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[petitpotato]

This part, where Harry asks Luna to Prof. Slughorns party is one of my favourite. Because being invited somewhere as a friend is great and important - not a disappointment, as it is often made out to be.

[hmsindecision]

I keep seeing this shared on social media with no context. If you see this, know that it is from the wonderful poet Warsan Shire. She is a Somali-British writer whose works often speak about being a refugee in Europe. If you see this quote and it speaks to you, I encourage you to read her work on womanhood, love, and her experience as a Kenyan-born refugee.

In the wake of tragedy, it is important to remember the variety and quality of our voices and well as our messages.

I hope everyone reading this is safe and loved today.

[hobgoblinry]

Hello, Rails!

I said ‘hello’ and it all went downhill from there.

[hobgoblinry]

Oh wait, it’s picking up. Gosh, I should’ve noticed the colours sooner.

[justiceleague]

[hobgoblinry]

Wo, someone’s in trouble.

[hobgoblinry]

Hello, Rails!

I said ‘hello’ and it all went downhill from there.

[andalusiapunk]

so my brother was telling me about this human resources certification he attended a while ago. in a panel, the panelist asked a bunch of people in attendance, “who here knows if an applicant for a job is right for it in under 60 seconds?”

hands shot up around the room, people smug about their ability to “weed out the riff-raff” when it came to hiring for their fortune 500.

“you should all be fired and probably in jail,” they said, waiting for the whole room to get uncomfortable, then continued, “because the only things you can really learn about a human being in under 60 seconds are all things that are fueled by prejudices and biases covered by american law. so now, i will teach you how to stop being racist, sexist, judgmental assholes and hire people that will better your company of employ.”

[higgzorz-deactivated20151121]

replace the engagement ring with an engagement sword

[hobgoblinry]

Cool. I can defend my right to marry that fool if anyone objects!

[mercenary-tributary]

This is finally done: a more concise description of demon summoning. This kind of handbook would probably have been given out to all the military cadet mages. For further reading:

[Detailed Explanation of Demonic Constructs] 

[Examples of Amalgams] 

[Magician Character Reference]

[Amalgam Character Reference]

[eastasiansonwesternscreen]

[hobgoblinry]

Discovering Cloud9 IDE.

[hobgoblinry]

Wah. Git.

[hobgoblinry]

Discovering Cloud9 IDE.

[psilocybinladen]

[doritofu]

here we can see that Florida is actually a poorly written artificial data matrix, as evidenced by this poorly rendered police vehicle clipping through the environment due to similation processor loads being too high during the rainy season.

[melifair]

OMG so accurate

[ilikelookingatnakedmen]

Urgent PSA for Bioware fans - they’re hiring writers

Bioware are advertising to employ a writer, and they seem to be recruiting on ability rather than AAA studio experience. 

From the ad - 

How to apply to an Assistant Writer position at BioWare?

Write an outline and one dialogue for a short plot

Under 5000 words set within an existing BioWare franchise

Include a choice or complication to demonstrate player agency

Define any emotional beats

Include voice directions

It should be either composed using with Twine or a linked word document.

Requirements

Creativity. Writer will be expected to contribute to the direction of the game and script.

Ability to deliver stories on a weekly deadline.

Excellent written English skills required.

Ability to write from a variety of voices and perspectives (different genders, social classes, ages, etc.)

Willingness to work under direction while maintaining creativity.

Ability to develop a script to occur in a nonlinear manner. Story arcs will have multiple endings.

Organized - need to handle multiple story arcs and their relationships with each other.

Strong ability to communicate.

Applicants must be authorized to work in Canada

Obviously if you’ve already worked for a games company, that will give you these skills… but so will being a journalist or an independent writer, so if you can pass the audition, DO IT DO IT DO IIIIIIIIIIIT

[almostperfectalibi]

[orig tweet]

[atomictourists]

wraparoundcurl has decreed the Man From UNCLE OT3 ship name is Continental Breakfast.

[hobgoblinry]

OK.

[jean-kirschtussy]

This is Illya and Gaby.

[starbinds]

“It’s really about trying to tell the story with something else than the screenplay and the dialogue. When you’re dealing with a genre movie and you’re working with types, you need to deal with them and tell the story in a very simplified and very effective manner. And I try to do it with design, gestures and colours. These things are the things that I lay down in every movie and I hope people notice that they’re there.” - Guillermo del Toro