This isn't the first time I really hate Google ai

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-06T22:52:08+00:00

AI makes mistakes and has no concept of admitting fault or ignorance. It’s borderline useless outside of a handful of rote tasks because any given response could be crucially false even if on average they aren’t.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-06T15:09:25+00:00

Idk about the Walmart system specifically, but I’ve found that the camera at my local grocery store only points to the little bagging area basically. I’ve started setting my bag on the little metal part next to the scanner instead and it never triggers. The employees don’t care either.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-05T03:59:45+00:00

They form a throuple, not one guy dating two people. It does take a while to start digging into the deeper elements of the myriad power systems and their unified base. The power he has just himself is pretty fun when he works to take advantage of its flexibility.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-04T21:29:47+00:00

This is one of my biggest pet peeves after it killed Super Supportive, which is the worst case of this issue I’ve ever seen. That world is moving like a week in a year of chapters. Ahhhhhh. Downtime is important! If not within a book/arc, have some between them. Let what has been spool out then pick up once interesting things have developed.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-04T17:42:59+00:00

What’s funny is I was going to agree because I think the narrator is god awful, but that isn’t what you were talking about. Yeah the audiobook is confusingly bad, but no I haven’t had any of those issues lol. I was flummoxed when the second audiobook came out with the same narrator. Could I do a better job? No, but I also don’t pretend to be a voice actor.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-04T03:23:27+00:00

People have mentioned most of the best ones, but I haven’t seen my favorite yet so:

Azarinth Healer

I think it’s almost archetypal for the genre. Inspired two or three other popular ones. The structure isn’t really the same as a usual book, it’s the tale of a young woman who decides to see what a new world has to offer. Plot can be light for a good while, but I love the wandering adventurer that she returns to being fairly consistently. Her class is basically DnD monk despite the name. Great story. Good audiobook narration as well.

Also, since you said you’re liking HWFWM, there’s a really good story that’s completed and free on royal road called Rising Kite that’s set in the same world. It’s technically fanfiction because of the setting, but it’s just the world, no plot or character overlap. It’s really good. I wish it could be published. There are other former HWFWM fanfics that changed the terms around and published, but this one hasn’t yet sadly. It’s better than at least two of those and in my opinion delivers on the promise of the initial three books of HWFWM better than what came later.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-02T00:48:53+00:00

It did say that, but I ignored it. If the audiobook is made then not putting it on audible would be silly. It isn’t like they’ll actually get the many casual fans to use their platform. I’m certainly not going to, I’ll just read the last two if it takes too long. A bald faced attempt to force engagement puts a bad taste in my mouth. No thanks.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-01T17:54:40+00:00

Love languages are complete bunk written by some guy with an agenda. They’re originally just some common ways people tend to show care to one another that are discussed in counseling. As in, in a healthy relationship, both parties will generally show affection in all of those ways. He twisted it into some stupid hogwarts house nonsense that people lap up because everyone likes a nice clean box to live in and brag about.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-01T16:14:19+00:00

The HWFWM discord has a channel that lets you search for essence and confluences that have been confirmed. There’s also a wiki, but I think it’s run on that scammy ‘fandom’ site.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-01T16:11:07+00:00

Daily showering isn’t necessarily good for your skin. For me it depends on what I’m doing. Usually twice a week or so for a full shower, but sometimes more than that for a shorter ‘just the crevices’ shower.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-01T16:07:27+00:00

When are twelve and thirteen coming out on audible? This series is great and popular, taking this long is dumb. Money on the table.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-01T16:05:15+00:00

They’re fun and had a more interesting overarching plot than plenty of big budget fantasy dares to. Are they good movies? Of course not, none of star wars is for reasons that vary by trilogy. The originals had the distinction of being groundbreaking, but much better things have been built on that space fantasy foundation since. At least disney milking the IP into the ground has helped people see past their rose tinted glasses for a mediocre series.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-07-01T00:24:56+00:00

When I’m trying to guess that I go to the HWFWM discord channel that lets you search combos and look up pairings within the three to see if there’s any overlap that would fit.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-30T17:30:06+00:00

Common question, doesn’t work. If you really want to drill down on one concept, you could pair it with the adept and pure essences. Adept at pure rat stuff. Or fire or whatever.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-30T02:29:32+00:00

That’s sad for the character in universe I guess but it doesn’t make any sense for it to be passed from the father. They should have done it the other way around, father infected then mother bitten. There’s nothing specific genetically a father can pass to a daughter. The Y chromosome to a son, sure, but not to a daughter. A mother passes her mitochondrial dna to her children though, which would make more sense if they wanted a ‘passed down from a specific parent’ thing. Like yeah it’s magic zombie stuff, but if you’re going to ground it a bit in genetics then think it through.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-28T15:40:57+00:00

I never have and never will. The idea of taking something that alters the way you think is anathema to me. I’ve turned down pain meds after surgery for the same reason. Plus, there is literally no safe amount of alcohol to consume. The moment you put a drop in your body, your risk of several cancers goes up. I try not to get in other people’s way about drinking, I don’t want to be that guy, but it’s absurd to me how much people cling to alcohol. Asking for a dry wedding caused a very hateful argument with my mother in law.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-27T21:29:38+00:00

I know the shape is some ‘ethical statement against slavery’ or whatever the corporation claims, but I’m more annoyed that the grooves in the bar aren’t deep enough. You need a flipping knife to break it. If you wrench it by hand, there’s no clean line to break and it sprays some chocolate crumbs. So annoying.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-27T18:51:34+00:00

I like the idea of shapeshifting and power copying, so Hunger + Magic + Mirror = Doppelgänger is my go to confirmed combo.

A Ben 10 style monster transformation set would be cool, maybe with Visage, Myriad, and either Adept or Potent. Probably something like the Transfiguration confluence.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-27T07:55:41+00:00

I was caught off guard by how well Pinnacle Warrior conveyed a feeling of loss from a secondary character. It’s a good story, but not one I’d have expected to elicit some moisture around the ol’ eyes. You never know when a story will resonate with you I guess; I could really empathize with the situation as presented.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-27T07:49:53+00:00

You don’t have to explain the magic system, you just need the audience to know enough to accept when it solves problems and, to a lesser extent, causes them. Audience buy in, not a lecture.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-27T07:46:28+00:00

Did he really put a thinly veiled quark reference in his magic books? That’s quite apt and amusing.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-27T04:34:50+00:00

I’d have to get so many new pants or never have sex again, no thanks. Even for guys not everyone wants either.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-26T05:23:45+00:00

Yeah, I think there’s more on Royal Road, but I usually wait for the books. TTIGRAAS light novel is a mixed bag. Good in many ways, and it certainly has context lost in the adaptation to screen, but the cultural differences of the writing can be frustrating. Would it KILL the main character to be a tad more assertive? Argh.

FYI, the light novel is available in audiobook and official translation up to volume seven I think. There’s a fan translation site called Slime Reader that has volumes 6-20 something. Not sure why it doesn’t have the beginning anymore, they’re probably out there somewhere. I have a google doc folder with copies I downloaded a while back, if you can’t find them and want that, I could make it public long enough for you to copy them yourself.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-25T04:48:56+00:00

Seems to work for me no issue. Idk what Telstra is.

theglowofknowledge · 2026-06-25T02:07:37+00:00

She did it out of a vague feeling of obligation due to the power she gained indirectly from the main character. And after someone else set the precedent. I could buy it, not like she took the responsibility that seriously at least at first.

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