#ash/xray

[thatfreak03]

(Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes)

I don't really ship X-Ray/Ash. I feel inderiffent to it, but I know of some people who do. So I made their ship kid.

Her name is Ira Samaya, and she is around 24 years old.

Ira is a superhero hero like her dad. Her superpower is a sonic voice.

[undeadghosty]

[xraynarvaez]

Vav: You know, X-Ray, it was so hard to keep you alive for the reveal. Because you were part of my plan but you're so fucking annoying! X-Ray: *begging for his life* Vav: I think you had enough chances!

i have come back with more scream au

this is happening in front of Hilda and she is on the floor

[morimyth]

If I can't talk to a human, I'm not going.

[vagueriddles]

THISISNOTAWEBSITEDOTCOM NEW STUFF LIST !!!

(very vague bear with me this is just stuff I've tried putting in, SPOILERSSSS)

Dipper - A letter from presumably Bill telling him how to solve the book - by staring at the sun for 13 hours straight to read the solar powered ink.

Mabel - Adorns the scene with stickers :)

Soos - LONG letter from Soos to us?? Anyways Mabel is telling him what to write about and there's PINATA in all caps on the last page.

PINATA - A video of a girl hitting a Bill shaped Pinata with what's either actual Alex Hirsch or a very good impression voicing Bill's agony.

Waddles - redirects to pigplacementnetwork

McGucket - Redirected to Cotton Eyed Joe.

Ford - An xray of an 18 year old Ford's hand and a case report stating how remarkable his six fingers are, with a blacked out line at the end that goes "if I could kidnap him and bring him to our secret cloning lab." (Yikes)

Stan - redirected to brass knuckles on Ebay

Tad Strange - a video of sourdough being cut with.... oddly sensual music?

VALLIS CINERIS (this phrase shows up on the wall in the top left corner when lightning flashes) - a video of baby Bill from the book with two other triangles with a robotic voice repeating "why did you do it" (the phrase is also a reference to the great gatsby and the valley of ashes)

TJ ECKLESBURG - "NEVER MENTION THAT NAME AGAIN"

PORTAL - "PORTAL.EXE HAS BEEN DELETED. I BET YOU COULD BUILD ONE"

SEASON 3 - "SEASON 2"

SEASON 2 - "SEASON 1"

SEASON 1 - "SEASON -1: ANTI-GRAVITY FALLS"

BOOK OF BILL - "HIDE UNDER SHIRT DURING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE"

Wendy - A note about a "totally legit way to ward off evil triangles on the bottom right corner of the book"

Robbie - a convo between Robbie and Thompson, before and then after which they find Bill and find out how they die? Picture included.

Gideon - Gideon singing and then saying "I love you forever mabel"

Mystery shack - Redirected to Confusion Hill on google

Gravity falls - "NEVER HEARD OF IT"

Disney - "RAT.GIF HAS BEEN CENSORED FOR YOUR PROTECTION"

Alex Hirsch - redirected to "flannel" on google

Bill + Cipher - Redirected to "jazzy triangle meets square square on youtube"

Blind eye - One of those sight test charts and it spells out "WKHBOOVHH" (leaving this to the book solvers lol)

Ducktective - "DUCKTECTIVE STARS IN 'LOVE, QUACKTUALLY' COMING TO 'OI, ITS THE COCKNEY CHANNEL INNIT' THIS FALL"

HELP ME/SAVE ME - A video of a Bill statue in a tank with an Axolotl

Axolotl - "YOU ASK ALOTL QUESTIONS"

Weirdmageddon - newspaper from gravity falls gossiper: "NOTHING HAPPENED"

Pines - "A GOOD FAMILY TREE"

Pacifica - Letter from Pacifica :)

Platinum Paz - A short story about Pacifica almost making a deal with Bill???

(Not words but other stuff if you press the screen)

Mason - a note from dipper to ford, later responded to by Ford as well talking about anagrams, there is one there as well, and ford mentions his CRYPTOGRAM CODEX

Cryptogram codex - downloads a file, I can't open it bc I'm on my phone but it has cipherfonts a and b, strange runes and 'Theraprism'

Theraprism - whatever this is

Knife - A page about the "Cipheropticon" and Bill-Hunters almanac

Skull's gold tooth - Get out of death free card!

Book - letter from Ford :) with this code on the bottom

(Also tells Bill to choke on glass)

[shiftertech]

"If this is our last day, we're just happy we were here."

A new conflict-scarred world sat far behind the front by this point. A girl—who missed the evacuation efforts, survived through the bombardments, and sheltered until the seemingly endless cacophony of combat ceased—finally saw the sky once more, tinted red with ash and smoke. She scoured for food, water and other survivors. Most people fled on the evacuation shuttles, and the cratered streets remain barren reminders that she is very alone.

She entered another store-front and finds a battered door hiding what she anticipates is a storeroom. With a kick, it fell off its damaged hinges, sending her off balance and suddenly sliding down ruined concrete slabs, twisted rebar just missing her on the way down. The storeroom had collapsed into a basement level, and she finds herself in waist deep in murky water. She noticed the cause for the collapse directly ahead of her.

A battered war machine, dusted in debris and sporting grievous wounds. It held the insignia for the military which once pledged to protect this world, but now found itself pushed back by several systems. She wondered about the operator. If—like herself—they found themself sheltered helplessly within walls, trapped by metal.

She waded towards the mech, carefully avoiding sharp debris in the water. It took a minute, but she finally found the hatch release, marked with instructions. It was shut very tightly, but with a hard tug, it relented. Her eyes landed on the sight inside.

Another woman, strikingly similar to herself except with a shaven cut of hair and brilliant green eyes. Her eyes, they were wide open! She was alive!

The girl then looked down the operator's body and she had to hold back bile attempting to force its way out. The operator's legs were rotting, darkened a sickly shade of black and red. Her fingers were in much the same state. But she was breathing, and her eyes were moving, locked on the girl now. And her lips moved but the voice didn't come from her. A tinny, encompassing voice came from within the hull.

"You found us."

The voice was one of disbelief. One that seemed very consigned to the fate of fading away out of sight and mind, but suddenly found a spark of hope. These words matched the operator's purpled lips movement despite no sound escaping her throat. It was as if she spoke through the mech. The girl pulled herself inside, stepping into the rot-murky space of the cockpit. She regarded the operator with an apprehensive curiosity.

"Who are you," she asked meekly.

The operator lifted her head, a passive smile crossing her lips, answering, "We are Bravo-Mike-Uniform-5-5-6-Xray, a combat unit previously acting in the role of planetary defense." The response is incredibly clarifying to the girl, as equally as it is confusing.

"...and what is your name."

"That is our name," the response is definitive. Unquestionable. Final. The emphasis on our is so natural and self-assured, it leaves no doubt about her nature. Their nature?

"You're sync-locked. Aren't you?"

It isn't much of a secret, more of an urban legend, how some operators become so nuerologically attached to their mech, that they become bound to each other, mutually dependent. To separate an operator who is sync-locked is akin to taking a hack saw to their brain and going wild, or so the stories go. She doesn't know how to feel, now suddenly and unexpectedly being in the presence of such an individual. Pair? Entity??

"That is what others may call us, with their limited perceptions of what can and cannot be," they begin, and then pause, tilting their head in contemplation. A thoughtful look crosses their face and they continue, "We are we. One in the same. No distinguishable line, just us. We are not 'locked', we are finally one."

It's such a foreign, radical idea to the girl, that the initial reaction approaches revulsion. She gestures dramatically to their body.

"Look at you. You're rotting in your own seat. Why do you seem happy being like this?"

And the operator-body looks down upon itself, the collective conscious observing the body through its eyes.

"If we were to isolate the we that we were when we inhabited this body, we'd say we never fit inside its skin." They make the body look up towards the girl. "Nothing felt right until we were connected through the bond. That we who dreamt about metal instead of skin, servo's and piston actuators instead of muscles, sensor packages and scoped optics and high caliber weaponry.

"We understand the connection we have with this body; how it holds a degree of what makes us who we are. We don't know if once this body expires, we'll burn out like every other one who has forged the connection that we have. Regardless of what happens to us, we are simply happy to finally be what we were always meant to be, even if bodily expiry cuts our freedom short."

And after that somber note, the girl is stunned to see the body expressing a smile, echoing the intent of BMU-556X. She couldn't fathom achieving such a degree of freedom and feeling so right with herself, and then losing it just as soon as she attained it. It's a horrifying thought to her, and here they are, somehow finding the brightside of it.

She looks over the body. There is no battle wounds as far as she can tell. It just looks dangerously malnourished and unkempt, but not beyond recovery. Her background in medicine left her concerned that some parts of the body are approaching the point of necrosis, but she decides that she'll round that corner when she gets to it. With haste, she slides the backpack off her shoulder. They tilt the body's head.

"What are you-"

"Hold on a minute, I have some stuff..." She trails off, gathering a bottle of water and several food items, and putting aside some basic medical supplies on the side. The body's eyes catch on the items, widening slightly.

"This is not necessary. We understand survival under these conditions may be fraught with challenge. We cannot ask of you to-"

"Shut up. I'm going to help you regardless."

"Even though this body is dying?"

"It's not dead yet."

"Even though we are just a machine?"

"You're talking to me, aren't you? That's good enough for me."

That leaves 556X quiet for some time. The girl gets up and brings a bottle of water to the body's lips. With some struggle, the body finally takes to drinking the water, coughing a fit after going so long without it. She finally gives the body a break, putting the bottle down and just looking. Green eyes meet her brown eyes.

"What are your intentions by doing this?" They sound uncertain. Confused. But there's also a small little hopeful tone buried underneath it all.

The girl smirks, soft and gentle, before replying with absolute sincerity.

"We're going to survive. We're going to live."

[crossovershipstournament]

Crossover Ships Tournament Contestants

Alright, after putting it off for a bit (due to real life being busy and also I got lazy), I’ve finally gone through and prepared the list of ships for the tournament! Congrats to the lucky 64, and apologies to anyone else whose ship didn’t make it in. I did appreciate every single entry that followed the rules, though, and all the infodumps made me smile!

Before the list, however, I wanna say that this post and the eventual bracket matchup post are going to double as places to post your propaganda via replies and reblogs (or even asks). Going forward, I will use whatever propaganda people add to the posts/send via asks with permission to add as propaganda on the eventual bracket matches. By adding any sort of replies/tags/etc to any further tournament-related posts, you are consenting to having that propaganda added into the tournament. If you are uncomfortable with this, please state it outright on any posts/asks you might send.

Also the rule about fanart for the ships still remains; if you send/provide fanart, please also provide explicit permission from the original artist or proof that you made it yourself. Otherwise, I will not feel comfortable using it in the tournament.

With all that said, let’s meet our 64 ships for the tournament! Please let me know if anything is misspelled or any information is incorrect:

Bayonetta (Bayonetta)/Palutena (Kid Icarus)

Beastman (Masters of the Universe)/Lifeweaver (Overwatch 2)

Ben Tennyson (Ben 10)/Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)

Chibiusa (Sailor Moon)/Kid Trunks Briefs (Dragon Ball Z)

Damian Wayne (DC Comics)/Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug)

Dib Membrane (Invader Zim)/Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls)

Dimentio (Super Paper Mario)/Jevil (Deltarune)

Ash Williams (Evil Dead)/Crawford Tillinghast (From Beyond)

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (How To Train Your Dragon)/Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians)

Isabelle (Animal Crossing)/Wolf O’Donnell (StarFox)

Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)/Juniper Lee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)

JD (Heathers the Musical)/Nathan Prescott (Life is Strange)

Jigglypuff (Pokemon)/Kirby (Kirby)

Johnny Bravo (Johnny Bravo)/Samurai Jack (Samurai Jack)

Leonardo Hamato (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)/Yuichi Usagi (Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles)

Michelangelo Hamato (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)/Miles Morales (Marvel)

Reagan Ridley (Inside Job)/Toriel Dreemur (Undertale)

Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera (Ducktales 2017)/Clover Ebi (RWBY)

Gyro Gearloose (Ducktales 2017)/Hazel Rainart (RWBY)

Gandra Dee (Ducktales 2017)/Winter Schnee (RWBY)

Dewey Duck (Ducktales 2017)/Whitley Schnee (RWBY)

Mogar (Xray and Vav)/David (Camp Camp)

Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron)/Timmy Turner (Fairly Oddparents)

Jane Porter (Tarzan)/Captain Amelia (Treasure Planet)

Max Goof (Disney)/Yakko Warner (Animaniacs)

Huey Duck (Ducktales 2017)/Wakko Warner (Animaniacs)

Dewey Duck (Ducktales 2017)/Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Wirt (Over the Garden Wall)/Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls)

Webby Vanderquack (Ducktales 2017)/Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)

Max (Camp Camp)/Phineas Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)

Sora (Kingdom Hearts)/Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planet)

Angus McDonald (The Adventure Zone)/Shigeo Kageyama (Mob) (Mob Psycho 100)

Anne Boonchuy (Amphibia)/Nepeta Leijon (Homestuck)

Applejack (My Little Pony)/Hol Horse (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)

Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)/Cinderella (Cinderella)

Commander Peepers (Wander Over Yonder)/Wilt Michaels (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends)

Ditzy Doo (My Little Pony)/The Doctor (Doctor Who)

Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio)/Timothy Q. Mouse (Dumbo)

Sam Winchester (Supernatural)/Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds)

Bowser (Super Mario)/Dr. Eggman (Sonic)

Kokichi Ouma (Danganronpa)/Venti (Genshin Impact)

Charlie Bradbury (Supernatural)/Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)

Alex Mercer (Prototype)/Desmond Miles (Assassin’s Creed)

Adrien Agreste aka Chat Noir (Miraculous Ladybug)/Berry Shirayuki aka Mew Berry (Tokyo Mew Mew)

Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony)/Shockwave (Transformers Prime)

Floyd Leech (Twisted Wonderland)/Kanata Shinkai (Ensemble Stars)

Skales (Lego Ninjago)/Starscream (Transformers Prime)

Selina Kyle aka Catwoman (DC Comics)/Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Phone Guy (Five Nights at Freddy’s)/Wally Franks (Bendy and the Ink Machine)

Megaman (Megaman)/Pit (Kid Icarus)

Merida (Brave)/Rapunzel (Tangled)

Ange Ushiromiya (Umineko no Naku Koro Ni)/Rin Tohsaka (Fate/Stay Night)

Bendy (Bendy and the Ink Machine)/Cuphead (Cuphead)

Luca Paguro (Luca)/Maisie Brumble (The Sea Beast)

Princess Peach (Super Mario)/Samus Aran (Metroid)

Blossom Utonium (Powerpuff Girls)/Dexter (Dexter’s Laboratory)

Daffy Duck (Looney Toons)/Donald Duck (Disney)

Kefer (Egyxos)/Dragon Shiryu (Knights of the Zodiac)

Gaz Membrane (Invader Zim)/Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)

Gregor (Star Wars the Clone Wars)/Harley Quinn (DC Comics)

Sally “Thorn” McKnight (Scooby Doo Franchise)/Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Metalocalypse)

Astro Tenma (Astro Boy (2009))/Wilbur Robinson (Meet The Robinsons)

Apollo (Percy Jackson)/Clark Kent aka Superman (Superman)

Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)/Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

[mermaidstede]

i was tagged by @stedesbonnets and @insteading to tag nine people i’d like to know better! thank you both 🤍

three ships: stede bonnet/edward teach, aziraphale/crowley, kim kitsuragi/harry du bois :’)

first ship: honestly i think it was ash and misty from pokemon? first ship i remember tbh

last song: stepping through shadow - menahan street band

last film: some terrible lifetime movie. current tv show is fargo tho and it fucks! jon hamm has his tits pierced in it! a blessing

currently reading: butcher & blackbird by brynne weaver… everyone recommended it and idk how i feel about it yet. the narrators in the audiobook are 10/10 tho

currently craving: nicotine but i’m strong and about to hit day 3 of no smoking so yay!

favorite color: sage green

relationship status: married to ed teach with his hair pulled back. that’s my wife. my missus. ol ball and chain

last thing i googled: the number for my work

current obsessions: lifesavers green mints :)

i'm tagging @blakbonnet @queeraspirates @theend @rainbowcrowley @usersukuna @adamarks @devoursjohnlock @figmentof @gnarlystarships @loudemily @lifes-a-dick @xray-vex @celluloidbroomcloset @neil-gaiman

[pokemon-ash-aus]

Does Ash Indigo or Peach have an hyperfixation? Like something that if asked abt it they can and will infodump you abt everything? Can be books shows etc.

Peach has a strange fixation with Biology. It's to the point that if you give her a chance, she will try to read your Xray notes and point out lil tidbits of your Bones of oast fractures and potential breaks.

Ashs Hyperfixation will always be battles and nothing is gonna change that XD

Indigo goes for Fashion. He can tell you different styles and different histories of the fabrics and how to create cloth. He doesnt have a spool /yet/ but he aims for it.

[maiaacchiato]

0409, 0509, & 0609

2908

[agp]

hey if youre on turtle island or still tuesday and feel like trying a quick silly browser game you should check out tradle. (i think it updates at midnight based on time zones?) todays is real fun i prommy.

you get five guesses to figure out a country from its export data, and after each guess they tell you how far away you are and what direction the county youre looking for is. i know it sounds like a ridiculous challenge but this one has a bunch of easy hints and giveaways that are accessible to your average westerner

if its wednesday by now or you want to see the data presented differently check out this silly economy under the cut (bolded 'spoilers' ig)

total export value: 371b (usd)

gold: 86.7b (23%}

packaged meds: 48.5b (13%)

vaccines, blood, cultures, etc: 40.3b (11%)

base metal watches: 15.2b (4%)

nitrogen heterocyclic compounds: 14.2b (4%)

jewlery: 9.35b (2.5%)

precious metal watches: 8.97b (2.5%)

orthopedic appliances: 7.02b (2%)

hormones: 3.38b

coffee: 3.36b

electricity: 3.19b

medical instruments: 3.09b

machinery w indv functions: 3.04b

platinum: 2.54b

chemical analysis instruments: 2.27b

nucleic acids: 2.17b

valves: 2.17b

silver: 2.01b

electric motors: 1.78b

scented mixtures: 1.72b

sulfonamides: 1.71b

diamonds: 1.64b

planes, helicopters, and spacecraft: 1.63b

beauty products: 1.58b

other heating machinery: 1.43b

flavored water: 1.43b

gas turbines: 1.38b

low voltage protection eq: 1.34b

gas and liquid flow measuring inst: 1.3b

carboxyamide compounds: 1.26b

other measuring instruments: 1.24b

air pumps: 1.16b

motor vehicles, parts, and acc: 1.14b

petroleum gas: 1.12b

electrical transformers: 1.11b

aluminum plating: 1.07b

other plastic products: 1.01b

metal working machine parts: 988m

vitamins: 965m

polyamides: 963m

washing and bottling machines: 925m

chocolate: 887m

oxygen amino compounds: 885m

integrated circuits: 884m

iron fasteners: 881m

paintings: 873m

transmissions: 855m

special pharmaceuticals: 837m

insulated wire: 828m

electrical power accessories: 826m

plastic lids: 818m

cheese: 800m

antibiotics: 797m

liquid pumps: 797m

cars: 789m

ink: 752m

non mechanical removal machinery: 737m

trunks and cases: 734m

centrifuges: 730m

interchangeable tool parts: 728m

high voltage protection eq: 705m

hand saws: 693m

other edible preparations: 680m

electric heaters: 679m

electrical control boards: 672m

polyacetals: 664m

plastic pipes: 636m

electric soldering equipment: 616m

precious metal compounds: 608m

industrial fatty acids, oils, and alcohols: 608m

hot rolled iron bars: 590m

self propelled rail transport: 582m

refined petroleum: 577m

hydrazine or hydroxylamine derivatives: 565m

precious stones: 563m

rubber working machinery: 561m

unpackaged meds: 557m

other iron products: 553m

precious metal scraps 550m

computers: 545m

surveying equipment: 523m

other plastic sheetings: 519m

metal finishing machines: 516m

scrap copper: 514m

semiconductor devices: 511m

raw plastic sheeting: 494m

documents or title and stamps: 490m

rolled tobacco: 487m

malt extract: 469m

other electrical machinery: 467m

other paper machinery: 450m

oxygen heterocyclic compounds: 441m

non knit mens suits: 441m

synthetic coloring matter: 436m

locomotive parts: 432m

non knit womens suits: 428m

iron structures: 424m

leather footwear: 421m

industrial printers: 415m

lifting machinery: 415m

scrap iron: 412m

therapeutic appliances: 410m

office machine parts: 410m

other clocks and watches: 405m

metal molds: 403m

other furniture: 403m

glaziers putty: 377m

liquid dispersing machines: 376m

knitting machine accessories: 370m

other small iron pipes: 369m

broadcasting equipment: 367m

aircraft parts: 363m

industrial food prep machinery: 362m

glues: 357m

pesticides: 349m

oscilloscopes: 344m

raw aluminum: 344m

knit sweaters: 339m

optical fibers and bundles: 334m

excavation machinery: 332m

non iron/steel slag ash and residue: 319m

carboxylic acids: 315m

xray equipment: 315m

electric motor parts: 315m

watch straps: 313m

tanks and armoured vehicles: 310m

forging machines: 309m

cleaning products: 306m

metalworking transfer machines: 298m

animal food: 294m

combustion engines: 282m

engine parts: 271m

electric generating sets: 254m

scrap aluminum: 249m

laboratory reagents: 249m

perfumes: 244m

other rubber products: 241m

photo lab equipment: 240m

wheat: 236m

lubricating products: 234m

printed circuit boards: 233m

aluminum bars: 230m

explosive ammunition: 230m

brooms: 224m

lcds: 223m

refrigerators: 223m

motorcycles and cycles: 221m

large construction vehicles: 221m

coal briquettes: 221m

corn: 220m

aluminum cans: 219m

textile footwear: 217m

thermostats: 207m

coffee and tea extracts: 206m

other aluminum products: 204m

ball bearings: 203m

knives: 199m

machines for additive mnf: 195m

raw iron bars: 187m

delivery trucks: 185m

milling stones: 176m

aluminum foil: 170m

collectors items: 169m

soybean oil: 169m

wood fiberboard: 166m

other stainless steel bars: 164m

sculptures: 160m

cutting blades: 159m

baked goods: 150m

navigation equipment: 146m

hydrometers: 137m

watch cases and parts: 134m

laboratory ceramic wear: 134m

wood carpentry: 124m

mirrors and lenses: 117m

[thatfreak03]

(Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes)

I made an Ash/Vav ship kid because I can.

His name is Veer, and he is about 25 years old.

He has looked up to his "aunt" Hilda ever since he was a kid. He is into science just like her. He is more of a chemesis than a robotics scientist, though.

Like Hilda, he mostly makes things for superheros rather than go out into the field himself.

Veer, while not also able to read a room and can be a bit awkward at times, is a very friendly person and likes to help people.

[speakingthroughsilence]

Highlights of 2024

Making dumplings with fam!

New Jersey trip with friendsss

Floral arrangement night to celebrate my 30th birthday with Main Line gals (& Julia's amazing lemon-raspberry cake!)

Hosting Nights (Ephesians gals, Yaegene, Djeong, Csuh, BLee and ARyu)

Annual bougie birthday dinner... did not live up to the hype

The most beautiful prayers to strengthen my mental resilience via Pause App: Consecrating

Jesus speaking over me: "Restore and Redeem"

My first Ash Wednesday!

Still battling my false identity: that my value/worth is dependent upon my performance and the need-to-do/need-to-know

Running Cherry Blossom 5K w/ R. Hur

Solar eclipse, and XRay films

Lamb day at Julia's

Leadership conference at Watermark - Dallas, TX

ATS Conference - San Diego, CA (w/ A. Wu)

Happy/Bittersweet tears of Yaegene (+Row)

The most beautiful sunrise, scrumptious blueberries, and everything nature at Acadia National Park w/ Glo

I bought a new car....! wth

The most expensive (but worth) haircut in NY

The final closure w/ my most beloved then-best-friend, A at Bo and Jin's bday party

First time in Chicago, and it's BEAUTIFUL in the summer (thanks Jisu)

Beach trip w/ Beca and Anna <3

Evergreen camp w/ Esther and Gloria

Running, a lot of running

Best drinks at Silver Lyan w/ Bo

Being paired through Project Belong, and meeting T

Running Army 10

How can I forget... starting GRADUATE SCHOOL

Transplant Day (first one!)

Visiting Jenny and Ben in their new city, Philly! (love it)

The most beautiful Friendsgiving at Main Line Casa

First corporate holiday party

WM's giving back night, partnerning up with PB, and realizing that nothing is ever enough, and Jesus can truly only satisfy my heart

Caroling with Camels!

A whole summer, fall and then some w/ W

Extremely thankful for Jesus who answers all of my prayers, and redeeming and restoring parts of me

Concerts/Performances: 1) Tick Tick Boom! 2) Seong Jin Cho w/ NSO, 3) NSO, 4) NSO w/ Jose (Conductor), 5) Arlo Parks, 6) Washington Chamber Orchestra, 7) Prince Caspian at the Bible Museum, 8) Turandot, 9) Liz McAlpine, 10) NSO w/ Julien Baker and BANKS, 11) IU, 12) Glass Animals (Iflu), 13) Wild Rivers, 14) Novo Amor, 15) Hades Town, 16) NSO

[xraynarvaez]

its funny to me how the only fan kid i made is for vav/ash, like i never made a hilda/xray kid or a xray/ash kid

[morimyth]

Gotta love impersonable dudes straight out of med school, can't look you in the eye, lose important document, eat hot chip, and lie.

Got his ass.

Can't hear the clock actually. Too busy playing with my cats to notice. You can take a half hour to call my specialist for me if you want, more cat time for me.

[thriron]

I was recently reminded about the Herculaneum Papyrus Scrolls.

this article:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/world/herculaneum-scroll-passages-decoded-philodemus-vesuvius-scn/

mentions that that AI is being used to decipher them. And. That's a very misleading statement.

this article from the Smithsonian: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/buried-ash-vesuvius-scrolls-are-being-read-new-xray-technique-180969358/

describes the software in much more depth. "AI" is being used. but it's a machine learning program that's being trained to detect differences between papyrus and ink.

The majority of the work is being done by hand written software that compiles 2D and 3D scan data, uses filtering algorithms to boost contrast (including that machine learning from earlier) and then attempts to unroll and flatten the scrolls.

PLEASE stop calling everything AI?

machine learning is a powerful tool that leverages statistics and a fuck load of complicated math to create a model from example data that can be a very powerful tool. But it's nothing close to any sort of "general AI"

And it's so much more interesting to know what people are actually doing