ozymandias271:

badscienceshenanigans:

when you feel sad just remember that the English language has a dedicated verb for sending people links to a Rick Astley music video

Yeah! There’s a really good article about the history and linguistic implications of that verb here.


Tags:

#rickrolling #language #there probably *is* an article like that out there somewhere #just not here

ds9vgrconfessions:

Maybe because I just finished a whole DS9 re-watch the other week, and so it’s fresh in my mind, but when I saw today on twitter that it’s the 16th anniversary of the finale of Deep Space 9… well, I just felt like reminding everyone else, too!

How many of you where there to watch it broadcast, I wonder? I was in the end of my freshmen year of high school at the time, and still remember getting teary eyed at the end moments.  Anyone else there to see it end?


Tags:

#Star Trek #DS9 #anniversaries #(I wasn’t watching it then)

cosmictuesdays:

staff:

Hey Tumblr, welcome to your better blocking system. So much better that we changed its name from “Ignore” to “Block.” A proper, muscular name. Solid as a block.

Someone acting like a tool? Go ahead, block them. Here’s what they won’t be able to do:

  • Follow you
  • Message you
  • Like your posts
  • Reblog your posts
  • Reply to your posts
  • See your posts in search results
  • See your blog in search results

As far as their dashboard is concerned, you don’t exist. 

WOOHOO!


Tags:

#Tumblr: a User’s Guide #the more you know #I am reserving judgment for now

Eclipse Phase PDFs

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ilzolende:

If you are a Tumblr transhumanist you should consider reading the Eclipse Phase PDFs (the horror themes are less pervasive than is implied).

If you are the sort of Tumblr leftist who hangs around with transhumanists, you should also consider doing that. They have multiple protagonist-y anarchist factions and other stuff that might be appealing. (I wouldn’t really know, all the politics stuff I have done has been through the [Redacted] Young Democrats (funded by [Redacted] Democratic Club) which are basically what you would expect from a group that does voter registration campaigns and owns a life-size cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton, but the authors are clearly sympathetic to this stuff and it shows.)

[ulterior motive: I want to play Eclipse Phase, but I don’t want to be a GM, so I want to get someone else enthusiastic enough about this game to run it.]

Image description: Book cover with the title Eclipse Phase, crescent moon in between words. Subtitle: The Roleplaying Game of Transhumanist Conspiracy and Horror. Image is of a robot arm reaching out of a damaged space station to grab a rat-like humanoid in a space suit, but not as tacky as that description sounds.

Never played a tabletop RPG in my life, but Eclipse Phase has sounded interesting ever since I proofread a (sadly unfinished) story set in the Eclipse Phase universe, and I have heard that the game books are themselves an interesting read.


Tags:

#transhumanism #Eclipse Phase

ununnilium:

Person A: I love science!

Person B: *hands them a peer-reviewed journal*

Person A: It takes a lot of time and energy to develop literacy in those. People’s enjoyment of the things science can do for them shouldn’t be dismissed or shamed because of their lack of education, or their appreciation of the “shiny” parts of science. Those parts are important, both for bringing the benefits of science to more people, and simply for bringing more beauty to life. But you knew that, didn’t you… BARON VON DESTRUCTOID!

Person B (actually Baron von Destructoid): CURSES! My attempt to stifle youth appreciation of science – foiled again! Get him, my Destructrons!

Person A (actually Captain Science): Ha ha! *wzap* *kbam* *pow*

And once again the day is saved, by Science!, and by Not Being Judgmental About Other People’s Engagement With the World!


Tags:

#the power of science

comparativelysuperlative:

Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground.

OK, but why in the wizarding world would a map of the London Underground come in handy? The guy can teleport; he definitely doesn’t need this for transportation.

You heard it here first: Dumbledore plays Mornington Crescent.


Tags:

#Harry Potter #anything that makes me laugh this much deserves a reblog

~*~Giveaway Time~*~

nerdfr:

jessrising:

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Very quick giveaway, this will last until 6/1/15 at 14:00 FR time. (AKA about 24 hours from the time of posting.)

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Winner gets a Unicorn Guise. Because at worst, you could resell it, buy a different cloak you like, and have a few extra gems.

Rules:

  • Reblogs only, reblog with your username and ID as usual.
  • One entry, and you can only enter yourself.
  • Don’t got to be following me, don’t worry.

Again, this ends on 6/1/15 at 14:00 FR time.

This post could be subject to change, make sure you reblog an updated version.

Nerd 47100

BrinBellway #126115


Tags:

#Flight Rising #giveaway #sure why not