Adrian Bott

I think part of this is driven by YouTube algorithmic shenanigans - certainly that's where you see it most - but have only the vaguest grasp of such arcane matters

Essentially the emerging way of asking a question is simply to take a declarative statement and put a question mark at the end:

How language changes in real time?

I keep noticing a subtle change to how people phrase questions online. Instead of 'When were bicycles invented?' the question is becoming 'When bicycles were invented?' 'Do' as an auxiliary verb is vanishing; instead of 'Why do bears eat fish?' we get 'Why bears eat fish?'

Frodo: I wish so much unbelievably stupid shit had not happened in my time Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. This is all exceptionally stupid, though

Given that some people are claiming that the 'early drafts' contain material that was forcibly censored, I think it's important to discern real drafts from fake.

Does anybody know when the first example of a robot's eyes turning red to show they've turned evil is?

btw, Dispatch is some of the most beautiful storytelling in games I've ever experienced, and I love it to bits

This particular fake has grammatical and spelling errors throughout, has no GRASP of the PROPER USE of CAPITALS in a FILM SCRIPT, and claims to be the 'orange' revision despite orange not being one of the WGA script revision colours. You'd think people would notice.

Unfortunately, because so many discussions centre around the fake script with its blatant Engineer Jesus sequence, there's now a conspiracy theory that 'studio interference' forced the removal of the Space Jesus backstory. The reality is simply that Scott wanted ambiguity, as he often does.

Back in Spaihts's Alien: Engineers draft, he had a character jokingly refer to 'Jesus, the last Engineer!' and that's as blatant as the references ever got.

They were pared back even more in later drafts because Scott wanted subtlety; he wanted viewers to 'fight about it and not know'.

Put me down for the next one!

This isn't to say that the Space Jesus backstory itself is fake; it's not. The idea that Jesus was 'the scion of some giant alien' came directly from Ridley Scott, during a script meeting with Jon Spaihts. But it was only ever hinted at indirectly in the scripts.

Spent the winter months listening to PROTO by @laurainparis.bsky.social on Audible, then going back to the beginning and listening to it all over again. Recommended.

I do! It's an invaluable contribution to the discussion of pagan history.

Discussions of Prometheus frequently refer to an 'early script draft' in which Jesus is explicitly described as a human being raised by Engineers.

Said script is a fan-made fake. Read it here: web.archive.org/web/20130511...

This is Lindelof debunking it as a fake: web.archive.org/web/20130423...

Just tumblr, really. Maintaining a presence in The Other Place for obvious reasons.

He drew a deep breath. 'Well, I'm back,' he said.

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'Eye of newt' was NOT code for 'mustard seed', and the debunked belief that the spell ingredients in Macbeth are coded references to plants comes from a single Wiccan author in the 1980s. www.tumblr.com/cavalorn/716...

Pterry stayed the night at our student house back in the 80s when he came to do a talk at the SF society. I do not think we made a very good impression.

Warframe Isleweaver: Bringing villains to life with Elsie Lovelock and Wolf Newton Sometimes, how you speak is everything.

Warframe Isleweaver: Bringing villains to life with Elsie Lovelock and Wolf Newton

Warframe's Isleweaver Update Adds More to Duviri & Major Ruskala - Developer Interview We spoke with Warframe Principal Writer Kat Kingsley about the Isleweaver Update, new lore and what players can expect.

We spoke with @warframe.com Principal Writer Kat Kingsley about the Isleweaver Update, new lore and what players can expect.

Read our interview here;

*taking a long drag on my cigarette* Look kid, you never think you'll see a leopard eating another leopard's face but sometimes, if you're really lucky and you log on at the right time,

mate

Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin' The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.

Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

The leopards
They are eating each other
yes
YES
The leopards are HUNGRY

"I never thought I'd become THAT meme" sobs man who etc

Writing essays with AI is like lifting barbells with a forklift

YouTube video by Franchesca Ramsey "The Leopards Ate My Face" en Español feat. Mariachi Arcoiris | "¡Nunca Peñse!"

Happy #cincodemayo from your favorite leopard lady and the incredible musicians of Mariachi Arcoiris, the world's FIRST & only LGBTQ mariachi in the world!! 🐆 💀 💃🏾 🏳️‍🌈
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