#screening equipment

[cauchesque]

my new startup will provide ethical online moderation services by hiring exclusively people who were really into liveleak in middle school

[rocketbirdie]

badass mercenary by day, forklift certified by night

[brown-spider]

Real talk tho that therapist Spider-Man needs to get fired cuz what the hell was that.

That was so insensitive like bro you aren't even funny 💢

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[berrrydameyve]

okay do do you guys want anti-AI spiderverse badges??

Miles G saying "fuck ai, pick up a pencil." for example

[deadpeasantgirls]

There's so many layers to Ygraine s2e8.

Uther was Arthur's mother's killer, Arthur's father but also Arthur's de facto mother after Ygraine's death.

Meeting Ygraine is the first and only time Arthur gets to see Uther for what he really is - a father and a murderer rather than his whole parental unit wrapped up in one person. For the first and only time, Arthur gets to know his actual origins - he is a creature made of magic. It's what runs through his blood, making him closer to any Druid child massacred on a raid than the knights that he led. It's the first (and arguably the only) time Arthur recognizes he can break away from Uther - and tries to.

Not with a pithy "I am not you, father" or an angry argument on morality but with the rage of the son of a murdered mother - an abused child finally physically and psychologically capable of inflicting violence on their abuser.

To be clear - that's unbelievable and terrifying for anyone with a moderately healthy relationship with their parents.

Merlin sees Arthur's attack on Uther through that lens.

He also sees Arthur as the man who'll evolve into what he thinks the Once and Future King should be - just, kind, merciful, egalitarian, always seeking peace over war, returner of magic.

When Merlin says he didn't stop Arthur for Uther, what he means is he did it for Arthur and the Arthur he is certain will one day exist. Merlin is also more comfortable with lying than being honest. His whole identity has become wrapped up in serving and protecting Arthur - "I was born to be your servant."

Using magic to stop Arthur, an obvious option, would go against both his instinct to lie, save his own life (and protect his identity - which can't risk the ego death that would come from not being Arthur's servant, protector, friend. His unwillingness to alter his relationship with Arthur or see him hurt means in s2e8 Merlin has to cut Arthur's growth off at its knees - change requires some form of suffering and Merlin loves Arthur enough to die for him but not enough to risk the suffering of living without him.

[tarotphil]

this is absolutely just another case of “I like [x thing], I like phil. what if phil did [x thing]” but. I like audio drama podcasts, I like phil. what if phil did audio drama podcasts

[x1702x]

*lits cig* i cant lie chief, i bring a

"Soulsborne games arent non-accesible, its just that most of them are over a decade old and are products of its time, having worn down as games improve and grow but are still beloved even when they feel dated, and even if they dont add pause buttons, easy mode (theres literally only one mode and its in your hands to make it easier or harder) or non aggro modes its still a good game, its just that these are supposed to be challenging games and are loved for it. Not every game will hold your hand and do a long tutorial (Elden Ring was the first of its kind to add a throughout tutorial area!) and thats fine. These games can exist outside your niche and comfort area, they just arent for you, and thats okay. As a friend said, to change core aspects of the game is to change what the game is, a challenge. If you want the experience, theres tons of 100% walkthroughs with and or without commentary you can watch and enjoy easily to partake in it. You can partake in the fandom and not play the games too."

to the "Add a pause button, add an easy mode, add a non aggro mode" conversation that the "Soulsborne fandom is full of assholes (You wont find kind people if you come from a place of anger and spite)" people dont like

[returnofismasm]

It's been years, but I don't think I'll ever quite get over the guy on the Obsidian forums decrying the death of gaming because Pillars of Eternity Deadfire included an entirely optional Hide Helmets toggle.

[ren-meteor]

Youngest of the Lin Kuei | Aestus Advisor

Boiling Point | Burning Mists | Bloodthirsty Argonaut | Scaean Ghoul

[dressupdragonne]

Competition Entry - Magical Girl

Final Rank: Top 19%

[da-riya]

Don't think I'll last like another month tbh

[mememan93]

Hey, its me! I thought you like to know that I bought the Nintendo online expansion. Meaning...I'm finally trying out Ocarina of Time!

Oh fuck yeah!! As a disclaimer i've heard that the NSO version specifically has a bit of a lag, but I hope you have fun!!

[sketchychelsea]

Test printed my first two-color screen print! 🤘🔥

[timcurry-imgoinghomedotmp4]

i'm re-watching gattaca, a movie that seared itself into my brain when i saw it in my freshman year of high school in biology. and uhhhhhh welp as a trans man whose neurotypical cishet 22-months-older brother died in a tragic accident the day before his freshman year of college (that's how my senior year of high school started) let me tell you i am Having An Experience

[synesindri]

i really need to be doing drawing studies that aren't portraits because my ability to do simplified anything is rusty and not where i want it to be but it's hard to make myself do that when portraiture is really high reward in the sense that i usually think my portraits look really nice so i am usually satisfied with the time i spend on them. but that's so limiting!! woe is me etc