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@ladysnowfaerie

Associations between variations of randomness not guaranteed.
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caliblorn

WIP WEDNESDAY (ON WEDNESDAY)

I'VE BEEN TAGGED last week by more than one person but I completely forgot who 😭😭 I'm just certain it was moots so I'm probably going to tag you back anyway...

wip of a big commission for @thecheshiredragon! (Charon I promise it'll look less bidimensional once shaded </3)

I have wips for two other commissions I'm working on but they're definitely not presentable, so...

(warning nsfw)

I love it. Its them brothers. :3

They're too cute ^^

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HEY DISCORD USERS!!

unfortunately, discord continues to be the Worst Messaging Company Of All Time with its updates, and this time, its one that is not only a privacy violation, not only enabled by default, but ROLLED OUT SILENTLY, MEANING YOU MUST KNOW IT EXISTS TO TURN IT OFF.

i am talking about "clips", an exciting new feature /s that allows people to record you in voice chat without your knowledge or consent! Wow!

fortunately, you can turn this off, but its kinda shitty how they didnt tell you this existed at all, yeah?

settings > clips> the button should be clicked to turn it off

a screenshot of the sidebar of discord's settings screen, reading "my account, profiles, privacy & safety, family center, authorized apps, devices, connections, clips, family requests"
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(note that it should be ON by default, you will have to click the button to turn it off)

thanks, discord, for Telling Us This Violating Setting Exists In An Update And Making Sure It Is Off By Default. /s.

reblogs are appreciated to spread the word.

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beekniighted

some skyrim screenshot studies. one of the screenshots is from my own game, two sent to me by my friend @bromantically

[ID: Three digital landscape paintings. The first is a forest under a red moon in a deep purple sky. The second is looking up at a pale pink sky from inside a cave full of vegetation. The third is a pink sunrise over a mountain range with rocks and trees in the foreground.]

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bjurnberg

My work boots are the most expensive shoes I’ve ever owned.

Also the most comfortable. I chose them after trying on several different brands and comparing lifespan vs usage vs comfort - I needed them for a physically demanding job, not the weekend hiking trails. I could have easily chosen cheaper boots that would have lasted long enough to be worth their low price, but I know the Sam Vimes Boot Theory and knew weaker, less comfortable boots would make my life harder in the long run.

So when the outside edge of the heel started wearing down after three years of heavy use I went to the shop I got them from and said “hey this is a common problem for me with how I walk but now it’s affecting my ankles and knees and I don’t wanna have to buy a new pair, is there a way to fix this?”

The salesman at this very fancy upscale boot store said “oh yeah, there’s a shoe repair place that can give you some heel guards - it’ll keep the rubber from wearing out.”

So at 8am this morning right after my 9hr shift ends I went to the shoe repair shop and it is the most hole-in-the-wall, is-this-a-real-business-or-a-mafia-front, am-I-gonna-get-shot tiny cinder block cube I’ve ever seen in my life. I grew up plenty poor and love me a good hole-in-the-wall business, but going from upscale store to this cash-only repair shop gave me whiplash. Wasn’t expecting this when a guy who wears three piece suits to sell boots said it’s the best place to go.

The skinny kid behind the counter looks somehow 16 and 25 at the same time, but when I tell him this place was recommended he smiles and says to hand over my boots. I hand him the vaguely warm foot-smelling boots, and stand in my socks in the 3’ square entryway surrounded by every color leather polish you could buy and watch as he turns my boots around in his hands, sizes up a crescent moon bits of plastic, and unceremoniously hammers tiny nails through them before handing them back.

The heels are perfectly level again. I can walk without almost rolling my ankles. They don’t clack loudly on the pavement or feel different. This is gonna fix my knee pain. It cost $10.

This kid had every tool he needed within arms reach, worked fast and smoothly, I was in and out the door in less than 8 minutes, and it only cost $10.

I didn’t think anything could cost only $10 anymore. I’m so used to hyperinflation prices I was spiritually thrown back to the 1400’s visiting the cobbler in town square. This kid might have been that cobbler and just decided to never die.

I’m still reeling from the whiplash, and gobsmacked at the price, and thrilled I didn’t have to go buy new, worse work boots (cuz I don’t have that kind of money for a second pair, I’m expecting these ones to last a decade) and it feels like I just experienced one of the rare little chunks of magic that floats around our world.

I love knowing the slightly weird out-of-the-way places that do 1st grade work in their own specific niche. Makes you feel at home.

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How old were you at the lowest point in your life? Reblog this and put it in the tags, plus your current age maybe. I'm trying to see something.

So far? I'd say 15-23, but I'm only 30-something now (do you find that you have a hard time remembering your exact age after 25 or so? I think it's 31 or 32, but I can't be bothered to calculate it at the moment), so there's still plenty of time for new lows! And new highs. I hear that's what they call life, unfortunately.

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rouremener

He would, and would then proceed to torture himself over it for the rest of his (possibly very short, depending on how mad the Evanuris are) life.

Which is why the only correct course of action for the romanced inquisitor is to go in with no illusions. She has to take him down or she's dead. She can spare his life after, if she wants to and works very hard, but he's not gonna make it easy for her.

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blumineck

This is going to be a knotty one...

Attempting the "slicing a die in half" scene from The Last Hero. This has definitely given me an idea for a future video!

As always, please support on Patreon if you like this stuff: new pole and archery tutorials went up this week!

You.

You did the...

You did the thing. With the die.

The thing the most legendary hero of Discworld did.

You know. That thing. In real life.

(Even if it was with a bow.)

I applaud you.

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anarchopuppy

To summarize: 1. Get uBlock Origin and make sure it's updated to the latest version. 2. Click on the gear icon to get to the dashboard, go to "Filter lists", and make sure that "uBlock filters - Quick fixes" is up to date

Repeat those steps any time you get another popup (google and uBlock are having an arms race right now so it might stop working at any moment), and if you have any more problems, read the reddit thread for troubleshooting advice