#machinary learn

[generalsoultiger]

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[typopoet]

ok just stumbled upon the "eroticism of the machine" and am genuinly suprised to learn that no i dont want to fuck a machine. i have no desire to put my hand im dangerous moving gears. or even caress heavy metal with my finger tips.

I believe this is because deep down im but an ignorant monsterous beast. i reval in flesh and bone and blood. the geinus of machinary is beyond my feeble mind and further still my lustful heart.

Yet still i have eyes for which to precieve its dazzaling shine. and ears to hear its enchanting rumbling song. so i this small way i understand why others are tempted.

[flatoutin-eaurouge]

Misunderstood

Pairing: Mika Häkkinen x Michael Schumacher

This cute fic idea was brought to you by the lovely @kimizilla. I had so much fun writing this. Thank you so much! 💕

Michael walked back to his garage with a smug grin on his face. He was beaming with pride over yet another win. At this point he was gaining trophies as if he was gathering berries. His worth on the drivers market was going to the roof.

He slapped the sidepod of his Benneton B194 with adoration. The beast. The machine. He felt extra blessed with his legendary machinary when he thought of his childhood rival Mika Häkkinen, who he had the fiercest but fairest battles with on track. The boy, who he really rated, probably didn't have the start of his Formula One carreer he had expected or hoped for.

Of course no one expected Mika to fight for the wins in the Lotus car, the green team being in financial trouble, but the McLaren car... how could that Team of Titans change for the worse when Mika signed. The Peugeot deal was the worst decision of them all. Not to mention the delay in putting Mika in that McLaren cockpit. Michael Andretti was a frail shadow next to the mighty Ayrton Senna. Back then Michael reckoned already that the Finn - who he had an unexplicable soft spot for - would be a way thougher challenge for Ayrton. It just didn't sit him right and it was weird to be bothered by it so much, but for some reason it was way less fun to share the podium with someone like Damon Hill. He missed his battles with the Finn.

When he walked to the pitwall pumping his fist in the air, he was greeted by a very proud Flavio Briatore. The man had really put all of his efforts into bringing Benneton to the top, and he had done everything to convince Michael to drive for them. A top tier driver for a fast developing team with a cunning mission. From the very first start of his Benneton adventure, Flavio and Ross had showered Michael with compliments. And not without reason. Michael was driving like an experienced veteran. His learning curve was as steep as a canyon in just his third season in Formula One. His car was an extension of his body. Hitting the apex of corners as smoothly as was humanly possible... or inhumanly possible, because the German was that good. Michael was on cloud nine, very much in contrast to his childhood rival.

Flavio took his 'surrogate son' in a heartfelt embrace and slapped him on the shoulder. "Michael, my man! Another victory. Another pristine drive."

Elsewhere, in the McLaren garage Ron Dennis held his golden boy in an embrace for different reasons. The engine of the McLaren MP4/9 had given up again and was out of the race. The glory days of McLaren seemed to be over for now. Ayrton Senna had left a sinking ship early in the season, before his passing, and the young and talented Finnish rookie ended up with an unreliable car.

Mika sighed. His fourth season in Formula One - and his third full season - and it was still not going to happen. He thought of his Formula Three-days where he and Michael lapped the entire field and dominated the competition. Michael had made a questionable move in Macau and Mika had made a stupid decision to leave his overtake to the tail end of that race, but he never held any grudges towards his rival. It was ok. It happened. It was part of racing.

Still he felt sad over his meager successes in Formula One and wondered whether he was good enough for the top competition. Nevermind the performance of the car, he crashed the thing at times he didn't need to. Ron had told him it was not his fault. That he was just pushing the car to the limit and that the engine just wasn't good enough to handle being wrung out by his talented hands. His team boss was kind like that, but it still made him insecure about his performances.

"It's ok, Mika. It's not our season, but it will come with time." Ron Dennis was just glad for Mika's loyalty to stay with the team. The boy was really fast, and Ron had always been convinced that one couldn't teach speed to a driver. So the trust in Mika remained.

"Thank you, Ron. I am sorry." Mika let go off his team boss and carded a hand through his blonde hair. "I am going to congralute Michael. I will be back soon."

With those words he left the garage and walked past the line of various garages and motorhomes towards the Benneton garage. He noticed Michael talking to Johnny Herbert and looked forward to having a chat with his rival and former teammate whom he both knew so well.

"Yes, I don't understand why he was given so much trust, time after time. The guy was so much slower and crashed his car all the time," Michael said to Johnny, raising his hands in disbelief. "How?"

Mika heard the conversation and came to a halt, quickly hiding behind a rack of Good Year tyres, because this seemed like a conversation he was not supposed to hear. Who the hell were they talking about?! Mika couldn't stop himself from eavesdropping the driver pair. Why were they so mean to someone? Who deserved that?

"I know right. The mediocore guy. How could Ron Dennis not have seen this earlier?" Johnny replied, shaking his head in disblief. "He just isn't F1 material."

Mika froze on the spot. A sudden chill washed over his body and made goosebumps appear on his skin. Ron Dennis? Mediocore guy? Not F1 material? Were they talking about him?! Mika felt his heart rate going up in anxiety. Certainly they weren't talking about the legendary Ayrton Senna or Martin Brundle, who had been in F1 for so long already.

"McLaren should sort its things out. Can't believe they put him in the cockpit of that car!" Michael frowned.

Mika felt his cheeks turn red in shame. They must be talking about him. Why would they say such things?! How can they be so mean?! He barely noticed his eyes starting to water, tears threatening to fall down his cheeks. It was as if someone had stabbed a dagger in him from behind, as if someone had pierced his heart with a sword. It hurt. It really did.

He felt the tears streaming down his face, falling onto the tarmac below him, frizzling in the heat of the Italian sun. He couldn't believe both Michael and Johnny said such things. All of a sudden he felt so stupid and small. He quickly put his helmet back on because he didn't want anyone to see his miserable face - thank God he had brought the thing - and made his way out of the Benneton terrain. Far away from those mean guys.

"Yes, Michael Andretti didn't deserve that seat as much as Mika. Just because his father Mario was such a hotshot in his Lotus days."

Johnny nodded in agreement. "If Mika would have started in the beginning of 1993, he could have shown his worth. He was such a friendly teammate."

Mika ran towards the McLaren garage, not bothering to greet Ron or the mechanics. On his way to his motorhome he came across Steve Hallam. He flipped his visor slightly open and told the mechanic that he was feeling unwell and didn't want to see anyone for a few hours.

He opened the door to his motorhome, took off his helmet and threw it into a corner with a frustrated sigh. He didn't bother to take his race suit off as he flipped onto his bed, face down into the pillows. He cried, bitter tears of shame and anger. His pillow was slowly turning damp. He wanted to punch something. He lifted his face and punched the mattress with his fist. Stupid guys!

However, in the back of his mind he was afraid they were right. His anger made way for doubt. How many points had he scored? Was it in reasonable contrast to how many cars he had crashed when he pushed them to the limit?

Maybe he really was just a shit driver. He bit his lip. He wanted to talk to someone about his doubts, but there was no one around he saw fit to share his thoughts with. Should he call his mum? No! He wasn't a pathetic child! And her opinion wouldn't be completely objective anyway. She would probably go like: "Mika, kulta! Don't say that! You are a very good driver!"

He didn't need his mum's advices.

He wiped his tears, blinking rapidly to dry his eyes, hoping the tears would stop. But it was to no avail, more tears were coming.

Should he call Keke to ask for advices? No, he didn't want to show weakness to his manager. He grabbed his pillow and threw it into the corner with force, where it joined his abandoned helmet. He would have never expected Michael to belittle him behind his back. Of course they've had there moments, but off-track it had always been very friendly. He also felt sick to the stomach because his former teammate, he thought he could trust, had agreed with Michael's stupid opinion. Who did Johnny Herbert even think he was?! He had out-scored him both of his Lotus seasons for fuck's sake, and it was only luck that Johnny had ended up in a better performing team.

The next race in Jerez, Mika qualified his McLaren-Peugeot in third position. Of course behind the ultra-talented German starboy and Damon Hill, but he was satisfied. Although his satifaction had more to do with the fact that he had successfully schooled his insecurities behind an impassive mask, than his position on the grid. It didn't mean he had forgotten about the conversation he overheard last race. He didn't greet Michael when he entered the paddock this morning. He neglected him, because even if Michael was right about his mediocore performances, he should tell him that to his face so he could defend himself.

A thundercloud formed above his head. Goddamnit, why couldn't it just leave him unbothered. He had been very quiet in the garage. He was still so insecure, but at least he could put his insecurity into agresssion when he rammed his car over the Jerez circuit this morning.

Right now, as he closed the door to his motorhome, the doubts flooded his mind again. He fisted his hands in his hair and pulled at the golden strands, as tears dribbled down his cheeks. What was a third place on the grid if he wouldn't end up on the podium anyway!

A few hunderd meters away from him, Michael sighed as he made his way to his own Benneton motorhome. He should be happy with yet another pole, but something didn't sit him right. Something that he thought was very important: he had no idea what was wrong with Mika. The Finn had been neglecting him ever since the previous race in Italy. Usually Mika would come over for a chat and congratulate him with his win, but his childhood rival was nowhere to be seen. Michael had a bad feeling about it. Was Mika angry with him? But why? Why would he be?

There must be a reason Mika had been avoiding him and Michael didn't know what it was, but he didn't want to congratulate him on his third position and risk angering the Finn even more. He would leave him be. For now.

The next day at Jerez the cars lined up on the grid for the race. It was this year's European GP, and winning it was quite prestigious. At the start, the drivers became one with their car. Visors went down, emotions and grudges were shut out for the moment. The engines started and made the mechanic bodyworks roar.

The race was pretty uneventful for Michael, as all three of the top-placed drivers on the grid got P1, P2 and P3. However to Mika the end result meant the world. He was so glad his insecurities hadn't influenced his driving, and he was so pleasantly surprised the engine hadn't given up despite his agressive driving style that afternoon. He had something to prove and he would risk everything for a decent result. Third was quite good for the McLaren shitbox.

As the three drivers went up onto the podium, Mika knew it would be akward and he didn't give a damn. He ignored Michael completely, sprayed his champagne only on Damon and then aimed his bottle at the McLaren team standing on the tarmac below them. The German was completely clueless about it. Good! Let him be!

Michael just didn't understand what was wrong! Mika seemed so angry with him. It was as if the Finn loathed him, and didn't tolerate him in his presence. The champagne spraying was painfully awkward. Michael felt a sudden sadness consume him, giving winning the European GP a bitter aftertaste.

On their way down the stairs, Michael grabbed Mika's arm. He needed to know. "Hey, what's wrong?"

Mika yanked his arm from the German's grip instantly. "You know what is wrong. And if you don't... maybe you should discuss with Johnny what you think is wrong!"

The conversation was short and unsatisfactory. Michael still had no idea what he had done and what Johnny had to do with it. "Mika?"

The Finn shook his head with an unforgiving look and turned around. Probably heading towards his motorhome, where he would lock himself in.

Michael chose to follow Mika, albeit slowly and quietly. There was no reason to rush the already furious Finn. Imagine kicking your foot between the door and the doorpost like a Jehova's witness. Mika would probably give him hell for it.

He arrived around five minutes later at Mika's trailer. On the way there he had to shake off some journalists. He didn't care if it made him look arrogant on camera, he was determined to find out why the relationship between Mika and him had chilled. To say Michael wasn't hurt by it would be a lie.

He knocked on the door. "Mika, can we please talk?"

It stayed silent on the other side of the door. Mika sat on the ground, his face wet with tears and his hands in his hair.

"Mika, please!"

It sounded genuinely desperate, but Mika didn't care. "Go away!!!"

The knocking on the door increased. "Mika whatever you've heard must be a misunderstanding! Please!"

Mika grabbed his walkman from the nightstand and put some music on so he couldn't hear his rival. He didn't really listen to the music, he just wanted some noise cancelling. Hell, he didn't even know the song that was playing. Deep down he hoped Michael was right about the whole thing being a misunderstanding, but what if it wasn't? He very clearly heard them mention "Ron Dennis" and "McLaren". Who else would they have been talking about? He needed Michael to suffer like he had suffered... just in case.

After a while Mika put his walkman aside and went to open the door for a breather, hoping the wind would dry his still damp eyes. However, he didn't come far... A really upset German Benneton driver pushed him back inside the motorhome and closed the door behind them.

Mika startled. What the fuck!

"We do need to talk!" Michael noticed Mika's puffed face and red-rimmed eyes and immediately softened. "Gosh, what's wrong Mika?"

Mika let his tears escape. His hands balled into fists and his shoulders started shaking on the rhythm of his sobs. "You think I am a shit driver and so does Johnny! Why Michael? Why? Am I that much of a loser to you!"

Michael was shocked. "But Mika...!"

"Why didn't you just say it to my face, you coward!"

"Mika it is a misunderstanding!"

"A mistunderstanding?!!! How could Ron Dennis not have seen this earlier? McLaren should sort its things out? Mediocore guy? Not F1 material?" Mika was fuming. "Yeah Michael, I know everything by hard."

Michael gasped. "Oh Mika." He shook his head in disbelief. "Mika, Mika, Mika. We weren't talking about you."

The Finn froze and stared at him with teary eyes. Secretly he wanted to punch Michael in the face, but he wasn't the kind of guy to throw punches. Except for his mattress and pillow, he couldn't remember ever hitting someone. "Ah no, I get it. You guys were talking about Ayrton. Sure!"

Michael shook his head again. "Mika your amazing career was put on hold by someone."

Mika froze again. His heart rate sped up. He didn't know what to say.

"Yes, we were talking about Michael Andretti, Mika."

"Were... were.. you really?"

Michael nodded.

Mika stumbled backwards until his back touched a wall. He slid down to the ground against it and covered his face in his hands. "I am sorry, Michael."

Michael's heart broke in a trillion little pieces. Before he knew it, he kneeled next to Mika and tried to remove the Finn's trembling hands from his face.

He was crying again and Michael felt his throat thighten. "Poor Mika, how could you think we were talking bad about you?" He enveloped the Finn in his arms and tucked his fluffy-haired head under his chin.

"It was just so coincidental with my bad performances lately," Mika sobbed.

"You're such an amazing driver, Mika. Don't talk yourself down. I reckon you will be a World Champ in a couple of seasons."

Mika thightened his arms around his guardian angel and smiled. "You're so kind, Michael."

"Only to you."

[terra-fatalis]

FFVII Remake Easter Eggs and compilation continuity - Part 8: OG FINAL FANTASY VII

 ELEMENTS USED IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT OR FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE

SAVE POINTS

The save points of the original FFVII consisted in an angled C (”check point”) floating on a crystal base. In the REmake there are no more save points but the same symbols appear on the healing benches.  

PHS

In the OG the player could use the PHS tool in the world map or at the save points to switch the party members. In the Remake there are PHS terminals in Shinra HQ that the group use to communicate and switch between two parties in Chapter 17. 

  TIFA’S PIANO

During her childhood Tifa had a piano in her bedroom. Among the many posters of the REmake there are some with the image of a keyboard, one of them indeed hung in Tifa’s bedroom.  

THE HOUSE SPECIAL

We know from the original game that Avalanche was originally founded in Cosmo Canyon. This is also the name of one of the drinks served at Seventh Heaven, Avalanche’s hideout. 

OG: Cosmo Canyon... This is where AVALANCHE was born...

Remake: Our house special: the Cosmo Canyon. 

BEST GUIDE

When Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud arrived at Nibelheim  years before, Tifa escorted them to the reactor, saying she was the best guide of the town. In the Remake too she proposes to be Cloud’s guide in the Sector 7 slums (reference more clear in the Jp version).

OG: I’m the number one guide in this town.

Remake: I know these streets better than anyone. (Jp version: I’m the best guide of the slums).

PARACHUTING

In the OG Cloud and the others parachuted themselves on Midgar from the Highwind, in order to prevent Hojo to use the Sister Ray to help Sephiroth. In the Remake Cloud, Jessie, Biggs and Wedge parachute back in Sector 7 after the mission in Chapter 4.

MUSEUM

At Gold Saucer, Dio had a personal museum with a big picture of himself. Moreover, he had also a massive gold statue at the top of the amusement park. In the Remake, the 60th floor of the Shinra building hosts a museum where there’s also a big golden statue of the President. 

VIRTUAL REALITY

Bugenhagen has a 3D holographic symulator in the Cosmo Canyon observatory, necessary for his planetology studies (Shinra machinary he received from Professor Gast). “Cosmos theatre” is a 3D virtual reality symulator where visitors can learn about the Ancients and the Promised Land. 

DA-CHAO

During Intermission Yuffie uses to eat “Da-chao beans”. Da-Chao an important water deity of Wutai and its massive statue is sculpted in the mountain overlooking village. 

WALL MARKET

In the original FFVII, the Honeybee Inn was a brothel, while in the Remake it’s a night club. Anyway, the hand massages at Madam M’s parlor are kind of allusive, especially the Luxory Course.

ARENA

The Battle Square (or Battle Arena or Colosseum) was an area of the Gold Saucer, where Cloud could entertain Dio with a match in exchange of the Keystone. In the Remake, also Corneo has a Colosseum at Wall Market.

DATES

In the OG, depending on the player’s choices, Cloud could spend a date at the Gold Saucer with Aerith, Tifa, Yuffie or Barret. A similar system exists also in the Remake and it affects a cutscene at the beginning of Chapter 14. 

SHOWMAN

During the date at the Gold Saucer, Cloud and the girl (NB: not Barret) had to take part to a stage show where they played the parts of the knight and the princess. In the Remake, in order to obtain the dress-up to infiltrate Corneo’s Mansion, he has to take part to a dance show at the Honey Bee Inn. 

THE PRINCESS 

Princess Rosa was one of the protagonists of the Gold Saucer show, played by Aerith, Tifa or Yuffie during the date. In the Remake Cloud can read a letter in the room of Jessie’s father, where Jessie announced to her parents that she obtained the part of the princess in a show at Gold Saucer. 

Jessie Raspberry as...the Princess?

FIREWORKS

There were fireworks creating a romantic atmosphere during the ride on the gondola at Gold Saucer. In the Remake, if Aerith is wearing the red dress, her appearance is accompanied by fireworks and red carpet. 

KISS

The LTD has split the fandom for ages, but the only two girls who have ever been shown kissing Cloud are Yuffie (during her GS date) and Jessie (if the player manages to end the bike minigame in Chapter 4 with HP above 80%).

DREAM

In the OG Aerith appeared in Cloud’s dream just before getting to the City of the Ancients, the place where Sephiroth killed her. In the Remake this dream is hinted in two scenes:

1) The way Aerith appeared at Cloud at the beginning of Chapter 9 recalls the way she appeared in his dream (which triggers in Cloud a vision of her death). 

2) She appears in his dreams again during her resolution scene, using gestures and words that hint at her death. 

VOICES OF THE PLANET 

Aftyer Meteor was summoned in the OG, Cloud and the others could hear the scream of the Planet from the Highwind. In the Remake, when the group faced Sephiroth at the end of the highway, the Whispers start screaming in pain and Aerith said those were the voices of the Planet.  

OG: RedXIII: Did you...hear something? - Tifa: The Planet’s scream...or Meteor? Is it this Planet? - Cloud: Hey, how do we know that this is really the Planet’s scream? - Tifa: Did you forget? Bugenhagen told us.

Remake: What you heard just now were the voices of the planet. Those born into this world. Who lived and who died. Who returned. They're howling in pain. (...) They... Their words...they don't reach him. All these moments and memories, precious and fleeting...they're like rain rolling off his back... And when they're gone, he won't cry...or shout...or anything.

CLOUD VS SEPHIROTH

In the original FFVII, after the defeat of Safer∙Sephiroth, Cloud and Sephiroth had a final mental duel. At the end of the Remake Sephiroth mentally drags Cloud to the “Edge of Creation” with a symilar dynamic.  

[not-your-lifeline]

I'm more of an monster enthusiast/lover than the more commonly known term 'monsterfucker' tbh. (though the latter is funnier)

I don't really want to have any kind of sexual interaction with them, and I'd rather take care of their basic needs like feeding, bathing, brushing, petting, etc and want to learn their biology(or behavior and anatomy if it's a inorganic creature/being) through close daily observation.

my standard of beauty is quite different from average people so I find those monstrosities cute and endearing despite their creepy/terror-inducing appearance. as one would consider a small dog or a cat.

I also like lot of arthropods, molluscs, invertebrates, reptiles in real life and always have been interested in animals or entomology so I guess that's the huge part of the reason why I like the idea of non-existing fictional creatures that are not humans whether they exhibit humanoid feature or not.

also I like inanimates/machinary and interested in AI programming and neuroscience so when a fictional creature/character shows signs of sentience or high intelligence/emotional capabilities in lore It's fascinating. It makes me want to find out and explore what kind of potentials they have through different approaches. and give them opportunities to thrive in ideal environment and enrichments provided.

I like to imagine mundane/domestic scenarios of the characters. (for example, when I'm eating a popsicle I start to wonder if a certain character would enjoy it too just as I do.)

so personally I wish there were more fluffy/wholesome contents about them than overly thirsty ones. while I don't mind subtely suggestive or romantic aspects of fanfics/headcanons sometimes I wonder why It can't be just.... normal? neutral. I mean.

one of my favorite humor is memes of fictional characters doing seemingly mundane things that's apparently out of character. like a xenomorph going to a clothing store. (Shadow the hedgehog goes to Claire's kind of memes) I guess that's why I find monsters/slashers wearing a pink frilly dress or hello kitty merchs so hilarious.

also I like incomprehensive horrors being a very sociable, distinguished gentleman or a tired modern minimum wage worker. (like mcdonald clerk memes)

[rogue-trader-samuel-drakon]

Crew Rank 1 & 2

Lord Captain: Samuel Von Drakon

A young captain who inherited his family ship, the Celestial Dragon. He had unlocked his psyker powers at an early age and has had made it so he was sanctioned without giving up his freedom as a rogue trader. He had, of course, later learned he was a perpetual when having run afoul of a very trigger happy inquisitor. He has a pet Wyvach he named Talon, whom he built a psychic connection with. He also has a Fenrisian Wolf that his First Officer gifted to him named Skoll. Though Skoll was much bigger than a normal Fenrisian Wolf, leaving a few to wonder if he is one of the legendary Thunder Wolves. So how that was possible is beyond many on board the ship. He was as well gifted a baby raven named Mel by a female version of Corvus Corax, who he is in a relationship with.

First Officer: Sven Vulrik

Hailing from Fenris, Sven is a tough as nails warrior and able to keep the crew in line. Never backing down from a fight, and willing to get his hands dirty, he is believed by many to have once been an astartes from how massive and strong he is.

High Factotum: Maria Flint

A people person and able to drink anyone under the table, Maria was the perfect choice for the position, as it was her who would often seal the deal on many negotiations. Knowing just what to say to convince people. Just don't play cards with her, as she can read you like a book.

Engineer Prime: Larana-C39

Often times reclusive and seen talking to her servo skull named Keeper of Knowledge, most people, save for the rest of the trch adepts under her command, tend to avoid her. They believe that she despises being near any non augmented life form. The truth is, she is very shy around others. Not the Captain, though. He usually likes to come down to her workstation and just talk, which she greatly appreciates. She has often shown that she is far more upbeat and cheerful than most tech priests when around the captain, and explains she does not hate organic life, as she sees the human body as a complex machine, built from millions of years of evolutionary adaptation. She just seeks to improve upon it further with machinary where it is needed. She enjoys her talks with the captain, and often times forgets about a project when she has them. Only to go all out to make up for lost time after. She is the one responsible for the ship not falling apart a long time ago, and she will make sure it stays that way.

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[thewelllitweenie]

It had indeed all been skyscrapers, before the almost near aversion of planetary disaster shattered the moon and flattened a continent. Instead of a city aggressively stabbing up the sky like a rude gesture there was instead fields of grass tangled with shrubs and a literal moons ape. It's bright white surface with a weak toupee from creeping greenery and lightly sprinkled with left over rubble from the world's premier trading district.

It was the only place to see the moon anymore, ever since the tides stopped, the eclipses finished, moths died out and the nights sky got a whole lot weirder. But here it kind of was, like a vast broad hill craters aand alll just poking out the ground.

Many others had made the trek in the time since the event people have argued to name took place. The original emergency response in the wake of the disaster, people who could not believe the news and refused to stay away and finally tourists who wished to see the moon one time. Can a ball have a tip? Maybe a cheek? Whatever just a little bit poked out, according to seismologists the rest of the moon was sitting in the mantle and was probably why earthquakes had been really bad. Apparently they also thought it may cause the core to cool faster and remove the magnetic field from around the earth, but that this would happen over millions of years. They were still some days hike away from the actual lunar surface and it was getting late, according their almanac it would have been a full moon tonight.

As they set up camp they began to notice the infamous sand, extremely fine white sand that blee around with the wind and would foul up machinary. Little piles of it would collect where the wind eddied and it was aa task in of itself to keep it out of the tent, seemed to push it's way through the fabric. It wasn't particularly dangerous according to those experts still kicking and with no large predators exanct in the whole continent it was time for sleep.

For weeks and months the warning came, the moon was beginning to fall down and scientists couldn't agree on why but they could find a date. The predicted crash zone was identified, in the ocean which was better than a city but still would be a disaster beyond imagination. Engineers and scientists, experts and industry leaders everybody scrambled for a solution. In the end there was nothing they could do and the planet held it's breath and waited for that final day. The memes at the time were unhinged and some of the most incredible art came about during the build up. The moon hung in sky visible and tides were appalling the gravity of the moon having a greater impact the closer it got. Then as it approached the oceans about to kiss the flotilla of ships of the more morbid it became suddenly intangible, a ghost like thing passing through the water and into the earth earth. The people on boats thought they had died, surrounded by a world of shimmering white until in time it they were there stranded in the ocean without enough fuel too return to shore. Some time later and the world collectively scratched it's head, the planet jolted under foot as the moon became very tangible and importantly stuck in the earth with it's interia in tact. Millions diied, forest fell and the oceans spilled. The noise and shock wave knocked planes of the sky and caused huge rain everywhere else. No one would ever learn this or even believe it if somehow the information got out, but it all came down too a small online coven trying to save the world and coming this close to pulling it off. And they did after a fashion but they did not live to see it, turns out seeing the ghost of a moon rise out of the ground will break a person's concentration enough to stop chanting. Oh well it was a pretty enough place and no where else like it on earth.

As we gazed across the fields, he remarked: “I remember when this was all skyscrapers…”

[newsshout]

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MEDICIN: Medicin software has developed software for pharma industry to manage supply , inventory , purchase , sales , pos , customer , accounts etc. Medicin software is a great tool for pharma retailers to manage the above parameters easily . Managing different medicines are very complex . However the software is more than 10 old which means it's time tested for its quality and complexity. With more than 5000 users across the country medicin software is a fool proof software to manage medicine sales. The support system for software is impeccable and all queries are resolved at the earliest.

PACIFIC : Pacific construction is a construction company which build villa , commercial complexes , ware houses etc

Pacific construction is also into landscape construction and apartments building. Pacific construction team comprises of Architects , engineers, painters, plumbers, electricians, tile pavers, helpers , masons rrc. The experienced team helps to finish the project on time all the time.

Qutone Ceramic : Qutone ceramic is a premium tile manufacturing company in india. Qutone has its presence in more than 60 countries. Qutone has more than 1200 dealers across India to sell its tiles. Qutone sells vitrified tiles , marble tiles and ceramic tiles. Qutone has more than 300 sizes and 1000 plus designs. Qutone also has research and development centre in Italy. Qutone ceramic has more than 24000 sq ft production capacity and has all imported machinaries in production. Thus atate of the art production facility helps qutone ceramic to maintain quality and ensure the quantity as well.

NSE Trader : NSE traders den has signal software to guide the investor with buy and sell signals. Most of the investors don't have the time and knowledge to invest in stock market. Nse trader software is one of the best software in the market to give good returns for the investor. Stock market is always risky for the fledgling and any help in terms of buy , sell signal is always helpful to handhold the investor during their learning curve without much loss due to their inexperience.

Shanti Nursing : Shanti nursing services is a company which provide nursing staff for the patients at home and in hospitals. Couples who both are working may not have the time to monitor and care their old patients at home. Shanti nursing services come in handy with their professionally trained nursing staffs. They also supply both male and female nurses. Shanti nursing also has baby sitting services for their clients. Shanti nursing operates in major metro cities and is helping 1000s of customers with their nurse staffing. All their staff are professionally trained and every one of them has handful of experience to manage the complex situations.

Bosch : Bosch rising automotive is a car service company in gurugram , haryana . It has one of the best trained car mechanic team which gives services in mechanical repairs , electrical faults , painting , tinkering , seat services etc. Bosch services is known for its quality services and immediate delivery. Bosch automotive rising is having good infrastructure to manage multiple cars and has enough space to handle dozens of car at the same time .

Durgamba : Durgamba build solutions is in to manufacturing different type of bricks , tiles jallies etc. Durgamba has more than 200 varieties of bricks. It has solid clay bricks , perforated clay bricks, clay jallies , clay tiles , porotherm block bricks, brick joint mortar etc. All its products are scientifically tested and certified for its strength and durability . Durgbamba has infrastructure with international standards and its klin are imported which helps to burn the bricks at high temperatures.

Brightsunseo : brightsun seo is a digital marketing company which provide various services like search engine optimization , social media marketing , ad campaign in facebook , instagram , Google etc. It also provides growth marketing to increase traffic and ecom marketing to increase sales in e-commerce businesses. Small and medium scale entrepreneurs doesn't have much awareness about digital marketing and brightsun seo guides those entrepreneurs to have a proper digital promotion at a fraction of cost compared to the advertisement cost in traditional media like news paper , tv and radio.

IIFP : In india schools and colleges dont teach about money management course and investment. This has been a major problem in managing their money once they start earning. Most of them doesn't have any knowledge in investment and this result in bad management of their money. So indian institute of financial planning has come out with various courses to make the graduates learn about nuances of financial planning, investment , taxation and corporate law.

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[bluebxlle-writer]

A Guide to High Fantasy Worldbuilding

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1. Subgenre

One of the first things you need to establish in your story is the subgenre of the high fantasy story you'll be writing. But Azura, high fantasy is already a subgenre?? Yes, it is, but what type of high fantasy?

Different types of high fantasy will require different types of worldbuilding. For instance, dark fantasy needs horror elements and an eerie setting, while steampunk fantasy will have complex machinaries instead.

Here are some examples of high fantasy subgenres :

• Epic fantasy

• Steampunk fantasy

• Dark fantasy

• Medieval fantasy

• Heroic fantasy

• etc!

2. Magic system

Most high fantasy stories will have a magic system, so if you're planning to include one, you'll need to do loads of planning.

Who can or cannot use magic, and why is that? Is it inherited, learned, or both? Are there any taboos in using magic? Are magic users praised or feared? What's the limit of using magic? Are there any incantations or magical tools involved? There are countless questions to tackle while coming up with a magic system, so make sure you plot it in detail.

3. Culture

Where there's people, there's culture. Although it won't be too frequently mentioned, having certain cultures in your world will make your worldbuilding more realistic.

Are there religions? Do people worship God(s)? When are the holidays? Are there any unique traditions? What gestures are considered impolite? It's little things like these that bring your story to life.

4. Type of government

Naturally, your world will have a government system. Decide what yours will be. Republic? Monarchy? Democracy? Theocracy?

Your government should also reflect your time and location setting - maybe using an emperor or empress to reflect a more medieval timeline, and using a president for a more modern setting. If your world is going through a war, you can use a system governed by the military. I have a post about writing a fictional government, you can refer to it for more info!

5. Language

What language do the people in your WIP speak? Is it fictional or not? If your setting is in a single region, they'll probably have the same language, but if it's set in different parts of the world, it's only natural to have more than one language.

Different languages can also be used to indicate diversity. If you're wondering how to incorporate multiple languages in a single language book, try reading Six of Crows as a reference - it shows the contrast of people speaking in different languages perfectly, even though the book is only in English.

6. History

Having a history of your world will help you understand it better. Has there been any previous wars between nations or disputes between the government and civilians? Or has the land always been peaceful, for some reason?

A great way to record your world's history is to make a timeline of main events that affected the plot. I also suggest creating a history for your magic system - how magic was discovered and normalized.

[crystal-moon-101]

Hello, recently I've gotten back into the ben 10 fandom and I basically devoured all your content of it lmao.

I really loved all of it but what stuck out to me the most was the sentient Omnitrix one (the one where it fuses with Ben too but that's maybe for another ask), and I wanted to ask some things about that au:

For example, with how he saw Eunice and how he thinks of his transformations that he no doubt would consider the Omnitrix as another living being, so he wouldn't do anything that could harm her, and would likely be more protective of her too. Which makes me wonder how the whole AF s3 would go down, like not only would Ben not try to hack what he condiders a living being, but also wouldn't give her away to Vilgax easily, nor would he straight up destroy her like in canon, so that entire season would be different.

Personally I think it would be Omnitrix herself that would give themselves up to Vilgax, likely to protect Ben, tho they don't know why. It's not the logical choice, far from it, she doesn't know why she is doing this but she still is, cause the idea of Ben and the kids dying just isn't something she can accept for some reason. Maybe she'll also end up starting up the self destruction herself, to protect Ben and take down Vilgax. Which makes it more of a rescue mission for Ben and co. with quite a time limit. Maybe they don't make it and the Omnitrix is on the brink of death and Ben ends up using Albado's Ultimatrix to save her somehow.

Another thing, is how would Ben's parents reavt to learning about her? They already weren't keen on their baby boy using a parasitic alien watch to put himself in danger everyday, so adding on top of it that said watch is sentient? It likely didn't go well at first, tho I can see them relaxing once they actually get to know her and see how she isn't harmful and is actually protective of their son. The Omnitrix herself likely doesn't see the whole ordeal as that big of a deal amd doesn't get why Ben's parents are so against her, but finds it inconvinient, especially when Carl tries to get rid of her.

Speaking of idenities, when Ben's idenity is revealed, is the Omnitrix's sentience also revealed? Or do the gang try to hide it? I feel like that would effect how the public views both Ben and the Omnitrix. Some would see her as a cool robot that would help them, while others would see her like the terminator and fear her, and with Ben, along with what he gets normally, would also have people who see him as a victim and think that they need to get this teenage boy away from this potentially very dangerous robot.

The Omnitrix likely wouldn't much about what the public think of her, since she just sees it as non logical blabber, but for some reason the idea that some think that she would ever dare harm Ben doesn't sit well with her.

(I am also kinda curious what her reaction would be to Ben and the gang getting straight uo murdered by Charmcaster that one time).

On another note, I can also see this making all the confusion caused by the Omnitrix go away, like the Omnitrix beeping in "pier pressure", the Omnitrix would likely just straight up tell him it's a distress signal, and would likely not care about Julie finding out cause she doesn't see a problem with her knowing.

Speaking of which, I like to imagine that with the whole baby chill, when Ben wonders what's going she just straight up tells him he is gonna lay eggs and just doesn't get why Ben is freaking out, like this is perfectly natural for Necrofriggians, it's a natural part of their reproduction cycle, Ben, why are you screaming about this???

I just think that would be fun.

Tho on a kinda unrelated note, what would Omega and Omnitrix think of each other? They are very similar, what with the whole sentient machinary being attached to a teenage boy going on, but also very different too, with Omega being more motherly and Omnitrix being more logical/robot-y. Would they get along? Would they be netural to each other? Would they go against each other? I'm curious.

Thanks for listening to my word spill and sorry for the long ask

Oof, big ask so I'm gonna have to break it down, haha! 💚 Yes, many things in the show (Alien Force and onwards), would be different if the Omnitrix was alive and thinking, with her own body and everything. Playing a new main character role and all that. You are correct in that in the AF Season 3 final, she would be the one to give herself up, and yes would be confused by her choices. I mean normally she would just tell Ben to take the risk and smoke Vilgax, but after spending three seasons with the gang, she is starting to understand just why people act so strange about life and death. She also would be the one to start the countdown, but in this AU Vilgax would actually take the watch off, cause unlike Ben, he knows the Omnitrix is not bluffing in the slightest. She's logical, and if blowing herself up is the best thing she sees fit, Vilgax knows she won't heistate. So that means in this AU, Ben would never get to go ultimate, Albedo being the sole user of that gimmick. When it comes to Ben's parents, they are unsure of the Omnitrix at the start. Not hating her or anything, mostly just confused by the whole thing. It's mostly how the Omnitrix sees things that would put them off at first, but once they come to realise it's more so that she has a lack of experience, they would like to help her out, especially Sandra. Over time, I imagine the Omnitrix would become like, part of the family in a way that no one directly says anything, but she fades into the family lifestyle in a routine that fits her. Doing things like helping Carl fix some car problems, helping Sandra with cleaning or cooking, walking the dog, even joining movie nights even if she questions the plot half the time. For Identity reveals, at first the Omnitrix being known as a living thing wouldn't be known at first, as Jimmy didn't know she was alive so couldn't reveal that information. The gang would decide to keep that on the down-low, they know it will end badly if people also learned that the all-powerful alien device was alive and very well aware. Somehow it would get revealed, and cause more hate towards Ben. When it comes to her views, Omnitrix actually doesn't care at all what people say about her, why would she? They're strangers and logically don't know the whole story. Only thing that annoys her is when people act like Ben is a monster or the cause behind all the problems, because one, aliens are living beings like humans so calling them monsters is quite awful to say, second, villains were always going to be a thing, regardless if Ben was around or not. But she actively doesn't fuss herself or anything, and lets Ben handle it. She only really steps in if she feels like she has to shoo someone off. For her reaction to Charmcaster murdering Ben and the gang that one time, she would show no mercy lol, and it's not like Charmcaster can steal a soul from a robot. But without Ben, Omnitrix would most likely get locked down by Charmcaster until the spell is reversed by her father. And ya, hahaha, Omnitrix would be the one to clear up confusion. There would still be drama and events of course, but with less confusion. She 100% would be questioning Ben the entire time why he doesn't just tell Julie during the date, because she doesn't understand why Julie would be scared of aliens, I mean earth's gotta accept that at some point ya know? And of course she would be like "birth is a natural thing" to Ben during the baby chill stuff. And with the Omega and Omnitrix thing, I did have these ideas of the crossover but with their two AUs. Cause I just love the idea of these two chaotic teenage boys, being followed by these calm, sensable robotic beings that are actually really overly protective of them. They'd mostly be netural, but by the end have repsect for each other, and somewhat understand each other compared to others. Given Omnitrix's view on life and death, and with Omega's views on nanites and evos.

[reflections-of-mobius]

For Inari...a lot of her childhood had been one of isolation- so he'd taken to blueprints and machinary with gusto. Very few mobians cared for his- traits- so she'd learned to rely more on machines and their cold, hard numbers. Those were understandable- predictable. They never hurt Inari...they just...were.

At least, she'd thought as such- until Bless and Hunt had come into his life, and everything had exploded from there. Still...Inari wouldn't change a moment of it. She grinned as the ring was held out to her, taking it gently from Wisteria's hands with a tilt of the head.

"I'd hope he'd have been more careful... I can understand trying to reverse-engineer teleportation tech, but- not stuff that's in active use. It's too risky...!" Inari still found himself smiling faintly, a shake of the head accompanying. "Chaos..." Not that she would be much better, she was sure. It had taken him a few years to match Node's teleportation ability with her inventions, and even now, it was a work in progress... Probably why Bless had gone to get the fox, thinking about it.

"Though I can't say I wouldn't have done the same, in your Tails' situation..." She admitted with an embarrassed grin. "--Anyway...I think I can fix it up, but just to be safe, I'm going to try to get the universe coordinates from it first." The goggles he was wearing lit up- a pouch hanging from the fox's side flipping open. A small stream of pitch-black exited, sliding into the ring as Inari set it down on the nearest work desk. He had to push some of the machines he was working on off, letting them fall haphazardly to the wayside with a few clanks.

"If it's okay with you, I'll try to see if I can fully repair your warp ring before you go.- That way you won't have to worry about it malfunctioning on another trip." Inari's tails idly flicked up and down. He wasn't exactly moving about- just standing at the table, the glow of her goggles fluctuating as the tiny black nanobots flashed back and forth in the ring. "Honestly, this doesn't look too bad... I think your Tails might've just swapped a few of the wires when he was putting it back together." While Inari didn't intend it...she was already getting sidetracked on wanting to repair the device outright, instead of making sure she saved the universal coordinates first.

at least this fox's confidence could rival her own tails'. that was oddly reassuring to amy. plus it sounded like she was far from the first person to end up in this situation so maybe this really would be a cakewalk. the only surprising part was that bless was leaving but it sounded like he had something important to do.

"see you soon," she waved her farwell before turning back to inari, arms folded behind her back as she smiled and walked further into the cabin. it was about what she expected, not so unlike her own fox's workshop except for the drones. those were new, and actually kind of cool.

amy didn't care a whole lot about technology, only the kind that made up her hammer. but she had done most of that herself with the odd tip from tails when she just couldn't piece something together from the ancient's blueprints. it was her pride and joy for more than one reason, and no one really knew the work she had put into it except her friends.

other than that? most technology went over her head, no matter how much tails tried to explain it.

but she happily pulled out the ring for inari to look at. "yeah, and i was telling him that our tails sort of...experimented with it and i think he forgot to, you know, put it back together correctly. which is pretty typical for him but you'd think he'd be a little more careful this time."

but that wasn't the case and the fox was getting an earful from her when she got home. if Sonic wasn't already doing that.

[donitkitt]

can we learn more about hummus?? they look very puntable (affectionate)

hummus is a chaotic evil that will cause mischief whereever he goes whether he means to or not. he loves weaponry and machinary and spends a lot of time tinkering with stuff and making weapons of his own

hes VERY hyperactive (his lusus being a humming bird fits well) and he cannot go very long sitting still or doing something he doesnt find fun or interesting

[otakusocialista]

Nobel sin tierra ni feudo

Siguiente; Capitalistas expropiados del trabajo asalariado, porque se irá extinguiendo conforme entregen medios de produccción industriales mediante una institución pública del Estado Proletario

—Although you die you will be reborn as a mestizo without means of production. —Thus you will learn that your ideas were only prejudices

Nobel without land or fiefdom. Following; Capitalists expropriated from wage labor, because it will be extinguished as they deliver industrial means of production through a public institution of the Proletarian State. Machinary and freedom for all.

[localwebslingers]

Right. Plausible and reasonable. Peter had fought a giant lizard, a guy made of electricity, and other guys in varying types of animal based machinary or enhancements over the past five years. The concept of a multiverse? Not hard to accept.

This level of left field type, crazy sounding stuff was just another Tuesday.

He paused when Harry went on and was quiet a moment, "...I'm guessing your Peter was big on physics then, if you think I can help out." he guessed, pushing a hand through his hair and turning to face him, "..You caught me on the way to classes. BioPhysics major, BioChem emphesis but basically every elective I take is physics rooted so, I guess that was a pretty solid shot to take."

It made him wonder what other things were actually shared. Fields of interest and study were one thing, but unless his Harry took science courses while away on top of learning how to run a company, Peter was pretty sure that was actually a difference, too. Not that his Harry wasn't anything short of sharp himself, Peter didn't doubt that. At all. He just didn't know if that turned out to be an interest his friend had that lasted into fields of education.

They didn't really have a chance to catch up on much...

"You said there was a fight that you got caught in, before ending up here. Spider-Man and some guy you'd never seen before, right?" he was thinking again, trying to get an idea of how in the world, or worlds, this happened, "Did you notice anything happen during the fight? If the other person was powered in some specific way, explosions, reactions that may have gone off...anything? Seriously, the smallest thing that might have seemed even a little weird is always- ....I hear that kind of thing can make a difference."

....did this Harry know about Spider-Man too?

\\ @inhcritance \\

Not his New York, and not his Peter, and not his Oscorp either. A different enough timeline to be worth worrying about, because at some point during the many hours he'd spent in this city Harry had made some peace with it all. Enough to be able to nod as the other spoke.

At least, he thought, as he watched Peter, he didn't seem to be refusing him outright. It was a beginning.

"That's my working theory." He confirmed, staying still at last, for a few seconds. "At least until anything more plausible or reasonable presents itself." He conceded. "Which should not have been too complicated, but alas, here we are."

Facing a mad theory and a mad situation and wondering, almost on a loop, what had happened here.

"Admittedly I have no proof but my existence, and my area of expertise is not physics."

He was decent enough at them, considering some Research Stations and his work at Oscorp, but what Harry was good at was biochemistry. And well, xenogenetics as of lately, but that was mostly a secret.

"I still know enough that, faced between handing Oscorp this knowledge or reaching out to you, I chose the safest option." He shrugged, now, his smile now mirthless. "And unfortunately, given the situation, all I can offer you for your help is my collaboration."

Because he wanted to go home, and he knew this Peter didn't know him, no matter what had happened, just as he didn't know this Peter. But for all that his pride hurt at the mere thought of being this openly in need... what else could he do? He needed to go home or get a lab in a matter of days, a week at most. And even then, handing Oscorp the awareness of the multiverse would not be worth it.

@localwebslingers

[sasorikigai]

100 days of headcanons:

Day 9: Desire

Naturally, every man wants to be active in the world according to his fullest aptitudes, but that again means in a definite direction, namely that best suited to his own individuality and temperaments. Hanzo Hasashi knows he functioned better with a semblance of family; blood-related or serving as a surrogate father, as Takeda Takahashi’s existence proved that he could be much more than how he categorized himself as. He has been a depressed loner with a death wish, living precariously on the edge of peril and throes of black oblivion as he still harbored guilt and vengeance and wrath. He had vowed to live the rest of his mortal like, enacting justice, but he is a deeply traumatized human with severe PTSD and depression;  who still has high propensity of dwelling in the past, recalling even the joyous and mirthful experiences of Harumi and Satoshi, with the original Shirai Ryu as it had forever been tainted by grief and bone-gnawing guilt. 

Yet, the ultimate dream he still harbors is forming the stronghold of Hasashi household once again. Hanzo Hasashi does consider independence very important aspect of family life; he’s never pressing, nor pesters to know about all that’s going on in his lover’s and his offspring(s)’ life, because without absolute trust and devotion, he would never even dare of proposing to someone. In that regard, he will still be immensely protective of his family, due to his previous experience. The deep feelings of wanting to have a child have the roots in a learned desire from strong, long-standing social and cultural pronatal influences - not biological ones. The strong, healthy relationship he had with both his parents and the various members of the Shirai Ryu granted him the same, when he would become the Grandmaster of Shirai Ryu and  And we've been influenced so strongly for so long that it just feels "innate." 

Without deep social ties, it’s easy to become dispirited, uninspired, and unempathetic — people always have been communal-by-nature creatures who deteriorate mentally, emotionally, and physically if our social needs aren’t met. Kuai Liang’s life would have been tainted and marred if it weren’t for the goodness of his heart, the heart of gold that would never been corrupted in volition, lest it became his tragic fate to serve on the side of evil and darkness. Ever since he could walk and talk, Kuai Liang was to pursue the life of becoming a mindless assassin under the sacrilegious doctrine of the Grandmaster and ultimately, Sektor’s, to detach oneself from human emotions and connections, the sentimentality that only made humanity weak and vulnerable. Even when Kuai Liang wore emotions, rebelled against the unthinkable mutilation and violation of human flesh and subjugating himself to become machinary and circuitry, he has always harbored the goodness in his heart and mind, even in corruption.

As he has been wearing the mantle of Sub-Zero, his temperamental solidity had been defined and supported by the Lin Kuei as a whole to some extent. For that is the only meaningful and healthy relationships which make his life a lot happier, more fulfilling experience. He feels purposeful, motivated to carry on through tough times, inspired when he witnesses other people as good, and he desires to be good person himself through tenacious and strenuous responsibilities and duties to reform the past’s corruption. Forming healthy, meaningful relationships is therefore both crucial self-care and a happy way to make society better as a whole, and such relationships with the Special Forces and Hanzo Hasashi (the Shirai Ryu) definitely had been the strongest desire which Kuai Liang harbored, as he would grant understanding and forgiveness. 

[kxyto]

24/4/2020 (Lecture 8)

After looking into the Bauhaus last week, we continued onto the futurists of the Futurism era.

Now, who were the futurists you say? They were a group of Italian artists who embraced emerging technology of the time, writing a manifesto which listed everything they embraced and technologies they wanted to see more of. The futurists valued the thought of acceleration and especially loved the idea of mass production and machinary.

Futurism was ultimately a reaction to the beginning of mass production. In 1909, Henry ford started to produce cars on mass, sparking the massification of goods, factories being set up, along with a factory line of workers. With new technologies, even painting as the role of a representative medium had been taken over with the photographic medium.

Capturing moments with ones eyes was ultimately different to a camera as cameras would embrace speed.

What comes to mind for me in this lecture was, Zang Tumb Tumb followed by one of Marinetti's works recounting his experiences in the Balkan War of 1912. In contrast to early print which was mathematical, harmonic and sensible, the futurists chose to break as many rules as they could with type, giving it voice and weight. In breaking away from type tradition, I could see clearly that their ways of using type was quite loud and almost chaotic.

What I found the most interesting in this lecture was The Futurist Cookbook. In producing The Futurist Cookbook, the futurists wanted to revolutionise the ways Italians ate. In doing so, they attempted to bring out more senses rather than just taste. For example, they talked about how music could accompany the food, and how perfume must be sprayed before eating so that ones palette was not distracted. Well, I'd say that this was no ordinary cookbook, and was rather absurd. But I guess that was what grabbed my interest. It was a cookbook which even had things about gunshots in expresso, ozonisers, electrolyses and vaccums in food??? WHAT ON EARTH. Well, I guess it could be explained by the cookbook being a disguise for a political agenda.

Ultimately, it was quite the attention grabber to learn about how these futurists had broken out of traditions. Especially with their absurd fascination of abolishing pasta? HOW COULD THEY! anyways, I have definately grown curiosity on what else the cookbook could have.