2024 coaster sweep

[hugepolecat3298]

[cartoon-fanaticism]

GLaDOS voice: "Would you like to see some artwork I generated? I've heard from other test subjects that AI-generated artwork produces an uncanny valley response in human viewers because they can't perceive it as fully real. They've told me that it looks absolutely hideous to them, that they can't imagine anything more disgusting than AI art. But, well I've been practicing and wanted your honest opinion. Feel free to let me know how ugly you find this by ranking it on a scale from 'vomit-inducing' to 'eye-bleeding'." A robotic arm lowers from the ceiling holding a hand mirror up to Chell's face

[wassuppeas]

[hornpoint]

[ralfmaximus]

Years ago back when I worked in cubicle land, we were hiring junior software developers. They didn’t have to have a ton of experience, just a willingness to learn, and some demonstration of their software skills. Like: show me a program you wrote (any language) or a web site you designed. Anything.

And there was this one guy I talked with who seemed super sharp, but had virtually zero experience writing software. When it came time to do the show-n-tell part of the interview he whips out his laptop, brings up a website, and spins it around to show me what he made.

A website of tiny ceramic frogs.

Not for sale. Just… all these ceramic frogs, organized into categories. Frogs on bicycles, frogs with hats, frogs sitting on lily pads. It was a virtual museum of ceramic frogs in web form.

I scrolled through his online collection of frogs, slightly baffled.

“This is your website?” I asked finally.

“Yep!”

“You coded this yourself?” I popped into view-source mode and poked around some incredibly well-formatted, well-commented html. I nodded slowly. This guy was meticulous.

“Yep!”

“So… where’d all the frogs come from?”

“I made those too,” he says, beaming. 

And while I’m processing this he rummages in his bag and pulls out a little ceramic frog working at a computer terminal. He places it on the table before us, next to the laptop.

“And THIS one,” he says, “I made for you! As a thank you for the interview.”

It was adorable. I hired him on the spot. I mean, why not? Worst case he’d wash out in 90 days and we’d hire somebody else. He turned out to be one of the best developers on our team. 

And yes, his cubicle was loaded with ceramic frogs.

[imsobadatnicknames2]

Things that will never make me think less of someone: Enjoying media, entertainment, or aesthetics with ideologically reactionary elements

Things that will IMMEDIATELY make me think less of someone: Insisting that the ideologically reactionary media, entertainment, or aesthetics they enjoy are actually Le Hecking Epic Wholesome Leftist Praxis

[imsobadatnicknames2]

To draw upon a semi-recent Discourse topic, if you encounter a claim along the lines that, idk, for example, the imagery and cultural idea of Knights as it exists in pop culture is entrenched with a long history of islamophonia (due to how much of this cultural imaginary comes directly from the narrative of the Crusades) and your response is "I still think knight imagery is cool, I don't enjoy things based on how ideologically correct they are" I'll respect you infinitely more than if your response was "Actually liking knights is leftist because there's nothing more leftist than protecting those weaker than you"

[imsobadatnicknames2]

"I don't engage with this thing to have my politics parroted back at me" will always be 1000x more graceful and productive than trying to argue that everything you like is Fundamentally Leftist, Actually.

[imsobadatnicknames2]

Extremely correct tags via @mc-cookies

[vuelode-irbis]

[ID: a sheet with illustrations of some members of the Mustelidae family, colored with unnatural or bright colors, numbered with their corresponding names in a list bellow. The sheet is titled Maystelid 2026 by @ vuelode_irbis. In order, it features 1. Japanese badger, 2. Vietnamese ferret-badger, 3. Saharan striped polecat, 4. Japanese marten, 5. (extinct symbol) Chamitataxus, 6. Mustela mopbie, 7. Patagonian weasel, 8. (extinct symbol) Sea mink, 9. Colombian weasel, 10. Black-footed ferret, 11. Malay weasel, 12. Kolonok, 13. (extinct symbol) Megalenhydris, 14. Nilgiri marten, 15. Yellow-bellied weasel, 16. Amazon weasel, 17. Greater grison, 18. American ermine, 19. Beech marten, 20. Northern hog badger, 21. African striped weasel, 22. Spotted-neck otter, 23. Back-striped weasel, 24. Long-tailed weasel and 25. Northern river otter. End ID]

I've been playing around with publisher since it's going to be eliminated soon, and decided to make one of these charts with the drawings I made for this year's Maystelid! It's the first time I get to make one of these and I'm very happy with the result <3

Spanish and latin names versions below the cut

[alpal-ult]

As it was ordained

[lieutenant-sarcastic]

Fuck moon’s taking poison damage

[hugepolecat3298]

Thank you for standing with my family. I know I keep asking, but your donations are what keeps us alive, especially after the recent bombing that injured us all.

Our main focus now is saving my brother Samer. Securing his vital medications and evacuating him for treatment is our only hope.

Please share our story and encourage others to donate.

@hazemsuhail

Donate to Help my family survive and start a new life, organized by Hazem friend

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[mikufigureoftheday]

🔴Today's Miku figure is:🟠

Good Smile Company Psi L ver. (2025)

[segamascott]

[bi-astolfo]

Yes, investigation claimed at least 1,200 detainees 'dropped off the grid' from 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The claim is not new — the Miami Herald published its findings in summer 2025.

[standwithdaanes]

source for the congresswoman thing as well, because i hadn't heard about that:

Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison Over ICE Jail Inspection

The Trump administration has repeatedly attempted to restrict or thwart congressmembers’ access to ICE jails.

[indigosfindings]

relatedly: probably no one has made greater contributions to Posting than dr roberta bobby

[indigosfindings]

with complete sincerity: this might be the best post ever made

[petrow1tch]

some of my faves from personal dr roberta bobby preservation efforts archive:

[c4corvid]

Another unnamed oc

[strawbyfield]

making a mess of it

[innerchildabortionclinic]

I really do wish meeting new people when you're autistic didn't result in the person viewing you as secretly evil for at least a month before realizing you just act slightly different than others without ulterior motive. I get that people meet a lot of assholes in life but omg. I didn't do anything

[innerchildabortionclinic]

Need to wear a shirt that says this

[evenstevenh]

Leonin paladin for TurTheBull! Scarred up baby :'o

[pukicho]

Women take up a small but not insignificant percentage of the population

[b0red-artist-13-offical]

um, source???

[pukicho]

None. Winging it.

[camillescanopy]

gay furry artists

[pukicho]

This isn’t your search bar