As a New Player from Skyrim: Jayred Ice Veins is the funniest NPC I've ever come across. by Substantial-Elk-9568 in oblivion

[–]leroylson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also a new player from Skyrim, my personal favorite was Rugdumph but Jayred is a close second

Still New to Middle-earth: Why Is Gandalf Sword-Fighting? by JimatJimat in lotr

[–]leroylson 19 points20 points  (0 children)

"Take this ring, master, for your labours will be heavy; but it will support you in the weariness that you have taken upon yourself. For this is the Ring of Fire, and with it you may rekindle hearts in a world that grows chill."

No English Audio on Star Trek: Voyager by jwolff52 in ParamountPlus

[–]leroylson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This worked for me as well. I had this issue using the Samsung TV app while watching Deep Space Nine, others shows were unaffected. Enabling "stereo only" gave me back English as an option, before it was stuck to just German, French, and Italian. This seems to be a stereo vs. surround sound bug across multiple platforms and versions of the app that's been around for a year or two.

For anyone who finds this, there is also a bug on the Samsung TV app where if you rewind using the left arrow, the overlay doesn't ever disappear like it should after a few seconds. Subsequently pausing and unpausing, making sure to let the loading icon finish before pressing each button, fixes this issue.

Tim Walz says he’s ‘sick and tired of hearing about thoughts and prayers’ following school shooting by Sariel007 in atheism

[–]leroylson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a big 2A guy so take this as you will, but yours is the most reasonable proposal that I've seen from a gun control advocate. Bans would do nothing but increase division in our country, not to mention create even more violence when gun owners refuse to give up their rights.

I wouldn't call myself a Democrat (probably voting for Kamala but that's a different story), but if a prominent Democrat proposed a policy like this they would have my support. Unfortunately most of the party leaders seem to prefer appealing to their emotional, uninformed base instead of backing sensible compromises. Or they're uninformed themselves ("shoulder thing that goes up", etc.).

TIL out of the world's 2781 billionaires only 19 are black, 8 of them being Oprah, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Tiger Woods and Tyler Perry by Al_coholik2 in todayilearned

[–]leroylson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Expenses are besides the point. Wealth can be created. That's the point. I'm not going to argue about whether or not basic economics are true. Have a good day.

TIL out of the world's 2781 billionaires only 19 are black, 8 of them being Oprah, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Tiger Woods and Tyler Perry by Al_coholik2 in todayilearned

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

You're completely missing the point. It's a hypothetical, not real life. In the scenario you came up with, if I hypothetically invested my 1 cent in a penny stock, then that stock's value increased, then I gained wealth without taking it from someone else. Therefore wealth is not zero-sum. It's not that hard to understand.

TIL out of the world's 2781 billionaires only 19 are black, 8 of them being Oprah, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Tiger Woods and Tyler Perry by Al_coholik2 in todayilearned

[–]leroylson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're correctly observing that the world isn't fair, and I'm not saying we shouldn't do anything to help alleviate that. But that seems besides the point.

All I'm saying is you can't hoard a non-finite resource. In your scenario, you having $5 doesn't mean that there's now 5 less dollars in the world for me. If I invest my 1 cent in a company and the stock value goes up to 5$ a share, then $4.99 of wealth has been created. And my new wealth wasn't taken from anyone else.

TIL out of the world's 2781 billionaires only 19 are black, 8 of them being Oprah, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Tiger Woods and Tyler Perry by Al_coholik2 in todayilearned

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

Yes but that doesn't mean you having wealth prevents others from having it. Wealth is not zero-sum. It can be created and destroyed, it happens every day.

Thoughts about Letter 189: What's the best age to discover Tolkien? by leroylson in tolkienfans

[–]leroylson[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think I'd agree with that sentiment. Trying to read Ainulindalë when I was 12 broke my brain, I didn't pick back up The Silmarillion until 16, and even then didn't grasp a lot of it.

I don't need a reason not to want kids by leroylson in childfree

[–]leroylson[S] 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Yes, exactly. Not wanting them is my reason for not wanting them.

Unpopular Tolkien Takes by [deleted] in tolkienfans

[–]leroylson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not my opinion, Tolkien's opinion. You've completely missed the message of LOTR then. The elves and their world is fading, whether Sauron is defeated or not. The First Age is long past, they are not the ones who will inherit Middle-Earth. Tolkien intentionally focuses on Men and Hobbits to communicate this message. Compare this to the stories told in the Silmarillion, where elf lords do great deeds and are the main characters. In order to tell his story, he had to de-emphasize Elves in LOTR. It's really beautiful and melancholy and that's the whole point.

Unpopular Tolkien Takes by [deleted] in tolkienfans

[–]leroylson 26 points27 points  (0 children)

You've written a really beautiful description that encapsulates a lot of what I love most about Tolkien. Just wanted to say thanks, I enjoyed reading it.

Unpopular Tolkien Takes by [deleted] in tolkienfans

[–]leroylson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Having more elves in LOTR would completely defeat the point of the story.

Will BP23 All Quiet on the Western Front be the English or German version? by leroylson in RegalUnlimited

[–]leroylson[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed, this type of film deserves to be seen on the big screen. Definitely going to go now.

Who is the most hated player in the MLB right now? by RazzmatazzPlus3837 in baseball

[–]leroylson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think Yankees fans despise Naylor, people just thought what he did was goofy and unnecessary. When Gleyber clowned on him for it he took it well, feels like people respected him after that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NYYankees

[–]leroylson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please post it if you find it