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· Aug 13
Making my own Lightweaver Shardplate cosplay using Igris's armor from Solo Leveling, because I know it looks good in red and I don't really know how to design armor myself. Also, Shardblade.
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This is your eternal reminder that Righteous Gemstones is not lying about any of that
Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas...$70 per ticket.
December 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is your eternal reminder that Righteous Gemstones is not lying about any of that
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We've got a book of toxic wallpaper that can kill (arsenic I think). It was made as a reference to avoid toxic wallpaper but I guess when they made it they didn't think about the fact that the samples were also toxic
Archivists/librarians please share the coolest thing in your collections that will never be digitized.
I live in the heart of California gold country. One of the richest mines ever in CA is nearby. Opened circa 1860 closed 1942. A local foundation has preserved the records on site. I know not a stitch has been digitized and am confident no more than 2 pro historians have ever been in there.
December 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We've got a book of toxic wallpaper that can kill (arsenic I think). It was made as a reference to avoid toxic wallpaper but I guess when they made it they didn't think about the fact that the samples were also toxic
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I’m developing an esports version of Heated Rivalry that fucking sucks shit
December 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I’m developing an esports version of Heated Rivalry that fucking sucks shit
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Bari Weiss is innovating entire new dimensions of failure. She's failing in ways hitherto unconceived of. A pioneer of failology. A faileontologist. Whole career is a Fail Mary. She's beyond the fail. The Daily Fail. She's on the quest for the Holy Fail. Making tomato and Fail Salad.
December 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Bari Weiss is innovating entire new dimensions of failure. She's failing in ways hitherto unconceived of. A pioneer of failology. A faileontologist. Whole career is a Fail Mary. She's beyond the fail. The Daily Fail. She's on the quest for the Holy Fail. Making tomato and Fail Salad.
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ARAGORN: You have my sword.
GIMLI: And my axe!
BILL: And my saxophone!
COUNCIL: …um.
ELROND: Wtf, Glorfindel, you were supposed to be watching the doors, you KNOW how I feel about this guy
GIMLI: And my axe!
BILL: And my saxophone!
COUNCIL: …um.
ELROND: Wtf, Glorfindel, you were supposed to be watching the doors, you KNOW how I feel about this guy
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
ARAGORN: You have my sword.
GIMLI: And my axe!
BILL: And my saxophone!
COUNCIL: …um.
ELROND: Wtf, Glorfindel, you were supposed to be watching the doors, you KNOW how I feel about this guy
GIMLI: And my axe!
BILL: And my saxophone!
COUNCIL: …um.
ELROND: Wtf, Glorfindel, you were supposed to be watching the doors, you KNOW how I feel about this guy
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They're going to make sure the giant environment-destroying rape culture theft machine is rapey and fascist enough for them.
Artificial "intelligence"
Artificial "intelligence"
December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
They're going to make sure the giant environment-destroying rape culture theft machine is rapey and fascist enough for them.
Artificial "intelligence"
Artificial "intelligence"
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Hey, it's my print debut for National Geographic! This fall, I got to accompany folks from the Fort Worth Zoo on an incredible adorable mission: releasing tiny Texas horned lizards to new lives in the Hill Country.
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
Is the grumpy-faced Texas horned lizard adorable enough to survive?
As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide fervor to bring them back.
www.nationalgeographic.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Hey, it's my print debut for National Geographic! This fall, I got to accompany folks from the Fort Worth Zoo on an incredible adorable mission: releasing tiny Texas horned lizards to new lives in the Hill Country.
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
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*🐖* hhnnn Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwauuuuwauowauu
December 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
*🐖* hhnnn Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwauuuuwauowauu
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OKAYYYY so apparently Doordash just hates me and for some reason charged my debit card an insane amount for something I bought with SNAP so umm! That immediately drained me so if you have anything you can spare to make sure I can afford to do essential stuff, my kofi: ko-fi.com/starbryte
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December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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UPDATE:
I just got off the phone with the bank, and to get my car back, I need to pay the entire remaining balance, which is a little over $5K. I feel awful asking for any more after how overwhelmingly powerful the response has been so far(!), but unfortunately we aren't quite out of the woods yet.
I just got off the phone with the bank, and to get my car back, I need to pay the entire remaining balance, which is a little over $5K. I feel awful asking for any more after how overwhelmingly powerful the response has been so far(!), but unfortunately we aren't quite out of the woods yet.
I am so deeply sorry to be in the position to have to pull this lever again, but I just watched my car get towed away and I don't really know what else to do anymore.
More details in the update & description, but if you're able to help out or share, we would be grateful beyond words.
More details in the update & description, but if you're able to help out or share, we would be grateful beyond words.
Donate to Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat, organized by Andrew Elmore
Hey there! I'm Andrew, this is my wife Savannah. We have two kids, and we're… Andrew Elmore needs your support for Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat
gofund.me
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
UPDATE:
I just got off the phone with the bank, and to get my car back, I need to pay the entire remaining balance, which is a little over $5K. I feel awful asking for any more after how overwhelmingly powerful the response has been so far(!), but unfortunately we aren't quite out of the woods yet.
I just got off the phone with the bank, and to get my car back, I need to pay the entire remaining balance, which is a little over $5K. I feel awful asking for any more after how overwhelmingly powerful the response has been so far(!), but unfortunately we aren't quite out of the woods yet.
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I don't think Trump should get access to standard medical care, he should have to let RFK Jr treat him
December 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I don't think Trump should get access to standard medical care, he should have to let RFK Jr treat him
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i feel like every video game company executive sees another company getting cooked for admitting to using AI and for some reason thinks it will be different this time if they step up and say "i also use AI for for my widely beloved franchise" and then the cycle repeats
December 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
i feel like every video game company executive sees another company getting cooked for admitting to using AI and for some reason thinks it will be different this time if they step up and say "i also use AI for for my widely beloved franchise" and then the cycle repeats
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it would actually cost SO MUCH LESS to just do this instead of throwing trillions of dollars at technofascists too, who would've thought
they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
it would actually cost SO MUCH LESS to just do this instead of throwing trillions of dollars at technofascists too, who would've thought
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I am still shocked by the degree that casual racism has been completely normalized in the US. I shouldn't be after the last 10 years, yet I am.
Fine: "I'm talking to my colleagues about whether we want these fake Somali refugees - who come to our country, add no value, suck our resources, defraud our govt - whether we actually want them here. I don't think Ilhan Omar shouldn't be a member of Congress - I think she shouldn't be an American"
December 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I am still shocked by the degree that casual racism has been completely normalized in the US. I shouldn't be after the last 10 years, yet I am.
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Worth adding here that SpaceX is almost entirely funded by government contracts and subsidies, and so this really amounts to embezzling taxpayer funds to cover up the losses from his stupid idiot boxes.
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Worth adding here that SpaceX is almost entirely funded by government contracts and subsidies, and so this really amounts to embezzling taxpayer funds to cover up the losses from his stupid idiot boxes.
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Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
August 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
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there are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see
From the 1966 Sunset Magazine “Sunset Cook Book of Breads”
December 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
there are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see
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![[Two people sit on chairs in a home, a music playing device of some sort visible behind them.]
JORELLE: Jorban, can you turn on some soft Christmas music?
JORBAN: Sure, I can find a streaming channel
[The soft sounds of 'O Holy Night' fill the air.]
JORELLE: Ahhh...that's nice and relaxing.
[The music gives way to a commercial at top volume, bowling them both out of their seats]
RING IN THE NEW YEAR DOWN AND DIRTY WITH TOPLESS VODKA'S FULL-BREASTED FRIDAYS! COMING TO A SPORTS BAR NEAR YOU! SIX POINT NINE PIECES OF CHICKEN AND A WET T-SHIRT CONTEST FOR TEN COLD HARD SMACKEROONIES. CLICK THIS AD OR VISIT TOPLESS VODKA DOT BOOB FOR TOUR DATES! please drink responsibly
[The two peek out from behind the furniture as the channel resumes the music with 'Away in a Manger']
JORBAN: Just have the free plan.
JORELLE: I gathered](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kihgsldesfdvdp7fi65m3m45/bafkreibuvqfpzjd5rr5xnk3sf4gtqphz4fwju3dqkxikpz2zjtschust54@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Weird weekend, huh? Took a crack at breaking down the whole Clair Obscur genAI situation, and its bizarre fallout, as best as possible. My main takeaway right now is that people really need to figure out exactly what they're criticizing or it's going to get messy. www.polygon.com/clair-obscur...
The debate over gen AI in games is about to get a lot messier in 2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's GOTY retraction signals the start of something huge
www.polygon.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Weird weekend, huh? Took a crack at breaking down the whole Clair Obscur genAI situation, and its bizarre fallout, as best as possible. My main takeaway right now is that people really need to figure out exactly what they're criticizing or it's going to get messy. www.polygon.com/clair-obscur...
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...and casual danger that something more familiar or first-draft scary/cool can't hope to match, because you're presenting the context. And more than anything else, it cements the immersive feeling of time and place that will allow you a LOT of historical leeway with the details.
December 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
...and casual danger that something more familiar or first-draft scary/cool can't hope to match, because you're presenting the context. And more than anything else, it cements the immersive feeling of time and place that will allow you a LOT of historical leeway with the details.
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Yes, your audience will at first glance think that these extremely period costumes are ridiculous, ESPECIALLY if its citing a historical era that has less genre presence. But it's precisely BECAUSE of the ridiculous unfamiliarity that you can assign to the costume, and the era, a degree of menace...
December 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Yes, your audience will at first glance think that these extremely period costumes are ridiculous, ESPECIALLY if its citing a historical era that has less genre presence. But it's precisely BECAUSE of the ridiculous unfamiliarity that you can assign to the costume, and the era, a degree of menace...
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This not only creates wonderfully visually-iconic and memorable villains, but also makes those villains wholly entangled with the world against which the hero finds him or herself or theirselves at odds. The become a physical manifestation of everything wrong with and unfair in that society.
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This not only creates wonderfully visually-iconic and memorable villains, but also makes those villains wholly entangled with the world against which the hero finds him or herself or theirselves at odds. The become a physical manifestation of everything wrong with and unfair in that society.
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My favorite historical costume designer is Sandy Powell, and she has an amazing trick that it took me years to realize: Be conservative with color and lean into modern shapes with your hero, and put your villain in the most outrageously period-specific costume you can.
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My favorite historical costume designer is Sandy Powell, and she has an amazing trick that it took me years to realize: Be conservative with color and lean into modern shapes with your hero, and put your villain in the most outrageously period-specific costume you can.
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From the 1966 Sunset Magazine “Sunset Cook Book of Breads”
December 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
From the 1966 Sunset Magazine “Sunset Cook Book of Breads”