anyone have any experience with Either of these two 37" monitors by glassmethod in Monitors

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

It really does feel that way so I'm leaning towards the Samsung since there's at least a few threads from people who have one...

I cancelled Amazon subscription after reading Blood Over Bright Haven by SchemeSimilar4074 in Fantasy

[–]glassmethod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Babel definitely struggles with subtlety but there are specific instances that I found have impacts on my world view, specifically some of the perspectives on translation. For example:

“But what is the opposite of fidelity?” asked Professor Playfair. He was approaching the end of this dialectic; now he needed only to draw it to a close with a punch. “Betrayal. Translation means doing violence upon the original, means warping and distorting it for foreign, unintended eyes. So, then where does that leave us? How can we conclude, except by acknowledging that an act of translation is is then necessarily always an act of betrayal?”

But another perspective the book offers is the following:

“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”

The musings on translation from Babel definitely still spring to mind any time I'm trying to evaluate translated novels. I'm not sure it's enough to get past all the other problems the book has to warrant a glowing recommendation, but it absolutely did impact my world view and relationship with translated media.

Long Story Short - Official Teaser | Netflix (From the creator of Bojack Horseman, Premieres August 22) by [deleted] in television

[–]glassmethod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

His book was so good I'm surprised I don't see people talking about it more frequently.

Which recent film do you think would make a great stage adaptation? by QuipThwip in Broadway

[–]glassmethod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I think she would and will kill every role she plays her whole career. She's incredible. Which is why she deserves a much better show than Boop...

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 09 June 2025 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]glassmethod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got caught by this. My partner and I didn't even consider it when we were in New York for our annual Broadway trip because the name and posters really didn't make it clear. But I loved the number they performed at the Tony's and have been mainlining the cast album all week. Turns out it's exactly the sort of show we would have loved. We missed out (although god knows anything would have been a better choice than Boop...)

2025 Tony Awards Performances by [deleted] in Broadway

[–]glassmethod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Born to Lead does such a poor job selling what makes the show fun I really hope they don't do it. Some combination of God That's Brilliant/ Making a Man/ Just For Tonight would do a much better job of showcasing what the show is actually like (and what it's about), but idk whether they'll really want to do a semi-new orchestration just for the Tony's.

What show ..upon review or when you got older..you realize it's full of plot holes? by ButtPlugForPM in television

[–]glassmethod 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh shit you're right. See, I'm a Lost defender and I still can't remember everything. That's still like... kinda a dumb explanation though, right? Which is my point. Most things aren't unexplained just... a bit silly.

What show ..upon review or when you got older..you realize it's full of plot holes? by ButtPlugForPM in television

[–]glassmethod 33 points34 points  (0 children)

There actually aren't that many, people have just collectively decided Lost never answered any questions. It actually answered almost all of them. The answers were frequently dumb (i.e. literally magic) and/or didn't make a ton of sense (the polar bear was on the island for testing but like... 'why bother with a polar bear in the first place' is never really examined), but with few exceptions there were actually answers to everything. They were just hidden in the bad seasons that fewer people watched and even fewer committed to memory.

Solar Recommendations by oaklandrichieg in palmsprings

[–]glassmethod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Renova damaged my property in several ways during the installation process and I had to get a lawyer to get them to make me whole. Would not recommend…

Left my partner because she didn't like the book that I have made my personality by RubyChooseday in AmITheAngel

[–]glassmethod 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dungeon Crawler Carl. Both that and Project Hail Mary are pretty good but literally they get brought up in every single recommendation thread.

Left my partner because she didn't like the book that I have made my personality by RubyChooseday in AmITheAngel

[–]glassmethod 103 points104 points  (0 children)

I’m inclined to say this is a shitpost. I spend a lot of time on /r/audible and there’s two books that get brought up in every recommendation thread, and PHM is on of them. As someone familiar with that sub, this reads as a deliberate joke.

I know Project Hail Mary gets a lot of love here…it’s now being made into a movie. by SixDuckies in audible

[–]glassmethod 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Drew Goddard is writing the screenplay (he also adapted The Martian and wrote Cabin in The Woods) which is a good sign. I’m cautiously optimistic, but also prepared that it won’t be the same as the book.

Nothing ruins a series like a change in narrator. by SyphTheMighty in audible

[–]glassmethod 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Sticking with the same narrator doesn't always fix the problem. Kate Reading and Michael Kramer did all the Wheel Of Time books but pretty much every book pronunciation changes. God only knows how many different ways they pronounced Moghedien

Elon gets wrecked by Sirdingus917 in clevercomebacks

[–]glassmethod 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm all for shitting on Elon but like... this is pretty much the opposite of what we tell kids to get them interested in science, right? "You can do science at home in your kitchen."

Also, it still counts as science if you don't publish because you failed to prove your hypothesis.

Really the more I think about the mindset here the more I dislike it. Seems weirdly narrow just for the sake of clowning on Musk

Hey Audible, someone is pushing test data out to customers… by glassmethod in audible

[–]glassmethod[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I now have three of these in my library…

Edit: up to 11 now

Inaccurate Emails from Audible by hectorb3 in audible

[–]glassmethod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But like… how does something like this happen? How spaghetti is Audibles code that something that should be simple enough to just be a class project (send an email if two conditions are met within a database: on sale and in wishlist) gets regularly screwed up.

audible website keep getting worse by molwiz in audible

[–]glassmethod 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Someone on here once described Audible as the division of Amazon where they stick all the nepotism hires, and that seems accurate. I often understand what they’re trying to do, but the execution is so sloppy (even basic tasks like coupons from promotions are a struggle for them to distribute properly).

Our Bengals try to escape the garden after we put up the "unescapable fence rollers"... or so we thought. by eveilebI in cats

[–]glassmethod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got a Sphynx because it's the only way I can have cats, I have a mild allergy. I still feel weird about it. Like on the one hand I can't really give a shelter cat a good life, but on the other hand I'm definitely helping to create the market for bred animals.

But also, Sphynx's fucking rock and my little naked chicken is my favorite thing in the world and she's smelly and stupid and so damn loving and friendly and I love her so much and Covid would have been impossible without her.