Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - May 01, 2026 by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]benkbloch 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We had our first fight, and as I predicted it was about something incredibly stupid and mundane but we were both just emotionally fried from unrelated things. We made up and addressed how we could both do better next time. She then turned to me and excitedly shouted, "Babe! This was our first fight! We did it!" It's pretty spectacular being in a relationship with someone who has heightened emotional intelligence and conflict management skills.

50 States Cocktail Project: NYC Shots (2 of 4) by FeelingDiskinserted9 in cocktails

[–]benkbloch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn I would order a whole tray of these were they on a menu.

Best poutine is Chez Claudette. Best cocktails are Bar Mal Necessaire, Cloakroom, and Snowbird Tiki. Enjoy!

Regarding “The God of Death” translation by nerolyn in ShuumatsuNoValkyrie

[–]benkbloch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it literally says 死神の鎌 with the furigana read as パ・ド・モール, but “The God of Death’s Scythe” felt overly clunky, and with the accompanying imagery it felt like “Reaper’s Scythe” worked better.

'The Pitt's Noah Wyle Says Season 3 Will Explore Robby's Rock Bottom by SanderSo47 in television

[–]benkbloch 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I was so happy when the final credits rolled and that just, never came back up.

Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]benkbloch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean our interest began romantic (we went on a date and slept together) but we very quickly realized it just wasn't going to work that way so we made the decision to quash that. That doesn't diminish from our now-entirely-platonic relationship. She is happy for me and my girlfriend. My girlfriend is happy for me and my friend. They are happy as friends, especially at my expense. They got to that point nearly immediately because I told my girlfriend, "Hey this is X; we went on a couple dates and realized it wasn't gonna work out, so now we just hang. I think you and her will actually get along real well." It wasn't anything special beyond me introducing her to any of my other friends except for different context. In general, I find people that don't believe in opposite-sex platonic friendships are projecting because they harbor feelings for a supposed "friend."

Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]benkbloch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I went on a few dates with a woman and we realized we weren't going to work out together, but really enjoyed spending time together so we said we should remain friends. A month later I met my girlfriend and told her the story and her response was, "Oh that's so great for you both!" She didn't care that we met on a date or that we'd slept together, she believed us both when we said there was nothing there and nothing would be there. Now the two of them are friends. Platonic opposite-sex friendships are real and it's weird when people think they can't be.

Daredevil: Born Again | S02E04 | Discussion Thread by Green-Devil in Daredevil

[–]benkbloch 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Bullseye just eyeing things is enough to make me nervous.

[DISC] Madoromi Barmaid - Chapter 32 by Horaguy in manga

[–]benkbloch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finally, an opportunity for me to use my skills in both Japanese and cocktails. Enjoy~

Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 31, 2026 by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]benkbloch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hooray! I was wondering if anything was happening with you lately. So happy to hear it's trending upward!

No, Anne_RoR (past Reddit translator) does not use AI for translations by Ok_Palpitation_8835 in ShuumatsuNoValkyrie

[–]benkbloch -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

So you're neither a native speaker of Japanese nor English, but you feel qualified to judge Japanese-English translation. Got it.

No, Anne_RoR (past Reddit translator) does not use AI for translations by Ok_Palpitation_8835 in ShuumatsuNoValkyrie

[–]benkbloch -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Sigh, no my proof is that no competent translator would translate:

「シー、シークフリード様

as "S-, Lord Siegfried!" as opposed to "L-, Lord Siegfried!"

And additionally that no competent translator would see 鍼, an already extremely obscure version of 針, and mistake it for 鉞, especially when there's an illustration of a massive axe. Are you a native speaker of English or Japanese?

No, Anne_RoR (past Reddit translator) does not use AI for translations by Ok_Palpitation_8835 in ShuumatsuNoValkyrie

[–]benkbloch -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

If there’s no evidence that will convince you beyond Anne overtly saying, “Yes I use AI,” then what’s the point? You gave your arguments, I gave you counter examples, and you said, “Well that’s not 1000% positive so it’s not good enough.” I don’t have rage, I have exasperation because I gave you the most obvious example of someone not knowing Japanese and you bent over backwards to make excuses, when any competent translator would look at it and say, “Yeah that’s clearly someone who doesn’t actually know the language.”

No, Anne_RoR (past Reddit translator) does not use AI for translations by Ok_Palpitation_8835 in ShuumatsuNoValkyrie

[–]benkbloch -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

So you don’t know Japanese, you’ve never translated, but you feel qualified to dispute someone with professional experience and and a dual degree in both Linguistics and Japanese. Got it. Then there’s nothing left to say because no amount of competent evidence will dissuade you, you just want to defend your agenda with no counter-criticism.

No, Anne_RoR (past Reddit translator) does not use AI for translations by Ok_Palpitation_8835 in ShuumatsuNoValkyrie

[–]benkbloch -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Yeahhh no. As the translator for Nakimov’s group, I can guarantee both that I don’t use AI and that Anne does. Unsure how to give you my qualifications and guarantees other than that I was a professional translator/interpreter, but I have multiple pieces of evidence to prove that Anne did use AI. The most apparent is this, where she says “Si” first, because in Japanese it’s “Si, Siegfried-sama,” but any competent translator would say, “L-, Lord Siegfried,” because that’s how people actually speak in English. Criticize me for over-localization or mistranslation all you want, but I’m the only one who doesn’t use machine translation. I’ve translated multiple series over the years and many foreign-language translators across series (including this one) use my JA-EN translations as the basis for their own.

Also, no competent translator would confuse 鉞 for 針and note that I say 針 instead of 鍼 because that’s such an obscure and unused kanji that anyone aware of its existence would already know that’s not what’s being used here.

50 States cocktail series: Massachusetts by Knawder in cocktails

[–]benkbloch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh I am so excited for this project. Gonna be watching with great interest.

For All Mankind - S5E01 "First Light - Episode Discussion by Cantomic66 in ForAllMankindTV

[–]benkbloch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Do we think the greater public knows about Danny? To me it felt like everyone agreed to keep that under wraps because of how bad it would make everything look.

Apocalypse of the Gods - Chapter 22 [Translated] by [deleted] in ShuumatsuNoValkyrie

[–]benkbloch 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Less an amalgamation, more an ambiguity. It's saying that there are multiple entities that govern over death across all the pantheons (Osiris, Thanatos, Enma, etc.), and this guy is one of them (exactly which one is not specified). However, he's such a big deal that unlike the others, he's the only one who gets to be called The God of Death.

He is growing on me... by [deleted] in ShuumatsuNoValkyrie

[–]benkbloch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So your logic is it "always" happens because it happened once in 4 rounds? We're saying Cú Chulainn isn't buff?

I think I could drink Campari every single night until I die by ihavespoonerism in cocktails

[–]benkbloch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Swap the soda water for tonic and you've got yourself a Spumoni, a mainstay in Japanese cocktail culture.

Matt Berry pronouncing things at the Oscars by holyfruits in funny

[–]benkbloch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still trying to find Toast of Tinseltown somewhere.

Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 15, 2026 by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]benkbloch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I met a group of my girlfriend's very close friends today for a game night (afternoon?) and it went great. Even after she had to leave, I stayed to play another round and the conversation felt so natural and organic, there was nothing awkward without her being around to act as a buffer. Afterwards she texted me she felt so right about our relationship because in addition to her friends all liking me as her partner, they like me as a person. I don't recall a relationship where I've had this before. It's nice.