more appropriate to look at the Alex Jones and Tucker Carlson types that are actively on pseudo-news channels, screaming into the aether and telling viewers to get mad.

it doesn’t matter what they’re mad about, as long as they stay mad, and think that somebody needs to be hurt to make it all go back to normal. that’s just how MAGA fascism works.

Shake Your Screen" Optical Illusion refers to a fetish drawing category

how could a dancing frog meme be turned into a…

popular on Japanese Twitter

ah, right-o. carry on, then.

where was Gondor when the Westfold swelled?

once you start to notice them, you’ll never stop seeing them everywhere.

this one is a magnetic nail, so it can be found more easily with a metal detector, which is pretty handy when there’s a foot or two of snow on the ground.

you’ll also see crosses, squares, and triangles carved out in stone, as well as the super common drill holes in concrete, which are typically only for temporary points.

I’ve found 100+ year old control points drilled into old stone walls, and they can still check within like ¼" of the new maps.

well, ain’t that some shit

Yavanna gets the last word in

those bridges flipping upside down and the shapeshifting staircases were some next level platforming action back in the day! and that is also the song I go to most when going for sonic soundtracks. I jammed with a band for a while that played it, and also mystic cave zone.

run the whole trilogy, and keep those speakers cranked up

and the lasting feeling that you’ll never understand it, and any serious effort to learn more will inevitably drive you to insanity. to me, staring into the uncaring abyss and feeling hopelessly lost and powerless, is a key feature of cosmic horror.

getting potatoes onto plates was a massive psy-ops campaign for europe. the French nobility started wearing potato flowers as decorations to encourage people to eat them, and potato fields were heavily guarded to make them appear more valuable.

Atlas Obscura article about the potato PR shenanigans

all good questions to be pondering

the future of AI is making fake testimonials as advertisements

that’s a whole lot of toothpicks

yo ho, matey! shiver me timbers and man the fuck-down!

The extra cost is directly from gadget companies knowing that the cheap version is perfect, and they add functions and flair to increase profit. Understandably, if you work in R&D and need some job security, making bluetooth work in a microwave may keep your department afloat for a little while.

Noble pursuit of elegant design and business? Nope, but if people are willing to buy it, then there’s nothing stopping them from doing it.