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Comment on The Expanse season finale discussion thread in ~tv
eyehigh Link ParentTerribly sorry in advance about the late reply. I didn't find much to do here, so I didn't check often. Books are often more enthralling than their adaptations for film or TV. The Expanse is no...Terribly sorry in advance about the late reply. I didn't find much to do here, so I didn't check often.
Books are often more enthralling than their adaptations for film or TV. The Expanse is no exception.
I've actually enjoyed much of the show and was never disappointed by pacing or background, until the last two episodes aired. Only those episodes suffered from an honestly good attempt to rush through the story much more rapidly than it went in the books. Almost no one on forums here or Reddit who hadn't read the books disagreed with the pacing, for instance, but I found the episode rushed. My reading affected the way I perceived the show, but it was just my impression of the how other chapters of the story were given more time to mature compared to the chapters shown with in the finale. -
Comment on The Expanse season finale discussion thread in ~tv
eyehigh Link ParentThe thing is, the show brilliantly handled the difference in constraints the each medium puts on the story and had managed to strike balance, and it did it so perfectly up until the finale. Hence...The thing is, the show brilliantly handled the difference in constraints the each medium puts on the story and had managed to strike balance, and it did it so perfectly up until the finale. Hence my disappointment with this particular episode as a book reader.
I've seen similar frustration from Book of Ice and Fire readers who watch Game of Thrones, and having not read those books, I can see how they felt.
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The Expanse season finale discussion thread
I've read the books up until Cibola Burn, so my impression comes from comparing my experience watching the story to reading it as told in print. Season 3 was incredibly rushed through and little...
I've read the books up until Cibola Burn, so my impression comes from comparing my experience watching the story to reading it as told in print.
Season 3 was incredibly rushed through and little of any character's motivations or thought are clarified as they still make more or less the same decisions. Two noteworthy characters (Pa, Bull) combined into one character (Drummer) whose actress only does one vocal and facial expression, which I happen to mirror every time she gets air time.
Show Ashford, an arguably much more sensible and intelligent man than Book Ashford, is unreasonably suddenly deemed necessary to reflect Book Ashford without any clear change in motivation.
So many things are done weirdly on the show that didn't need be done. Those are a few examples off the top of my head. What do you think?
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Comment on Concerning Invite Codes in ~tildes
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Concerning Invite Codes
I have 5 of those in my sidebar, but I don't know anybody who might want to join Tildes. Assuming invite codes are finite tickets into the platform, is there a way to put them back in the invite...
I have 5 of those in my sidebar, but I don't know anybody who might want to join Tildes.
Assuming invite codes are finite tickets into the platform, is there a way to put them back in the invite codes pool?Is there a way to do it without the invitations being linked to my profile, considering that I won't be the one choosing the recipients of the invite codes? Or do I just ignore the codes?
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Comment on I like my Women like I like my golf scores... in ~talk
eyehigh Link ParentI could use that to block all the repetitive one liners. Thank you!I could use that to block all the repetitive one liners. Thank you!
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Comment on I like my Women like I like my golf scores... in ~talk
eyehigh Link ParentOn tildes. On Reddit, I just have to swallow it.On tildes.
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Comment on I like my Women like I like my golf scores... in ~talk
eyehigh Link ParentI hate /r/prequelmemes with a burning passion. What a stale and repetitive community.I hate /r/prequelmemes with a burning passion.
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Comment on Are lyrics important to you? in ~music
eyehigh (edited )LinkNot necessarily, but I absolutely love to listen to well-written songs. Many bands just recycle their lyrics through the years and change their sound* very little. Some like that about some bands,...Not necessarily, but I absolutely love to listen to well-written songs. Many bands just recycle their lyrics through the years and change their sound* very little. Some like that about some bands, but I don't.
A fresh song that makes sense to me and entertains me simultaneously is a good song.Still, most of my favorite music is instrumentals. One of the bands that nail it much more often than not is Hammock. They tell beautiful stories, sometimes using vocals or acapella that are heavily-edited to blend with the instruments, but more often without lyrics.
Here's one of my favorite tracks. Hammock - Breathturn Breathturn https://g.co/kgs/8NJeje*edit: missing word
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Comment on Does anyone else read webcomics? in ~comics
eyehigh LinkI like many including Mr. Lovenstein, Owl Turd Comics, xkcd, Safely Endangered, Extra Fabulous Comics, and Oglaf.I like many including Mr. Lovenstein, Owl Turd Comics, xkcd, Safely Endangered, Extra Fabulous Comics, and Oglaf.
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Comment on Let's speak in foreign (non-English) languages! in ~talk
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Comment on Let's speak in foreign (non-English) languages! in ~talk
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Comment on Let's speak in foreign (non-English) languages! in ~talk
eyehigh Link Parentالناس كلها خدت إجازة وانا لسه بامتحن يا صديقي.الناس كلها خدت إجازة وانا لسه بامتحن يا صديقي.
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Comment on Let's speak in foreign (non-English) languages! in ~talk
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Comment on What do you see the world as in 50 years? in ~talk
eyehigh LinkHumanity learns to survive climate change catastrophes.Humanity learns to survive climate change catastrophes.
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Comment on What's your weekend food? in ~food
eyehigh LinkCheese-stuffed croissants, caramel coffee, a side of grapesCheese-stuffed croissants, caramel coffee, a side of grapes
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Comment on Suggestion: Being able to post psuedo-anonymously. in ~tildes
eyehigh LinkI just picked up the habit of keeping the personal info out there for the least time needed to get my message across. Someone from my town posts something, I share that I live there, receive a...I just picked up the habit of keeping the personal info out there for the least time needed to get my message across.
Someone from my town posts something, I share that I live there, receive a reply, talk for a little, then delete the comments.
On Reddit, I delete my whole profile every 2-3 months and start over.
I think 4chan gets it right in the anonymity department. Fast-paced posting washes everything away in a matter of minutes to hours. It'd be better if it wasn't infested with insults and underaged anime girls. -
Comment on "Who gets to be on the Steam store?" - Valve plans to start allowing everything on Steam that isn't "illegal or straight up trolling" in ~games
eyehigh Link ParentSpace (cough) Engineers (cough) Launch on Early Access, make a quick buck, recycle assets in Medieval Engineers, make more monry, jack up the price 200% to triple A levels and stay in Early Access...Space (cough) Engineers (cough)
Launch on Early Access, make a quick buck, recycle assets in Medieval Engineers, make more monry, jack up the price 200% to triple A levels and stay in Early Access for the fourth year.
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Comment on What are you trying to accomplish this week? in ~talk
eyehigh Link ParentI am right there, too. A crushing load of exams does wonders to simultaneously soothe and also aggravate the problem in my case.I am right there, too. A crushing load of exams does wonders to simultaneously soothe and also aggravate the problem in my case.
Props to them, but it's sad that it's a lot easier to implement eco-friendly policies in the smaller nations than it is elsewhere. If it takes them that many years to ban fossil fuel vehicles from the already advanced position they're in, imagine how much longer the poorer, more populous countries will take. These are the countries whose efforts really matter, because I think Denmark's 5 million aren't putting out as much pollution as, say, Egypt's 100 million.