Cake is a lie (But Pi is Forever)

Virgo if you like 'scopes/Homestuck. Mostly Bioware, but really anything I find cool or funny. I have forgotten more about Dragon Age 2 than you ever knew. Speed Racer is the best Wachowski film. I draw things sometimes. Asexual. Biromantic.

[homunculus-argument]

I still want to see a high budget dinosaur documentary that's done in that old Walking With Dinosaurs type as-realistic-as-we-can-make-it wildlife documentary style, except instead of the classic calm-voiced David Attenborough style narrator, it's narrated by a two-person team of a paleontologist, and a stoner who knows nothing about dinosaurs. Ideally, neither of them has been involved in the production of the show itself, and both of them are seeing the footage they are narrating for the very first time.

[footage of newly hatched baby dinosaurs climbing out of the nest as their mother observes, immediately proceeding to start chasing and biting random bugs and each other]

"Yeah, it's a well-grounded and commonly respected theory that this particular species was social, raised their young into adulthood and probably hunted in packs. I like how they decided to show how nature and nurture work together by having them instinctively start practicing both social behaviour and hunting maneuvres in play with each other."

[sobbing pure tears of joy] "B-bitey babies. They're so beautiful. Mama looks so proud."

[silverjirachi]

i put this in the tags of another post about AI but no yeah im gonna make it the main post

the global rise of fascism is an awfully convenient time to get you hooked on the "not using your brain" machine.

[me-is-me]

My dad sent me this…

I’m not crying… no. Yeah. I am crying.

[shastafirecracker]

Went and found a source from NASA to confirm this

The Wright plane swatch was in the keepsake payload, but the “pieces of Challenger and Columbia” means some reused legacy hardware from the space shuttle that was actually part of the launch & ship. So the shuttle bits weren’t just passengers in a box, they were part of the active machinery of space travel.

💙🫡🥺 I love the space shuttle program so much. We’re still standing on that giant’s shoulders.

[eileensdress]

Oh my god I was just looking to see how much a copy of Hamlet would be through Barnes and Noble and PEOPLE ARE ROLEPLAYING WARRIOR CATS IN THE REVIEWS??????

[toadcroaky]

@vriska

[shamesonlydaughter]

ok i was VERY involved in the. b&n reviews warrior cats roleplay scene when i was like 10-12. the first two books of the series were general hubs where ppl would post ads for their clans and other groups. there was a huge percy jackson community i remember participating in too. it worked through search results, eg. riverclan might be under the search result “rivers”. book 1 was rules and a “map”, book 2 might be the main area, book 3 the medicine cats tent, etc. there was also usually a book where ppl would post lengthy descriptions of their character(s). it was a rlly bizarre little corner of the internet jdksj also it was impossible to find any real reviews of any of the warrior cats books bc of it

[darkcomedies-deactivated2022042]

this is unironically kind of cool

[dia-tribe]

I rbed this silently but I think I've gotta answer some questions now. I was a big part of this whole thing and the reason we didn't use forums was because 90% of us didn't have normal internet access. Barnes and Noble had an e-reader that could connect to the internet and reach their digital store, which was great for those of us with controlling parents who only let us read books.

[victusinveritas]

[naughtypiggy]

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold

Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in

TLDR- Modern agriculture pollen is low in nutrients, and there aren’t enough wildflowers. Science has to develop vitamins to supplement the diets of agricultural bees. So plant some wildflowers for the wild bees near you.

[martianbugsbunny]

guyyssss

I'm pretty sure most everybody at this point is aware that Aragorn takes Boromir's vambraces as a way to honor his memory, but last time I watched the movies I noticed that on his deathbed (as anticipated by Elrond/Arwen) Aragorn is either 1: still wearing Boromir's vambraces or 2: wearing a set he had made to look exactly like Boromir's vambraces. and if that isn't enough, the tomb effigy of Aragorn is ALSO wearing them!

Boromir is part of Aragorn until he dies and even then he remains a part of Aragorn's memory

[originaljediinjeans]

#whether or not those are still physically the vambraces boromir wore#Aragorn is still theoretically wearing a set that look EXACTLY like Boromir's at the end of his life#which is just as intentional a choice in honoring Boromir's memory#excuse me while I curl up in the fetal position and cry#the idea of the tomb effigy depicting Aragorn as he was in life having the vambraces until it weathers into nothingness#the idea that even after everyone in middle earth has forgotten WHY Aragorn wore those particular vambraces#they are still a part of his legacy#BOROMIR is still a part of his legacy#*sobgging* AH FRICK

[birds-and-friends]

Flying is effortless, landing can be a little bit harder, Cornell Lab / DoC (northern royal albatross) (part 1)

[taylors-a-goblin]

There’s so much about this. The tumble itself is so irredeemably funny. The child stops asking for food and just stares in silence as the adult completely beefs it. The adult, absolutely ashamed, wandering off screen, refusing to make eye contact with the baby.

Perfect 10s all round.

[glysreia]

It's time to invest responsibly in Zenos stonks everyone

RESPONSIBLY, DON'T GO ALL IN JUST YET

[jlinebeck]

Just want to point out that tomorrow it'll cost 0 dollars to meet this Cunty Old Man. You have no excuse.

[nedtheknight]

Paths of Past Lives (classes & lore)

[kushblazer666]

[flowercrownsylveon]

[sandersstudies]

“Kids shouldn’t have to know about that.”

Okay so actually letting a serious topic be vague and confusing is much more scary for a child than explaining it in calm language they can understand.

[sandersstudies]

When you are in a safe place, explain the serious topic in a way the child can understand.

The fire alarm went off at school today because of a mistake, but your teachers did the right thing to take you outside to be sure it was safe.

Some people use wheelchairs because their legs don’t walk very well. It can happen because they are old and tired, or because they got hurt, or because they were born that way.

Your Uncle Jerod talked to mom and dad, and wants you to call her Aunt Kari now. We will call her Kari too, and we can all practice together if it takes some getting used to.

Anticipate age-appropriate fears the child might have so you can assuage those that are not a threat.

Yes, Kitty died at the vet, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not safe for Puppy to go to the vet.

Yes, Peyton and Jo are getting a divorce, but they are both still part of our family and love you very much.

Yes, Grandma has cancer, but cancer is not contagious, so you are not going to get cancer by visiting her.

Anticipate fears that are realistic, and give the child clear direction about what to do, and what happens next.

If someone asks you to get in their car without permission, find Mom, Mama, or a teacher and tell them right away. We will make sure you are safe.

If Sparky’s sickness makes him hurt very badly, we are going to take him to the vet and she will give him some medicine, and he will die, but then he won’t hurt any more. Because Sparky is very sick, we are going to spend some special time with him over the next few days.

If the fire alarm goes off at school again, follow the teacher’s directions. If the fire alarm goes off and you are somewhere alone, go outside, and ask a grownup to call 911.

Reassure the child that they’re safe and loved, validate their feelings, and see if they have follow-up questions. Give them the option to take space to process, or to stay near you to feel safe.

I’m sad about Sparky too. Do you think we could make his favorite peanut-butter treats, while we are spending special time with him?

I understand why Grandma’s cancer makes you feel angry. It doesn’t seem fair that people we love get sick. Would you like a hug?

You were worried about calling 911 if there’s not a grownup around. I wrote down some important things, like our address, and we can go over these together so you are ready if anything like that ever happens.

[sandersstudies]

These things are principally the job of the child’s parent or guardian, but in some cases directing the child to that caregiver is difficult or impossible (parent refuses/confuses the child, parent is absent, child’s questions are specific and relevant to a situation their parent was not present for, etc.) so I think all adults should be prepared to have these conversations with kids.

[shutinthenutouse]

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Don't worry the audience extrapolated it back out. You zip the file and communicate it, they unzip it.

[stitchlingbelle]

This is the best explanation of the reader's contribution to art I've ever heard.

[porterdavis]

[quasi-normalcy]

the fact that these reactionary people always show literal advertising campaigns as "proof" of how people were happier in the past; like...I get that media literacy is, to put it mildly, not a conservative strong suit, but damn

[nosimpincurly]

If you start reading books again, you’ll feel at least a little better. I promise.

[bruntalism]

[red-dyed-sarumane]

stop calling your own work slop

[red-dyed-sarumane]

stop forcing yourself to disengage with what you love because a layer of irony makes it more comfortable. admit you care and let yourself feel good about it