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“But when we crave power over life—endless wealth, unassailable safety, immortality—then desire becomes greed. And if knowledge allies itself to that greed, then comes evil. Then the balance of the world is swayed, and ruin weighs heavy in the scale.” —from The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Farthest Shore, the third Earthsea novel, was first published by Atheneum Books in 1972.

All this only reinforces my 'We made the right decision' regarding our Honeymoon, it being 'We'll delay it until we can visit Iceland, as we wanted.' :D

If an individual offering consensual nudes of themself on OnlyFans is considered “illicit” but a program generating nudes of women without their consent is fine, the powers that be have made their priorities clear. And they’re the same as they ever were.

Amazing shots - and welcome on this side of the border! My wife's from the island, but we live across the strait.

If the Naomi be Wolf
Oh, buddy. Ooooof.
*turning around really fast* but NOT THIS TIME

Lock up your sofas.

I'm thinking too much; only gone and devised a two stage video-game boss, haven't I?

Starts mostly defensive, hammer and shield, being a bit of a parry-bitch. At 50%, gets mad, throws shield, pulls big fucking sword out of head.

Asked my daughter what she thought of her first viewing of THE THING and got this in response.

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

Also, unpaywalled here: Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade it.

Gravestone inscribed: Alistair Stephen Fabian Mitchell. 13-6-1957, 10-2-2019. Barrister of the Middle Temple. My brain, socialist. My heart, anarchist. My eyes, pacifist. My blood, revolutionary. Around the edge, the legend: The only man in British legal history to be convicted of biting a policeman with someone else’s teeth.

A tombstone in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, photographed by Andy Darby.

Note the border inscription.

Partial screenshot of the Kassandra King: Devil's Dice Kickstarter preview page show the current follower could, 229

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Just spitballing here, but cryptobros throwing sex toys at WNBA players on the court and other cryptobros and male sports commentators calling it funny and telling the women and their coaches to 'lighten up' both explains the 'male loneliness epidemic' and why I don't care about it.

reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland

Feeling that one in my bones.

Street sign for Horneytown Rd. Under is a second sign that says "This sign has RFID and GPS tracking"

Environmental storytelling.

Everyone who spoke about this and stood their ground - I am so grateful to all of you. This is a real incredible achievement that marks our hobby as a force for good. You are all very, very cool.

A picture of a girl wearing a pair of long, oversized jeans. The bottom 10-12 inches of the jeans from hem up are soaking wet

The youth are learning the consequences of early 2000’s fashion

Getting House of Leaves-ed

"What to do if you accidently hit a player."

Busy weekend ahead - some get-together at the gym my wife goes to tonight, MTG with pals tomorrow, then more MTG followed by the NIN show on Sunday.

Screenshot of an "eclipse tracker", a circle divided into four sections with curved lines, reminiscent of the phases of the moon.

FitD fan: "You got those Clocks I ordered?"

Me: "Sure do boss. Real fuckin' yonic, just like you said."

FitD fan: "What"

Aware of that one, @notwritinggames.bsky.social ?

I will absolutely be pushing this into the timeline for the next few days. As usual, TW/CW for self-harm, conversion therapy, gender dysphoria etc

No no I got that - and I agree it's the most authentic (for the lack of a better word) of the lot. I'm saying I also agree with the list in broad terms while what they consider best is just not 'best for me'. It's not like one can disagree about someone else's favorite song.

As the piece notes, the PragerU propaganda is being used in schools in Louisiana, Florida, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Montana, Arizona, South Carolina and Idaho.

Check with your district to see if they're using this garbage to brainwash your kids.

I agree with the analysis, by and large, but I'm also in the camp of 'What's best for most isn't necessarily best for me specifically.' Like, I recognize that Soda Pop filled its role in the movie to a T but it does nothing for me, whereas I've looped How it's done/Golden/What it sounds daily since.

DWARF CONTRACTOR: *on the phone* alright so tell me this, BEFORE hand, how greedily were you digging.. uh huh... and how deeply? okay, I don't even need to come out, I can tell ya right now you gotta balrog. I'm gonna be honest with ya, does this mine hold any sentimental value

One of the best things about being in an international server is that if I mention that I live in Bear Country (CO), the Australians all howl about how we need to shut up about Aussie wildlife, because THEIR large carnivores mostly stay in the water, NOT INVITE THEMSELVES INTO THE KITCHEN. (🧵1/?)

We've got an Abzan Toughness matters, Abzan Enchantress, Poison, Keyword Soup, +1/+1, Food... I'd go with a pure Abzan Lifegain/Lifeloss theme; the Dragonstorm Teval (Not Kin to All) needs a better home and EoE's Endstone makes for mad shenanigans.