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120 misc ship questions | shaymien edition

buckle the fuck up guys /pos

1. who rushes to open doors for the other?

damien

2. who drives more often?

either

3. who is more eager to jump in the shower with the other?

damien

4. who takes self care more seriously?

both but probably damien

5. what’s a song that reminds you of them?

starlight - muse / rather be - clean bandit / everywhere - fleetwood mac / j’s lullaby - delaney bailey + every song i’ve used to make an edit of them with (everything i know about love - laufey, end of beginning - djo, you & me song - the wannadies)

6. what’s another couple / duo (real or fictional) that reminds you of them?

ian and anthony tbh (also dan and phil but i don’t think anyone cares about my explanation)

7. which one keeps more things because they’re sentimental?

shayne

8. which one tells their parents about their partner first? how does it happen?

damien i feel like would be so excited bc he’s so fond of shayne that it would just accidentally slip

9. whose family are they more likely to stay with during holidays?

shayne’s maybe? bc az is closer?

10. whose parents are / were stricter?

shayne’s

11. who uses more emojis?

damien but like ironically

12. where was their first date?

so random soundstage /j uh idk maybe something casual so it wouldn’t feel do heavy at first. a restaurant they both enjoy or smthn

13. what’s their favorite game to play together (any kind)?

nidhogg

14. which one spams posts / links to the other?

damien “this reminded me of you” haas

15. who is the black cat and who is the golden retriever?

obviously damien black cat shayne golden retriever i mean come oN

16. what mythical creature / monster would they each be? (vampire, werewolf, dragon, fairy, etc.)

damien - vampire, shayne - something with lots of wisdom like druid idk

17. who urges the other to go sing a karaoke duet with them?

damien

18. what is their karaoke song?

rather be or an emo one like panic or fob losers (me hitting my 10th year as an emo mark)

19. who is more likely to serenade the other at random moments?

damien

20. who stares at the other from across the room?

damien

21. who brings a shopping haul of clothes home and who watches their fashion show?

both

22. who insists on paying when they go out to eat?

damien

23. who is more impulsive?

damien

24. who is ‘everything’ and who is ‘just ken’? /ref

damien is everything, shayne is just ken (sorry bud)

25. whose main goal its it to make the other blush?

damien

26. who is first to know about a new trend, meme, slang, etc.?

damien

27. who gets up early to make the other breakfast?

shayne

28. who insists they are their pets’ parents?

damien

29. do they have pets together? what kind, what names, etc.

mildy canon /s freyja and zelda

30. who is more of an animal whisperer / befriends wild animals?

damien

31. who has more patience?

shayne

32. who insists on fixing something themselves, and who would rather call a repair service?

damien wants to fix himself, shayne wants to call service

33. who turns something into an innuendo first?

damien

34. who takes longer to understand a joke or reference?

neither

35. who hides in the other’s arms during a horror movie?

shayne

36. who is more jumpy / scared easily?

shayne

37. who makes more movie references?

shayne

38. who thinks die hard is a christmas movie, and who doesn’t?

damien thinks it is, shayne thinks it isn’t (idk for sure though this can probably be fact checked)

39. who talks more during a movie?

damien

40. who carries the other bridal style?

damien

41. what are their thoughts on marriage?

hmmm idk. hesitant but open?

42. what’s the last name situation when / if they get married? (who’s last name do they take, do they keep theirs, do they hyphenate)

haa stopp (like haha, stop) i’m so funny guys (haas-topp or topp-haas idfk)

43. who wants the less traditional wedding?

damien

44. where do they get married, and where do they honeymoon?

probably in a more secluded pretty place in california, and they honeymoon in japan

45. where is their favorite place to travel?

japan

46. what do they do on vacation?

do all the touristy things, shop at nerdy places for magazines and trinkets, get lost

47. which one overpacks and which one underpacks?

both overpack?

48. who is the yapper and who is the napper?

it depends on the topic, if it’s about sports then shayne is the yapper and damien is the napper, if it’s maybe voice acting roles or something damien is the yapper and shayne is the napper

49. which one is a lighter sleeper?

damien

50. who is the moon and who is the sun?

damien moon shayne sun

51. who collects more? (figurines, pokemon cards, etc)

damien

52. who is more excited to decorate for the next holiday / event?

damien

53. who stopped believing in santa later than the other?

shayne

54. do they want kids together? give me all the details - names, what traits they inherit, etc.

in parent au i would think they maybe have 2 girls and 1 boy? alice, cheyenne, and ??? (on my sims they have 2 kids so far, klaus and alice)

55. who is a stricter parent and who is more lenient?

shayne maybe slightly stricter than damien

56. who reads a book, and who reads over the other’s shoulder while cuddling?

shayne reads, damien cuddles

57. which is booba and which is kiki? /ref

damien is booba, shayne is kiki

58. who believes in soulmates and who doesn’t?

neither but damien slightly believes more

59. who gets nostalgic more easily?

damien

60. who is more of a perfectionist?

damien

61. who hosts more parties?

neither

62. who makes handmade gifts more often for the other?

both!!! (damien’s little wooden board for him, shayne maybe mini paintings or origami 🥺)

63. which one is more formal when answering emails?

shayne

64. who prefers skinny jeans and who prefers baggy jeans?

damien - skinny jeans, shayne - baggy jeans

65. who’s better at roasting the other?

damien

66. who initiates more pda?

damien

67. which one is better at censoring their language, and which has less of a filter?

damien can censor better (twitch) shayne just isn’t as used to it

68. who insists on being player one?

shayne

69. which one snores like “honk shoo” and which snores like “hoooonk mimimi”?

damien honk shoo, shayne hoooonk mimimi

70. who gives more forehead kisses to the other?

damien

71. what does their future look like?

happy, content, open communication, side by side coexisting, love, support

72. which one believes in astrology more?

damien

73. what was their first kiss like?

with both consent and surprise

74. who steals the other’s clothes more often?

shayne

75. who steals the other’s food more often?

damien

76. do they believe in ‘celebrity hall passes’? if so, which celebrities are theirs?

damien maybe fictional characters, shayne pretty demispec so he doesn’t really have anyone to feel that way towards

77. what matching couples costumes do they wear?

something nerdy as fuckkkkkk from an anime or video game probably

78. who is naturally more cold / more hot?

shayne maybe cold for snuggles, damien for cute sleepy frustration of kicking the sheets off

79. which is more extroverted?

damien

80. how do they celebrate valentine’s day?

maybe a small outing but mostly at home together enjoying company, touch, and sappy sex hehe

81. what’s a holiday tradition they have? (ex. presents before breakfast on christmas)

insisting they don’t need to splurge on each other’s presents but they each give at least one that’s pricey but thoughtful

82. what niche pet names do they have for each other?

for damien from shayne - slaymien yaas, deem beem, damienuhhh

for shayne from damien - baby bird, my guy, bitch

83. who hates small talk and would rather have deep conversations?

shayne

84. what’s their icebreaker / olive branch after a disagreement?

“i brought home food from canes for us”

85. what kind of food or restaurant is their favorite to get together?

^

86. who believes in conspiracies more?

damien

87. which had their friends tries to set them up?

sorry matthew scott you will always be the wingman if it’s during so random days. if it’s during smosh days it’s courtney.

88. think of your favorite movie, then incorporate your pairing into it somehow and talk about it.

damien being jack skellington, shayne being sally née finklestein

89. when they’re separated in public, what do they yell out to find each other?

“SHAWNYAY” “DAMIENHAASEN”

90. professors!au. what subjects would they teach?

damien - linguistics or history, shayne - psychology or botany

91. ghostmates!au. who is the ghost that haunts the other?

damien

92. soulmates!au. how are they connected? do they have matching tattoos, names written on them, etc.

i haven’t finished my soulmates au fic but i did the stereotypical purple/black moon, yellow/blue sun

93. punk x pastel!au. which is which?

punk damien pastel shayne. this is canon

94. historical!au. what time period are they in? what are they up to?

probably victorian vampires like iwtv (gaaay)

95. hospital!au. who’s the doctor, who’s the patient, and how did they get in that situation?

shayne broke his ankle and doctor damien is confused how he got in that mess. or damien is a hypochondriac and doctor shayne is trying and failing to reassure him he is fine

96. massage parlor!au. who is the masseuse, who is getting the massage?

damien giver shayne receiver ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

97. angel x demon!au. who is the angel and who is the demon?

angel shayne demon damien

98. gender swap!au. what are their names? (ex. anthony is antoinette)

demia and shaniya?

99. superpowers!au. are they hero and sidekick? mortal enemies? villain duo? what powers do they have?

i love enemies to lovers villain damien hero shayne for some reason

100. timeloop!au. who is stuck and who helps them out of it?

shayne is stuck damien helps him out (read this fic now)

101. royalty!au. who is the royal and who is the knight / guard / maid etc.?

shayne is royal damien is the knight (read this fic now)

102. magic!au. what kind of magic do they use?

damien i can see either being a healer or persuasion. shayne again with wisdom like vast knowledge or nature powers idk

nsfw / suggestive ⚠️

you didn’t see me fill out any of this btw

1. what’s their favorite position?

missionary so they can keep taunting each other. or riding. or any way damien can touch shayne the most. or anywhere

2. who uses their mouth/teeth/tongue more?

damien

3. who uses their hands/nails more?

damien

4. who is a bit more adventurous?

hmmm. shayne?

5. who is more willing to go to a sex shop in person, and who is more embarrassed?

damien can wear a mask and somehow convince himself that he’s extroverted enough to small talk. shayne tried to just get him to order online

6. who is more into dirty talk?

damien

7. who is more into eye contact?

damien

8. what was their most risky / adventurous experience?

across the bed instead of up and down ? smoffice ? in the car in an empty parking lot ? idk

9. who likes to bite, and who likes to be bitten?

damien likes to bite. a lot. we have been over this (i was the one who made this question list)

10. what is their favorite sexual activity to do together / to the other?

damien marking shayne up, dirty talk, biting ^ shayne roleplay, appealing to senses, sense of mystery

11. which is more dominant / which is more submissive?

the d in damien stands for dominant and the s in shayne stands for submissive

12. what was their first time like?

very loving and gay and beautiful and sweet and sloppy

13. who likes to be spanked more?

shayne

14. who sends dirty texts more often?

damien

15. mile high club? yes or no?

too sleepy or anxious so no

16. what’s something they reserve for special occasions?

toys

17. how long into their relationship did it take for them to have sex?

i love the trope for them of like friends to lovers, so as soon as like, they decided they were gonna be more than platonic, it was pretty quick after. damien’s playful touches turned sensual very quickly

18. how often do they have sex?

pretty often bc damien’s pent up-ness will spill into other aspects (like being ‘horny’ in videos), and shayne just gets a lil irritable / attention seeking

[memedemonblog]

so I think we can all agree the retcon that matoran gender distribution was the result of the great beings being stupid and terrible wasn't that well thought out. Here's what I think would have been a more interesting alternative; vortixx cultural export

vortixx have a misandrist society and are a massive source of trade in the MU, so likely when sorting out how matoran (a genderless species) fit into their society they would distribute male/female based on what each type does, with matoran types you want to keep in good graces being dubbed female and matoran you want to keep in their station (or don't live there) dubbed male

female;

ga matoran would likely be important to handling ships and transportation, which is pretty important if you want to run a country based on heavy exporting

vo matoran would likely be electrical workers or handle electronics production and manufacturing, which are important to a high-tech industrial economy

ce matoran would probably be in-house therapists (good for keeping workers happy or at least from striking or going crazy) and maybe customer service. Someone to manage customers and internal problems would be important for a corporate structure

(given their importance, this might mean the vortixx see the nynrah ghosts as female)

male;

ta, fe, and su matoran would likely be mostly be used in metal working and maintaining components that get really hot (intentionally or not)

le matoran would likely find xia uninhabitable due to all the polluted air and the lifestyle there being incompatible with adventure (best explanation I can come up with for le matoran not also being used for shipping)

po, onu, and ba matoran would mostly be used for construction or repairs

ko matoran would probably be data ntry if they exist there at all

fa matoran (I can't think of a reason they wouldn't be in shipping, I genuinely can't think of an answer here)

bo matoran would probably find the place uninhabitable due to the heavy pollution and vast lack of plants

de matoran can barely handle whistling, so a whole isnand of loud manufacturing and constant talking would make xia a second karzahni to them

av matoran;

av matoran in canon can be male or female. my explanation is either someone noticed all the female matoran were blue and av-matoran can color shift themselves or it's a debate on them being able to use their element vs. them probably not living on xia

Now for the fun part: why is this idea of matoran gender distribution so widespread? pridak. pridak controlled xia during the league of 6 kingdoms, specifically because they were the biggest distributor of weapons, meaning the 6 kingdoms (which ruled most of the MU and had trade agreements with metru nui) were receiving frequent imports from xia and what comes along trade routes? cultural ideas. Likely, the vortixx's idea of how to define matoran among their own cultural ideas spread without the context of industrial use.

how/if their ideas spread to the other sapient species of the MU is unclear, but they may have had their own ideas

and that is my attempt to provide a more satisfying answer to a not very well thought out plotpoint

[dracocheesecake]

(((OOC: Since Fan Tong is mostly a momma's boy and is raised by his mom in the Modern AU, is his dad absent for most of the time. Also, as for Tai Lung and Lord Shen, what're they like in this AU?)))

Yeah his dad is absent at work alot- however, he does make time for his family and always shows up for special occasions, especially for his son's kung fu tournaments and matches. He's always the one filming everything (if it was a show it'd be a running gag that the audience never sees his face- it's always concealed by a phone or camera or something else). He's very shy.

Lord Shen?- I think he'd be a politician as well as a CEO of an arms dealership. He had to start his own business from the ground up after his parents disowned him from their fireworks congolmerate after he participated in some...shady dealings. He runs most of the black market in Gongmen City, and provides gangs with arms and ammo in exchange for their "services". I don't think there was a panda genocide in this AU, but I wouldn't be surprised if a few certain pandas ended up being collateral in some of his projects/dealings.

Tai Lung is Shifu's adopted son, and was also once the best student in Oogway's school. However, after being denied the honors title of Dragon Warrior, Tai Lung fell into a bitter streak that eventually led him to getting into violent fights with other students, performing illegal moves in matches, and finally getting expelled. After that, it was a downward spiral- Tai Lung successfully burned every bridge in his life, and began participating in street-fighting and gang violence. He became a sort of jailbird, going in and out of prison for awhile until a confrontation with Po caused him to see the light and slowly, painfully, and steadily seek redemption...starting with repairing his broken relationship with his adopted father. Currently he works in Mr. Ping's noodle shop (and can occasionally be seen with a certain ribbon dancing panda on his arm 👀).

[cyberneticatoms]

no way is that NEPTUNE JONES..they’re a 36-year-old SYNTH notoriously known for being CODEPENDENT & DISTURBED but there are some people who have seen them being FAMILY-ORIENTED & OPEN-MINDED. if you ask me, they remind me a lot of clothing speckled in paint stains, metallic fence under your fingers, and blasting music late at night, but that could just be because they’re considered the TECHNICAL PACIFIST around town. just keep an eye on them  &  see if their true colors shine through..

↳ 𝚀𝚄𝙸𝙲𝙺 𝙵𝙰𝙲𝚃𝚂

NAME: Neptune Lane Jones NICKNAMES: Po, Poseidon, Broseidon DATE OF BIRTH: October 14th (36) HEIGHT: 5'11 AFFILIATION: Citizen Uprising OCCUPATION: Private Investigator at Jones and Jones Investigations FACECLAIM: Max Thieriot

TW: death, murder, kidnapping, mental manipulation, abuse

↳ 𝙱𝙰𝙲𝙺𝙶𝚁𝙾𝚄𝙽𝙳

❖ Neptune's parents were murdered when he was around 8 years old, after which the murdered kidnapped him. During which he was constantly reprogrammed to love his captor. There are blanks in his memory due to this, and at the time frequent parts of his body would become dead weight due to his captors lack of skills. ❖ Eventually he was rescued by police one of which adopted him. He was in therapy to work out what memories were false and which were real, due to this he still struggles with dissociating. While they were able to repair much of the damage done to his physical body, he still needs frequent check ups as his nerves occasionally shut down. Not enough to make his limbs go dead like they had, but where he stops feeling touch all together, regardless of it's pain or pleasure. ❖ He later bonded with a runaway named Clara, who eventually was also adopted by his parents. Her becoming his older sister and helping him through his therapy. ❖ Later he joined the NAVY when he was unsure what else to do for work and wanting to make his parents proud. He eventually became a NAVY seal. ❖ Once when coming home to his apartment, he found a 15 year old Karma hiding out. After letting her spend the night, he brought her home to his parents, the family fully adopting her not long after. ❖ Neptune is incredibly protective of both his sisters, idolizing Clara and seeing Karma is his person. Which is why once he finished his service he joined the investigation agency wanting to support his older sister.

↳ 𝙼𝙸𝚂𝙲

• Actively dislikes going to the doctor and strangers touching him, however he's very affectionate with people he considers to be his people. • Currently has two tattoos, one on his left arm of a chameleon in multiple colors when Karma couldn't pick one. On his right arm is an arrow that tapers off into flames for his other sister Clara.

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Are you fucking kidding me.

I do not want to leak information, but due to the current circumstances messing with my head, I feel like I need to get it out there.

I've been working on a piece of fanart, this has been going on for probably 3-4 days now. I will not go into the specifics, because I want to keep most of it a secret in order to maintain the element of surprise. The art in question was a bit important, which is why when my heap of dogshit Personal Computer began acting up, I understandably became more pissed. It began yesterday, where my PoS PC would randomly freeze without any apparent reason, and it needs to be force restarted, it got to the point where I need to leave it be for some time which leads me to today. Tonight, my shit PC decided to pull the worst thing on me, a system service exception BSOD, after I restarted when it froze in the middle of me working on my fanart.

Now, I have no way of knowing if my PoS and the file where I was working in is fucked beyond repair, but all I know is that I will have to put a halt on my progress with the aforementioned fanart because my PoS PC decided to take a massive shit right as I was nearing the closing stages of finishing the artpiece.

Originally, I was gonna post the finished product later tonight, but because that shit-soaked pile of scrap metal junk which I call my Personal Computer had an aneurysm, a.k.a.: crashed and fucking died, I have nothing else to do other than launch into a monologue through written text to blow off steam and clear my mind.

As if life itself hasn't given me enough lemons already.

Fuck my sorry excuse of aPersonal Computer.

My sister's beat-up laptop is better than my piece of shit Personal Computer.

[mariacallous]

As the United States was watching the skies in the aftermath of the spy balloon incident, China may have been acting at sea. In early February, maritime vessels disabled the two undersea cables connecting Taiwan’s Matsu Islands, a tiny archipelago just 10 nautical miles off China’s coast, to the internet. Now residents of the islands face highly reduced internet connectivity until the cables are repaired. The activity looks like targeted harassment by Beijing—or an exercise in preparation for cutting off the whole of Taiwan.

On Feb. 2, a Chinese fishing vessel sailing close to the Matsu Islands severed one of the two cables, which connect the islands with Taiwan proper. Then, six days later, a Chinese freighter cut the second cable. Speaking shortly after the second cable was cut, Wong Po-tsung, the vice chair of Taiwan’s National Communications Commission, told reporters that there was no indication the incidents were intentional. It’s not uncommon for undersea cables to be damaged—but losing two in a row is either really unfortunate or quite possibly not a coincidence. Either way, Matsu Islands residents are now left with only rudimentary internet access: The islands’ commercial telecommunications provider, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), has set up free, round-the-clock Wi-Fi in its stores on the islands and launched a backup microwave system for phone calls and state communications.

The Matsu Islands’ 12,700 or so residents will have to live without the cables for many more weeks; a repair vessel will arrive on April 20 at the earliest, and the repairs will require further time. The residents have experience living with damaged undersea cables. CHT reports that the cables were damaged five times in 2021 and four times last year, though nowhere near as badly as this time. During such periods of impaired internet connectivity, “it would take more than 10 minutes to send a text message, and sending a picture would take even longer,” Lii Wen, the Matsu Islands head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), told the Taipei Times, adding that “the booking system in hostels and logistics services cannot function normally either, let alone viewing content and films on social media.”

With both cables down, even moderately slowed-down internet immobilizes daily life. Beijing is watching to see how island residents get on with this impediment to their existence—and to see how they manage to communicate with Taiwan proper. It’s also keeping close military watch of what it considers a renegade region. Taiwan’s offshore islands have always been its Achilles’s heel; in 1958, China shelled the Matsu Islands and the neighboring island of Kinmen. Last summer, the People’s Liberation Army Navy conducted large exercises near the island, purportedly in response to then-U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, though their large and well-executed nature suggested they had been planned long in advance.

Indeed, it’s striking how often Chinese vessels have damaged the undersea cables connecting islands in recent years. It’s especially striking because it’s no mystery where the world’s 380 undersea cables are located. On the contrary, there are maps detailing their location to ensure that fishing vessels don’t accidentally harm them while dragging their nets. By and large, this works: The International Cable Protection Committee reports that each year there are between 100 and 200 cases of damage to the cables and only 50-100 of those incidents involve fishing vessels; the rest are the result of construction and other activity. The incidents involving damage to the cables connecting the Matsu Islands are, in other words, disproportionately frequent.

What’s more, to date they have primarily involved the Chinese excavators that park themselves off the islands and dig up sand (which I wrote about for Foreign Policy last year). Given that undersea cables have a diameter of 17-21 millimeters (roughly the size of a garden hose), it would require an unbelievable amount of bad luck to accidentally damage them as often as Chinese vessels do—let alone to take out two in a row.

Chinese excavators parking themselves in Taiwanese waters and taking Taiwanese sand are classic gray-zone aggression: It’s not a military attack, but it’s also not nothing. Indeed, every time they appear, Taiwanese coast guard vessels have to travel to the site and instruct the vessels to leave (though they can’t be sure the uninvited visitors will do so in an expeditious manner). Every time, the diggers harm the maritime wildlife and the seabed. And because they often harm the undersea cables in the process, they harm the Matsu Islands’ ability to function and to communicate with Taiwan proper and the wider world.

Given that the undersea cables’ locations are known, this frequent and now jacked-up harm to the Matsu Islands doesn’t look like accidental damage—it looks like harassment of Taiwan. After the most recent incident, the DPP accused China of deliberately damaging the cables given how often they’re broken. The incidents could even be an exercise in preparation for a communications cutoff of Taiwan proper. Fifteen undersea cables connect the main island with global telecommunications.

CHT plans to, at least partly, ensure the Matsu Islands’ connectivity by laying another cable, and this time it will be buried underneath the seabed. The cable will, however, only be in place in 2025. In the meantime, CHT has to pay for the backup internet system, and it’s also waiving island residents’ internet fees. When the repair ship arrives, fixing the two cables will cost CHT between $660,000 and $1.3 million.

Causing such costs is also part of gray-zone aggression. If a company suffers losses as a result of geopolitical aggression, its insurer may not cover it: Russia’s devastating NotPetya cyberattack resulted in massive lawsuits between multinationals and their insurers. While CHT’s conversations with its underwriter are naturally confidential, the two will have to agree on whether the severing of the cables was accidental damage or an act of harm initiated by another government to weaken Taiwan. Either way, CHT or its insurer has to pay for repeated damage that goes far beyond what’s typical for undersea cables. What happens if CHT backs out of providing connectivity to the Matsu Islands on the grounds that constant cable repairs are making it too difficult and expensive? As I’ve outlined in other pieces and this report, geopolitical confrontation risks making parts of global business uninsurable.

And there’s another problem facing CHT, Taiwan, and indeed every country: the shortage of cable ships. The reason CHT has to wait until the end of April, or later, for repairs to begin is that there are only 60 cable vessels around. (Take a look at them here.) It’s a good thing that these scruffy-looking ships exist; indeed, without them the internet would not operate. But not only are the cable ships few in number—they’re also getting on in years. As Dan Swinhoe reports for DCD Magazine, no new cable ships were delivered between 2004 and 2010, and only five ships were delivered between 2011 and 2020. “Only eight of those 60 ships are younger than 18, with most between 20 and 30 years old. 19 are over 30 years old, and one is over 50,” Swinhoe notes. Like the world’s undersea cables, the cable ships are privately owned—and the market, as of yet, seems to have no interest in improving things. This might be a chance for governments—especially the world’s predominant naval powers, such as the United States—to step in. Alternatively, cable operators, which include not just telecommunications firms but tech giants like Google, too, might want to buy their own cable ships.

In the future, more submarine cables will be placed underneath the seabed to make them less exposed to damage—but that, too, depends on the 60 cable ships being available. If Chinese fishing and cargo vessels want to accidentally damage or sever the 15 undersea cables connecting Taiwan to the rest of the world, the near future thus offers enticing prospects. Indeed, given the world’s dependence on the cables and the few ships that can service them, the near future offers tempting prospects for any country ready to create a few more “accidents” at sea.

Cable sabotage could become our era’s blockade—and unlike past generations’ blockades, it can be conducted on the sly. No wonder other telecom operators are studying CHT’s backup operations, because they, too, could be forced to deploy such measures, in Taiwan and beyond. And let’s hope many countries study Taiwan’s response. Responding to a devastating but invisible blockade could become one of the thorniest diplomatic challenges facing Western governments.

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The Recyclerie sportive in Lyon is in great shape

In the Duchère district, it is a booming business that is developing in premises of 300 m² dedicated to the repair and sale of sporting goods to raise awareness of zero waste sport.

La Recyclerie sportive[1], a national association for the collection, recycling, reuse and resale of second-hand sports equipment, has nine branches in the country. The one in Lyon opened in August 2021 on Avenue du Plateau, the shopping street of the Duchère district[2]. For Alexandra Pinto, manager and creator of this boutique-workshop-activity space, the establishment in the heart of this popular eco-district well equipped with sports equipment was “meaningful and obvious”. Among the main objectives of La Recyclerie is the promotion of sport for all and of responsible and zero waste sports activities.

Renew, repair, mend

La Recyclerie is primarily a shop selling sports, technical and textile equipment, donated by individuals, companies (unsold items, customer returns, defective items) but also partner sports structures, including the Lou Rugby club and climbing halls. “The material that we recover – four tonnes over the first four months of 2023 – is generally in good condition, thanks to the awareness of our donors and the organisers of collection points: we achieve a reuse rate of 75%, after sorting and possible repair”, says Alexandra Pinto. The selling prices of the products are deliberately very low, accessible to all but subject to an annual subscription of 5 euros.

However, La Recyclerie is much more than just a solidarity shop. It organises sports equipment co-repair workshops in its 300 m² premises, two afternoons a week: for a subscription of 15 to 25 euros (including the support of a technician, the provision of tools and spare parts and access to the shop), individuals can come and change the brakes or adjust the gearing system of their bike, renew the strings of their racket, repair their rollerblades or their scooter, mend their kimono or their torn football shirt… The branch also hosts the distribution of organic baskets from Amap de la Duchère[3], created by residents, as well as yoga classes.

Zero waste sports

Place of life and activities, with 1,150 members who live or work for the majority of them in the district, the Recyclerie employs two employees and two work-study students and benefits from the skills of volunteers. The structure is booming, with a third employee being recruited, particularly in the face of strong demand for outsourced workshops: manufacture of everyday or decorative objects from recovered sports equipment, workshops to learn how to extend the lifespan of its means of mobility, awareness of zero waste and anti-waste sport...

“Much remains to be done, our promotion of a circular economy is far from convincing the majority of Lyonnais,” smiles Alexandra Pinto. She works on a strong link with recycling centres, where too much unused equipment still ends up and calls for a change of mentality, an alternative to buying new: "Second-hand is neither poor quality nor dirty, but a real way to equip yourself!”

Source

François Carrel, A Lyon, la Recyclerie sportive en grande forme, in : Libération, 8-05-2023 ;

[1] https://recyclerie-sportive.org/  Le projet de la Recyclerie Sportive est né en juin 2015 de la rencontre de deux acteurs, respectivement du milieu du sport et de la gestion des déchets. Inscrite dans l’économie circulaire, la Recyclerie Sportive fournit des biens et des services de manière durable, en limitant la consommation et le gaspillage de ressources (matières premières, eau, énergie) ainsi que la production des déchets. Il s’agit de rompre avec le modèle de l’économie linéaire (extraire, fabriquer, consommer, jeter) pour aller vers un modèle économique « circulaire » dans le domaine du sport. L’association a pour but de favoriser l’accès au sport à tous et de prioriser le développement de l’emploi local et l’insertion professionnelle de personnes en difficultés.

Les fondateurs ont repensé les problématiques environnementales du sport afin d’y apporter des solutions : comment chacun peut agir pour réduire son impact sur l’environnement, même dans le domaine du sport ? Comment le sport peut-il faire converger les consciences vers un développement soutenable et respectueux de son environnement ? Parmi toutes les problématiques sociales et environnementales du sport, trois majeures ont été relevées :

– les déchets sportifs

– le « fast sport » et les moyens de transport énergivores

– l’accès au sport pour tous.

[2] La Duchère is an eco-district of Lyon and a concerted development zone of approximately 120 hectares located in the 9th arrondissement. The district of La Duchère, labelled eco-district in 2013 located on the 3rd hill of Lyon in terms of altitude, dominates the Saône by forming the plateau of West Lyonnais. The district is often defined as being the third hill of Lyon, after Fourvière and La Croix-Rousse.

[3] The AMAP, Association for the Maintenance of Peasant Agriculture, are solidarity partnerships between one or more peasants and a group of citizens. https://amap-aura.org/quest-ce-quune-amap/

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The Droid Dock on Nebulon-B Escort Frigate Redemption was usually noisy. The thrum of Binary buzzing, chirping and beeping as droids from across the Rebellion traded Intel (or gossip) on outposts and missions.

Today it was eerily quiet as sensors watched a High Republic Era R2 Astro-mech get steadily more frustrated as he tried to charge dock. He slowly began to chatter his frustration as apparently, the Standard Dock wasn't compatible with his (obviously repaired) receiver. His fellow R2 units were deeply impressed at the complexity of his increasingly louder shrieking about Being Too Old To Fuck With Yet ANOTHER Change To The GODDAMN STANDARD UNIVERSAL MY ASS Charging Dock!

None of the units had ever heard such a variety of curses, some of which the Protocol C3 series droid noted in awe, hadn't been in use for close to 50 cycles.

Right as the Blue R2 unit was gearing up for what seemed to be a prolonged screech, the clank of new droid sounded down the hall.

"R2-D2? Is that you? Oh dear, another docking mishap, my my, you'd think an Alderaan Ship would be more accommodating!"

A gold plated Protocol C3 series easily approached the now classified R2-D2, who had subsided in to grumbling beeps at the dock, the concept of change and the Short Sightedness Of Droid Tech In General. All while using Binary designations at least 20 years out of date AND somehow, Binary Translated Tatooine slang?

Sensors clicked and refocused on the grumpy little Astro-mech and the C3 unit as the larger droid began scolding R2-D2 in a similarly complex Binary Expression, although the "Threepio" seemed to use Aldaarian expressions with the Tatooine.

The other Protocol series droid withheld their questions, solely because they desperately did not want to offend such a fascinating fellow protocol droid and he was clearly assisting the R2 unit with something.

"You know Master Luke make you an adapter for this very reason! Simply because Universal post BBY 2 Era Adapters should NOT be standard issue for a frigate dock is not the excuse you think it is! Now! You need to charge! Not lecture! You can complain to Master Luke and Princess Leia after you're at full capacity and can use more of your vocabulary!"

The C-3PO unit locked sensors with the R2. The Dock was completely silent, not a single droid daring to interrupt the standoff.

R2-D2 cheeped tiredly, swapped his standard dock for a clearly custom tooled dock (it matched his paint); then trundled into the docking port to settle into a seemingly much needed charge.

"There now, rest a bit. I'd keep an eye out."

The R2 beeped once in acknowledgement and powered down.

The Dock in concert made a collective sound of relief, then began to excitedly cheep as Protocol Droid series 5-3P4 effusively greeted the C3-PO.

"Welcome to the Redemption! Thank you for your service to the Rebellion and to Princess Leia!"

C3-3PO raised his arms in surprise as he realized all the droids were now focused on him instead of R2.

"Ah! Of course!" He swiveled his arm to rest against his face plate, an oddly human gesture for a droid, "Please let me know if there is anything I can do to assist while we are aboard."

The whole Dock burst into a cacophony of questions at that!

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