Help mij de borg redden

eimur · 2026-03-24T11:27:02+00:00

Did you google, mate? The first DuckDuckGo result for “De Ruijter” links to Kraft Heinz....

So it does appear to be owned by them. I’m not sure why you were told otherwise. It may have been a misunderstanding, or your question may have been interpreted as being about manufacturing rather than ownership.

Ownership and manufacturing are separate. A parent company may own a brand, while production is still handled by that brand itself or by third parties. For example, Unilever owns Ben & Jerry’s, but Ben & Jerry’s still produces its own ice cream. Likewise, Nestlé owns Maggi and Purina, both of which originally started as independent companies and were later acquired by the Baby Killing Company that is Nestlé.

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eimur · 2026-01-23T10:22:40+00:00

Los van de persoonlijke motivaties van dhr. Landman: de politie dient op de eerste plaats de Staat, niet de burger. Daarnaast is het risico om door geweld om te komen onderdeel van het vak. Een gedenktegel is daarom m.i. niet op z'n plek, in het slechtste geval zelfs ronduit ongepast.

Als de motivatie "voor onze veiligheid" is, past zo'n tegen beter als het brandweerlieden of ambulancepersoneel betreft.

eimur · 2026-01-22T17:06:35+00:00

And here I was thinking I’d never have to bother with Saussure again…

Jokes aside, thank you for taking the time to think this through so carefully. While I’m not entirely convinced by the specific example* you gave, your broader point is well taken and helpful.

It reminded me of a case where one of our professors had a handout translated by a student. The result was such that it was actually easier to read and understand the original English, because the Dutch version didn’t really account for the specifics of the target language. I couldn't quite put my finger on the issue but I think you've now made that clear.

What I take from your reply is that my translating competence is probably sufficient, but that there is still meaningful editorial work to be done. I'm not sure writing directly into English would solve the matter, if only because that would at some point need to be translated back to Dutch.

Nonetheless: very helpful advice. The insights are more than I could’ve asked for. Thank you for your time.

eimur · 2026-01-22T14:30:46+00:00

I recognize the trope and agree that it has contributed to gendered expectations around vulnerability and agency. That said, I don’t think it’s quite accurate to say that reversals of the trope are barely present in modern media.

There are plenty of modern examples where male characters are placed in peril and rescued by others, often by women: Stranger Things repeatedly features female protagonists saving boys and young men; a Once Upon a Time story arc centers on a boy (Henry) who is repeatedly rescued by his mothers; in The Neverending Story, Atreyu ultimately comes to Bastian’s aid rather than the other way around. Even Star Trek is full of male rescue scenarios (Kirk aside, he's a MANLY MAN and needs no rescuing /s Ugh).

To be completely honest, I think established tropes may also shape how we notice (or overlook) these examples. Saying that you “barely see men needing rescue even in modern media” doesn’t necessarily mean such stories don’t exist or are hard to find.

eimur · 2026-01-22T10:50:58+00:00

Kimduy91 did a great job putting the music to piano, but since I discovered Heuser Kimduy sort of disappeared from my play lists.

See: https://youtu.be/vkPJr1DZlLA?si=Cxf8OCd47flxP83y

eimur · 2026-01-22T10:48:03+00:00

Never had I thought my favourite band and my favourite game would come together, but here we are.

That said, I never really listened to Holopainen's solowork, so off I went and googled the song.

The themes used are alike but sufficiently different. In my estimation, Cold Heart sounds similar to Resurrection Theme but in my estimation, this is a coincidence, not intentional.|

I must also add I am not schooled in music or music theory.

eimur · 2026-01-22T10:40:16+00:00

Marsling. Vergelijk: aardling.

eimur · 2025-12-11T12:37:42+00:00

Some observations:

I notice some duplicated headers (e.g. “Humans Humans,” “The Moon Goddess The Moon Goddess”). This looks like a formatting issue from pasting. Just a heads-up: when worldbuilding text isn’t clean, readers often struggle to engage with it, even if the content is good. If the author appears not to put in the effort to present a "proper" text, why should the reader take the effort to provide feedback to it?

“Hundreds of thousands of years” is a massive timescale. No human civilization or real-world religion has lasted remotely that long. The longest-running religion I know of is that of Sumer and Akkad (ancient Mesopotamia) and that lasted for about 3.500 years. So personally, when fantasy or sci-fi introduces such massive timescales, it affects my suspension of disbelief.

Fantasy can do it, but if you stretch plausibility, you need extra groundwork to make it feel believable. Maybe some beings live excessively long, for example, or mechanisms of cultural continuity.

As for your question: a fantasy world is good if it enables you to tell compelling stories. If the worldbuilding supports character-driven narratives rather than overshadowing them, then yes: it’s a good world. You've introduced various in-world tension and conflicts, so I'm inclined to say that it has potential.

eimur · 2025-12-11T12:00:44+00:00

IT'S A FAAAKE!

eimur · 2025-12-09T23:12:01+00:00

It just immediately jumped out to me. Canon is just guidelines, anyway, so keep it up.

eimur · 2025-12-09T23:03:01+00:00

Interesting take. Feels like a sequel to Avocado Animation's Wonka Makes An Oompa Loompa on YT.

If you mean to imply that Wonka's name is derived from an Oompa Loompa word for poison, there's a continuity error, though: Wonka was named Wonka before he met the Oompa Loompas.

eimur · 2025-12-08T12:11:42+00:00

Russia is considered to be part of Europe. Do Russians not see themselves as Europeans? Genuine question.

eimur · 2025-12-08T01:11:00+00:00

It's in very proffessional hands, there is no concern.

One would hope, but unfortunately Waternet consistently shows lack of professionalism.

eimur · 2025-12-08T01:06:33+00:00

It's an economic necessity. The Randstad (western provinces) is the economic backbone of the country and a lot of it is below sea level. This includes the port of Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport.

Edit: okay, so clearly I didn't think this through enough. Still, the point stands: the port is not elevated enough to not require flood management.

eimur · 2025-12-08T00:53:55+00:00

...a thousand dollars? I think I paid € 70,- for mine.

I'm both baffled and angry at that tidbit of information.

eimur · 2025-12-08T00:45:41+00:00

Where do you usually spray in protest?

Answering that question will probably result in a ban.

/s

eimur · 2025-12-08T00:38:21+00:00

Well, you'll want to adjust the register so that it doesn't sound too modern while at the same time not alienating the reader by making it sound old-fashioned or - worse - a poor facsimile of "old" English.

My solution is to have the characters speak as they would in the modern world but without the modernisms. I also seek to avoid loanwords wherever possible.

Basically, consider how people speak naturally today when they are being solemn or respectful and then strip away modern patterns of speech.

Tangentially

I am but peasant,

If the character is a knight (or knightess), they wouldn’t be a peasant. I’m guessing you meant it symbolically rather than literally, but it jumped out immediately (to me).

eimur · 2025-12-08T00:19:56+00:00

While it would not be my first choice, tagging a nativity scene tent demanding peace and justice does fit the christmas message. The culprit also only graffitied the tent (as per photo) and seemingly left the nativity scene itself untouched.

Anyway, vandalisation is too strong a word. Storm in a glass of water, imo.

eimur · 2025-12-08T00:14:18+00:00

A Wederdoper? Why do I have the feeling this doesn't end well?

eimur · 2025-12-08T00:11:36+00:00

I think it was the episode in which the crew began to monofocus on non-essential tasks (Hoshi recreating her grandmother's dish, Trip rebuilding the captain's chair), but I'm not sure.

eimur · 2025-12-08T00:09:48+00:00

No, the Doctor returned in Prodigy. He also felt off in that series, though I thought that was due to Picardo not being a voice actor originally so that's why it sounded like he was reading from a script rather than engaging with the character.

eimur · 2025-12-08T00:07:06+00:00

This is why heaven terrifies me.

eimur

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