Had fun watching all the media dropped during Warhammer Skulls. It reminded me that Guilliman and Corax used to game together:
From Corax: Lord of Shadows, by Guy Haley:
‘I dislike the disconnect, but the cognitive dissonance is lessening,’ said Corax. He sat up on the immersion couch and pulled the magnetic cradle from his head. ‘Though I see no reason to repeat this exercise. I think now you have the measure of me. There is probably nothing more you can learn from my techniques.’
‘You beat me three times,’ said Guilliman. ‘A feat few have managed.’
‘Three from twenty,’ said Corax. ‘You learn very quickly.’ He stretched his arms and grimaced. ‘Those were my best strategies. You countered them all.’
Guilliman stood. His limbs too were stiff. ‘The strategio-simulacra is an amazing machine. I have never experienced anything so convincing. Our ancestors must have struggled not to lose themselves in these devices, but for all its wonders it does weaken the body.’ He held out his hand to his brother. ‘It is a marvellous toy, and will be a useful tool, but it is not entirely healthy. If you wish to call an end to our exercise, I am willing.’
When Tess Morgan's son came home with a tattoo, she was griefstricken. She knew her reaction was OTT (he's 21) but it signalled a change in their relationship
This is gold this, absolute gold, the most over the top melodramatic hysterical ridiculous thing I’ve ever read
This is actually so interesting to read- it’s from 2012 but its full of the same anxieties, even some of the same phrasing that many of the guardian’s later pieces on transness use. really hammers home how much of the terfism that emerged in the late 10s was middle class mothers angry at a loss of control over their adult children- whether that be their bodies or their friends or their opinions- and making that everyone’s problem because they have the power to do so
From what I remember of back when Millennials were outpacing Boomers at internet and tech stuff in general, this is going to cause a lot of issues for companies angling to use slop in marketing because the younger set are always going to be better at spotting it than the older, but the older are going to be the ones approving marketing campaigns and ads and etc. Meaning, the older people will not ever be able to tell what might actually convince the younger.
The good news is that if it persists and Gen Z and Gen Alpha continue to scoff at the generated stuff, then marketing departments aiming at them will just have to give up on using it because they won't be able to figure out how to fool their targets with it.
The bad news is that this won't apply to scams and campaigns aimed at older people, so once again we're going to have a situation where the kids will be the ones lunging across the coffee table to stop Mom from giving her financial info to that really obvious fake scam mom oh my god do NOT buy that it isn't even a real thing.
I read a murder mystery about mystery writers and one of the characters was a writer but none of the other writers knew it and she spent so much time being resentful (to the point of being murderous about it) because she just wanted to be part of a writing community so badly and no one would ever talk about writing with her and it was impossible to find anyone to talk about writing with and on and on and I just spent the whole book thinking, ....many deaths could have been avoided if this person had discovered fanfiction at some point and started writing that instead.
And this is why age verification is bad! Let nascent writers find other writers online and thus prevent murderous rampages!
Hi yes hello it’s me the local wizard, and I- Ok well “evil” feels like a strong word but yes, that’s me. Anyway, I need your help. I know I stole away the kingdoms 12 princesses, that’s my bad. Listen, I didn’t think this through. It didn’t occur to me that having a dozen angry young women from early teen to early 20s and giving them giant powerful wings would be a bad idea.
I know I’m the one who cast the curse but it can still only be broken with true love. I’m begging you, somebody, please come and fall in love with these girls and make them leave, I can’t take it anymore, it sucks so bad. I can’t keep getting viciously bullied by one of the largest living species of waterfowl anymore. I’ve tried running away but they can fly so they just find me. I’m getting nothing done.
I’ll pay you, I’ll grant you wishes, I don’t care, please just come and fall in love with the mean angry women who live in my yard and hate me so bad
Drug arrives years after pandemic’s peak, but could still offer protection to vulnerable populations.
An antiviral pill has, for the first time, been shown to prevent COVID-19 in people exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus at home, according to trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine1.
The drug could be a lifeline for those who still face real danger from the virus, such as care-home residents or transplant recipients on immune-suppressing medication.
when taking in a redeemed villain, it's important to give them lots of monologuing opportunities. a few will eventually settle out of that habit, but for the vast majority, it continues to be their most important social behavior, and even a major form of stress relief. it's also completely harmless, unlike some other behaviors that they may struggle to drop, so be sure to encourage them by presenting them with either large audiences (digital is ok — they love to be on screens), or potentially, a more intimate, one-on-one monologuing opportunity with a trusted confidant, depending on their prior villainous preferences. they may show signs of aggression during their monologue, but remember that it's just a performance — and if you play along in kind, your redeemed villain will develop a burning desire to protect you at any cost before you know it <3
Consider this: you and your primarch are on a snowy planet, and you decide to indulge in the whimsy of a snowball fight. Who takes it as the playful fun it is, and who has you thinking "the risk I took was calculated but boy am I bad at math"
Initiate a snowball fight with the Primarchs. How will this go?
You will be dominated and destroyed, but it will all be in good spirits. Leman Russ, Jaghatai Khan, Horus Lupercal - these three are happy to let you play-fight them, but they will not suffer a defeat. No, you will be the one ending up in the snow, gasping for breath and begging for mercy, and they would be lying if they did not say that this did not turn them on just ever so slightly.
Look, you cannot just do that out of nowhere. They require at least 72 hours’ notice so they can prepare to the best of their ability to completely and utterly decimate you. Lion El’Jonson, Perturabo. Ferrus Manus, Roboute Guilliman, and Rogal Dorn - yes, even grumpiest of these - will actually indulge you in this because, well, this is something that makes you happy, but it is also something that makes them happy as well. So yes, be prepared: expect fortifications and defense line made by his sons. At least the whole family is now involved and happy.
It's not really something he casually indulges in, but if it's something you want, he will abide. Mortarion, Corvus Corax, Alpharius, and Omegon. Fine - you want to play, they can indulge; even if they don't truly see the reason or the point, and they will absolutely, and I mean absolutely, decimate you in combat, but as long as you're happy, well, it is all worth it. They may even let you land a hit or two on them just to see your pretty smile.
First of all, do not let their sons find out about it. They will probably misinterpret it or, worst of all, try to emulate it in some very, very convoluted manner. Magnus the Red, Sanguinius and Vulkan. This is going to be interesting. They're happy to include you, but it is never going to stay just you and him; the sons are going to be involved. From that point on, there will be a very, very uncontrollable endeavor. So maybe save it for a time when the two of you are truly private.
Okay, this is not going to end well, but for different reasons for each of them. We're talking about Angron, Konrad Curze, and Lorgar Aurelian. First, for Angron, any sort of surprise attack is a very, and I mean very, bad idea. You can challenge him to a snowball fight - he might accept; I'm not saying he will - but if he does, it could go swimmingly. It would be a fine exercise for the two of you. Just don't ambush him; it will end bloody and very badly for you. For Lorgar Aurelian, they will use this as confirmation that you are not right for the Primarchs, and by the(y)m you do know who I mean. If you ask for that, he will try to understand whether there is any sacred or hidden meaning behind it, and if not, he will probably decline, if that makes you feel any better. Konrad - yeah, just don't do that. He will react, you will be killed, and he will be sad.
A very special category is Fulgrim, who will first be dismayed by this childish behavior, then concerned about his appearance before his sons and anyone else who might be watching, and third, he will not let his competitive spirit rest until he has proven to you that he is superior in this fight. So do this at your own risk.
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Wait…why are busses depicted as a dangerous way to commute in American media?
I never really thought about it before but busses are one of the safest ways to commute to work I can imagine. I’m not ever worried when I take the train but if I had to pick which I’d feel more safe on it would be the bus.
I used to travel between towns late at night when I was a teenager/young adult woman and it would be straight up cozy and a nice way to end my day.
I think a bus feels safter to me because the driver is always right there in case something happens, while you’re kinda on your own on a train late at night.
So did you ever see Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Remember the plotline about the Red Car trolley being bought out and dismantled by Cloverleaf, and the villain's Big Reveal that they planned to demolish Toontown and put a highway through it, and people would use it because the Red Car trolley wasn't there to use anymore and so they'd be FORCED to buy a car?
That really happened, in the US. Only instead of the villain being an evil cartoon posing as a judge, the villain was General Motors and Ford and all the big car companies. They bought public transit lines and dismantled them. They lobbied congress to fund the interstate highway system and they CONTINUE to lobby the us govt to keep trains and public transit from having any money, while making sure the roads get lots of it. They are responsible not only for the dismantling of public transit but also the public's perception that public transit is bad and even dangerous.
American media thinks busses and trains are dangerous because the car companies have spent DECADES and billions of dollars on propaganda making sure Americans think that so they will continue to buy cars and not question how much roads and highways have destroyed the landscape.
its also a healthy dosage of classism and ableism and a hatred of homeless people and addicts all of which are the largest demographic of people who use the public bus
“My mom recently discovered Facebook Marketplace and today I get this text from my dad 😂”
Text message below:
“Dad
Your mother has put my life in danger over a toaster she bought on Facebook. I’m meeting a man named ‘Rick’ behind Home Depot. If I go missing, start there.”
It used to be, remember to leave a comment. Now it’s, remember to leave a comment unless it’s an older fic. Are you kidding me?
I understand if someone no longer wants to receive comments on an older fic. Depending on where their work is hosted, they can disable comments or just leave a note saying they won’t be responding anymore. But this idea that there is a time limit for when fics can be interacted with is absolutely fucking bonkers.
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