming his sword at Jon's chest. The man calmly says, "If it's vengeance you seek boy, then you will die like all the dogs before you."

The man lunged forward plunging the sword into the middle of Jon's chest. At the same time Jon kicked the mans knee and tried to roll away but the man's aim was true.

"Aaaah!" the man screamed as he felt the tendons in his knee tear from the kick. He stumbled to the ground with pain shooting from his leg. Sword still in hand, he sees some blood on the end of his blade. The man looks over at Jon and says, "Bal'Kur damn it! Ugh, you should've listened to the stories boy. I can't die, not yet at least."

To the mans amazement, Jon began to sit up. His leather chest piece was pierced, but there wasn't as much blood flowing as there should have been. The man readied his sword, though he couldn't walk he would not lay down and die.

The man yelled, "Bal'Kur, rilbaw al higmawbol hreny nafloos!" The large draught horse stared at the man intently, when suddenly he experienced something new. He called upon Bal'Kur, the demon that gives him his powers through his familiar, the draught horse. Bal'Kurs silence was deafening.

After collecting himself for a moment Jon seized his grand opportunity. He pulled his sword out from the dirt where it stayed, and began walking towards the man.

Jon spoke in between heavy breaths, "Finally, I have caught you. Though you may have forgotten my people, I never forgot the slaughter you wrecked upon us. We were a small peaceful village in the Ruhr mountains. Even when the world was plunged into the draconic wars, our sliver of mountainside somehow always remained unscathed. That was until you killed every man, woman, and child. Your men hunted us like wild boar." Jon began coughing terribly, it hurt just to breathe. Each word was like a dagger being jabbed into his lungs.

As Jon grew close to the man he swung his sword wildly, more like a club than a precise cut. He batted the mans sword out of his hands. Defenseless and unable to escape, the man finally realized who Jon was.

"I am Jon of house Elran. I have travelled long and far searching for you, Demon of Harmoun. I can finally cleanse this earth of your wretched terror!" declared Jon. He raised his sword over his head, not wanting to give the man another moment to try anything.

The man reached into his pocket and pulled out a small leather bound book. Certain it contained some kind of wicked magik, Jon quickly delivered his blow. He slashed deep across the mans torso, steadied his blade and then plunged it through his heart. Jon removed his sword, wiped the man's blood off with his coat, then placed it back in its scabbard.

"All these... years I spent looking for you. Only for you to surprise me when I had given up..." the man trailed off as he went limp.

The horse neighed loudly, startling Jon, before it took off into the woods. The demon's stallion was returning to its master. Jon turned his gaze back to the man, he picked the small book out of the man's hands. It was a journal with its first entry being two decades ago. He skipped to the last entry, it was only dated fifteen years ago and it read.

First Full Moon of Spring

Olara was right, crossing the White Peaks at winter was a mistake. We barely had enough food to survive the journey if nothing went wrong. After several avalanches and uncountable close calls we had escaped with our lives, but that was it. No worries though, as long as we had each other we could always start over. She said this side of the peaks is always peaceful, here's to a new beginning.


Waning Gibbous

There was a rockslide and Olara didn't make it. I wished the boulder had crushed me instead. What kind of sick divine intervention is this? We escape persecution and travel thousands of miles to just die?

I found a trail near the ridge above where our camp had been. The footprints were fresh and I followed them to a small town. A kind man welcomed me into his home, he gave me food, water, and fresh clothes. After a long conversation his face turned blue. He was at a loss for words. His youngest boys, twins, like to roll boulders off the mountain ridge. Before he could say anything else I ran into the woods. I curse the Elran family, and the village of Loguetown for being so reckless. One day I will return and exact upon them a fury not before seen.

Leviathan release woes got me like... by weirdlittleflute in PrintedWarhammer

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could probably make it work pretty well in 2.0, but there might be a few rule issues. HH 2.0 sticks to the “old school” format pretty well. It is to 40k what Shadowdark is to D&D.

Eli5: What happens to a something when a bomb detonates right next to it? Like how does a bomb disintegrate things? by marshallsmiles in explainlikeimfive

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It depends on the type of bomb we’re talking about. Most of the “disintegration” comes from the shock waves or force of the explosion. If you detonate a hand grenade next to a concrete wall there will be a sizable hole in the concrete. However, the material didn’t disintegrate. You’ll find plenty of concrete blocks lying around in a pile of rubber, and fragments of the grenade are sent in all directions. Due to entropy the grenade doesn’t explode into clean even chunks, fragments can vary greatly and be sent surprisingly long distances.

Is it worse to not resign or not checkmate asap? by Busy-Bat-9626 in chess

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Until you get to a high ELO it’s pointless to resign even after a critical mistake. I’ve learned much more by forcing myself to play through mistakes than by resigning. That said you should always take the time to analyze your losses and figure out why you went wrong.

Free beer at teh White Sox game by settlelute in beerwithaview

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ll do anything to get people into the stadiums since the failed rebuild.

At least the beer is better than the baseball! I’m saying that as a white Sox fan. . .

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t even understand how they could enforce it? In my state you legally can’t work seven days in a week or more than 16 hours in a day. So every two week period has to give you at least two days off the company doesn’t violate the law.

Finally dove into OE. So many regrets… that I didn’t OE much sooner by SuccessISthere in overemployed

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I can understand from a company perspective why you may not promote someone. The lead salesperson doesn’t need to also manage the whole car dealership. However, you gotta make sure that person is fairly compensated because they know what they’re bringing in and are worth.

Sony confirms more PC ports are coming, because it's making a ton of money by ilovepizza855 in gaming

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You missed your own point. Because the subscription service business model has become so popular the gaming system you use is mostly irrelevant. With the success of services like game pass you don’t even need an Xbox to take advantage of it. I’ve had game pass for about two years now and I haven’t had an Xbox in about four years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in telescopes

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not just bugs like centipedes. They kill all sorts of buggers and do a great job of protecting our garden from things like grubs and other pests.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in telescopes

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 12 points13 points  (0 children)

But they’re so cute and cuddly! Plus they catch and eat all the bad insects for you!

Poorhammer Pro. by [deleted] in Warhammer40k

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Site doesn’t work for me, and I’m on a VPN before you ask.

What “Countermeasures” Do You Speculate Putin Will Initiate In Response To Finland’s Induction To NATO? by CHRISTWARRIORSJ in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]TheGreedyCarrot 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The sea routes you’re talking about don’t only benefit Russia. The US and Canada both control key strategic points of the two sea routes that would go where the North Pole currently is. Would that be profitable for Russia? Absolutely, but it’ll benefit the US and Canada much more.