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the-firebird69 · 4 months ago

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We're going to knock off cars like this and her son has a great idea is Rolls-Royce and they're doing it in Seperatist cities well they're knocking off some vehicles like the Corvette but they're not making Rolls-Royce which is weird it's very strange people probably wouldn't even bother them it's so bizarre and he says why don't we just pump them out of fiberglass and see how it goes and sell them to the cities separatist cities and we'll find out who the leaders are right away and out of fiberglass would probably work and he wants to study on it done today and the answer is by the end of today and the company is set up by the end of today cuz he knows he's right about it and he wants people who are screwed over by people with Rolls-Royce and the status of both to get it going and be brave. And we're going to do that now this is a great car this thing goes real fast I like the design and son and daughter and I came up with one for Rolls-Royce it's really cool and we should build it he says and we should build stuff like that out there there's going to be a lot of new wealthy people and we'll have our own Rolls-Royce company so I decided something I want to do this particular idea just make a Rolls-Royce company that's different they will switch over to be the real thing and you say changing something like it was a name he heard once it was pretty pretty clever but really he's saying to change a letter I did not really Rolls-Royce they're not Rolls-Royce would be using the name a little and he said we could do like the RR and call it a Roys Roller I like the name it's nice and it has to do with Rob Roy and we think it makes it very famous and he wants to start making these cars as little Coop and my big huge one and he's making the retro ones and we've got a company and that in zephyr which will be Tesla almost the same just a little bit of design better design and the wind car will try and make it for that guy but you say no I'm going to say what are you talking about all your cities need this you'd be huge this is not made from you and I said what the f*** you make it from here and they get mad and he says well that's stupi d so we're going to go ahead and there's a great idea I would like the idea really roys rollers and it implies we have to go steal from them Max and we do

Thor Freya

This is an awesome idea and these two have a great idea and we can do it for Bentley and we have a name for that and it is close. She has the name and he says maybe Zag wants to say it and she does

Zig

Who's thinking about it and we thought boy that's a tough one and he's thinking it's tough too and you can't have it sound exactly the same so we looked at Bentley and we decided that it's very nice and we should make the vehicle and make our own and we do it retro too and it was something of a nightmare coming up with a name and he's struggled with it too so he fell asleep trying to think of it. And we decided to call it Bentley Junior no you'll be surprised and he says bluntly no nothing like that move it out with a b is and reverse it now and it is somewhat of a trick we took the Bentley name and you're detached to leave from it and says Bent so he sort of gets it but you have to change it so we put Vent Lee and it's not French there's two words and it sounds like Bentley and we're going to go ahead with it and it's kind of tough no but we noticed that the emblem looks like a bee so I put forwards that we have to think more on it and we started to understand it and we decided to change again and we did come up with a word he sort of said but it's not really a word so it didn't work and we are trying we have not figured it out now we did and we're going to put it on there

Freya

I lk Roy's rollers it's the way it used to be it's old-fashioned type of name and it's kind of like a real basic Dave or general Is it that's why it would work it would be nice it's just a knock-off type company and he's out here doing that job so we are going ahead with it and we're going to make sure this works we have a lot of companies like that but we are going to be famous this is going to be awesome and we're going to build it round up and we'll stamp it and it'll be very fast and we'll have a nice big power plant with a real motor it'll be super strong and it'll be nice this is going to be fun but we need these and we need to get them for sale people who are going to be big wigs. And it says that these psychological impression out there is that they're buying these cars from us and we're making them and designing them but they are like ruling over us so people are on the perimeter will demand them and they're probably fight over them and those demand to be able to buy them those people find out about it we're going to go ahead with it and we're going to make other cars like the Cena and they're going to say it's a status symbol too and it really is and we're moving out right now

Thor Freya

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Friday, December 11, 2020

I.C.U. Beds Near Capacity Across U.S. (NYT) In El Paso, hospitals reported that just 13 of 400 intensive care beds were not occupied last week. In Fargo, N.D., there were just three. In Albuquerque, there were zero. More than a third of Americans live in areas where hospitals are running critically short of intensive care beds, federal data show, revealing a newly detailed picture of the nation’s hospital crisis during the deadliest week of the Covid-19 epidemic. One in 10 Americans—across a large swath of the Midwest, South and Southwest—lives in an area where intensive care beds are either completely full, or fewer than 5 percent of beds are available. At these levels, experts say maintaining existing standards of care for the sickest patients may be difficult or impossible.

Poll: Only half in US want shots as vaccine nears (AP) As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about a quarter of U.S. adults aren’t sure if they want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Roughly another quarter say they won’t. Many on the fence have safety concerns and want to watch how the initial rollout fares—skepticism that could hinder the campaign against the scourge that has killed nearly 290,000 Americans. Experts estimate at least 70% of the U.S. population needs to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity, or the point at which enough people are protected that the virus can be held in check.

U.S. and States Say Facebook Illegally Crushed Competition (NYT) The Federal Trade Commission and more than 40 states accused Facebook on Wednesday of buying up its rivals to illegally squash competition, and they called for the deals to be unwound, escalating regulators’ battle against the biggest tech companies in a way that could remake the social media industry. Federal and state regulators of both parties, who have investigated the company for over 18 months, said in separate lawsuits that Facebook’s purchases, especially Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp for $19 billion two years later, eliminated competition that could have one day challenged the company’s dominance. The applications have helped catapult Facebook from a company started in a college dorm room 16 years ago to an internet powerhouse valued at more than $800 billion.

‘Welcome to Texas!’ (NYT) Long before Elon Musk, the Tesla magnate and billionaire Californian, announced that he was moving to Texas, Marie Bailey, a California transplant now living north of Dallas, fastened a customized license plate onto her very own Tesla, with a message that has become her ethos. “Move2TX,” it reads in block letters, underneath an emblem of the one-starred Texas flag. The news by Mr. Musk, who announced his move on Tuesday, in a snub to California and its strong regulatory environment, added fuel to the longstanding rivalry between the nation’s two most populous states. California, with its steep housing costs, raging wildfires and strict business regulations, has been losing residents to other states, with Texas as the most popular exodus destination. Of more than 653,000 people who left California last year, about 82,000 went to Texas, more than any other state, according to census figures. Or, as The Stanford Review wrote in a nod to the native Texan George Strait, “All of California’s Exes Are Moving to Texas.”

SpaceX launches Starship on highest test flight, crash-lands (AP) SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6 1/2-minute test flight ended in an explosive fireball at touchdown. It was the highest and most elaborate flight yet for the rocketship that Elon Musk says could carry people to Mars in as little as six years. Despite the catastrophic finale, he was thrilled. “Mars, here we come!!” he tweeted. This latest prototype—the first one equipped with a nose cone, body flaps and three engines—was shooting for an altitude of up to eight miles (12.5 kilometers). That’s almost 100 times higher than previous hops and skimming the stratosphere. The full-scale, stainless steel model—160 feet (50 meters) tall and 30 feet (9 meters) in diameter—soared out over the Gulf of Mexico. After about five minutes, it flipped sideways as planned and descended in a free-fall back to the southeastern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. The Raptor engines reignited for braking and the rocket tilted back upright. When it touched down, however, the rocketship became engulfed in flames and ruptured, parts scattering.

In Cuba, Internet Fuels Rare Protests (NYT) In another era, the detention of a young Cuban dissident may have gone completely unnoticed. But when the rapper Denis Solís was arrested by the police, he did something that has only recently become possible on the island: He filmed the encounter on his cellphone and streamed it live on Facebook. The stream last month prompted his friends in an artist collective to go on a hunger strike, which the police broke up after a week, arresting members of the group. But their detentions were also caught on cellphone videos and shared widely over social media, leading hundreds of artists and intellectuals to stage a demonstration outside the Culture Ministry the next day. This swift mobilization of protesters was a rare instance of Cubans openly confronting their government—and a stark example of how having widespread access to the internet through cellphones is testing the power balance between the communist regime and its citizens. The fact that such a large protest happened at all—and led to the creation of a formal movement with a name and a Facebook page—is in itself extraordinary in a country where the opposition is barely existent.

Lockdown Gardening in Britain Leads to Archaeological Discoveries (NYT) Gardeners in Hampshire, a county in southeast England, were weeding their yard in April when they found 63 gold coins and one silver coin from King Henry VIII’s reign in the 16th century, with four of the coins inscribed with the initials of the king’s wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour. The archaeological find was one of more than 47,000 in England and Wales that were reported this year, amid an increase in backyard gardening during coronavirus lockdowns, the British Museum said on Wednesday. In another discovery, in Milton Keynes, a town northwest of London, gardeners found 50 solid gold South African Krugerrand coins that were minted in the 1970s during apartheid.

As Brexit cliff edge looms, miles of trucks stack up near southern English port (Reuters) Trucks heading towards the English port of Dover were stacked up for miles on Thursday, just three weeks before Britain exits the European Union’s orbit in a potentially tumultuous finale to the five-year divorce, a Reuters photographer said. Logistics groups have reported surging demand from companies trying to bring parts, goods and food into the country before Britain leaves the EU’s single market and customs union, a move that is expected to cause even more disruption in January. The British government has warned that even with a trade deal, 7,000 trucks heading for the Channel ports in south-east England could be held in 100-km (62-mile) queues if companies do not prepare the extra paperwork required.

Eyes on a reset (Washington Post) European leaders plan to use a summit that starts Thursday to agree on a sweeping new strategy to rebuild strained relations with the United States, after four years of a divide-and-conquer approach from President Trump. From rebuilding the Iran nuclear deal to fighting the pandemic to addressing climate change, Europeans are scrambling to seize the moment with the incoming U.S. leader. Because of Joe Biden’s age and history, many here believe he will be more interested in cooperation with Europe than any U.S. president for the foreseeable future, Democrat or Republican. But leaders on both sides of the Atlantic warn that some of the irritants of the Trump years will remain, and other divides could still open—especially on what may be the greatest foreign policy challenge of Biden’s presidency, an increasingly aggressive and expansionist Beijing. European countries vary sharply on how they think they should manage relations with China, and the biggest and most powerful country in Europe, Germany, also has the closest trading relationship with Beijing. European leaders also have become embroiled in an intramural debate about the extent to which they should seek independence from the United States, a goal increasingly pushed by French President Emmanuel Macron and opposed by Germany and others.

Poles voice fears of ‘Polexit’ as govt defies EU over budget (AP) As the Polish government plays a game of chicken with the European Union over its next long-term budget, some Poles are voicing fears that a drawn-out conflict could put their country on a path toward an eventual departure from the bloc, or “Polexit.” Poland’s conservative government, led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s Law and Justice party, denies that it has ever wanted to leave the 27-member bloc, and popular support for EU membership runs extremely high. But critics fear the combative tone of Polish leaders—who have recently compared the EU to the Soviet Union and used terms like “political enslavement” to describe Poland’s predicament in the standoff—could create momentum, which if unstopped, could accidently bring the nation to the exit door. The fears are rooted in a threat by the Polish and Hungarian governments to block the EU’s 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) budget for the next seven years, including a coronavirus recovery package. The veto threat comes after other EU members voted to introduce a new rule that would allow the bloc to cut funding to EU nations that violate the rule of law.

World’s pharmacy gears up for vaccine race (Reuters) India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, is getting set for the massive global blitz to contain the coronavirus pandemic with its pharmaceutical industry and partners freeing up capacity and accelerating investments even without firm purchase orders. India manufactures more than 60% of all vaccines sold across the globe, and while its $40 billion pharmaceutical sector is not yet involved in the production of the expensive Pfizer Inc and Moderna shots, the nation will play a pivotal role in immunizing much of the world. Indian companies are set to produce eight, more affordable vaccines designed to fight COVID-19. But much of India’s vaccine production could be, at least initially, for domestic use. With nearly 10 million infections, the world’s second-highest after the United States, India’s government is likely to order a huge chunk of the vaccines for its 1.3 billion people.

South Korea to criminalize sending leaflets into North Korea, bowing to regime (Washington Post) South Korea’s ruling party is pushing a law through parliament that would criminalize sending leaflets, flash drives and money to North Korea, in what the opposition calls a “disgraceful submission” to Pyongyang and human rights groups say will stifle freedom of expression and humanitarian work. The move follows pressure from Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who in June labeled defectors based in South Korea “human scum” and “mongrel dogs” for sending items across the border designed to undermine the North Korean regime. She warned Seoul would face a “dear price” unless it prevented this “wicked and sordid act of hostility.” President Moon Jae-in’s government, which has made improving relations with North Korea a priority, immediately began cracking down on groups that dispatch such materials across the heavily guarded frontier. Lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party then introduced a bill to make it a felony punishable by up to three years in prison to send promotional pamphlets and storage devices such as flash drives, money and other financial benefits to the North without the government’s permission.

China restricts US official travel to Hong Kong (AP) China is imposing restrictions on travel to Hong Kong by some U.S. officials and others in retaliation for similar measures imposed on Chinese individuals by Washington, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. U.S. diplomatic passport holders visiting Hong Kong and nearby Macao will temporarily no longer receive visa-free entry privileges, spokesperson Hua Chunying said. U.S. administration officials, congressional staffers, employees of non-governmental organizations and their immediate family members will face “reciprocal sanctions,” Hua said. Hua said the move was taken “given that the U.S. side is using the Hong Kong issue to seriously interfere in China’s internal affairs and undermine China’s core interests.”

Australia largely beat the virus. But it left thousands of residents stranded abroad. (Washington Post) Australian entry restrictions have stranded tens of thousands of Australian citizens and residents overseas. As a group, they form part of an unexpected phenomenon of the pandemic: displaced people of the developed world. And for Australians overseas or with loved ones abroad, the tyranny of distance—a largely bygone concern conquered by jet travel—is once again very real. There is no authoritative figure on how many people have been stranded as a result of restrictions that countries have imposed during the pandemic. In late March, more than 50,000 Americans were stuck overseas when cross-border travel almost ceased, U.S. officials said at the time. Australia’s situation is extreme, though. The island continent has one of the strictest border closures—residents need special permission to leave, and only citizens, residents and a few other select groups have been allowed in since March 20. Arrivals are limited to about 8,000 a week and they must isolate in a hotel for 14 days at their own expense. Besides allowing entry to travelers from New Zealand, the country has largely sealed itself off. In January, about 2.3 million people came to Australia. By September, the figure was 16,720.

Morocco joins other Arab nations agreeing to normalize Israel ties (Reuters) Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalize relations in a deal brokered with U.S. help, making Morocco the fourth Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past four months. It joins the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan in beginning to forge deals with Israel, driven in part by U.S.-led efforts to present a united front against Iran and roll back Tehran’s regional influence. In a departure from longstanding U.S. policy, President Donald Trump agreed as part of the deal to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, a desert region where a decades-old territorial dispute has pitted Morocco against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, a breakaway movement that seeks to establish an independent state in the territory. President-elect Joe Biden, due to succeed Trump on Jan. 20, will face a decision whether to accept the U.S. deal on the Western Sahara, which no other Western nation has done.

#headlines #news

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natural--trash · 8 years ago

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Tag thing, wanted to do it for some time but now im at my comp and stuff so uh yeah anyways

Rules: once you’ve been tagged you’re supposed to write a post with eighty-two truths and then tag twenty-five people

I was tagged by @fluffyliontae

Name: tsu (just call me that, or susu or smth yknow)

Blood type: A-

Nickname(s): susu, mym

R/s: single

Zodiac Sign: libra

Pronouns: eh whatever, on some days its he > she > they but it can also be a diff order so yeah seriously whatever floats your boat

Favorite TV Shows: W - Two Worlds (same), a Persona 5 anime could be one of them but there’s none

Long or short hair: long

Height: 162cm or so

Do you have a crush on someone: romantic none, aesthetic ones? squishes? hoo boy

What do you like about yourself: my eyes, that cute scar on my hand

Right or left handed: right

List of three favorite colors: too many, i mostly like colour combos, but light blue, black and #540003 i guess

RIGHT NOW

Eating: nothing, i had brownie ritter sport a bit earlier tho

Drinking: water

I’m about to: draw

Listening to: Believer - Imagine Dragons

Kids: 0

Get married: nah

Career: I want money

MOST RECENT

Drink: water

Phone call: i think my uncle??

Song you listened to: before Believer there’s Bonfire on my spotify playlist but rn its Queen by History

HAVE YOU EVER

Dated someone twice: nah

Been cheated on: thats a long story

Kissed someone and regretted it: dont think so

Lost someone special: hmm

Been depressed: yeah

Been drunk and thrown up: never drunk alcohol

Kissed a stranger: nope

Had glasses or contacts: yeah

Had sex on the first date: nope

Broken someone’s heart: not that im aware of it

Turned someone down: kinda??

Cried when someone died: yeah

Fallen for a friend: im aro, that doesnt work

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

Made a new friend: yes

Fallen out of love: no

Laughed until you cried: yes

Met someone who changed you: mhhh dont think so?

Found out who your true friends were: kinda (I’m sorry that I’m always answering like this omg)

Found out someone was talking about you: cant remember

Kissed someone on your fb list: i dont use fb

WHICH IS BETTER

Lips or eyes: eyes

Hugs or kisses: hugs

Shorter or taller: taller

Romantic or spontaneous: platonic

Sensitive or loud: sensitive

Hookup or relationship: friendship

Troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant

FIRST

Best friend: have conatct with both or them but we’re not as close? although I still don’t mind lying/rolling around on his floor

Surgery: does removing my wisdom teeth count? (does it?)

Sport: swimming (I wish I hadn’t stopped)

Vacation: Turkey

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

Yourself: depends on the day (same)

Miracles: yeah

Love at first sight: i dont rly believe in romantic love, but other than that yeah has flashbacks to when x impulse bought a ps vita

Heaven: i want to

EXTRAS

How many people from your fb list do you know irl: i still dont use fb

Do you have any pets: i used to have a duck

Do you want to change your name: yeah kinda i’d prefer something gender neutral

What did you do for your last birthday: i played video games at home bc i have no friends

What time did you wake up today: idk, fell asleep again

What were you doing last night at midnight: internet

Something you can’t wait for: when i move out

Last time you saw your mom: some minutes ago

What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: how my brain is sometimes

Have you ever talked to a person named tom: yeah, had a classmate with that name

What’s getting on your nerves: loud noises in the morning, often ppl i dont consider as friends

instructions: You can tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to. Put your music on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, then tag 10 people. No skipping.

(should i do the whole thing?? ok lemme get my phone pls note that i havent gotten the p5 ost yet)

Obtained a Berry! - DP OST

actually there comes some more Nintendo OST

Awake -BTS

Young Forever (unplugged ver) - BTS

crow tit (jpn) - bts

Mein Block - Sido

We don’t talk anymore - Jungkook

a song i do not remember what it was

Faint - Linkin Park

La la La - naughty boy

i think its time to make a new playlist bc i dont listen to some pop songs anymore

so uh yeah the whole thing it is

5 things you’d find in my bag:

tissues, a shit ton

wallet

probably some paper

charger

phone

5 things you’d find in my bedroom:

desk

clothes

stuffed animals

bed

my computer

5 things i always wanted to do in life:

Travelmore

Get a job i love

Own a cat

Get a life I like

Have ppl I’m close with that are not far away

5 things i’m currently into:

video games

persona 5, fire emblem heroes (they deserve their own point)

kpop

art

ummm edgesthetic?

5 things on my to do list:

go to a BTS concert

get a part time job

learn Japanese and perhaps Korean and get better at French

visit all the countries I still want to go to

get better at drawing

5 things people may not know about me:

I would love to study video game development but I’m too scared of what’s after that plus there’s no way I’ll get accepted hahaha

i love min yoongi and his mixtape bc he idk he helped me think that maybe not everything in my life will be shitty later and that maybe I’ll be able to be happy one day

I’m currently in a more down phase

i have problems with my sense of reality

i have a cute scar on my hand

Top 10 BTS Songs Tag:

House Of Cards (Full Length Edition)

House Of Cards [OUTRO]

Good Day

No order from here on

4. I NEED U (Japanese Ver.) 5. FOR YOU 6. 쩔어 (Dope) 7. 등골브레이커 (Spine breaker) 8. 24/7 = Heaven 9. Blood Sweat & Tears 10. Not Today

I have time

10 groups/artists you like besides Kpop/liked before Kpop:

nqrse ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎

Fall Out Boy

Panic! at the Disco

DAOKO ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎

Casper

Die Ärzte

I think that’s it

DAT ADAM

uhh I liked Abingdon Boys School at some point

idk the old Sido songs aint bad?

10 favorite non-kpop songs:

ダイスキ - DAOKO

BANG! - DAOKO

Das Grizzly Lied - Casper

パラサイト(Parasite) - nqrse feat.まふまふ,luz

ECHO - まふまふ (mafumafu) feat.nqrse

p much any song sung by nqrse im sorry im trash hmu and ill link you some good stuff

Believer - Imagine Dragons

Bonfire - Felix Jaehn, ALMA

Die Vergessenen 1/2 - Casper

omg i totally forgot about OSTs Toberu Mono from The Last Stiry, too much from Persona 5 liek Beneath the Mask, Last Surprise etc

10 favorite movies:

i don’t watch enough :c

10 favorite tv shows, including anime & cartoons:

W - Two Worlds

Acchi Kocchi

Psycho Pass

I’m giving up

10 things you enjoyed before kpop/enjoy besides kpop, that won’t fit in the lists above:

music

art

video games

esp atlus n nintendo games!!

cute soft stuffed animals

flight rising

sarma

collecting cute key charms

collecting cute things in general

dancing

ten tag last movie you watched: i dont know

last song you listened to: that one song mentioned above by Daoko

last show you watched: I Hear Your Voice

last book you read: Der Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink, don’t read it

last thing you ate: chocolate

if you could be anywhere in the world right now where would you be: Tokyo

when would you time travel to: itll be spontaneous

first thing you would do with lottery money: buy a loft

character you would hang out with for a day: P5 Protagonist

time right now: 23:52

the ‘or’ tag

build a snowman with v OR have a snowball fight with j-hope

get coffee with suga OR get ice cream with suga

go to the cinema with jimin OR the amusement park with jungkook

do a dance cover with j-hope OR sing a duet with jin

kiss rap monster OR cuddle suga

babysit with jimin OR dogsit with v

meet j-hope’s family OR have v meet your family

film a commercial with j-hope OR film a sketch with v

hug jimin OR hold hands with jungkook

go to paris with jin OR go to london with suga (sorry been to paris already)

film a drama with jin OR do a photo shoot with rap monster

attend an award show with rap monster OR wear couple t-shirts at the airport with jungkook

spend a lazy day with suga OR explore a city with j-hope

fall asleep next to jimin OR wake up next to jungkook

make up a silly rap with v OR a silly choreography with jin

have a fun picnic with j-hope OR a fancy date with jin

have jungkook serenade you OR have v sing you to sleep

have a dance party with j-hope OR sing karaoke with suga

go camping with jimin and v OR go to the beach with rap monster and suga

cook with jin AND bake a cake with jimin

have a sleepover with the hyung line OR a birthday party with the maknae line

celebrate halloween with jungkook, suga, v and j-hope OR christmas with rap monster, jimin and j-hope

rules: answer the questions with the first letter of your name, then tag 10 people. If the person who tagged you has the same initial, you must use different answers. you cannot use the same word twice.

What is your name? - Tsu

A four letter word? - text

A boy’s name? - Tom

An occupation? - tailor

Something you wear? - t-shirt

A color? - turquoise

A food? - tomato

Something you find in the bathroom? - toilet

A place? - Tokyo

A reason for being late? - traffic

Something you shout? - yells

A movie title? - something that starts with “the”

Something you drink? - tea

An animal? - turtle

A type of car? - tesla

Title of a song? - Tage wie diese - die toten hosen

I’m,,, maybe later @mama-kisu @metroid-fr (you can do the non kpop stuff) eh whoever wants i guess

#upgraded trash

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jonathanbelloblog · 6 years ago

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The Honda Clarity Could Be a Citroën DS for Our Time

Journalists the world over have spent countless millions of words and even more brain cells trying to outdo one another contextualizing the launch of the Citroën DS. The much-teased French sedan blew minds when it broke cover in 1955 with futuristic looks and serious (for the time) high-tech credentials. Earning rave reviews, the DS can be credited not just for the continued salvation of Citroën but also for its cultural impact, including the scholarly essays it inspired.

The most famous of these navel-gazers was Roland Barthes’ “La Nouvelle Citroën” (“The New Citroën”), which appeared as a chapter in Mythologies, a collection of essays. Many a journalist would give their right arm to be able to spin high-falutin’ snow like the word-blizzard Barthes summoned for the launch of this four-cylinder sedan. The letters DS, the author notes early on, are pronounced “diesse,” like the French word for goddess. Then he’s off to the races.

A literary theorist, semiotician, philosopher, critic, writer, and linguist, Barthes had all of the leading bullshit arts covered, making for a florid work, magical for today’s reader to behold.

He postulates that cars were the day’s Gothic cathedrals, “the supreme creation of an era.” I agree that was so then, if no longer. But from this easily understood point, Barthes impressively launches a crippling fusillade of word jazz that leaves the humble blowhard likes of us lying by the side of the road.

“Speed here is expressed by less aggressive, less athletic signs, as if it were evolving from a primitive to a classical form. This spiritualization can be seen in the extent, the quality and the material of the glass-work. The Déesse is obviously the exaltation of glass, and pressed metal is only a support for it. Here, the glass surfaces are not windows, openings pierced in a dark shell; they are vast walls of air and space, with the curvature, the spread and the brilliance of soap-bubbles, the hard thinness of a substance more entomological than mineral (the Citroën emblem, with its arrows, has in fact become a winged emblem, as if one was proceeding from the category of propulsion to that of spontaneous motion, from that of the engine to that of the organism).”

A 595-foot home run of words, shot like a cannonball out of the park, then out of the county.

“[O]riginating from the heaven of Metropolis, the Goddess is in a quarter of an hour mediatized, actualizing through this exorcism the very essence of petit-bourgeois advancement.”

OK, that time Barthes took the words right out of my mouth. But I think you get the idea.

Cars were the day’s Gothic cathedrals, “the supreme creation of an era.” I agree that was so then, if no longer.

Attempting a similar meditation, today’s essayist first confronts the difficulty that cars, for all of their advancement and wonder, haven’t changed enough to keep society fascinated the way they used to. Other objects have emerged to captivate financial markets more, as consumer mindshare is steadily lost to non-automotive offerings. No way General Motors can ever do planned obsolescence as rapidly and thoroughly as Apple, and the stock market knows it. It’s not fair, you might argue—with a car, everything is so hard to make and so big and easy to see—but it’s true.

It doesn’t help that many modern cars really do seem boring. Not that there wasn’t a lot boring about a 1972 Torino, to provide but one of a million examples. But the fact that it was a car affording mobility seemed to mean more then than it does today. And today there are so few radical machines. For its part, Citroën has backpedaled from the pesky technologies that made the DS unique for decades.

This return to convention is a shame, especially on the eve of PSA’s return to America. Citroëns (and Peugeots, as PSA makes both) can be credibly sold here as premium brands. But they won’t be on firm ground if they fail to offer cars of true style and interest rather than the cost-cut crossovers in which they seem to specialize now.

Looking elsewhere for literary inspiration, then, some might rightly see the Tesla Model S provoking the mightiest of literary snowstorms, but not from me, fine machines that its owners believe their cars to be. I like Teslas, and there’d undoubtedly be a lot to say on the style front, because they became for a moment a key fashion accessory for certain monied subclasses, though not, I would suggest, for reasons of actual styling.

But what if I had to nominate a candidate for ascension to the Hot Air Hall of Fame, with words by the cubic foot and something approximating the head of steam Barthes had on tap to write his essay? One machine that comes to mind is the Honda Clarity. It has been little remarked upon; indeed, its arrival went almost completely unnoticed, but in fact it not only looks quite unusual (if not up there with the DS), but also and more important it stands as an incredibly fine automobile whose technological specifications point squarely at a future that has already arrived, with an extreme facility for saving gas, at an almost impossibly reasonable price.

We could speak of its styling, which manages to look different like few other cars that look different these days, as this effect is typically achieved by looking bad. Think Toyota Prius, itself a potential candidate for advanced reflection once but also a car that just doesn’t do it for me now. The Clarity Plug-In Hybrid Touring I drove 600 miles the other week does.

The Clarity looks and drives better than a Prius. But then it ought to, with 212 combined hp compared to the Prius Prime’s net 124. And at $37,495 versus more than $34,000 for the Toyota, it isn’t priced much higher, either. It handles better and rides better, too, if not yet a car to be confused with an Alfa Romeo Giulia. (Dirty secret: Citroëns didn’t handle great, either.) Further setting the Clarity apart is an interior whose leather and faux suede finishes track as decidedly upscale, plus every gadget and power convenience you could reasonably hope for, even at half again the price.

The Clarity rounds a circle begun with Honda’s Insight. This magazine ran one for a year in 2000-2001, mostly in my care, during which we rang up 25,000 miles. With a tiny 1.0-liter, three-cylinder gas engine and quirky, largely aluminum bodywork, America’s first hybrid was a loss-leading step into the future—and we loved it. It remains admired by the knowledgeable and beloved by a loyal cadre of owners still. But it was hardly a car for everyone—which was good for Honda. The company lost money on every one.

I remember chortling back then when I got 61 mpg in the city. Well, the other day I drove to the Jersey Shore and back in the Clarity plug-in and registered 199 miles per gallon. On longer runs, mileage above 60 was typical.

The Prius is the car that proved the value of hybrid technology, along with the possibility of building such machines profitably. But it failed to ignite the spirit. That’s what the DS did many years ago, and that’s what the Clarity did for me. That much is clear—clearer even than the 5,000-word essay someone ought to write about it.

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The Honda Clarity Could Be a Citroën DS for Our Time

A literary theorist, semiotician, philosopher, critic, writer, and linguist, Barthes had all of the leading bullshit arts covered, making for a florid work, magical for today’s reader to behold.

A 595-foot home run of words, shot like a cannonball out of the park, then out of the county.

“[O]riginating from the heaven of Metropolis, the Goddess is in a quarter of an hour mediatized, actualizing through this exorcism the very essence of petit-bourgeois advancement.”

OK, that time Barthes took the words right out of my mouth. But I think you get the idea.

Cars were the day’s Gothic cathedrals, “the supreme creation of an era.” I agree that was so then, if no longer.

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I’m a sucker for brands that have a strong, unique, and identifiable logo. For example, the Beats logo is iconic, and known to countless people. All of the logos I picked work well when used with Flat Design, which is important since design these days is becoming “simple” and “clean,” I also really like the new HP logo. Although it is literally just four angles slashes, it still has visual impact, since it makes use of implied line to form the letters “H” and “P”. The emblem of the Tesla logo is clearly designed so that it stands out when placed on the front of a car.

I also love logos that play with typography. For example, the letter T is merged with the H on the text of The Verge logo, making for a typography that is unique but still readable. I love the NASA logo introduced in the mid-1970s, since it uses a curvy font that reminds me of those times. The way you design the text of a logo is critical in crafting the message you want the brand to display. This can be seen in the Tesla logo, where a “mechanical” typeface is used.

In important part of brand design is having your logo tell something about what your brand does. The Kobo logo does this well, since the side view of a book implies that it is an e-reader company. Similarly, two squares in the Nintendo DS logo subtly portray the dual screened form factor of the product.

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What is a sedan? It’s a regular car by definition: Four-doors, front engine, a trunk… the most classic, basic iteration of your daily vehicle. The cars throughout this list fight against this definition; they want to be more, even if they are actually just sedans. Usually, a sedan isn’t a “pleasure” car, or a dream car. It’s a car made for going to the market, for cab drivers, for travelling with your family, or for picking up the kids from school. But what about performance ? There are a few sedans that really want to stand out from the rest. We’re talking about a true challenge for engineers and designers; it’s about turning an everyday car into a real sports car, a car that can provide that exciting sensation that we can usually only experience with other luxury cars. Here are 15 of the fastest four-door sedans on the market that are so much more than just a car to pick up the kids from school.

#1 2017 Audi S4 Sedan – Tech Friendly The new generation of Audi’s mid-size sedan was introduced at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show. The main changes can be found in the interior, with the Audi Virtual Cockpit, a whole new dashboard system with only one screen for your GPS, rev counter, and everything else. The new S4 gets an all new 3.0 V6 turbocharged engine jointly developed with Porsche, giving the car 354hp and a 0-62mph time of 4.7 seconds, thanks to the all-wheel drive system. The old RS4, fitted with a 4.2L V8 with 450hp, had exactly the same performance. Even if the car is manufactured for great performance, it no longer has a dual-clutch transmission. The new S4 has an 8-speed automatic transmission provided by ZF. Like most German sedans, the top speed is electronically limited to 155mph. As the previous generations of S4, this one combines high performance with stealth, but with a great design.

#2 2017 Chevrolet SS – Cheap And Cheerful The Chevrolet SS is a very simple, but very cool car. It’s actually a Holden Commodore with a Chevy logo. It was created in order to replace the Pontiac G8. The only engine available is a 415hp 6.2L V8, with a 6-speed manual or an 8-Speed ZF automatic transmission. A new sequential automatic 6-speed will be available soon. There are no options available as the car is basically fully equipped, which is great, especially when you know the price, only $47 000. This car had the best HP/$ ratio out there! The engine is free of any turbocharger or compressor, so it sounds awesome every time. Nothing but the true, raw, beautiful American V8 note. This car has a mainstream design, but a vibrant soul. If rear-wheel-drive, a naturally aspirated engine and a manual transmission are the keys to your driving pleasure, this Chevy SS is maybe the most attractive sedan out there.

#3 2017 Rolls Royce Ghost Black Badge – Dark Beauty Rolls-Royce’s Bespoke department can do some stuff that very few Bespoke teams can afford to do. The new range of ”Black Badge” cars is exactly the kind of high-end luxury car you expect from an already all-luxury lineup. This car is meant for self-made, independent, young people, because until these Black Badge models, a Royce wasn’t exactly a car for people under 50. On the BB Ghost, black is everywhere, even the Rolls-Royce emblem is black. Inside, there’s no more wood, but instead carbon fibre vinyl everywhere. The most interesting changes remain under the hood. The 6.6L turbocharged V12 gets a 40hp upgrade, which results in a whopping 610hp, while the 8-speed automatic transmission becomes quicker. Even if the top speed remains limited to 155mph (can’t the Bespoke department fix this?), the car gets 0.3 seconds faster from 0-62mph, with an impressive 4.6 seconds.

#4 2017 Aston Martin Rapide S – Singing Swan The Aston-Martin Rapide S is the result of an audacious but simple equation: The DB9 + 2-doors. And as you can see, the result is absolutely gorgeous. This is arguably the most beautiful sedan out there. The design is pure and definitely awesome. And it’s not only great to watch, it’s also great to drive. Yeah, to drive, that’s what makes the Rapide S so unique: it’s a luxury sedan you want to drive yourself, not like a Rolls-Royce Ghost or a Bentley Flying Spur. The car is fitted with the latest evolution of the legendary 6.0L naturally aspirated V12 engine, which means 560hp, and a whopping 203mph top speed. The old TouchTronic 6-speed transmission has been kicked out, and replaced by the new and popular ZF 8-speed automatic, with sequential mode. The 0-62 time has slightly improved, from 5.2 seconds to 4.4! And the sound, the pure, beautiful, intense and unique note of the N/A V12. This sound will turn any trip to your local market into a romantic journey. Unfortunately, the Rapide is going to be replaced in 2018 by a fully-electric variant in order to compete with the Tesla Model S. All of this reminds us about Aston Martin’s motto: Power, beauty, and soul.

#5 2017 Mercedes-AMG S65 L – Heavily Dynamic The new Mercedes S-Class was unveiled in 2014. This car is well-known for its stunning interior, with a gorgeous design and sleek finish. The car is fitted with a biturbo, 6.0L V12 engine, which produces a huge torque peak of 738lb-ft. For the record, it’s actually the engine Pagani uses in their Huayra. This is a very unique engine, with 3 valves per cylinder. The car also features a ”magic control” which ”reads” the road and erases any of the asphalt’s imperfections. It produce a whopping 630hp, which allow the heavy (2,250kg) vehicle to reach 62mph in only 4.3 seconds, which is 0.1 faster than the 585hp S63, even if this one has all-wheel drive and a short wheel base. Yes, the S65 L is only rear-wheel drive. The AMG is only available with a 7-speed automatic transmission. And, in a very unique fact for a German sedan, the car isn’t electronically limited to 155mph, which results in a top speed of 190 mph – in a great luxury car on your heated seat. The car is also fitted with carbon ceramic brakes, in order to make the 62-0 as quick as the 0-62. Even if the car’s capabilities are limited by permanent electronics aids, this car remains one of the best performance limos on the market.

#6 2017 VLF Destino – Back To Basics Remember the Fisker Karma, the 4-door hybrid sedan loved by some really famous people (we’re looking at you, Leo)? The Fisker Karma was a commercial failure, but Henri Fisker is back with a new brand and a new partner, Bob Lutz from G.M. With the brand renamed VLF, the Karma remains part of the lineup, but the new name of the car is the Destino, and the biggest change is, you guessed it, under the hood. No more straight-four 408hp. The new Destino is outfitted with the 6.2L V8 engine from the C7 Corvette. Is Fisker going backwards ? There is no more high tech solution for the engine, but the V8 outputs a whopping 647hp, which makes the Destino 241hp more powerful than the old Karma. This car started its life with a pretty complex hybrid powertrain system, and now Fisker decides to go back to basics with this V8 iteration of the Karma. Yay or nay?

#7 2017 BMW M760 Li xDrive – Autobahn Cruiser When Volkswagen bought Rolls-Royce in 1998, the development of new engines began. The engine of this M badge 7 Series is derived from the 6.6L V12 biturbo engine which is in the Rolls-Royce Dawn, Wraith and the Ghost we mentioned earlier. The engine is configured for 600hp. Like many other cars in this article, the M760Li is fitted with an 8-speed automatic transmission. This is the only M car with xDrive, but it’s for the best. It allows the 2,180kg limo to go to 62mph in only 3.9 seconds, for a top speed of 190mph. All of this in a luxury car, driving in total silence. Like the Mercedes S65 L, the car is only available with an extended wheelbase. Carbon ceramic brakes are optional, along with other fancy things yet to come.

#8 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV – The Clover’s Comeback Since 2013, Alfa Romeo has been producing the 4C Coupe, a car built to compete with other lightweight sports cars. But Alfa is more ambitious, and wanted to steal the crown from companies like Mercedes and BMW. So here is the Alfa Romeo Giulia QV, that could eat M4s for lunch and C63s for diner. The heart of this beast is a 3.0L biturbo V6 engine from Maserati, co-engineered with Ferrari. It generates an output of 510hp. All of this with a manual or automatic transmission, and a carbon fibre drive shaft. All of this helps the car go up to 62mph in 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 191mph. The car has been lapping the famed Nürburgring track in only 7:39, which is the time of the last 911 Carrera S, and faster than both the M4 and C63s. The car can also be fitted with carbon ceramic brakes, and it sounds great, thanks to the active sport exhaust; it’s a nice tribute to Alfa Romeo’s golden age. This Giulia QV is definitely the true comeback of Alfa Romeo in the sports cars world.

#9 2017 BMW M3 Competition Package – The German Swiss Army Knife M3. One letter, one number, one legend. The BMW M3 is well-known for its versatility, you can pick up the kids, drive to the market, and smoke some supercars on your way home. This year, BMW wants to give the mid-size flagship car a subtile update. This model gets a 20 horsepower increase from the biturbo 3.0L straight 6 engine, which results in a great 450hp. The dual clutch transmission (DKG) is also improved, allowing the car to go to 62mph in only 3.8 seconds, or 3.9 with the regular 6-speed manual. The car also gets new rims, a new anti-roll bar, and all driving modes have been reconfigured. Unfortunately, the package doesn’t remove the speed limiter, so the car won’t go over 155mph. This Competition Package definitely fixed the original car’s lack of soul.

#10 2017 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan – The Patriot Nowadays Cadillac remains one of the world’s most famous Americans brands, but the CTS-V is probably not the car that comes to mind when you think of Cadillac. This American full-size sedan is really one of a kind. First, the design: you won’t see any other car with a design like this. Every single inch of this car is truly unique. And of course, the performance, because before being a 5-meter long sedan, the CTS-V is a true sports car. The vehicle is fitted with a 6.2L supercharged V8 engine from the last Z06, which still produces 649hp. And guess what. The transmission is an 8-Speed automatic with sequential mode – this is definitely the new standard. From front bumpers to the rear diffuser, carbon fibre is everywhere. The car weighs 1,850kg, and while this could seem heavy, for a full size sedan, it’s not. And the performance is great too, from 0 to 62 mph in 3.7 seconds. Don’t forget, the car is American, which means no top speed limit — which means 200 mph! The standard equipment is awesome: Brembo 6 piston discs, piloted magnetic suspension, locked anti-roll bar, all Alcantara/leather interior, premium audio, performance data recorder, and so much more. All this for only $85,595… If the American dream was a car, it would be this one.

#11 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo – Gran Turismo For The Family You can find almost anything you want in Porsche’s lineup, from compact SUVs to GTs, but every single one is very well-conceived. The new Panamera is exactly that. The car is full of innovation. The first Panamera, launched in 2009, was a best seller, and this 2017 Panamera Turbo is here to replace it and keep the German manufacturer at the top of the industry. First, the car gives up on the 4.8L V8 engine, with a new 4.0L turbocharged V8 engine, which can produce 550hp. With the optional Sport Chrono Package, the car can go from 0 to 62mph in only 3.6 seconds! The 918-inspired headlights are part of the cosmetic update, but the best new detail remains the rear-wing, and there are no words for it, so :

The dual-clutch transmission is now 8-speed. The Panamera now features all-wheel drive. An optional rear-wheel steering system is also available. Porsche’s goal with this car is to give the same amount of sensation to every passenger, doesn’t matter if you’re on the driver seat or in the trunk. A lot of fancy options are also available, like night vision assist, rear seat entertainment, and a sport exhaust system. All that just reminds us that a Porsche without any add-ons isn’t really a complete car, which is pretty sad. Hopefully that wing is standard!

#12 2017 Audi S8 Plus – The Lord Of The Rings Every major innovation has been introduced on this car, like the light aluminum frame, pneumatic suspension with variable height, or, more recently, the awesome Audi Matrix LED headlights, the world’s first laser headlights on a car. This S8 Plus is the only full-size performance sedan which can compete with the Porsche Panamera. The car is fitted with a 4.0L turbocharged V8 engine; the same engine can be found in every Audi RS but the RS3 and the TT-RS. The Quattro all-wheel drive transmission makes the car agile and surprisingly light to drive. The engine output generates 605hp, allowing the car to reach 62mph in only 3.5 seconds. The top speed is 190mph, but the car could easily go over 200. This true supercar performance in a stealth sedan. All the details that are usually in chrome are now matte black. The 21” rims are specific, and the carbon ceramic brakes remain optional. All of these features definitely make this car the automotive version of The Lord of the Rings.

#13 2017 Mercedes E63S 4-Matic – Supercar In Disguise This is the Mercedes-Benz mid-size sedan. It was a subtle, quiet car, but things changed when the performance department, AMG, turned the automobile into the new E63. Rear-wheel drive cars are expected from AMG, but for this model, all-wheel drive, “4Matic” transmission is the only option available. The engine is taken right out a Mercedes-AMG GTR, and pushed to 610hp. With the all-wheel drive, this results in an incredible 3.4 seconds from 0 to 62mph. The top speed is limited at 155mph, but it can be unleashed to a more extreme 186mph. Inside tech is everywhere, with huge screens for a GPS, speedometer, and everything else, like the Audi virtual cockpit. There are also some ambient lights with dozens of colors; combine this with the (optional) Burmester high-end sound system, and you get one of the most versatile cars out there. BMW is assumed to strike back with the next generation M5, but for now, this is Europe’s fastest sedan!

#14 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat – Hell On Wheels For Dodge, SRT stands for Street and Racing Technology. A Dodge with an SRT badge is always a fast car. But what about Hellcat? Both the SRT Charger and the Challenger got this new variety back in 2014. It brings a supercharger provided by AHA America to the already powerful 6.2L V8 engine. The result is the most powerful engine in America, with 717hp. Fun fact: the car needs to be started with a separate red key to unlock all the power. Guess what ? The gearbox is an 8-speed automatic with sequential manual transmission provided by ZF, which allows the Charger Hellcat to reach 62mph in… 3.4 seconds! The car features only rear-wheel drive, which means the smell of burning rubber is never far, but hopefully guys from SRT fitted the Hellcat with launch control! The best thing about this charger is the simple fact that this is a 204 mph, 717hp everyday car. And it’s actually cheap: $75 000 fully equipped. This is arguably the best HP/$ ratio out there.

#15 2017 Tesla Model S P100D – Greetings From The Future This is probably something you didn’t expect: the fastest sedan on the market is also the most environmentally-friendly! There is no gas engine in the Tesla Model S, and the fully-electric performance sedan features all-wheel drive. But there is much more. As you probably know, an electric engine doesn’t need to be revved up to get maximum speed. In this case, we’re talking about 602hp, right away, no turbo lag or anything. This allows the 2,000kg Tesla Model S to reach 62mph in 2.6 seconds. The car is electronically limited to 155mph. There is one electric engine on the front wheel axle, while the performance one is on the rear axle. When you open the hood, there is just another trunk. But the best (or the worst, your choice) is yet to come: the car is fully autonomous, with 8 cameras to keep the car aware of the surrounding environment, and allows it to drive 2 times safer than an average human. And, of course, the car can park itself. When you leave home, you can call the car with your phone and it can come to pick you up. This is the future, really.

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The Honda Clarity Could Be a Citroën DS for Our Time

A literary theorist, semiotician, philosopher, critic, writer, and linguist, Barthes had all of the leading bullshit arts covered, making for a florid work, magical for today’s reader to behold.

A 595-foot home run of words, shot like a cannonball out of the park, then out of the county.

“[O]riginating from the heaven of Metropolis, the Goddess is in a quarter of an hour mediatized, actualizing through this exorcism the very essence of petit-bourgeois advancement.”

OK, that time Barthes took the words right out of my mouth. But I think you get the idea.

Cars were the day’s Gothic cathedrals, “the supreme creation of an era.” I agree that was so then, if no longer.

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