#steal your identity

[pokeybananas]

This is 100% not a front for human trafficking. Nope, definitely not.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

historical drama/sitcom where two gay best friends (woman and man) get lavender married--and proceed to spend the Fancy European Honeymoon their parents paid for acting as each other's wingman

[sharkylad]

Thinking about the fact that Mabel and Dipper didn't know they had two great uncles.

Yeah they are 12 and at 12 I had a shotty understanding of my family tree- But really? Nobody brought up their great uncle? Stanley? Especially since they'll be staying with his twin brother, Stanford?

Shermie never went to Stan's fake funeral, which to me means the twos relationship was strained on some level. If Shermie is older that means his view of Stan was poisoned in some way, that even as kids they weren't close. If the Shermie is younger then he never even got to meet Stan and all he knew about him was how he failed his family. Hell, people probably barely mentioned Stanley TO Shermie.

The fact that Stan had become a black stain upon the Pines family name makes me so vividly upset. Stanley faked his death and the family just- seemingly decided to strike him from the record. To pretend he didn't existed to spare themselves the sadness and shame.

Stanford and Shermie Pines. The only children worth mentioning of Filbrick and Caryn Pines.

It was never Stanford that was lost to the world. It was Stanley, ever since he had to leave New Jersy- it was always him that had to be struck from the record. Change his name, change his state, change his affiliations, destroy the remains of ghost that was Stanley Pines. Kill him so the family doesn't bring him up, doesn't ask questions, stops asking "Stanford" about his twin.

I just keep thinking about the fact that since the day he made one single mistake all the way up until Ford walks out of that machine- Stanley Pines was killed and did not exist. And Stan himself had no one to blame, he had to play the part in his own demise- He is the only one who ever knew Stanley was alive and has been for decades.

He lives in the multitudes of every personality he's ever taken, all in the hope that he himself can stop being Stanley Pines.

[onebadnoodle]

KIMIKO & MIKO

also made one more secret santa gift for @nokonyu

[deadrlngers]

I'm the reticent vampire of the Ninth Arrondissement. I walk the night capturing disappointment and regret as only the reticent vampire can.

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (2022-)

[royaltea000]

Liu Er Mihou time!!!

[melyzard]

Okay, look, they talk to a Google rep in some of the video clips, but I give it a pass because this FREE course is a good baseline for personal internet safety that so many people just do not seem to have anymore. It's done in short video clip and article format (the videos average about a minute and a half). This is some super basic stuff like "What is PII and why you shouldn't put it on your twitter" and "what is a phishing scam?" Or "what is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS and why do you care?"

It's worrying to me how many people I meet or see online who just do not know even these absolute basic things, who are at constant risk of being scammed or hacked and losing everything. People who barely know how to turn their own computers on because corporations have made everything a proprietary app or exclusive hardware option that you must pay constant fees just to use. Especially young, somewhat isolated people who have never known a different world and don't realize they are being conditioned to be metaphorical prey animals in the digital landscape.

Anyway, this isn't the best internet safety course but it's free and easy to access. Gotta start somewhere.

Here's another short, easy, free online course about personal cyber security (GCFGlobal.org Introduction to Internet Safety)

Bonus videos:

(Jul 13, 2023, runtime 15:29)

"He didn't have anything to hide, he didn't do anything wrong, anything illegal, and yet he was still punished."

(Apr 20, 2023; runtime 9:24 minutes)

"At least 60% use their name or date of birth as a password, and that's something you should never do."

(March 4, 2020, runtime 11:18 minutes)

"Crossing the road safely is a basic life skill that every parent teaches their kids. I believe that cyber skills are the 21st century equivalent of road safety in the 20th century."

[mixanji]

Eagle dance and Viper hehe

[skecherss]

"why is Bruce trying to be Nightwing, they should have let Tim or Jason do it" why does ANYONE else have to be Nightwing. Can't Dick have one thing that's just his

[bananonbinary]

every time i hear an ad for rocket money its like its coming from another dimension. who tf are you people that mystery money leaves your bank account and you dont IMMEDIATELY track that shit down. to the point that you're losing HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS to it. thats absolutely mindboggling to me.

[the-girl-with-too-many-ideas]

You know, from the perspective of the SVSSS world, Shen Yuan and the system would be regarded as Lovecraftian horrors if you think about it.

[codgod]

chips gender to me is like. he just has other shit to worry about. better shit to do

[citruscore]

dad of the year

[mamaswildchild]

do me a favor and do not give money to strangers in your ask box. ever

[demobatman]

stand with palestine or kill yourself

[ghostsontelevision]

“potentially written by a queer person” oh so we’re MAKING UP a queer to defend the corporations now? we’re INVENTING a queer person to make homophobia okay now?

like okay let’s assume it was in fact a Queer who wrote the “fruity yet forbidden” line. that still does not change the fact that a corporation - a thing that has no identity or purpose outside of making money - used that ad copy in order to advertise their game. as you pointed out, disco elysium does  contain the word faggot - would it be okay if the ad copy had said “use this to make faggots kiss”?

the usage of slurs in the game - which goes beyond just homophobic slurs, btw - is purposeful. it is meant to tell you something about the world, the people, and the themes. it is being used artistically. what is the artistic value of advertising a dollhouse mode as “fruity yet forbidden”? how does that interact with disco elysium as a story, as a piece of art? does it say anything more than “we wouldn’t let you kiss kim in the game, but we’ll give you permission now ;)” as if fans needed that permission in the first place? as if THE WRITING IN THE GAME is not the reason these “fruity” kisses were “forbidden” in the first place?

yes, disco elysium is a commercial product meant to make money. this is the unfortunate reality that artists live in, that it is very difficult to make non-commercial art and still make a living. but from that perspective, isn’t it *worse* that they would use the word “fruity” to ADVERTISE a game? isn’t it worse to use slurs for PROFIT?????