#Generation α

[personalmanager]

Zertifikats-Lehrgang Geprüfte:r Human Resource Manager:in (Certified HR Manager)

Zertifikats-Lehrgang Geprüfte:r Human Resource Manager:in (Certified HR Manager)

"Gesamtnote: Besser als ‘sehr gut’ – die Referenten und der Zertifikats-Lehrgang ‘Geprüfter Human Resource Manager’ haben mich begeistert! Dozent Gunther Wolf ist selbst von dem Thema begeistert und überträgt seine Begeisterung auf die Teilnehmer. Sein Wissen und seine Art, Inhalte rüberzubringen ist einfach herrlich! Besonders gut fand ich die Blöcke über HR-Risikomanagement und…

[gays-dawn]

Sillysensus

[Image description]

A flag with six diagonal stripes. The width and colors from leftmost to rightmost stripes of the flag are: thick yellow, thick green, medium blue, medium purple, thick pink, and thick red. In the center of the flag there is a light pinkish-purple symbol of a side looking silhouette of a human head with six rays around it. Both the head and rays are outlined twice with a mid magenta and bright indigo. Inside the head is a round, pink, smiling face with googly eyes.

[End description]

Sillysensus: A sensus term for when your mindset is or resembles that of a silly li'l guy/gal/etc.

The colors are from the different colors of silly string (which kind of ended up being a funky rainbow) and the symbol is my best attempt at capturing that Silly Li'l Guy energy :3

Pinging @acronym-chaos and @radiomogai again ^^; (this is the last one for now probably, sorry to ping again haha)

[chronosbled]

Since there is a chant. She bites the husband. <3

☣ — EVEN THOUGH HE SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED AS MUCH, there's still a light gasp that escapes his lips, followed by a shiver that travels down his spine as he feels a pair of teeth sink into the exposed skin of his shoulder — all because he decided that he would wear a shirt that exposed the top of his shoulders instead of being completely covered like usual, mainly because he had only woken up a few minutes ago and hadn't tossed on the right shirt. It takes all he has to not utter any type of sound, but he couldn't help the whine that follows, a hand reaching upward as he gently brushed his fingers over the freshly made mark once the other was finished with her handiwork. "You know," his voice comes forth rather shaky, "no matter how many times you do that... I always get caught off guard." A clear shade of color taking quickly taking over his features. "It's kinda hot though~."

[thesirencult]

PICK A CARD : FIRST NIGHT WITH YOUR FUTURE SPOUSE

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Pile 1

This person is very masculine in nature. They will want to penetrate your heart and soul until you reach your climax. This is a satisfier AND provider.

I'm getting that your ACTUAL first time may happen during the day and this is the first night that you spend at their house.

You will be teasing them all day long and it will drive them crazy.

There might be some chasing around the house and when they finish with you it will be apparent that you will need some support to get around *wink,wink*.

Your FS will tire you out ! I would work on my stamina if I was in your shoes as this person can last for a VERY long time !

They will be honest and sincere with you, so believe whatever they say during the act. They may have a hard time expressing themselves in general but during doing the deed they will express their love and adoration to you.

Pile 2

Your FS is very tender. They have been wishing for someone like you. As soon as they see you everything will fall into place. Their fantasies now have a face.

They don't need words, your eyes are enough. They want to kiss you until your lips are ble*ding. They are is a sense of breaking you down and guiding you towards your limit. They want you to do the same to them. Very fluid energy. They might be a switch.

Sleeping with them will be dangerous. Both of you will feel like playing with fire whenever you touch. Your love making will be awfully raw. You will not be able to escape their energy and I get the feeling there will be "reminders" of the night on your bodies the next morning.

This person is obsessive. They will feel you are tempting them and that they have fallen hopeless under your spell.

Pile 3

You have been waiting a very long time for this. The first night with your future spouse is going to come after a period of celibacy.

The masculine will be staring into the feminines eyes and he will feel like he has known her for an eternity. Your first night will seal your fate as a couple. Your union will also help both of you "manifest" a better future through the power of the big O.

Everything will feel like it was written in the stars and supposed to happen this way. Very emotional and dreamy. Your FS will make love to you while staring deep into your eyes. This person will be fascinated by you and they won't be able to look away from your face.

Things will be boiling under the surface for a while. Passion can not be contained that long and there will be some "spillage".

You will crave each other's touch so much before your first night together, that the release will be powerful. Like an itch you desperately need to scratch and they definitely know which buttons to press.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

In "KAOS" nothing is anything, and everything is wrong

Two disclaimers: I am no stranger to modern art, and I have no issue with queerness in shows, or in my own mythology (I'm Greek). I am also aware that KAOS is a comedy. It's in the gutter of British comedy, but still part of the genre. At least I laughed every time they said "Oh God!". I don't believe this is the same person who wrote the great and amusing "End of the F**king World"! The premise of "The gods in our modern world" appeals to me a lot, so that wasn't my problem either. My general issue with KAOS is its horrible delivery, bad writing, and piss-poor Greek representation.

This is gonna be long and full of stupid gifs, so sit comfortably, grab a coffee or some popcorn and... pame!

The "ILoveGreekMythology" Kid

Art without context is just a pretty thing to look at. Most of the time, this context can be found within the art piece itself, as the artist has taken care to weave it in. KAOS refuses to connect itself to any context besides the names and a few vague powers. It aims to exist outside of those "boring old stories of the Greek myth" and be entirely "fresh and modern". Something impossible when the entire show and the meanings are based on ancient recorded material. In other words, KAOS is so meta that it ends up being nothing. KAOS cannot stand on its own because you need more than the viewers being familiar with the Greek myth basics to pull such a show off.

KAOS tells us "See? I know all the names of the gods, and what they did, and I know all the locations, so I am qualified to tackle this". More or less like any Western kid who takes all their knowledge from PJO and Marvel and proceeds to unironically hate ancient deities and make a girlboss out of Medusa.

Here's a Greek word for you guys, ημιμάθεια, meaning "half-knowledge". Α Greek saying very well declares "Half-knowledge is worse than no knowledge". The confidence of thinking you know enough often leads you to grave mistakes whereas the humility of not knowing prevents you from touching shit that you shouldn't. When you have no idea what the original myth is trying to say and spit on its meaning, knowing a few names and locations is just smoke and mirrors. I don't believe the audience fell for that.

And don't get me started on the "subversions". A good subversion is intriguing and thought-provoking. In KAOS, every twist was hollow - Greek myth related or otherwise.

"What if Euridice doesn't love Orpheus?" I don't know, babe. What if??? What was the point of that? What did you show us? That women's stories are dominated by men and men don't listen to women, perhaps? And you chose to twist... the love story of Orpheus and Euridice to show this?? One of the best and most tragic love stories Greek mythology has to offer?? You just mocked the myth, you didn't make anything profound out of it.

The Greek Stuff (Nothing salvageable)

I was surprised to see they had a Consulting Producer (Georgia Christou) and an Assistant Script Editor (Isabella Yianni) who happen to be Greek. And I stress that because those people probably weren't hired or utilized for being Greek. We are not sure they were involved in cultural decisions because we have no evidence and because shows with no Greek elements can have more Greeks than that on their staff.

Okay, perhaps they took 5 seconds to ask Isabella about a greeting - which they proceeded to say in a wrong intonation 🙄🤌It's where Poseidon says "ya sás" in the Fates, by the way. How he said it sounds more like "for you (pl.)" than "health to you (pl.)".

Surprise! The only Greek actor present (Peter Polycarpou) has less than 5 minutes of screen time and plays the caricature of an immigrant with a thick (and inaccurate Greek) accent. He has a canteen, selling falafel which is not Greek, and Dionysus buys from him an unidentified tortilla wrap (which... is also not Greek, if you haven't caught up).

For the show they brought in actors of Maori, Nigerian and Sierra Leonean, Pakistani, Black American, Latvian-Jewish, Iranian, Egyptian, Indo-Fijian and Malay descent and you tell me it was impossible for them to seek and find an English-speaking, skilled actor of Greek descent in a show regarding Greek heritage. Sometimes I wonder, do y'all hate us so much?

They considered Greeks only to give us a simple (and wrong) greeting and a stereotype. Crumbs, we are supposed to be happy with. By the way, there are over 70.000 Greek immigrants just in the UK, usually in the urban centers, many of them students or fairly young employees in the corporate workforce. Not the largest minority but not hard to spot either.

Another plague of Anglophone shows: Almost everyone's Greek name is shortened. Yes, we know their full names but we are told that we will use the short ones. Greeks and their "long and difficult" names am I right fellas? Because saying "Ariadne" apparently requires 5 years of Greek language training, and no English word ever has more than two syllables.

Coincidentally, short names are cool in Anglophone imaginary universes and the "long" names are not. it's so strange Anglophones never make universes where it's cool for Greek names to be spoken in full hmmm... They don't even want to practice saying a whole Greek name for just 2 minutes in preparation for a show full of Greek names. And don't give me that "Greek is hard" shit when we only talk about a few syllables. If Greek kids can learn English since first grade and people here can sing English songs and spell English names, you have no excuse.

They also said the name "Fotis" means light, which is close enough but... ugh.. It's like saying Sebastian means "respect". I am not sure if they asked anyone or what their research was here. If I had the writers in front of me, I'd be like:

(This character from an all-time favorite Greek show is called Fotis)

They also made the flag of "Krete" an alteration of the Greek flag and the local Cretan flag. Which is the stupidest move, because they had to remove the religious symbol of the cross to make the flag fit the universe. These are flags created based on 1) Christianity 2) the Greek Revolution of 1821.

National Greek flag to the left, local Cretan flag to the right:

Flag of the KAOS' "Krete":

The only time they seriously took into account anything Greek, was the time when they decided to remove the religious symbol of our ethnoreligion AND (from what I could observe) keep the nine stripes?? The nine stripes of our national flag represent the syllables in "Freedom or Death". The colors are from the white foustanela of the mainland attire and the dark blue vraka of the island attire, the clothing of the Revolution fighters. (That's more of a meta explanation but the characteristics of the flag were decided during and nearly after the Revolution.)

I think I don't have to explain it more but it's not a homage to put the nine stripes in an ancient era where they have no meaning, and to replace a cross??? Let's... not replace religious symbols on national flags, okay? Thank you.

Another cultural element they changed was making everyone have a dedicated coin to pay Charon. Orpheus has Euridice's coin, "her coin", and he's meant to put it on her before she got buried. In Greek culture, any coin would do. Sorry that our culture restricts your script, dear writers. I guess you had to bend this too, in order to create a cohesive plot with a semblance of a twist.

Finally, the many "Kerberus" dogs were cute and I can understand the creative decision behind that. However, in a show full of inaccuracies, this made me roll my eyes a little. I think the showrunners know that Kerveros is not a breed of dog, and there can only be one of him because he doesn't have any other "Kerveros" to breed with. On the other hand, as demonstrated from art/writing on the internet, quite a lot of Westerners are not exactly aware of how our monsters work, so forgive my uncertainty 😅

Nothing is Anything

Every element KAOS played with ended up meaningless. In the words of a Lifo article:

“Zeus is a paranoid authoritarian dictator in mid-life crisis who fears losing his power and murders his aides to vent. Hera is a promiscuous goddess who repeatedly betrays Zeus and has mutilated mute priestesses for protection. Dionysos is a spoiled and immature zoomer who, apart from pranks, indulges in orgies with all genders. Poseidon a sadistic god of the sea, who tortures the crew on his ship for fun. Prometheus is gay and killed his lover so he could overthrow Zeus. Orpheus is a famous pop singer and Eurydice does not love him. Theseus is black and gay. The Erinyes are tough-as-nails mechs that look like they stepped out of ‘Sons of Anarchy’. The Fates resemble a three-member jury in a talent show. The Trojans are a terrorist group that acts against the gods. Crete is more reminiscent of California than the Mediterranean.”

The "River Styx" is a sea, the "River Lethe" is a lake, the gods are nothing more than spoiled humans, the Moirai are drag queens, the Cave is a club where you have to take a quiz to enter the underworld, and generally everything is modern, flat, mundane and anticlimactic. The producers aimed to achieve a work so meta that a "river" is now a concept, a metaphor, whatever you have in your heart. And those who want to see a river when we speak of a river are probably uncultured swines and don't understand postmodernism. Never mind that rivers are rivers in Greek mythology for a reason. That's not culturally interesting enough to explore compared to the new, cool approach of not assigning meaning to anything. That totally shows love for the original rich and meaningful material...

And the reason behind all this subversion? Probably the shock factor. They brought the characters to a point where they said "We have to save the world from Zeus" - Zeus! The father of gods, heroes and humans! - just because they could. It gives off a certain type of smugness that I personally don't like. I mean, I would like the smugness and cheekiness of KAOS if it wasn't a vapid and practically meaningless show. As nothing symbolizes anything anymore, we are just led from hollow plot point to hollow plot point.

If you cut it out of any cultural influence and see it as a story then it's... okay, I guess. But when you consider that it's meant to derive from certain material and it fails spectacularly, it's not a good story. It forgets its bases and doesn't play with the ancient elements at all. Disney's Hercules did it better, FFS!

Bad Writing (pt.1)

KAOS is not without recognizable themes but their demonstration is so juvenile and heavy-handed that it fails to influence a viewer of average intelligence. For instance, "Riddy" says to her religious mother "You dedicated your whole life to Hera, what about me?" Okay, KAOS, we get it. At the same time, this theme nulls itself because it turns out that Ridy's mother was right to do what she did, as she had a greater goal in mind. (And this, kiddos, is called Bad Writing, because your themes and scenes contradict each other)

The biggest theme I spotted was a criticism of religion and religious people who say "Do as I say, not as I do" and create exceptions for themselves. Only, it's not a criticism of anything real, in this case. It's a fact that some people in the clergy tend to preach peace and love and then they do harm, but we don't know, for example, that The Goddess of Marriage is a cheater and yet she pressures everyone into strict marriages. By focusing their wrath on divine beings who are not known for their hypocrisy, the creators missed the mark.

I can give KAOS props for how it handled Trojans to reflect real issues regarding how immigrants and war refugees are mistreated and blamed. I'd argue it was the only (nearly) well-done theme in the whole show because it had the least on-the-nose delivery and some genuine/serious scenes. But that's it.

More Bad Writing!

Jeff Goldblum's Zeus is shit. He'd crap his pants in an argument with a stern Greek dad/uncle his age. Is this character supposed to be intimidating? (Laughs in Mediterranean) That's not to say that Goldblum is not a good actor, but this role wasn't for him. The same can be said for the other actors, too. They are competent but they only give off the air of "The Greek gods if they lived in London, from the minds of people who think beards and body hair are an affliction". In addition to being misplaced, the actors cannot show their talent when following a script that resembles a children's book.

Why does THE GOD Dionysus have the maturity of a 15-year-old? I repeat, The God Dionysus. He's a freaking deity, and a very old one at that. He is not a teenager neither in appearance nor in experience. In our culture, he is mystical, mighty, wise. Why did they downgrade him so? Just for the plot? This is not Dionysus just because you named him so.

The dialogue rarely takes itself seriously to the point it has you wondering at times "Do people talk and behave like that?". In a comedy where everything is meant to be already extreme and parodied. Even in comedies, something must occasionally be serious so there is a healthy fluctuation in tone and the funny moments can hit you. In KAOS very few scenes treated their impactful dialogue as it should be treated.

The queerness and diversity (good elements, in general) were worse off for being in KAOS. Like, I want these elements to be there. I'm just sad about the whole situation. It's not enough that the show is shit, now you also give an additional reason for conservatives to shit on diverse and queer characters because they are part of a stupid narrative.

I'm the type of person who doesn't mind the queerness of Astyanax and Theseus being lovers in the context of this specific show but they're still the oddest pairing to me because they're from the most irrelevant myths and eras. Also, Astyanax in my mind is a baby who died tragically, for little reason if we are honest, so to bring him back and make him a love interest is... ekh.

In addition, isn't Astyanax supposed to be crippled after a fall from the city walls when he was a baby? Sorry to change subjects but the show is so convoluted and with so many issues that it's extremely difficult to stay on track with what's wrong.

To the person who thought this show was a good idea:

Whatever. Bye. I'm fucking done.

[powdermelonkeg]

Cybertron's Location

Okay so Alpha Centauri is named as Cybertron's star system in multiple continuities.

Easy, right? Just make up a planet for Cybertron to be. Plausible enough that there's one out there we don't know about.

NOPE. I found a spot for it.

The Alpha Centauri system has three stars in it. These are Rigil Kentaurus (α Centauri A), Toliman (α Centauri B), and Proxima Centauri (α Centauri C). I'm going to be calling them by their non-ABC names for distinction.

Alpha Centauri, as we see it, is Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman's lights being indistinguishable from one another. Those two are a binary star system of sun-like stars, so their orbit intersects and they look something like this:

Meanwhile, Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf, and orbits at a pretty far distance, like so:

It's still part of the same star system because it still orbits around a common point, but in any planet that orbits Proxima, Rigil and Toliman just look like exceptionally bright stars in its sky.

So the question THEN is, which star does Cybertron orbit?

Proxima's the most obvious candidate. It even has a full planetary system:

Proxima Centauri b is in Proxima's habitable zone (the area where water could feasibly exist as liquid), and it's just a little bigger than Earth.

Generally speaking, Cybertron is depicted as larger than Earth, so let's set that aside for this post.

Proxima Centauri d is a tiny planet that's closer to Proxima and no smaller than a third Earth's size.

Proxima Centauri c is either a super-Earth or a gas dwarf, about 7 times Earth's mass, which is disputed both in its nature and whether or not it's really a planet (it's complicated). Regardless, it's outside the habitable zone.

So it could be Proxima c. That's our default option. The biggest problem is the lack of a habitable zone, because, while giant robots don't necessarily need comfortable heat to live, there's the whole "acid rain" and "sea of rust" deal that'd be hard in a planet that far from its sun.

Granted, sometimes Cybertron is seen hurtling through space without a sun or any of those features to speak of, but I'd like to account for it.

So what about the other two?

Toliman was claimed to have a planet orbiting it in 2012 (α Centauri Bb), but by 2016, it was more or less conceded that said planet didn't exist.

Rigil Kentaurus, on the other hand...

Meet Candidate 1 (α Centauri Ab).

It orbits within Rigil's habitable zone, has a period of about a year, and has a mass between Neptune and half of Saturn, with possible habitable moons.

Does it exist? Maybe.

The thing is about Candidate 1 (yes that is its real name) is that it wasn't observed for long enough to confirm its existence. It COULD be a planet. It could also be dust that got captured, or an artifact of the observational instruments.

THIS is my proposal for Cybertron.

TLDR: There's a (possible) planet that orbits the brightest star of the Alpha Centauri star system in its habitable zone and it's bigger than Earth.

[ct-51-4305]

Could you do an au where Echo, Fives and Rex were Jedi, and Anakin, Ashoka, and Obi-Wan were clone troopers? I think it would be great to see. Have a happy new year!

So... here is my Clone Jedi AU but not exactly what you think. 👀

The Clone Knights:

During the Mandalorian Wars, Mandalorian scientist Demagol created batches of force-sensitive clones.

However, these clones were unstable. After the first few of them went insane and commited suicide, Demagol suspended the experiment and put the remaining clones into stasis chambers.

These clones were hidden for centuries until the Jedi found them while searching the abandoned laboratory.

The Jedi subsequently found a way to avoid the clone madness. They released the oldest clones, including MK-Α-17 and MK-Α-77, from stasis and trained them as Padawans.

After the first generation of Clone Jedi became Knights, they started training the second generation, including MK-2224 and MK-7567.

(*MK means “Mandalorian Knights”.)

Republic Troopers:

Republic troopers are the soldiers of the Galactic Republic; they cooperate with the Jedi Knights to deal with threats from the reconstituted Sith Empire.

Bonus:

Rex & Cody - Armor Ver.

[mimeo-tan]

"i knew it was a misquote"

"would you like me to call you a stupid faggot little cocksucker?"

"no?!?"

"stupid faggot little cocksucker"

she's so mean to meeeeeeeeeeeee

headmate just tried to reassure me by calling me a "gay faggot little cocksucker" @himejoshikomaeda this is literally your fault

[talonabraxas]

The Arcturians come From the Star Arcturus in the Bootes Constellation; a red giant start in the Northern Hemisphere about 36.66 light years away. The Arcturians are generally a peaceful and spiritual people, who have helped in the evolution of mankind. Arcturians have a deep connection and focus on every aspect of the God-realization path, ascension.

Arcturus – α Boötis (Alpha Boötis) Talon Abraxas

[quiltofstars]

The constellation of Corona Borealis // Malcolm Park

Corona Borealis, or the "northern crown", is generally assumed to represent a crown given by the god Dionysus to Ariadne, the daughter of Minos of Crete, after she had been abandoned by the Athenian prince Theseus. She wore this crown at her wedding to Dionysus.

Read below the cut for some info about these stars and a chart to help identify them!

The stars featured, in order of brightness, are:

Alphecca (α Coronae Borealis) is named from the Arabic phrase nayyir al-fakka meaning "the bright [star] of the broken [ring of stars]". It is a binary star system, one star being a blue-white star and the other being a white star. It is about 75 light years away.

Nusakan (β Coronae Borealis) has a name that comes from the Arabic al-nasaqān meaning "the two lines [of stars]". This is another binary star system composed of two white stars. It is about 112 light years away.

γ Coronae Borealis is a binary star system composed of two blue-white stars. It is about 146 light years away.

θ Coronae Borealis is yet another binary star system of two blue-white stars. This is much further away at 380 light years.

ε Coronae Borealis is a binary star system of two red giant stars. It has a planet orbiting it, about 7 times more massive than Jupiter. The system is about 242 light years away.

δ Coronae Borealis is a solitary yellow-white giant star. It is also a variable star that changes brightness every 45 days. It is about 165 light years away.

ι Coronae Borealis is a binary star system of two white giant stars. The system is about 312 light years away.

[autumn-coins]

🧬Ω✦Omegaverse xenogenders✦α🧬

✦Made by me :3

✦Use with credit, ask before reposting.

✦✦✦Definitions:

✦Left: Omegagender (alt flag), coining post:

A gender related to the secondary gender of Omega in a universe primarily used in fanfictions where humans have alpha/beta/omega secondary gender dynamics. Also a flag for having or identifying as having the secondary gender of Omega, separate from your primary gender.

✦Middle: Alphagender (alt flag) coining post: Alphagender is when your gender is connected/related to the secondary gender of Alpha in a universe where alpha/beta/omega dynamics are present in humans. Could also be identifying as having the secondary gender of Alpha.

✦Right:Betagender (Coined by me): A xenogender relating to the rank of beta within the concept of the omegaverse, this can be used as a general gender or as an additional descripor.

✦Flag Id in alt text ^w^

✦Tagging: @miscearchival, @omegarchive, @radiomogai, @liom-archive ✦✦Dni if: Homophobic, Transphobic, Rascist, anti-alterhuman, anti-physical alterhuman, anti-Xenogender/Neopronouns, pro-TransId, pro-contact/anti recovery paraphile, Xenosatanist etc. ✦✦

[wisteriagrcve]

"You should know better." Shrugging and tosses him a piece. "Besides you're the star of the show. I'm sure all your adoring fans will give you more. I got nothin'. So this is mine now thanks." Blows a kiss. Girl one day this sassy attitude is gonna get you in trouble.

“It’s not an anniversary without flowers! And chocolates. I’ve taken the liberty of gifting both to myself — after all, who loves me better than me — but… I suppose I won’t protest if anyone dips into my stash, in the spirit of things.”

[rebeccathenaturalist]

Okay. Okay okay okay. So. This is a HUGE discovery. Death caps and destroying angels are two of the deadliest mushrooms in the world; both are in the genus Amanita. Both species contain both amatoxins and phallotoxins, though the latter are likely not a major factor in the massive cell death that occurs in the liver and/or kidneys after consuming these mushrooms.

The most medically significant of the amatoxins is α-amanitin. When a deadly Amanita is consumed, you're likely to get the expected gastrointestinal upset that accompanies many toxic mushrooms within a few hours, and they may last for a few days. Then you start to feel better--but you can't just say "Okay, learned my lesson, I won't eat THAT one again." That's because α-amanitin has been stuck in your liver and kidneys the whole time, destroying their cells left and right, and its deleterious effects are catching up to you. So you can expect to end up in the hospital, potentially dealing with acute organ failure.

Supportive care generally includes IV fluids and electrolytes along with penicillin, oral activated charcoal, and other medications, along with hemodialysis and hemoperfusion. Some people have needed organ transplants, and numerous people have died, especially those who got medical help too late.

While compounds from milk thistle (Silybum marianum) have shown success in treating amatoxin poisoning in a small study several decades ago, there hasn't been much follow-up since. Recently, researchers studied the molecular effects of α-amanitin, and discovered that the enzyme STT3B plays a crucial role in creating N-glycans that facilitate the cell death caused by α-amanitin. Then they went looking for anything that could inhibit STT3B from a list of possible treatments approved by the FDA.

Enter indocyanine green. Developed as a dye for photography in the 1950s, it received approval for medical use a few years later, and has been used for everything from measuring cardiac performance to opthalmology. But it just so happens to also significantly reduce cell death both in vitro in human cell lines, and in vivo in mice. There haven't been any in vivo studies in humans just yet, but results are very promising.

There's one limitation--indocyanine green must be given as soon as possible after ingestion. When it was given eight or twelve hours after α-amanitin poisoning, it was no longer effective due to cell death having already occurred.

Still, the fact that we now have a potential new tool in treating acute α-amanitin poisoning is a massive hope for the future. Couple this with increasing education about safe mushroom foraging and how to identify poisonous species, and we could see a significant reduction in poisoning from those two deadly Amanita species.

[justkidneying]

Fever

I see a lot of misconceptions about fever floating around the web, so I'm gonna try and set some things straight. We're gonna talk about what fever is, how it is caused, and types of fever. Then I'll give some writing tips. Just a note, with a lot of things, there are exceptions and special cases. I'm going to go over the most common stuff cause this isn't an immunology course.

What is a fever? The normal body temp (the average of a bunch of people) is 98.2°F. Individuals can differ from this within a degree. A fever is usually a temperature greater than 100°F. There's some leeway to this, and it takes a lot of experience to get a feel for what should be a normal temperature. But if someone comes into the office with a 100°F temp, I'm going to say that they have a fever.

So with fever (ignoring the symptoms of whatever caused it), you're generally going to have malaise, chills, paleness, and rigors (muscle contractions). There may also be behavioral symptoms such as seeking warmer environments, altered mental status, and assuming a fetal position to help warm the body. The peripheral vessels will constrict in order to keep blood in the central body. Once the fever has passed, there will be chills and sweating.

What causes fever? Fever is caused by pyrogens. These can be endogenous (from you) or exogenous (from something else). The main endogenous ones are interlueukin-1, interferon gamma, and tumor necrosis factor α. These are made by immune cells and a few other cell types. Exogenous pyrogens are made by other microorganisms. An example of this is lipopolysaccharide, which is made by gram-negative bacteria. Exogenous pyrogens induce the production of endogenous pyrogens, which induce the production of Prostaglandin E2. PGE2 acts on the hypothalamus to set the body's thermostat higher. This induces the effects seen in order to raise the body's temperature. Fever helps to stimulate the immune system and inhibits microorganism growth (too hot for them). So it's a good thing, unless it gets too high and your organs shut down and your brain melts like butter (i'm kidding...but really, it's bad). I'd say over 110°F and you're probably going to die.

What are the patterns of fever? There are three fever patterns, and they are associated with different pathologies. They are sustained, intermittent, and remittent fever. Sustained fevers are exactly what they sound like. They don't fluctuate more than a degree in a day and never touch normal baseline temp. These are typically seen with pneumonia, typhoid, bacterial meningitis, and UTI.

Intermittent fever is a fever that is only present for a few times throughout the day, with the temp going up above normal and back down to normal. This is seen with malaria, septicemia (a serious bacterial infection -> think septic shock), pyogenic infections (bacteria that cause pus formation), and TB.

Remittent fever fluctuates more than two degrees throughout the day, but does not ever touch normal baseline temps. These are seen with infectious diseases.

These patterns are okayish, but sometimes people don't always have a disease that matches the fever type. I think typhoid, TB, and tick-borne diseases (they cause a relapsing fever) are the best diseases to use fever patterns for.

Writing Tips

Okay, so first off I think fever is great for writing. So to find out what's going to happen, you need to pick out what the nature of the illness is. The most common one I see is infection from a wound of some kind. So this is going to be bacterial. I would say that you are most likely to have an infection with staph, strep, or pseudomonas. These are naturally found on the body, but are not meant to be inside you. A cut in your skin lets them in. This is bad. So your immune system will notice them and release pyrogens, and then you get PGE2, and then you get fever.

I would probably say you'd get the standard symptoms above, plus pain, swelling, and redness at the site of the infection. It's going to be an intermittent fever probably (could end up as remittent). So you would want to treat the infection itself. If there are no antibiotics or antipyretics (anti fever drugs), then you would have to clean and disinfect the wound, and basically hope that the immune system can do its thing. You can wipe the person down or use a cool compress on them, but this doesn't really reduce fever that much and is more of just a temporary relief.

Anyways, I hope this was helpful and as always, sources are in the comments. You can let me know if you have a specific situation you would want some info on in the comments/askbox/DM.

[greatwyrmgold]

2025 Generation Update

Generation Alpha (cohort needs a better name)

The oldest Gen α kids just turned 13; the youngest have probably not been born yet. Generation α are still annoying kids.

Most of Generation α had a pandemic in their formative years, but it's too early to say what the effects of that will be.

Generation Z ("zoomers")

The oldest of Gen Z just turned 28. The youngest will turn 14 this year, and are desperately trying to forget they were ever annoying kids.

Virtually all of Gen Z is somewhere between high school and giving up on post-college job applications. In other words, young adults. Good luck.

Millennials ("generation Y")

The oldest millennials just turned 44, the youngest will turn 30, and all of them are (hypocritically) angry at kids for being annoying.

Many millennials are painfully aware that their parents had careers and houses and perhaps children at their age. A few of us have at least one of those things. This isn't supposed to be a post complaining about the economy, though, so let's move on.

Generation X ("generation X")

The oldest of Gen X just turned 60; the youngest will turn 45. Nice round numbers. They correspond pretty well to common definitions for "middle age," though in my experience Gen X doesn't want to admit it yet.

Gen X is reaching the apex of their professional lives and, for the most part, trying to wind down their parental roles. Most haven't reached a point where they can comfortably rest their laurels (especially not in this economy), but they're approaching points where they'll have to.

Baby Boomers ("generation W")

I wonder how baby boomers would react if we started calling them Generation W.

Anyways, the youngest of Gen W just turned 61, while the oldest will turn 79. Most are in the process of retirement, and the rest probably should be.

I know it's popular to shit on Gen W, but we have to keep in mind that age is just a number. Plenty of boomers—I mean, Gen W-ers—are innocent as people can be. A lot of them think Trump is dumb and just want to garden.

Silent Generation ("generation V")

The oldest of the Silent Generation just turned 97, while the youngest will turn 80. Any who aren't retired are probably sick of hearing their kids and grandkids and doctors asking when they're going to stop working and enjoy their twilight years.

Generation U ("Greatest Generation")

The youngest of this generation will turn 98 this year, while the oldest is...Maria Branyas Morera, apparently. Unless something happened to her since I wrote this. I hope she's doing well!

Whatever your opinion of the title Generation W gave them, I think we can all agree that it's quite an accomplishment to make it this far.

[gemsofgreece]

Hello! I know (please correct if wrong) καλό/καλός/καλή = good, καλά = well, ωραίο/ωραίος/ωραία = nice, καταπληκτικό/ός/ή = amazing, and τέλειο/ος/α = perfect. But I'm not sure which ones tend to be used in different situations (and other words I should know)? For example, "I went on a long walk and it was [wonderful]." Or, "I had a [really fun] time." Or, "Your advice was [super helpful], thank you." Or, "I met a [nice/kind] lady (/man/person) who gave me directions." Or, "I had the [best/most amazing] time in Greece." (το πιο καταπληκτικό?)

Kind of related: I have heard Greeks say in English, "Perfect choice," does that mean they would've said "Τέλεια επιλογή" or just "Τέλεια" in Greek?

Thank you!!

Hi! The good thing is that Greek is like English in this aspect in the sense that you can more or less use most of these positive adjectives interchangeably. For example, you can say that an experience was perfect / amazing / good / wonderful and it can't ever be "wrong".

Also, there are so many words of generally enthusiastically positive adjectives but perhaps like it happens with English, our everyday vocabulary kind of suffers and we recycle usually most of these words over and over...

You understand the words well except perhaps for ωραίος. It does indeed mean nice but that is a secondary meaning. The primary meaning, especially when it comes to people, is that of "beautiful, attractive". It generally means aesthetically pleasing and is a synonym to "όμορφος", although it can indeed have a broader range of application. But when you want to say a nice lady helped you find your way, you won't call her "ωραία", you 'll call her "καλή" (= good, nice) or "ευγενική" (= polite, kind).

Καλά means well, but also fine, ok and can be used both genuinely and passive aggressively (i.e FINE! ΚΑΛΑ!)

Better not say "το πιο καταπληκτικό". Καταπληκτικό has inherently a superlative meaning, it literally means something like "downrightamazing", "superstunning", so saying "the most superstunning" is a bit much XD I mean, you can say it but better not.

Also, when you say "the most + _____" in Greek, it is more literal than in English. So if you say in Greek that you had the most amazing time in Greece, then people will understand that it was literally the best time of your life and not just an amazing time.

In order to translate well a phrase like "I had a _____ time", say πέρασα + an adverb, for example : "Πέρασα καταπληκτικά / τέλεια / ωραία!". Or if you definitely want to use the "had + time" formula, then the time or the situation you were at must be better defined. For example: I had a great week / vacation / evening / meeting and so on. I mean, you can't use χρόνος or καιρός as equivalents of time in this particular scenario.

"Τέλεια επιλογή" means indeed "perfect choice". Someone was complimenting another's decision / choice.

"Τέλεια" as an adverb can also be used as a response of approval or enthusiastic agreement. Actually, most of these can.

If you want to say something like "super helpful", say the Greek very much i.e "πάρα πολύ βοηθητικός" or you can say the equivalent of "exceptionally helpful" (εξαιρετικά βοηθητικός). There are other things you can also say but they get a little more niche in expression, so better stick to those for certainty.

Some other common or more refined positive adjectives:

υπέροχος = superb

σπουδαίος = great but in a more majestic / famed type of way. Sometimes, τέλειος is used for the more regular usage of "great" as well.

φανταστικός = fantastic

ευγενικός = nice, kind, polite

χρήσιμος = useful

βοηθητικός = helpful

εξαιρετικός / εξαίσιος / έξοχος= exceptional, exemplary, extraordinary (used broadly, and often also for food)

θεσπέσιος = divine (used broadly but often used for a voice or food)

θεϊκός = divine, godly (can be used colloquially with the meaning of "exceptionally good")

θαυμάσιος = the exact equivalent of wonderful

εκπληκτικός = amazing, a milder and less overused version of καταπληκτικός

διασκεδαστικός = fun, but it leans towards "funny" more than the english "fun", so don't say "going to the Parthenon was διασκεδαστικό" because then people will be like "why, was something funny / αστείο about it?". Use it in situations where there can be a level of "funniness" (is that a word lol) involved in the "fun". Or in situations that aren't perceived as "solemn". If that makes sense. Not that it would be offensive but it would be less than ideal, so to speak.

Honestly, I think with these you are at a very satisfying level. Obviously I skipped the genders to not make the post too crowded. If I have forgotten some very common one, please comment!

Feel free to ask more questions or clarifications :)