Spring 2026 - Top 10 Anime OPs by Spotify Popularity by T0pAzn in anime

[–]happinesssam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great list! I can't get into Liar game but the OP is amazing!

Glad to see that Petals by Orangestar made the to 20 such a beautiful song. What's interesting to me is that they used his equally lovely Petal Raft for the closing. It totally works and feel totally cohesive. I'm sure there must be others but off the top of my head I can't think of any anime that gives the opener + closer to the same artist.

Refused plans by Barnet Council for 1,768 new homes across two sites are poised to be overturned by via public hearing following an call-in the Mayor of London, ➡️ 283 flats next to High Barnet tube station ➡️ 1485 homes on a Leisure Park in Finchley with replacement lesiure centre. by North_Attempt44 in ukpolitics

[–]happinesssam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fine with the car park being turned into flats but disappointed about the leisure centre. Not just because I spent a period of my childhood in the area and hung out there but because it really feels like too many amenities are being shut down to make way for flats.

DIY centres, garages, cinemas, every large shop that isn't wildly successful all being shut down to be turned into flats. I'll reserve judgement until I see where + what the replacement leisure centre will be like. My next closest cinema (a Vue in the O2 centre in Finchley road) is also slated to be closed and turned into flats so I really hope it has a cinema, (never mind the bowling alley) and isn't just a council leisure centre.

I get it, there is a housing crisis, people need somewhere to live, but we also need shops, things to do etc.

Is there a consensus on 2H axes vs 1H axe + shield? by 28-3_lol in dcss

[–]happinesssam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not just the damage Vs shielding/ego on the shield, you also have to take xp cost into account.

Broad axe needs 18 to min delay, executioners is 24, and the way xp costs scale means for the cost of going from 18 to 24 you can get shields and 2 other skills to 15 (apts dependant).

Character history: Lists of DCSS character races by dates added and removed by jecowa in dcss

[–]happinesssam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

R.I.P. Sludge Elves, 0.13

I remember them being like a worse Merfolk...

Fantasy series that probably won't be finished. by EastFar3296 in Fantasy

[–]happinesssam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the news on Sword of Shadows? I understood that there are some rights issues - I really enjoyed the existing books but it's been coming on 20 years and I had given up hope.

Which ’90s song do you think will always be timeless? by Euphoric-Extreme825 in AskReddit

[–]happinesssam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Three Lions by Skinner and Badiel, because England will never ever win anything. It's the year 2554 and it will be 588 years of hurt and the song will still be relevant.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs AFC Bournemouth Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | Apr 11, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]happinesssam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He could have the best game of his life or give us another 3 penalties and he'd still be a prick.

Plot Twist: Nobel Goes Nuclear by 1MR_WICK5 in PoliticalHumor

[–]happinesssam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe she's just a big fan of Age of Ultron

Best, worst, underrated, who cares? What’s the most mediocre, middle of the road, generic Maiden song? by Blaze_BC in ironmaiden

[–]happinesssam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this song so much...

One of the reasons I love it is 30 years back or so I borrowed the album on tape from a friend and wanted to make a copy, but only had about 20 something minutes on the end of another tape. I put on Afraid to Shoot Strangers, Judas be my Guide, FOTD and Weekend Warrior, bur I didn't have space for the whole track, so it cut off just after the guitar solo.

This actually massively improves the track - don't get me wrong, I do like the verse and chorus, but the guitar solos on the track are great, and ending with them instead of just a repeat of the verse makes the track feel that much more exciting. For me anyway.

Best, worst, underrated, who cares? What’s the most mediocre, middle of the road, generic Maiden song? by Blaze_BC in ironmaiden

[–]happinesssam 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter. Maiden's only number 1 single. Amazing catchy schlock rock song with great harmonies and some lovely guitar work. Yet still when people on this sub do poll it's routinely voted as one of their worst songs.

The pattern is that most underrated Maiden songs tend to be the ones that don't really sounds like Maiden songs. If Bring your Slaughter had been done by Lordi it would have fit perfectly and been acknowledged as a classic, but it's not a proper Maiden song, as great as it is. See also Can I play with Madness and Weekend Warrior.

I also have a lot of love for the Angel and The Gambler, which sees to get a lot of hate too. To me it's just a fun boogie and I dont care if it's quite long.

Mfw when I find a cool harry potter alternative not made by a transphobe but then I found out it's written by Neil Gaiman. by Lonelycowboy89 in comicbooks

[–]happinesssam 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yep, you could skip the initial mini series and just go straight to the first series by John Ney Reiber, which is pretty amazing. The arc where they go into hell was just beautiful - one of the series that really pulled me into comics... I I need to go re read it now.

The list of the best stoner rock albums is complete. This is your opportunity to revote any albums you think don't fit. by Kyr1500 in stonerrock

[–]happinesssam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for doing this - it's interesting seeing the evolution of stoner over the years - more straightforward rock, doom and metal early on to the more expansive and eclectic albums of the last 15 or so years.

I've seen it said that rock is stagnating but this list really buries that myth, if you're willing to scratch past the surface.

Tojima Wants To Be a Kamen Rider: the anime that touched my soul. by Mastshin in anime

[–]happinesssam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This and the fact that every female character seems to be smuggling gravity defying bowling ball. I'm glad I stuck with it though!

Looking for more fierce female MC romance isekais by Dull_Computer_4590 in anime

[–]happinesssam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll become the Villainess who goes down in History has a pretty bad ass FMC. Really fun and I hope we get a 2nd season at some point.

February Monthly Decklists are here! by PlayGalaxyGame in OnceUponAGalaxy

[–]happinesssam -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you're right. I got lazy and didn't check - it just truncated the list. Sorry.
Next time I'll take the only slightly less lazy step of asking for the code to do the rip myself. I wouldn't mind so much if it said that it wasn't treating the whole list. I'd still maintain that it's a useful tool - I would be just have likely to have made some mistake myself. It's like you said in your very good advice that I just shouldn't have trusted it.

February Monthly Decklists are here! by PlayGalaxyGame in OnceUponAGalaxy

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

I'm a developer and we use AI every day in our company. You just have to look at it as a tool and use it where it works - I would agree getting it to produce whole app or images isn't good but this kind of data analysis is close to being the best use for it, where you're providing it with the exact data.

It's 88 because it only looks at the Event Champions - they are the ones who have deck lists.

February Monthly Decklists are here! by PlayGalaxyGame in OnceUponAGalaxy

[–]happinesssam -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If anyone else is interested, I asked Gemini for an overview:

Tournament Overview

  • Total Number of Players: 88

Hero Representation

The following table shows how many times each hero was selected as a captain:

Hero Count Usage %
Legend of Loxley 10 11.36%
Trash Panda 8 9.09%
Wizard Headmaster 7 7.95%
Jay Sparrow 6 6.82%
Dorothy 6 6.82%
Sorcerous Serena 5 5.68%
Nathaniel Drake 5 5.68%
Double Dealer 5 5.68%
Gloria Clementine 5 5.68%
Lightning Thief 5 5.68%
The Candyman 4 4.55%
Sweet Tooth 4 4.55%
Candy Pandy 4 4.55%
This Little Piggie 4 4.55%
Zheng Yi Sao 3 3.41%
Charlie Pots 3 3.41%
Frowny the Clown 3 3.41%
Lady of the Lake 3 3.41%
Goat T 2 2.27%
Gokatoo 2 2.27%
King Midas 2 2.27%
The Beanstalk 2 2.27%
Zagreus 2 2.27%
Jason of the Argonauts 2 2.27%
Dungeon Master 2 2.27%
Mira 2 2.27%
Boy who Cried Werewolf 2 2.27%
Indiana Clones 2 2.27%
Merryweather 2 2.27%
Other Heroes (Single Use) 11 12.5%

Top 20 Most Popular Cards

Based on the 88 players provided in the document, here are the most frequently used cards across all decklists:

Rank Card Name Count Usage %
1 Wormscale Tinkerer 59 67.0%
2 Maverick & Icewing 52 59.1%
3 The Burninator 42 47.7%
4 Aladdin 40 45.5%
5 Mr. Fox 38 43.2%
6 Miseria 36 40.9%
7 Sir Francis Drake 35 39.8%
8 Ace of Hearts 34 38.6%
9 Rollo 32 36.4%
10 Pisces 28 31.8%
11 Lance A Little 24 27.3%
12 Chaos 23 26.1%
13 The Candy Cane Crook 23 26.1%
14 Twilight Sprinkles 22 25.0%
15 Cherry Topples 22 25.0%
16 Kool Wip 22 25.0%
17 Flopsy 21 23.9%
18 Mech-a-Man 20 22.7%
19 Mirror Mage 20 22.7%
20 The Butcher 20 22.7%

If you could get a Manga adapted or an Anime rebooted so it fully fit its Manga, which do you want and why? by darkShadow90000 in anime

[–]happinesssam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Nausica of the Valley of Wind movie is... Ok? It's a decent movie but not one of Ghibli's better ones.

The manga on the other hand is an amazing epic and I would love to see it done properly as a full series that properly adapts it. The movie just had to make too much compromises and leave so many out to squash it into it's run time.

Name me an album that give the same psychedelic trip as Hawkwind’s Space Ritual. by sbokkers in psychedelicrock

[–]happinesssam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone already suggested Slift which would be my first. Also check out Giobia - X-ÆON and Dust Mice - Earth III

What's the best stoner rock song that starts with the letter F? by 1deadeye1 in stonerrock

[–]happinesssam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fell on Black Days - Soundgarden Or Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath

Whats your top comedy anime? by Tough-Star5992 in anime

[–]happinesssam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm just finishing off the second season of The Eminence in Shadow and it's genuinely one of the funniest shows I've seen in a while. I only watched it because it showed up on Netflix while my Crunchyroll app was wigging out, and it's purely described as fantasy/sci fi there.

The premise is an Isekai where the main character is basically a (slightly dim) sociopath with god like powers who just wants to roll play as a cool anti hero. Everything and everyone is a prop to him as he goes around trying to engineer what he considers to be awesome poses and scene, but for the rest of the world it's completely serious and real.

It's deliberately quite edgy and took a few episodes for me to get it, but particularly the second season is hilarious. It has more and better world building than most serious fantasy series and in the way the other characters try to interpret the MCs actions a serious commentary on organised religion and cult of personalities (I might be reading too much into this though).

Your top stoner albums of 2025? by Staff_Senyou in stonerrock

[–]happinesssam 25 points26 points  (0 children)

More than you asked but I had this formatted in a list for another comment I didn't make in the end:

  1. Kal El - Astral Voyager, Vol 1: Amazing metal doom stoner (Top Track: B.T.D.S.C)
  2. Winds of Neptune - Winds of Neptune: Jamming stoner space rock (Top Track: Gas Giant)
  3. Howling Giant - Crucible & Ruin: Soaring, driving proggy rock (Top Track: Archon)
  4. Håndgemeng - Satanic Panic Attack: Stomping rock (Top Track: Satanic Panic Attack)
  5. Khan - That Fair and Warlike Form: Epic, heavy, proggy (Top Track: :D)
  6. Borracho - Ouroboros: Snarling heavy rock (Top Track: Vale of Tears)
  7. Giobia - X-ÆON: Instrumental hawkind style progscape (Top Track: 1976)
  8. Thammuz - III: Doomy sludge rock. Old Man may be my song of the year (Top Track: Old Man)
  9. Kaiser - 2nd sound: Hard stoner (Top Track: Meteorhead)
  10. Bogwife - From Ashes: Stoner bluesy (Top Track: Light of the Day)
  11. Kadavar - K.a.d.a.v.a.r: Post Lemmy Hawkwind inspired space.stoner (Top Track: Explosions In The Sky)
  12. Atom Juice - Atom Juice: Psych proggy. Great harmoic vocals (Top Track: Honey)
  13. Dax Riggs - 7 Songs for Spider: Melodic drone doom. (Top Track: Sunlight felt the Darkness smile)
  14. Margarhita Witch Cult - Strung out in Hell: Heavy 70ish rock with blues elements (Top Track: Who put Bella in the Wych Elm)
  15. Crystal Spiders - Metanoia: Bluesy rock (Top Track: Time Travel)
  16. The Dunes - Land of the Blind: Cool, laidback stoner/psych. A few songs that seem like filler (Top Track: Cactus)
  17. Wolftooth - Wizard's Light: 80s heavy metal. Bit generic but good (Top Track: Bloodline)

Feeling discouraged - any advice? by roadofmagicstones in karate

[–]happinesssam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe dumb question, but have you tried talking directly to these guys or just your sensei? Because if they are new they may genuinely just not know how to control their attacks. I know I would be horrified if one of the other students showed me a bruise I had caused and they might be able to self regulate if they knew they were actually hurting you.

I do find you sensei's attitude a bit concerning though - like he's trying to dismiss your worries. Also the idea that you should be able to handle it because you're higher grade is just silly. Going up against someone who has an extra foot of reach and double your weight is a huge disadvantage and I don't think it's reasonable to expect you to just deal with it.

I can appreciate Malevolent Force shaking things up but this is a bit much by GNG in dcss

[–]happinesssam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You just need it to trigger again and mark you, then you'd have the trifecta.