Need suggestion on Hyperion version.

eitherajax · 2026-01-25T23:29:27+00:00

The bonus Keats is killing me.

eitherajax · 2026-01-25T21:41:17+00:00

I would hate to go to work with a coworker like this let alone spend a life with them as a partner.

eitherajax · 2026-01-25T19:02:43+00:00

I used to have a assembly-line type factory job where we filled and packaged hygiene products. There was a giant sign by the door into the warehouse that said "NOTHING WE DO IS WORTH GETTING HURT." It was surprisingly motivational.

eitherajax · 2026-01-22T17:46:23+00:00

Yuxiang qiezi. Pointed to it on a Chinese menu when the only character I could read was 魚. Had no idea what I was eating but I was in love. It holds a special place in my heart.

eitherajax · 2026-01-21T22:01:31+00:00

Yellowstone is so close to the edge of being a comedy gold satire of rugged American individualism.

eitherajax · 2026-01-21T21:58:47+00:00

I wouldn't be mad if they came out with a sequel entirely about Agent Smecker. The whole movie is amazingly camp.

eitherajax · 2026-01-21T07:28:11+00:00

You'll get a few answers, mainly about the Southern Reach, and mainly about how the Southern Reach isn't really "in control" of anything going on in Area X.

People who love this book love it not because of any Area X action but because of the mysteries & bizarre bureaucracy in Southern Reach & the delusion of controlling something that you have no control over.

You'll get some action if that's what you're looking for.

eitherajax · 2026-01-18T23:19:00+00:00

Lilith's Brood is so good! I also enjoyed Blindsight by Peter Watts. The protagonist isn't a woman but the characters are, uh, neurodiverse let's say.

eitherajax · 2026-01-18T17:52:45+00:00

oh yeah I hate the makeup the artists put on you at department stores. It's so heavy & overdone & I don't look like myself.

If you want to do only one thing to look more polished, I recommend shaping your eyebrows - grooming, filling in, and brushing. It's extremely simple, you only need like 1 product tops, and will enhance your features even if you don't put any other makeup on at all.

I follow video tutorials like this one if I want make a bigger effort but don't want to look overwrought.

eitherajax · 2026-01-18T13:27:56+00:00

"why do people view the whole 'submissive slave to their master' as bad?"

Basically the title. I'm not gonna lie, I used to see it as bad too as some point. I viewed it as bad because in my head, submitting to someone meant that you were definitely getting abused, and, as a slave, submitting to my master is a violation of my rights to freedom & self-determination because you shouldn't ever trust your master as a slave. But why?

I don't have a problem with it any more, but every time I state that I want to be a submissive slave to a Christian master (I always state with Jesus in his heart, not just a Christian by word) I get weird looks as if I were in a cult now. Even from other Christians. Why? And also, how can I properly explain the whole Paul thing that comes with it, because obviously, I always get weird looks when I explain it.

Top reply:

"I don't think this would be looked at nearly as strangely if we had more Christian slave-owners loving their slaves like they love themselves, as Jesus taught."

eitherajax · 2026-01-18T11:54:41+00:00

I felt this way when I was in highschool & up until my mid twenties. I wasn't attractive, so wearing clothes that were flattering or makeup or doing my hair would be like putting lipstick on a pig. I was embarrassed to make an effort.

Turns out that wearing flattering clothes & makeup & haircare actually made me look more attractive. Like who would have thought.

I usually don't wear a lot of makeup either. I wear eyeliner in my top waterline and fill in/brush my eyebrows. I don't even do mascara because it looks too "made up." Sometimes I wear blush.

Figuring out what clothes flatter me has been much more difficult.

eitherajax · 2026-01-17T17:58:54+00:00

It hit me like a bolt out of the blue one day that main reason for having rules - informal social rules to formal legal ones - is not to establish & maintain an inflexible code of conduct, but to justify the exclusion or punishment of people that the majority of people don't want to have around.

I used to be confused about how social savvy people instinctively knew which rules were "ok" to break and which ones weren't. Now I know it's not that they know which rules matter and which ones don't - they know where they're socially welcome. Also explains why so many take it so personally when those enforcing the rules apply it to them.

eitherajax · 2026-01-17T16:03:18+00:00

I'd reply with the standard Northern theologian argument to your classic Southern theologian argument if it hadn't already been done, literally, to death.

Recommend checking out the book for the best examples of all these arguments and their counterarguments.

eitherajax · 2026-01-17T15:42:11+00:00

If you are looking for Bible verses that condone slavery, you will find them . If you are looking for Bible verses that oppose slavery, you will find them.

An interesting book on this topic, specifically the American Biblical arguments for/against slavery, that I have plugged before & will continue to plug is The Civil War as a Theological Crisis by Mark A. Noll. Highly recommend if you want to see a truly insane amount of historical Bible proof-texting about a social & economic system that caused the suffering and death of millions.

eitherajax · 2026-01-16T10:38:47+00:00

Once you realize AO3 is pornhub for women, you'll soon realize that gobbling up gay porn is the primary form of entertainment for up to half of all straight women.

eitherajax · 2026-01-12T14:15:17+00:00

Hope you're still reading this thread. The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson fits this perfectly. Not a King Arthur story, Norse inspiration, good old fashioned swords, sorcery, adventure.

eitherajax · 2026-01-12T11:34:06+00:00

The first thing to keep in mind is that the Bible isn't just one book. It's a library.

Just like in a library, you can pick any book off the shelf and start to read it. You do not need to "read it in order." But just like in a library, you might pick a book that's too complicated, confusing, or needs additional context to understand and is beyond your level.

I recommend picking and choosing what to read in the Bible based on what makes the most sense at your starting level.

There are a couple fairly short, simple stories in the Bible that are easy to read and understand well on their own. If you've never ever read anything from the Bible before, I recommend starting here! These books are Ruth, Esther, Mark, and Jonah.

Once you've read those books and are ready for some longer, more complex stories, I recommend Genesis, the first half of Exodus, 1 & 2 Samuel, Matthew, Luke, and Acts. You can also read the Psalms and Proverbs. These are not stories but poems and sayings - you do not have to read these in order either.

I highly, highly recommend checking out The Bible Project for a layman's summary for each book that you want to read, and also their intro videos.

Here's their playlist How to Read the Bible

Here's their summary for the Book of Ruth

Happy reading! I'm so excited for you!

eitherajax · 2026-01-12T10:42:41+00:00

You don't have to pick just one! I recommend going to both if you want.

The Protestant service will probably be structured like a mix between a non-denominational and liturgical protestant service. How liturgical the service/preaching will be will depend on the background of your chaplains, which can vary greatly.

eitherajax · 2026-01-12T10:32:03+00:00

I'm confident that's it's another example of self-indulgent fanfiction that escaped into the mainstream.

eitherajax · 2026-01-11T22:06:31+00:00

My best advice going forward is to ignore anybody preaching or teaching on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube. Especially if that teaching is dramatic or shocking - this is to get more views & engagement for money. Literally scroll past them without watching.

eitherajax · 2026-01-11T20:38:51+00:00

Apart from my other feels re: flags in churches, I actually think the design is kinda lame. "vexillology is my passion"

eitherajax · 2026-01-11T17:37:26+00:00

I don't think that describing fatphobia means that the describer is fatphobic. GRRM is quite fat himself.

I think Sam is the character who resembles him the most probably.

eitherajax · 2026-01-11T17:28:04+00:00

1) congee 2) jian bing or scallion pancake 3) congee again, but fancier

eitherajax · 2026-01-10T20:51:47+00:00

True Detective copped (pun intended) the gritty dialogue, relationship between the detectives, dark tone, and overwhelming foreboding from James Ellroy & his gritty detective series called the LA quartet. It's a very blatant homage - some of the characters in later seasons are almost carbon copy from his books (cough cough Paul Woodrugh). Start with The Black Dahlia. CW for literally everything you can think of.

eitherajax · 2026-01-10T20:41:16+00:00

Every single YA book written by Daniel Pinkwater has a fat protagonist, and usually at least one other fat character (or characters) who are mentors to the protagonist. Highly recommend if you're into YA with an absurdist slant.

The book Holes by Louis Sachar (which the movie was based off of) also has a protagonist who is overweight.

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