Writing and Sarcasm

Just a guy who writes on occasion and is perpetually an asshole.

[hedge-rambles]

Something I loved in Platform Decay was the whole thing of "sigils" being, very clearly like, emojis. I can't recall if they're mentioned much before this book, but the way Sofi uses them makes it clear what they really are.

Which makes this reread funny when, a few pages in, I'm hit with this line:

I send Three the schematics highlighted where the potential security personnel were located; it replied with an acknowledgement sigil and an updated map projection.

MB: Vital mission information, potential dangers and schematics.

Three: 👍

[bunniope]

how it feels

[lakemojave]

[guerrillatech]

[utah-mountain-drifter-deactivat]

[poorghost]

no one follows the trees warning

[rapidashrider]

You know the parable about how the foolish man built his house upon sand and the wise man built his house upon rock and it’s always about having a sturdy foundation well there is also the fact of location which is that the sand probably used to be rock except it’s been eroded to sediment because it’s a FUCKING FLOODPLAIN

[whereserpentswalk]

flood Plain perfec t size for put town in to b\uild! inside very Soft and Comfort town safe happy put town in Floodplain. Put Town In Floodplain. no problems ever in flloodplain because good Shape and Support for town roads weak of big town citizens. Afloodplain yes a place for a town put town in floodplain can trust floodplain for giveing good place for town. friend flood

[postarcadian]

the thing I love most about how tumblr users use tags is that it’s like what if a social media website had a footnotes system

[moghedien]

I feel like I need to share this because idk if Europeans are familiar with the presence of Aldi in the US, but at least especially in my area they’ve been growing a lot recently. Like Aldi bought out some local failing grocery chains where I live (Louisiana) and have opened Aldis in all these somewhat rural communities and small towns, which for the record I’m fine with

But as a result of this they are advertising a lot more in my area and also in many cases, the people in these areas have never been confronted with Aldi or any European grocery store. So the ads that Aldi is pushing out to its new US customer base feature a cowboy shopping at Aldi who is explaining to new Aldi customers how Aldi works. Like this cowboy is explaining you gotta put a quarter in the shopping cart and why there are very little name brands. A cowboy is how they want to reach their American customer base. They gave us a cowboy

[moghedien]

Here he is, the Aldi Cowboy

[kushblazer666]

[kayliflower]

with the resurgence in popularity of calvin & hobbes, I’m so surprised no one has included this

[dknightlight]

Posting this iconic piece of media that I just NEVER found online isolated except in an archived reddit thread

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

[thememedaddy]

[foxish-draws]

After reading Platform Decay I was suddenly struck with the intense urge to draw Murderbot in a grandma sweater just having The Worst™ time.

[beithiochan]

"It immediately changed direction, bolted for the side of the plateau, and jumped into the forest. Clear communication for the win, I guess."

Martha Wells, Platform Decay

[targetedknowledge]

[alex-and-nova420]

made this into a gif bc i liked it so much. shark Denied

[disgruntled-foreign-patriarch]

well this makes perfect sense regarding Shark psychology. They very clearly do not see humans as prey and when they see humans or their contraptions (like cages), are curious more than anything else. So this shark sees a cage and is like "Oh, human thing, will poke nose in." Then the human extends their arm and pushes shark snout away, something no seal or other prey does. So shark goes "Ah, I see. Human do not appreciate. Will go somewhere else. Farewell."

[plum-soup]

Simpsons Style AI Ad for Porn Addiction App

[blackpaintedtimbs]

[batsandboba]

“scientists don’t want you know” is a phrase that always cracks me up because if you actually meet a scientist they will be shaking and crying like an overstimulated chihuahua with the need to let you know

[prokopetz]

The Smash Bros. cast swapping anecdotes about their various evil doppelgangers and Mario getting into an argument about whether Wario counts.

[princeps-civitatus-peach]

Surprisingly, Mario is arguing that Wario does not count as he has literally never made that connection in his life. You can’t just say every fat italian in overalls is a Mario counterpart, he’s his own person with hopes and dreams. Evil hopes and dreams, but still.

Daisy, meanwhile, manages to argue very convincingly that Peach should be considered her evil doppelganger.

[aromancy]

Wario is playing Devil’s advocate because being Mario’s evil doppleganger is great for business. If he was just some guy, nobody would buy Warioware.

[skeletalheartattack]

@kamenriderhamo i am not going to let you hide this in the replies

[thickness-protection-program]

Dang rip America

[karlyboyyy]

[targetedknowledge]

[ispyspookymansion]

being a horror fan will have you saying sentences such as “i liked it a lot, super gross and sad”

[nothing-an-iratze-cant-fix]

Also true crime

[ispyspookymansion]

no thats a different and worse thing i am not associated with you