Unstable

Jess, 29, Aus, she/they; Podcaster, Stage Manager. linktr.ee/bestleftforgotten

[dogpuppy]

[lamignonette]

[legallybrunettedotcom]

[inbabylontheywept]

Until death, all defeat is psychological.

[senatortedcruz]

Wonderful photo

[megamindsupremacy]

surely this is a sign that there’s nothing in particular wrong with the atmosphere right now

[monstermoviedean]

truly no video game moment will ever surpass the part in portal 2 where glados says "well, this is the part where he kills us" and wheatley says "hello, this is the part where i kill you" and you unlock the achievement titled "the part where he kills you" (description: this is that part) and the chapter title appears on the screen and reads: chapter nine: the part where he kills you

[mactiir]

Getting up at 6 am IRL: aw fuck it’s so early oh my god

Getting up at 6 am in an rpg: *banging pots and pans together in front of the cobbler’s shop* WAKEY WAKEY THE SUN IS UP I WANT SOME SHOOOOOOOES

[tacomel420]

customers the same in all universes

[mactiir]

this is it. this is the best response i’ve ever received on this post. everyone pack up, go home, we’re done here

[youthincare]

people should be allowed to have low ambition, and also be able to feed a family on the salary of a cashier at a convenience store.

[aetherograph]

And! We need cashiers. And convenience stores. And I think it's kind of broken that society says people who want to do stuff like that have "low" ambition (not you OP, I get you're using it illustratively because that's what society labels said jobs) and don't deserve to live at the same standard as people with "high" ambitions.

If we need someone to do a job, that job is a role in the community and deserves not just a salary but cultural respect for the role.

"high" ambition jobs are all jobs that involve domineering and controlling others. "low" ambition jobs are all jobs that involve service to others. Have you noticed? Because I have noticed.

But serving others is actually more needed than controlling them.

[the-haiku-bot]

But serving others

is actually more needed

than controlling them.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[jelloapocalypse]

Someone asked me a while ago if I still had a photo of the worst sink I had ever seen while apartment hunting in Los Angeles. I assumed I deleted it so I didn't answer the ask and now it's gone, but as it turns out, yes, I do still have a photo of it.

[cutecreepycryptids]

new cryptid everyone!

[runcibility]

archive link so you don't have to give wapo clicks

[going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi]

getting lost in boston is fun because I turned around on a street corner three times and some guy yelled "hey stupid! the bus is that way!" very helpful interaction and accurate insult, 10/10 no notes

[going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi]

one time I walked around a building a couple times looking for a bathroom and this guy went "this bitch thinks she's on a merrygoround, where the fuck are you tryna go? bathroom? one floor down to the right behind the door that says bathroom."

[mentohol-blog]

My very first time in Boston. I was absolutely miserable, trying to drag my giant suitcase up a lengthy set of stairs in the pouring rain. This guy who had already reached the top looked back at me with the most pure expression of disgust I’ve ever seen in anyone’s eyes, marched back down the stairs, grabbed my suitcase, carried it to the top, left it there for me, and walked away without ever saying a word. I think about him often.

[just7frogsinapeoplesuit]

For the people in the notes going "why is Boston like this": a) the insults are a way to show you have no ulterior motives when helping someone (and don't need to be thanked or repaid), and b) Boston was settled by the Irish

[direhydroid]

also the Italians. mixing Irish and Italian sociocultural attitudes had the effect of multiplying the Sass Levels by the power of infinity, in the sense that you get all of the clever dry wit of the Irish and all of the bitchy gossipy condensation of the Italians rolled into one very stereotypically overly-friendly American package.

also worth noting that who you are to them doesn’t matter. they’ll talk to strangers like that and will also talk to their best friends like that. they’re just Like That.

[just7frogsinapeoplesuit]

More from the notes:

[tosety]

Oh, no, tsundere isn't the right term because we aren't trying to hide anything.

We're not about to leave you stranded but we really do think you're an idiot for getting yourself into the situation.

[just7frogsinapeoplesuit]

[alex51324]

Dang, it sounds like Bostonites are my people. Maybe I should move.

[sadclowncentral]

so many misguided metaphors around violence and desire. if the open maw of a panting beast fills you with the want to be devoured, that does not make you prey. while the rabbit trembles in fear, its deepest desire is to run. evolution demands it. in fact, the desire to be eaten does not make you any small animal at all.

it makes you a fruit.

[sumverendus]

[sandpancakecat]

[sailermoon]

this is how new yorkers @ mamdani

[sailermoon]

[hotvampireadjacent]

[easterndaylighttime]

if I just had the presence of mind and the wherewithal and the chutzpah and the bandwidth and the executive function and the energy and the mental resources and the spoons and the right attitude and the capacity and the gumption and th

[megapope-deactivated20220531]

lmao whoever made this is fucking FUMING

[magicalgirlpropaganda]

Actually i agree? It sucks that parents get mad at kids for doing something they enjoy if it isnt sports

[megapope-deactivated20220531]

the thing that is being said here is not “i wish other things than sports were acceptable in today’s society” but “i was born with glass bones and paper skin and therefore i should be allowed to play ten hours of video games a day, MOM”

[loathsomespider]

youre projecting

[megapope-deactivated20220531]

Does it look like I’m projecting to you?

[supergameboytwo]

since you asked and I want to be completely honest, yes it absolutely looks like you’re projecting

[transarsonist]

It doesn’t just look like you’re projecting, it looks like you’re also deliberately starting arguments with people half to a quarter your age on the internet to make yourself feel good about the mounting realisation that life is meaningless and we must all each make our own purpose and in 43 years you’ve done nothing towards that end

[megapope-deactivated20220531]

Yeah? Check out my Painting:

[zeroregards]

Did that painting take ten hours to make

[cargopantsman]

Man makes picture of monkey confusing the moon for an orange, derides people learning electronics skills in the 21st century.

[megapope-deactivated20220531]

It’s called “Sunset Baboon.”

[angelicguy]

the hoes love sunset baboon

[libraford]

I'm at the pediatrician office watching two 3-year olds attempt to break the language barrier.

[libraford]

English speaking child: baby! Baby!

Spanish speaking child: ¡esta bebe!

Excited screaming from both.

Spanish: -produces a toy of some kind-

Excited screaming both.

Spanish: do... do you...quieres... ahhh...

English: do you want to come pl-

Spanish: ¿juega conmigo? -toy makes a sound-

Excited screaming both

[xenasaur]

we need legislation banning games >100GB

[xenasaur]

OPTIMIZE YOUR SHIT BETTER THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A 150GB GAME!!!

[xenasaur]

upon reviewing the notes I'm changing my position. games must be <50GB. no more mandatory 8k uncompressed textures!!! I don't believe in 8k I think it's fake

[xenasaur]

to be clear games really ought to be around 20 gigs or less. but I think in the spirit of generosity and mercy we won't criminally prosecute the developers until the file sizes breaks 50

[creamypancakebatter]

Helldivers 2 heard you and went from 156 to 23

[xenasaur]

wait is that real

just looked it up. holy fuck. they did it by de-duplicating assets. I'm just. my jaw is on the floor. supposedly duplicating assets helps load times on HDDs but. holy fuck at what cost

[somespicycheese]

it's worse than that: The Helldivers devs were told that duplicating assets would help HDD load times, but then they actually tested it and it had basically zero effect on load times!

So they had more than sextupled the size of their game by following industry standard practice that actually did basically nothing!