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[st-just]

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A depressingly large amount of media has this idea that Character Development means the character in question slowly sloughing off everything that was interesting or spiky or unique about themselves to better approach one of a few acceptable archetypes of Healthy and Emotionally Mature role model material and it's basically universally a downgrade.

Fandom is probably several times worse about this.

[phaeton-flier]

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Jan 9th 2026 (Tricky), in 05:27

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https://cluesbysam.com

[garaktime]

Which DS9 character is most likely to be trans. Who do you think would be the funniest about it

I've had this sitting in my inbox for ages and I still don't have a good answer so i'll pass it to those playing along at home. Challenge mode: do not say Julian

... HOWEVER

idk about most likely but my heart says Martok. Who would be funniest? Also Martok.

[lizardsfromspace]

Can you expand on the Kirk Cameron movie?

It's called Saving Christmas and the poster looks like this

You know people who insist every element of Christmas is secretly pagan? This is the exact opposite: a movie that insists every element of Christmas is Christian, and imbued with deep meaning. Every element, from Christmas trees to Christmas shopping, is actually religious. Like Christmas spawned in fully complete

Christmas trees? God created trees, and the cross was made from wood, so they're definitely not from 1500s Germany but are a Biblical tradition

A lot of the claims he addresses are just strawmen. Like his brother says Santa is a commercial mascot that distracts from Jesus, but also that Santa is an anagram of Satan, which is the point Kirk Cameron demolishes by bringing up Saint Nicholas was a real guy while ignoring the others

This is his defense of materialism:

The actual movie is Kirk Cameron sitting in a car talking at his brother at length. It is only 79 minutes long, including credits, and padded to hell. His brother is, no joke, named Christian White

[clairelutra]

What makes Star Driver so great?

it's a FANTASTIC example of how you can blend genres and come out with a piece of art instead of a trainwreck!! it's magical girl boy AND mecha AND slice of life romance that ends in a (heavily implied) polycule!! it takes some of its cues from studio ghibli and some of its cues from gurren lagann and some of its cues from code geass and even a couple from hirugashi and it's just!! so pretty!! the art and animation are sublime!!!

it takes its time to walk you through so many different dynamics at a pace you can breathe with. it has the idyllic small town with a dark secret. it has the villainesses dress up like stereotypical dominatrices. the characters are silly and over the top and deeply loving and clever. nobody's left fumbling the idiot ball—the plot is emotionally logical and sound, without being didactic or requiring you to make too many leaps of understanding. it started with a tragedy and ended with the new generation fixing the mistakes of the old. the villains have really silly secret codes.

it's just so charming and warm and well-executed and it kills me that nobody knows about it 😭

[frostedpuffs]

Hi I wanna say I appreciate your recent posts, and also your fanfiction. Thanks!

thank you!! im working on more fanfiction as i answer this ✨

[txttletale]

Ought one to start with poprock or go to distra?

the two pairs of campaigns are entirely unrelated so honestly i think you can start on whichever's concept grabs your attention more

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Ok Frank, it's your turn: who do you have a crush on?

Why, you, of course.

(Note: it should be remembered that Frank is very literal-minded. If you talk about food, she will bring you food. If you talk about anatomy, she will stare at yours. etc. The moral of this story is that you should be careful what you say if you happen to be writing a program that interacts with humans.)