#Off Topic

[theorist-fox]

thank you!!!

if you don't want us to use sci hub then don't put a paywall on your articles you fucking tightwads wanker shitheads!!!!

actually i think graduates of a university should have access to the library databases forever and ever amen

[welcome-to-green-hills]

"He's faster than Sonic, stronger than Knuckles…" By leaving out Tails, Jim has indirectly admitted Team Sonic still has the advantage of intelligence on their side

Intelligence and heart😏

[tf2heritageposts]

having a normal one with this art paper by the way

[vro0m]

My cat sleeps in the weirdest places. Couch? Bed? No. Cold hard ground, also dead middle of it why not.

[isattt]

hello, posting first chapter tonight today mwack

[dndspellgifs]

look, I know I've talked about this essay (?) before but like,

If you ever needed a good demonstration of the quote "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic", have I got an exercise for you.

Somebody made a small article explaining the basics of atomic theory but it's written in Anglish. Anglish is basically a made-up version of English where they remove any elements (words, prefixes, etc) that were originally borrowed from romance languages like french and latin, as well as greek and other foreign loanwords, keeping only those of germanic origin.

What happens is an english which is for the most part intelligible, but since a lot everyday english, and especially the scientific vocabulary, has has heavy latin and greek influence, they have to make up new words from the existing germanic-english vocabulary. For me it kind of reads super viking-ey.

Anyway when you read this article on atomic theory, in Anglish called Uncleftish Beholding, you get this text which kind of reads like a fantasy novel. Like in my mind it feels like it recontextualizes advanced scientific concepts to explain it to a viking audience from ancient times.

Even though you're familiar with the scientific ideas, because it bypasses the normal language we use for these concepts, you get a chance to examine these ideas as if you were a visitor from another civilization - and guess what, it does feel like it's about magic. It has a mythical quality to it, like it feels like a book about magic written during viking times. For me this has the same vibe as reading deep magic lore from a Robert Jordan book.

[spitzy-speaks-jp]

one must imagine sisyphus getting his money up and his pussy up

[scribblesandink]

Cannibalism is a metaphor for when you run out of Pringles and start eating the cardboard

Cannibalism as a metaphor for I Was Hungry

[monster-fuzz]

So I think I forgot to post about it here but I'm knitting my own wedding dress.

Edit to add materials: I'm using suri silk alpaca (apparently I'm slightly allergic to mohair?), and glass beads for the silvery and pearl beads.

[dateamonster]

"top ten movies about Girlhood" whose girlhood? whose girlhood? what kind of girl are these movies about? answer quickly.

[lovelynim]

Married couple banter, I'm afraid

[beautiful-basque-country]

European Alternatives is a repository of resources, built by hand and with the help of the community. These are "European" internet services of all kinds as alternatives to the most popular American services that we all know and use. So instead of Gmail you could use Proton Mail (Switzerland), for maps and navigation Here (Netherlands) as an alternative to Google Maps, or Internxt (Spain) for storing files Dropbox style.

The idea, from the Austrian Constantin Graf, is that only services from European countries (which includes the EU, EEA, EFTA or DCFTA, close to the concept of Europe that many people have) that respect issues such as GDPR, VAT invoicing and in general other laws and regulations, appear. In addition to the list that he initially prepared, other suggestions are gradually being added to expand the catalog.

As for services, there is everything: analytics tools, Kubernetes, WordPress hosting, password managers, electronic signatures, DNS, domain registrars… Priority is given to those hosted on European servers and also those that use clean and renewable energy and are more sustainable.

[welcome-to-green-hills]

The new Shadow poster is. Oh my goodness. Also, I just wanted to say hi and I think you’re great, and I hope that you’ve been having a nice week!

Hello, my dear❤️✨

This poster…. He’s so young. He’s so, so young here. It’s beautiful. From the leaks that I saw in September, they did a really great job telling their story. Shadow can’t “grow up,” but you see him mature with her. Does that make sense?

I’m having a fantastic week! I hope that you are as well💋

[tf2heritageposts]

as a reminder, you, yes YOU, are not immune to conspiratorial thought patterns. or generally being manipulated or lied to

[dionysianfreak]

patch pant progress (⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ᴥ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ⁠ʋ⁠)

[geopsych]

Tfw you go to your happy place and they’ve partnered with Midjourney