“i am a monument to all your sins” is such a fucking raw line for a villain it’s amazing that it came from halo, a modernish video game, and not some classical text or mythos
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The wind puts out the fire and
Stars are falling from the sky.
That which is eternal, ends.
Seek nothing, gain all;
Reject nothing, transcend all;
Hold to no conceptions, rule all —
This is a far and a sunless land
do you know how many bones the human body has? its 206. we start with 369 when we’re babies but they fuse. wouldn’t you want to go back? have as many bones as a baby? what if i could help you
“Thank you for lending us the services of your most advanced robot to date,” said the starship captain. “I must say, it took a while to get used to such an… unusual crew member, but she proved herself an invaluable companion time and time again. Despite not having emotions, she was one of us, through and through.”
The roboticist looked at his creation. She was staring impassively into the middle distance, her strange face artificially calm. On her chest were the many medals she had earned on her long mission.
“’No emotions’, huh? Is that what she told you?”
The captain furrowed his brow. “Y-yes? She displayed great courage and nobility all the same.” Smiling, he added, “Besides, my human crew has more emotions than they know what to do with.”
“I see.” The roboticist turned to the android. “Do you have anything to say for yourself, Anna?”
“No, sir. I don’t.” Her voice was flat, her expression unchanged.
“Wait…” the captain looked quickly between creator and creation. “Did she just… use a contraction?”
“I can’t use contractions, sir. It’s against my programming.” The corners of the robot’s mouth twitched upward almost imperceptibly, but her strange eyes seemed to be dancing with electronic life.
The captain seemed to hiccup in astonishment, and a dark look crossed his face. With dawning realization, he shook his finger at his former crewman. “You… you wicked little…” He wheeled on the roboticist, who had started to laugh. “Did you put her up to this?! God, and she can lie--!” He rubbed hand across his face. “God… fuck! Let me guess… you’ve got emotions, don’t you?”
So you know how energy storage is a big issue with a lot of renewable energy? Because the sun doesn’t shine at night, etc. Apparently a solution that is being seriously considered is stacking large concrete blocks up, and then unstacking them to release the stored gravitational energy.
It’s been tested, and it’s a big deal for renewable energy, but I just can’t get over how much it sounds like a videogame exploit. Some speedrunner is going to use it to glitch up to Heaven and kill God, I just know it.