? the Tumblr

The tumblr of ? the platypus. I have chosen not to reveal my gender and accept any pronoun (They, Them, their, themself are slightly more acceptable but he, she, it and anything else you wish to use will not cause offence)

[gender-trash]

why is everyone in my voicemail inbox convinced i own a jack-in-the-box in washington state. i wasn't aware this was a problem a person could have

[lazeecomet]

Are these angry customers? French fry vendors? The local tax office?

Why would anyone call Jack in the box?

[gender-trash]

it's realtors who want to buy it from me and i have no fucking clue where they got my number

[qtplatypus]

When I used to work in a call center my the phone number of my phone was one off from the phone number of the American embassy. Every so often a particular man would ring up and complain to me about US foreign policy.

[phaeton-flier]

I like the term "Elevated Horror", or rather I like the way it makes people angry. We should use that for more things.

Shrek is elevated fantasy, Avatar is elevated Anime, Spacebattles fanfic is elevated Worm, etc

[phaeton-flier]

This is Elevated Posting

[phaeton-flier]

SCP is elevated political theory, HPMOR is elevated Less Wrong, this reblog is elevated OP

[phaeton-flier]

Less Wrong itself being elevated academia, of course

[wordcubed]

The Burj Khalifa is an elevated building.

[qtplatypus]

A lift is an elevated floor.

[boringkate]

You listen to music regularly? Why? Have you even tried quitting? Could you quit? You get music stuck in your head? Wow. You're so ruined and music brained. I bet you make your partners listen to music with you when you have sex. Music addiction has really ruined a whole generation. You know it's not realistic to expect reverb in real life, right? You're probably so desensitized that you don't even feel anything anymore when you hear a bird singing that it wants some fuck.

[paradigm-adrift]

I don't have a problem with people listening to music per se, but I do have a problem with the music industry exploiting & mistreating artists.

Personally, I abstain from all music in order to keep my hands clean but really music should just be illegal outright to protect musicians from abuse.

[terramythos]

holy shit this person in the notes

[discodyke-dogthing]

[qtplatypus]

Brisbane teenager accused of using a police car as a BMX ramp in viral stunt at Scientology church

Zeppelin Witheridge charged with public nuisance over ‘Scientology speedrun’ social media trend

Brisbane Teenager accused of being awesome.

[writing-prompt-s]

The defeated and bloodied king was chained to kneel in front of his enemy and he says weakly: "Is my wife still alive?" His enemy nodded. "You fools," he said smirking, and the king starts laughing as the sounds of explosions getting closer shake the room.

[emmikay]

HOLY SHIT

[weepingwidar]

Nicko Cecchini (Canadian, d.o.b. unknown) - Castle Walls Lead Me to Despair (2026)

[qtplatypus]

[bubu2ktb]

[qtplatypus]

It's only a Bezier curve if it comes from Bezier France.

Otherwise it is just nested linear interpolation.

[qtplatypus]

I am pretty sure colossal bronze Buddhas coming to life is a scene from an action/disaster/kaiju movie.

[qtplatypus]

[raccoonmilf]

In 2014, US Government in conjunction with CISCO Systems (a company supporting the Israeli military in committing a genocide against Palestinians) funded a study to see how trustworthy internet users are of technology security, especially smart home products.

The researchers attended Dashcon "to access younger, Internet-active fandom communities." While the paper claims they had IRB approval from Indiana University Bloomington, there is no information about their study number, nor did any of Dashcon's organizers give them permission to be there, which is required to conduct research during a private event.

According to the study, their survey "obtained 106 valid responses" from Dashcon attendees.

I find this very hard to believe. But for my own curiosity, can anyone tell me if they participated in this survey? And if so, were you a minor at the time?

[staranon95]

Oh my God I know the first author

Oh my God I know the first author on this paper in person and have been in the same office as her

[qtplatypus]

[submalevolentgrace]

this guy gets it

[submalevolentgrace]

[qtplatypus]

[qtplatypus]

High court claimant was fed answers through his smart glasses, judge finds

Witness statements by Laimonas Jakštys ‘were clearly prepared by others’, insolvency judge rules

Guy Cyrano de Bergerac’ed giving witness testimony.

[qtplatypus]

Exorcists ∩ Sysadmins