Vanth

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[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's going to be bad but, like, I'm going to watch it.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 13 points 3 weeks ago

We had a scorpion growing up that liked me and not my brother, despite both of us being roughly equally responsible for feeding it. It would come right up to me and take food out of my hand but backed away and tried to not make contact with my brother. That's enough for me without getting all philosophical about what "personality" means.

It's name was Viggo, as in Mortenson, as in Strider, the Heir of Isildur.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

But one shouldn't have to.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Compared to my USPS driver, who is driving a new Mercedes van with good A/C and altered routes over the summer months to shorten drivers' time in heat.

Before anyone flips at "Mercedes", their work vans are very cost competitive with Chevys.

It's almost as if being in a union might be a good thing.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

2026 is Winter Games in Milan. LA is Summer Games in 2028.

That said, let it burn. Record low turnout following the disaster that will be FIFA World Cup 2026. It follows the pattern of host countries with human rights abuses.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 24 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks. I hate it.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 9 points 3 weeks ago

:adds to shopping cart

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

sweet candy is for kids

I vibe w Mario. I haven't had either you mentioned, but they seem my speed. I go for the saltiest licorice you crazy Scandinavians can come up with.

(am an American who warns people off my candy stash, but they still try it and think I'm pranking them)

Edit 4 days later: I bought a bag of Original and a bag of Hot & Sour as a result of this thread. Delicious but TBH, I was hoping for stronger. I ran into a specialty licorice store in small, Midwestern city Lincoln, Nebraska a few years bag and they had imported licorice from all over the world. They had a couple that were stronger.

I am happy to see they survived Covid. It couldn't have been easy for such a niche thing like licorice in a city that small. https://licoriceinternational.com/

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 53 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So an applicant with dangerous people in their life, maybe an abusive family member or a stalker ex, is forced to expose their accounts they would otherwise keep private. That's the first bad-case scenario that comes to mind, I'm sure there are more.

I propose a new rule - if so for me, then so for thee. Anything imposed on legal applicants is also imposed on the lawmakers who put it in place.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 26 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Any carbs for lunch followed by a work meeting I don't care about.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

I only vacation in countries that have trained their LLMs to use line breaks.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

I'm saying the industry generally bundles them together as the top level genre. So awards and funding is first considered at the sci-fi/fantasy combined level.

Again, the point was to note the difference between the major genre level where the money and awards are (sci-fi/fantasy, dominated by men) versus the possibility that OP is seeing a sample influenced by The Algorithm (potentially niche sub-genres, potentially more self-published books).

Not trying to make some political comment here, just pointing out some reasons OP might be seeing demographics they didn't expect.

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