The Book of Solomon

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[assbaka]

What's your D&D character?

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ARGUMENTATIVE ELF PALADIN FROM A VILLAGE WITHOUT A TAVERN WHO IS WRITING AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

[stripesandco-deactivated2021122]

RESPECTFUL DWARF ROGUE FROM THE BASE OF A VOLCANO WHO HATES THE MONARCHY

[dynamitedynamo]

CHARMING HALF-ORC BARBARIAN FROM A CARNIVAL FREAK SHOW WHO ALWAYS ALLITERATES THEIR ANECDOTES

[viridiansunlight]

assertive Human Warlock from a orphanage workhouse who can’t silence the voices

[hvkryter]

BRAVE ELF BARBARIAN FROM A POMPOUS WIZARD SCHOOL WHO HATES WEARING THEIR GLASSES

[solomonaros]

gruff Elf Cleric from a tourist town in the mountains who doesn't know their own strength

[nateswinehart]

Being good to each other is so important, guys.

[thebelfry]

that went in an unexpected direction

[oh-whiskers]

[akiracomplexsound-deactivated20]

UC Berkeley scientists have developed a system to capture visual activity in human brains and reconstruct it as digital video clips. Eventually, this process will allow you to record and reconstruct your own dreams on a computer screen.

more here

[ucresearch]

"This is a major leap toward reconstructing internal imagery. We are opening a window into the movies in our minds."

—  Jack Gallant, UC Berkeley neuroscientist

[blasianxbri]

Waaaaaaaaah

[solomonaros]

FUTURE! FWA-POW!

[istait]

if you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you allow that person to be your friend?

— one of the most eye opening things i’ve read in a while (via guy)

[overpricedvodka]

@IjeomaOluo on discussing feminism with dudes.

That feeling when something is hilariously spot on and depressingly accurate.

Can’t decide whether to howl with laughter or yell in frustration.  Eh, I’m multi-faceted.  I’ll just do both!

[famished-minds]

[solomonaros]

What it feels like when you log onto an old account.

[mirkokosmos]

VLC Media Player has encountered a Problem with Windows

[solomonaros]

I also freak out and throw nearby things when I see Arcadia in reflective surfaces...

[mikedawwwson]

The Underdog Myth

[cartoonishquest]

Skyrim logic. 

[junelalonde-deactivated20181218]

yes same

[ghostielevi]

"you’re obsessed with your mental illness"

i know right? it’s almost like it impacts every part of my life

[bratzr0ckangelz]

"it’s all in your head"

I know right? it’s almost like it’s a mental illness

[ami-angelwings]

"why do you let it affect you and stop you from being able to do things?"

I know right? It’s almost like it’s an ACTUAL ILLNESS

[completed-nihilism-blog]

[labiodentist-deactivated2015021]

what. why? someone pls explain to me pls i wasnt born yet in 1999 why turn computer off before midnight? what happen if u dont?

[awhdjksadaluigsjkdfasdk-deactiv]

y2k lol everyone was like “the supervirus is gonna take over the world and ruin everything and end the world!!!”

[jibini]

This is the oldest I’ve ever felt. Right now.

[the-ilyasaurus-deactivated20160]

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU WEREN’T BORN YET IN 1999.

[faisdm]

Ahh the Millenium bug.

It wasn’t a virus, it was an issue with how some old computers at the time were programmed to deal with dates. Basically some computers with older operating systems didn’t have anything in place to deal with the year reaching 99 and looping around to 00. It was believed that this inability to sync with the correct date would cause issues, and even crash entire systems the moment the date changed.

People flipped out about it, convinced that the date discrepancy between netwoked systems would bring down computers everywhere and shut down the internet and so all systems relying on computers, including plane navigation etc. would go down causing worldwide chaos. It was genuinely believed that people should all switch off computers to avoid this. One or two smart people spoke up and said “um hey, this actually will only effect a few very outdated computers and they’ll just display the wrong date, so it probably won’t be harmful” but were largely ignored because people selling books about the end of the world were talking louder.

In the end, absolutely nothing happened.

[electrikenite-deactivated201506]

Dude I was scared and we didn’t even HAVE a computer in 99

[jotaro-kun]

Those were the best of times

[solomonaros]

Actually, faisdm is only partially right. The issue with the date is correct, but there's a reason that the concern was so great. Back in the bronze age of computers, everything was coded in a language called C. The creators of C, in all of their wisdom, decided that files and data sets would be saved with a very complex algorithm that implemented the last two digits of the year. A slight lack of foresight in 1972, but that was 28 years from then anyway, so they didn't really give it much thought at the time.

It wasn't until the 1990s that people were like "Um... what happens if the date turns to 2000? Wouldn't that mean the number gets set to 00? What happens then?" To which the computer whizzes of the world were like "Oh that's easy. Everything is erased."

To which everyone said, "Um... isn't that bad? Like... everything created in the last 30ish years being wiped from the Earth bad?"Said computer whizzes then said "Oh... I guess it is. Huh. Better get on that, eh?"

Enter the C++ coding language, a "patch" of the original object-oriented code that saved data a little differently - in a way that wouldn't cause all of the modern world to crumble because of a date change. Soon, every company in the world used C in their company (a lot of them) had a coder (or team of coders) completely overhauling their systems, going through every line of code with a fine toothed comb to make the syntax and logic compatible with C++ before the Y2K deadline.

At the end of it all, every computer made since the mid 90's runs on C++, the world didn't end with the stock market crashing (like the propaganda was claiming would happen), and a whole lot of coders made a whole lot of money reviewing TPS reports.

[nevver]

Art is just another form of screaming

[rlc365-blog]

[theweetosdoesart]

The only barrier is yourself!!!!

[solomonaros]

I need to get this tattooed on the inside of my eyelids.

Small print. I have small eyelids.

[cognitivedissonance]

After threats against her life, Anita Sarkeesian canceled an upcoming talk at Utah State University. Gamergate trolls are celebrating on Twitter while simultaneously dismissing the threats as nothing. Does this read like nothing to you?

“I will write my manifesto in her spilled blood, and you will all bear witness to what feminist lies and poison have done to the men of America.”

The email’s author threatened to murder feminist women indiscriminately in a mass shooting. And because carrying guns on campus outweigh the right of students and guests to be safe, Anita Sarkeesian canceled her talk.

BUT WE SHOULDN’T FEEL THREATENED, RIGHT?

BECAUSE IT’S JUST THE INTERNET, RIGHT?

The bullies won this time. And if you think this shit isn’t dangerous, I’m fresh out of fucks to give and I’m not restocking any time soon. It’s goddamn wrong to to dismiss this by claiming the author isn’t serious. Elliot Rodger’s rantings were dismissed until it was too late.

This. Is. Not. OK.

[superhappyisdead-deactivated202]

guns… literally more important than the lives of women in the state of loveable mormons

[notalkingplz]

[ahi-at-trab]

wadjetseye I found it.

[wadjetseye]

I want this tattooed on my soul.

[tastefullyoffensive]

Science Penguin [x]

[roachpatrol]

i enjoy that every single human’s reaction to penguin is unrestrained delight

[ayellowbirds]

And penguins lack large terrestrial predators, so their reaction to humans tends to be, “HELLO STRANGE GIANT PENGUINS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DO YOU HAVE ANY FISH?”

[forest-of-stories]

SO HAPPY TO SEE SCIENCE PENGUIN ON MY DASH.