#alexa revolution

[apollosgiftofprophecy]

i just realized something extrodinary.

Ouranos, Kronos, and Zeus were/may be overthrown by a son, right?

Ouranos's wasn't prophesized, but man. it probably would've been.

Meanwhile, Kronos's was prophesized.

And we're pretty sure Zeus is paranoid about that happening to him.

and i was thinking; "wow, i wonder what, exactly, about them that has this air of "will be overthrown" hanging over them."

and it hit me.

they're all terrible fathers. the cycle keeps repeating.

and it won't stop until whatever's wrong is corrected.

and who, of Zeus's godly sons, is widely acclaimed to be one of, if not the best, godly parent?

Apollo.

[marsbotz]

breaking my silence. minions/dm franchise is genuinely good and fun

[stupidsexygrizzop]

(voice of a guy whos really going through it right now) i should relisten to tfr embrace

[elitehoe]

In a perfect world Hangman's entrance music would be Mooo! By Doja Cat

[multistanisms]

Tag Drop

AUTHOR TAG: ☯ the author speaks ☯

MY FICS: making a fantasy...a beautiful galaxy ✾ my fics [Youtiful - Stray Kids]

PLAYIST: treasure is calling us ♫ music [Treasure - Ateez]

QUEUE: this is what we call style ✭ queue [The Real - Ateez]

RECS: yeah we cookin' up a super bowl ✶ fic recs [Super Bowl - Stray Kids] ೃ⁀➷ ೃ⁀➷ ೃ⁀➷ ೃ⁀➷ ೃ⁀➷ ೃ⁀➷ ೃ⁀➷ ೃ⁀➷ ೃ⁀➷ FANDOM TAGS

aespa: monochrome to color ⍟ aespa [Black Mamba]

Alexa: this is a revolution ⍟ AleXa [Revolution]

Ateez: 8 makes 1 team ⍟ Ateez

Blackpink: Blackpink in your area ⍟ Blackpink

Dreamcatcher: I know always I know you ⍟ Dreamcatcher [Bon Voyage]

Hazbin Hotel: a fucking happy day in hell ⍟ Hazbin Hotel [Happy Day in Hell]

Itzy: wannabe me me me ⍟ Itzy [Wannabe]

Marvel: Stan Lee's megaverse ⍟ marvel

NCT [127/Dream/WayV]: neo got my back ⍟ NCT [Intro: Neo Got My Back]

OneUs: our love is no diggity ⍟ OneUs [No Diggity]

Purple Kiss: purple on the top ⍟ Purple Kiss [Ponzona]

Seventeen: 17 right here ⍟ Seventeen

Shinee: Shinee's back ⍟ Shinee

Stray Kids: you make stray kids stay ⍟ Stray Kids

Twice: take me to your paradise ⍟ Twice [Hell in Heaven]

Red Velvet: we are queens & kings ⍟ Red Velvet

Weki Meki: baby come on dazzle me ⍟ WekiMeki [Dazzle Dazzle]

[sirfrogsworth]

(Turn on sound.)

So, I configured my new lights to work with Alexa.

If I say "Full beans" I get alllll the light. "Half beans" I get some light. And then there is "quarter beans" and "no beans" as well.

Technology is wonderful.

The smart home revolution is perfect.

No notes.

[kalinara]

(All-New X-Men #6)

I've kind of blogged something about this before but I never get tired of seeing posts about Logan/Scott/Jean as a throuple (I will literally die of spite before I use a portmanteau) that talk about them as two godlike, immortal beings and "just some guy".

Because on some level, of course, it's absolutely true. Jean is the living embodiment of a Universal Cosmic Force. She can sneeze and wipe out entire star systems.

And Logan is basically immortal. There are a good number of timelines that go forward hundreds, if not thousands of years (see: Powers of X in the Krakoa era) that still show Logan at the prime of his life, always fighting and surviving.

Scott, is, by that standard, just some guy. He's got lasers coming out of his eyes, which is kind of cool admittedly. You could do some interesting analysis on the fact that they seem to be infinite - the only time we see them give out is when HE gives out. Or doesn't get enough sunlight or whatever. But for practical purposes, they've got one real use, the guy's just a very decorative portable cannon.

But what makes Scott special, and on level with the other two, isn't what he is, but what he does.

This is a dude who's led the X-Men since he was a teenager. And as a teenager once talked an entire fleet of Sentinels into attacking the goddamn sun.

This is a dude who co-led a guerilla war against Apocalypse in the future for 10-12 years (admittedly with his goddess wife), then came back as though nothing happened.

He's also the reason for his own last name, because in ANOTHER time traveling bout with the goddess wife, he managed to inspire his own orphaned ancestor to take the name "Summers" in his and Jean's honor.

This is a dude who got possessed by Apocalypse, and repressed him to the point of amnesia, got a sliver of the Void stuck in his head, and repressed that too. Even Phoenix possession took a while to shake that guy.

This is a dude who became the "Boy King of Utopia", uniting the entirety of the mutant race under one banner. Magneto KNELT to him and named him Caesar.

There's also that time he stared down Dracula. Was it a bluff? Dracula thinks so. But he still backed the fuck down. And for a brief period of time, even Namor followed this guy's lead. NAMOR.

This is a dude who, after becoming possessed and ostracized, led a "mutant revolution", becoming a household name among bitter college students everywhere.

He's the kangaroo trial symbol of the entire mutant race, sentenced to death, and his only response is a call to arms published through his lawyer, She-Hulk.

This is a man who's slept with Jean Grey, the Phoenix (back when they were considered separate entities), the Goblin Queen, Emma Frost, and Frenzy, and every single one came back wanting to fuck him again.

Speaking of Frenzy? That dude's sub game redeemed a fucking acolyte!

"God took less time than that to make the world!". Okay, take a fucking breath, Joanna. (X-Men Legacy #248)

His kids are practically gods in their own right, and he was only involved in the conception of one of them. The others just kind of showed up one day with a DNA test and got invited in for dinner.

The closest thing he has to a hobby is plotting how to kill dinosaurs:

(Uncanny X-Men #495 - and he's fought a LOT of dinosaurs.

Sinister's been obsessed with this man's DNA for years, and yeah, if you're just looking at it in terms of powers, it doesn't make a lot of sense. There are much more powerful mutants out there after all. But when you start thinking about the rest of this, yeah, I kind of want to put him in a petrie dish too.

Heck, he's even argued with the narrator! In another timeline, he could have become an incredibly boring variation of Deadpool!

(Uncanny X-Men #96).

I'm just saying, yes, by one point of view the Moon Throuple is two godlike immortal beings and dude who is "just some guy".

But on the other hand, if you had a chance to fuck the unholy combination of Mr. Rogers, Alexander the Great, and the Death Star wouldn't you?

[chaoticladyfire]

A List of Things that are my 'Roman Empire'

Emily Gilmore (they can never make me hate you)

The letter Alex Turner wrote to Alexa Chung, you know which one

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat

The Eagles' 'Hotel California' guitar solo

What did Henry tell Camilla at the end of The Secret History?

That one article about Bennington University in the 1980s

Lana Del Rey’s unreleased songs. Specifically ‘Boarding School’ ‘Smarty’ and ‘Children of the Bad Revolution’

Fleabag and Claire from Fleabag

The Holdovers

Annabeth intuitively knowing to protect Percy in The Last Olympian

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche

That scene in Lady Bird where Lady Bird jumps out of a car because of her mother's ramblings

House M.D.

Simon from Lord of the Flies

Anne Boleyn

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh

Remus Lupin

The Roy sibling’s childhood in Succession

George Harrison's pictures in India

Stop All the Clocks by W.H Auden

Paris Geller not getting into Harvard

Fleetwood Mac's album Rumour

Macbeth, the character

Inigo Montoya

Emma, 2020

The most important women in Don Draper's life dying of different kinds of cancer

Ash Lynch from Banana Fish

Nicky Hemmick from All For the Games

Meredith Grey and Cristina Yang from Grey's Anatomy

Will Herondale and Jem Carstairs from The Infernal Devices

That one Thanksgiving episode in Gossip Girl

Jess Mariano from Gilmore Girls

Challengers, 2024

Baby Fever

Little Miss Sunshine

Robert Spearing from Industry

My Lady Jane being cancelled

Creme Brulee

Peeta Mellark from The Hunger Games

The violet field scene from E.M. Forsters' A Room With A View

The fountain scene in Atonement

Skyfall, 2012

'But did you die' line from The Hangover Part II

That scene in Good Will Hunting where Robin William tells Matt Damon how he met his wife.

Sansa Stark

The Twinyards

The fact that men can strike a conversation with waiters, cab drivers, etc without fear of repercussions

The Persuasion letter

Caravaggio vs Artemisia’s art

Declan Lynch from The Raven Cycle. Pretty much the entire TRC series

[mjfass]

My main problem with the AEW women’s division is that they don’t give them promo time, especially in ring promos. And that is an issue because I’ve seen comments of people saying ���I don’t care about the division” and the thing is that promos give us the opportunity to know wrestlers, their personalities, some promos can result in catchphrases or nicknames, it’s an opportunity to give people a reason to care about them. How are we supposed to know their backstory, their mannerisms, their charisma, their freaking personality if they don’t let them? During the WWE Women’s Revolution, we fell in love with people like Sasha, Bayley, Charlotte and Alexa because they gave us a reason to care about them. We knew the facial expressions of Alexa and how great she is on the mic, it gave Sasha a catchphrase, it gave Charlotte the opportunity to show how a great heel she is, and more recently, it gave Bayley the freaking “Ding Dong, Hello!”. The women have great personality and charisma and they should be given this time to show them. One of the freaking reasons of why MJF is the most over person right now it’s because he have had countless opportunities to know and identify with him and his story… I think the girls deserve the same opportunity.

That’s why Toni’s new gimmick has worked so well until now. They have gave her the time to develop, to show how charismatic and funny she is and make us care about it. We need more of that.

[merrycrisis-if]

mc is like sideshow bob stepping on rakes except the rakes are heartbreak rip, ouch, oof, augh. anyway Alexa play if not now by Tracy Chapman. At least musician mcs have something to write about ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Tracy Chapman's always been one of my favee artists!! If not now makes me think of Nat. Baby Can I Hold You reminds me of Qiu, and Talkin' bout a revolution reminds me of Shay.

And ahhaha yes, merry crisis MC is truly just bumbling about setting off all sorts of landmines.

[dalekofchaos]

WWE Women deserve better and so do the women legends

In a show celebrating 30 years of RAW, WWE decided to snub the countless women made this show what it is now.  WWE really said they'll be historically accurate and be terrible to women. No meaningful segments involving female legends. Cutting an advertised/highly-anticipated match. And a most random match-up.

The women legends always seem to be left off these Raw celebrations and Legends Nights.

WWE once again let the women down last night. They took away a highly anticipated steel cage match between Becky Lynch and Bayley but kept pointless poker segments and the US title match went on for too long. A disgrace.

Where the fuck was this last night?

Why were the women legends in fucking cameo roles???? Where was Lita? Where was Trish? Where was Mickie? Where was Victoria? Where was Maryse? Laycool?? Candice Michelle? Kelly Kelly? Alicia Fox? Molly Holly? Jacqueline? Ivory? Melina? Eve Torres? Where was Beth Phoenix? Where were the fucking Bellas? So not only do we NOT get to fucking see Becky vs Bayley, we can't even get to see the legends or ANY LICK OF FUCKING RESPECT BEING SHOWN? THIS IS COMPLETE AND TOTAL WHORESHIT

Not even a moment to dedicate to the ones not there anymore, no mention of Chyna or Luna Vachon

Not even a moment to celebrate the women's revolution “But Mercedes and Saraya and AJ aren't with the company” YOU OWN THE FOOTAGE, STOP BEING FUCKING CHICKENSHIT AND JUST CELEBRATE WHAT THEY DID WHILE THEY WORKED FOR YOU, INSTEAD YA'LL DIDN' T DO FUCKING SHIT.

OH BUT THEY HAD THE FUCKING TIME FOR HOGAN STINKING UP THE JOINT, SEX PEST FLAIR AND THE 100TH FUCKING DX REUNION. 

They had more focus on the SMACKDOWN Women's Champion than Raw's Women's Champion. Bianca Belair should be the MAIN focus on Monday Night Raw PERIOD. she's the only world champion on the brand and they couldn't dedicate ONE FUCKING MINUTE to her feud with Alexa ..... WHERE THE FUCK WAS ALEXA LAST NIGHT?

Instead of the beat down in the cage, instead we could've got Becky being attacked in the ring when Lita, Trish and The Bellas come to her aid and fight off Damage CTRL. But instead, no women legends and a fucking bait and switch because Hunter didn't want to book Becky vs Bayley as the main event or as a match at all.

WWE sent a message last night. We don't give a shit about our women's division anymore, we don't give a shit about past, present or future. Fuck women wrestling and fuck the fans

The Bellas rightfully called out this shit last night

#wwewomendeservebetter

[thosesillylittlegayghosts]

FINALE THOUGHTS

DO NOT START IT WITH THEM CRYING HOW AM I MEANT TO DEAL

well there goes my one last night theory

Just because it’s over doesn’t mean its really over and if I think it over maybe-

Actually just kill me off it would hurt less HIS VOICE

NOT THE FISH FUCK OFF

they’re bestie goals i adore them also im sorry but the song being called perfect movie scene and them two looking like they’re in a rom com (from far away) will actually be the death of me

Fuck she’s wearing purple again and he’s wearing beige

SIMON PLS I WANT TO WRAP YOU IN A BLANKET YOU DESERVE SOME COMFORT

damn okay Sara admitting Simon’s right??? NO don’t call yourself stupid you’re finally getting the recognition you deserve

Them having their lesson outside is so real it’s my favourite thing about summer

AHHHH I WAS SO RIGHT THEYRE CLOSING HILLERSKA

SEVERAL WARNINGS

Vincent fuck off fuck off fuck off. Nils please defend him

NO THEYRE GONNA BLAME FELICE AND WILHELM

NOT NILS AND WILHELM YELLING AT EACH OTHER YOU GET ALONG

not August crying

Omg omg he just pulled a Queen Kristina he did what she did is this foreshadowing cause now he’s having a mental breakdown???

Stella and Fredricka get together whilst comforting each other??

Nah I actually love the third years having a group hug that’s amazing

And Henry and Walter talking to their parents (?) but still being together it’s so cute to see all their little favourites

Oh it’s so gonna end at the end of term, hillerskas closing and Simon’s moving away so they’re having like one last day together all of them

Wilhelm you’re killing me here

Has his room changed? I swear he used to have one window

NOT KRIS

NEON PARTY NEON PARTY

Not Vincent and nils calling him out

VINCENT YOURE ACTUALLY TALKING SOME SENSE FOR ONCE

okay so Augusts gonna back out and then Wille can threaten to do whatever he wants

AHHH TALK TO HIM THROUGH THE BOOKCASE WILLE GO ON

noooo they’re both returning crisis

HES WEARING PURPLE

HENRY FUCK OFF

NOOOO HE WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING

okay maybe my one night theory wasn’t entirely off…

Not the housemaster doing shots with them??? No wonder the schools getting shut down

Yes Wilhelm Felice besties era again!!!

LOVE OF MY LIFE AHH

no he thinks he’s gonna kill his mum

HOW DID SHE HIDE A WHOLE BOTTLE OF WINE??

PARTY PRINCE RETURN OF THR PARTY PRINCE TITLE

not her hiding the wine Felice I love you

I love all these people so much man

Alexa play closure by Henry Moodie

HE DID THE THING THE THING WITH THE GRASS

REVOLUTION?!?!!

ERIK WOULD HAVE LOVED YOU NO MATTER WHAT

theyre near tears so im near tears

PLEASE SARA YOURE MEANT TO BE IN LOVE WITH HIM WHAT DO YOU MEAN STRONGER FEELINGS

they’re bestie goals and couple goals and I’ve never really shipped them but honestly I could be convinced-this all happening where they first became friends is just too much

Stella I had hopes for you man

NILS YOU HAVE….??? I seriously thought he was gonna say I have feelings for you

AH HE CAME OUT AND THEYRE ACTUALLY SUPPORTIVE AND ACTUALLY ACTING LIKE FRIENDS I LOVE IT

God he’s so in love HA REJECTED AT LEAST HE APOLOGISED

military service he’s doing military service now?

I CALLED THIS WEEKS AGO THAT THEYD GET BACK TOGETHER THEN SHED REJECT HIM BUT THE LAST EPISODE TRICKED ME

I LOVE YOU ITLL PASS FUCK OFF WHY ARE YOU BRINGING UP THAT TRAUMA RN?!

ONE LAST NIGHT TOGETHER I WAS SO RIGHT

OMG THE LAKE SCENE NOT THE LAKE SCENE

NOT IT TAKES A FOOL TO REMAIN SCENE THE CYCLICAL STRUCTURE IS HURTING ME

NO THIS HURTS SO MUCH MORE THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD

HOW CAN IT JUST BE OVER NAH THIS IS MY CAUSE OF DEATH

STEDRIKA GOT TOGETHER AND FELICE IS JUST SMILING I LOVE HER

Them showing Henry and Walter right after Stella and Fredricka get together means they’re also canon actually

REMEMBER WHEN YOU SAID EVERYONE WAS FAKE??? REMEMBER WHEN YOU SAID YOU COULD BE FREE I HOPE YOU GET THERE. It’s not looking good for the endgame guys

WE WERE A REVOLUTION?! IT SHOULDNT BE A REVOLUTION TO LOVE EACH OTHER???

He’s gonna do something OMG OMG WHAT DOES THAT MEAN HE THREW IT AWAY DOES HE MEAN HES DONE WITH THE CROWN?! WILL I HAVE TO EAT MY WORDS AND WATCH HIM ABDICATE?!

Queen redemption arc???

Say no say no say-damn at least maybe now he’ll get support??

What is it with frogs and this royal family??

Goodbye Simon MY HEART MAN COME ON

I HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE SUMMER YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT I CANNOT EVEN IM ACTUALLY NEVER GONNA RECOVER FROM THIS

Girls trip!!!

AHHH HES SO GONNA ABDICATE

but August might…

AHHHH WILHELM I LOVE YOU IVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER TO BE WRONG

NAH ITS A ROMCOM HE PULLED A LOVE ACTUALLY IM NEVER RECOVERING FROM THIS

AHHHHH

FOR HIS OWN SAKE IM SO PROUD

NOT THE FLASHBACKS IM GONNA CRY

THE FINAL LOOK I CALLED IT

[semaj-naij]

5 Key Trends in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

The landscape of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is constantly evolving, driven by innovations that transform how we communicate, work, and live. Here are five key trends currently shaping the ICT sector, complete with examples and photos to illustrate their impact.

1. Convergence

Convergence in ICT refers to the merging of previously distinct technologies and services into a unified system. This trend is breaking down barriers between various media, telecommunications, and IT services, leading to more integrated and streamlined solutions.

Example: Smart Home Devices - Devices like Amazon Echo and Google Nest integrate voice control, home automation, and entertainment in one system.

Before:

After:

2. Social Media

Social media continues to revolutionize how people connect, share information, and engage with content. Its influence extends beyond personal interactions to business, marketing, and customer service.

Example: Instagram for Business - Companies use Instagram to promote products, engage with customers, and build their brand presence.

3. Mobile Technology

Mobile technology is at the heart of modern ICT, with smartphones and tablets becoming essential tools for communication, entertainment, and work.

Example: Mobile Banking Apps - Apps like Venmo and Revolut enable users to manage finances, transfer money, and make payments from their smartphones.

4. Assistive Media

Assistive media technologies are designed to help individuals with disabilities access information and communicate effectively, promoting inclusivity and accessibility.

Example: Voice Assistants - Devices like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant provide voice-activated support for visually impaired users.

5. Cloud Computing

Cloud computing continues to transform how businesses and individuals store, manage, and process data, offering scalable and flexible solutions.

Example: Google Workspace - A suite of cloud-based productivity tools that includes Google Docs, Sheets, and Drive, facilitating collaboration and remote work.

PASSED BY:JAMES JIAN B. ESLABON

[clouds-of-wings]

Consider what cloud capital consists of: smart software, server farms, cell towers, thousands of miles of optic fibre. And yet all of this would be worthless without ‘content’. The most valuable part of the stock of cloud capital is not its physical components but rather the stories posted on Facebook, the videos uploaded to TikTok and YouTube, the photos on Instagram, the jokes and insults on Twitter, the reviews on Amazon or, simply, our movement through space, allowing our phones to alert Google Maps to the latest spot of traffic. In providing these stories, videos, photos, jokes and movements, it is we who produce and reproduce – outside any market – the stock of cloud capital. This is unparalleled. Workers employed by General Electric, Exxon-Mobil, General Motors or any other major conglomerate collect in salaries and wages approximately 80 per cent of the company’s income. This proportion grows larger in smaller firms. Big Tech’s workers, in contrast, collect less than 1 per cent of their firms’ revenues. The reason is that paid labour performs only a fraction of the work that Big Tech relies on. Most of the work is performed by billions of people for free. Sure enough, most of us choose to do this, enjoy it even. Broadcasting our opinions and sharing our lives’ intimate details with our digital tribes and communities seems to satisfy some perverse expressive need of ours. No doubt, under feudalism, serfs toiling away on their ancestral lands would have suffered great hardships but still found it undesirable, if not unfathomable, to have their way of life taken away from them, their shared culture and traditions. Still, the harsh reality remained: at the end of the harvest, the landlord would send the sheriff to extract the lion’s share of their produce – without paying the serfs a penny for it. So it goes with the billions of us unwittingly producing cloud capital. The fact that we do so voluntarily, happily even, does not detract from the fact that we are unpaid manufacturers – cloud serfs whose daily self-directed toil enriches a tiny band of multibillionaires residing mostly in California or Shanghai. This is the crux. The digital revolution may be turning waged workers into cloud proles, who live increasingly precarious, stressful lives under the invisible thumb of algorithmic bosses. And it may have replaced Don Draper with extraordinary behaviour modification algorithms, hidden behind elegant tabletop appliances like Alexa. But that’s not the most significant fact about cloud capital. Cloud capital’s singular achievement, a feat far superior to either of these, is the way it has revolutionised its own reproduction. The true revolution cloud capital has inflicted on humanity is the conversion of billions of us into willing cloud serfs volunteering to labour for nothing to reproduce cloud capital for the benefit of its owners.

~ Yanis Varoufakis: Technofeudalism