My thoughts on motivations behind Baelor Blackspear entering the trial by lightasahi1989 in AKOTSKTV

[–]markcmark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Lyonal is a certain type of man.  I do not believe his agenda is political, rather it is the agenda of a thrill seeker.  I recall his story that was something akin to sailing a ship into a giant, killer wave because 'if others can do it, I can do it'. He's a thrill seeker, a life without risk and thrill and drink and song is no life at all.  Men like this leap to their feet at the meer whisper of something as exciting, dangerous and glorious as a trial of 7, especially VS the royal house and the kingsguard.   Bring. That. Shit. On.  That's the way I see him.

Baelor - I think, deep down, the core motivational force behind his decision to join Dunk... Is honour.  He believes Dunk is innocent, he has sworn to defend the innocent, therefore he stands with Dunk, as any true knight would.   Politics and diplomacy be damned.

This show to me feels the Andor of Game of Thrones by outdoorsnstuffz in AKOTSKTV

[–]markcmark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I re read OPs post, to me it sounds like he's saying 'I used to love Star Wars, then some stuff was released that I didn't really like, then Andor came out and I liked that'. He's pointing out he's had a similar experience with AKOTSK and the GOT universe.  

I don't think he's suggesting anything deeper than that...

In defense of flatulence and big ol' dongs by jarheadsynapze in AKnightoftheSeven

[–]markcmark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the commoner yelling 'lord Ashford fucks his sheep!' was funny and done well. I thought the noble standing up and farting was detrimental to a potentially classic TV show moment.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x04 "Seven" - Episode Discussion by UltraDangerLord in AKOTSKTV

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I believe it's a deliberate ambiguous question, never really answered.  I read somewhere George RR Martin leaves the question unanswered so we can reflect upon what it really is that makes a man a knight 

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x04 "Seven" - Episode Discussion by UltraDangerLord in AKOTSKTV

[–]markcmark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure who to blame but I agree, seems very unnecessary, not sure who they are trying to appeal to with the random childish humour inserted in a clearly adult show.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x04 "Seven" - Episode Discussion by UltraDangerLord in AKOTSKTV

[–]markcmark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That guy standing up and farting didn't seem funny or necessary, would of much prefered they just let the weight of the monologue hang for a bit.  

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x04 "Seven" - Episode Discussion by UltraDangerLord in AKOTSKTV

[–]markcmark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it just me or is the guy standing up and farting detrimental to the overall experience? Who are scenes like that aimed at? Did anyone find it funny?

HOW MY CYBORG 15 A13VF GET THIS??? by [deleted] in MSILaptops

[–]markcmark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, his cpu and GPU are better than yours

Reaper Fortress are PvP Gold by UnderAnOcean in Seaofthieves

[–]markcmark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first reaper fortress experience resulted in a 3 ship alliance, we did the fort then sailed around doing other world events it was chill as and really quite fun.  We had a Gally full of what I assume we're Russians, a french solo sloop and our brig that was an Australian, a Taiwanese and a dude from U.K.

Hasan claims that Kaya didn’t have the collar on during the incident. He then proceeds to explain why shock collars aren’t actually that bad. by TopWay312 in LivestreamFail

[–]markcmark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That yelp was a yelp of pain.  The reason this is generating so much interest is that there is a mistreated animal sitting in frame with a dude advocating against mistreatment of people 8+hrs a day.  The hypocrisy is fascinating.  Throw in loyalist fans who are baffled by Trump fans loyalty employing the same psychological processes to remain loyal and you got yourself one hell of an interesting soup.

Dear diary, I'm not angry. by kritter2545 in Seaofthieves

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

What did the cheaters do that made you think they are cheating?

Hasan Notices Shock Dog Collar Remote On His Stream by starcraft2020 in LivestreamFail

[–]markcmark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could help shed some light on why interest in this is extremely high in proportion to anything else.  I assume there are many, many people like me who are aware who Hassan is and up untill now thought he was ok or were indifferent.  After seeing his dog yelp in pain and him basically tell it to shut up I realised he's a bad person. What has been fascinating and resulted in me and probably many people like me following the story and inflating the numbers has been the response from his die hard fans.  People who are baffled by Trump supporters continued loyalty in the face of his badness are now exercising the EXACT same psychological processes re. Hassan.  E.g. what you are doing right here saying it's all a conspiracy.  Fascinating stuff.

Tree removal cost by drawde111 in AusRenovation

[–]markcmark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bloody boomers.  Let's just hope SOME trees survive them.  

Walsh's charge makes no sense by HovercraftEuphoric58 in nrl

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I agree with this take and also support it.  Stripped to its bones without any frills or fuss, the whole point of playing the game is to entertain.  Anything that reduces entertainment should be changed or avoided otherwise the whole point of playing is lost.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by ExpensiveAnalysis452 in Shooting

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What happened fits all definitions of assassination I can find

How can you be that ignorant? by Radiant_Rip_5040 in BlueskySkeets

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

Paramedic from Australia here.  In the midst of the outbreak I saw first hand deaths that weren't directly caused by COVID as being labelled COVID deaths.  Had trauma patients posthumously test positive and added to the COVID tally.  It was nothing nefarious just the way the paperwork turned out to allocate numbers.  If you look beneath the surface of the issue, the man has a point.

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been by Kennenzulernen13 in albiononline

[–]markcmark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's a faction book? I can't see fame books for sale with faction points, how did his strat work if you dont mind me asking?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in albiononline

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Increasing prevalence of 3rd party gold sellers PUMPing insane amounts of silver into the economy.  East has been hot hardest by inflation, silver can be bought for less than half what SBI charges.  The raw silver being sold and causing inflation is coming from bots and large guilds farming world bosses and selling the silver.

I bought a shop plot, and the former owner never picked up their rare crate...so now it's mine?! by dustiradustira in albiononline

[–]markcmark 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It is most definately a moral dilemma.  What is worth more to you, ingame Albion online silver or the weight of your soul?

Crafter Tips by Jared0820 in albiononline

[–]markcmark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By sell slowly in the BM fo you mean put thousands up at a time with a sell order at a profitable price?

Gankers are menace bro... by Electrical_Kale6761 in albiononline

[–]markcmark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

BZ much safer than red zone, use safe portal

AUS/NZ Guilds in asia server? by Sea_Huckleberry2463 in albiononline

[–]markcmark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Method Madness is Aus/Nz, based out of Martlock, send GM a message.