heroes always get remembered, but you know legends never die
Oh, look, the very very bad idea of deliberately breaking cryptological programs has surfaced again. And as the writer of that article says, this is such a staggeringly flawed idea precisely because it...
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Under the heading Is the Popular Video Game Fortnite Sinful? (and...what? I mean really, what?), came this:The video game, Fortnite Battle Royale, is disrupting many a household: Parents tell horror...
View Articlenostalgia and pain, round...what, 379?
So, personal news...I was finally able to listen to Carnival of Rust again. In tracking down the link to that song, I discovered I can also watch the video again, which used to be the most massive...
View Articlethere is nothing left to hold me
Cue aggrieved sigh. You know, if people would just make ads entertaining, or relevant, or at the least SHORT,...we wouldn't have these problems.In other controversies...[22:42] Uxxxx Sxxxxxxxx: Hey you...
View Articlewhat has happened to it all? crazy, some would say
This was not my most shining moment.[22:26] Kxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: hey nice avatar...im new to this game and saved 238 of those linden things from a contest and camping...im trying to get this skin/shape...
View Articlewon't get no peace with me
From a random profile, under the title "A Submissive's Bill of Rights":You have the right to be treated with respect.You have the right to be proud of what you are.You have the right to feel safe.You...
View Articlei got a compass in my arm, I got a needle in my heart
Quote of the day:"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist."~Hélder CâmaraIn other news, lady out of the blue offers to port me...
View Articlethe lace in your dress tingles my neck, how do I live?
Oh, boy, here we go again. This happened last Friday:[12:57] Bxxxxxxx Jxxxxxxx: Hello Everyone![12:57] Bxxxxxxx Jxxxxxxx: Has anyone been to Junbug yet?[12:58] Kxxxxx Mxxxxxxx: yeah it was not...
View Articlethe whole thing’s a profound disappointment
This doesn't come from an SL chat, it comes from a Discord chat, so the names are different. Because it amuses me, I'm going to anonymize names not mine, and keep the emojis for names mine. I need...
View Articlethe night chokes tight in the nerves, can't breathe to scream
Let me introduce you to the Ayoub Sisters. You're welcome.I did not know many of these flags existed.Meanwhile...[14:07] ixxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxxx: pawpaw me bweeds kittycats[14:07] ixxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxxx: yous...
View ArticleI'm cutting my mind off, feels like my heart is going to burst
I may be too paranoid for simple conversation.[15:56] fxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: lovey hair"Lovely", I think is what you meant.[15:56] Emilly Orr: Thank you.[15:57] fxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: nice...
View Article'cause we find ourselves in the same old mess singin' drunken lullabies
Found on a random profile:dont talk to me in over a monthbeing perverted or rudeassuming you know mecoming between me and Daddypushing me to my limitmessing with my friendsassuming you can come between...
View Articlebut isn’t it nice when we’re all afraid at the same time?
Was Lucrezia Borgia the calculating, greed-driven murderess history has painted her? Perhaps not.There is a real, and very human, cost of loot boxes and gachas in triple-A games. And let's be fair,...
View Articlehow else they gonna take you seriously
This is another strange religious freak-out, feel free to skip if that's not your thing.So, Robert Ritchie of the America Needs Fatima group (I have a thing for Lourdes and Fátima, sue me) is freaking...
View Articlewhen it is hopeless, I start to notice
Jesus wept.[13:35] oxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: hewo me was wondering if there any family poses hewe for me n mommyDo you HAVE to? I've heard toddlers speak better.[13:35] Emilly Orr: 1. You can speak like a...
View Articleremember me, for centuries
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH--I, um, mean...I got some news this morning, in the form of a notecard:It has been a wonderful 10 years working in SL. I have met so many wonderful...
View Articlethe Morgana cloak from [adam & eve]
Isn't the whole point of a hoodie to keep all of your upper body warm? I feel this largely fails in that goal. But I guess if only the arms are getting cold...Anyway, it's free, at least for now.So, I...
View ArticleScenes from a Chat: Shrill Complaints about Nostalgia edition
I realize we can't rely on Cracked for rationality--or history--but dear gods, this article. Is he kidding??Pursuant to that, the conversation spawned from it, a few nights back:[23:38] Mxxxxxxx...
View ArticleScenes from a Chat: How To Be Rude edition
Now granted, it doesn't take a psych degree, as this article points out, to understand that plucky-female-heroine-against-giant-predatory-beast can be distilled down to female fear of domestic abuse...
View Articlelong way down, suffocating in this dream
Pursuant to the (far earlier) discussion about Tilia, this longish chat capture:[12:56] Rxxxxxx Oxxxxxxx: Hello neighbors[12:57] Jxxxxx Zxxx: Hi [Rxx][12:57] Cxxx Sxxxxxxxx: Greetings Mr....
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