Reminder that the reason 9/11 is being mocked is because of the racism and hate crimes it has caused, and how much the government wants that racism to continue.

Forgetting 9/11 is a form of rebellion against the hate crimes and racism, and should not be made at the expense of the victims or the actual tragedy. There is a fine line between the jokes being okay and a form of activism, and the jokes being insensitive, and I wanted to explain this line before it gets out of control.

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my friend who works in theatre just pointed out to me that WICKED is still showing tonight and the first line of that musical is "GOOD NEWS! SHE'S DEAD!" i really don't know how they're gonna work around that one

Important update

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[ID: Tags saying #GREAT NEWS they did two minutes silence and then still started with that line /end ID]

The Asari As They

Standard disclaimer: I don’t have a degree in gender studies or linguistics. I’m just an NB folk who enjoys the Mass Effect universe and picked up bits and pieces over many, many playthroughs. A fair amount of this is headcanon and conjecture, supported by in-game references whenever possible. A mix of she/her and they singular/plural are used to reference the asari, with the discussion focusing on pronouns, sex and gender presentation, and some naming conventions. This also got way too long.

The first thing to remember about Mass Effect is that we aren’t just human beings playing Mass Effect. We are humans playing Mass Effect through a human perspective. In the single-player campaign, we never get to see through the eyes of a drell or a hanar, much less hear untranslated communication between any of the alien species. Everything that you - and Shepard - hear and say is translated through a complex and constantly updated program so the Commander doesn’t accidentally call the salarian Councilor a cloaca.

Until reading this I never appreciated that the only place the asari can escape this gendered galaxy is with each other, in their own spaces and places.

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NASA Data Sonification: Black Hole Remix

In this sonification of Perseus. the sound waves astronomers previously identified were extracted and made audible for the first time. The sound waves were extracted outward from the center. (source)

No, thank you. I did not need to hear the souls of a universe calling to me from the afterlife.

Someone needs to make a space thriller/horror/whatever with this mixed into the music

why does it sound exactly like what it feels like a black hole should sound like

SHELLEY V VALENTINE

the first thing you’ll learn about this kid is that she’s loyal as a dog, and it doesn’t take much to earn that loyalty. some people might call havin’ a trustin’ attitude like that stupid, ‘specially in night city, but you can’t deny it’s gained her a helluva lot more chooms than enemies. and the second thing you’ll very quickly figure out is that she hasn’t got a goddamn clue how to shut up.

Taipei 101 is THE MOST EVIL building on the planet

Look at this fucking Judge Dredd-level shit, god damn.

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This is where the final boss is

it has a gigantic counterweight towards the top to reduce swaying, which is kind of necessary for any very tall building, but its out in public view and painted gold and you can see it like, swinging around

#this whips ass youre all just weak

Is it brilliant architecture? Yes. Is it glaringly obvious that this is a supervillain aesthetic? Also yes.

Maybe if someone posted a photo of this building not covered in dark fog and shot from an ominous angle, you would see that actually she is very friendly and beautiful.

You could certainly make all buildings look evil given that angle and lighting. Observe this, brother.

All you are proving is that all tall buildings are evil, which we already knew

“From an ominous angle” you… you mean the ground? Which is the angle most people around it will see it from?