tangerinegoblin

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[hastalahamon]

xD

it's just

in the scene after lestat turns louis, and lestat's just laying there next to him

lestat lost the nail on his middle finger

lol

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is it... parsnips...?

[sleaterkinnie-deactivated202412]

emo friend groups are all fun and games until you want to go to the beach and all of your friends hate the beach like a bunch of vampiric freaks

[tangerinegoblin]

the one exception, in my experience, is to go at night, because then it's horrible but also spooky

[tangerinegoblin]

what do you mean you don't have twilight, netflix? what's the point anymore?

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blah blah spotify wrapped, i am only interested in the titles of your daylist. it's bongo horns thursday morning baby!

[tangerinegoblin]

sitting in a cafe, just overheard someone walking past say that something/someone had "very much dick turpin vibes", im fascinated to know the context

(i am also assuming they were referring to the horrible histories dick turpin but i really hope they meant dick turpin dick turpin)

[nerves-nebula]

It’s raining so softly it’s barely a mist. But I can see it in the cars headlights. And I can see it coalesce on my glasses lenses.

[tangerinegoblin]

this is a beautiful description of a human experience but also a pretty good representation of what it's like to live in most parts of england

[trix-the-artemis]

I have sat in some really nice cars and some really dingy trains but I've never once sat in a train and thought 'I wish I was in a car right now'

I'm serious, if trains were invented today by Elon Musk they would be described as the greatest invention of all time.

Trains are amazing on so many accounts,

Safer - its amazing how vehicles traveling along pre-ordained paths controlled by experienced workers is safe.

quieter - Outside of trains they're so infrequent that most of the time it's quiet. Inside of trains its jus quieter physically and also is a more consistent, its like white noise so I find it almost pleasant.

faster - trains go vroom vroom

efficient - both in fuel consumption and movement of people/goods.

smaller footprint - a train track is about 1.5m wide while. a single lane road is about 3.5m (ignoring pavements) and due to their higher efficiency you don't need as many multiple lanes. Also for every car sold its estimated 3 car parking spots are built which take up so much space.

luxurious - this is an opinion but i think its a strong one; in trains you're able to stand up do to it being safer and no need of seatbelts; you don't have to do anything except get on and off (in cars you have to do a thing called drive); trains travel at constant speeds so the journey is less jerky; access to small or sometimes large tables; more legroom; etc...

night trains - some trains which run overnight have beds which aren't the best but lying flat is luxuries when trying to sleep.

cheaper - cost of fuel, workers, maintenance is spread across all users and so is cheaper than cars which you have to pay for all of the above.

You may be thinking, trains are pretty cool but you can't just build train tracks through the middle of cities like roads; well let me introduce you to a marvellous invention, baby trains (trams). they are the inner city version of trains and full of there own advantages.

disability friendly - due to the tracks being imbedded into the ground they pose little tripping risk especially for elderly and disabled. Also less cars is just safer overall.

human friendly - due to there slow speeds and preordained paths, they're very easy for people to avoid and so can coexist in areas with people. This is a stark contrast to cars which dominate and own any surface they touch.

retake the streets - without cars streets return to the people meaning; children can play outside again, existing outside is better, more space for stuff like public markets.

[tangerinegoblin]

this episode truly terrified me as a kid when my teacher showed it to us as part of our ancient egypt module but it's one of my favourites now, the special effects are just off the rails. the mummies were the scariest part for me as a kid, but they just make me giggle now

[tangerinegoblin]

just in case any students in the UK see this and didn't know about this, you can get a student art pass which is available for a limited time each year. it's £10 now (it used to be 5) but gets you into most art galleries, museums, historical buildings and exhibitions for free/reduced prices (usually 50% off). ive bought one the last 2 years and i've found it to be very much worth it.

https://www.studentartpass.org

just thought id mention it bc i was talking about it to some people and was surprised that they hadn't heard of it

[tangerinegoblin]

my phone spontaneously sent the spotify link to the undertale soundtrack to a bunch of people I haven't spoken to in months from my pocket. humiliating (i think)

[tangerinegoblin]

things i have to say about airships because I saw a post about them but didn't want to tack this onto the much funnier 'oh no they blow up' post because this basically just a list of problems I have with one specific company:

yes they are safe now because they use helium

yes they are greener than other forms of air travel/transport in terms of emissions

but helium is non-renewable and we already suffer regular shortages of it. even hybrid air vehicles themselves states "According to the US Geological Survey, there are at least 50 years of known helium reserves based on current consumption. 600 Airlander aircraft would account for just 1% of annual helium consumption." - maybe I'm misunderstanding this in some way but how is 50 years of usage (regardless of how much airships themselves would consume) sustainable?

even if the helium wasn't a sustainability issue, is it not likely to make passenger flights prohibitively expensive for most people?

in terms of a transport option its good for places inaccessible by railways (eg. across water and whatnot), but surely extension of railway infrastructure would be more effective in the long run than an airship with a capacity of <100

I recognise that a £7mil investment in an airship project isn't really comparable to any overhaul of public transport generally and it would be a wild claim to suggest that investment in other forms of transport isn't happening because of that. also on that note, it's probably likely that particular investment was motivated more by job creation than any commitment to innovative transport

probably the main application of this kind of idea is probably for transporting freight (rather than passengers), which it does have some potential in but how reliable will an airship which seems liable to crashing when it's windy

but my other problems stand. if current helium reserves are predicted to last 50 years, these aircraft are still in preproduction, and the last prototype crashed (twice), for how long are they actually going to be a useful and feasible technology? even if they are able to produce an effective fleet by 2027 (which in my extremely non-expert opinion seems optimistic)

I do appreciate any form of innovation in transport (particularly air travel) and appreciate the need for investment in innovation but this particular project seems like a short-term fix at best and at worst a showcase project that will ultimately turn out to be some kind of gimmicky luxury experience for rich people. so really my question is: what's the point?

(also on a personal note there's a zeppelin that flies over where I'm living at the moment and I just find them kind of ominous lol) (also why do the HAV spokespeople always mention surveillance as a use for the airlander in every article. you're supposed to make your product sound desirable, not dystopian)

[astraldemise]

girl i know i love old boats and they got into accidents all the time and i wouldnt exactly regard an ocean liner as a not horrifying mode of transport but i just remembered we used to have those fucking balloon airships. i dont like planes myself but thank god we started making air transport out of shit that wasnt 100% flammable

[astraldemise]

domt like that

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girl they used to catch fire for no reason and kill everyone

[thebooknotthemovie]

THAT WAS ONE TIME

[astraldemise]

it happened a few times

[tangerinegoblin]

they don't blow up so much now but there's plenty of reasons not to bring them back, I reckon.

on a personal note i still find them scary lol. there's a zeppelin that flies around over my flat and it's kind of ominous to be honest.

but also i vote not bring them up again because last time someone thought it would be a good idea to try sticking a nuclear reactor in one which seems like a strange choice given their liability to drift off and/or crash into stuff. although they might be a slightly greener alternative to aeroplanes.

that being said they'd probably also be prohibitively expensive due to them being filled with helium and there is a perpetual shortage of that, so it's not really eco-friendly because of its not renewable oh shit (this is about HAV if you're in south yorkshire).

some genius would probably be like "we could just try hydrogen again" at some point, oh actually let's let the crypto bros blow themselves up because some guy said they should.

oh my god, can we just start with safe cycle lanes and affordable/accessible public transport it's actually not that hard, just expensive.

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[trashworldblog]

love that the dino parents are this but full of love and affection for their son

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the my way home through you live demo is a bit like listening the simlish version of it, i know there are words being sung but im not entirely sure what they are