#but not for the same reason

[wield-the-mighty-pen]

Thinking about it, it’s actually crazy how much Felix and Amelie have done to ensure Adrien’s autonomy

Issue thinly veiled threats? Done.

Steal jewelry from an unstable, very powerful man? No problem.

Potentially ruin Adrien’s reputation and his longstanding relationships? Not sure how this one fits in, but sure.

Aid an international terrorist? Easy.

Harbor a fugitive and lie to literal superheroes. Got it.

Murder nearly the entire world population? All in a days work.

I’m not saying that these actions are necessary or at all proportionate with what they were trying to accomplish… but man, they get stuff done

[ninetqs]

what is lico and why do we all hate it

disclaimer: this is a simplified explanation

lico = lift and coast

lifting: easing off the throttle earlier than usual before entering a corner. instead of staying on the power until the last possible moment, the driver reduces acceleration, allowing the car to decelerate naturally through drag without engaging the brakes

coasting: the car continues to slow down without engine power or active braking, essentially gliding (coasting) into the braking zone

there are a few reasons drivers lico:

fuel management: very minimal fuel is used during lico as the throttle isn't engaged, so it significantly reduces overall fuel consumption. this allows a driver to manage their fuel load and ensure they have enough to finish the race without running into a shortage

managing engine or brake temperatures: as the engine and brakes are being used less, they reach lower temperatures, which is crucial in circuits with demanding braking zones or where cooling is a concern such as brazil and mexico (high altitude tracks with thinner air)

in addition to a loss of overall lap time, lico can accelerate cause graining as the surface temperature of the tires rise compared to the internal temperature

but you can't just... not lico. like if you need to do it you need to do it, having the car overheat or run out of fuel would be a much worse outcome than the few tenths lost per lap from lico

[noperopesaredope]

I wish we had more female characters like Eleanor Shellstrop. One of the most unlikable people you've ever met. Read a Buzzfeed article on most rude things you can do on a daily basis and decided to use that as a list of goals. Makes everyone's day worse just by being there. Dropped a margarita mix on the ground and tried to pick it up, only to get hit by a row of shopping carts which pushed her into the road where she was hit by a boner pill delivery truck, killing her instantly. Cannot keep a romantic partner despite being bisexual. Had a terrible childhood but will die before she gets therapy. Best employee at a scam company. Just the worst but also can't help but root for her to improve.

Absolute loser. Girl-failure. Bad at almost everything. Literally perfect female character.

[acorviart]

not to sound like a boomer, but I need some people to learn how to write emails in a semi-professional (at the very least) format so you're not cold emailing a business/potential employer/any other stranger about formal matters in the exact same way you'd DM a close friend on instagram

the formality/language can loosen up in the email chain once you've established a rapport and you match the other person if they're being less formal, but please don't have the very first email you send a stranger be written in all lowercase ultra-casual sms slang with no greeting or signature and a billion emojis

[hinamie]

10 years later

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

[spyres]

[blueskittlesart]

Dear Big Brother

kind of a sequel to this comic

[protoctist]

i know ryoko kui is a real one because she wrote 97+ chapters of a manga about fantasy ecosystems and food chains and not once did she write the phrase "survival of the fittest" (it's a bad phrase) (it's a social darwinist phrase even) (hated amongst biologists) (doesn't make sense) (darwin didn't use it) (coined by an business major) (one of the worst phrases in pop science) (no good)

[gildedlead]

Duke: …So, is Two-Face like, B’s ex or something?

Steph: I think it’s more of a situationship? They still seem to have some feelings going on there.

Jason: Yeah right, and get accused of cheating on Selina? I think not. They’ve been dating for as long as I can remember.

Dick: That’s…strange, cause I’m pretty sure he and Clark are married. Big Blue gave him a ring and everything.

Damian: A Kryptonite ring. One that Father keeps in a lead lined safe with the rest of the alien’s bane. Besides, everyone knows Mother’s laid her claim to him already. Only a fool would interfere with such a union.

Cass: Talia and Bruce are about as divorced as two people can be.

Tim: No, you guys are all missing the point. If we want Bruce to have a partner, we need to pick the most profitable option for us. [ pulling up a PowerPoint ] Hear. Me. Out.

—-Later, At the Watchtower-—

Oliver: Bats, why are your kids inviting me over for dinner?

[esspurrr]

not a new observation by any means but it still blows my mind how whenever a natural disaster happens in a supposed Bad State every white gay city slicker will be cheering about it like its actual 4 year old morality. grow the fuck up

[akanemnon]

How to be an annoying little jerk 101

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[sepezzz]

this stinker, Tma character sheet #6!

[demigods-posts]

i'm one hundred percent certain that after percy and annabeth made out underwater. and he wanted to make their relationship official. the question was not "will you be my girlfriend?" but "can i be your boyfriend?" i don't care what the canon says. percy gave annabeth the space to take the lead in the relationship. because after a lifetime of being abandoned by everyone she dared to care for. and then watching her on the brink of a panic attack at the thought of losing him the last four years. he wanted to honor a new beginning between them by follow her lead and moving at her pace.

[ciderjacks]

An old friend

[bixels]

The Piedra sisters.

Born and raised in a small mining town in New Mexico. Calida and María Molina have stayed behind to support their parents while Rosita and Madelina have gone off to pursue their dreams. Madelina recently obtained her Ph.D. in geology from Las Cruces College. Rosita works as a baking apprentice and entertainer in Ponyville, Nebraska. Madelina is the eldest, Calida the middle child, and Rosita and María Molina (non-identical) twins.