GasBandit

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Buuut if the vessel is made of aluminum, it's not gonna stick.

--Patrick
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I really want to argue with this person on tumblr but I just...ugh. Do I have the energy?

They are saying, basically, if a writer is told something could be offensive by a group they should not write it.

I find that to be a...disturbing line of thought and I am not sure I can properly articulate WHY. Especially when it comes to the realm of fiction.

Also, this person keeps using the word 'trope' like its a bad thing and that irks me.

..and we are arguing over a theory, something that may happen...not something that has happened.

...no...probably not worth it.
Sounds to me like you're arguing with a 14 year old girl.

IE, tumblr.
 
I really want to argue with this person on tumblr but I just...ugh. Do I have the energy?

They are saying, basically, if a writer is told something could be offensive by a group they should not write it.

I find that to be a...disturbing line of thought and I am not sure I can properly articulate WHY. Especially when it comes to the realm of fiction.

Also, this person keeps using the word 'trope' like its a bad thing and that irks me.

..and we are arguing over a theory, something that may happen...not something that has happened.

...no...probably not worth it.
How about, you just let them be shitty writers and never accomplish anything so there will be less competition for the rest of us ;).

A lot of the people on Tumblr like to read and write fluffy fanfic where nothing happens and the characters they've borrowed are reduced to one emotion, whichever the writer wishes they could experience from their non-existent significant other. I facepalmed when someone made the idea of writing an original character sound like this amazing, revolutionary thing. They weren't being sarcastic, they thought it was "so cool!" It's a step in the right direction, but it means nothing if those original characters are written as inhuman and hollow as the ones in their smutty fanfics.

Don't waste your effort. It's pointless and for most of them what goes on on Tumblr will be a period of time they think on with shame 10 years from now.
 
How about, you just let them be shitty writers and never accomplish anything so there will be less competition for the rest of us ;).

A lot of the people on Tumblr like to read and write fluffy fanfic where nothing happens and the characters they've borrowed are reduced to one emotion, whichever the writer wishes they could experience from their non-existent significant other. I facepalmed when someone made the idea of writing an original character sound like this amazing, revolutionary thing. They weren't being sarcastic, they thought it was "so cool!" It's a step in the right direction, but it means nothing if those original characters are written as inhuman and hollow as the ones in their smutty fanfics.

Don't waste your effort. It's pointless and for most of them what goes on on Tumblr will be a period of time they think on with shame 10 years from now.
True...true.

...though as an occasional fan fic writer I take offense. :p

Though I do strive for conflict. Actually...I reach for conflict because I love writing it.
 

figmentPez

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You must have seen the post. I'm not WRONG , am I?

Again, keep in mind they are all riled up over a rumor from the live show that happened. I read the spoiler and thought 'oh wow! I can't WAIT to see how this plays out!"
I agree with what you said, though I don't know the whole context. I'm only up to episode 19 of Welcome to Night Vale, and I haven't heard anything about the rumors of upcoming events. So I'm not really sure why people are upset, but what you said is true, conflict drives stories. If there's anything I've come to expect from Night Vale, it's conflict, and subtle twists on old cliches.
 
Yeah, I didn't look at it, 'cause I follow Pastis on facebook. the Thursday strip is where I guessed that was Watterson, but wasn't sure until Friday.
 

figmentPez

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Do you ever stop to think about the economics of food in a comic strip universe? I mean, Dagwood can eat a sandwich as big as he is for a midnight snack. Roger Fox eats his age in plates of food for Thanksgiving (and the guy is middle aged), while Paige Fox can down 30+ gallons of ice cream at a sitting. Even an 11 year-old kid like Curtis, too young to have a job, can eat party sized sub sandwiches like they're bite sized snacks. Food must be really cheap in comics (but then, how does Wimpy never have enough for even a burger?)
 

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Huh. I just found out that one of my favorite children's movies was made for TV. The Halloween Tree. Explains why it was so hard to find.
 

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I remember that one. I know someone else looking for it. I'd also like a copy of The Peanut Butter Solution.
 
An entry in one of my Chinese student's freewriting journals:

Teletubbies is terrible cartoon.
Someone said Tinky Winky is a gay. There is a triangle above his head. This means steady. And his purse is pink. These things all symbolize gay! Oh my god! Dipsy is a negro slave because of his skin. Laa-laa is a lesbian and Po is a disabled person because the scooter symbolize disabled. The sun symbolize opinion of society.
This news destroy my childhood.

What is this--I don't even....
 
An entry in one of my Chinese student's freewriting journals:

Teletubbies is terrible cartoon.
Someone said Tinky Winky is a gay. There is a triangle above his head. This means steady. And his purse is pink. These things all symbolize gay! Oh my god! Dipsy is a negro slave because of his skin. Laa-laa is a lesbian and Po is a disabled person because the scooter symbolize disabled. The sun symbolize opinion of society.
This news destroy my childhood.

What is this--I don't even....
The only part that doesn't make sense to me is the "this means steady" part. Everything else is fine.
 
Virus on network at work.

Good: Get an hour break followed by leaving an hour early. Get paid for said two hours.

Bad: Possibility that literally everything I worked on today will be gone tomorrow.
 
Hmm, do spoilers inside spoilers not work? Or is it just when I preview a post with nested spoilers that there is an issue?

Testing 1...
...2...3

EDIT: Alright, they do not work, good to know.
 

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Is it weird that one of my favorite guitar pieces is the theme for Simon and Simon? Given the sheer number of tutorials on how to play it on YouTube, I guess I'm not alone.
 
Anyone know a good eco-friendly detergent? I use the Trader Joes brand and it sucks.
Try making your own? 1:1 Washing soda and borax, use 2-4 tbsp per load (can't say I've tried it myself, so no idea how well it works).

-edit-

Looking around, I see some recommendations to add some grated bar soap, too (Fels-Naptha seems popular).
 
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