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Bleak House (1985), Episode 2
Dir. Ross Devenish. Suzanne Burden as Esther Summerson, Denholm Eliot as John Jarndyce, Lucy Hornak as Ada Clare, Phillip Franks as Richard Carstone, Diana Rigg as Lady Dedlock, T. P. McKenna as Harold Skimpole, Johnathon Moore as William Guppy, Robin Bailey as Sir Leicester Dedlock
#i always forget how much i DETEST harold skimpole#and also how much i adore sir leicester#the original wife guy#bleak house#charles dickens#bleak house 1985#suzanne burden#denholm elliott#t. p. mckenna#robin bailey#diana rigg#period drama#screen caps#masterpiece theater#edwardian-screen-caps-next-door
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The Saint: The Angel's Eye (5.7, ITC, 1966)
"Oh, and uh, go steady on the hard liquor, Upwater. You're used to beer, remember."
"Beat it, Jeremy, before your heritage starts showing."
#the saint#the angel's eye#itc#leslie charteris#1966#harry w. junkin#leslie norman#roger moore#jane merrow#liam redmond#anthony nicholls#donald pickering#t. p. mckenna#fredric abbott#cyril shaps#terence rigby#martin wyldeck#katherine schofield#arthur gross#steven brook#jean benedetti#i forgot to mention in my ramblings on 5.6 (masterpiece of nonsense that it was) that despite being absurd it was actually an adaptation of#a Charteris story (!). so is this episode but it makes much more sense here; this is prime Saint territory‚ as Simon gets involved in a#scheme to steal a priceless diamond (or rather‚ he's attempting to prevent the theft). diamonds naturally enough mean Amsterdam and much#awkward green screen with stock footage projected behind the actors (and a few tulips thrown about the set for good measure). despite an#excellent cast of character actors and a genuinely convoluted plot‚ this does feel like the series going through the motions a little bit#Simon uses his Sebastian Tombs alias for the first time this series‚ and the Saintmobile still hasn't appeared (unless i blinked and missed#it somehow). also Simon no longer delivers his opening narration to camera; with colour that has switched to voice over only and he doesn't#often acknowledge the halo effect either so far (he actually does in this episode which is what reminded me of it). also tw for Roger#Moore's bad accent work again: he does a pretty terrible job of impersonating Redmond's Irish brogue
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DO NOT ASK FOR MONEY. I WILL SIMPLY DELETE THE ASKS + BLOCK YOU.
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INTRO!! (I needed a proper one.)
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ᴀᴍ ɪ ᴀ ᴛᴏʏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ?
ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ
ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡ ᴀᴡᴀʏ
ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ
ɪ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴅɪᴅ ᴍʏ ʙᴇꜱᴛ
ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴍᴇꜱꜱ
ɴᴏᴡ ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ
ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ
ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ’ꜱ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ
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Hello, my name is Avery ((or Donnie. Or Starz. Or Confetti. Or Donry. Or Partyguy. Or Cone (my friend called me a traffic cone LMAO). Or Steven (stealing names from my fave characters!!). Or Ruby (only on the occasion) Or Star. Or Bud. Or Veneer (my friend ALSO calls me this). ...Or Moon! Any of these work!))
My pronouns are He/They, along with some neopronouns and xenopronouns!! (Xe/Xem, Zey/Zem, Star/Stars/Starself, Byte/Bytes/Byteself, and Tech/Techs/Techself)
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I am a multifandom, and am currently hyperfixated on the following:
Trolls (movies), Dandy's World, FNAF, Smiling Critters, Smiling Friends, Lego Monkie Kid, Slimecicle, Quackity, Heathers, Invader Zim, TMNT, Gravity Falls, Minecraft, Animal Crossing, and more! (the list will be updated later)
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God has let me live another year and I'm gonna make it everyone's problem!
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My straw.page!!
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My silly friend, you should totally follow and interact with: @sir-qwillian-ferne
Soup's Adoptive Dad(™/j): @williamfnafton
Our lovely aunt!: @i-bless-your-heart/@juliasreblogs
Jazzy (im gonna crumple you/j): @jazzythejazzles
Friend!!: @url0calcrvckhead
Apparently my fucking child???: @beebisbeeble
Special little friend: @grcklebdrckle
Mutual i convinced to join Tumblr >:3: @oozesquito
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ɪ’ᴍ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ᴛᴏʏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ
ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ
ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡ ᴀᴡᴀʏ
ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ’ꜱ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ, ʙᴜᴛ
ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ
ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ’ꜱ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ, ʙᴜᴛ
ɪ’ᴍ ᴏʙꜱᴏʟᴇᴛᴇ
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INTERACT! :
Neurodivergent
Into any of my listed fandoms!!
Juggalos (i luv you guys sm man/p)
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Meh...:
NSFW accounts (I'm hypersexual.)
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Do NOT interact. :
Pedophilia
Zoophilia
Necrophilia
MAPsexuals or anything similar
Neo/xenopronoun haters
People who want to unnecessarily sexualize me/others
Incest shippers (YES THIS INCLUDES T-CEST)
Proshippers/Comshippers
1 man 1 jar + anything similar.
Terfs, radfems, and anything else
Endo systems??? Genuinely so confused on this one. Just dni for now. Don't follow. Don't nothing.
SYSTEM FAKERS??? IM NOT A SYSTEM. I DONT THINK SO ANYWAY? BUT UH. PLEASE DNI.
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Thank you for reading. Have fun interacting, and hey! Don't be afraid to send in asks!! The box is always open!!
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I got rid of the tag section i don't USE THEM ANYMORE
This is the character section now 😌
Chip
Cecil
Sylvester (Syl)
Donnie
Avery
Solace
Soup
Mod will just. Post in whatever they please.
NOT A SYSTEM THESE ARE FOR ROLEPLAY OKAY
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ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ
ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ
ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ
ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇ
ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ
ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴜʟᴇᴠᴀʀᴅ ᴏꜰ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ꜱᴄʀᴇᴇɴꜱ
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Blinkies i customized myself using Blinkies.cafe !!
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Song: I Need A Human's Touch - TWRP, McKenna Rae
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All in Good Faith - ITV - December 30, 1985 - May 30, 1988
Sitcom (18 Episodes - 1 Short)
Running Time: 30 minutes
Stars:
Richard Briers as The Reverend Philip Lambe
Barbara Ferris as Emma Lambe (series 1 and 2)
Susan Jameson as Emma Lambe (series 3)
Lydia Smith as Miranda Lambe (series 1 and 2)
James Campbell as Peter Lambe (series 1 and 2)
James Cossins as Major Andrews (series 1)
Robert Bridges as Wilf (series 1)
Frank Middlemass as Desmond Frank (series 2 and 3)
T. P. McKenna as Oscar Randolph (series 2)
John Woodvine as Oscar Randolph (series 3)
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The plant hallucinogens dissolve habits and hold motivations up to inspection by a wider, less egocentric, and more grounded point of view within the individual. It is foolish to suggest that there is no risk, but it is equally uninformed to suggest that the risk is not worthtaking.
McKenna, T. (1991). "Plan/Plant/Planet," The Archaic Revival, Harper, San Francisco, p. 219.
#ayahuasca#plant medicine#psychoactive substances#amazonia#vision#consciousness#enthogenics#shamanism#shaman#spirituality#mckenna
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Not us tryna get the world record 😭
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Mothica - VICES (Official Music Video) forever fifteen ep - MARCH 19 presave here: https://ift.tt/3xzRNb0 Stream 'Blue Hour': https://ift.tt/ZP9dmB4 Merch: https://ift.tt/leUQdjy Shot in Bixby, OK. Directed by Mothica & Brandon Waddell Produced by Twang Pictures Director of Photography by Brandon Waddell 1st AC: Jake Vincent Lurvey Edited by Madeline Kate Kann Production Design by Sarah Waddell Styling Assistant by Drew Cockrell Follow me: https://ift.tt/7YDXh6U https://twitter.com/dearmothica https://ift.tt/1VU5mAt https://ift.tt/49sEdQo Thank you to everyone who bought VICES merch who helped fund this: Aaliyah O, Adam N, Adriana R, Alani W, Alex S, Alexis B, Alyssa N, Amber A, Andrew H, Anja R, Averi S, Briana W, Catalina R, Charity W, Chris M, Chris M, Cora S, Dalton T, Danielle G, Delaney D, Denie L, Dorothy H, Elizabeth M-W, Emily J, Erica M, Garrett S, Giana F, Harlee M, Huy T, Ilona E, Ishika G, Jacey M, James L, Jared D, Jordan S, Julianna A, Kaitlin E, Katherine H, Katherine M, Kathryn R, Katie B, Kara E, Kaylee E, Kenzie H, Kenzie M, Kristen M, Leslie L, Lindsay B, McKenna B, Megan P, Michele S, Miracle H, Miranda F, Molly M, Nancy V, Nic H, Olivia R, Paige R, Payton C, Rachel D, River A, Robert G, Samantha C, Sarah B, Savanna C, Serra W, Shanna Z, Shaunna D, Sidney H, Tesla A, Tiana G, Tayyler W, Zoe F, Poppy D via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCLEBjD5Phc
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Bleak House (1985), episode 8
Dir. Ross Devenish. Suzanne Burden as Esther Summerson, Denholm Eliot as John Jarndyce, Lucy Hornak as Ada Clare, Phillip Franks as Richard Carstone, T. P. McKenna as Harold Skimpole, Brian Deacon as Alan Woodcourt, Syliva Coleridge as Miss Flite
#bleak house#bleak house 1985#charles dickens#period drama#period film#period piece#classic lit#classic lit aesthetic#classic literature#classic literature adaptation#film adaptation#classic literature aesthetic#victoriana#victorian aesthetic#dark academia#victorian academia#dark academia aesthetic
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The Saint: Legacy for the Saint (6.3, ITC, 1968)
"What is this, a séance?"
"Ed left very strict instructions about the reading of his will."
"Oh, he knew he was going to die?"
"We all know that, don't we?"
"Yes. Some sooner than others."
#the saint#legacy for the saint#1968#itc#leslie charteris#michael winder#roy ward baker#roger moore#stephanie beacham#ivor dean#alan macnaughtan#t. p. mckenna#reginald marsh#kenneth farrington#edward brayshaw#bruce boa#brian coburn#sheila keith#edward kelsey#oh now this is curious... I've said previously that i suspected the first couple of eps from season 6 were held over from the season 5#production block; i hadn't quite noticed‚ but network certainly group them separately. but here we are ep 3 and we suddenly have a new#arrangement of the theme tune (in fact nearly an entirely new theme it's so different). but those eps were definitely shown on uk screens#as 1 and 2 of season 6.. i suppose the answer could be that network are using US prints where the seasons were differently divided#so was this theme only used in the us? or was it new for s6 and the others didnt use it bc they were held over? but that doesnt really make#sense bc the titles themselves look the same so it would take little effort to lay the new audio over those eps. who knows?! not me! maybe#Pixley does... (wills him to write a book). anyway. this is a very fun one. feels indebted to the film Charade‚ with its dead gangster and#rogues gallery of rivals turning up to the funeral. baby Beacham is very sweet tho i must deplore a musical sting which accompanies her#intro which is clearly meant to denote 'sexy' despite the episode firmly establishing she's young enough to be some kind of school senior#Teal is once again being made to look quite the fool‚ and wonderful TP McKenna is his usual great value as the most brainful of the crooks#oh also after a slightly grotty looking ep 1 and 2 the picture quality does seem to have returned to form from this one
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Interview with Simon Read
Memorial Day honors and mourns those military personnel who died while serving their country. After watching the movie “The Great Escape” people might want to honor those in the allied armed forces who were captured by the Germans and brutally killed. Immortalized in the film is the mass breakout of seventy-six Allied airmen from the infamous Stalag Luft III. Not long after the escape, fifty of the recaptured airmen were taken to killing fields throughout Germany and shot on the direct orders of Hitler.
People might wonder what happened to these Nazi killers. In the book Human Game, Simon Read delivers a clear-eyed and meticulously researched account of this often-overlooked saga of hard-won justice. This “after story,” starting where the movie left off, explains in detail how the German Gestapo killers were brought to justice.
When the nature of these killings came to light, Churchill’s government swore to pursue justice at any cost. Francis P. McKenna led a three-year manhunt that brought twenty-one Gestapo killers to justice.
Elise Cooper: Which came first the movie, “The Great Escape,” or your idea to write the book?
Simon Read: The movie came first. I am from the UK originally. There, it is a tradition that they show “The Great Escape” movie every Christmas Day. My grandfather flew with the Royal Air Force during the Second War. From a very early age I used to sit with him and watch. It is still one of my favorite movies of all time. I was always traumatized by the ending where the escapees were gathered in a field and machine gunned down. I wondered what happened to the Nazi who gunned all the escapees down. This was the genesis for the idea of the book. It is also a great adventure story.
EC: How does this fit into Memorial Day?
SR: Memorial Day is a time to reflect and ponder the sacrifices made by those in uniform. The Great Escape was an exercise in allied ingenuity, bravery, and rebellion. It was a massive propaganda victory. I think they are very much heroes for what they did. Not every victory is on the battlefield. This is an example of cunning and bravery.
EC: Can you explain the quote by Nazi Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels in May 1944?
SR: You are referring to when he said, “We owe it to our people, which is defending itself with so much honesty and courage, that it is not allowed to become human game to be hunted down by the enemy.” This is where the title for the book came from. This in response to the allied bombing campaign. He thought it was perfectly legitimate to attack downed allied airmen and to take revenge. There is something cold and barbaric about this quote.
EC: This reminds me of the unfair criticism of Israel where Hamas can replace the Nazis and Israel replaces the allies.
SR: People can look at the British bombing campaign during WWII where they used targeted bombing of cities. People need to look at the context of the times. It might not be very appealing, but Britian was fighting for its very survival against its merciless enemy. They did what they needed to do to survive. In warfare both sides are dealing in morally grey areas, which is just how war is. My grandfather flew in RAF bomber command, 48 operations over Germany. It used to fire him up when he would hear people criticizing the British bombing campaigns against German cities. His attitude, ‘these people do not know what they are talking about,’ considering London was being bombed and devastated. The context cannot be ignored.
EC: There are pictures in the beginning of the book and an appendix in the back of the book. Why?
SR: These men could not just be numbers, because otherwise it does not hit home. This is why I put in the pictures. It is one thing reading a name on a page, but putting a face to the name really drives it home. Auschwitz has a twitter feed of those who perished in the gas chambers. It is more than a name and a number. People can see the emotions of the faces, the terror and fear. It really underscores the tragedy. The appendix tells when and how the fifty died.
EC: How realistic was the movie?
SR: Regarding Stalag Luft III it is true as depicted in the movie that the Germans tried to make it escape proof by trying to make tunneling impossible, had trap doors, set the barracks on concrete stilts, and had subterranean microphones buried deep underground. The top layer of soil was a different color than the soil underneath making it hard to hide the dug-up soil. Yet, the escapees found a way. The fake documents are also true. Where the movie deviates there were American characters, but the American and British POWS were actually separated. Also, true, the Germans took all the “problem airmen,” the ones who escaped from multiple camps and stuck them in one camp together. This all backfired on the Germans in spectacular fashion.
EC: Hitler ordered all the escapees to be found and executed?
SR: It was a huge embarrassment for the Germans. Hitler flew into an absolute rage when he found out. It was a very brutal response and violated every rule of warfare. The German Luftwaffe who ran the camp treated the inmates well because they were not Gestapo. There is a scene in the movie “The Great Escape” where the camp commandant told the British high-ranking official in the camp that fifty escapees were shot. This really reflects what happened in real-life, that they were upset.
EC: What about the execution?
SR: They were shot in the back, they were cremated, and their names were not supposed to be recorded. There was a list. The movie did not reflect what really happened because it had the escapees machine gunned down. In actuality, the escapees were murdered in groups of two and three by Gestapo assassination teams. They were put in a car, driven out to isolated spots, and told to stretch their legs. This is when the Gestapo would come up behind them and shoot them in the back of the head. Their bodies were taken to a local crematorium and destroyed. Stalag Luft III did get a list of those who were executed, and it was passed on to the British POWs.
EC: How would you describe Frank McKenna, the RAF officer in charge of investigating the fifty murders?
SR: He had detective skills and sought justice with a strong moral code. He was very determined and driven. He was outraged and disgusted by what had happened. Over the course of a few years, he did get results.
EC: Who would you say are the worst Gestapo murderers for this incident?
SR: Erich Zacharias wore a watch of a British airmen. He also raped and then shot a woman witness. He is a horrible human being who was a true believer in the Nazi cause and Hitler. Then there was Johannes Post, the chief executioner who took real pleasure in killing some of the escapees. He was a sadist. They were just vicious with no redeeming qualities. It is unfathomable how someone resorts to such barbaric acts.
EC: What do you want readers to get out of the book?
SR: There were those low-level guys, like Emil Schultz who justified killing in cold blood because they claimed their families was threatened. I pondered and wanted the readers to question, what would they have done in that situation. Schultz confessed to shooting Roger Bushell, the main architect. He had true regret. The RAF investigators did have sympathy but because he did a terrible thing was sent to the gallows. I did not approve or excuse of what Schultz did.
EC: Next book?
SR: It is titled Scotland Yard coming out in September. It is a history of the Yard told through many of its most famous cases and cases that helped advance criminal investigation like how finger printing developed, criminal profiling, and why police officers wear rubber gloves at crime scenes. It covers the Yard from its creation in 1829 to the Eve of WWII in 1939. I tried to write it as a thriller. There is a great mix of true crime and history.
THANK YOU!!
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Diverse Gender (Books)
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Blood Like Magic (Liselle Sambury)
Alex (MtF Transgender)
Luc (FtM Transgender)
Bruised (Tanya Boteju)
Fee (Non-Binary)
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Cattywampus (Ash Van Otterloo)
Katybird Hearn (Intersex)
Cemetary Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Yadriel (FtM Transgender)
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Dear Mothman (Robin Gow)
Lewis (FtM Transgender)
Noah (FtM Transgender)
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Gifted Clans - Series (Graci Kim)
Ko Munitee (Non-Binary)
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Highway Bodies (Alison Evans)
Eve (MtF Transgender)
Jojo (Non-Binary)
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Paola Santiago - Series (Tehlor Kay Mejia)
Alex (Non-Binary)
Percy Jackson - Universe (Rick Riordan)
Alex Fierro (Genderfluid)
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Somebody Told Me (Mia Siegert)
Aleks/Alexis (Bigender, Non-Binary)
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The Art of Being Normal (Lisa Williamson)
David Piper (MtF Transgender)
Leo Denton (FtM Transgender)
The Luis Ortega Survival Club (Sonara Reyes)
Nina (Non-Binary)
The Stormlight Archive - Series (Brandon Sanderson)
The Sibling (Non-Binary)
Thousand Worlds - Series (Yoon Ha Lee)
Duri (Non-Binary)
Hasun Juhwang (Non-Binary)
Namkyu (Non-Binary)
Nini Juhwang (Non-Binary)
Sebin Juhwang (Non-Binary)
Sujin (Non-Binary)
Tristian Strong (Kwame Mbalia)
Memphis Jones (Non-Binary)
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Urchin (Kate Story)
Dor (Non-Binary)
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Venom and Vow (Anna-Marie McLemore, Elliott McLemore)
Cade McKenna (FtM Transgender)
Valencia/Gael Palma (Bigender)
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ChatGPT : Navigateur de l'Avenir ou Perturbateur de la Routine?
Depuis décembre 2022, ChatGPT, un logiciel développé par la compagnie OpenAI qui repose sur un modèle d’apprentissage machine et qui est accessible par Internet, ne cesse de chambouler notre société d’aujourd’hui (McKenna, 2023). Tel que mentionné par Alain McKenna dans son article intitulé « GPT-4, le bond exponentiel après ChatGPT », il exprime son point de vue sur ce logiciel quant à la facilité d’obtenir des informations, de compléter des tâches (p. ex. la rédaction et/ou la correction de textes, la résolution de problèmes mathématiques, etc.), et de générer des peintures et/ou dessins uniques en leur genre (McKenna, 2023). Comme plusieurs individus, il démontre un certain scepticisme à l’égard de ChatGPT et craint le changement drastique que ce dernier pourrait entraîner sur les habitudes de vie des membres de la société (McKenna, 2023). A-t-il raison de réagir ainsi? Je dirais qu’il est difficile d’affirmer si la réaction de McKenna est juste ou non.
Par-Delà Les Peurs : S'ouvrir à L'inévitable Révolution Technologique
Depuis sa création, ChatGPT, offre de nombreux avantages et désavantages. D’un côté, il est un outil de travail formidable qui facilite la complétion de nombreuses tâches (p. ex., support à la recherche d’informations, assistance à la rédaction, assistance à la programmation, assistance à l’apprentissage, etc.) et de l’autre, il peut créer une dépendance excessive et mener à la désinformation (McKenna, 2023).
Toutefois, même si ce doute, voire cette angoisse, semble justifié, ce sentiment ne persistera pas dans quelques années. Comme à son habitude, la société devra évoluer et s’adapter à ce nouvel environnement numérique, et ce, malgré le mécontentement de certains. Même si ChatGPT continue d’influencer la société telle qu’on la connaît aujourd’hui, nous devrons favoriser cette révolution numérique et intégrer ce logiciel dans notre vie afin de survivre. Qu’on le veuille ou non, nous devons faire preuve d’ouverture d’esprit et accepter le changement qui pourrait, à long terme, nous être bénéfique.
Prenez par exemple, les maisons de disques. Tout comme ChatGPT, l’arrivée de nombreuses plateformes de streaming musical telles que Spotify et SoundCloud menaçait leur existence même. Par conséquent, la majorité d’entre elles craignaient le changement et s’opposaient à cette révolution du secteur musical. Toutefois, elles ont dû se rendre à l’évidence qu’elles devront s’adapter afin de survivre et donc, de « faire la paix » avec ces dernières.
Qu’en pensez-vous?
Si ce sujet vous intéresse, n’hésitez pas à me laisser un commentaire!
Références:
Kemper, J. (2023). Photo de Jonathan Kemper sur Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/fr/photos/un
ecran-dordinateur-avec-une-description-textuelle-5yuRImxKOcU
McKenna, A. (2023, janvier 16). GPT-4, le bond exponentiel après ChatGPT. Le Devoir.
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B A S I C S
Full name: Hermione Frannie McKenna.
Gender: Female.
Sexuality: Demisexual.
Pronouns: She/Her.
O T H E R S
Family: Younger sister Lyra; their parents died a few years prior to them joining the Waverider.
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland.
Job: A museum tour guide.
Phobias: Clowns; dolls; something bad happening to Lyra.
Guilty pleasures: ABBA songs; science fiction novels - specifically those that blend history with science; hot doughnuts.
M O R A L S
Morality alignment?: Lawful good.
Sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath: Pride and envy.
Virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice: Charity and patience.
T H I S - O R - T H A T
Introvert/extrovert: Introvert - despite her job requiring Hermione to be a people person, she is very shy when not talking about facts.
Organised/disorganised: Organised - possibly a little excessively so.
Close minded/open-minded: Open-minded - though she is more in the middle of this, being with the Legends is helping her to open her mind a little more.
Calm/anxious: Anxious - Hermione is a worrier and it takes a lot to help her chill out a little.
Disagreeable/agreeable: Agreeable - mostly so as to avoid confrontation.
Cautious/reckless: Cautious - overly so a lot of the time.
Patient/impatient: Patient - she’s always been a patient person, but she has learnt to be even more so since becoming Lyra’s legal guardian.
Outspoken/reserved: Reserved - Hermione tends to keep her thoughts to herself about things; however, earning her true thoughts is usually a good sign of how must she trusts a person.
Leader/follower: Follower - Hermione much prefers it when someone else is making the decisions.
Empathetic/unemphatic: Empathetic - and sometimes this leads to her getting hurt.
Optimistic/pessimistic: Optimistic - despite some of the bad things in her life, Hermione still tries to see the best in things.
Traditional/modern: Modern - she loves all things historical, but she loves staying in the present and learning new things.
Hard-working/lazy: Hard-working - Hermione has always been hard-working, but this trait was only strengthened in her when she started looking after Lyra.
R E L A T I O N S H I P S
OTP: Hermione and Nate.
OT3: Hermione, Ray and Gary.
BROTP: Hermione and Lyra.
NOTP: Hermione and Mick.
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I few people tagged me so thank you!
H - Hardest of Hearts by Florence and the Machine
E - Emily I’m Sorry by Boygenius
N - Nothing New by Taylor Swift ft. Phoebe Bridgers
R - Regret Me from Daisy Jones and the Six
Y - Yoko by Maisie Peters
T - teenage dream by Olivia Rodrigo
H - Headstones and Landmines by Lizzy McAlpine
E - evermore by Taylor Swift ft. Bon Iver
P - Poison Poison by Renee Rapp
U - Ugly Crier by McKenna Grace
G - Geyser by Mitski
This was probably a lot easier for people with a short url!
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Thanks for the tag @cozy-fish-crow !! :D
spell your url with song titles and then tag as many people as there are letters
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P - Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head by They Might Be Giants
A - All Alone by Gorillaz
G - Godzilla (feat. Juice WRLD) by Eminem
H - HUMBLE. by Kendrick Lamar
E - El Apagón by Bad Bunny
T - Take Me to Church by Hozier
T - THATS WHAT I WANT by Lil Nas X
O - On Melancholy Hill by Gorillaz
N - Neverita by Bad Bunny
A - Another First Kiss by They Might Be Giants
P - Poker Face by Lady Gaga
L - LAMENTED by TOOPOOR
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T - Till I Collapse by Eminem
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Tagging (no pressure!): @iworshipsappho @stygianirondiangelo @daylightsimon @altruistic-meme @tailoredshirt @theamberarchive @foxtriestobiteandmaimandkilland (lol good luck if you try this cayden) @jasminetea-nightsky @darktwistedgenderplural @queenslayerthepoettt @vasilisain @mrfloofysox @gothamsdefender69 aand I can't really think of 3 last names but take an open tag if anyone else wants to join in! :D
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Bleak House (1985), episode 5
Dir. Ross Devenish. Suzanne Burden as Esther Summerson, Denholm Eliott as John Jarndyce, Diana Rigg as Lady Dedlock, Lucy Hornak as Ada Clare, T. P. McKenna as Harold Skimpole, Johnathon Moore as Mr. Guppy, Felicity Flinch as Rosa, Dave King as Sgt. George Rouncewell, and Gabrielle Daye as Mrs. Rouncewell
#bleak house#bleak house 1985#charles dickens#masterpiece theater#period film#period drama#suzanne burden#diana rigg#denholm eliott#victoriana#victorian aesthetic#classic literature#classic lit#classic lit aesthetic#classic literature aesthetic#victorian academia#candlelight#screen cap#edwardian-screen-caps-next-door#19th century aesthetic#adaptation
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