#the splurge

[36crypto]

Vitalik Buterin Introduces "The Splurge" to Revamp Ethereum's Capabilities

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, recently announced a set of protocol improvements known as “The Splurge,” targeting upgrades to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). This initiative is set to enhance the efficiency and functionality of the EVM, addressing critical infrastructure needs and introducing new capabilities to bolster Ethereum’s growth and security. Buterin noted that the EVM…

[riiriiwrites]

Just thinking about Pro-Hero Dynamight, being recorded on live television staring at you with the most love struck expression that his normally-angry-and-agitated face could make. 

You were both dispatched to an emergency by your agency due to your quirks being the most compatible to this villain. But you and Katsuki both agreed it was better for you to handle said villain while he cleared the civilians and kept debris from hitting the stubborn news reporters. 

He watched you practically fly, and kick this villain into the floor causing a shockwave to be sent in the ground before the reporters voices began to become more coherent to him. 

“Pro-Hero Dynamight! What is your relation to Pro-Hero Y/N?” 

“Dynamight, how would you describe your partner? Is she easy to work with?”

“Pro hero! Why are you staring like that?” 

“Isn’t she somethin’..” Was all he could manage out, never taking his eyes off you, causing the crowd to gasp and whisper, school-girls giggling at the sight. 

[joethesparkle]

I've been listening to a lot of Ghost lately so here's my prediction for october

the headband also lights up!

[ultfreakme]

"People only joined Yunmeng Jiang because of WWX's Demonic CUltivation"- he was dead for 13 years as the Cultivation World's boogey man and Lotus Pier flourished. WWX's former presence in Yunmeng was an active deterrent and my purple menace still got things back in shape.

EDIT: I meant Ghostly Cultivation? @pandorzaste pointed out it's a bad idea to use DC for WWX since it isn't that term, sorry for the mess-up. I just default to using DC since it's what I see as most widespread though it's referring specifically to WWX using and controlling dead humans.

[phantomrose96]

I think humans have an innate ability to recognize The Creature because today, when I had to replace my 4.5 year old phone whose battery life was finally shot to shit, it was a slightly annoying process, but it was just a process. Just a device. Old device transferred. New device set up.

But last month when my 5.5 year old bike was stolen and I needed to replace it, it was nowhere near the same, because the bike was a Creature and the Creature was taken from me and it's somewhere out there, alone, maybe chopped for parts. And I have a new bike now and it's a perfectly fine Creature by its own regard, but it is not the same Creature. My old bike was a living thing, and the living thing doesn't stop being the living thing just because it was replaced. Because it was Creature-shaped and Creature-sized and so it was a Creature. Something in my genes knows this.

[bcofl0ve]

austin butler for the art and soul of dune part two

[sidsinning]

To expand on Lucifer's neglect more

Yes he loves Charlie dearly, yes he showers her with his love and affection and semi-approval ("it's uh...got a lot of character!") when he sees her after all these years for the first time, yes he is desperately trying to switch back her reliance on Alastor to reliance on him- all these feelings are real and strong when she's right in front of him

-but when she isn't he is back in his own little world and rubber ducks. When he doesn't see Charlie in person she becomes white noise to him besides fleeting moments of courage and pining he gets to try and connect with her again. These are the moments where he regains a bit of clarity on just how fucked his family situation is.

He knows he has to maintain his connection with her somehow while also battling his own depression and urge to isolate and block off the rest of the world. They're in limbo of whether or not their relationship will finally be unrepairable, also expressed in how him and Lilith are not fully divorced, but still separated, with him still clearly loving her bc he still wears his wedding ring.

I love him, I think his love for Charlie is stronger than anything in his life, and I know he'd do anything he could for her (besides the one thing she asked which is very unluckily directly connected to his trauma)

But it's true that he doesn't listen to her, doesn't keep up with how her life is going, and has remained estranged from her as a child through her adult life for years for whatever reason (smtg implied through this flashback we don't understand yet, and/or his mental health issues)

For Charlie at this point, she's not a kid anymore, so just getting a call from him once in awhile is not enough if he still isn't addressing any of the issues that have built up between them, which has made her susceptible to being tricked by Alastor's empty words of praise and bonding

During Hell's Greatest Dad he isn't trying to address anything she's told him to, just trying to fix the surface level physical issues with the hotel to satisfy her- she looks uncomfortable the whole time he's trying to give her a sales pitch while smiling at everything Alastor says bc he is getting to her emotional needs, bc the bastard sees right through the father-daughter pair's issues

"I have angel powers! I can give you mountains of expensive things!"

"I'm always here for you! I'm so proud of you and all you've accomplished! We've grown so close bc I've always been by your side (unlike a certain someone 😇🐍🍎)"

He's excited when she asks him to come over, and we're excited for him to finally see his daughter he seems to love so much who doesn't talk to him, but from their conversation it is very much shown that Charlie is the one who has been more desperate to remain connected to him. She always updates him on her life when she can and asks him if he's paying attention to her- which he doesn't. Leading to her disappointment and/or annoyance with only jobs for her or random calls where he talks about smtg irrelevant.

I am a Lucifer stan through and through, but it is undeniable that he has not been a good dad despite being a good person. Now he's stepping up and reconnecting to Charlie again as she's fully accepting of him which is sweet.

It's also nice to see that helping Charlie and reconnecting with her is what brings him true happiness in life- bc of his anxiety and trauma he avoids the thing he knows deep down is the underlying cause of his unhappiness- his distant family and confronting their fractured relationship

So now that he's addressed a major part of the root of his depression, he stopped isolating himself, is being active, and given himself smtg productive to do, so his anxiety is down :)

Helping Charlie addressed how broken hearted he was over his family splitting, and restored the faith in humanity and good he lost after he was banished from Heaven and failed to redeem sinners when he tried

Shshsjdjdkfk I just love the characterization we get in just 2 23 minute episodes, even though the pacing is undeniably insanely fast and I would have preferred more time to marinate in it- but what can you do about capitalism vs. artistic freedom

[mellorine-dreams]

Mephisto with babies is so goddamn funny. I can’t tell if he’s making those horrible faces because of his excitement from the extreme cuteness, or if it’s to try and scare them. Who am I kidding, it’s probably a mix of both. Also “Dress them in embarrassing matching outfits!”, I feel like he took pics of them. Because yeah he loves anything cute and looking at cute pics, but he would totally use old baby photos of the twins in cute outfits to blackmail them, I just know it. Killing two birds with one stone like the mastermind tactician he is

[dreameroftheblue]

And guilty I may be But don't give up on me In the wake of the Odyssey We will still be thick as thieves You and me, still thick as thieves

[sgt-tombstone]

idk if I’ve posted about this before but I seriously headcanon that Ghost has a twelve-step skincare regimen

it includes moisturizer, witch hazel, scar gel, burn cream, etc and he sticks to it religiously when he can

it’s not that he is particularly enthused about self care or even skin care in general, but it keeps his eye black from creasing, his scars from aching, and his face from breaking out with acne under his mask

when the 141 pulls off their Ghost Team balaclavas in Las Almas, he nearly doubles over in laughter at their messed up eye black, fabric creases pressed into their dry skin, and pimples already starting to pop up

after they get back from Chicago, all three of them find a small bag with moisturizer, face cleanser, and acne cream outside of their barracks and none of them even have to ask who it came from

[artiststarme]

Whenever Steve has a migraine, he seeks out Eddie. Eddie’s voice acts as the only white noise Steve’s head can tolerate on the bad days. And he’ll always drop everything to whisper soothing words to Steve for hours long past when he falls asleep.

He’ll talk about upcoming DnD campaigns, mumble about song lyrics, and go on long soliloquies about how Steve looks beautiful even if his brain is melting.

Eddie always has a sore throat the next day but that never stops him. (When Steve finds out about the sore throats, he stops mentioning the headaches but somehow Eddie still knows. He shows up with a face mask, some cough drops, and a smile.)

[georgeromeros]

The Addams Family - Season 1 Episode 19 (1965) The Addams Family Splurges

[tanky-baby]

i like to believe that Darlin has enough money saved up somewhere to send someone to college but still actively chose to live like a bum

[rabendraws]

one bad gloop and she do what i spidey

[xiaq]

I got some unexpected and very appreciated validation (+ bonus) at work today. I know that academia irreparably damaged me, but its still So Wild that in the tech world when people notice I'm doing a good job they tell me and then give me money about it.

Like when I got off the phone with my boss, I had to just sit there and try not to cry for a minute. It feels so good to be recognized and valued.

What a good day.

[twofaceenjoyer]

This is what happened after ed didn’t show up to dinner right