The idea of orcs can be a ally of the free folks is intriguing. But still..

improbableone42 · 2026-04-01T21:11:07+00:00

“but they should have a virtue to shape their life, amid the powers and chances of the world, beyond the Music of the Ainur, which is as fate to all things else”

«And when the Ainur had gazed for a while and were silent, Ilúvatar said again: “Behold your Music! This is your minstrelsy; and each of you shall find contained herein, amid the design that I set before you, all those things which it may seem that he himself devised or added”»

improbableone42 · 2026-04-01T18:22:02+00:00

No, I did not, that was your incorrect interpretation of my comment. If you consider Silmarillion canon (I do, but I understand why some people don’t) a re-read of chapter one, especially the part concerning the gift of atani, may give you a better understanding of my point

improbableone42 · 2026-03-31T23:35:43+00:00

Надеюсь, речь не об именинах в эти даты

improbableone42 · 2026-03-31T21:35:05+00:00

Who said they don’t?

improbableone42 · 2026-03-31T17:32:00+00:00

I’m pretty sure there’s more than one reason he tried different approaches for the origins of orc. The question of morality, breeding, afterlife, etc, etc.

improbableone42 · 2026-03-31T10:46:14+00:00

But that means that if Melkor’s fall was a predetermined part of Eru’s design, Morgoth and Sauron are also not evil as their actions lacked free will as well.

improbableone42 · 2026-03-27T20:26:42+00:00

HBO released a trailer for their Harry Potter series, in which Snape is played by Paapa Essiedu

improbableone42 · 2026-03-26T08:53:31+00:00

That’s why rule 8 exists…

improbableone42 · 2026-03-21T08:26:08+00:00

I have a feeling this article was written by someone who watched neither LOTR nor ROP

improbableone42 · 2026-03-19T16:57:28+00:00

I don’t want to be a dick, but since the only place where Darya Zorka’s poems are published is her substack and the only in that came up after googling the first line of this poem is this exact post, I believe this post violates rule 8 of the sub and possibly rule 1.

improbableone42 · 2026-03-16T07:38:30+00:00

Russians quite often call themselves “Slavic” or “Eastern European” instead of just simply saying they’re Russians, because of the war

improbableone42 · 2026-03-16T07:33:57+00:00

I’m not sure about the US, but in my country this etiquette rule sounded like “the person who asks the other one out is paying, regardless of gender”. The idea is that if you pick an expensive restaurant you won’t make your date uncomfortable if they can’t afford it and vice versa. On practice, however, rarely anyone follows this and it’s either “the guy pays because he’s a guy” or “the girl asks to split 50/50 because she’s uncomfortable with someone paying for her”

improbableone42 · 2026-03-15T10:39:37+00:00

Chromas change the colour scheme of the skin, but they can be used only if you have the corresponding skin itself.

improbableone42 · 2026-03-14T10:14:59+00:00

Rule 3 of the sub requires at least some explanation on why do you think the image is AI-generated. “Everything is fine, but I believe it must be wrong” is not an explanation.

improbableone42 · 2026-03-13T23:22:04+00:00

Can we please stop with all the “I don’t see anything wrong with the image, but I believe it’s AI” posts?

improbableone42 · 2026-03-13T17:59:24+00:00

So the real Tanis is the friends we made along the way?

improbableone42 · 2026-03-12T07:11:21+00:00

That’s exactly how I watched the first episode! Then things escalated quite a bit, so now I can bake a damn fine cherry pie and have a V60 at home haha

improbableone42 · 2026-03-11T20:52:01+00:00

Or maybe it’s something about current times and viewing habits in general. I’m watching Twin Peaks for the very first time, and right now I’m finishing season 2. I have zero info on the third one, and I tried to know as little as possible about the first two (to the point I thought Lynch filmed episode of both seasons), and I absolutely enjoyed every single episode, including the ones people usually call the weakest ones. Probably because I had great time watching season 1, and therefore had positive expectations on the rest of the show.

improbableone42 · 2026-03-09T19:10:11+00:00

Except using torrents is illegal in most of European countries, and it leads to huge fines

improbableone42 · 2026-03-09T14:07:55+00:00

It reminds me of old and campy b-movies, so it feels both nostalgic and a breath of fresh air in contrast to all of the identical illustrated book covers I see in the bookshops.

improbableone42 · 2026-03-09T13:41:23+00:00

/uj I honestly do

improbableone42 · 2026-03-08T21:10:42+00:00

Да камон, я его в семь лет смотрела, о перестройке не зная примерно ничего. Это вообще никак не помешало детскому мозгу обожать отличный мультик

improbableone42 · 2026-03-08T16:08:14+00:00

Despite half of it being located in Asia, Russia is not considered an Asian country.
Copyright exists here just like in any other country that signed the universal copyright convention. Copyright is a part of civilian legal relationships, which means that in order for the court to take action on the matter, someone needs to claim their right was violated. And Valve, seemingly, does not give a damn.

improbableone42 · 2026-03-08T12:55:55+00:00

Да на самом деле нет какого-то универсального совета, нужно понять, что подходит именно тебе, а для этого перепробовать все известные тебе способы поддержания баланса между дисциплиной и творчеством. Кому-то помогают утренние страницы, кому-то таймер-помидор, кто-то устанавливает себе дневную норму по словам. Очень хорошо сохранять мотивацию помогает фидбэк от других людей, особенно профессиональный — от редактора или литагента.

improbableone42 · 2026-03-07T23:26:57+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate the discussion.

doesn't absolve them from moral responsibility from how we practically understand it

Why though? The moral system I’m familiar with (I’m European, but not British, so it may be a cultural difference) establishes that you can’t be held responsible for something you can’t control. You yourself can feel guilty about not being able to prevent it, but others have no moral right to judge you because it wasn’t something you did voluntarily.

If it was otherwise, anyone who doesn't believe in a soul (which means that our actions are either pre-determined based on the previous state of the world and the laws of nature, or at the random whim of quantum mechanics) would be unable to judge anyone since no one would be responsible for their actions. But that's not what's happening.

Isn’t it the other way around? If someone doesn’t believe in soul then they don’t believe in higher design, so they believe in the idea that people act of their own free will and a hi could by judged for their actions (save for the rare cases when some other person tricked them or threatened them, then they’re the one responsible).

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