#bin and blu

[stargazer-sims]

Adventures With Bin and Blu

Bin: Look, I think that's our star.

Blu: I didn't know it'd be visible from here. Maybe we're not as far from home as we thought.

Bin: Anywhere is too far if you don't have a way to get there.

Blu: True.

Bin: Do you think they'll ever come back for us?

Blu: If you want the honest answer, no. I don't think they will. You're a thief and I'm an outcast. Now that they've gotten rid of us, I doubt they'll want us back. So, I think we're stuck here.

Bin: Not necessarily.

Blu: What do you mean, not necessarily?

Bin: Maybe I could steal a ship. A little one, just for the two of us.

Blu: On this technologically backward planet? Seriously?

Bin: Don't forget, there are Sixamish people here. They're highly advanced, a lot of them are rich, and they're obsessed with personal spacecraft.

Blu: They're also able to read minds, and they can freeze people with their freeze-rays. Do you want to be a punksicle?

Bin: *laughing* That's just a myth.

Blu: What if it isn't?

Bin: Then, maybe we are stuck here.

Blu: I'm sorry.

Bin: Why?

Blu: I broke you out of prison so you could be free, but then we got caught and now we're basically in another prison.

Bin: It's a pretty place to be trapped though, and you know, if I've gotta be stuck on a world with boring brownish aliens and barely functional tech, there's no one I'd rather be stuck with than you.

Blu: Look at that star. I wonder what kind of planets are orbiting that one?

Bin: If I ever do manage to steal a ship, maybe we can check it out.

Blu: I'd like that.

Bin: Why do I feel like there's a 'but' in there somewhere?

Blu: I'd love to travel the stars with you, but I think we need to figure out how we're going to live on this planet in the meantime. I'm not sure how long we can camp on the beach. What if the weather turns cold?

Bin: I'll keep you warm.

Blu: Not if you're cold too.

Bin: Yeah, you're right. We do need a plan. But, can we think about that tomorrow? I've never really looked at the sky since we got here, and I want to take in the view.

Blu: It is beautiful, isn't it? It's so much clearer than it is at home. So many stars... Perhaps I could get used to a view like this.

[koreandragon]

i'm gonna explode

[localtopegg]

Shoutout to the pals out there that we don’t talk often but I still love you dearly.

[kon-konk]

I feel like I might have hit a jackpot with my Crunchyroll blind box bargain stuff

I got Galaxy Angel X as a Blu-ray, You're Being Summoned, Azazel as a DVD (both of which seem to be pretty good, based on the ratings I've seen which are roughly in the 7/10 area) and Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Vol. 4 where the cover was put on inside out (the kind of shit I like to collect, fucked up printing stuff)

[koushirouizumi]

I'm sorry (not for saying this) but even the Kizuna set included that full color poster with all 12 main Chosen, and that was a new art too.

[angelicsentinel]

....i don't know who needs to know this but we had dvd players and also flatscreens in 2006

[jarate-pissman]

Silly Doodle of TF2 if they were dogs. I wanted their accessories to resemble their human counterparts, but it can be difficult because putting a dog into human clothes is hard to draw.

Scout: A Boston Terrier. A breed known for being lively and happy, it's friendly and open to strangers. Scout as a guard dog would show you where his owners keep the valuables if you give him even a crumb of attention. Also, they can be bug eyed and derpy at times.

Pyro: A Dalmatian. Duh. With a bag on their head that resembles pyro.

Soldier: Solly is an American Pitbull Terrier. The fact that it's a controversial breed makes it an even better fit! ABPTs were used in combat missions in WWI and II. In WWII they appeared often on war propaganda posters. One of the most well known ABPT was named Sgt Stubby in WWI, and he earned himself numerous medals. Stubby is probably the deciding factor. Soldier has an American flag bandana and his food bowl over his eyes. He smells faintly of rotten bbq ribs.

Heavy: An Ovcharka (Caucasian Shepherd) while originally the breed hailed from Georgia, the USSR pushed to have the breed standardized. The huge dog breed was originally bred for guarding purposes, and has a serious and protective nature. Perfect for guarding his medic. He greatly treasures his Sandvich, a stuffed squeaky toy from the bargain bin at the pet store.

Demoman: A one-eyed Scottish terrier with a sturdy body and a manly beard. My personal experience with Scotties as a dog groomer is that they are absolute assholes who are wary of strangers squeezing their ass glands. I'm pretty sure Demo would bite me too if I touched his asshole. Demo has a squeaky bouncy ball that resembles a sticky bomb, one eye, and a hat that looks like a beanie.

Engineer: An American Bulldog. Mainly this was influenced by their stocky body and their friendly personality. Bulldogs are also a very intelligent dog breed that possess high endurance, agility, and strength. American Bulldogs were bred with the intention that they would be a farm dog. I would have gone with the Blue Lacy, but it didn't feel very Engie, despite being the only breed outta Texas. Engineer dog has doggles.

Spy: A french bulldog. Both the French Bull Dog and the Boston Terrier both descended from the Bulldog, so in a way they are related. While a poodle would have fit Spy as well, Frenchies are pretty expensive in their own right, and the cost of their medical bills might as well cost 5 poodles. They're like the luxury bulldog, and I feel like the fact that Spy and Scout's breeds resemble each other makes it better. Since dogs don't usually wear balaclavas, Spy-dog got his face stuck in a pair of red/blu underwear and started wearing them ever since.

Medic: What dog is more demanding, bratty, and sadistic than a Pomeranian? Pomeranians are extroverted, lively, alert, and highly intelligent dogs of German origin. They can be aggressive to humans and dogs to try and prove themselves. They don't seem to realize how small they are, and somehow wind up ruling the house anyways, even if there are other dogs. I can just imagine Medic-dog commanding Heavy-dog, and Heavy-dog going along with whatever he says. Medic has tiny glasses and a stray hair curl.

Sniper: A dingo. Aloof, mysterious, and a bit scrawny for his size, he's an excellent hunter who can brave the scorching bush and all Australia has to offer.

[autolenaphilia]

Blu-ray DRM is really devilish. I use a program called makemkv to rip them, because there is no other way to play them on my laptop, and there are no legit linux options for blu-ray playback, you have to crack the drm to play them. The easiest solution is makemkv to rip the movies into files, it works out of the box.

But if the level of drm (aacs) on a particular blu-ray is higher than what Makemkv can handle, the disk will update the firmware on your drive to revoke access to makemkv, so it can't access any blu-rays.

"One famous “feature” of AACS is a so-called host revocation. It was designed to ensure that only “approved” software can use your drive. Every Blu-ray disc contains a file that has a list of host keys known to be used by "unauthorized" software. This list has a version number. The moment you insert the disc into your drive, the drive checks if the list is newer than the one it knows about, and if it is, the drive re-flashes itself (updates firmware)."

And that happened to me. It was a blu-ray of the 1972 Hammer horror movie Fear in the Night that did it. The one program that works with my blu-ray player now couldn't access any discs, including ones it had ripped before. And there are absolutely zero linux programs that are authorized to playback blu-ray discs.

I had to flash my drive's firmware to allow something called libredrive, which allows direct access to files and bypasses the aacs drm firmware.

And that was quite the journey. I had makemkv installed as a flatpak via my distro's software manager. and I needed to use the command line. Flatpaks are a great packaging format. but they are primarily for gui apps. So i had to build makemkv from source. And then I had to figure out the commandline for the firmware flashing tool included with makemkv, which was hard because the instructions linked flat out lie. There is no "flash" command for sdftools, there is only "rawflash", you have to read the thread carefully to find that out. This page helped. I had to download new patched libredrive firmware.

And finally i figured out the command I needed ""sdftool -d [drive name] rawflash main,enc -i [new firmware file name].bin. And now I can use my blu-ray drive again. It's now libredrive.

So much work to finally be able to use the drive I paid for, and the blu-ray discs I also paid for. I'm not running some major piracy operation, I just want to be able to watch movies I legally own on my laptop. And drm stopped me, and I had to break it.

This is why DRM is so bad, and anyone who uses it deserves all the piracy they are trying to stop with it. It's scummy to take someone's money and then interfere with their ability to use the copy of the products they own and paid for. It's such atrocious treatment of the customer that anyone who does it deserves to have their stuff pirated.

[stargazer-sims]

Bin & Blu

Just a couple of fugitives in love on a strange new world

[elainafinds]

summer daze. gshade preset

i know i say this about every preset i put out but this is truly my favorite preset i've ever made. i've been using this as my personal gameplay preset for months now and finally perfected it enough to release. i hope you all love it as much as i do.

preset made using gshade version 4.2.2 (unsure if it is compatible with reshade).

INSTALLATION TUTORIAL: anything not mentioned in these videos i unfortunately can’t help with but this video shows how to install gshade + presets.

How to Make The Sims 4 Look Better! (GShade Install + Tutorial/Presets/Lighting Mods)

IMPORTANT: i use lighting mods/terrain overrides in my game. without those there is a chance your game may look different then mine. i will link all lighting mods/terrain overrides below.

sunblind, no blu, no glo, tech-hippie terrain override

TOGGLE KEYS: ADOF on/off (shift + 3)

FILE LOCATION: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\shade-presets\custom (origin users)

C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\gshade-presets\Custom (ea app users)

TOU: do not reupload and claim it as your own. do not use it as a base, tweak, it and try to claim it as your own. tweaking for personal use is completely fine. i hope you enjoy this preset. if you use it make sure to tag me so i can see 🤭

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[papil0nglegs]

What about the mercs with a fem SO that talks in brainrot sometimes? Would really want medic in there but it's up to you!

Mercs x Brainrot!Reader

A/n: WHY IS THE TF2 FANDOM SO OBSESSED WITH THIS IDEA? 😭 I SAW ANOTHER FIC ABT THIS AND TWO REQUESTS ASKING FOR THIS PLS

warnings: Brainrot.. a lot of images being used, it’s a shit post who cares tbh

Scout

He’s into it too

Guys it’s scout

“Scout ilysm ur so nonchalant <33”

“Thanks babe ^^ I know I’m pretty alpha”

(Oh btw the alpha thing isn’t a joke he unironically listens to alpha male podcasts)

In the middle of spy’s serious moments you’d both lip sync ‘you are my sunshine’ to each other when he’s not looking

“what the bloody hell are you guys doing..”

“…perhaps itz a coping mechanizm zince scout doesn’t have a father?”

Medic really had to take it there

The ‘fatherless child’ meme was a coping mechanism for him tho

“I’m a fatherless child, of course I have abandonment issues”

“Um babe? Idk if you should joke abt that 😚”

“Na it just makes me more sigma”

You guys love to fuck with the blu team sm with your shenanigans, esp sniper!!

Scout would have his bat and you would have whatever weapon you have with you and yell “skibidi” before jumping him

Here’s something he DEFINITELY didn’t learn from you 💯

creds to urwhouchoose2b on Tik tok

Engineer

He tries so hard to understand

Whenever you show him a meme he does the classic old person holding phone away from eyes thing

Yk the

“Ok so this is the ‘im nothing like y’all’ fish”

“alrighty, and this is..?”

“Oh that’s the Freddy five bear meme, see it’s funny cuz his name is actually ‘Freddy fazbear’ but they got his name wrong so like.. yeah”

“…I’m not sure what I’m ‘posed to say ‘bout this, but I think you belong in a looney bin”

Once he had a project that had the word “alpha” in it and he hated mentioning it to you cuz yk

“giggle”

“…what?”

“Skibidi alpha”

“What??”

Demo man

HE LOVES IT LMFAOO

he’s so energetic esp when he’s drunk so he’s happy to have someone he can share that energy with

Y’all know that “Scotland forever” meme

Well you screamed it after another victory as a joke, but when demo heard it he was confused but also excited?

“SCOTLAND FOREVAA”

“OH? ALRIGHT THEN, SCOTLAND FOREVER 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿”

cut to him butt chugging beers

Demo doesn’t get it but he has the spirit

He’ll be right there replicating the TikTok audios after taking the point

Dude is drunk 99% of the time so he’s never bothered to ask what any of this means, he’s just in it for the fun

Once you dragged him to the bathroom since he drake too many beers (shocker) but he didn’t want to do it in the toilet cuz he didn’t want to ‘hurt his dear skibidi’

“Cmon demo you have to puke it out!!”

“Noo, take me to the jawbox I don’t wanna hert me skibidi toilet”

“Oh god what have I done”

I think you rotted his brain a little too much

Spy

Don’t even get him started.

He’s so sick of your antics it’s not even funny

“Guys we all have to remember that it’s not about the money.. it’s about the skibidi.”

Passionately grabs spy’s shoulder

“How have you made it this far in life”

Unlike engie, he really doesn’t want to know about it

Especially during missions

“lol spy you’re so devious ASF”

“shhh, enough blabbering!!”

“You are not carti 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️❌‼️‼️‼️”

You make fun of him a bunch, he can’t think of a single moment where you took him seriously

“Y/n get off the cart!!”

“If we were in Fortnite I’d have higher ground + double pump.”

[little-pocket-medic]

Hallo! Ich bin Medic!

Er... Pocket Medic, eheh.

Due to a series of unfortunate events, I find myself razher... small. My current zheory is zhat zhe BLU team tambered vith zhe respawn machine- leaving me a meer 3 inches tall. How infuriating...

Vhile me und Engineer are dealing vith zhe problem, I have no choice but to remain zhis size. Engineer has made a habit of keeping me 'safely put up' to avoid injury. I do not plan to sit around und vait for him to finish- I shall find a vay to fit zhis myself...

(Tf2 Role-playing blog! Feel free to ask me stuff. Here are my rules:

Good!

• sfw asks

• nsfw asks

• jokes

• silly art

• heavymedic or other medic ship asks

• Personal questions for Medic

Bad!

• Any sort of Homophobia, Transphobia, etc.

• Any sort of Pedophilia/MAP/etc will not be tolerated- in fact, I will report you. I don't care what you call yourself.

• Insults to the Mod for any reason- criticism will be taken, however.

Have fun and be safe!!

( Run by @catbus1000 )

[shephardofthedamned]

Lime green isn't always bad

“Green? Yer sure, Rookie?” Demo held up the hair dye to his face, squinting his one eye at the label.

You grinned, “Of course I’m sure, Tav! It’s not blue, so I won’t get in trouble. And it’s something new to red!”

“But lime green, lad?” Demo met your grin with one of his own, tossing the box over to you.

“It’s stylish, Tav!” You argued, pulling the box open with your teeth. You threw the contents of the box onto the bed, picking through the content to find the gloves.

“And yer doing this cause…” Demo drifted off, taking a sip of his lemonade. He grabbed one half of the pair of gloves, slipping it onto his dominant hand.

“Cause I’m not ‘noticeable enough’ on the battlefield,” You huff, pulling the other glove on, “Cause apparently it’s so hard to just heal all the moving red bits during battle.”

Demo grabbed the packet of hair dye & ripped it open with his teeth, squeezing it into a bowl, “Ye know him, lad. Doc’s too busy pocketing Heavy.” A spot of hair dye fell onto his moustache, unbeknownst to either him or you. You sat with your shirt off, short hair already bleached once. The bed would be a mess afterwards, you both knew, but Mann Co. didn’t pay you to clean the sheets. If anyone asked, Medic still had some bleach left in the infirmary.

“Out of all the ways tae make yerself more noticeable, why hair dye?” Demo applied the first gloop of purple hair dye. It immediately started soaking into your hair, & would probably leave your scalp green for days after.

“Pyro gave me the idea, actually. They were putting charcoal in Soldier’s hair while he was sleeping, & he went from a blond to a brunet like that,” You snap your fingers, & then have Demo grab your chin to stop you from moving more, “Unfortunately, the effects of being blond will stay with Solly forever.”

Demo snorts, “Ah, poor lad. Last I heard, doc’s tryin’ tae figure out a way to undo the lead poisoning. It’s going about as well as expected.” The applicator brush made a last few passes over your head, before it was tossed towards the bin. It flew out the window, instead, & a moment later a very grumpy, Sniper-like yell was heard from outside.

You wince, turning to Demo, “You meant that to happen?”

Demo chuckled nervously, “I definitely did, laddie.” The one glove was dropped into the bowl, & the bowl was dropped onto the table, as far away from the window as it was physically possible. You, with your head full of spiked up, purple hair, nudged Demo in the side, then smooched him on the cheek.

“Damn, we better barricade the door. Sniper’s gonna be here real soon.”

“If he says anythin’, we jus’ lie & say Scout did it.” Demo laughed, throwing an arm around your shoulders.

“Right, & we blame the pipsqueak for my weird hair as well!” You laughed.

“And if the BLUs say anythin’, lad, about hair dye bein’ fer girls or whatever, ye jus’ tell me,” Demo chuckled darkly, “I’ve been dying tae try out this new bomb type.”

You grin back, matching his dark chuckle, “Now I want them to insult me, just to watch you being all handsome & violent.”

“Ye got it, lad.”

“Hehe, did you just try to wink at me?”

“Maybe…”

“Hehe, oh my god, Tav. You're ridiculous!”

“Come on, Rookie!”

[pauling-in-red]

Ich bin hate!!! Ich hate everyzhing!!!!! I vant die zhem!!!!

I quit!!!!

Ich bin hate zhem!!!!! I kill zhem all!!!!

@medic-on-red

Sigh… Medic, can we please channel that energy into killing BLU team? And not your teammates on RED?

[mermaidchan05]

Vesuvia Weekly: Modern Date Nights

More bullet point headcanons! This time we get some date nights with my Apprentices and their love interests, modern-day style!

Nadia, Portia, and Chimalus: Movie Night

Or, more specifically, nostalgic movie night, as decided by Portia

Neither Nadia nor Chimalus exactly had ordinary childhoods. 

(Both for somewhat different reasons) 

They’re both aware of a lot of the movies that were popular when they grew up, and other “childhood” things, but they didn’t really get a chance to experience them. 

Portia, on the other hand, knows all the “kid’s stuff,” and unironically loves a lot of it. 

So she’s made it her mission to introduce her two loves to everything she can. 

It’s tough with Nadia’s very packed schedule, but Portia is an expert at finding time for important things. 

And as far as she’s concerned, this is of the utmost importance.

So the trio sets aside one weekend every month at lest to snuggle on the couch, make the coziest snack foods, and binge as many "children's movies" as they possibly can. 

Portia not only knows what all the best streaming platforms are, but also knows exactly how to get bargain-bin price DVDs and Blu Rays of the best movies. 

The trio has gone through almost the entire Disney catalog by now. And most of the Pixar movies. 

Portia, of course, has thrown in a few other classics.

Everyone was crying over The Last Unicorn. 

And heaven help them once they discover Bluey. 

Nadia sometimes isn’t the best person to watch movies with. Her analytical mind picks them apart and predicts twists.

But Portia’s seen everything she shows them, so she doesn’t really mind

And she giggles whenever Nadia gets something wrong... with extra giggles when Nadia actually predicts the story correctly. 

Also, Chimalus is able to mellow Nadia out a bit. Chimalus is an artist, so when they’re watching anything animated, they love pointing out all the little details that help make movies something you feel more than think about. 

Every single one of these date nights has ended in all three of them passed out on the couch in a snuggly tangle. 

(Side note: Nadia has an in-home movie theater and you cannot convince me otherwise. Yes, they could absolutely hold Nostalgic Movie Night there. No, they do not. They always opt for Portia’s Super Comfy Couch TM) 

Asra and Meleia: Convention Weekends

Two words: Couple cosplays. 

Asra is an artist. And they are an absolute aficionado of the most obscure games and movies and anime series you have ever heard of. 

Meleia loves sewing, and she’s a giant kid at heart. 

And since they both love collecting cute little trinkets, conventions are their jam. 

The two of them will absolutely spend way too much time planning out The Perfect Outfits. 

And yes, if it’s a longer convention, they will have a cosplay for every single day. 

Sometimes multiple per day. 

They're also both very good at taking care of each other.

Whenever Meleia has a more in-depth costume, like something with a ton of layers or a huge full skirt or a very intricate wig, Asra is the best hype person/cosplay care person. 

He’s got the full Mom Bag of anything that Meleia might need at any given moment, be it a little electric fan or a drink with all kinds of electrolytes or a makeup patch job or a wig brush or sewing supplies for an actual patch job. 

And Asra’s an expert at finding a cool and quiet spot to just sit back and recharge. 

The only two things Meleia really needs to be careful of when it comes to watching over Asra is making sure he doesn’t spend the entire shopping budget in one place, and that she doesn’t lose him when he finds a little corner to nap in. 

(Is Asra supposed to be napping in that corner? Up for debate) 

But in the end, the two of them have a wonderful time wandering around in their fun outfits and buying all the things and doing the silly arcade games that can only be found at conventions. 

They will pass out in the hotel afterwards. And Asra will sleep for almost a day straight once they get home. 

But it’s always worth it. 

Julian and Damian: Musical Magic

Julian and Damian have a lot of interests in common, but they truly bonded over their shared love of music. 

And we all know Julian adores drama. 

So a date night between Julian and Damian sometimes boils down to “which Broadway show can we get a ticket for this weekend?” 

The road trip to the theater is part of the date, too. 

These two can and will do an entire two-man production of Hadestown while en route to the theater and you cannot convince me otherwise. 

And when it isn’t Broadway Night, any kind of date is almost guaranteed to have some kind of music. 

A trip to their favorite coffee shop which showcases local bands, karaoke night (either at home or out at a specific spot, each with varying degrees of drinks), or, of course, the classic “going out dancing” 

Honestly, there’s just a lot of dancing involved, even if the two of them didn’t plan it. 

And when in doubt, nothing beats a gentle evening alone, where they make their own music. 

Damian takes out his guitar. Julian takes out his violin. 

And the two of them just let the music speak for them. 

[cheebuss]

the only reason blu spy is such an unpopular babygirl is because people just dont understand his care requirements. he is an EXOTIC SPECIES, he gets abandoned after being put in too small enclosures and not given enrichment and acting out

fr fr it breaks my heart! People are just unaware of how much of a commitment adopting BLU Spy is when they take him on. Please everyone, I beg of you to do your research before adopting on impulse!! The cost of his upkeep is high and he needs constant enrichment (brown-paper cigarettes + vintage red wine + classical literature) and the appropriate enclosures (smoking lounges + art museums + modern gothic interiors.)

I found him abandoned in the bin because he acted out :( heartbreaking... please do better everyone,,, (pictured: me giving him a bath)