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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 12h

Monkey D. Luffy e seu chapéu “vermelho” que claramente representa a coroa de espinhos de Jesus

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 15h

thiel, man, what the fuck are you talking about

He describes the plot of Watchmen, a 1986 graphic novel involving superheroes grappling with moral questions about humanity against the backdrop of impending nuclear war:

The antihero Ozymandias, the antichrist-type figure, is sort of an early-modern person. He believes this will be a timeless and eternal solution – eternal world peace. Moore is sort of a late-modern. In early modernity, you have ideal solutions, ‘perfect’ solutions to calculus. In late modernity, things are sort of probabilistic. And at some point, he asks Dr Manhattan whether the world government is going to last. And he says that ‘nothing lasts forever.’ So you embrace the antichrist and it still doesn’t work.

Thiel later finds biblical meaning in the manga One Piece, discussing how he believes it represents a future where an antichrist-like one-world government has repressed science. He believes that the hero, Monkey D Luffy, represents a Christlike figure.

In One Piece, you are set in a fantasy world, again sort of an alternate earth, but it’s 800 years into the reign of this one-world state. Which, as the story unfolds, gradually gets darker and darker. You sort of realize, in my interpretation, who runs the world and it’s something like the antichrist. There’s Luffy, a pirate who wears a red straw hat, sort of like Christ’s crown of thorns. And then towards the end of the story, transforms into a figure who resembles Christ in Revelation.

Thiel, along with a researcher and writer at Thiel Capital, explored these ideas at greater length in an essay for the religious journal First Things earlier this month.

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 1d

te amo viu

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HQ Sem Roteiro @hqsemroteiro.bsky.social · 2d

Morro dos Ventos Pra Lá de Uivantes.

Cabaré Gospel @juarezantonio.bsky.social · 2d

Jogos pra lá de Vorazes

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Shinji-kun, investigador pessoal e guaraná ☭ @henshinjikun.bsky.social · 1d

HUAHAUAHUAUH
sabe aquele filme famoso sul coreano de Zumbi, Train to Busan (parece q no brasil ficou com o título "invasão zumbi").
Só hoje eu descobri q o título do filme no japão tem um trocadilho genial:
新感染. Esse kanji significa "nova infecção", mas se lê como "shinkansen" (igual ao trem bala)

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 2d

o ponto é que, pra adaptação, pouco importa se vai sair mais ou não, já que o plano é adaptar as que existem hoje em dia

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 2d

mas cada temporada vai ser uma história e cada história tem começo, meio e fim. os personagens existem em um contexto histórico e o GRRM tem o plano de escrever mais aventuras, mas acho bem diferente do caso de GOT

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Bárbara Helena @silvoca.gay · 2d

Selton Mello, I need you to distract Anaconda.

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 2d

já falaram mais de uma vez que pretendem fazer só 3 temporadas, se não me engano

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 2d

e tiraram centenas de personagens, dezenas de subtramas etc

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 2d

não acho que necessariamente vão enrolar. já falaram que as temporadas vão ter menos episódios, por exemplo

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 2d

mds eu queria muito ser amiga do Tatterwing

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Aug 20

At left is my beloved Tatterwing—so named for reasons you'll see in the right hand image—demonstrating next-level peanut technique: five at a time by spearing. No other crow I've ever known has figured this out.

Tatterwing the crow spears peanuts with her bill

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Ventilador no 3™ ≛≣ @fannvevo.bsky.social · 3d

O fim dessa história todo mundo sabe

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 3d

eu em sinner’s road assim

a battle decisively @mattoi.bsky.social · 3d

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Arara @arara.bsky.social · 4d

This is the equivalent of writing a book called The Definitive History of 90's Anime and only covering what aired on US cable TV

わたしがExceed Gunblaze Vengeanceわけないじゃん、ムリムリ！（※ムリじゃなかった!?） @takamomchi.bsky.social · 10d

starting out in the intro i'm already floored. i literally learned japanese because I grew up at the same time as the author and wanted to actually learn more and engage better with the same games. Don't call your book definitive and play semantic games with SuFami vs SNES,

"Asking what each game is ABOUT means much more than simply reciting plot or sharing historical information. The thematic approach that this book takes would have turned a smaller project into one that could eat up more than a decade. By my count, there are well over a hundred Super Famicom RPGs that never saw a western release in their day. We also have to reconcile with the facts that not every SFC RPG has had a complete fan translation into English and most readers of this book won't be familiar with many of them anyway. I don't speak or read Japanese, and make no mistake: You probably need to be able to read the text in order to play those RPGs and understand them.

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 3d

obrigada!!

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Marcellus Vinícius @miojocru.com · 4d

A conta do @tubazef.com

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 4d

sei que o papo de gratidão é meio chato às vezes, mas não tenho como ter qualquer outro sentimento agora :’)

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mikannn @mikannn.bsky.social · 4d

hoje visitei a exposição dos estúdios de game of thrones e foi tipo top momentos dos 10 anos de canal

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Bárbara Helena @silvoca.gay · 4d

Eu amo tanto essa imagem

Local Mexican restaurant used to be a Chinese restaurant. Instead of painting over a mural, they just put sombreros on the pandas.

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George J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 9d

This is a massive thread about that new "Definitive" book about Super Nintendo RPGs... and it's a total dumpster fire, from the looks of things. Terrible analysis, seemingly stolen assets for images, and from an author who outright dismisses entire games solely because they stayed in Japan.

わたしがExceed Gunblaze Vengeanceわけないじゃん、ムリムリ！（※ムリじゃなかった!?） @takamomchi.bsky.social · 10d

alright gonna put myself out there a little bit

oh my lord I do believe I regret purchasing a book. i am not done and I intend to read far more of it to finish judging it but I'm already pretty upset.

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George J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 9d

Meanwhile, said CRPG Guide I mentioned? By that author's own admission that took over a decade to make, and the quality of it shows because it's an outstanding book. Buy that from Bitmap Books instead!

Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hi, I spent 10+ years researching all sorts of PC RPGs: AAAs, indies, RPG Maker, non-English, etc. Together with 167 volunteers, I created/edited The CRPG Book: crpgbook.wordpress.com

You can download it for free, or buy a hardcover edition from Bitmap Books - ALL author's revenue goes to charity!❤️

The CRPG Book Project

The CRPG Book Project is a collaborative, non-profit effort to create an ebook on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games.

crpgbook.wordpress.com

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Talia "AFAB" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 4d

"queer person has homophobic family"

Give it up Deelishis you look like a man..🧍🏾‍♂️ @blackranga.blacksky.app · 5d

Darin Chappell, who's a Missouri legislator actively pushing anti-trans laws, is her uncle. 🤎

Chappell Roan Declares She's “Voting for Fucking Kamala Harris” Following Backlash

Recent quotes about the 2024 election and “problems on both sides” of government had fans saying H-O-T-T-oh no and led to dual clarification videos from Roan.

www.vanityfair.com

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Tuba Zef @tubazef.com · 4d

If your industry can't survive without stealing, then it shouldn't exist

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Arara @arara.bsky.social · 5d

Nossa dívida pública básica está num patamar razoável comparado a vários outros países do mundo. O que a torna tão preocupante é a Selic altíssima que nos temos, um instrumento utilizado pelo BC (cooptado pela elite rentista) para pressionar governos de esquerda

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