IarwainBenAdar's recent activity
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentI didn't watch it. Honestly I never watched the Hobbit movies besides the first movie when it was in theaters. Im just a big book nerd and those are going for a different type of fan, not that I...I didn't watch it. Honestly I never watched the Hobbit movies besides the first movie when it was in theaters. Im just a big book nerd and those are going for a different type of fan, not that I have anything against them or the people that enjoy them, they are just not for me.
On a similar note, I am a huge Dune fan, but I only like the stuff from Frank Herbert, and avoid anything by his son. The recent movies where pretty good though, but I really dislike the ending of the second movie.
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Comment on eBooks cost too much in ~books
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentMost of the ones I see are the same price as the physical book, so I usually borrow them from the library for the first read and buy a physical book if I like it and will reread it. I cant justify...Most of the ones I see are the same price as the physical book, so I usually borrow them from the library for the first read and buy a physical book if I like it and will reread it. I cant justify paying the same price for physical and digital, if they where all like yours at 1/3 price I would buy a lot more.
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentWow a refrence to Questionable Content. Its been a minute, I should catch back up on itWow a refrence to Questionable Content. Its been a minute, I should catch back up on it
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
IarwainBenAdar LinkMine is Tom Bombadil's elvish name from Lord of the Rings. I think its only mentioned twice(?) during the council of Elrond and he was completly cut from the movie so I dont think anybody...Mine is Tom Bombadil's elvish name from Lord of the Rings. I think its only mentioned twice(?) during the council of Elrond and he was completly cut from the movie so I dont think anybody recognizes it.
I traded someone from Reddit some skateboard parts and they thought my real name was Irwin.
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentI would have guessed Fahrenheit 451I would have guessed Fahrenheit 451
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Comment on What "misinformation" is actually usually about in ~society
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentLiterally me (I'm sorry I had to and I feel you can'thave a discussion about the meaning of words changing without mentioning literally)Literally me (I'm sorry I had to and I feel you can'thave a discussion about the meaning of words changing without mentioning literally)
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentCalling Bayonetta floaty is perfect, Souls and Monster Hunter are also some of my favorites and I really enjoyed Devil May Cry but could never get into Bayonetta.Calling Bayonetta floaty is perfect, Souls and Monster Hunter are also some of my favorites and I really enjoyed Devil May Cry but could never get into Bayonetta.
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Comment on A symbol for the fediverse ⁂ in ~design
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentIm here because its NOT federated.Im here because its NOT federated.
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Comment on What are some fun/interesting websites that don't involve news or current events? in ~tech
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentI really like how they have a serious upvote and a funny upvote, that is a great idea.I really like how they have a serious upvote and a funny upvote, that is a great idea.
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Comment on Xbox Game Pass is getting major changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases in ~games
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentPlaystation Plus is ridiculous. I just want to see the user messages in Bloodborne, the most basic online service, but when I was looking I just seen a really expensive plan that gave you all kind...Playstation Plus is ridiculous. I just want to see the user messages in Bloodborne, the most basic online service, but when I was looking I just seen a really expensive plan that gave you all kind of games I don't want. I like to buy physical games and I really don't like the idea of the subscription service for games.
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Comment on Why not ban left turns on busy streets? in ~transport
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentWith the bridges Id say its more not knowing how tall you are and risking it. Id compare the proposed lights to school zone lights, if its on no lefts/stay slow.With the bridges Id say its more not knowing how tall you are and risking it. Id compare the proposed lights to school zone lights, if its on no lefts/stay slow.
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Comment on Why not ban left turns on busy streets? in ~transport
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentI would look at it like school zones where you stay on the cautious side because you don't want a ticket. Like if its close just go around, its not really a big deal.I would look at it like school zones where you stay on the cautious side because you don't want a ticket. Like if its close just go around, its not really a big deal.
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Comment on ArcFox, an opensource project to make Firefox flow like Arc browser in ~tech
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentThe address bar, I was sleepy when I typed that out.The address bar, I was sleepy when I typed that out.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
IarwainBenAdar LinkI've been getting into baking bread recently, originally just banana bread but my grandma has been staying with us and telling me about making (sourdough I think) bread from a living starter and...I've been getting into baking bread recently, originally just banana bread but my grandma has been staying with us and telling me about making (sourdough I think) bread from a living starter and gave me the bug. However there is so much out there and cooking blogs are so overwritten I feel over my head. Does anyone have any recipes or tips for someone new to bread baking?
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Comment on ArcFox, an opensource project to make Firefox flow like Arc browser in ~tech
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentI just installed and I really like it. Do you know a way to hide the top bar until you hover over it? I know I can make the browser full screen but then I also loose the OS toolbar.I just installed and I really like it. Do you know a way to hide the top bar until you hover over it? I know I can make the browser full screen but then I also loose the OS toolbar.
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Comment on Am I alone in thinking that we're bouncing back from a highly technological future? in ~life
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentIm still using a Pixel 3a, It works good enough for me.Im still using a Pixel 3a, It works good enough for me.
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Comment on "Dune: Part Three" in the works, in addition to Denis Villeneuve adapation of "Nuclear War: A Scenario" in ~movies
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentMy biggest complaint was the very ending, with Chani riding off on a worm alone, especially because in the movie it really didn't seem to me like Chani really cared for Paul, where in the books...My biggest complaint was the very ending, with Chani riding off on a worm alone, especially because in the movie it really didn't seem to me like Chani really cared for Paul, where in the books they already had a child together that was killed in the attack before the emperor came to Dune. And for a time constraint I think you could have had the discussion between Jessica and Chani in the same time as her riding off alone. I think it was a good movie, the gladiator fight was phenomenal and worth the admission by itself, and I guessed most of the major changes, this one just rubs me the wrong way.
I'm not the person that compared it to Hamlet is alive, I'm just saying my biggest gripe. The comment I immediately replied to was talking about major plot changes, suggesting ending on the war or omission of the Spacing Guild, but I don't think either of those effect the story from this point, so I'm just saying what I see as the biggest difference going forward.
I would really like to see Dune get a TV/streaming series à la Game of Thrones, there is too much going on for movies, I say the same thing for Lord of the Rings.
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Comment on "Dune: Part Three" in the works, in addition to Denis Villeneuve adapation of "Nuclear War: A Scenario" in ~movies
IarwainBenAdar Link ParentI'm not the person who compared it to "Hamlet is alive" I'm just saying my big gripe with the new movie. Like I said I understand things getting switched but Chani seems to have lost so much.I'm not the person who compared it to "Hamlet is alive" I'm just saying my big gripe with the new movie. Like I said I understand things getting switched but Chani seems to have lost so much.
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Comment on "Dune: Part Three" in the works, in addition to Denis Villeneuve adapation of "Nuclear War: A Scenario" in ~movies
IarwainBenAdar (edited )Link ParentThat's not what bothers me, I'm upset about how they did Chani, and especially about the end without clarifying that Paul was marrying the princess just for politics to officially rise from Duke...That's not what bothers me, I'm upset about how they did Chani, and especially about the end without clarifying that Paul was marrying the princess just for politics to officially rise from Duke to Emperor, and Chani was still going to be his love and mother to his children the way it was with Paul's parents. The last words of the book are Jessica saying to Chani "We who carry the name of concubine -- history will call us wives"
Leaving it like that really worries me that they are going to make a big movie plot point a 'love triangle' between Chani and Irulan
Dune Messiah spoilers
Which is ridiculous because the big relationship thing in Messiah was Irulan getting so upset that Paul wouldn't love her or give her a child she joined the conspiracy against him and poisons Chani with contraceptives.Dune is one of my favorite series, and while I'm disappointed Alia wasn't born in the movie, I accept it makes sense for a movie and was probably a good decision. I completely disagree with how they ended things with Chani and think they will need to pretty seriously change the story around for this next movie.
Since they announced the first Dune movie I wanted so bad for Villeneuve to get to Dune Messiah, to see how he does Muad'Dib's throne, and I'm excited to at least get to see that.
Edit: I'm not the person with the Hamlet thing, I'm just saying what I think was the biggest non-Dune thing, because Herbert bashed that point over our head with Jessica and Leto doing the same thing. I really liked the new movie, and the only thing I actively disliked was the very final scene
Wow, this is really impressive and thank you for writing it all out.
You're right again, it was mentioned during the council of Elrond when they where talking about taking the ring to him and Elrond called him 'oldest and fatherless'. I wasn't expecting to come across someone so scholarly so I simplified it from 'name the elves call him' to 'elvish name'.