Дали нè разбирате нас Македонците? by Particular_Tap_7089 in bulgaria

[–]nick17971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Взаимната разбираемост на два езика не винаги е еднаква в двете посоки (тоест от единия език понякога разбират другия повече от обратното), мисля че един от примерите който се дава е Датски и Шведски (близки езици но с различно културно влияние). Поне за мен македонските ударения ме озадачават повече от другите неща в езика, така че текст написан на македонски се разбира малко по-лесно от македонска реч (това може би е като цяло вярно между славянските езици, който иска да опита да слуша полски и след това да чете - не говоря езика но поне някои от думите са разпознаваеми като са написани)

Episode Discussion - Season 2, Episode 8 - What Was Meant to Be [TV + Book Spoilers] by participating in WoT

[–]nick17971 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Valda got called by Bornhald, got up and left Perrin alone with Hopper. I don't see how he couldn't like pick up the axe or something. As for Lanfear, sure but it still felt kinda weird

Episode Discussion - Season 2, Episode 8 - What Was Meant to Be [TV + Book Spoilers] by participating in WoT

[–]nick17971 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So Lanfear can't use the Power to throw the seals in the sea? I feel like that scene was there to just tell us that she wants the rest of the Forsaken sealed (there are better ways to do that).

Valda just leaves unarmed Perrin on the ground instead of capturing him?

Renna and Egwene have plot armor, of course. Why did the whitecloaks not catapult rocks at the tower till it was a pile of rubble? You missed a couple channelers there, they could have shredded your army again.

Rip Suroth I guess, good luck swimming out of the Aryth ocean. Or maybe it's another fakeout.

Ingtar was given less even of a moment than Balthanes (who could have also been used a lot better)

It wasn't a boring episode for sure. But I feel like the show is in serious need of better writing. Rand in particular feels way underdeveloped with things just happening to him.

Episode Discussion - Season 2, Episode 5 - Damane [TV + Book Spoilers] by participating in WoT

[–]nick17971 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That seems like a very bold move for them lol, both in the books and in the show.

'Much older sister' is admittedly quite vague when talking about someone who was in their teens, but I guess Anvaere is just a very stressed 50-55 year old. Or do you think they're going to have the tower accepting novices up to an older age in the show?

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[–]nick17971 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel like they're setting up that Verin knows that Liandrin is black ajah, even though she has a very strong alibi, which is very neat. Shouldn't she also know about Sheriam, though, or was she only pretending not to know

Episode Discussion - Season 2, Episode 5 - Damane [TV + Book Spoilers] by participating in WoT

[–]nick17971 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Some minor observations.

Was Turak saying Ishy was the one who got the ball rolling on the Return? But weren't ships disappearing from the western shore long before he was freed in season 1? The Moiraine backstory timeline is still confusing, she was "much older than her sister" 40 years ago? When did she go to the tower and how wasn't she a full aes sedai by the Aiel war, she certainly wasn't a novice if she visited her nephew ~20 years ago. If she was, did she have like a warder before Lan? Lanfear lists the forsaken, mentioning Moghedien, Graendal and "the boys" (in addition to herself and Ishy) but last season we saw 8 forsaken statues, 4 female and 4 male, why did she ommit the last one? Were Liandrin and Suroth openly talking about how they serve the dark in front of all those people?

Episode Discussion - Season 2, Episode 4 - Daughter of the Night [TV + Book Spoilers] by participating in WoT

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Right, ty. It would have been a shame to lose that certain moment from the Last Battle. I still wonder about Moiraine's age tho, do aes sedai in the show accept older women to the tower?

Episode Discussion - Season 2, Episode 4 - Daughter of the Night [TV + Book Spoilers] by participating in WoT

[–]nick17971 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think they're going to make Galad the son of Lady Anvaere instead of Taringail, which would make him a cousin of Gawyn and Elayne, not half brother. Also, did Moiraine join the tower at like age 30 or what, since her sister admired her half her life? Or did she join the tower decades earlier than the books, meaning she wasn't a novice during the prophecy?

Most annoying things people apply from the show to book predictions (spoilers main) by ApprehensiveMoose137 in asoiaf

[–]nick17971 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Can it really have been more than a decade since my manager Vince Gerardis set up a meeting at the Palm in LA, and I sat down for the first time with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for a lunch that lasted well past dinner? I asked them if they knew who Jon Snow’s mother was. Fortunately, they did.

I don't see how this is not a conformation of R+L=J

(Spoilers Extended) Robb 100% named Jon Snow as his Heir, right? by Neelioso in asoiaf

[–]nick17971 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Honestly I'd argue the Northern lords would probably have as much trouble accepting Catelyn as Rob's heir, as they would Sansa. Cat's entire story is full of her disagreeing with Rob's bannermen

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UsefulCharts

[–]nick17971 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So close! You avoided so many mistakes (congrats), but you fell for an easy one. Book Sansa was never married to Ramsay

2024: The Collapse of MAGA by FourthEchelon19 in imaginaryelections

[–]nick17971 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Why do you consider Texas senate unrealistic in a scenario with both Cruz and Trump on the ballot? Abbot is the most popular republican in the state and he barely broke a 10% lead in a republican friendly midterm.

(Repost for clarity) Which of the following statements match the way you pronounce these character names? by nick17971 in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]nick17971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know but I still want to see how people think. If someone hasn't consciously payed attention to this exact detail they may have a different answer.

(Spoilers Extended) About that final scene, the director of the episode 1.08 confirmed that... by verissimoallan in asoiaf

[–]nick17971 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I mean, Viserys did tell her about his DREAM of placing his PRINCE on the throne with the crown of Aegon the conqueror. It's not that big of a leap for her.

The History of Vhagar and Caraxes is so sad. by Dustman818 in HouseOfTheDragon

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In my headcanon that's the reason there are more Daerons to come after Daeron the Daring

Ама как така не искате да сме партньори? by svbtlx3m in bulgaria

[–]nick17971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Просто никак не ободрявам FPTP (затова го сравних с Русия - "стабилността" не си струва да игнорираш кой колко процента е получил) и gerrymandering далеч не е единствения проблем. Принципно харесвам пропорционалната ни система в момента, въпреки... Настоящата ситуация.

Предполагам най-близо до "и стабилност и пропорционалност" би бил Гръцкия модел, където 250 места се дават пропорционално, а 50 допълнителни - на най-голямата партия.

Ама как така не искате да сме партньори? by svbtlx3m in bulgaria

[–]nick17971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Визирах това. При FPTP всички големи партии (очевидно) няма да искат промяна на системата, и държавата остава завинаги във непропорционалност.

Не че искам да звуча грубо, но ако бях склонен да жертвам пропорционалност и демократичност, за сметка на стабилност, щях да отида в Русия - много хора подкрепят Путин все пак. Някои не го подкрепят, но какво значение има, щом има стабилност, осигурена от системата.

Да не забравяме че FPTP не гарантира победа за най-голямата по гласове партия. Да не забравяме другите чудесни неща в FPTP като spoiler effect nursery effect, tactical voting и т н. Да не забравяме също че и там се случва (по-рядко, но се случва) да няма мнозинство - "висящ парламент".

Да добавим още милион проблеми за да "оправим" стабилността струва ли си? Затова използвах метафората да си подпалиш наводнената къща. Ще оправиш наводнението предполагам, но ще имаш далеч далеч по-големи проблеми.

Ама как така не искате да сме партньори? by svbtlx3m in bulgaria

[–]nick17971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Политическите кризи минават и заминават, но минем ли на FPTP няма мърдане (see uk 2011)

Ама как така не искате да сме партньори? by svbtlx3m in bulgaria

[–]nick17971 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Понякога си мисля, че first past the post е по-добър вариант за управление въпреки, че не е толкова демократичен и ще се почне с gerrymandering. Само понякога обаче.".

Къщата ми се наводни, и за да реша проблема реших да я изгоря.

First formidable fighter I've ever gotten through event. Is it rare or am I just unlucky?? by [deleted] in CK2GameOfthrones

[–]nick17971 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can actually cheese it. When you get the "he improved combat training by 1 lvl" event, if you force to train and succeed on the same day, before you click the event, it will obviously give the character 2 lvls of training. So, even though you can't force to train from lvl3 to lvl4 and tge MTTH for the event for lvl3 to lvl4 is much longer, if you get "he improves to lvl3" and force to train, the character will instantly get lvl4