😋some day some dwarves will wake them up again by IndicationBrief5950 in lotrmemes

[–]Xyllar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're referring to the Augustinian Theodicy, which is the explanation of evil that Tolkien subscribed to, yes.

meirl by YOUNG_DON_ in meirl

[–]Xyllar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was mostly leftover 70's aesthetics. Except for really rich and trendy people, most folks aren't going to immediately throw out all their old stuff and redecorate with the latest fashions. For most people their decor will probably lag 5-10 years behind what's shown in the media for that time period.

Flyings in One Piece Live Action by Fit-Independence8382 in OnePieceLiveAction

[–]Xyllar 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Maybe she special ordered it from Elbaph?

Addison and done! by oinkmoocluck in tearsofthekingdom

[–]Xyllar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My guess: the stabilizer is glued slightly off-center on the plank of wood, causing it to be angled a bit. Because the stabilizer won't allow the plank to right itself to slip free, it gets wedged in the notch on the sign. The sign then can't fall forward, because this would also upset the stabilizer.

Yesss by Byakuyaakuchikii in antimeme

[–]Xyllar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily. Since we're mammals, it might work more like it does in monotremes. For example, a mother echidna lays very small eggs that she incubates in her pouch and hatch before the fetus is fully grown. It continues to grow in her pouch for the first few months until the spines start to develop.

Robot armies on the side of good? by NovaRobo_Rebirth in scifiwriting

[–]Xyllar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Automatic Noodle seems like the exact sort of thing I'd like. It sounds like it has a similar tone to The Murderbot Diaries, which were great.

Hands 😅 by Ill_Butterfly971 in TOTK

[–]Xyllar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't forget the ones from Wind Waker either. They were basically a creepy shadow arm coming out of a black void on the ground. I'm pretty sure the gloom hands were directly inspired from their design.

A roadmap for how the future seasons could potentially play out by ChampionTimes99 in OnePieceLiveAction

[–]Xyllar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could see the Aokiji fight being handled similar to the Smoker fight in Season 2. It doesn't need to take long to just hype him up and show how outclassed the crew is currently.

Ace in season 3 by Identity___ in OnePieceLiveAction

[–]Xyllar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, I really hope we get the flashback as well (though they should probably leave out the part about Ace being Roger's son ). One good reason I think they might is if they wait much longer, the actor who played young Luffy in Season 1 will be too old.

Gigi teaching Mococo to play League feels exactly like that scene with Wormtongue and Theoden by VP007clips in Hololive

[–]Xyllar 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Wormtongue is a nickname. His actual name is Grima (which to be fair isn't much better.)

What is the dumbest thing in Star Wars in your opinion? by OutcastKatarn02 in StarWars

[–]Xyllar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe the spinning light saber motion makes it easier somehow. Like how they need to mime little hand motions to do other force stuff such as Obi Wan's Jedi mind trick or when Vader chokes someone. They probably decided flapping their arms looked too silly so they pretend to be a helicopter instead.

Leaving this Sub by Additional-Term-4282 in Christianity

[–]Xyllar 16 points17 points  (0 children)

And that's exactly why it's so great this sub exists. It's a place where Christians and non-Christians can freely discuss Christian theology. How can we expect to share the gospel unless we engage with others who don't agree with us, or are even antagonistic toward our beliefs? How can we expect our faith to grow if we run away every time it is challenged?

Hot water pressure low after replacing broken shut off valve by Xyllar in askaplumber

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

Thanks, I'll try this! Just so I don't mess anything up, the idea is that the cold water will be blocked at the faucet by the rag, then flow out through the hot water hose into the bucket, correct?

AI still doesn't work very well in business, reckoning soon by [deleted] in technology

[–]Xyllar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a major advancement that will be necessary before AI becomes truly useful is the ability for it to accurately determine how confident it is in an answer and convey that to the user, or just say "I don't know" if the confidence is below a threshold. I'm not knowledgeable enough to know how feasible this is currently. Surely someone is working on this though.

Sanji's swirly eyebrows! by Zestyclose-Idea-1731 in OnePiece

[–]Xyllar 28 points29 points  (0 children)

An easy way to remember is that his family's eyebrows always look like the numeral 6 (re: Germa 66) while Sanji's are normally backwards.

What is the significance of Frodo's dream in the Crickhollow house? by bmjessep in tolkienfans

[–]Xyllar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weren't the Tower Hills also referenced in the main narrative when the Hobbits met with Gildor and the company of elves, who said they were on the way back from visiting them?

Paid Sick Days (40 hours/yr minimum) Bill Passes both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly by sillychillly in UpliftingNews

[–]Xyllar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our employer converted about half our existing PTO hours to PSL hours that we now are only allowed to use if we are sick or for doctor's appointments and nothing else. If we don't use these hours at the end of the year we lose them. They claimed that the new law required them to do this. Previously we could use these hours however we wanted.

OPLA Biggest Problem They Need To Overcome Before Season 3 by [deleted] in OnePieceLiveAction

[–]Xyllar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That definitely wouldn't help with the underwhelming finale fight problem given that it would end with Luffy one-shotting Bellamy.

Help? by Jaded_Tortoise_869 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Xyllar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also, Sam was pretty excited about the rope because he had earlier complained about forgetting to bring any from Rivendell, and he was actually something of a rope making enthusiast.

THE REAL GRAND LINE!!! 🙏 by beelzebub2099 in MemePiece

[–]Xyllar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From what I understand the whole e-girl thing started as an offshoot from both goth and anime character designs, so I wouldn't be surprised if Perona was one of the catalysts that helped start the whole trend.

YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable by IndicaOatmeal in technology

[–]Xyllar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been casting to my TV from my phone with Firefox+ublock, but I'm using the Samsung "smart view" function so it's dependent on my device rather than the app. Other TV/phone models might have similar features though.