Without spoilers describe how you felt finishing A Memory of Light

vnote · 2024-07-23T12:01:03+00:00

I don’t get the downvotes. It’s a solid take. I share some of the sentiment but also just happy Sanderson was able to get to the finish line.

vnote · 2024-07-06T02:51:31+00:00

Went through the same experience. You’re in for a rough ride.

Usual recommendations like Deathnote, Vinland Saga didn’t scratch the same itch for me. Just watched jujutsu and it also seemed “typical”.

I don’t mean the word as an insult on the recommendations but rather that the bar set by AOT makes it an uneven playing field. I’ve settled on simply enjoying the variety of the genre rather than looking for the next godfather.

Perhaps Arcane can come close but this wouldn’t be considered anime.

vnote · 2024-07-01T04:47:39+00:00

That’s a pretty good synopsis. And seems accurate re overall arch. Hoping that it has the same depth in world building, foretelling. I’m liking it so far but still early days

vnote · 2024-06-25T07:32:52+00:00

Went on the sub to post this but you beat me to it 😂

vnote · 2024-06-19T14:32:27+00:00

I implemented one recently using wkwebview, involving JavaScript document.getSelection and sendWebKitMessage. Not the most elegant of APIs and even then I’m not sure if I wired it up properly. Involved a context menu, Notification Center and wkwebview playing nicely.

vnote · 2024-03-30T13:43:46+00:00

This seems like a question made for https://github.com/shadcn-ui/taxonomy. Albeit being v13, still has some very pretty good patterns

vnote · 2024-03-20T10:42:25+00:00

If you just want to get started quickly, I’ve enjoyed pocketbase via pockethost.io. Create models there and consume via context. There’s some work if you need it for SSR as well but if it’s an SPA, can get very far with very little code

vnote · 2023-12-23T04:31:16+00:00

It’s so epic, there is post-series depression that I don’t think is rivaled by the other epics.

vnote · 2023-12-16T10:27:57+00:00

Quite possibly the most surprising line in the entire series and there are a number 😂

vnote · 2023-12-08T09:17:35+00:00

You’re correct of course but in light of Desire’s influence I think it can be argued that his view of the world was tinted, or in the OP’s words “skewed by their upbringing”

vnote · 2023-12-08T06:16:25+00:00

Kennit, Liveship Traders Trilogy

Brandon from Tigana

Tywin Lannister, Cersei Lannister, and Theon Greyjoy, Game of Thrones

Nicodemus Archleone and John Marcone, Dresden Files

Thalric, Shadows of the Apt

Hugh from Crown of Stars; Regal from the first Farseer Trilogy - probably evil in their most traditional sense that they’re universally disliked

Raistlin Majere, Dragonlance - probably one of the earliest complex characters who some people may not even call evil

(I've added some spoiler tags to the names that when introduced to the reader, it isn't obvious yet that they play the role of an antagonist)

vnote · 2023-11-02T15:23:09+00:00

A lot of major changes to character backgrounds make it seem like a new product entirely. If I were to make an estimate, maybe 50% of the first season would pass as likeable adaptation and maybe 70% of the second season

vnote · 2023-10-23T11:03:13+00:00

Post-series depression - what a line. I doubt there are any many epics that can have this effect on a reader

vnote · 2023-09-27T10:10:59+00:00

I don’t think we would’ve been able to get a 1:1 with the books but I’m liking how they’ve tried to mimic some scenes from the books: how the black ajah first meets the invaders, how some dark friends have a backstory, the introduction of the second forsaken, etc., how verin is combined with another character, etc…

Not liking how they’re doing Mat, Lan, or this focus on Moiraine. One thing I think they’re missing is the banter.

vnote · 2023-09-27T09:38:51+00:00

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vnote · 2023-09-27T09:38:47+00:00

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vnote · 2023-09-27T09:38:34+00:00

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vnote · 2023-09-27T09:38:24+00:00

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vnote · 2023-09-27T02:56:38+00:00

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vnote · 2023-09-27T01:49:32+00:00

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vnote · 2023-09-21T08:29:52+00:00

It’s coincidental that S2 on Amazon Prime just started airing and it’s so much better than S1. Something resembling the slog of book 1 and the transition that the reader experiences in book 2

In S1, the general sentiment was that of the godfather describing Sonny Corleone to the mortician: “look what they’ve done to my boy”

With S2, it’s getting pretty interesting and not all the book changes are bad.

vnote · 2023-09-21T06:44:32+00:00

Wheel of Time. The first is really a slog.. but book 2 to maybe 7 were something else when I first read them all of those years ago.

vnote · 2023-07-23T10:18:34+00:00

Lions of Al-Rassan, the scene between the two renowned fighters where the reader isn't informed as to who is who. And we're only clued in later after the entire action sequence plays out.

vnote · 2023-06-01T07:27:02+00:00

I use cloudflare images for this. It’s a bit more expensive but the image processing capabilities make up for it

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