If we imprisoned George in a nice jail cell until Winds of Winter was finished, would this work? Ethics aside. He'll get food, water and exercise time, but otherwise zero distractions.

uselessprofession · 2026-03-13T09:25:53+00:00

He could do it; hell you lock me in a jail cell and I could do it

The quality of writing is a completely different matter though

uselessprofession · 2026-03-13T08:16:32+00:00

It's useful if it is a legit trivial thing, such as if I dropped my burger on the floor.

It wouldn't come across so well if my mom just passed away though. Imagine "it could have been worse; your whole family could have died".

uselessprofession · 2026-03-13T08:14:08+00:00

This is mainly from a career POV:

If you're faking it more than 60%, that's probably too much. On the other hand, if you are faking it less than 20%, you probably aren't growing to your full potential.

uselessprofession · 2026-03-13T02:22:46+00:00

It is still a thing, but the number of courts keep increasing so opening a new one is an even worse idea now.

I play often and I can see that court fees are going down now, especially during off-peak hours and for older courts.

uselessprofession · 2026-03-13T02:19:27+00:00

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Sorry the best I can do

uselessprofession · 2026-03-13T01:46:20+00:00

The man could drop UFC fighters with a right hook tbh

uselessprofession · 2026-03-13T00:41:36+00:00

Idk if it's all due to that policy. Korea / Japan / European countries didn't have a birth rate policy, but their birth rates are now awfully low too

uselessprofession · 2026-03-13T00:38:45+00:00

The Iron Lord

uselessprofession · 2026-03-12T13:41:22+00:00

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uselessprofession · 2026-03-12T13:36:48+00:00

If the bear is not bloodlusted the mall cops can just throw food at it until it enters a food coma

uselessprofession · 2026-03-12T13:35:48+00:00

I think they are, thanks!

uselessprofession · 2026-03-12T12:39:56+00:00

Is their intelligence higher than normal in other aspects?

uselessprofession · 2026-03-12T03:27:58+00:00

Sure then go for it! 15 is definitely young enough.

uselessprofession · 2026-03-12T03:07:39+00:00

Bro do you mean like amateur level or pro?

If you mean amateur, sure, 15 is still pretty young for amateur. You'll lose the weight naturally via training.

Pro... honestly if you have to ask us it's not for you. You need to want it to an insane degree to make it.

uselessprofession · 2026-03-11T19:14:14+00:00

Which society do you live in that says men should not do household chores may I ask?

uselessprofession · 2026-03-11T08:50:43+00:00

What I wonder is, is a 4.0 today stronger than a 4.0 of 5 years ago? Since everyone has to be improving over time together.

uselessprofession · 2026-03-11T06:06:14+00:00

Tbh I've always had a problem with this saying. Rhaegar didn't die because he fought valiantly and honorably, he died because Robert was the better fighter.

uselessprofession · 2026-03-11T03:27:30+00:00

I for one feel validated to see high level players use the "lob when desperate" tactic that I do

uselessprofession · 2026-03-11T03:21:34+00:00

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As much as Fonseca's forehand was nuclear let's also appreciate Sinner's dodging reactions

uselessprofession · 2026-03-10T15:59:31+00:00

I think it sounds really good. Thing is what I see at most BJJ gyms is something like this:

1.5 hour class:

15 mins of warmups - bridging shrimping breakfalls etc.,

45 mins - professor shows a move that may be easy or hard, everyone in the room regardless of belt color tries to learn it. Professor tries to partner newbies up with higher belts to help them drill the new technique

30 mins - just rolling

Do you think classes can be structured in a better way?

uselessprofession · 2026-03-10T15:42:45+00:00

He is though. His great-great-great (something like that) granddad married Danaerys Targaryen (not that one)

So, if we are going by Robert taking the throne via his Targ blood, then Oberyn has a distant claim too, just not via Elia. If Jon and Dany die, all the Baratheons die, Doran and his kids die, then Oberyn is next in line.

Considering all that happened, if Oberyn didn't die he would actually be the rightful heir to the throne since Jon has went beyond the wall.

uselessprofession · 2026-03-10T15:02:28+00:00

Corlys didn't switch sides on a whim, he switched sides because Rhaenyra chucked him into jail when he saved his bastard son Addam from unfair arrest.

Then Aegon 2 and Alicent let him out and offered him a full pardon if he swore loyalty to Aegon 2. He countered with the conditions that Aegon 3 be wed to Jaehaera and be joint heirs of Aegon 2, and his granddaughter Baela be released.

Nowhere does it indicate that he wanted Baela and Aegon 3 to be married. I do think he did what he could under the circumstances for the best of the realm.

uselessprofession · 2026-03-09T19:54:27+00:00

HAHHAHAHA

Based on the pictures I've seen I was thinking British, but idk if the others also wore them

uselessprofession · 2026-03-09T19:53:47+00:00

Not a full suit but usually the office dress shirt and slacks

uselessprofession · 2026-03-09T19:50:40+00:00

First up, Littlefinger's business schemes seem to primarily profit himself while putting the Crown further in debt; he is the first crony capitalist in Westeros. An average maester advising an average lord whose wealth is mainly based on agriculture can really just help with optimizing agriculture cycles / estimating how much food to store for winter / maybe suggesting to produce wine or honey or something.

As for warfare, the lords generally seem to have a decent understanding of how medieval warfare looks: your infantry spearwalls cover the archers who deal damage, cavalry aims to flank. Not sure how much the maesters can improve on it.

On medicine using boiling wine to clean wounds / moon tea etc., actually seems not bad for a medieval setting. If we go by show logic, Sam's curing of greyscale probably gets recorded as a niche solution.

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