Nothing Ever Happens To Me

[invertebrateinvert]

worst part about swimming is wearing wet clothing. people really need to get over the nudity taboo

[nothingeverhappenstome]

How about you start with the speedo taboo first, baby steps

[nothingeverhappenstome]

Ordinary Abundance

A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.

[endofloves]

why do we always bash “mutinous” officers for pushing their captain down the hold but we never question if the captain has bad vibes? or is just unpleasant to be around?

[nothingeverhappenstome]

Captain Bligh has joined the conversation

[scorpiondagger]

[nuclearbummer]

[wiigiwaamcore]

David Cusick was a Tuscarora (Haudenosaunee) artist who self-published the first known English-language record of Indigenous stories told BY an Indigenous writer-illustrator. His book is called David Cusick’s Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations and you can read it for free online.

[trumoi]

[nostalgebraist]

Some remember him screaming "Death to bourgeois poetry!" as he fired at the stage.

[nothingeverhappenstome]

That happened to me IRL a guy took out a gun in the subway and shouted "Death to all the rich people in this train".

He was obviously confused since a) there are no rich people in a subway train and b) His gun was a replica.

Also it was interesting to watch human beings taking off like a flock of pigeons startled by a kid, very similar dynamics even lacking the 3d element.

[brucesterling]

*That is one brave little toaster

[neosilverthorn]

So. For those of you who didn't pay attention to the details of the legal spat between Krafton and Unknown Worlds, allow me to give you some details of the finest legal comedy of a generation.

Krafton CEO looks at the hype surrounding Subnautica 2, goes over the contract between Krafton and Unknown Worlds, realizes he'll have to pay out bonuses and freaks out because shelling out those bonuses will make him look like a pushover.

CEO goes to his legal department, asks them to come up with a plan to weasel out of paying bonuses. Legal tells him the contract is iron-clad and to accept the loss.

CEO refuses to take the loss, asks ChatGPT for a plan. ChatGPT says the exact same thing the legal department did.

CEO demands a plan from ChatGPT, which dutifully spits out a plan at this point because clearly the CEO is a goddamn idiot.

CEO deletes the chat logs, failing to understand that 'delete' doesn't permanently remove things.

CEO follows plan, and is surprised when Unknown Worlds sues for breach of contract despite being told by both humans and an LLM that is exactly what would happen.

Court does not go well for Krafton's legal department. It comes out that after ignoring the sound legal advice of human beings, the CEO went to ChatGPT and asked for a plan. When asked for the logs by the court, Krafton's legal team states they were deleted, thus that it's simply herersay. Judge goes "Oh, that's okay, we'll have our IT folks recover them." Krafton's legal team is astounded that's even possible.

The chat logs are recovered. It comes out that even ChatGPT was in agreement with Krafton's legal department, and only spat out a plan after being asked a second time.

The judge, now thoroughly done with the stupidity of Krafton's CEO at this point, rules in favor of Unknown Worlds. Her ruling doesn't simply undo the scheme, but effectively leaves all control over Subnautica 2's development in the hands of Unknown Worlds, including the early access release date, reducing Krafton to just publishing out of contractual obligation. Krafton must also return all social media platforms for Unknown Worlds and Subnautica 2 to Unknown Worlds' control. Financial damages will be determined at a later date.

Krafton proceeds to violate the court order in less than 72 hours by trying to set an early access release date before returning Unknown Worlds' social media platforms.

Summary: In trying not to look like a pushover, Krafton's CEO now looks like a complete idiot who's going to have to fork over bonuses, plus court-mandated damages, plus whatever comes out of violating the court's orders. Krafton's legal department may as well come to court dressed as clowns after this. I suspect Unknown Worlds might buy the rights to Subnautica back after all this and either relegate Krafton to just publishing or find a different publisher for future games altogether.

[captain-price-returns]

[thefloatingstone]

btw, Steam is currently having an "ocean fest" where they showcase all the ocean themed games on the store

which they obviously decided to do by complete coincidence and didn't mean to say anything by this or anything 🙂

[ancientcharm]

The great Roman poet Ovid, whose death at the beginning of the 1st century marked the end of the Golden Age of classical literature, was unjustly banned by Augustus—and now, by Tumblr. My post about him was deleted solely for the "sin" of including his book covers: The Art of Love and Love Poems. One features a drawing of a man and woman embracing, almost kissing; the other shows two ancient statues of naked women from behind, their arms wrapped around each other's waists.

More than 2,000 years ago, Ovid scandalized Augustus's ultraconservative regime by speaking freely of adultery and lovers. Well, Ovid continues to scandalize the absurd puritanism of the 21st century. I just needed to get that off my chest…

And by the way, I haven't even mentioned how upset I am that one of my favorite blogs, ancientprettythings—which was full of beautiful photos of frescoes, statues, and ancient monuments—left Tumblr. I'm absolutely certain it was due to censorship.

[nothingeverhappenstome]

An encyclopedia of a universe that does not exist until you visit it.

[nothingeverhappenstome]

MEDIEVAL SERF TULPA

Genuinely useful, generate a medieval serf tulpa that berates you for being such a soft pampered wuss whenever you have modern 1st world problems. "Oh you must take your horseless carriage to the blacksmiths again to grant you safe conduct to travel the roads. Oh woe!"

"You have had to do this *twice* this season, as you own TWO horseless carriages that can whisk you along the roads at speeds mercury himself would fain struggle to match?"

"The horseless carriage your sire bequeathed upon you, which you neglect to use, and requires the ministrations of the blacksmiths. But you can pay for their services by waving a tiny magic square, granting you instant recourse to the lending houses across the sea?"

"Tell me once more how many teeth you say you have? Thirty and one? I knew not man could have that many teeth inside one's head. And you are of an age with my doting father, you say? Remarkable." "But I am sure you are much put upon by your travails, indeed."

"Could you... go a little faster?"

[deadgenerations]

I'm feeling less generous. how is the Tumblr age verification thing catching you off guard. do you people seriously just not keep up with even relevant world events? jesus. fuck me. for fucks sake gating designated mature content was probably nothing less than the least obtrusive way possible to comply with the law.

it's the LAW, thats what you have issue with, so if you don't want it to get worse you better figure out how to make these laws politically impossible instead of having a cry about mean old tumbly

[deadgenerations]

and things are going to get a lot worse everywhere over the next five years fyi. Tumblr has literally no choice in this matter. you need to get used to circumventing these laws beyond a simple VPN and soon, because the ride is coming to an end. It'll be the whole of the EU next and the rest of the Commonwealth, and soon steam will start coming under the thumb. people are even talking of forcing it on operating systems. Tumblr hiding mislabeled posts is the least of your concerns, champ.

[shymagnolia]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[shymagnolia]

okay so i just got my dream job??? a week after applying to it?? and now i’m thinking….maybe this is the good luck post

[flagellant]

…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment

likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post

[coffee-or-hot-cocoa]

i need all the help i can get for finals

[finnglas]

Hey so

the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like. 

So you know. 

This might be the real one, y’all.

[azaraspirit]

what the hell? i could use some luck *hits reblog*

[worldheritageposts-official]

World Heritage Post

[monsoonsosoon]

reblogging again… need it bad lol 

[happymakerdonutfriend]

he came back

[byjove]

I never thought I would be siding with the pope’s involvement in politics and cheering him on. I will say that.

[byjove]

[nothingeverhappenstome]

[nostalgebraist]

I think one of the reasons for my persistent fascination with large language models is that they feel like exactly something I would make up and put in one of my novels. In a bunch of different ways, actually.

They're a recognizably "nostalgebraist-esque" bizarre science fiction concept that... somehow actually exists in real life? Like, what the fuck. Even after many years of extensive exposure I still haven't totally gotten over this

[nothingeverhappenstome]

[nothingeverhappenstome]

Leo '28: Not the craziest thing that could happen

[crowns-of-violets-and-roses]

I am against Leo XIV because I think a USAmerican Pope makes the chances of an antipope in my lifetime less likely

[crowns-of-violets-and-roses]

I am big enough to admit that I was completely wrong about this. Just utterly off base

[nothingeverhappenstome]

Two can play at that game