Professional Dio fanboy

[teaboot]

Do you think Clark Kent's first few major articles were about the continued presence of lead pipes in parts of Metropolis' water system

[teaboot]

(Average Metropolis reader after investigative reporter C. Kent's 452nd article on yet another case of landlords/business owners/factories' continued use of lead pipes/paint/gas/glass knowingly exposing the public to dangerously toxic lead levels) what the fuck happened to this guy

[teaboot]

One day Bruce Wayne mentions in an interview that heroes like Superman are overrated, as the most effective way to reduce crime is to provide public resources and improve local infrastructure, then cites how neighboring city Metropolis has effectively lowered their violent crime by 13% after addressing their outdated water system and investing low income housing. the reporter conducting the interview suddenly starts looking a little uncomfortable

[teaboot]

To be clear, Clark is still a fantastic investigative reporter. He still has to track down the sources to prove all this shit

[teaboot]

"Who, Clark Kent? Yeah, we're pretty sure he's a Meta. Is he a superhero? Like what, "Lead-detector guy"? "Captain pipes?" Don't get me wrong, he's a great guy and it's a handy trick, but it's lead detection, not laser vision. He's not about to go running around in tights any time soon."

[sindri42]

I just love the idea of a cape maintaining their secret identity by pretending to be a completely different and less impressive kind of parahuman.

[roach-works]

everyone assumes that kent is so squirrely around superheros because he’s just desperately hoping not to be conscripted to the JLA to fix their plumbing

[teaboot]

Local Metropolis Reporter Publically Recognized For Contributions To The City; Awarded Medal Of Distinction

[championofdnd]

They tried to get superman to present the medal but he was offended at being called "overrated" in comparison to Clark so he declined

[teaboot]

Counter offer: Bruce Wayne disguised as Superman

[teaboot]

beating this dead horse with memes

[everythingismadeofchaos]

Hey this was a real fun little read. It's so great to find these treasures on this site

[teaboot]

We’re happy to have you!

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Voting ended onJun 11

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Voting ended onJun 11

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Voting ended onJun 11

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

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[manuciruja]

awww the like button turns into a rainbow when you press it! that's so cute...hey staff what's with all the trans women you keep nuking?

[manuciruja]

i think we should be ridiculing them more for this. you don't get to try and go all "queer website" when your staff likes to go on nuking sprees targeting the trans fem users

[smadsel]

would be remiss not to mention that the rainbow notably straight up just removed the trans flag colors from it. like they’re gone. it’s the progress flag minus the trans flag colors.

[smadsel]

that’s not the whole flag, now is it

[manuciruja]

hey staff what the fuck

[villainessbian]

hey staff don't you think you're being too on-the-nose

[shrodingers-catgirl]

HEY STAFF DONT YOU THINK YOU'RE BEING TOO ON-THE-NOSE

[riyatheobsessing]

The Hunter Data Isn't Destroyed.

Now, call me an obsessive, but I was thinking about Chapter 5 again earlier, and decided to look at a particular detail.

Look at where the floppy disc is. Then look at the bullet.

It didn't hit!

The data was on top of the palm of her hand, in poor Git's hand. The bullet destroyed her wrist joint - that's the opposite end of the hand. It seems to me like her wrist and hand were the most damaged there; even her thumb is intact, or at least enough to still be attached to her palm. The hunter data wasn't hit; rather than being destroyed, it seems more likely it was just flung away by her hand violently coming apart.

In other words, it's still in play.

Also, Git is totally dead, right? Like....Big bit of pipe stuck through your chest, just slightly north of your heart? Not super survivable before you have a hand ripped off.

[riyatheobsessing]

Okay, there is absolutely no way the hunter data was destroyed! Come on! It's like having someone die by falling into a dark hole. No body, no proof. They only found the label? Of a whole floppy disc?

Even if you ignore that the animation looks like the floppy was nowhere near the point of impact, if it was destroyed, there should be fragments. I've used floppy discs - gods, I'm old - and when they break, they should have the casing around it, at least a few pieces. Not to mention the floppy part itself.

And all of this is basically ignoring the ghoul! Which brings me to my next point, which is....Who would have been in a good enough condition after the attack to have collected the hunter data? Grimal is paralysed from the waist down if she's lucky, Git is maimed, Elise and Harry are, last we heard, shot full of ceramic, Spit is probably still suffering from the Delirium, Occam can't be a ghoul when he has solar sorcery...

So that leaves Amanda, Doctor Waters, Brok and Remold. Shortlist for ghoul candidates? I don't know if these options seem right to me...

[prodiofan]

Remember, Grimal attacked Matilda after the hunter data was shot out of her hand. She could've picked it up, then attacked her.

[rudavoidish]

Y'all if you're American please email your politicians and senators against the parents decide act. I'm fucking begging because we're reaching a tipping point.

[hetrosjistin]

Call or Write Congress About H.R. 8250: Parents Decide Act - GovTrack.us

Quick and easy link to both find your congressmen/women and giving you a quick and easy way to copy / paste the message into it. You want to oppose. It's an act that will demand that all major OS makers integrate a direct forced age verification control into all OS.

[rudavoidish]

I received a comment on this that I figured would be very helpful- it's a template for communicating with your representatives. Be sure to use it for reference

Dear Representative [Name],

I am writing to express my strong opposition to H.R. 8250 (The "Parents Decide Act"). As your constituent and a concerned citizen, I believe this bill introduces unprecedented risks to digital privacy and security.

Specifically, I am alarmed by:

SEC. 2(a)(1)(B): Requiring age verification to even use an operating system creates a mandatory "hardware lockout" that ends anonymous computing and forces users to hand over sensitive identification data to major corporations just to power on their devices.

SEC. 2(a)(3): Mandating that OS providers create a system for all app developers to access verification data is a massive security vulnerability. This effectively creates a centralized API of user identities accessible to thousands of third-party developers, many of whom may lack adequate data protection.

This bill does not protect children; it creates a centralized surveillance infrastructure at the OS level. I urge you to protect the privacy of your constituents and vote NO on H.R. 8250.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your Zip Code]

[willowtree1527]

This is a hell that us down under in Australia are already living in, and it’s not even effective at what it claims to do in protecting children.

Given that, in the wake of this mandatory identification policy, my country seems to be moving to hand over its citizens biometric data, like fingerprints, Face ID files, and identification documents, over to the USA and to ICE to maintain the visa free travel (ESTA) we have, I strongly urge any US resident to send these emails, or make calls.

But if you can’t do that, the most powerful thing you can do is spread the word. Tell your friends, family, coworkers, anyone who can help.

My reach will likely be small, and so I don’t know if this will mean very much in the grand scheme of things, but I cannot stand to see this tracking happen to another population as it did to mine.

And if you think it won’t affect you, it will. All anonymity goes out the window when your accounts can be linked via your personal ID

I wish you all luck in preventing this act from going through.

[mossdftba]

I called my representative and left a voice message!

[humming-fly]

Here’s the 5calls script to make it easy! https://5calls.org/issue/age-verification-internet-privacy/

[myjetpack]

My latest cartoon for New Scientist

[voroxpete]

To be clear, this isn't a bit. This is what they actually did. "Its too late" is the new "Climate change isn't real"... And its still a lie!

Every serious climate scientist agrees that there is no such as thing as too late, just as there is no such thing as too early. We should have done a lot more than we have to fight climate change, and the world will suffer for our inaction, but there is no point of no return. We can always work to reduce the amount of suffering that occurs, and eventually turn things around to the point where our planet is healing once again. Do not believe anyone who says it's "too late".

[skykain]

A design for Deathmaster Crixxit from AOS 🐭🥷

[anarchistmemedistro]

[crowliphale]

BONUS LINEUP STUFF

Groupings!

Groupings by player!

[depsidase]

[depsidase]

[shencomix]

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[margo-mayhem]

[prodiofan]

Isn't that the dream?

[starnetz]

htp if it took place in Birmingham instead of Norfolk

[karnalesbian]

i could definitely beat the shit out of master chief seeing as i'm a lesbian and he's not a lesbian

[parmashaun]

[karnalesbian]

[pheonixson]

Director Arthur Teal, the living definition of PEAK PERFORMANCE. "No dead body storage, okay? I do not want any more dead bodies stored at my house... Conditional on dead animals [for taxidermy], because that sounds pretty groovy. Um, but dead [human] bodies though, you are not allowed to store dead bodies in my house - for a duration of more than 48 hours. Because if they're here longer, you're gonna forget about them, they're gonna rot, and I'm gonna have to deal with them. And it really pisses me off... I think I got the last one. There might be another. I don't know." "I'm glad to hear about the immense abuse of substances occurring in my name"

[transmechanicus]

The funniest part in HtP is the blender quest imo bc the idea of an incredibly seasoned monster hunter being so utterly arrogant/disconnected from reality that he thinks he can buy a blender for 99p only for him to prove himself Such A Bother that he finds A Web Of Conspiracy And Magical Intrigue (and also the blender) is just gold. Immaculate comedic mashup of the mundane and the strange. Go watch/listen to the show please give it all your money forever.