Masque

The most merciful thing in the world... is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. - H.P. Lovecraft

[bethanythebogwitch]

[ponydoodles]

rariset pls,,,,,,you hecks,,,,,,

she is not used to Affection

[rainbow-femme]

“To protect their copyright, streaming sites do not allow for screenshotting of any kind.”

Hey remember VHS where you bought a box to plug into your tv and you could legally record whatever was playing and then own it for free forever

[angelofthemornings-deactivated2]

I cannot emphasize enough that you not only COULD, it was ENCOURAGED. Blank video tapes for recording whatever you wanted were available everywhere and it was hard to miss the record button on the machines. They also deliberately designed stuff like VHS players that you could tell when to start recording things - as a kid I'd tell the player to record the cartoon channel beginning at 6 or 7 and then sleep in and watch the tape later - and then they would tell you how to do it in the owner's manual, this was no secret. You were SUPPOSED TO record shows you wanted to keep or that you wouldn't be home for to watch later.

[dukeofankh]

The essential piece of information missing here is that the people who made the VHS machines and the people who made the TV channels were, and I cannot stress this enough, different people.

Like, of course Disney didn't used to want you to record their stuff for free and watch it forever. When VHS home recording came out, the companies that invented it were...sued! Of course they were!

It's just that the TV companies lost the lawsuit. It was deemed that once the signal got to your house legally you could do whatever the hell you wanted with it as long as it was for personal noncommercial use. It would have probably gone differently if the TV companies had the ability to detect whether you were recording them and then shut the signal off.

Like, I am 100 percent on the side of "you should be able to keep and own stuff permanently, I just also think there's a limit to how much breathless mythmaking about the halcyon days of the early nineties I can handle before it starts drifting into low-key misinformation.

[omegaversereloaded]

ilove when someone posts about an issue that's supposedly plaguing society and it's painfully obvious that said issue is not a thing that matters if youre not on tiktok

[nianeyna]

reminds me of this reddit comment I have saved

[azdoine]

i reposted this take earlier but i've been sitting on that teaser trailer for the minecraft movie for a bit and (unlike Sonic) i don't actually think the art direction or isekai element is the problem

[azdoine]

the problem isn't that the animals are totally in the uncanny valley, it's that an executive decided to make the minecraft movie into a lowbrow comedy and told the animators to make the animals pull grotesque faces. the problem isn't that most of the protagonists are from IRL, or even that they're juxtaposing humans against a CGI background, it's that an executive decided to make the minecraft movie into a lowbrow comedy, and told the scriptwriters to make the main characters react with incredulity and exasperation at the world of minecraft

[azdoine]

sandbox games like minecraft are some of the only arenas where children - especially young children - are not only given full control over the "world" around them, but allowed to set their own goals and strategies without being socially regulated. children always deserve to have their interests respected, but disrespecting their enthusiasn for minecraft in particular feels especially low.

[furrypost-generator]

indecipherable text lost to time

[paper-mario-wiki]

imagine how good your life would be if you had a 26yo nurning annintant by your nide.

[balileart]

Dash's Drinking Problem

[takoishi]

sry these are just old drawings

[sadclowncentral]

when i got my medical certificate i very confidently answered the question "what do you do if a person becomes unconscious?" with "remove from the room immediately" only to be met with puzzled silence by the instructor and that's when i learned that the deeply ingrained nautical fear and grim reality of seamen and their rescuers asphyxiating in enclosed spaces due to build up of toxic gas or especially lack of oxygen does not translate to land.

[sadclowncentral]

all jokes aside i do think it should translate to land. while no one should walk around with a fear of closed windows or carry around a gas-detector as most places are properly ventilated, and these issues are fairly uncommon, i think the following is still sound advice outside of cargo holds.

if you are in an enclosed space without air circulation (e.g. a basement), especially one that bears a risk of oxygen depletion (storage of fruits and vegetables, wood, or large amounts of rusting steel, all things that turn oxygen into carbon dioxide), and you start feeling light-headed, LEAVE before you sit down. GO OUTSIDE.

at best you can regain your bearing and air out the room before continuing, avoiding unconsciousness, brain damage or worse, and at worst you left a room for no reason. this has been a nautical best practice PSA

[for-the-sake-of-fuck]

This is why you don’t crawl down random caves, abandoned mines, or big drain pipes or whatever in the spirit of adventure. I’ve seen maintenance crews in storm drains (Which should already be somewhat ventilated) use a special air pump that circulates fresh air down to where they are working.

[acatandamouse]

My mom worked with EMT up in the mountains, and one year they did a training exercise. The EMS people pulled up to the "emergency" area and saw an overturned tractor trailer and several "bodies." The EMTs walked over all confident in their ability to pass the tests and move on when the instructors would come over and tell them "hi! Y'all are now dead. Please join the bodies on the ground."

She said only the third ambulance or so to arrive stopped and counted bodies and ambulances already on the scene and looked at the truck. It had all "POISON" hazard signs. Every team that walked too close "died" of chemical asphyxiation. I think they all learned something that day.

So.

Yeah.

It's a lesson that is relevant on land too.

[fellshish]

The devastating difference between how much time it takes to write something vs how fast people read it lol

[rebornofstars-deactivated202510]

you're falling in the trap!! it will be read by many people, many times, and it will live on in their memories. and maybe no single other human will match you in time spent dedicated to your story, but as a collective we will outlast you. acts of creation only grow when they are shared

[galadriel1010]

This. Writing is not like dinner. It can be consumed many times

[sourdough-seal]

“omg you’re so creative. how do you get your ideas” i hallucinate a single scene in the taco bell drive thru and then spend 13 months trying to write it

[dapper-lil-arts]

You either think about it a lot, or not at all

[dapper-lil-arts]

If Sunset Shimmer had whatsapp 😂😂😂

[the-punforgiven]

Show up at work like hi boss sorry I'm late my I was helping my mother track down one specific 90s dungeon crawler for the purposes of obtaining a muffin recipe the developer hid in the files

[the-punforgiven]

Anyway shoutout to Stonekeep (1995)

[mushroomsandteeth]

I'M MAKING THE MUFFINS

[mushroomsandteeth]

Burnt my hand picking it up to show. Gonna wait to taste.

[mushroomsandteeth]

Taste review: Make the video game muffins oh my GOD.

[knightjockey]

These are DELICIOUS! I substituted chocolate chips for pecans because its what i had on hand.

It tastes like a pumpkin gingerbread cake! Great treat for fall and winter!

Definitely make these!

[sadhoc]

Text from recipe

Tim Cain's Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins -- They're the shadow king's favorite!

1 and 2/3 cup flour

2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp cloves

1/4 tsp baking powder

2 eggs

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup sugar

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup pumpkin (half of a 16 oz can)

1/2 cup (one stick) butter, melted

preheat oven to 350. grease muffin tins (one dozen regular size) or use baking cups. mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Break eggs into another bowl. add pumpkin and butter and whisk until blended. stir in chocolate chips. pour over dry ingredients and stir until just blended. do NOT overstir! scoop batter into tins and bake 20-25 minutes. after cooling, keep muffins wrapped in plastic to avoid drying.

[peaceandlove26]

what do you think about mane 6's older designs, the ones that appear in the last episode? what do you like and what would you change?

i really like them! i think all their hairstyles are super cute and their accessories are all super fitting. i especially love rarity’s coat and gray mane streaks, and applejack wearing granny smith’s quilt. the only one i don’t like is twilight which isn’t an unpopular opinion lol… this is a rough idea of what i’d do if i could redesign her older form

i don’t think she should be as big as celestia, she’d be closer to cadance’s height. i also don’t even like the idea of her being Ruler Of All Of Equestria so soon so igave her a bit more of a teacher/librarian look, overall just simpler accessories. also i like the idea of her getting sparkly gradient hair but i don’t like it being so celestia-ish so she ties it up

[girlmostlikely]

The social attitude regarding age is consistently getting weirder. You’re not ‘pushing 30’ you’re just in your late 20s. 30 is not old and neither is 40 while I’m at it. Growing older is an enormous privilege and displaying that age is a gorgeous component of life. Spending your days trying to reverse that grace breeds an eternally wasted life.

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[nonegenderleftpain]

[largishcat]

before: GOD DAMN MOTHERFUCK PIECE OF SHIT

after: hello mommy 🥺 could you pretty please help me with this 🥺 it’s me your baby boy

[theflurgler]