#sound type

[bronson4444the2nd]

Faketober 2024 day 13: Echo.

Sound/Ghost

This pokemon is not... technically a pokemon, this is the final message of an extinct species given life. They float around the oceans they once called home attempting to recreate its former home.

[cooldude272]

So, I recently rewatched this video, and if you haven’t watched it yet, you probably should, as like most works of Jello, it’s best experienced blind.

[ If / Once ] you have, you can read the rest of this, because I’ll be talking about something at the very end.

Caught up? Good.

So, you may have noticed that a few of the Pokémon names at the end may have been.. slightly incongruous, to say the least.

And you know, I think that’s a shame, because those Pokémon deserved actual, well-thought-out names as much as the others.

So that’s what I did; gave them all proper, fitting names:

John -> Lyrechoir

John 2 -> Jerbellow

Fuqet -> Harmonate

It was surprisingly easy, reflecting on it.

Anyway, @jelloapocalypse, you have any thoughts on these new names?

Because I’d be happy to donate them.

[kismetfakemon]

Name: Clefegy Name Etymology: Portmanteau of (Trebel/Bass) Clef and Elegy Classification: Piper Pokemon Type: Sound Evolution Method: Evolves into Capriccegy with High Pride Flavour Text: It loves to play various songs to enrapture surrounding Pokemon. It rarely does this, however, as this leads predators to its location.

Name: Capriccegy Name Etymology: Portmanteau of Capriccio (A lively piece of music, usually free in its form and short) And Elegy Classification: Piper Pokemon Type: Sound/Wonder Evolution Method: Evolves from Clefegy with High Pride Flavour Text: This Pokemon has the ability to control the minds of others with whatever tune it plays. Different tunes have different outcomes ranging from total subservience to causing other to take their own lives. This Pokemon is only permitted to be owned by seasoned Trainers as this is one of the few ways to temper this Pokemon's power. It's peculiar pipe is actually 2 separate pieces that can be wielded similar to tonfas.

Symphony Andante Sound Special – BP / 90 Acc / 15 PP Capriccegy’s Signature Move. It plays a mesmerising tune that causes the opponent to attack itself with the attack it was going to use next. The power of this move depends on the move the opponent planned to use.

Kobudo Strike Wonder Physical 50 BP / 100 Acc / 10 PP Capriccegy’s Signature Move. It takes apart its instrument and using the two halves, strikes the opponent. This move hits twice.

(It's supposed t be a kitty! With long ears similar to a caracal. I chose a cat cuz of the original story of the Pied Piper. It's really colourful as a reference to the "pied" part. But, as you can see, I took marching band elements too. The idea for the pipe tonfas just came to me and I NEEDED to incorporate it.)

[gloveil-region]

Sound Type

OFFENSIVE ★ Strong against - Fighting, Flying, Aether ★ Ineffective against - Ghost, Dragon ★ Can’t touch - N/A

DEFENSIVE ★ Weak to - Ghost, Dragon ★ Resistant to - Fighting, Flying, Aether ★ Immune to - N/A

[bixels]

As gen-AI becomes more normalized (Chappell Roan encouraging it, grifters on the rise, young artists using it), I wanna express how I will never turn to it because it fundamentally bores me to my core. There is no reason for me to want to use gen-AI because I will never want to give up my autonomy in creating art. I never want to become reliant on an inhuman object for expression, least of all if that object is created and controlled by tech companies. I draw not because I want a drawing but because I love the process of drawing. So even in a future where everyone’s accepted it, I’m never gonna sway on this.

[ssblur]

I could *maybe* see a sound type, since we do know of Pokemon with resistance and immunity to them, like Toxtricity and the Whismur line, along with a few that seem to get something like STAB. I still think it's a stretch, certainly.

what are your thoughts on proposed but not scientifically backed types like the light type or sound type or space type or food type

i think it's stupid. they're "categorizations" sure, but not Types. because if they were types, they would be scientifically backed. tell me the advantages and weaknesses of a """"space type pokémon"""" before we talk

[reasonsforhope]

A new treatment combining ReCET and semaglutide could eliminate the need for insulin in type 2 diabetes, with 86% of participants in a study no longer requiring insulin therapy. The treatment was safe and well-tolerated, and further trials are planned to confirm these results.

Groundbreaking research presented at UEG Week 2024 introduces a promising new treatment approach for type 2 diabetes (T2D) that has the potential to greatly reduce or even eliminate the need for insulin therapy.

This innovative approach, which combines a novel procedure known as ReCET (Re-Cellularization via Electroporation Therapy) with semaglutide, resulted in the elimination of insulin therapy for 86% of patients.

Globally, T2D affects 422 million people... While insulin therapy is commonly used to manage blood sugar levels in T2D patients, it can result in side effects... and further complicate diabetes management. [Note: Also very importantly it's fucking bankrupting people who need it!!] A need therefore exists for alternative treatment strategies.

Study Design and Outcomes

The first-in-human study included 14 participants aged 28 to 75 years, with body mass indices ranging from 24 to 40 kg/m². Each participant underwent the ReCET procedure under deep sedation, a treatment intended to improve the body’s sensitivity to its own insulin. Following the procedure, participants adhered to a two-week isocaloric liquid diet, after which semaglutide was gradually titrated up to 1mg/week.

Remarkably, at the 6- and 12-month follow-up, 86% of participants (12 out of 14) no longer required insulin therapy, and this success continued through the 24-month follow-up. In these cases, all patients maintained glycaemic control, with HbA1c levels remaining below 7.5%.

Tolerability and Safety

The maximum dose of semaglutide was well-tolerated by 93% of participants, one individual could not increase to the maximum dose due to nausea. All patients successfully completed the ReCET procedure, and no serious adverse effects were reported.

Dr Celine Busch, lead author of the study, commented, “These findings are very encouraging, suggesting that ReCET is a safe and feasible procedure that, when combined with semaglutide, can effectively eliminate the need for insulin therapy.”

“Unlike drug therapy, which requires daily medication adherence, ReCET is compliance-free [meaning: you don't have to take it every day], addressing the critical issue of ongoing patient adherence in the management of T2D. In addition, the treatment is disease-modifying: it improves the patient’s sensitivity to their own (endogenous) insulin, tackling the root cause of the disease, as opposed to currently available drug therapies, that are at best disease-controlling.”

Looking ahead, the researchers plan to conduct larger randomized controlled trials to further validate these findings. Dr. Busch added, “We are currently conducting the EMINENT-2 trial with the same inclusion and exclusion criteria and administration of semaglutide, but with either a sham procedure or ReCET. This study will also include mechanistic assessments to evaluate the underlying mechanism of ReCET.”

-via SciTechDaily, October 17, 2024

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Note: If it works even half as well as suggested, this could free so many people from the burden of the ongoing ridiculous cost of insulin. Pharma companies that make insulin can go choke (hopefully).

[the-crooked-library]

my absolute favourite devil's minion dynamic, ft: my last night's text conversation with my husband

[gascreates]

a new star

[clanker-66]

Behold my sound type eeveelution:

Vibreon

[vimmark]

feels like some of you don't get that ea didn't decide to do this to bioware after or because veilguard failed. it failed because they had already decided, and had been making decisions accordingly for years.

they were set up to fail. barring divine intervention, there was no way veilguard was going to satisfy ea's demands. ea just needed the dev cycle to finish (and check that there was in fact no divine intervention) before tearing it down.

be mad, but understand the chain of events isn't "veilguard bad -> ea nukes bioware". it's the other way around.

[greatwyrmgold]

The new Jenny Nicholson video makes me want to write a Star Wars fanfic based on her experience in the Star Wars Hotel. Amiithia Tope, a wealthy influencer from Coruscant (Jenny's actual choice of "character," if I spelled her name right), trying to help the First Order but getting ghosted by them even as the Resistance tries to recruit her.

Chewbacca escapes because Lieutenant Croy assumed her attempts to warn him that a high-profile prisoner was escaping, come on, were just a youngling prank. On the Baatu excusion, Amiithia and her sister end up doing a mission for the Resistance out of boredom and confusion, but it turns out their Resistance contact gave them inaccurate instructions and they have to check all the crates again to find the Holocron. Amiithia meets Hondo Onaka and discovers she dislikes him. Sammy thanks Amiithia for helping him steal a TIE Fighter even though she never even responded to his text messages. Maybe Lieutenant Croy hears this and Amiithia gets in trouble with the guy she wanted to surrender, which is why Kylo Ren Force-tortures her to get Rey to talk.

Worst cruise ever. There was a support column in front of her table at the dinner show!

[kismetfakemon]

Name: Pikonpa Name Etymology: Portmanteau of Pikachu and Onpa (Japanese for Soundwave) Classification: Frequency Pokemon Type: Data/Sound Evolution Method: Does not evolve from or into any known Pokemon. Flavour Text: It's not strangers to parties and loves to DJ for them. They're capable of putting together the best mixes without outside influence, which is why DJs love them. They're often paired with Chihuawoof to give the ultimate party experience.

(A convergent species! One based off Pikachu ofc. Does it count as convergent if it's man made?)

[ahhrenata]

Steve tries to stay quiet while he gets ready for work, but Eddie hears him. He keeps his eyes closed and just listens- to Steve grumbling to himself when his hair doesn’t sit quite right, who starts to hum and whisper some catchy song. Eddie turns his sleepy gaze onto Steve as he shuffles around their room- watching quietly as he slips on his clothes, his shoes, a simple chain with Eddie’s ring around his neck. A warm, affectionate smile breaks across his face. Before he leaves, Steve glances at what he expects to be a sleeping Eddie, but instead, he’s met with a rasped, ‘Hey.’ Eddie sits himself up, stretches his arm across Steve’s side of the bed, and reaches, fingers wiggling. Steve crosses the room to cradle his face.

Their foreheads press, noses bump, and Steve brushes his fingers across scars and dimples.

He breathes a quiet,

‘Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you.’

Eddie huffs a tired laugh,

‘You know I never mind.’

Because, yeah.

Every morning Steve tries to stay quiet while he gets ready for work, but Eddie always hears him.

( another one from the poll | WIP )

[umblrspectrum]

hi heres art so you pay attention to me now go read the tags