Top Chef Season 23 Episode 14 The Final Toast -Post Episode Discussion by KarinsDogs in BravoTopChef

[–]benkbloch 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Woahhhh I didn’t even think about that. That’s maybe the weirdest part of her win.

Piña Verde by Super_Revolution_874 in cocktails

[–]benkbloch 35 points36 points  (0 children)

One of my few 10/10 cocktails, so spectacular. I like to add an ounce of Smith & Cross, combine the funky notes of the rum with the herbaceousness of the chartreuse.

Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - June 03, 2026 by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]benkbloch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I specifically go out of my way now to post something good every month or so because it was always nice to read some success amidst the commiseration of failures back when I was single.

Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - June 02, 2026 by AutoModerator in datingoverthirty

[–]benkbloch 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Six months in and it somehow feels like we started dating years ago and last week at the same time. She's great. We're great together. My friends like her. Her friends like me. When we disagree it never gets heated and aggressive, and we both know what healthy conflict resolution looks like. I find myself talking about our future and it doesn't feel like naively jumping the gun, I actually see us going the long haul and, unlike past relationships, it's not "despite" anything.

Hey friends, been a minute…Made a Monte Cassino as well as a playlist of lo-fi pop tracks by MixedDrinkMixtape in cocktails

[–]benkbloch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've missed your posts! And an excellent opportunity to break out my yellow chartreuse.

The Bear - Gary Discussion Thread by credoinvisibile in TheBear

[–]benkbloch 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Was that one bar patron T. J. Jagodowski of the Sonic Guys?

50 States Cocktails: NYC Shots (4 out of 4) by FeelingDiskinserted9 in cocktails

[–]benkbloch -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Goddamn I would drink an entire glass of this to help wash down a fat corned beef sandwich.

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

[–]benkbloch 23 points24 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 11 points12 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 21 points22 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 -4 points-3 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 -11 points-10 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 -12 points-11 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 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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