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nedroid.com
In my experience there are three kinds of fantasy magic novels:
"There are three kinds of magic," said Wizzler, handing us each a balloon. "You can control tigers, you can shoot tornadoes from your fingers, or you can fly by holding your breath. The color of confetti inside your balloon will reveal which kind of power you have." I felt the panic rising in me. What if my confetti turned yellow, indicating that I was a Tiger-Talker? My family, a long line of proud Tornado-Fingers, would disown me. Could I ever return home, bearing such shame? I tried to calm myself as I readied the ceremonial safety pin. Green, I thought, willing my hopes into reality. Please be green. I popped the balloon, involuntarily shutting my eyes. When I opened them, would I see the green I hoped for? The yellow I feared? What if, gods forbid, the confetti were blue? I opened my eyes, seeing shock on the faces of my classmates. Wizzler himself stared at me, wide-eye. Looking down, I saw myself covered in confetti... purple confetti. “I don’t understand,” I growled, my body trembling with pain. “I combined eighty percent Earth-elemental mana with twenty percent Fire-elemental mana (Type B), focused through a twenty-four-sided icositetragon made of yellow topaz. This, in conjunction with my blood type, star sign, sense of humor, and nickname, should have produced a blazing column of lightning to vaporize my enemies. Instead, it made a big bubble that smells like fresh laundry. Why?” Skullgrumbler began to laugh. “You fool! You don’t even realize…” he squealed. “You’re facing east!” “It’s whatever you want,” explained Magemaster Grampledog. “Magic is just whatever you want.” I knew he was speaking in riddles, but I couldn’t grasp his hidden meaning. “So the rules are…” Grampledog lit a sliver of smokereed. “No rules. You say some words and you wave a stick and whatever you want just happens. You don’t even need the stick.” His wisdom still eluded me. I stared into his face, trying to decipher what he was really saying. “No, listen.” Grampledog snapped his fingers and his desk turned into a pile of chicken nuggets. “I didn’t even know that would happen.” His hat then came alive and began to yodel. “It’s pandemonium,” he explained. “It’s complete nonsense.”
July 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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lilinanashan.bsky.social
#lalafell #ffxiv #meme
February 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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splashzone.bsky.social
An evolution of flirting
Two-panel drawing showing two different women. On the left, she looks up apologetically towards the viewer, somewhat sheepishly. On the right, the woman is noticeably more confident looking, and looks sideways at the viewer with a somewhat sadistic smile as she holds up a surgical ribcage spreader. Under each woman is a screenshot of text from a post by @prettyliltakemachine.is-extremely.gay‬. The left text says "TRANS GIRLS FLIRTING (6mo on hormones): hiiii idk if this is weird but i just wanna say you’re SO prettyyyy :3 sorry if i made u uncomfy." The right text says "TRANS GIRLS FLIRTING (5yr on hormones): *posts pic of ribcage spreader* open up babygirl"
February 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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nominu.bsky.social
Looking to spice up your desk? Local blue-haired cat boy shows how you can make beautiful resin block decorations with this simple tutorial!
May 27, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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geekryan.bsky.social
Scientists have created an actual treatment for prions, the cause of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans, chronic wasting disease in deer, & mad cow disease.

"Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor". #ShareGoodNewsToo
Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor
Prion disease is caused by misfolding of the prion protein (PrP) into pathogenic self-propagating conformations, leading to rapid-onset dementia and death. However, elimination of endogenous PrP halts...
www.science.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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cortanav.bsky.social
Meme of that crab with really long legs, using laser eyes to destroy another crab with really long legs, but not nearly as long as the crab with the laser eyes. Text says, “SILENCE, PRION PROTEIN.”
February 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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karathevalkyrie.bsky.social
She protested against the McCarthy witch hunts, and described herself as "anti-Republican... A liberal. The L-word". She added that "being a liberal is the best thing on Earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind."
February 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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janeng.com
So, I'm in Operations, and most game devs have no idea wtf Operations is. If you're the type of person who enjoys making a Sim City thrive while not using a infinite money cheat, you may be an Ops person.

Other adjacent games you might enjoy: base building, Factorio, and the Sims

#gamedev
February 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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janeng.com
We pay so much attention to how a game is designed, but... is there anyone at your studio paying attention to HOW your studio is designed? How does communication work? How do decisions get made? Is there psychological safety? Are people working well together? How well is your studio functioning?
February 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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unavaleable.bsky.social
i want to believe
November 12, 2024 at 4:16 AM
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razorgirl.diy
Because of the TikTok ban, a friend of mine has been talking to a trans girl from Shanghai. She asked what stereotypes exist about trans people in china:

"rust + archlinux"
A: I'm curious how much similarity there is between trans culture in the West and in China. I'm sure there are differences, but it would be interesting to see what similarities there are! :3 B: 中国 mtf 刻板印象就是 rust + archlinux
January 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM