are these anything?

finally completed my dnd quiz! featuring a mix and match of 30 races and 14 classes, discover who you would be in the forgotten realms! i'd be a satyr artificer :)

I did this and got a Fairy Bard 🏳️‍⚧️

dungeon farming economy setting with a healer girl MC suffering crippling boredom due to her subclass being inefficient for the most effective farming parties so she's stuck guiding noobs over and over again on the upper levels

then she meets this absolutely unhinged berserker woman that's bleeding all over the place but damn she's good at fighting and it turns out she needs a healer that can work with her that isn't one of the pansy barrier healers that the meta teams want and noone wants a berserker because they're insane and get stronger the closer to death they are, which barrier healers can't help because they're designed for preventing damage and topping off whatever slips past their mitigation. MC's healer class is fucking awesome at sustain and keeping people from dying but all the meta parties use classes and equipment that rely on constantly being topped off, which she can't do because she mostly has beefy heals and defense buffs

so, seeing nothing else to do, MC and Zerker go dungeon diving and after a rocky start, they hit off immediately because MC is actually insanely fight-happy and just wants the rush of a good fight, while Zerker is partly a masochist and partly doing this as a coping mechanism

and thus they become badasses that get further down the dungeon than anyone else in recent history all through sheer gumption, spite, and a looooooot of hyperviolence

oh, and they have hot sloppy yuri sex, can't forget that

"ooooh nooooo but a rail strike around the holidays could cripple the economy" damn sounds like their labor is really really important and you should give them what they fucking want

So I looked this up and the whole story is wild.

Basically, market research for japanese bakeries determined that a) they sell more breads and pastries the more different varieties they have, and b) japanese bakery customers prefer items which are not wrapped, because individually wrapped things give the impression of being like, preserved or something instead of fresh and good I guess? So the obvious solution is to sell as many different kinds of unwrapped breads and pastries as you can.

But! In actual practice, that’s a nightmare. No packaging means no barcodes to scan, so the cashier needs to know all like 200 different (often very similar) items by heart and add them up manually, which means training new employees is a slow and painful process and customer service in general suffers badly. And having a person handle all those un-packaged foodstuffs to count them or examine them, in addition to being slow and clumsy, is unsanitary as fuck.

So one bakery chain owner approached this computer guy in 2007 asking for a system to automate the checkout process. It took five years and the company barely survived a financial crisis in the middle, but long story short they developed a highly specialized AI that will look at the pile of bread a customer picked out and automatically identify everything, tally it up, and charge them correctly, while the live cashier is free to make small talk or help people out or whatever. The whole process is simple, fast, sanitary, and pleasant for customers and employees alike, and to an outsider it looks like fucking magical bullshit.

But then in 2017 a doctor saw an ad for this bakery scanning system and it occurred to him that cells under a microscope don’t look all that different from weird loaves of bread. And it turns out that yeah, you can use almost all of the same code to analyze a tissue sample and pick out any potentially cancerous cells in it. Other people have started buying the same program for everything from analyzing the readout from big physics experiments to labeling charms and amulets for sale at shrines to detecting problems in the wiring on jet engines.

HOLY SHIT, IT WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE

MAKE A WISH

the first post ever on tumblr

I WAS EXPECTING IT TO BE A REMAKE OF SOME SORT HOLY FUCK

WHO THE FUCK KEEPS BRINGING THIS BACK

World Heritage Post

like actually though. i’m in AWE of the notecount.

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Best scroll down I’ve seen in a while

“Tales from the Pit” #2485

“In Other Words”

Here is one of the puzzles from this year’s Rosewater Holiday Cookie Party. I’ll put up the answers later this week.

We took some famous lyrics from sections of holiday songs, translated them through a bunch of languages, and then back into English. Can you identify each song?

Each correct answer is worth 1 point and the bonus question is worth 5 points for a possible total of 30 points.

Song #1

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Christmas tree roller

Leave the Merry Christmas

Then we have pumpkins

We do some songs

Song #2

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Kuia caught deer in a big city

We will be back home in a day

There is nothing wrong with Saints

However, I really think,

Song #3

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Good night!

Everything is quiet and everything is clear.

Girls and mothers and babies.

Newborns are soft and gentle,

Rest in peace

Rest in peace in heaven

Song #4

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Heart Heart

Categories in every direction

How good a reason?

Equestrian

Song #5

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My God, you ask me

Ice is built on the fence

Hello, we are happy today

In winter, go to natural places

Song #6

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No disinfection is required

It is something that is important

There is nothing wrong with that

Under the tree

That is all there is to it

It’s the best thing you can get!

Share your power

Well, at least I didn’t go down without explaining myself first.

Song #7

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There I saw Santa’s mother

The snow under his chin turned to snow

Oh that video

If my father had seen his mother, he would have received Santa Claus last night

Song #8

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Had a heart attack last year

But I left the next day.

This year, I will stop crying.

Give it to someone

   Song #9

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Push Santa under a tree for me

She was a very, very good girl

Dear Santa, go down to the toilet early in the morning tonight

Song #10

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 Go to Christmas

Let’s meet

We can see snow and ice forever

Eat, drink and enjoy

Come with me

Go to Christmas

Free admission

Song #11

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Red Eagle R.

My nose is clear

If you see?

It can be hard to say

Song #12

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I’m going to be Christmas soon

Obsession with parents

I’m going to be Christmas soon

I’m not crazy so I’m not angry

Song #13

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I can’t wait (but the man is cold).

I have to go (but the baby isn’t there)

I am lost

Something like this (I hold it in my hand like snow)

Song #14

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Bar on board with sacred branches

Song #15

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I have an elastic band

They made land

Dry when done

Then I play the string.

Song #16

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And Christmas, oh Christmas

The beauty of your articles

Song #17

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Boring birthday!  Angelic Messenger:

“Birthday of the king’s child!”

Song #18

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This is especially true in the north,

Christmas story

It happens

The most popular cat is completely red

Skiing throughout the year

   Song #19

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This would be nice

Crying is bad

She couldn’t swallow it

I will give a reason

Christmas is coming home

Song #20

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Apparently he was killed

His coat was full of his nose

He left the day before Christmas

The Eskimo is a popular destination

Song #21

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But not yet

Time for dolls, time for fun

We were fine, but we could not continue

Quick Christmas dinner fast

Song #22

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It looks like Christmas

Where are you going?

Fifth and tenth, and correct

With reeds and light silverware

Song #23

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Unfortunately, the weather is not good.

But fire is important

I have no choice

Free the stone

Song #24

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It’s snowing outside.

Come on, this is a good time for you to ride a horse

Song #25

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You are a tough guy

You are overweight

You are proud of Aloe Vera

They also use stereo systems.

Cat, bad girl

And a black skirt

Bonus Song (worth 5 points)

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Listen to me

This is a purse

All eyes are on the egg

This is still one of the best executed jokes I’ve ever seen

Gonna talk about those MRNA vaccines real quick.

So, many of us (possibly not all, because other vaccines in the pipeline) are going to be getting either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

What vaccine you end up getting is likely to depend on your age, health, and where you live. Pfizer’s vaccine is harder to store and transport, so if you live in a big city you’re more likely to get that one.

For what I’m going to say, though, it doesn’t make a difference.

You’re going to be getting two shots, a few weeks apart. For Moderna, it’s 28 days (4 weeks). For Pfizer, it’s 21 days (3 weeks). Yes, this sucks. No, this is not ideal for mass vaccination. You’ll get a card that will remind you to come back for the second dose. The person administering the shot, most likely a pharmacist, will also ask for your cell phone number so they can text you. Because if you don’t come back that first shot is a waste of time.

We don’t know for sure if the single shot gives any protection at all, but the reasonable assumption is that it doesn’t.

This means you need to get your ass back in there for that second shot. And while you are waiting for that shot, you are not protected.

This means you should continue to wear a mask, etc. In fact, if possible, you should be even more careful, because if you get sick and can’t come in for that second shot? They’ll most likely have to start over. The trial included longer periods between the two, so you might be fine, but there is a risk here.

And once you have had that second shot?

It’s going to take two to four weeks to build antibodies, during which time you will have lower, but increasing, protection. They’ll tell you what it is…that data hasn’t been released yet, but will be.

So you should still continue to be careful for those weeks.

Finally!

We don’t know if these vaccines provide what is called sterilizing immunity, meaning you can’t be infected and can’t pass it on.

They may only provide functional immunity, meaning you get infected but don’t get sick. You could still transmit COVID-19 to others, although the risk is lower.

Which means?

Yeah, the masks have to stay on until the case numbers and other metrics are looking good.

Please don’t be those people who get that first shot and go throw a wild party. Have a bit of patience.

some fucker: “If you arent paying for a product, you are the product!” 

me using tumblr costing yahoo a billion dollars: 

good

Say what you will about Tumblr but it’s rather punk that capitalism has no power here. That we cannot be turned into products and are free to roam the tundra and scream into the woods about whatever like some primal beings.

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What the fuck does this mean?

I fucking want a shirt that just says “Crime” on it

Frankenstein’s monster here has good fashion sense and, as you can see by the ironic “crime” t-shirt, a great subtle sense of humor and probably some punk-adjacent political views at the least. The question even implies that he’s volunteering to patrol the streets to keep people safe and reduce people’s reliance on cops

Not only do I want him patrolling my neighborhood, I want to ask him out

like…the crime frankenstein looks lovely and the cop looks like he’s gonna murder you if you breathe too loud

Crime Frank knows what it’s like to be prejudged based on appearance, so you know he’s gonna take a little time to think about what he’s seeing when he arrives on the scene.

No question about it, Crime Frank for me!

Now I want fanart of Crime Frankenstein. I want him to come to represent community-run conflict resolution/crisis response programs. Images of Crime Frankenstein driving intoxicated people home, calmly talking people through mental health crises, breaking up fights nonviolently, supervising safe injection sites for people who suffer from drug addiction, etc.

We stan a king

Reblog if you’d prefer Crime Frankenstein’s monster to patrol your neighborhood instead of a cop

It’s the Frankencrimes monster!

I too desire this shirt.

he also isn’t carrying a gun, which would make it considerably harder to shoot somebody in the back.

Frankencrime vs an actual monster

Remember in kh2 back when phones didn’t exist merlin had to literally take control of the gummi ship without telling sora and the others and bring it to hollow bastion cause he wanted to show them winnie the pooh

i know less about what kingdom hearts is the more i learn about it

I’m about 90% sure the economy is never gonna “improve” 

this is capitalism in it’s final form

this is it honey 

except, you know, those companies that do a charitable thing for every thing they sell

that’s kinda new and interesting. benevolent capitalism

lmao

Pay attention, class: This is what it looks like when one is unwilling to consider new information.

It’s not new information, though. It’s misinformation.

First, it’s not that new.

Did you know that there was a time in U.S. history—which is by definition recent history—when a corporation was generally intended to have some sort of public interest that they served? I mean, that’s the whole point of allowing corporations to form. Corporations are recognized by the commonwealth or state, and this recognition is not a right but a privilege, in exchange for which the state (representing the people) is allowed to ask, “So what does this do for everyone else?”

The way the economy is now is a direct result of a shift away from this thinking and to one where a corporation is an entity unto itself whose first, last, and only concern is an ever-increasing stream of profits. What you’re calling “benevolent capitalism” isn’t benevolent at all. It’s a pure profit/loss calculation designed to distract from—not even paper over or stick a band-aid on—the problems capitalism creates. And the fact that you’re here championing it as “benevolent capitalism” is a sign of how ell it’s working.

Let’s take Toms, as one example. The shoe that’s a cause. Buy a pair of trendy shoes, and a pair of trendy shoes will be given away to someone somewhere in the world who can’t afford them.

That’s not genuine benevolence. That’s selling you, the consumer, on the idea that you can be benevolent by buying shoes, that the act of purchasing these shoes is an act of charity. The reality is that their model is an inefficient means of addressing the problems on the ground that shoelessness represents, and severely disrupts the local economies of the locations selected for benevolence.

(Imagine what it does to the local shoemakers, for instance.)

The supposed act of charity is just a value add to convince you to spend your money on these shoes instead of some other shoes. It’s no different than putting a prize in a box of cereal.

Heck, you want to see how malevolent this is?

Go ask a multinational corporation that makes shoes or other garments to double the wages of their workers. They’ll tell you they can’t afford it, that it’s not possible, that consumers won’t stand for it, that you’ll drive them out of business and then no one will have wages.

But the fact that a company can give away one item for every item sold shows you what a lie this is. A one-for-one giving model represents double the cost of labor and materials for each unit that is sold for revenue. Doubling wages would only double the labor.

So why are companies willing to give their products away (and throw them away, destroy unused industry with bleach and razors to render them unsalvageable, et cetera) but they’re not willing to pay their workers more?

Because capitalism is the opposite of benevolence.

“Charity” is by definition exemplary, above and beyond, extraordinary, extra. “Charity” is not something that people are entitled to. You give people a shirt or shoes or some food and call it charity, and you’re setting up an expectation that you can and will control the stream of largesse in the future, and anything and everything you give should be considered a boon from on high.

On the other hand, once you start paying your workers a higher wage, you’re creating an expectation. You’re admitting that their labor is more valuable to you than you were previously willing to admit, and it’s hard to walk that back.

Plus, when people have enough money for their basic needs, they’re smarter and stronger and warier and more comfortable with pushing back instead of being steamrolled over. They have time and money to pursue education. They can save money up and maybe move away. They can escape from the system that depends on a steady flow of forced or near-forced labor.

So companies will do charitable “buy one, give one” and marketing “buy one, get one” even though these things by definition double the overhead per unit, but they won’t do anything that makes a lasting difference in the standard of living for the people.

Capitalism has redefined the world so that the baseline of ethics is “How much money can we make?” and every little good deed over and above that is saintly.

But there’s nothing benevolent about throwing a scrap of bread to someone who’s starving in a ditch because you ran them out of their home in the first place.

This is one of the best anti-capitalist posts on the entire site.

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Our street.