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For my second roll I got King Fish and another 3 (high fantasy). I thought KF would make for a good Gandalf, so we arrive at King Fish the White!
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For my second roll I got King Fish and another 3 (high fantasy). I thought KF would make for a good Gandalf, so we arrive at King Fish the White!
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For my second roll I got King Fish and another 3 (high fantasy). I thought KF would make for a good Gandalf, so we arrive at King Fish the White!
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For my second roll I got King Fish and another 3 (high fantasy). I thought KF would make for a good Gandalf, so we arrive at King Fish the White!
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Just saw a pre-concert video of Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford using a cane and hobbling his way through a tunnel on his way to the stage. He’s 73 and looks 100. Or like a bald Gandalf in Harry Potter. Yeah, I don’t feel old. Until I hear somethin’ like this here on deck on a gorgeous Friday evening.
#MusicOfMastodon
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Wonderful news for Edmonton's AI mage Rich Sutton, for the University of Alberta, and for AMII, the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute. I've had a couple of chances over the years to interview Rich and his colleagues, and tour their labs. Their work on reinforcement learning - far more interesting than LLM - has made Edmonton a real AI centre of excellence. Meeting him is the closest I'll ever come to meeting Gandalf. https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/03/computing-science-professor-wins-turing-award.html #yeg #Edmonton #ualberta #TuringAward #Turing #AI
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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
-- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
-- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
-- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
-- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
-- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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„I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
„So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.
#TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope -
„I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
„So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.
#TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope -
„I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
„So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.
#TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope -
„I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
„So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.
#TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope -
„I wish it need not have happened in my time,“ said Frodo.
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
„So do I,“ said Gandalf, „and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.“
One of my favourite quotes from The Lord of The Rings, and literature at large.
#TheLordOfTheRings #TheFellowshipOfTheRing #hopelessness #hope -
A LOTR-themed Quiz has just been posted on our website!
Ready for a challenge?
https://youknowwhatblog.com/quizzes/the-lord-of-the-rings-trivia/#lotr #lotrquiz #mordor #bilbo #legolas #saruman #gandalf #middleearth #lotrfan #thelordoftherings #thelordoftheringstrilogy #pubquiz #pubtrivia #quiz #trivia #triviaquestions #didyouknow #youknowwhat #blog #blogger #generalknowledge
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A LOTR-themed Quiz has just been posted on our website!
Ready for a challenge?
https://youknowwhatblog.com/quizzes/the-lord-of-the-rings-trivia/#lotr #lotrquiz #mordor #bilbo #legolas #saruman #gandalf #middleearth #lotrfan #thelordoftherings #thelordoftheringstrilogy #pubquiz #pubtrivia #quiz #trivia #triviaquestions #didyouknow #youknowwhat #blog #blogger #generalknowledge
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A LOTR-themed Quiz has just been posted on our website!
Ready for a challenge?
https://youknowwhatblog.com/quizzes/the-lord-of-the-rings-trivia/#lotr #lotrquiz #mordor #bilbo #legolas #saruman #gandalf #middleearth #lotrfan #thelordoftherings #thelordoftheringstrilogy #pubquiz #pubtrivia #quiz #trivia #triviaquestions #didyouknow #youknowwhat #blog #blogger #generalknowledge
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A LOTR-themed Quiz has just been posted on our website!
Ready for a challenge?
https://youknowwhatblog.com/quizzes/the-lord-of-the-rings-trivia/#lotr #lotrquiz #mordor #bilbo #legolas #saruman #gandalf #middleearth #lotrfan #thelordoftherings #thelordoftheringstrilogy #pubquiz #pubtrivia #quiz #trivia #triviaquestions #didyouknow #youknowwhat #blog #blogger #generalknowledge
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It's really interesting to see what people think makes a story true to its origin. Both in the history video and in the comments of the movie, most people seem to think it's only the dwarves and lack of a Princess and Golem's name that make The Hobbit story what it is. They are unironically saying this version is *nothing* alike the original book.
So I was quite surprised at how very closely this movie captured so many moments of essence that I think are far more important to The Hobbit, in terms of plot, characterization, character arc, obstacles to overcome, even dialog. The spirit of the scenes is the same, too, boiled down tidily.
My favorite example is how Gandalf & Crew showing up to foist Bilbo away in a big rush feels *exactly* like Rankin-Bass and the original text. (I was singing "That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!" as it played.) Yet they cover this scene in less than a minute.
You'd be hard pressed to find two original folk versions of Rumplestiltskin this closely aligned at many points of the film.
Maybe being trained in plot design and motifs gives me this eye for what makes a story what it is? Yes, this movie is a knockoff. But names and labels and the existence of side characters is only incidental to the heart of a story. I really hope normal people are more insightful than that.
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¿Alguien quería escuchar un discurso de #Shakespeare criticando la crueldad nativista contra la #inmigración?
Claro que existe: la malicia intolerante contra los #inmigrantes no es nueva. Los malvados llevan mucho tiempo atacando a los ignorantes por el poder.
Se refiere a un hecho real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_May…_Day
Se llama "El caso de los extraños"
de la obra "Sir Thomas More"
Interpretado aquí por #IanMcKellen de memoria
en "The Late Show With #StephenColbert"
@benroyce https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116022348435120053
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¿Alguien quería escuchar un discurso de #Shakespeare criticando la crueldad nativista contra la #inmigración?
Claro que existe: la malicia intolerante contra los #inmigrantes no es nueva. Los malvados llevan mucho tiempo atacando a los ignorantes por el poder.
Se refiere a un hecho real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_May…_Day
Se llama "El caso de los extraños"
de la obra "Sir Thomas More"
Interpretado aquí por #IanMcKellen de memoria
en "The Late Show With #StephenColbert"
@benroyce https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116022348435120053
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¿Alguien quería escuchar un discurso de #Shakespeare criticando la crueldad nativista contra la #inmigración?
Claro que existe: la malicia intolerante contra los #inmigrantes no es nueva. Los malvados llevan mucho tiempo atacando a los ignorantes por el poder.
Se refiere a un hecho real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_May…_Day
Se llama "El caso de los extraños"
de la obra "Sir Thomas More"
Interpretado aquí por #IanMcKellen de memoria
en "The Late Show With #StephenColbert"
@benroyce https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116022348435120053
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¿Alguien quería escuchar un discurso de #Shakespeare criticando la crueldad nativista contra la #inmigración?
Claro que existe: la malicia intolerante contra los #inmigrantes no es nueva. Los malvados llevan mucho tiempo atacando a los ignorantes por el poder.
Se refiere a un hecho real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_May…_Day
Se llama "El caso de los extraños"
de la obra "Sir Thomas More"
Interpretado aquí por #IanMcKellen de memoria
en "The Late Show With #StephenColbert"
@benroyce https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116022348435120053
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¿Alguien quería escuchar un discurso de #Shakespeare criticando la crueldad nativista contra la #inmigración?
Claro que existe: la malicia intolerante contra los #inmigrantes no es nueva. Los malvados llevan mucho tiempo atacando a los ignorantes por el poder.
Se refiere a un hecho real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_May…_Day
Se llama "El caso de los extraños"
de la obra "Sir Thomas More"
Interpretado aquí por #IanMcKellen de memoria
en "The Late Show With #StephenColbert"
@benroyce https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/116022348435120053
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Have been listening to #AndySerkis' audio book reading of #TheLordOfTheRings which is apparently #free on archive.org. His performance is spirited, though a little uneven in spots, and his singing is just fair. His voicing choices sound inspired by the actors in the Peter Jackson films (AS mimics Sean Bean's #Boromir, Sir Ian McKellen's #Gandalf, etc.). It is also a little odd overall since it is a bit like #Gollum reading #JRRTolkien's translation of The Red Book of Westmarch to me. Overall though, nicely done. I still love Tolkien's word craft of prose, poem, character and plot. https://archive.org/details/4.01.-appendix-a_202402
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Bunch of low key Tolkien nerds at work, and for my sins I'm contemplating starting a weekly lunchtime The One Ring game. Snag a conference room, order a pizza, do my best impression of Ian McKellen's Gandalf impression for an hour - could be fun!
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#DailyRetroGame 254: Shadowfax (1982)
Even in 1982, you’d have felt shortchanged by this endless shooter. You as Gandalf, riding Shadowfax, had to take down Nazgûl with lightning blasts. Until you died. And that was it. Still, at least the horse animation looked lovely on the VIC.
Creator Mike Singleton would a few years later go on to much bigger and better LOTRish things, with Lords of Midnight and Doomdark’s Revenge.
Play it on: #VIC20
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Kun katsoo maailman tilannetta ja Suomen hallituksen kaoottista tilaa, on pakko todeta, että on sitä parempiakin aikoja eletty. Mutta kuten #Gandalf sen sanoi, ”But that is not for [us] to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” #MaailmanTila #politiikka #miehenelämää #LOTR