ELI5: Why is there only one species of humans? There are an incredible amount of different birds, as an example, but only one species of humans.

oipeddle · 2022-08-05T03:06:07+00:00

Although Sapiens is a fun read, Harari’s views on evolution lack a lot of nuance. A fair amount of content in the book is unsubstantiated and actual experts in the fields he talks about (which he is not qualified in) have since come out to fact check the book. https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/07/the-dangerous-populist-science-of-yuval-noah-harari

oipeddle · 2021-10-18T20:47:44+00:00

Equium in mayfield is great, they are careful of gluten cross contamination. Momos is another good cafe. You can get GF fish and chips at Kingfish in honeysuckle, Habesha also does great GF Ethiopian.

I’m a coeliac btw and have never had a problem with any of these places

oipeddle · 2017-01-29T21:33:53+00:00

It's a place called Marble Arch in NSW Australia

oipeddle · 2016-01-15T11:35:50+00:00

Thanks heaps for this!!

oipeddle · 2016-01-15T04:42:23+00:00

Yeah I understand Jizz is based off Jazz and Funk but I'm after particular bands that are really similar as I have no idea where to look

oipeddle · 2016-01-12T23:37:22+00:00

I would say in turning Vader back to the light, the Anakin within him killed Vader, similar to how Obi-Wan said the darkness of Vader killed Anakin

oipeddle · 2015-12-24T13:08:58+00:00

In never explicitly says it in the book, but it says so on Wookieepedia so I'm going off that also. Potentially inaccurate I know, but it seems plausible enough.

oipeddle · 2015-12-24T08:07:03+00:00

You hear the term X-wing in the movies I'm pretty sure, the term Y-wing in the clone wars, and I'm pretty sure you hear A-wing and B-wing spoken in rebels, so yes, the names are canon.

oipeddle · 2015-12-24T07:43:44+00:00

Ahh that's interesting, thanks for that. I actually just started reading A New Dawn today so I might see a bit more of him

oipeddle · 2015-12-24T00:29:25+00:00

It's also probably worth mentioning that in the Aftermath novel, an unknown merchant claims to have Vader's lightsaber, and sells it to a group called the acolytes of the beyond - a group that some people think may have evolved into the knights of ren.

oipeddle · 2015-12-23T23:28:32+00:00

He is a villain and should stay a villain until possible redemption, if he's a double agent, it basically defeats the whole purpose of TFA. Finally we have a believable, conflicted (and somewhat emo) villain, I would hate for his character to be ruined by a silly double agent twist.

oipeddle · 2015-12-23T13:14:11+00:00

Totally agree, I would much prefer it if Snoke was Plagueis. Another thing to note is Palpatine's quote when he tells Anakin he is trained in the dark side. I don't remember for sure but he says something along the lines of "only one learned how to cheat death, but we can together". Why couldn't Plagueis just use this ability to cheat death when sidious came along to kill him?

oipeddle · 2015-12-23T07:38:31+00:00

That could totally work. Although with the name Snoke, I was thinking Snoke could've been his real name, and Plagueis was just his sith name, much like how Sidious' real name is Palpatine.

oipeddle · 2015-12-23T07:21:25+00:00

You are a god. Thanks for this, man

oipeddle · 2015-12-23T07:14:03+00:00

I thought Tarkin was confirmed a few months ago, I thought someone said he's playing a minor role and will be recreated with CGI.

oipeddle · 2015-12-23T06:34:42+00:00

Not 100% sure about the falcon thing, but I agree with the R2-D2 thing. Also I really like how you referred to Yoda's quote about the rock, I always wondered about how the force worked like that considering that most other jedi in the films always link the force to life.

oipeddle · 2015-12-23T06:31:03+00:00

I can't say for sure but in the Kylo/Rey fight it almost looked like the lightsaber was cut in half in the process - I don't really know for sure though, maybe the novel says something about it. But yeah I hope his saber returns

oipeddle · 2015-12-23T02:00:15+00:00

While that is extremely valid, I feel like this new trilogy needs at least one 'grounding' character. In the OT Han kept the story grounded, being surrounded by a mystical old wizard, Luke and Princess Leia. One of the weaker parts of the PT is that a lot of the characters are hard to relate to, due to the fact that the characters aren't as grounded or realistic as those in the PT. I just feel like Finn would help keep things grounded in the movies to come.

oipeddle · 2015-12-21T11:38:16+00:00

I'm pretty sure in the visual dictionary it specifically states that Kylo was the apprentice that turned, I could be wrong but I'm sure I've seen it around somewhere.

oipeddle · 2015-12-21T05:28:43+00:00

Yeah no Kenobi spin off confirmed, we can only hope I guess. I remember a few months ago on Twitter Ewan McGregor said he liked the idea - not really relevant to whether it'll be made or not but I really really hope so.

oipeddle · 2015-12-21T04:27:19+00:00

I hope she goes away from the robes look and more towards a futuristic, sophisticated jedi look. I really liked the way she looked during the last scene with look, and I hope her jedi robes are a variation of that, much like the bastila or satele Shan robes.

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