Random Thoughts XV: Temere Cogito, Ergo . . .

[Arakhor]

Maybe those commenters should stop hate-watching him and giving him such a large income, then.

 

[Kyriakos]

Perhaps it's far more slumber-watching than hate-watching.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I just came up with an idea.

Someone prominent who has, because of what a cesspool it has become, left the micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter), should do the following. Make a graphic with the X logo covered up by a heavy dark X (an X'ed out X, in other words). Then they should include that graphic in their "follow us on social media" string that still has icons for Facebook, Instagram, etc.

In other words, you wouldn't just be leaving X (which effectively leaves no trace); you would be publicly renouncing and denouncing X.

1) That by itself would win you some followers on the other social media where you still maintain accounts and
2) the practice would go viral, creating a community of X-renouncers. It would make X-renouncing a visible social phenomenon.

You're welcome.

 

[Kyriakos]

You sully the X-philes and they moulder.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I want to believe that is true.

 

[Fippy]

Anyone using odysee ?
I have nps finding most of the music i like there..so i can replace YT for that.
(had no idea in what other thread i could ask that question)

 

[warpus]

I think somebody should put together a reality TV show where they assemble some of the most promising young medieval weaponry bladesmiths from around the country and when they show up announce that it's a cooking show and they have to create a dish using 5 specific ingredients, to be judged by world class chefs.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Flailing Around in the Kitchen.

 

[Kyriakos]

Cooking with cheirosiphon ^^

 

[Kyriakos]

Are add-ons which show dislikes on youtube trustworthy? Eg @Samson
There seems to be a main one, but I am wondering if it is possible to manipulate or if it is otherwise unreliable.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I think somebody should put together a reality TV show where they assemble some of the most promising young medieval weaponry bladesmiths from around the country and when they show up announce that it's a cooking show and they have to create a dish using 5 specific ingredients, to be judged by world class chefs.

Huh. Well, he's not a bladesmith, but if it's just to wield weapons (they're told), then I'd nominate Shad, from the Shadiversity YT channel. He does all sorts of topics, from castle architecture to how much gold could a D&D adventurer reasonably and practically carry while still adventuring (it's a lot less than the encumbrance rules say), how to turn a cloak into a shelter, what types of frying pans make the best weapons, and of course he's got scads of videos about weapons.

Oh, and the sponsor of some of his videos? Hello Fresh. It's funny how he incorporates the sponsor's product into the video itself, so it's all part of the narrative.


Now if you add in that these contestants have to compose and recite a poem to go along with the meal, it could be a combo of Iron Chef and Iron Pen (the originator of the Iron Pen competition 20 years ago based it on Iron Chef). I'd never win a cooking competition unless it was for chocolate haystack cookies or homemade peanut butter cups, but I never lost any Iron Pen competition I entered.


Come to think of it, I'd also nominate Jason from the Modern History TV YT channel. He goes into weaponry (sword, lance, and crossbow), whether mounted on a horse or on foot, and a whole plethora of other medieval-related things that would come up in the life of a typical knight, merchant, or peasant. Some of his experiments have worked well and others... didn't. He even made an Arthurian film, based on the quest for the Holy Grail, plus a making-of video. My grandmother would have loved this series of videos, just for the horses.

His videos are why I once spent a weekend going down the rabbit hole doing research on crossbows. Turns out I got the crossbow scenes in my King's Heir story exactly wrong and I need to rewrite them.

 

[Arakhor]

I would highly suggest giving Shadiversity a pass. He's gone down the full anti-woke grift line, ranting about women and diversity in films on his second channel, and the less said about his awful novel the better.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Wow.

It's been awhile since I watched his channel. That's too bad, since he did have some good stuff over the years.

I never bothered with his novel.


I'd stand by recommending Jason, though. I suspect that if the TARDIS popped up in front of him and he had the opportunity to go back and experience a knight's life for real, he wouldn't hesitate.

 

[PhroX]

Shad does (or at least used to, haven't watched him in several years) a pretty good job of hiding his views on his main channel. I certainly could tell that he was somewhat conservative and religious but he didn't seem too extremist, so that alone wasn't a deal breaker for me. Then I watched some of his second channel where he went full mask off....

 

[Arakhor]

Modern History TV is an excellent channel, though. I definitely agree with that recommendation.

 

[Kyriakos]

Lol ^^
Although I doubt he is strong enough to push his friend, so it all rests on the latter. Not that the trolley is going to climb that bridge anyway, so it may all be an/even more of an excuse to murder.

 

[GenMarshall]

Anyone using odysee ?

I'm kind of weary of that site since it's considered an alt-tech platform and I'm very much want to stay away from the anti-woke grievance monger grifter content.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I push Phil

and try to get off a quick prayer commending my soul to the mercy of my loving savior

At least the first part of that answer, I don't see how there's any question. You've got a chance to save someone's life, you do.

 

[Kyriakos]

I push Phil

and try to get off a quick prayer commending my soul to the mercy of my loving savior

At least the first part of that answer, I don't see how there's any question. You've got a chance to save someone's life, you do.

It would kill the two tied people below, as well as the fiend who organized the lever-drift.
Although I prefer to imagine that Phil, knowing physics while his skinny friend does not, is perfectly aware that the trolley won't reach them and wishes to force his friend to push him and crush the three people below - without being held accountable afterwards.
You got to admit, however, that Phil's passion for murder implies some courage too - after all if he doesn't fall on the three people, he will be crippled or dead.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Oh, so if I don't push Phil, two people die: me and him. If I do, four people die: me and the three people below.

Ok, so I don't push Phil.

These questions always have as their premise that you could, in the moment, size up the relative number of deaths. My IRL answer is that I would just do nothing. I would freeze up and second guess the situation until the trolly ran over whoever it would if I was inactive. I am the opposite of a fast thinker.