#glenn is flexible

[yeahiguess3232]

My hand slipped 👀 /j

Had zero clue what terms to Google bc " ship close quarters in a box people in box romantic" doesn't. Deliver.

But this genre of ship art where two people get stuck somewhere really close. Like this

Was thinking of Closeson scenarios for this..bc I'm predictable. And a man of taste.

[invenusworld]

saturn nakshatras and the classical arts

@venussaidso recently shared a post about a group of saturn nakshatra actors who were called "untalented and only famous because of pretty privilege" as saturn is perceived as limiting, stiff and restrictive through its natives

actors are generally expected to he highly expressive, dynamic and fluid — spirited, emotionally charged performances are often celebrated and given acclaim

saturn nakshatras natives often thrive in the classical arts, such as ballet and the classical music sphere, as here a certain element of saturnian control, austerity, reduction & adhereing to strict guidelines is needed to be successful. here, uninhibited, uncontrolled expression (such as the improvisational nature of jazz or the fiery dramatics of theatre) is not the norm

grammy winning violinist, hillary hahn, uttara bhadrapada moon

she was even given the moniker 'ice-queen' which ties into the frigid nature of saturn - an energy when applied in other genres or art forms where fluidity and brazen expression is the norm may be deemed 'boring' 'cold" 'non expressive' - but in the sphere of classical music a certain element of controlled 'perfection' is highly revered and respected

classical musicians are notoriously known to struggle with improvisation, as their main emphasis lies in performing works exactly as they were written hundreds of years ago, with high pressure on the performer and meticulous repetition necessary to perfect the art — conducive to saturnian energies

as with classical ballet, improvisation can even result in injury and there is an emphasis on control, structure, order and seamlessly becoming one part of a whole

despite constantly repeating steps that are incredibly difficult, require inordinate amounts of strength and flexibility while constantly pushing the limits of what the human body is capable of & comfortable with executing, it is imperative for ballerinas to display an aura of grace and effortlessness

in other sports, it is acceptable for an athlete to show signs of stress, fatigue or strain on their faces but a ballerina must always display a façade of serenity, grace and delicacy - traits associated with the cold, airy, meticulous saturn

ballerina and social media influencer, lori hernandez, uttara bhadrapada moon

from a list of 'the 10 most influential ballerinas of all time'

anna pavlova - pushya moon

yuanyuan tan - pushya moon & saturn

diana vishneva - pushya venus & saturn

margot fonteyn - anuradha rahu

virginia johnson - uttara bhadrapada rahu

pushya moon, anna pavlova in the garden of her home “ivy house” outside london with her pet swan jack

saturn nakshatras are prominent among acclaimed classical concert pianists

glenn gould - pushya moon & mars

dinu lipatti - pushya moon, u. bhadrapada venus & mars

carl maria von weber (composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, critic) - anuradha sun

anton rubinstein (founder of st. petersburg conservatory) - anuradha sun & jupiter

arthur rubinstein - uttara bhadrapada moon

martha argerich - uttara bhadrapada ketu

vladimir horowitz - uttara bhadrapada ketu

glenn gould, pushya moon, was a canadian classical pianist. he was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of the 20th century

[tanadrin]

Imagine one day a new social trend starts spreading. It’s something unbelievably dumb. Not harmful per de, but truly silly to believe. Let’s say, I dunno, healing crystals start going mainstream. Everybody’s talking about their crystals. It becomes impolite to criticize people who believe in healing crystals. They become a big part of people’s personalities, and people on TV start talking about them, and one day years down the line politicians are debating funding for crystal-based medicine. And through it all you are sitting there going, what the fuck is happening. I thought we were all on the same page on this. You want to get along and be friendly and open minded but you cannot pretend to believe in healing crystals, this is nonsense, and when the topic comes up you refuse to lie about it. This eventually starts to have social consequences—they’re that popular!—but what can you do? You cannot pretend a lump of quartz can cure the flu or whatever. It’s just all so unbearably embarrassing.

I think what the centrist/liberal/center-left reactionary turn driven by culture war stuff feels like. And I think the key emotion is probably cringe. Not hate, not fear, though those emotions may reinforce the turn. I think in a lot of cases people who imagine themselves pretty open minded and flexible have as part of their worldview something they thought was bedrock social consensus—on the level of “healing crystals are silly woo”—so bedrock maybe that it didn’t even need to be a conceptual boundary they actually policed in their minds.

For instance, when she started her anti-trans turn, JK Rowling made a big show of not being really anti trans, just arguing that Some People Had Gone Too Far. She wasn’t a frothing religious reactionary, after all. And I believe that’s probably true! I think Rowling probably did have a mental model of sex and gender with a little bit of give in it—of the “we can humor the odd weirdo” type. But as the discussion of trans rights in the UK got more serious over her lifetime, trans people went from “the odd weirdo” to “a recognized minority,” and eventually this ran against a bedrock belief that on some level men are men and women are women and never the twain shall meet. To act otherwise was just too embarrassing. And she wasn’t going to embarrass herself in the name of political correctness.

Other people whose brains have been eaten by the anti-woke mind virus (as @eightyonekilograms calls it) have something going of the contrarian in them, who enjoys yelling “up yours, woke moralists!” or w/e. Im thinking of ppl like Glenn Greenwald here, or Dave Chapelle, people who seem not to feel alive except when people are mad at them. That’s a separate but interesting dynamic. And there are people like Graham Linehan who become totally unhinged through this process of auto-radicalization, moths drawn ever closer to a particular source of validation within their chosen reactionary subcommunity, until they are truly parodies of themselves. That is also an important dynamic, but it’s one that only takes hold after the initial turn has begun.

I think the role of that feeling of cringe, that refusal to entertain an idea because it is too embarrassing (even if it does actually have a decent body of research behind it, unlike crystals) is important to think about, because I am interested in how to get people over it. I know that feeling has affected my own thinking over my lifetime. I wasn’t raised particularly conservative, but I had to learn not to cringe at a lot of feminist thought before I could appreciate it and learn from it. I explicitly didn’t have that cringe when it came to gay people for whatever reason, so it never entered my mind that it might be a problem. I remember being surprised to learn when I was very young that some boys wanted to marry other boys, but my response was “huh. Go figure.” Because for whatever reason I had not picked up that this was something I was supposed to be grossed out by. A general doctrine of empathy, of trying to understand people on their own terms, can help forestall some of this stuff, but it’s not foolproof in either direction—I don’t want to believe crystals have healing powers if it becomes socially popular to do so, just because it is socially popular to do so! And if they do, I don’t want to not believe they do just because it is socially unpopular!

(Obviously the crystals thing is not a one to one metaphor for the trans thing, so don’t read too much into that. Maybe astrology would have been a better analogy. Also I’m not talking just about people whose reactionary turn is predicated on trans issues—I think this dynamic applies to everything from gay rights to the Tridentine Mass. But trans issues are a handy example bc, as the adage goes, somebody posts once about trans people and they never post anything normal again. I think the classic rapid-onset trans derangement syndrome is closely tied to the fact that gender norms are a really deep element of many people’s social-consensus-based worldview, and so challenged to that worldview are felt as really cringe.)

I’m curious if other people who grew more liberal in their thinking over time had a similar experience of having to overcome what was basically a feeling of embarrassment at certain ideas.

[every-breath-you-take-vp]

❗️Looking for writers.❗️

Hello, I’ve recently created a tumblr in hopes to find other writers. I’ve been in a slump recently and would like to get out of that. My telegram is IWishUURoses or PM for my discord. Thank you.

About me;

• I consider myself a semi-descriptive writer.

• Smut will eventually be in the plot so everyone must be over 18, as I am currently 22.

• I can write FxF / MxM / FxM (No threesomes, etc)

• I mainly write as the bottom/submissive but I’m very flexible. Kinks will be discussed between two writers (nothing too extreme, please).

• I’m also flexible when it comes to plots. I won’t do student x teacher.

List of celebrities / characters I will write as (if someone is not mentioned, just ask and I’ll tell you if I’ll write as them)

• Sabrina Carpenter

• Any of the One Direction and 5SOS boys

• Rick Grimes

• Glenn Rhee

• Maggie Rhee

• Negan

• Taylor Swift

• Karlie Kloss

• Selena Gomez

• My OC: Valentina Prescott (Elsa Hosk FC)

• Meredith Grey

• Cristina Yang

• Derek Shepherd

• Old Hollywood actresses and/or old hollywood actors

• AJ Mendez

• Becky Lynch

SHIPS I HIGHLY RECOMMEND:

• Any 1D ship.

• Kaylor

• Taylor + Sabrina

• Taylor + Jake Gyllenhaal

• Taylor + Travis Kelce

• Harry + Sabrina

• Rick + Daryl

• Rick + Negan

• Maggie + Glenn

• Maggie + Negan

• Selena + Harry

• Selena + Niall

• Meredith + Cristina

• Meredith + Derek

• Derek + Mark

• AJ + CM

• AJ + Becky

• There is a ton more that I can’t think of right now but feel free to ask.

[changingplumbob]

Behind the Scenes

Alternate universe Glenn is a #model, thank @cawthorntales! This was fun

Mr Sutherland... how's it going in there? Terrible! Who even picked this tent But I put stars outside for you And no mirror inside! Well yeah because you know what you look like How can I be expected to work in these conditions???

Okay, let's get to set... What are you doing Glenn? Waiting until the light is right By building a sandcastle YES. Hey did you know there are no truly bioluminescent plants I did not Wait... how did I know that?

No idea Maybe there are alternate me's out there and one is into plants and he like... put it in my mind *fakes laughter* What a ridiculous idea, certainly no other Glenn's out there that I'm aware of I hope there are Why

It would be cool. Like maybe there's a me that still has family. Or a me that is married! Or a me that embraced my spellcaster powers properly Or a you that applied for a bachelor challenge! Now you're just making fun of my ideas. But there could be a me out there that knows stuff like... there's around 2600 types of palm tree Is there? No idea! Ask other Glenn. Okay, sandcastle is done! Gosh I'm good

Alright, first outfit is finished, time to change Did you cut my shirt up to make it? I could swear the fabric was the same I know better than to mess with your closet. Let's get- Glenn? What? I'm sending my love to all the other alternate me's... and their alternate boyfriends and girlfriends and spouses and love interests

This is the last outfit... what are you doing Making sure everyone knows I'm flexible, alternate me's included If your alternate theory is right you know there's a you that has no abs right SHUT UP

Oh I have had the BEST idea What? The shoot is over I'm going to need that beachball. Remember how the prompt said it could be nsfw I knew it was a mistake reading you the whole brief Relax! I can do a tasteful one

Look we need to get out of here before you're arrested for public nudity There's no one else on this tiny island so I declare this a nudist beach That's not how rules work Too bad. Man I hope the alternate me's are getting laid right now GLENN

[olibranchart]

the ff7 idol au thats been stewing

ok ok here me out and my three brain cells of being a Korean kpop listener:

shinra decided that world domination needed less of the military action and more of the idol worship route forming shinra entertainment:

Enter music producer hojo and lucrecia crescent, a genius ballad singer, who decide to make their baby the best singer in the world using completely ethical and safe means

(inject the baby with mako in hopes of the cetra working their angelic qualities into the dna)

bam bam enter sephiroth crescent, born with a voice so beautiful it can trick people into ignoring shinras war crimes. However babies unfortunately do not come with maxed out stats in dancing and performing leading to hojo plucking baby sephiroth and locking him into a long ass training period (fun! definitely won’t give the baby trauma!)

Timeskip about 9~10 years:

Congratulations miniroth! You have debuted as the first SOLDIER, a group/idol school that’s like nct where there will eventually be so many members you need a wiki page to know all their names! Sephiroth then goes to join a SOLDIER prototype band including glenn, lucia, matt, you know the drill. Those four become like day6 where they play live instruments along with just singing, with sephiroth quickly showing his massive talent. Glenn, lucia, and matt: “wtf that’s a child” however the four quickly get close with the trio teaching sephiroth how to interact with other people. Sephiroth and gang performs in rhadore with great results

headcanon performance: Glenn on piano, Lucia on violin, Matt on drums, seph vocal

Unfortunately, the quartet breaks up due to shinra war crimes in rhadore. Shinra quickly slaps a scandal on Glenn, Lucia, and Matt leading to the start of the infamous sephiroth curse within SOLDIER where anyone that becomes sephiroth’s bandmate usually ends up mysterious disappearing or involved in a scandal. Sephiroth continues as a solo singer, becoming the face of shinra and a famous artist across the planet. With a hint of mental issues of course.

(enter angeal and genesis to kick down his mental walls)

timeskip, sephiroth is about 16~17years old:

shinra assigns sephiroth and two new members to become a new group called first class, the highest level of SOLDIER. Enter angeal and genesis, two 20 year olds from banora with mako in their veins and obvious sephiroth fans. At first sephiroth is wary (he doesn’t want the two to get scandal blasted) but soon the three become fast friends. Sephiroth consider the two equal in his abilities , and the trio quickly become renowned for their good ass music.

Angeal—> soyeon Genesis—> winter Sephiroth—> Liz

Angeal—> Mina Genesis—> momo Sephiroth—> Sana

(I have no clue how to fit the wutai war in here lol)

Zack joins as a frequent collaborator due to being the highest in second class SOLDIER and angeals apprentice about 2~3 years later:

Angeal—> wheein Genesis—> hwasa. Sephiroth—> solar Zack—> moonbyul

HAHAA I fooled you this entire post was actually to get you to watch mamamoo and their amazing vocals (I will make a pt 2 I’m just tired of typing)

bonus—>

vocal ranking:

Sephiroth (perfect in any range, hits high notes without flinching)

Genesis/Angeal (good in mid high-low ranges, genesis can hit whistle notes and Angeal can hit decent high notes

Zack (great voice but more focused on rap and dance, can go from mid-low range)

Stage presence ranking:

Genesis (can draw a crowds attention in seconds)

angeal/zack (fun on stage)

sephiroth (little awkward but passable and has enormous presence)

Dance ranking

Sephiroth (flexible but strong; fans have said he dances like water)

Angeal/Zack/ Genesis (powerful movement)

[vvitch-rp]

Hiya! 25 (They/He) looking for literate Resident Evil RPers. Must be 21+!

I’m interested in exploring any point in the canon timelines of these characters, in addition to AUs. Smut is also a must, and any hard limits will be discussed. I’m very open and understanding to whatever triggers people may have. In terms of themes, I’m very flexible, but I’m particularly interested in angst, hurt/comfort, enemies to lovers, etc.

Now, in terms of pairings, I’m particularly searching for:

⁃ Jill x Chris

⁃ Jill x Wesker

⁃ Jill x Leon

⁃ Claire x Leon

⁃ Claire x Wesker

⁃ Rebecca x Billy

⁃ Rebecca x Chris

⁃ Rebecca x Leon

⁃ Rebecca x Glenn Arias

However, I am open to exploring other pairings! Just message me so we can work something out.

[honeyedboneset]

Hey. I'm boneset/honey/bone/whatever. a bit about myself that seems important: she/her on the east coast of the US. currently in my very late twenties attending graduate school for clinical mental health full time and working part time. I’ve been writing for over 15 years, not that you’d know from what I churn out. I love yapping in ooc, pinboards, plotting, headcanons, fanart, and generally being unbearable. as a warning/heads up: between work, school, and recovering from some health issues, i have weeks where i can respond a lot and then where i can't at all. i have samples here!

my writing vibes !! ＊The shorter the post, the faster i can write (esp with my schedule). Usually 500-1k now a days, give or take a little. ＊I’m super flexible with post rate but i will yap at you. i'd rather someone i can gel with than the perfect post. ＊canon x oc unless otherwise listed. ＊doubling, because i like having more ships to cry over not just 'being fair' ＊lgbtgeqitap+ friendly. my pairs usually being mxf means nothing. ＊ooc is almost necessary for my goldfish brain. let's be friends. love friends. ＊pinterest/spotify/fanart/headcanon trash. give me all of it. ＊i love plotting together. will acknowledge my plots tend to be character driven. ＊discord is highly preferred for ooc ＊ic posts: discord = gdocs > email > tumblr ＊ghost friendly. if we chatted before and something happened (on either side) but you’re interested in trying again, please let me know!

requirements !! ＊i only write (and chat) with 21+. ＊romance is required. i'd say i'm sorry, but i'm not. i know who i am (hint: it's trash). ＊doubling. let's both write two main characters and we're all happy. ＊absolutely no: graphic depictions of SA, heavy substance use of main characters, genuine love triangles, or abusive relationship dynamics between main characters. ＊i like exploring darker themes. i love some high angst. but i'm a hurt/comfort person. i work a depressing job and don't really want to write a grimdark. ＊ i will not write as a minor. all characters of mine are 20s+. ＊i don't have an issue with blood, gore, violence etc so please let me know your limits there. i also don't have any issues with backstory topics that are dark! my only limits are those listed above.

the walking dead !! ＊glenn ＊ haven't seen the spin-off series. super comfortable going as AU as we want. ＊have some blips of thoughts. would love to play out this idea i had of glenn and my oc knowing each other prior to the apocalypse and meeting again after.

resident evil !! ＊leon, maybe carlos ＊i like it all, okay? welcome to racoon city, all the games, the animated films...even the live action netflix put out! it's just FUN. ＊usually prefer starting during the first handful of games

the last of us !! ＊tommy, jesse  ＊didn't watch the second season (yet) but i've played game two ＊would be very interested in doing something in the gap between the games/seasons

red dead redemption !! ＊charles ＊i've played all the games except revolver ＊have some ideas. would be willing to pull an undead nightmare and do red dead x sinners energy.

zombies (original) !! ＊have several ocs here of both genders ＊media vibes: days gone, left 4 dead, deadrising, twd, dying light, dead island, dawn of the dead, 28 days/weeks/years later ＊potential vibes: the end of the world is kind of ridiculous right? second chances, things never lined up right until things were falling apart, dead rising/dying light vibes, i thought i'd never find you again, traveling through the wilderness, overgrown and rundown towns and cities, towns that have gone mad, human enemies, natural threats, fluff, megamalls, amusement parks, uneasiness in the calm, found family, hesitant allies, finding new normal together, reaching the end of sanity, ‘there’s no limit of what i’d do for you’, harsh environments, finding each other as the world goes from normal to hell.

paranormal (original) !! ＊multiple ocs of different genders (and species) ＊media vibes: sinners, supernatural, buffy the vampire slayer, 30 days of night, the strain, practical magic, charmed, xfiles, daybreakers, true blood, vampire/werewolf movies of the early 2000s.  ＊ willing to do canon x oc: supernatural (sam), buffy (oz or spike), or true blood (alcide) ＊potential vibes: hidden right under your nose, what's worse? what you know or what you don't, gods with no names, everything is just right of normal, practical magic, small town hallmark energy but with the occasional horrible interjection of reality, buffy the vampires slayer and supernatural meet gilmore girls, lots of blood and terror for such a romantic story, vampires trying to make peace with what they are, trying to explain the difference between shifters, werewolves, and 'that's just a dog'.

[emthemurf]

mischief monday!

Demons had good taste in clothing. Leather, spiked collars and bracelets, ripped pants with tall boots.

Similar style found at rock concerts back when Glenn performed with his original band before the whole Christmas thing took off. Bordering on the kink scene wasn’t his exact intent, but it meant he could get a replacement biker jacket with some quality of leather that might even last on his motorcycle when they got home.

Jodie stands beside him, not batting an eye at all the nearly nude models that walk around the shop. The cashiers blink in awe at them, but Glenn can’t be bothered to give a shit why—All his focus on running his hands along the not so soft give of the leather that would become more flexible with time.

From what the scrying portal shows, Glenn’s got a lot of time before the final battle’s to come.

“What d’ya think, Jodie?” Glenn shakes out a particular beauty of a jacket, spiked on the shoulders, buckles on the sides. “This cool or what?”

Flashes of fire flickers behind his eyes, Jodie accesses the jacket, “It suits you.”

“Cool,” Glenn snaps his ringed fingers for his wallet, “It’s like 700 gold.”

SIOOOOOOO AGHHHHH <3333

THE BOYS!!!!!!!!

[soldier-lodbrok]

Set during Final Fantasy Rebirth

!! SPOILERS FOR ENDGAME SCENES AHEAD !!

Glenn died several years ago, being shot in the back by Rufus Shinra. He has memories of the lifestream, though was ripped from it again to wake up years later in 0007. Wearing a black robe that isn't his, he has no idea how this happened or why.

He only knows he now somehow can hear Sephiroth's voice inside his head and is drawn to his former friend. Seeking answers and harbouring a new-found personal hatred for Shinra, he wanders the streets, though there are episodes, where he loses control of his own words and actions, being controlled by someone else's will...

Glenn lost a considerable amount of his former strength, formerly being a trained tank, he now looks almost gaunt. That won't stop his determination to find out what the hell happened to him - and is still happening.

It is rather easy to tell apart when Glenn is in control and when Sephiroth controls him. Glenn's vocabulary is a lot more laid-back and informal speckled with abbreviations. Sephiroth uses a more refined and philosophical language. Also, Glenn is good at heart, while Sephiroth has his own plans for humanity... [passages where Sephiroth is in control will be written in bold and italic]

[Whether Glenn was dragged back to life by timeline-crossings, by Sephiroth himself, through Jenova cells/Mako he wasn't formerly exposed to as P0 or the decision of the Lifestream is up to whomever I write and plot with! I'm flexible since SE didn't give answers(yet)]

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

Nuclear electric propulsion technology could make missions to Mars faster

The trip to Mars and back is not one for the faint of heart. We're not talking days, weeks, or months. But there are technologies that could help transport a crew on that round-trip journey in a relatively quick two years.

One option NASA is exploring is nuclear electric propulsion, which employs a nuclear reactor to generate electricity that ionizes, or positively charges, and electrically accelerates gaseous propellants to provide thrust to a spacecraft.

Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, are working on a system that could help bring nuclear electric propulsion one significant, technology-defining step closer to reality.

Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric Propulsion Vehicles, or MARVL, aims to take a critical element of nuclear electric propulsion, its heat dissipation system, and divide it into smaller components that can be assembled robotically and autonomously in space.

"By doing that, we eliminate trying to fit the whole system into one rocket fairing," said Amanda Stark, a heat transfer engineer at NASA Langley and the principal investigator for MARVL. "In turn, that allows us to loosen up the design a little bit and really optimize it."

Loosening up the design is key, because as Stark mentioned, previous ideas called for fitting the entire nuclear electric radiator system under a rocket fairing, or nose cone, which covers and protects a payload. Fully deployed, the heat dissipating radiator array would be roughly the size of a football field. You can imagine the challenge engineers would face in getting such a massive system folded up neatly inside the tip of a rocket.

The MARVL technology opens a world of possibilities. Rather than cram the whole system into an existing rocket, this would allow researchers the flexibility to send pieces of the system to space in whatever way would make the most sense, then have it all assembled off the planet.

Once in space, robots would connect the nuclear electric propulsion system's radiator panels, through which a liquid metal coolant, such as a sodium-potassium alloy, would flow.

While this is still an engineering challenge, it is exactly the kind of engineering challenge in-space-assembly experts at NASA Langley have been working on for decades. The MARVL technology could mark a significant first milestone. Rather than being an add-on to an existing technology, the in-space assembly component will benefit and influence the design of the very spacecraft it would serve.

"Existing vehicles have not previously considered in-space assembly during the design process, so we have the opportunity here to say, 'We're going to build this vehicle in space. How do we do it? And what does the vehicle look like if we do that?' I think it's going to expand what we think of when it comes to nuclear propulsion," said Julia Cline, a mentor for the project in NASA Langley's Research Directorate, who led the center's participation in the Nuclear Electric Propulsion tech maturation plan development as a precursor to MARVL. That tech maturation plan was run out of the agency's Space Nuclear Propulsion project at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate awarded the MARVL project through the Early Career Initiative, giving the team two years to advance the concept. Stark and her teammates are working with an external partner, Boyd Lancaster, Inc., to develop the thermal management system. The team also includes radiator design engineers from NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and fluid engineers from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After two years, the team hopes to move the MARVL design to a small-scale ground demonstration.

The idea of robotically building a nuclear propulsion system in space is sparking imaginations.

"One of our mentors remarked, "This is why I wanted to work at NASA, for projects like this,'" said Stark, "which is awesome because I am so happy to be involved with it, and I feel the same way."

Additional support for MARVL comes from the agency's Space Nuclear Propulsion project. The project's ongoing effort is maturing technologies for operations around the moon and near-Earth exploration, deep space science missions, and human exploration using nuclear electric propulsion and nuclear thermal propulsion.

TOP IMAGE: Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric Propulsion Vehicles, or MARVL, aims to take a critical element of nuclear electric propulsion, its heat dissipation system, and divide it into smaller components that can be assembled robotically and autonomously in space. This is an artist’s rendering of what the fully assembled system might look like. Credit: NASA

LOWER IMAGE: An artist’s rendering that shows the different components of a fully assembled nuclear electric propulsion system. Credit: NASA

[ask-egonspengler]

what music genre/s do you usually listen to? aswell as artists/bands?

I’m incredibly flexible on genre. I like standards. New Wave. Soft rock. Pop rock. Folk rock. Big band. Easy listening stuff. Jazz. Swing. Classical. Disco.

Off the top of my head:

Artists: Prince, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Glenn Miller

Bands: Fleetwood Mac, Simon and Garfunkel, The Police, The Beach Boys, Hall & Oates, Oingo Boingo, The Cure

[shummashum]

Klaus Goldstein Ch8 [11~15]

why so hurry though

ehe are you still upset? well it's not that I have no complaints, but let's just move on since he said it was okay you have that level of flexibility right?

Liz asked him if he really thought she should've been punished.

uh… is there anything that can be called complicated it was just a disgusting stan behavior, nothing more or less I really wish this wasn't glorified as love blabla

usually I would've questioned whether there was any need to apologize but well alas please stop glamorizing

well then it's settled let's go to the labyrinth

So they also headed to the labyrinth.

what zz is this a sitcom or what

woah we weren't? it makes me sad to hear that, didn't we have a close friendship of our own

Anyway, Zeus yelled out to get Luci's attention, by calling him a little guy.

what the is he a cat or what why did he leap out of the bush,,,

huh he's a bit uncooperative okay, there is a very useful strategy here we have no choice but to call Minotaur

So ​​they followed Luci to the painting studio, where a portrait of Claudia decorated the wall.

oh… so he had that feeling it's kinda unexpected, I thought he wouldn't be interested in this at all buuttt… I smell romance does he have a crush on someone why don't you just tell me a little bit?

A moment later, Luci returned with a teacup.

I know this it's yippee bug

hoarding bug,,,

Anyway, the case was closed and other people left the room one by one, leaving only Liz and Luci remaining in the room.

hmm,,, is he a pure lover who is willing to cherish his love forever, or a wraith who cannot escape memories of the past well it depends on what you think~

Then, Luci called her.

how did he know but then again, it's very obvious

is this a hint about how the story will progress? or is it just a vague worry well I don't think anything goes wrong that badly! or not perhaps there'll be something that goes wrong that badly

uh… among the things I've seen so far, the cases where a serious threat was posed to the LI's life during the route were… Az: unicorn horn ―penetrating→ chest Vin: some kind of dark magic ―penetrating→ abdomen Glenn: be choked by tentacles Sig: being a cocoon 4/15… roughly 1/3 it's a level that can't be ignored though but well I don't think anything goes wrong that badly!! or not

Anyway, she told him she wanted to say it, but couldn't say it yet.

-Ch8 End-

okay,,,,,, you're bound to be disappointed if you have expectations

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Some Notes which relates to The Sims 2 from SIGGRAPH 2002 by Leo Hourvitz, Technical Art Director of The Sims 2

SIGGRAPH 2002 Trip Report

Leo Hourvitz, Maxis/EA

Summary

Another, great, exhausting year of SIGGRAPH! As with last year, the most important stuff ultimately had to do with the new programmable shading hardware and especially nVidia's Cg shading language. That will greatly impact the flexibility and creativity we can bring to surfaces as the hardware it's really targeted at (NV3x and the next generation of consoles) takes hold in the market. Overall, this was a slightly smaller show, but in a really nice city, and with a lot of excitement still around.

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Electronic Arts Art/Tech Meeting

Henry LaBounta from EAC oraganized a about-half-hour meeting amongst art director, tech art directors, and a few render programmers on Thursday to talk about lighting issues across the company. We also touched on a lot of the process and management issues that all teams at Electronic Arts face; those concerns were fairly common across the company.

Unfortunately for Sims2, most of the discussions about environments are about kinds of pre-baked schemes that aren't very applicable to our user-built world. However, the discussions about character lighting are directly applicable, and at the moment the trend is strongly towards using irradiance or lightmap lighting for characters in the console titles. Irradiance has just been implemented for one of the PS2 titles in Vancouver; they reported that the performance is the same as 3 directional lightings + a spec pass.

Bent Normals

Something that could be very relevant to the Sims2. however, was a new idea for how to pre-bake objects in order to produce more surface details -- and it's independent of what light source scheme you eventually use. At each vertex (at each vertex/face if unshared), you shoot out a number of rays from the vertex and intersect them with the object. There are two results of the computation that are stored back into the *normal* at the vertex:

The normal is *shortened* by the percentage of the rays which intersected the object. This creates self-shadowing within the object because the L dot N calculation that lighting typically does will now have a smaller amplitude.

The normal's direction is warped towards the average of the surviving rays. That's because the surface really will only receive light from the surviving directions, and we want to prejudice the lighting calculation towards such normals (obviously, you now have to be careful about back-face culling).

Sometimes this technique does require that you introduce some extra polygons so there are vertices in the right places to have this technique affect them. However, it seems that right now spending a moderate number of extra polygons to get better shading would be a good adaptation to the hardware we'll be running on. This technique was introduced by ILM in their course on RenderMan, but seems to be relatively well-suited for real-time. In particular, the bond racing game has already implemented this idea for pre-calculating lighting effects on their cars.

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Gaming as the Dominant Medium of the Future Panel

Way back last year at the December WWGC meeting at Maxis, we strategized about getting more EA content into SIGGRAPH, and one of the things we decided to do was put together a panel about the gaming industry. This panel was the result, and ended up having Bob Nicoll from EARS, J.C. Herz from the NY Times, Ken Perlin from NYU, Patrick Gilmore from DreamWorks, Will Wright, and Glenn Entis from EAC on it debating the truth or falsity of the title.

It was done as a cool panel format, where Ken Perlin moderated and immediately began accepting questions from the audience written on 3x5 cards. He arranged and selected from these cards, and peppered the panelists for opinions. He was very good at it, and it kept things lively.

One thing that became evident is that although few of the panelists really attacked the proposition as directly as we hoped -- mostly debating what it meant for a medium to be dominant -- it became clear that the audience who was writing the questions really did accept the proposition as true. This can only be good for EA's stock price.

I took extensive notes from this panel which I can send around under separate cover; here are a few good pull quotes.

"One of the ways to define dominance is, where are the best and the brightest going? There are a lot of shift we see in the cg industry, and we're losing jobs in some areas, we're gaining them in others, and we're seeing a lot of talent going into the games business, and that's one of the things you need to look at" -- J.C. Herz

"One programmer from a leading game company said to me, "We can market to 15-year-old boys really well, because we know how to make these fascinating environments where you meet new creatures under new circumstances, move around them, and kill them. What we don't know how to do is make these fascinating environments where you meet new creatures under new circumstances and make them feel really bad. When we can figure out how to do that, we'll get the other half of the market [women]." -- Ken Perlin

"We did a couple focus groups for SimCity and asked, "How would you feel if we had real businesses in the game, like McDonald's or Burger King?" and they said it would suck. In the next group, without mentioning this, we asked them what new features would be cool, and they said, "Oh, if we had businesses that were really in our city, like McDonald's and Burger King." That's why I don't trust focus groups." -- Will Wright

"Suppose Moore's law really goes on for another fifteen years, what's it all going to be like when we have ridiculously large computational resources and infinite bandwidth to create these interactive entertainment experiences with?" -- moderator

"To run evolution, to have this world that's a blank slate and I get to determine it's fate, and then get to go in and interact with it. To create a world with alien creatures in it, and go in and interact with it." -- Patrick Gilmore's answer to the question. Will showed no reaction at all...

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The Evolution of Punjab Kings: From Kings XI Punjab to PBKS

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen franchises rise, fall, rebuild, and rebrand themselves over the years. Among these, one of the most colorful and emotionally charged journeys has been that of Punjab’s cricket franchise — originally known as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), and now known as Punjab Kings (PBKS). Their evolution is more than just a name change; it reflects a story of ambition, heartbreak, transformation, and a relentless pursuit of glory.

The Birth of Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab was one of the eight original franchises when the IPL launched in 2008. The team, co-owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta along with Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman, and Karan Paul, quickly became popular for its passionate fan base and flamboyant image. The red and silver jersey became symbolic of aggression and excitement, while the team promised entertainment on and off the field.

In their debut season, KXIP had a solid run, finishing in the top four and making it to the semi-finals. With explosive players like Yuvraj Singh, Kumar Sangakkara, and Brett Lee, the team had the talent. But what followed in the subsequent seasons was a rollercoaster of inconsistency.

Years of Inconsistency

Despite their massive popularity, KXIP struggled to find consistency on the field. While they always had big names in the squad, they couldn’t translate that potential into sustained success. Changes in leadership, frequent shuffles in coaching staff, and inconsistent team selections plagued the franchise.

One of their biggest highlights came in 2014, when under George Bailey’s captaincy and with Glenn Maxwell and David Miller in red-hot form, Kings XI Punjab stormed into the final. That season, they looked like a complete team — aggressive, fearless, and well-balanced. However, they narrowly lost the final to Kolkata Knight Riders in what remains their best performance in IPL history.

Post-2014, it was back to the drawing board. The team struggled with rebuilding efforts year after year. Despite having talents like KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, and Mayank Agarwal in later seasons, the playoffs remained elusive more often than not.

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Rebranding to Punjab Kings

Ahead of the 2021 IPL season, the franchise made a bold move — they dropped the name "Kings XI Punjab" and rebranded themselves as "Punjab Kings." The change wasn’t just cosmetic; it was symbolic of a fresh start. The owners explained the decision as a way to open a new chapter, broaden the team's identity, and move away from the "XI" concept, which felt limiting in a modern T20 world that thrives on flexibility and innovation.

The new name, Punjab Kings, aimed to connect deeper with fans across the state and represent a more complete, dynamic image. Along with the rebranding came changes in team structure, management strategies, and a renewed focus on nurturing young Indian talent.

The Present and the Road Ahead

In recent seasons, PBKS has continued to build a solid core. They’ve backed players like Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, and Sam Curran. While results have been a mixed bag, the intent and energy seem different. There’s a visible push toward building a team culture rooted in passion, accountability, and freedom to express.

Though the elusive IPL trophy still remains out of reach, Punjab Kings continue to be one of the most watched and emotionally followed franchises. Their fan base hasn’t dwindled through the tough times — if anything, it’s grown stronger.

Conclusion

From Kings XI Punjab to Punjab Kings, the franchise has undergone a transformation that reflects both hope and evolution. While the journey hasn’t always been smooth, the spirit of Punjab — vibrant, fearless, and passionate — has remained at the heart of the team. As they look to the future, the Punjab Kings continue their quest not just for a title, but for a legacy that matches the loyalty of their fans and the potential they’ve always carried.

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Suryakumar Yadav: The Fantasy Cricket Maverick You Need on the Best Fantasy Sports App

Discover why Suryakumar Yadav is a fantasy cricket goldmine. Learn how to use his gameplay style to your advantage on the best fantasy sports app.

  I. Introduction  

Quick intro to Suryakumar Yadav: India’s modern-day 360° hitter.

Highlight his value as a fantasy cricket asset due to consistency, aggression, and innovation.

Tie it into the rise of fantasy sports and the need to spot game-changers on the best fantasy sports app.

II. Suryakumar Yadav: The Rise of a Fantasy Powerhouse  

Brief background: IPL hero to India’s Mr. Dependable in T20s.

Standout qualities:

Unpredictable shot selection

Fast scoring

Versatility across batting positions

These traits make him a high-ceiling pick in fantasy leagues.

III. Why Suryakumar Yadav is a Must-Pick in Fantasy Cricket  

Strike Rate Magnet: High SR = bonus fantasy points.

Reliable Performer: Consistent scores in limited-overs cricket.

Match Winner: Thrives under pressure = potential captain pick.

Floating Role: Can bat anywhere from 3 to 6, giving flexibility.

Case examples: Games where Surya’s fantasy scores broke charts.

IV. Fantasy Strategy Inspired by SKY (Suryakumar Yadav)  

Pick Players with Range: Look for batters who can accelerate, anchor, and finish.

Back Consistency over Reputation: Surya may outscore bigger names due to form.

Play the Format: Ideal for T20 fantasy leagues due to pace and aggression.

Ideal Captain/Vice-Captain Material in high-stakes contests.

V. Building a Fantasy Team with a Suryakumar-Style Strategy  

Choose versatile batters with aggressive intent.

Mix top-order anchors with fearless middle-order hitters.

Prioritize recent form, pitch suitability, and opposition matchups.

Tips on constructing your fantasy XI using filters on the best fantasy sports app.

VI. How the Best Fantasy Sports App Helps You Find the Next Surya  

Real-time performance analytics.

Player form trackers and insights.

In-app fantasy tips highlighting rising stars like Suryakumar.

Expert blogs and match previews that highlight under-the-radar picks.

VII. Players Like Suryakumar to Watch in Fantasy Leagues  

Identify similar high-strike-rate batters (e.g., Glenn Phillips, Rilee Rossouw).

How to spot the next "SKY-type" players using filters and fantasy trends.

Use the best fantasy sports app to discover these value picks early.

VIII. Conclusion + Call to Action  

Recap why Suryakumar Yadav represents the ideal fantasy player: bold, fast, consistent.

Fantasy players must evolve with the game—pick players like Surya, think ahead, and act fast.

CTA: “Take your fantasy skills to the next level. Download the best fantasy sports app today and build your team around stars like Suryakumar Yadav!”