Hellscape Navigator
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not as well read as I'd like. will ramble about politics, gaming, dogs, and books.
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I genuinely believe nerdism's insistence that story is a thing to be quantified, compartmentalized into tropes and trivia, to be literalized, has been utterly poisonous.
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I genuinely believe nerdism's insistence that story is a thing to be quantified, compartmentalized into tropes and trivia, to be literalized, has been utterly poisonous.
elon musk is just l.ron hubbard if hubbard had started out with an emerald mine fortune
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
elon musk is just l.ron hubbard if hubbard had started out with an emerald mine fortune
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yes, he has long loved the idea of ripping off everything in the culture novels but the underlying political and social ethos that makes the cool tech stuff possible
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
yes, he has long loved the idea of ripping off everything in the culture novels but the underlying political and social ethos that makes the cool tech stuff possible
creatives need to kill their darlings, change their settings, introduce new things, deconstruct old things, etc, but fan canon is all about preserving a built world as a static playground
mutually exclusive goals
mutually exclusive goals
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
creatives need to kill their darlings, change their settings, introduce new things, deconstruct old things, etc, but fan canon is all about preserving a built world as a static playground
mutually exclusive goals
mutually exclusive goals
he's stealing an idea from the Culture novels, where in the rare instance the Culture produces someone who is too violent to behave around other Culture people, a hyper-intelligent drone follows them around to keep them out of trouble
we, uh, don't have that
we, uh, don't have that
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
he's stealing an idea from the Culture novels, where in the rare instance the Culture produces someone who is too violent to behave around other Culture people, a hyper-intelligent drone follows them around to keep them out of trouble
we, uh, don't have that
we, uh, don't have that
genuinely i think fan culture/creative side would be a lot healthier if people adopted a 4 corners rule for long running franchises instead of insisting on "lore"
unless it's a direct sequel, meant to be watched in sequence with something else, continuity does not matter
unless it's a direct sequel, meant to be watched in sequence with something else, continuity does not matter
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
genuinely i think fan culture/creative side would be a lot healthier if people adopted a 4 corners rule for long running franchises instead of insisting on "lore"
unless it's a direct sequel, meant to be watched in sequence with something else, continuity does not matter
unless it's a direct sequel, meant to be watched in sequence with something else, continuity does not matter
weren't the fines way lower than their profits?
i may have fallen for misinformation though somewhere, don't quote me on that
i may have fallen for misinformation though somewhere, don't quote me on that
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
weren't the fines way lower than their profits?
i may have fallen for misinformation though somewhere, don't quote me on that
i may have fallen for misinformation though somewhere, don't quote me on that
they did not and no one responsible faced any consequences
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
they did not and no one responsible faced any consequences
and just as an matter of, what, epistemology? the constitutional text doesn't change just because omar is reading it
this is some real "there is no objective reality just status and power" stuff and i dunno, i just don't know if that's a viable way of dealing with an uncaring universe
this is some real "there is no objective reality just status and power" stuff and i dunno, i just don't know if that's a viable way of dealing with an uncaring universe
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
and just as an matter of, what, epistemology? the constitutional text doesn't change just because omar is reading it
this is some real "there is no objective reality just status and power" stuff and i dunno, i just don't know if that's a viable way of dealing with an uncaring universe
this is some real "there is no objective reality just status and power" stuff and i dunno, i just don't know if that's a viable way of dealing with an uncaring universe
esoteric operations command selecting enlistees out of boot camp for their ability to forge lifelong pacts of friendship and overcome fears so they can kill the giant spider clown monster thing
airstrikes on the overlook hotel
all kind of writes itself really
airstrikes on the overlook hotel
all kind of writes itself really
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
esoteric operations command selecting enlistees out of boot camp for their ability to forge lifelong pacts of friendship and overcome fears so they can kill the giant spider clown monster thing
airstrikes on the overlook hotel
all kind of writes itself really
airstrikes on the overlook hotel
all kind of writes itself really
Simulacra and Simulation (Baudrillard, 1981)
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Simulacra and Simulation (Baudrillard, 1981)
$380 to $1200
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
$380 to $1200
like it'd be one thing if he was blaming the confusing architecture of the Franz Kafka International Airport or the geometry of R'yleh National's departure terminals but c'mon, it's Heathrow, man, there were signs
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
like it'd be one thing if he was blaming the confusing architecture of the Franz Kafka International Airport or the geometry of R'yleh National's departure terminals but c'mon, it's Heathrow, man, there were signs
i feel like fucking up in an airport is something every traveller does sometimes it's just mostly we don't blame it on society but instead the disruption to our sleep cycle or coffee intake or CinnaBun poisoning
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
i feel like fucking up in an airport is something every traveller does sometimes it's just mostly we don't blame it on society but instead the disruption to our sleep cycle or coffee intake or CinnaBun poisoning
in the end the dog from the first film comes and rescues him
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
in the end the dog from the first film comes and rescues him
the rationalist "the world exists even when you aren't looking at it" system driven world view seems to be in decline
i blame demons
wait shit
i blame demons
wait shit
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
the rationalist "the world exists even when you aren't looking at it" system driven world view seems to be in decline
i blame demons
wait shit
i blame demons
wait shit
Trying to prove he’s a human, Elon Musk proudly declares he “eats food” and praises “food” for its “great flavors”
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Trying to prove he’s a human, Elon Musk proudly declares he “eats food” and praises “food” for its “great flavors”
can d&d heal a fractured nation? no. does it get you out of the house? yes.
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
can d&d heal a fractured nation? no. does it get you out of the house? yes.
if the dems just mindlessly obeyed a script that simply read "If (R), do not cooperate with (R)" would have saved us all a lot of trouble
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
if the dems just mindlessly obeyed a script that simply read "If (R), do not cooperate with (R)" would have saved us all a lot of trouble
duverger's law is a real bastard
sometimes i argue about this with people and they initially think i'm talking about an actual law that could be repealed and i wonder about things
sometimes i argue about this with people and they initially think i'm talking about an actual law that could be repealed and i wonder about things
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
duverger's law is a real bastard
sometimes i argue about this with people and they initially think i'm talking about an actual law that could be repealed and i wonder about things
sometimes i argue about this with people and they initially think i'm talking about an actual law that could be repealed and i wonder about things
only thing keeping humanity going is God's left his phone all the way across the room and is too lazy to get up so he can hit the two factor authentication
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
only thing keeping humanity going is God's left his phone all the way across the room and is too lazy to get up so he can hit the two factor authentication
i had a mental image of god looking at the monitors at his "Earth Status" desk, shaking his head sadly, turning to the angel maintenance staff. "they're cooked, guys. just cooked."
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
i had a mental image of god looking at the monitors at his "Earth Status" desk, shaking his head sadly, turning to the angel maintenance staff. "they're cooked, guys. just cooked."
i'm built different, give me a billion dollars, this is what i'm saying
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
i'm built different, give me a billion dollars, this is what i'm saying
if i had a billion dollars i would simply not crash out at the slightest ego check i had to face i'd simply go "well i've got this billion dollars, i'mma go down gofundme for sick dogs and just pay for everything until i'm all cheered up"
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
if i had a billion dollars i would simply not crash out at the slightest ego check i had to face i'd simply go "well i've got this billion dollars, i'mma go down gofundme for sick dogs and just pay for everything until i'm all cheered up"