Only the effect remains

Arknights: Raisengen#2429

[pottetto]

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[ak794itomugi]

[ddal84]

[magnificentmicrowave]

KLEPTOMONICA_43

[not-selfship]

highmore's boss design was likely inspired by radiolarian silicate shells, particularly this rendition by biologist ernst haeckel, published in his book kunstformen der natur (art forms in nature). depicted are radiolarians in suborder stephoidea.

a reddit post that noted the similarity some years ago inexplicably identified radiolarians as a type of coral. corals are cnidarian animals who form colonies in structures of calcium carbonate; radiolarians are single-celled protists who grow complex shells of hydrated amorphous silica (opal). radiolarians catch food and prey by extending thin arms through their shells' pores and they sometimes host dinoflagellate endosymbionts.

i hope that arknights will have more girls based on protists soon.

[lilyblackdrawside]

Rita "researched Ballistics 256 times" Skamandros

[raisengen]

On the face of it, asking whether something is or isn't art is a matter of definition.  Figure out what you mean by "art", then check to see whether your chosen object fits the bill.  Simple as.

Only... do people agree with your definition?  Do they even care about nailing down a definition at all?  Or are they really trying to get at specific questions about this object in particular, such as:

Is it beautiful?

Is it interesting?

Does it require skill to produce? 

Should I pay attention to it?

Should I respect the person who made this?

Does society respect them?

Do they get invited to fancy parties?

Is it valuable?

Do rich people spend lots of money on owning it?

Does it inspire thought?

Does it inspire thought in a unique or novel way?

Should it be displayed in public for all to see?

Was it made by the right sort of person?

Not everyone is going to care about the same questions. Some of them are asking how we ought to respond, rather than about what the object is. A beautiful definition isn't going to save you!

[ddal84]

Crescent 5

[hoaxghost]

this was getting traction on the rage bait site but basically it is 2026 and I long for a cartoon/comic/game/whatever out there that does an actual gender dimorphism reversal cause I have yet to see it

[ddal84]

[9twoeight]

20260502 oc art

[toskarinfr]

read a review once on drakengard 1 that claimed the ground gameplay felt awful and repetitive but admitted the level and enemy design forced you to pay attention to what you were doing and never settle for the square square square combo and I just stared at that review like this

[illtenji]

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man summers coming fast

[ddal84]

[pugnole]

[raisengen]

I was looking through Skybox's files to see if there's any further explanation for why his answering machine suddenly developed sapience.

There's nothing about that. Space Fin 054 remains a complete mystery.

Instead I got—

Columbia banned toothpaste?

[raisengen]

Sitting by the hearth in Kazdel, reading the latest foreign news and it's all Columbians saying "they hate us for our freedom fantastical flying machines"