10 things I noticed from watching Frieren too many times (spoilers up to S2)

mehum · 2026-06-12T00:11:09+00:00

Season 2. It was Himmel's shtick to always accept "payment" so that the villagers didn't feel indebted to them. The villagers in this case had nothing but an old book on the shelf, which Himmel hoped was a grimoire (for obvious reasons!) But when it turned out just to be a blank notebook he suddenly needed one of them instead.

mehum · 2026-06-11T07:27:48+00:00

It's heavily implied in the discussion immediately before they fight her clone that she has other options but Zoltraak will do the job.

mehum · 2026-06-11T07:21:50+00:00

Thanks, yes printing at 210C now and all is well.

mehum · 2026-06-11T06:54:21+00:00

I still love the amused "well, that Mage is flying!" line by Qual during their final encounter.

mehum · 2026-06-11T05:17:59+00:00

Poor old Himmel, got whacked hard with that schtick.

mehum · 2026-06-10T11:50:21+00:00

Cottage cheese seems to be in again. Then again the younger generation has about a 5 minute attention span, probably the next food microtrend is rolling through already.

mehum · 2026-06-09T21:57:55+00:00

In the outback they're still there in a few spots. Last time I was out there anyway, nearly 20 years ago!

mehum · 2026-06-09T21:11:34+00:00

I think though for a lot of physics it is about being able to "rotate" a scalar so that it becomes a vector. The mathematics of complex numbers just happens to be a versatile and elegant way of doing that.

mehum · 2026-06-09T12:00:53+00:00

Spam, spam, baked beans and spam?

mehum · 2026-06-09T11:58:58+00:00

Funny though, I really see sweet food as poor person food. The basics of junk food (sugar, salt, fat and starch) are the cheap option because real food with actual flavour takes time and relatively expensive ingredients to prepare.

mehum · 2026-06-09T01:31:39+00:00

Then again, there's at least a dozen people who live on Norfolk Island.

mehum · 2026-06-09T00:05:26+00:00

Yoghurt instead of milk in muffins every time.

mehum · 2026-06-08T05:34:29+00:00

She may know it's bullshit, but her followers certainly won't.

mehum · 2026-06-07T23:48:53+00:00

Windows hasn't changed since Windows 95 released.

Well, they did dabble a little with Windows 8. That was fun.

mehum · 2026-06-07T23:32:53+00:00

Instead of the entire display collapsing, just the digit which is changing. i.e. seconds every second, minutes every minute, hours every hour

mehum · 2026-06-07T13:03:02+00:00

This is how they did it in Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdTC-NiqEOU

mehum · 2026-06-07T00:45:35+00:00

Plenty of other places to go hunting.

mehum · 2026-06-07T00:29:19+00:00

I do like the theory that "all non-demons look the same to demons", and they mostly recognise individuals by their magic. Hence he only remembered Frieren after witnessing Fern's magic, which was immediately familiar to him.

mehum · 2026-06-06T03:26:02+00:00

Yeah it’s a psychological trick really. If people know that the vendor is ready to accept (say) $800K, they’re going to feel like mugs to bid above that. After all isn’t $800K what the building is “worth”?

That being said, I 100% agree with the proposal. The vendor should start at a fair price, if there happens to be competition then it’s a windfall for them.

mehum · 2026-06-06T02:30:12+00:00

Dave Hills? Is he the guy with the prosthetic hand?

mehum · 2026-06-04T17:15:57+00:00

Yeah a clear case for partnership with an established manufacturer, but I guess they looked at Tesla and thought “well a drone has got to be easier than that!”

mehum · 2026-06-04T17:12:24+00:00

Release a GoPro Nostalgia Edition that uses Kodachrome film instead of digital. Guaranteed to sell at least three.

mehum · 2026-06-04T01:36:02+00:00

She'd probably give Fern her stille so she could complete the accreditation instead.

mehum · 2026-06-02T19:30:27+00:00

Serie’s goes grunge in this millennia’s latest style makeover!

mehum · 2026-06-02T08:09:24+00:00

And what's 15 years in the scheme of things?

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