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[peterfromtexas-deactivated20250]

Reenactor throws a spear at a drone

[supapoopa]

What a time to be alive.

[tenthcorner]

“The medieval warrior, realizing the consequences of his impulsive act, immediately approached the owner of the drone and offered to pay for the damage.

The owner of the drone was so impressed by the brilliant attack that he suggested organizing a competition for bringing down “dragons” with short spears next year.

Drone owners have another year to develop a unique “dragon-like” design for their flying machines.” (x)

[kineticpenguin]

I am 100% cooler with this knowing that the spear-thrower realized “oops maybe I shouldn’t have done that” and tried to make it right, and that the guy who the drone belonged to was cool with it

[brunhiddensmusings]

just so everyone knows, this has already been memorialized in a runestone

[stephendann]

Everything about this post blesses those involved with a +4 on their next Today is Good Day roll

[unclebeanbag]

I crack up every time at seeing that runestone. 

[gahdamnpunk]

I….

[ardwynna]

he can see her tits but not her ass omg doesnotcompute glitch in the matrix what is this atrocity D:

[batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate]

you know how the ~SJWs~ are always accused of making up things to be offended about?

this dude went about 20 miles out his way to find something offensive about this

[monstersdownthepath]

Monster Spotlight: Todd Howard

CR 30

Lawful Chaotic Medium Aberration

IGN Top Game Creators of All Time, #70

Among one of the most destructive entities to ever set foot on Golarion, Todd Howard has attempted to remake the world to match his own hideous vision numerous times in the past, and will likely continue to do so for centuries in the future. Earthfall was a terrifying enough incident, but Todd Howard has attempted to bring the Sky’s Rim to Golarion no less than four times, each attempt bringing him closer and closer to his goal of assimilating the entirety of the world into his own. Perhaps one day he will succeed, and set his sights to bringing his vision to the whole of the Material Plane… And beyond it.

Keep reading

[hatwithglasses]

My hand slipped for several hours.

[staff]

“Keeping the internet open is critical for us. It powers social movements, and provides a global platform for people of color, LGBTQ folks and the most marginalized communities to tell their own stories, run their own businesses and route around powerful gatekeepers.”—Candace Clement, Free Press Action Fund Campaign Director via @fight4future​

Starting today, June 11, U.S. internet providers will be legally allowed to censor and block websites and apps, and force you to pay extra fees to to access your favorite places online. Your internet sanctuaries, the communities you are part of, the ones you have help build up, could be decimated.

Will it happen today? No. Next week? Probably not. The changes will not be swift. They will come piece by piece. A slow, tempered death to the free and open internet we love.

It doesn’t have to be this way. You can still make a difference, Tumblr. We need the House of Representatives to sign a discharge petition in support of the Congressional Review Act that would force a vote on the floor.

Contact your reps—let them know you support net neutrality.

It’s so easy. Just go to BattleForTheNet.com, fill out the form, and follow their directions from there.

They have an updated widget for you to throw on your websites to urge others to make a difference. You can put it on your Tumblr. Let your followers know what you stand for, encourage them to do the same. It’s so easy to do. Just copy and paste their small line of code right into the customize theme page on the web.

Go, go, go, go. We know you have that passion in you. We’re fighting right alongside you.

[kikithegirl]

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[pitopishi]

#SaveSoos!

[ancientouroboros]

♥ here’s the direct link to donate: https://www.gofundme.com/what-would-jc-do

[mxlabradorite]

The man who inspired Soos is in a tight medical spot! Help him out, yeah?

[eregyrn-falls]

Just adding this for additional context!

SIGNAL BOOST!

That link again is: https://www.gofundme.com/what-would-jc-do

[wasafairytale]

Y’all know when Mulan is sitting in the rain and watches her parents silhouette disappear as the candle is blown out and then her eyes squint in determination and the music that starts to play and you see her go into the family temple and light a match and bow in respect and then sneak into her parents room and switch the scroll for her hair brooch and then the way her reflection is shown as she pulls the sword and cuts her hair?? It’s literally more iconic than any marvel movie

[wyntersknight]

Y’all know that there is heavy symbolism in that scene to show that Mulan is the spirit of the Great Stone Dragon and that’s why Mushu wasn’t able to awaken it?

[glitter-worm]

im sorry What!! i never knew this! my life feels fuller!!! ahhhh

[wyntersknight]

Mulan sits in the rain underneath the statue of the Great Stone Dragon (who is looking down on her), and suddenly decides on a course of action. She looks up, resolved to go to war in place of her father and runs into the temple where she lights the match and beseeches protection for her family. The stone she bows to and that we see lit up by lightening strike is that of the dragon, whose eyes are looking out after her, lit from underneath by the candles. The scene transitions to the divider in the house that also has an icon of the dragon. where she replaces her hair comb with the summons. Then we see the sword hilt, also the dragon, and as she draws the blade we see her face replace it. She ties up her hair, then as she opens the wardrobe, the handles are also the dragon. After donning the armor, the view shows her facing us, with the hilt of the sword (the face of the dragon) in front of her face, where she then turns the sword to reveal her face, and sheaths it. As she leaves, we flash back to the temple, and the eyes of the dragon flash as her grandmother wakes up.

The Great Stone Dragon resides within her. She is the protector of the family.

[vinedragonheartstring]

After this explanation, the scene where Mushu cannot wake up the stone dragon makes so much more sense. I appreciate the symbolism so much more. I noticed the dragon but didn’t notice she was constantly juxtaposed with the dragon!

Canon accepted.

[my-little-sourwolf]

…..holy shit!

[profeminist]

DC Comics: “Ramadan Mubarak! Wishing you joy and blessings this month. #Ramadan”

Saladin Ahmed‏: “ It’s a small thing but a Green Lantern Ramadan greeting is this sort of thing I wouldn’t have *dreamed of* as a kid. Thanks guys.”

[o6eiyrskb4hg7rix8hih-deactivate]

about to get a septim piercing :) wish me luck

[nirnnet]

Death to the Empire!

[oldmanyellsatcloud]

AS FEARLESS IN DEATH

AS HE WAS IN LIFE

[glumshoe]

It’d really suck if I got ice or water-themed superpowers. I’d have to wear blue and white and gray instead of the reds and oranges I prefer.

[semoka]

wear the reds and oranges and pull an iceland/greenland on em

[glumshoe]

“I have cornered you in this aquarium, where your fire powers are useless!”

“Fire powers? Dude, I’m an ice hero. I freeze shit and manipulate water. Also, I love aquariums. Thanks for the free entry!”

“But… you’re dressed like Guy Fieri…?”

“Yeah haha. I have an autumnal complexion.”

[derpomatic]

Also, no superhero should have a name that gives away the power set. Misdirection - “Get him, Lasereye!” “Haha, my mirror will deflect your, wait, why are you made of stone now?”

[spookyghostiesandthings]

They call him laser eye because he once blinded himself with a laser pointer and it was the funniest shit they’d ever seen

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The Nine-Nine just got 86’d.

Fox has canceled Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the network confirmed Thursday.

Those behind the highly regarded cop comedy starring Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher were once again bracing for a last-minute verdict on renewal, but not with this outcome. The show has continued to grow in buzz and critical praise in season 5, though not in the Nielsens: Season 5 averaged 2.7 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in the key 18-to-49-year-old demo, versus season 4 averages of 2.9 million viewers and a 1.3 rating among 18-to-49-year olds. A schedule shuffle had seemed to help Brooklyn’s case for renewal. The series, which began the season airing on Tuesdays before going on hiatus, perked up in the ratings when it was returned to the air on Sunday months ahead of schedule, as Ghosted’s retooled return was delayed.

Brooklyn hit the 100th-episode milestone earlier this season, and it has served as the second-longest-running live-action Fox comedy, behind New Girl. In recent years, the show with a silly side has thrived by tackling more serious topics such as racial profiling, corruption in the law, or sexuality; last week’s episode dealt with an active shooter situation. Asked recently about the show’s chances of scoring a sixth season, Samberg said, “I’m obviously hopeful. I love making it. I think we’ve had an incredible season. I feel really proud of the episodes. I feel like we’ve had a really nice upswell culturally. There was a lot of attention around the 99th episode and we got a lot of love during the Olympics, which was really cool. And there was a lot of really beautiful attention paid to the development with Rosa [Stephanie Beatriz] coming out as bi. I certainly feel we’re in a good place, but as to whether or not we get more, that’s obviously far beyond my reach. But fingers crossed.”

“I think we’re all super-optimistic,” Brooklyn star Melissa Fumero added. “Everyone wants to do at least one more season. Everybody feels like we’re not done. There’s more story to tell, there’s more fun stuff to do with this incredible ensemble of characters. It was a great sign that they brought us back on Sundays, and they brought us back earlier.”

Brooklyn‘s season 5 finale — which centers on Jake and Amy’s wedding, and now will serve as the series finale — airs May 20. To see first-look photos from the episode, click here.

Though the news is grim, there is a chance that Brooklyn could wind up in the hands of another network or a streaming service, much like what happened with The Mindy Project.

Created by Dan Goor and Parks and Recreation overlord Michael Schur, Brooklyn Nine-Nine also stars Chelsea Peretti, Joe Lo Truglio, Terry Crews, Dirk Blocker, and Joel McKinnon Miller.

Fox also axed another veteran comedy, The Last Man on Earth, which you can read about here, as well as sophomore comedy The Mick.

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Things we can do to help get b99 renewed:

- tweet @hulu & @netflix about picking up the show

- request it at netflix’s website Here

- request it via hulu’s media team ([email protected])

- use #saveb99 #brooklyn99

Sign the petition Here

[dudewheresmynug]

I know this isn’t Dragon Age related but for those of you who watch and love B99 it’s been canceled. It’s such a good show and it features wonderful representation, well-rounded characters who care about each other and what they do. The comedy is clean and not offensive Please sign this petition to keep the show going! It’s free; you don’t have to sign up or anything

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Dad Jokes with Kratos

[aiweirdness]

D&D character names - generated by a neural network

There are algorithms called artificial neural networks that can learn to imitate examples of just about anything. They’re used in all sorts of everyday programs, translating languages, identifying photos, colorizing drawings, delivering ads, and tons more. 

It turns out neural networks may also be a dungeon master’s best friend.

I’ve trained neural networks to invent new Dungeons & Dragons spells (part 1, part 2) and also trained them to name new D&D creatures. It worked very well (Shield of Farts, anyone?), thanks to the spellbooks and monster manuals I could use as datasets. But there weren’t any datasets for another big aspect of Dungeons & Dragons: all the characters who populate these worlds. So, over the past few months, readers have been helping me to build a dataset - which has now reached a staggering 20,908 entries.

For each character, people entered a name, a race (human, dwarf, elf, etc), and a class (wizard, rogue, bard, cleric, etc). Some of the races and classes got to be quite inventive - there’s a penguin, a fey corgi, a black pudding, and a sentient bucket. So I gave this huge weird list to a neural network to see how convincing it could sound.

With nearly 21,000 examples, the neural network could indeed sound convincing. Much of the time, the names matched the character type - at least as often as in the original dataset (which had 5 characters named Frank and 12 named Tim). 

Rose - Human Assassin Dwarg - Half-orc Paladin Liandra - Elf Wizard Oron “The Star” Cartere - Dragonborn Sorcerer Silvar the Blackblade - Half-elf Barbarian Hank - Half-orc Ranger Jayne Arryn - Half-elf Wizard Annata Shortscale - Dragonborn Witch Fyrry - Half-Elf Ranger Rinas Mistfern - Human Ranger

Other names made perhaps less sense.

The Cart - Kenku Rogue Nine Case - Dark Elf Fighter Rump - Kenku Cleric Gubble Daggers - Tabaxi Monk Bog - halfling wizard Jameless - Dwarf Champion Barbarian Rune Diggler - Halfling Rogue Borsh the Bardlock - Human Paladin Spullbeard - Dwarf Fighter Tovendirgle - Human Ranger Pinderhand The Bugs - Gnome Wizard Rune Wash - Human Wizard Stumbleduckle - Human Paladin Dawne Shift the Monkz - Dwarf Barbarian Magnus Tieforian the magnificent von Cloriam Cyital DuP Ever - Dwarf Barbarian E Ch BISHL NEBe Garte II Cr D McLGHJ T U E AA t Rat lek TF Horn hand tree Whistle - half-orc barbarian

One thing I like is all the new character races and classes that the neural network discovered. I don’t know what most of them are, but you’ll be the only one in your party.

Kelph - Burryman Ranger Arczi-Sian - Human Dogminer Jho the Chrishpup - kuborg fighter Archein Morgurowood - Human Weaponic Bloodlind Bubblebottom Donder - Half-faerie Dewlze Cleric Altis Helder - Mander Human Star-Caver Pottlebard Bender - half-alf paladin Devith “Kurgbore” Mustwost - Fetchlen Cleric Varian Amerth - blackbear Bard Merellios Rose - Rope Gnome Wizard Mothrek McKingfoot - halfling inquisitive The Cowben - Human Opera Ayrell - Forest gnome Arcane Wood Hunter

One type of name the neural network did very well: silly compound names. This pretty much settles the question of whether a neural network would be totally on board with naming something Boaty McBoatface: it totally would.

Here is what it thinks dwarves should be named.

James Crucklebottom - Dwarf Wizard Frank Firethorn - Dwarf Wizard Willian Stonefrown - Dwarf Fighter

Actually, you know what? Pretty much everyone needs a name like this. 

Kavar Blunderwood - Goliath Monk Hadrie Trumbledutch - Halfling Rogue Prinkina Timberspull - gnome sorcerer Arrina Cuprest - Human Sorcerer Tretcher Twestybeard - Dwarf Witch Ponny Stonecharles - Human Monk Ashrata Dangstrider - Ratfolk Rogue Den Splatterwoof - Halfling Druid Wolfrit Rockhole - Human Sorcerer Beddar Jacklebottom - Halfling Cleric Azrara Stoutfrogg - Half-orc Monk Lord Filedawn - Halfling Warlock Gripple Ravenhorn - Human Assassin Balfeart Wolfspleam - Dwarf Fighter Eldric the Bizzlebree - Human Warlock Pig Haystalker - Human Assassin Ladie Barewalker - Tiefling Warlock Fay Blutterlocket - Dwarf Paladin Millian Kricklebottom - Kobold Sorcerer

I’ve posted the entire original dataset here, and you can access a huge export of generated characters there as well. If you want the list plus a few extra that I deemed not quite appropriate for the main blog, enter your email here and I’ll send them to you.

Also! I’m still crowdsourcing a dataset of character bios (I used some of the names for this experiment). If you’d like to help, use this form.

[toastgull]

Reblog and you’re guaranteed to be successful at whatever you do next!

[screamingatsquirrels]

I’m gonna kick this workouts ass then!

[atreemakestheforest]

This therapy session about to change me for the better!!! ❤️

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Deadpool 2: The Final Trailer