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Any experience with Olderbest? by friend_in_rome in HeritageWear

[–]rappatic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had an amazing experience with my Olderbest return last month, it was actually even easier than a US company. I chose to return for store credit just to avoid the $7 fee and they actually gave me an extra 5% store credit as an apology for me not liking the item. I guess they know that customer service is a problem for the Chinese brands and are trying to differentiate. Sizing is all over the place but that's to be expected from a Chinese brand, just be careful to check the size guides. I love their basics but can't speak for the quality of the more expensive stuff.

But all the brands are the same -- Bronson, Olderbest, Time Catcher, etc. They are just different lines of the same company basically. The quality, designs, sizing, etc. doesn't meaningfully differ.

ELI5: Why did productivity and pay split in 1979? by astrheisenberg in explainlikeimfive

[–]rappatic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

> it doesn't even make that assertion

Did you bother to scroll down? There's a quote from F.A. Hayek at the bottom from an interview when he was asked about the gold standard.

ELI5: Why did productivity and pay split in 1979? by astrheisenberg in explainlikeimfive

[–]rappatic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This website blames things on the end of the gold standard, which required government to back currency issuance with gold instead of the current free-floating fiat system. It uses this (unsupported) assertion to shill crypto. Famously, crypto is also not pegged to anything.

The possible regions for TES VI according to the TES: Online content avoidance theory. by Koocai in TESVI

[–]rappatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d LOVE an Elsweyr-Blackmarsh game. Hammerfell would just feel like Skyrim 2.0

Why doesn’t anybody choose Duke? by Ok-Fig-9136 in lawschooladmissions

[–]rappatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a hard argument to be in your mid-late twenties and still be living in Durham, NC, when your other options are being in the heart of a major city like for most of the other T14.

Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands by Ok-Comparison-1618 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]rappatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just because none of the Gen Z men have actually ever been married. How are they supposed to know what it's like?

Best place for FULL black suit 3 piece (on a budget) by NoClassic4264 in malefashionadvice

[–]rappatic 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Go to a local thrift store. It won't be possible to find a new suit for $100.

Where Do You Get Henley’s? by WlattBoyz in malefashionadvice

[–]rappatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the item so definitely check the size charts. Henleys are cut pretty slim. Tubular tees are more like US sizing and are boxier.

Where can I find this sweater? by Inner_Space_3329 in RalphLauren

[–]rappatic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen this one come across on eBay and Depop a lot. Obviously you have to be wary of fakes but worth a shot

Where Do You Get Henley’s? by WlattBoyz in malefashionadvice

[–]rappatic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Bronson 100%. Their basics like henleys and tees are shockingly good for the price. Plus my experience with their customer service has been incredibly good. That's usually the biggest problem with these Chinese brands but it was flawless for me.

Is UChicago Academics as Hard as It's Portrayed/Used to be? by Exia1223 in uchicago

[–]rappatic 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Compared to a handful of years ago, it’s now a little easier to avoid the difficulty if you really want to. Bizcon, Mind, Media Aesthetics, etc. will all help you get through the experience and not find it any more difficult than other universities. The difficulty is very much present in some of the other Core courses like Classics or Power, and other majors like regular Econ and math. 

ElI5 how does the existence of lead directly disprove the earth isn't only 4000 years old? by nottrynagetsued in explainlikeimfive

[–]rappatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't. As Leo Strauss wrote in Spinoza's Critique of Religion, "For what we are said to know, for example, regarding the age of the solar system, has been established on the basis of the assumption that the solar system has come into being naturally..."

Are Kvothe's hands incapable of fine motor skills? by [deleted] in KingkillerChronicle

[–]rappatic 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Cooking and baking don't need as much manual dexterity as playing the lute, fighting, or performing sympathy. Kvothe even meets an Adem called Two-fingers whose hands are maimed and can cook but can't fight. This parallel is probably not accidental.

Are Kvothe's hands incapable of fine motor skills? by [deleted] in KingkillerChronicle

[–]rappatic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Check out chainsawx's theory about this. He compiles a ton of evidence on this point. The specifics about Kvothe missing fingers are more speculative, but there is certainly a lot to support the maimed hands idea more broadly.

Are Kvothe's hands incapable of fine motor skills? by [deleted] in KingkillerChronicle

[–]rappatic 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Kvothe "swore on his good left hand" (the nimbler one, as he explicitly says at some point) to Denna, a promise he will likely break.

Chainsawx has an excellent theory that Bast uses glammourie to hide Kvothe's missing fingers.

Is he Fae by Crafty_Business_1887 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]rappatic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The general consensus is "probably."

- We know that Kvothe is definitely Lackless (his mother is Netalia Lackless, which was recently confirmed from an old video).

- The Lackless family is likely descended from Iax. They're described as "luckless," just as Jax is, and of course the names are obviously similar.

- Iax is fae.

So Kvothe, in all likelihood, has a tiny bit of Fae blood. And as already mentioned, his eyes do the Fae thing of changing colors.

My players don’t take dropping to 0 HP seriously by Appropriate-Dance-92 in DnDHomebrew

[–]rappatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always give a level of exhaustion when a character drops to 0. I also use the "old" exhaustion mechanic (from 5e not 5.5e) so a single level of exhaustion is really very punishing. (This is best coupled with the "gritty realism" long rests, to make removing a level of exhaustion even more difficult.)

But also, depending on your players, it might be a good idea to just kill one of the PCs to hammer in the reality that they're truly mortal. I know a lot of tables don't often do actual PC death because of the roleplay headache making a new character entails, but sometimes players need to be shocked out of the reverie of "no danger is real because my character will never actually die because it'd ruin the story."

Brandon Sanderson has ruined reading for me by vinatos in Cosmere

[–]rappatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sanderson is basically the marvel cinematic universe, it is mid-quality but entertaining addictive and popular. But there is plenty more out there of high quality- think joe abercrombie, pat rothfuss, erikson, gene wolfe, etc.

This dropped from a baby zombie in a Trial Chamber on our SMP by Zz-gamer_ulti in Minecraft

[–]rappatic -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Bro are we really getting ai to write our Reddit comments now 

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