Etherwind
@etherwind.bsky.social
the count of monte posters
you don't have to be probated for 100,000 hours to post here, but
I used to recommend two novels every Wednesday.
you don't have to be probated for 100,000 hours to post here, but
I used to recommend two novels every Wednesday.
how did this person get the details wrong when
a) they're making a podcast specifically about Something Awful
b) the actual details are freely searchable on this very website
every single goon project fucking sucks
a) they're making a podcast specifically about Something Awful
b) the actual details are freely searchable on this very website
every single goon project fucking sucks
June 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
how did this person get the details wrong when
a) they're making a podcast specifically about Something Awful
b) the actual details are freely searchable on this very website
every single goon project fucking sucks
a) they're making a podcast specifically about Something Awful
b) the actual details are freely searchable on this very website
every single goon project fucking sucks
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Not enough people in life understand that sometimes you’re meant to miss an exit instead of making that everyone else’s problem
May 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Not enough people in life understand that sometimes you’re meant to miss an exit instead of making that everyone else’s problem
Jon Stewart and Bluesky, wherein people are saying "I mean, fair, we are annoying," is fucking stupid. Zero media literacy.
Jon Stewart is admitting the left were correct about genocidal fascism, and excusing himself for not listening because they were 'shrill.'
Kill your ironic detachment. ...
Jon Stewart is admitting the left were correct about genocidal fascism, and excusing himself for not listening because they were 'shrill.'
Kill your ironic detachment. ...
April 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Jon Stewart and Bluesky, wherein people are saying "I mean, fair, we are annoying," is fucking stupid. Zero media literacy.
Jon Stewart is admitting the left were correct about genocidal fascism, and excusing himself for not listening because they were 'shrill.'
Kill your ironic detachment. ...
Jon Stewart is admitting the left were correct about genocidal fascism, and excusing himself for not listening because they were 'shrill.'
Kill your ironic detachment. ...
There are Felix Biedermans everywhere for those with eyes to see.
April 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
There are Felix Biedermans everywhere for those with eyes to see.
I am tired. I would accept waking up tomorrow in 2012, even if it meant waking up as Etherwind again.
Problem is, then I'd be morally obliged to get noted super aggro forums poster Etherwind in the papers for [redacted] while there was still time.
Fuck.
Problem is, then I'd be morally obliged to get noted super aggro forums poster Etherwind in the papers for [redacted] while there was still time.
Fuck.
March 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I am tired. I would accept waking up tomorrow in 2012, even if it meant waking up as Etherwind again.
Problem is, then I'd be morally obliged to get noted super aggro forums poster Etherwind in the papers for [redacted] while there was still time.
Fuck.
Problem is, then I'd be morally obliged to get noted super aggro forums poster Etherwind in the papers for [redacted] while there was still time.
Fuck.
A working knowledge of Something Awful and exactly how it shaped the world we know today is nothing but a curse, frankly.
there is a reason 4chan was founded in the first place, there is a reason they spun off /pol/ into a separate board, there is a reason why lots of anon right wingers on Twitter have young anime girls for avatars, and they are all the same reason
March 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A working knowledge of Something Awful and exactly how it shaped the world we know today is nothing but a curse, frankly.
Had a weird dream last night that someone was impersonating me on the Something Awful Forums to try to sell their shitty, pro-Nazi book, and even when I posted from here that it wasn't me, nobody would believe until I logged on, at which point I was jeered at for logging back on.
madworld.mov
madworld.mov
February 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Had a weird dream last night that someone was impersonating me on the Something Awful Forums to try to sell their shitty, pro-Nazi book, and even when I posted from here that it wasn't me, nobody would believe until I logged on, at which point I was jeered at for logging back on.
madworld.mov
madworld.mov
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A little less than 2 hours until the David Lynch Memorial Spirit Bomb
"On Monday, January 20th—what would have been his 79th birthday—we invite you all to join us in a worldwide group meditation at 12:00pm NOON PST for 10 minutes. Let us come together, wherever we are, to honor his legacy by spreading peace and love across the world."
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
David Lynch’s Children to Honor Him With a ‘Worldwide Group Meditation’
To honor the life of their father David Lynch, Jennifer, Austin, Riley and Lula Lynch will host a "worldwide group meditation."
variety.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A little less than 2 hours until the David Lynch Memorial Spirit Bomb
Fix your heart or die.
January 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Fix your heart or die.
In retrospect, Something Awful being so influential on modern society makes perfect sense, as the entire forums were one big space for sacred clowning - a place where the normal social rules are suspended and experimentation can occur. SA suspended them under the pretext of comedy. ...
January 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In retrospect, Something Awful being so influential on modern society makes perfect sense, as the entire forums were one big space for sacred clowning - a place where the normal social rules are suspended and experimentation can occur. SA suspended them under the pretext of comedy. ...
I shouldn't do this, but...
Years ago, on the forums, I said Stephen Fry was a prick, and that mental health issues don't excuse being awful.
I was laughed at. I was, of course, being disproportionately harsh. Someone sarcastically said "Stephen Fry, History's Greatest Monster."
My bad. I was wro
Years ago, on the forums, I said Stephen Fry was a prick, and that mental health issues don't excuse being awful.
I was laughed at. I was, of course, being disproportionately harsh. Someone sarcastically said "Stephen Fry, History's Greatest Monster."
My bad. I was wro
December 26, 2024 at 7:43 PM
I shouldn't do this, but...
Years ago, on the forums, I said Stephen Fry was a prick, and that mental health issues don't excuse being awful.
I was laughed at. I was, of course, being disproportionately harsh. Someone sarcastically said "Stephen Fry, History's Greatest Monster."
My bad. I was wro
Years ago, on the forums, I said Stephen Fry was a prick, and that mental health issues don't excuse being awful.
I was laughed at. I was, of course, being disproportionately harsh. Someone sarcastically said "Stephen Fry, History's Greatest Monster."
My bad. I was wro
May your days be merry and bright.
December 25, 2024 at 9:04 PM
May your days be merry and bright.
I'm recovering now.
Not sure whether it's worth continuing with the book recommendations, being honest. There's very few people who read them. At some point we all have to ask "Is this worth the time it takes to do, or would my time be better spent elsewhere?"
See also: forums.
Not sure whether it's worth continuing with the book recommendations, being honest. There's very few people who read them. At some point we all have to ask "Is this worth the time it takes to do, or would my time be better spent elsewhere?"
See also: forums.
October 4, 2024 at 6:43 PM
I'm recovering now.
Not sure whether it's worth continuing with the book recommendations, being honest. There's very few people who read them. At some point we all have to ask "Is this worth the time it takes to do, or would my time be better spent elsewhere?"
See also: forums.
Not sure whether it's worth continuing with the book recommendations, being honest. There's very few people who read them. At some point we all have to ask "Is this worth the time it takes to do, or would my time be better spent elsewhere?"
See also: forums.
Still sick, will resume recommendations next week. Sorry to the, what, two people who read these?
I am sick this week, will post later.
Let's have a retreat into fantasy this week. And, in fantastical fashion, let's bend the rules to recommend two trilogies (that each can be purchased as one volume).
"The Lyonesse Trilogy," by Jack Vance
"The Wizard Knight," by Gene Wolfe.
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
"The Lyonesse Trilogy," by Jack Vance
"The Wizard Knight," by Gene Wolfe.
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
August 28, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Still sick, will resume recommendations next week. Sorry to the, what, two people who read these?
I am sick this week, will post later.
Let's have a retreat into fantasy this week. And, in fantastical fashion, let's bend the rules to recommend two trilogies (that each can be purchased as one volume).
"The Lyonesse Trilogy," by Jack Vance
"The Wizard Knight," by Gene Wolfe.
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
"The Lyonesse Trilogy," by Jack Vance
"The Wizard Knight," by Gene Wolfe.
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
Given how grim things have been recently, I have a pair of linked recommendations this week:
7. "The Man in the High Castle," by Philip K. Dick
8. "Mother Night," by Kurt Vonnegut
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
7. "The Man in the High Castle," by Philip K. Dick
8. "Mother Night," by Kurt Vonnegut
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
August 22, 2024 at 2:54 AM
I am sick this week, will post later.
Let's have a retreat into fantasy this week. And, in fantastical fashion, let's bend the rules to recommend two trilogies (that each can be purchased as one volume).
"The Lyonesse Trilogy," by Jack Vance
"The Wizard Knight," by Gene Wolfe.
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
"The Lyonesse Trilogy," by Jack Vance
"The Wizard Knight," by Gene Wolfe.
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
Given how grim things have been recently, I have a pair of linked recommendations this week:
7. "The Man in the High Castle," by Philip K. Dick
8. "Mother Night," by Kurt Vonnegut
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
7. "The Man in the High Castle," by Philip K. Dick
8. "Mother Night," by Kurt Vonnegut
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
This week's recommendations are classics:
5. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
6. "Pale Fire," by Vladimir Nabokov
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
5. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
6. "Pale Fire," by Vladimir Nabokov
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
August 14, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Let's have a retreat into fantasy this week. And, in fantastical fashion, let's bend the rules to recommend two trilogies (that each can be purchased as one volume).
"The Lyonesse Trilogy," by Jack Vance
"The Wizard Knight," by Gene Wolfe.
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
"The Lyonesse Trilogy," by Jack Vance
"The Wizard Knight," by Gene Wolfe.
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
Given how grim things have been recently, I have a pair of linked recommendations this week:
7. "The Man in the High Castle," by Philip K. Dick
8. "Mother Night," by Kurt Vonnegut
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
7. "The Man in the High Castle," by Philip K. Dick
8. "Mother Night," by Kurt Vonnegut
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
This week's recommendations are classics:
5. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
6. "Pale Fire," by Vladimir Nabokov
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
5. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
6. "Pale Fire," by Vladimir Nabokov
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
This week's recommendations are a thematically linked contrast:
3. "The Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler
4. "The Dispossessed," by Ursula K. Le Guin
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
3. "The Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler
4. "The Dispossessed," by Ursula K. Le Guin
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
August 7, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Given how grim things have been recently, I have a pair of linked recommendations this week:
7. "The Man in the High Castle," by Philip K. Dick
8. "Mother Night," by Kurt Vonnegut
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
7. "The Man in the High Castle," by Philip K. Dick
8. "Mother Night," by Kurt Vonnegut
My summary of why I think they're worth reading is below 👇
This week's recommendations are classics:
5. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
6. "Pale Fire," by Vladimir Nabokov
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
5. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
6. "Pale Fire," by Vladimir Nabokov
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
This week's recommendations are a thematically linked contrast:
3. "The Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler
4. "The Dispossessed," by Ursula K. Le Guin
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
3. "The Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler
4. "The Dispossessed," by Ursula K. Le Guin
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
Every Wednesday, I will be recommending two books that I think are worth reading. That doesn't necessarily mean I'll like the books; things can be worth our time without being enjoyable or praise-worthy. I'll try to vary the sort of stuff I recommend.
👇 First recommendations:
👇 First recommendations:
July 31, 2024 at 6:07 PM
This week's recommendations are classics:
5. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
6. "Pale Fire," by Vladimir Nabokov
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
5. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
6. "Pale Fire," by Vladimir Nabokov
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
This week's recommendations are a thematically linked contrast:
3. "The Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler
4. "The Dispossessed," by Ursula K. Le Guin
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
3. "The Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler
4. "The Dispossessed," by Ursula K. Le Guin
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
Every Wednesday, I will be recommending two books that I think are worth reading. That doesn't necessarily mean I'll like the books; things can be worth our time without being enjoyable or praise-worthy. I'll try to vary the sort of stuff I recommend.
👇 First recommendations:
👇 First recommendations:
July 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
This week's recommendations are a thematically linked contrast:
3. "The Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler
4. "The Dispossessed," by Ursula K. Le Guin
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
3. "The Parable of the Sower," by Octavia E. Butler
4. "The Dispossessed," by Ursula K. Le Guin
I'll summarise why I think these two are worth a read below 👇
"Isn't Chat just another god?"
No, because the god beholds the person in their entirety, and knows their secret self, their soul, and judges inherent worth; the Chat sees only presentation, and judges performance, and assigns worth based on it. Labouring under that is manifestly worse.
No, because the god beholds the person in their entirety, and knows their secret self, their soul, and judges inherent worth; the Chat sees only presentation, and judges performance, and assigns worth based on it. Labouring under that is manifestly worse.
Yeah, the monetisation of human being (rather than human production) has finally taken root. I worry that forthcoming generations are being irrevocably changed by this. Children perceiving themselves through their relationship to a metaphysical Chat that is judging, and holds their security in hand.
July 18, 2024 at 7:48 PM
"Isn't Chat just another god?"
No, because the god beholds the person in their entirety, and knows their secret self, their soul, and judges inherent worth; the Chat sees only presentation, and judges performance, and assigns worth based on it. Labouring under that is manifestly worse.
No, because the god beholds the person in their entirety, and knows their secret self, their soul, and judges inherent worth; the Chat sees only presentation, and judges performance, and assigns worth based on it. Labouring under that is manifestly worse.
Multiple people have written in to ask, so to remove yet more mystery:
The title of the essay, "Turin Brakes - Ether Song," refers to the inspiration for my username back in the day. But it isn't the album it's referring to, but the eponymous hidden track:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbny...
The title of the essay, "Turin Brakes - Ether Song," refers to the inspiration for my username back in the day. But it isn't the album it's referring to, but the eponymous hidden track:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbny...
Ether Song
Provided to YouTube by PIASEther Song · Turin BrakesEther Song℗ Mawlaw 388 Ltd T/A Source UKReleased on: 2003-01-01Bass Vocals: Justin Meldal-JohnsenProducer...
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July 18, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Multiple people have written in to ask, so to remove yet more mystery:
The title of the essay, "Turin Brakes - Ether Song," refers to the inspiration for my username back in the day. But it isn't the album it's referring to, but the eponymous hidden track:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbny...
The title of the essay, "Turin Brakes - Ether Song," refers to the inspiration for my username back in the day. But it isn't the album it's referring to, but the eponymous hidden track:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbny...
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For the benefit of the SA posters who I know lurk my timeline:
I haven't thought about Mage: the Awakening in years. Actualising the principles of the Silver Ladder requires that we first recognise the false reality, then cast it aside, and build the rungs in the true reality ... [Pg 1 of 19]
I haven't thought about Mage: the Awakening in years. Actualising the principles of the Silver Ladder requires that we first recognise the false reality, then cast it aside, and build the rungs in the true reality ... [Pg 1 of 19]
July 18, 2024 at 5:44 PM
For the benefit of the SA posters who I know lurk my timeline:
I haven't thought about Mage: the Awakening in years. Actualising the principles of the Silver Ladder requires that we first recognise the false reality, then cast it aside, and build the rungs in the true reality ... [Pg 1 of 19]
I haven't thought about Mage: the Awakening in years. Actualising the principles of the Silver Ladder requires that we first recognise the false reality, then cast it aside, and build the rungs in the true reality ... [Pg 1 of 19]
I replied "imagine an ascii tubgirl pasted here"
![[censored] is requesting access to the following document:
imagine an ascii goatse pasted here](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wrlve6o6u6pwrbxlyqbexqr7/bafkreiafd5rdikzotsjlvoiqwunzbkdy4j32qd6y6tnzblrpqu6bskpvje@jpeg)
July 18, 2024 at 4:04 AM
I replied "imagine an ascii tubgirl pasted here"
One minor bit of arcana: they noticed I came back 100,018 hours later. This was intentional.
If I returned at exactly 100k it'd have been too tryhard... yet it had to be less than a day after the 100k expired. For anyone paying attention, it had to be long enough to make them lose hope. So, 18.
If I returned at exactly 100k it'd have been too tryhard... yet it had to be less than a day after the 100k expired. For anyone paying attention, it had to be long enough to make them lose hope. So, 18.
www.pcgamer.com/games/someth...
This is the best article I've read on events. And, for the record, I'm glad that they actually realised the post that got me 100,000 hours probation was a very caustic joke rather than an actual wish of harm.
This is the best article I've read on events. And, for the record, I'm glad that they actually realised the post that got me 100,000 hours probation was a very caustic joke rather than an actual wish of harm.
Tabletop game forumite achieves posting godhood, emerging from the void after 100,000 hour 11 year ban to continue the same argument from 2013
No, I am not revealing my username.
www.pcgamer.com
July 18, 2024 at 2:55 AM
One minor bit of arcana: they noticed I came back 100,018 hours later. This was intentional.
If I returned at exactly 100k it'd have been too tryhard... yet it had to be less than a day after the 100k expired. For anyone paying attention, it had to be long enough to make them lose hope. So, 18.
If I returned at exactly 100k it'd have been too tryhard... yet it had to be less than a day after the 100k expired. For anyone paying attention, it had to be long enough to make them lose hope. So, 18.
www.pcgamer.com/games/someth...
This is the best article I've read on events. And, for the record, I'm glad that they actually realised the post that got me 100,000 hours probation was a very caustic joke rather than an actual wish of harm.
This is the best article I've read on events. And, for the record, I'm glad that they actually realised the post that got me 100,000 hours probation was a very caustic joke rather than an actual wish of harm.
Tabletop game forumite achieves posting godhood, emerging from the void after 100,000 hour 11 year ban to continue the same argument from 2013
No, I am not revealing my username.
www.pcgamer.com
July 18, 2024 at 2:44 AM
www.pcgamer.com/games/someth...
This is the best article I've read on events. And, for the record, I'm glad that they actually realised the post that got me 100,000 hours probation was a very caustic joke rather than an actual wish of harm.
This is the best article I've read on events. And, for the record, I'm glad that they actually realised the post that got me 100,000 hours probation was a very caustic joke rather than an actual wish of harm.