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>>43500
They're combining Nettles and Rhaena's characters into a single one, just like how GOT merged Jeyne Poole and Sansa's storylines.

>>43500
What do you have against dragons

>>43506
Nothing. I don't mind a dragon battle from time to time. But they are adding a sort of high fantasy element to the story that undermines the feudal political scheming that made GoT great.

>>43525
The whole point of the story is that this is supposed to be the turning point away from the height of Targaryen power, because they bungled the politics.

>>43500
I respect that they've added a dragonfucker character, makes me feel represented

>>43322
The Transformers comics are a mixed bag. IDW has a lot of good stuff, but they also tend to overdo shit or get a bit too crazy with some characters, not to mention retcons and the like. Honestly I'd recc reading the wiki and determining what time-line/publication interests you more. Some comic lines are extremely horrific, with Arcee being a forced transition by a mad scientist who she later murders and Shockwave murdering ancient cybetronians only to resurrect them as zombies, and then attempting to annihilate the universe. Then there's IDW's Overlord who is just horrifying to the point that even Megatron balked at him.

I like the concept of the toys, it's like a puzzle and two toys in one.

Transformers One trailer came out and it looks pretty fun to me. Some people are whining about the designs being Earthspark designs but I don't get what they're so pissy about.

>>43476
What could be worse than the bayformers designs

>>43478
Not all the bayformers designs were bad IMO. Off the top of my head I think the Robots in Disguise design for Bumblebee was worse and didn't even make sense considering it was supposed to be a sequel to Prime. But yeah I don't think it's worse.

>>36477
Very cool, especially the mist. I think it’s still too hot where I’m at for misty trails sadly.

Just went to a Texas state park, of course the leaves were down on most of the trees but it was still beautiful. I wish this state weren't so giant, some of the most fantastical looking of the state parks are so far away…

>>36447
well dang, iphones have good cameras then

I haven't been hiking+camping for liek 4 years, I now live close to a super nice mountain chain, where I went to hike for a small hike the other day. I realize now i've been missing it so fucking much, I used to practically live like this lmao, it's really the only activity I actually fully enjoy.

I have a sawyer water filter that hasn't been used for a few years, should it still be safe for usage or would it be too risky? Also, if I would get a new one, are there some other generic brands that are just as good just less expensive? Shit feels way overprices (as usual with camping stuff).

I want to take more pictures though, still doubting whether i'll just use my phone or get a small camera. My phone camera sucks balls but i refuse to get another one.

went out recently, worked up quite a sweat. this lake is at ca 1500m altitude

Also interested in this.

PBS frontline has a lot of good videos, the one I linked is about the Iraq War through the view of the Iraqi people.

I've had mixed success with "The Great Courses" you can find a lot on Youtube and they're easy to pirate if it's not there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjuD_BfSCZM&list=PLdttdG7j6PBaEnfCMPTwWqvicHHWV8vpK

This ones good, some aren't, it really depends on the lecturer they have. Generally, anything before 2005 or so will be higher quality. I find that they are the ideal in terms of engagement required, it's a step above pop-shit or random Youtubers but it's not an audiobook which really demands 100% engagement.

Introduction to Human Behavioral Biology

Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky gave the opening lecture of the course entitled Human Behavioral Biology and explains the basic premise of the course and how he aims to avoid categorical thinking.

Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu

Stanford Department of Biology
http://biology.stanford.edu/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL848F2368C90DDC3D

>>43412
pseud?

surprisingly good pbs documentary
anyone wants to watch it on https://tv.leftypol.org/?

I just love playing RPG so much. Don't think i've ever had a better power fantasy than it.

how come there no sci-fi general in here

>>43375
Make one, anon. There's nothing stopping you.

>>43238
>they have two brains
That's cool as fuck, I love when fantasy goes a step beyond. Makes the world feel so much more real.

>>43125
>Read this book that misrepresents and parodies fantasy and science fiction fictionally authored by Hitler!
I already did, and its boring, overrated and poorly written like most attempts at satire.
Not an argument. This nonsense is liberalism that deliberately attempts to project fictional stories onto real life with poor parallels that speak more about the author's closeted vision of the world and others, than the stories being referred to. The very fact that it was meant to mock Conan (among other stories) demonstrates that Spinrad utterly misunderstands what those stories were about, in the same way that reactionaries misunderstand and misrepresent such stories by the same token. In other words that book id further demonstration that liberals and reactionaries are two sides of the same fascist coin.
>inb4 Spinrad and Le Guine said it was about how we should think about our ideas of heroes
Its an entirely West-centric understanding of stories and settings that relies on the fact that fascists appropriate anything they may like, regardless of a literary works actual themes. As a broader example with orcs, this has been discussed to death in the fantasy thread and LOTR thread, wherein both this conception of "orcs as blacks" or other ideas of "orcs being codified others" fails on the grounds that MAGIC and DEITIES exist and concepts of pure evil and good manifest in a literal sense. Only ideologues and idiots would attempt to apply this literally or unironically to real life people. By the same metric as propagated by Spinrad and other liberals you can just as easily make Orcs out to be Nazi allegories, doesn't make it any less idiotic.

So I'm reading dune with this "white savior" shit in mind and imagine my surprise when the atreides aren't even white.

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>>32224
If you include myth in fantasy (you should) then it's the oldest genre that we have surviving examples of and arguably the richest of all literary traditions.

>>43111
>sci-fi is fiction
yes, it's in the name lol
>sci-fi = magic
does not follow from above

sci-fi has fictional science, but it (and its consumer) still assumes the scientific structuring of reality ("physics" in the modern sense). it is a modern disenchanted worldview

magic on the other hand assumes there are forces beyond physics, meaning beyond mere physical manipulation, usually with a will of their own. hence there is a degree of uncertainty that is not due to lack of scientific knowledge or technological development but due to something that the agent can never fully control even in theory. this is still an enchanted view of the world

both can be done well or poorly and both attract many idiots. I have to agree with the other anon about sci-fi and midwits though. magic does not attract midwits for the same reasons anon has given.

I don't know shit about skincare, where should I start?

>>43243
When washing your hands, you should always use it. For showers and baths, it's up to you.

>>43279
exfoliate (clear the skin to varying degrees) and moisturize (use a product with occlusives and humectants in it, and drink water)
sunscreen is essential too. get spf 30 or higher and broad-spectrum and non-comedogenic
there are also treatments for specific skin conditions
examples of exfoliation: washing with soap or body wash, loofahs, pumice stones, facial cleansers, aha or bha chemical peels, foot peel masks
examples of moisturization: anything that calls itself a moisturizer, body lotion, hair products like hair oils and hair masks and some of the ingredients in shampoos and conditioners
ive also seen "foot creams" and "hand creams" that have both exfoliating and moisturizing ingredients. they have urea/carbamide in them since it has special softening qualities against really rough skin. there are high concentration urea creams as well
you could have oily skin or dry skin or different patches of oily and dry. you might have to target them with different products or find a product that claims to work on "combination" skin if you have that

>>43283
for example for oily skin, you might want to exfoliate more and not use an overly oily moisturizer
for dry skin, you want to moisturize more

i use these loofah gloves
theyre pretty cheap
cover them in soap or body wash lather and rub them all over yourself

>>43212
It's probably gonna peak early then fall off.

>>43221
Cope. I have never seen a player at this age playing this experienced. The guy plays like a 28 year old. You can't possibly fuck that up other than with constant injuries. C7 wasn't that good at all at that age.

I think it's disrespectful to pat the king on the back like he is your buddy. Just give a handshake and a nod.

>>43223
He is a literal cuck lmao

>>43222
Who knows honestly, it's too early to hype him up.

Funny article I read comparing the initial storyline of Boruto with this movie. Made me laugh but it's kinda accurate.
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/entertainment/avatar-the-way-of-water-has-a-naruto-and-boruto-dilemma/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9h4wLJrVXA&ab_channel=slowstart
>Avatar: The Fandom That Failed

The original Avatar MoCap is pretty damn intriguing. I think I like the design a bit more, in the sense that the narrower faces and less hyper-realism was interesting.

Found an interesting positive opinion on Avatar and Avatar: Way of Water. I don't wholly agree with it, but it is an interesting perspective.
https://kemono.su/patreon/user/8599074/post/76020725

And on the other end of the spectrum the exact opposite opinion
https://kemono.su/patreon/user/6552045/post/24871814

>>41730
>being a moralfag about a clearly stylized pinup
<on a site that makes memes about the Czar's execution and the GULAG
1-800-c'mon now

Bump for Jucika

>>12261
cute :)

Crypto porn addict thread

>>42725
gif version