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[bs-fangirl]

Look, Simon! A store called SOMA! It’s your store, let’s check it out!

Wait, SOMA Intimates? Does that mean...?

OH.

Oh that’s what that means... Simon, do you want to go shopping?

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[the-creeping-shadow]

Hey there! Glad you liked my SOMA Simon figurine, he’s really fun to mess with since I painted him (Ghost Funko Pop from Antman And The Wasp, no other mods, just straight up paint, looks so much like Simon in the dive suit!); still hoping to finish my SOMA terrarium with more figures at some point. Anyway, since you were asking about fandom for SOMA, Frictional Games has a Discord server with a whole channel just for SOMA. That’s really active, a nice place to hang out and chat. Hope that helps!

Hi! 

He’s really adorable ^^ Kudos to you for the painting job; looks great! The project sounds interesting; would be happy to see the results! :3

Thank you for the info. Unfortunately I still don’t have a Discord (from the sound of it, I think it’s about time to get one, yes?). Too often do I feel like I’d be intruding or something ^^” But I am still glad that post of mine got some replies - ever since I’ve finished the game a few days ago I’ve been looking for fan content and got a little saddened that there apparently isn’t that much? 

Again, thank you for your response! Always nice to meet other fans!

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[sheminecrafts]

Heimdal pulls CO2 and cement-making materials out of seawater using renewable energy

One of the consequences of rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere is that levels also rise proportionately in the ocean, harming wildlife and changing ecosystems. Heimdal is a startup working to pull that CO2 back out at scale using renewable energy and producing carbon-negative industrial materials, including limestone for making concrete, in the process, and it has attracted significant funding even at its very early stage.

If the concrete aspect seems like a bit of a non sequitur, consider two facts: concrete manufacturing is estimated to produce as much as eight percent all greenhouse gas emissions, and seawater is full of minerals used to make it. You probably wouldn’t make this connection unless you were in some related industry or discipline, but Heimdal founders Erik Millar and Marcus Lima did while they were working in their respective masters programs at Oxford. “We came out and did this straight away,” he said.

They both firmly believe that climate change is an existential threat to humanity, but were disappointed at the lack of permanent solutions to its many and various consequences across the globe. Carbon capture, Millar noted, is frequently a circular process, meaning it is captured only to be used and emitted again. Better than producing new carbons, sure, but why aren’t there more ways to permanently take them out of the ecosystem?

The two founders envisioned a new linear process that takes nothing but electricity and CO2-heavy seawater and produces useful materials that permanently sequester the gas. Of course, if it was as easy that, everyone would already be doing it.

Image Credits: Heimdal

“The carbon markets to make this economically viable have only just been formed,” said Millar. And the cost of energy has dropped through the floor as huge solar and wind installations have overturned decades-old power economies. With carbon credits (the market for which I will not be exploring, but suffice it to say it is an enabler) and cheap power come new business models, and Heimdal’s is one of them.

The Heimdal process, which has been demonstrated at lab scale (think terrariums instead of thousand-gallon tanks), is roughly as follows. First the seawater is alkalinized, shifting its pH up and allowing the isolation of some gaseous hydrogen, chlorine, and a hydroxide sorbent. This is mixed with a separate stream of seawater, causing the precipitation of calcium, magnesium, and sodium minerals and reducing the saturation of CO2 in the water — allowing it to absorb more from the atmosphere when it is returned to the sea. (I was shown an image of the small-scale prototype facility but, citing pending patents, Heimdal declined to provide the photo for publication.)

Image Credits: Heimdal

So from seawater and electricity, they produce hydrogen and chlorine gas, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Carbonate, and Magnesium Carbonate, and in the process sequester a great deal of dissolved CO2.

For every kiloton of seawater, one ton of CO2 is isolated, and two tons of the carbonates, each of which has an industrial use. MgCO3 and Na2CO3 are used in, among other things, glass manufacturing, but it’s CaCO3, or limestone, that has the biggest potential impact.

As a major component of the cement-making process, limestone is always in great demand. But current methods for supplying it are huge sources of atmospheric carbon. All over the world industries are investing in carbon reduction strategies, and while purely financial offsets are common, moving forward the preferred alternative will likely be actually carbon-negative processes.

To further stack the deck in its favor, Heimdal is looking to work with desalination plants, which are common around the world where fresh water is scarce but seawater and energy are abundant, for example the coasts of California and Texas in the U.S., and many other areas globally, but especially where deserts meet the sea, like in the MENA region.

Desalination produces fresh water and proportionately saltier brine, which generally has to be treated, as to simply pour it back into the ocean can throw the local ecosystem out of balance. But what if there were, say, a mineral-collecting process between the plant and the sea? Heimdal gets the benefit of more minerals per ton of water, and the desalination plant has an effective way of handling its salty byproduct.

“Heimdal’s ability to use brine effluent to produce carbon-neutral cement solves two problems at once,” said Yishan Wong, former Reddit CEO, now CEO of Terraformation and individually an investor in Heimdal. “It creates a scalable source of carbon-neutral cement, and converts the brine effluent of desalination into a useful economic product. Being able to scale this together is game-changing on multiple levels.”

Terraformation gets $30M to fight climate change with rapid reforesting

Terraformation is a big proponent of solar desalination, and Heimdal fits right into that equation; the two are working on an official partnership that should be announced shortly. Meanwhile a carbon-negative source for limestone is something cement makers will buy every gram of in their efforts to decarbonize.

Wong points out that the primary cost of Heimdal’s business, beyond the initial ones of buying tanks, pumps, and so on, is that of solar energy. That’s been trending downwards for years and with huge sums being invested regularly there’s no reason to think that the cost won’t continue to drop. And profit per ton of CO2 captured — already around 75 percent of over $500-$600 in revenue — could also grow with scale and efficiency.

Millar said that the price of their limestone is, when government incentives and subsidies are included, already at price parity with industry norms. But as energy costs drop and scales rise, the ratio will grow more attractive. It’s also nice that their product is indistinguishable from “natural” limestone. “We don’t require any retrofitting for the concrete providers — they just buy our synthetic calcium carbonate rather than buy it from mining companies,” he explained.

All in all it seems to make for a promising investment, and though Heimdal has not yet made its public debut (that would be forthcoming at Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day) it has attracted a $6.4 million seed round. The participating investors are Liquid2 Ventures, Apollo Projects, Soma Capital, Marc Benioff, Broom Ventures, Metaplanet, Cathexis Ventures, and as mentioned above, Yishan Wong.

Heimdal has already signed LOIs with several large cement and glass manufacturers, and is planning its first pilot facility at a U.S. desalination plant. After providing test products to its partners on the scale of tens of tons, they plan to enter commercial production in 2023.

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[bhautikj]

harrows terrarium As seen in SOMA and shot with Bendycam 28.

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[amerimemedia]

The head of Otakon 2019 Guest Relations, Ethan Kick, has taken the time out of his busy schedule to provide us a list with some highlights ahead of this year's event, which also marks the 25th anniversary of Otakon. Otakon List of Awesome! by Otakon Guest Relations Head Ethan Kick 1)            We have so much music this year, everyone! Come check out the amazing funk rock band Bradio, followed by the Tribute to Nujabes Concert later that evening in our Main Events room. That’s not all, though.  We also have an exciting and new project, “RPG National Anthem Variations” Guitar Concert with Sam Griffin and Eric Roth. But that’s not even our final form. Make sure to check out TAKU from M-Flo, who will be performing Saturday night at the Otakon Dance. Then to round it out, check out both Diana Garnet and nano perform on Sunday. 2)            That’s not all for music, though. We have incredible composer Kaoru Wada joining us to talk about his works over the years. You may know him best for composing music in "Inuyasha," "Ace Attorney," "Princess Tutu," "D. Gray-man," and "Ninja Scroll." 3)            With a Tribute to Nujabes, you can’t ignore his contribution to "Samurai Champloo." Make sure to check out our panel with Kirk Thorton and Kari Wahlgren, the voices of Jin and Fuu, respectively. We also have a panel dedicated to the music of Nujabes, with a few artists that worked on the music for "Samurai Champloo" or with Nujabes. This includes Marcus D, Substantial, EyeQ, MINMI, and Shing02. 4)            Switching gears from music for a minute, we obviously have a ton of amazing animation guests and events for you, as well. Check out designer Shigeto Koyama, director Hiromi Wakabayashi, and director Hiroyuki Imaishi from Studio Trigger as they premiere "PROMARE," their new animated movie. Also, join their panel during the weekend, where they will be doing Q&A and doing live drawings. 5)            Fire fighters from "PROMARE" are cool, but sometimes you want a bit of fantasy and goofy antics. Well, lucky for you, Bandai Namco Arts is bringing us some of the amazing team behind “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,” with character designer Ryoma Ebata, director Atsushi Nakayama, and voice actor Chikahiro Kobayashi, whom you may know from the show as Ranga but also Saichi Sugimoto in "Golden Kamuy." Come join their panels on Friday and Saturday as they have some fun stuff planned at their events. 6)            That’s not enough anime for Otakon, you say? Well, good thing we are far from finished. We also have FuRyu joining us, presenting the team behind "Laid Back Camp." Voice actress Sayuri Hara, whom you’ll know as Chiaki Ohgaki; producer Shoichi Hotta, whom you may also know for his work on "Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler"; and director Yoshiaki Kyougoku. Yoshiaki Kyougoku has worked on several awesome projects such as "Seirei no Moribito," "Sengoku Basara," and "Eden of the East," as well as "Kuroko’s Basketball" and "Tokyo Ghoul" as episode director. 7)            We also have producer Michihiko Suwa and voice actress Kikuko Inoue, who are both veterans of the industry. Suwa-san you will know for his work as producer of "City Hunter," "Case Closed," "Detective Conan," "Inuyasha," "Lupin III," and "Magic Knight Rayearth." Kikuko Inoue has acted too many amazing roles to count, but you have probably heard her as Belldandy, Lust, The Boss, Aina Sahalin, Nurse Joy, and I-No. Kikuko Inoue with be joining Suwa-san to talk about their work on the anime "Mix," originally written by legendary manga writer Mitsuru Adachi. Inoue-san plays Mayumi Tachibana and Suwa-san was the producer. 8)            Still not done, though! We are also joined by the incredibly talented Hiroshi Nagahama. He was director on "Mushishi," "Detroit Metal City," and "The Flowers of Evil." He also worked on "The Reflection" from 2017, which was co-created between Nagahama and Stan Lee. Nagahama-san will be discussing the differences between comics in Asia and North America, as well as discussing his own works. 9)            We are also joined by the incredibly talented voice actor Toru Furuya, who you may know as Amuro Ray in "Gundam," Yamcha in "Dragonball," Tuxedo Mask in "Sailor Moon," Pegasus Seiya in "Saint Seiya," and Sabo from "One Piece." He’ll be out talking about his work over the year and being an all-around incredible person. 10)          Our next amazing individual has worked on too many projects to count and needs no introduction. Masao Maruyama is joining us for the first time in Washington, DC. You will know Maruyama-san for his work on "Summer Wars" and "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time." Over the years, he has worked at MADHOUSE as president as well as at MAPPA and M2. 11)          We couldn’t talk about veterans without mentioning Hirokatsu Kihara, who will be joining us again this year. Kihara-san worked at Studio Ghibli on some of its most legendary projects. While you’ve no doubt heard of "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" and "My Neighbor Totoro," he will be here to celebrate the 30thAnniversary of "Kiki’s Delivery Service." He’ll also be discussing ghost stories and all his adventures. 12)          Of course, we couldn’t have an Otakon without amazing North American voice talent, as well! While we already mentioned Kirk Thorton and Kari Wahlgren will be joining us, we also have the amazingly talented industry veterans Richard Epcar and Ellyn Stern. We also have the superbly talented Erika Harlacher, whom you may know as Ann from "Persona 5"; Jason Leibrecht, whom you will know as Dabi in "My Hero Academia" or Hei from "Darker Than Black"; and Elizabeth Maxwell, who, you’ve heard as Midnight in "My Hero Academia" or Arisa Uotani in "Fruits Basket." 13)          Speaking of "Fruits Basket," how could we forget about the Japanese voice cast of "Fruits Basket 2019," who will be here? Makoto Furukawa (Hatsuharu Soma), Manaka Iwami (Tohru Honda), and Nobunaga Shimazaki (Yuki Soma) will all be at Otakon. You’ll know many of them for their other roles, such as Saitama from "One Punch Man" (Makoto Furukawa), Maquia in "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms" (Manaka Iwami), and Haruka in "Free!" (Nobunaga Shimazaki), along with countless other fantastic roles. 14)          With enough music and anime to shake a stick at, we can move to some of our other amazing programming. Roxanne Modafferi and Serena DeJesus will be joining us again this year to show us some martial arts moves up close. They are both incredibly accomplished athletes, and we are so exited to have them back. 15)          We also have the fantastic costumer designer Jez Roth. Make sure to see Jez’s Lip Synch for your Cosplay, as well as his new event, Project Cosplay live. Have you ever wanted to work on cosplays at a convention in from of an audience? Well, maybe it is a bit exciting for some, but we can't wait to see what everyone creates and to see people jam on stage at Lip Synch for your Cosplay. 16)          Our video rooms this year are getting in the anniversary spirit by showing some of the most influential movies and shows of the last 25 years, right up to today, including "AKIRA," "Penguin Highway," a "Lupin the 3rd" double feature, "Bubblegum Crisis," and so much more. Be sure to check out one of the Saturday Morning Cartoon shows to check out fun episodes of some of the best retro anime in both subbed and dubbed theaters. 17)          Our Workshop spaces are hosting the return of the ShoeString Scientists.  Come build a pokemon terrarium, or learn about paper crafting, armor building, or some of our other totally interactive hands-on events. 18)          Speaking of hands-on, we have a dedicated space again this year hosting the Otakon Makerspace.  Drop in anytime over the entire weekend to do a quick project that you can either take home, or contribute to our Makerspace art exhibit. 19)          Do you like puzzles?  The Otakon Break-in room is returning for 2019, with all new devious, and tricky puzzles and games.  Swing by Room 304 to check it out.  Sessions will run continuously during open hours. 20)          Do you like to dance?  We have three different formats for dancing this year.  First is the Lyra's Formal Ball, an opportunity to dress to impress, and waltz the night away on Friday.  Second is Hiro's Lounge, a swing lounge, running lessons all day, and hosting two live bands during open dance hours, the later night lounge is 18+ with a cash bar.  Third is our Otakon Rave, with DJs pumping out the beats into the early hours. 21)          Cosplay more your thing?  Come check out the Otakon Masquerade on Saturday night, starting at 7:30 p.m.  Many entrants from the Hall Costume Contest participate in a catwalk fashion show, and the Masquerade entries skits will make you laugh, cry, and cheer! Things To 

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[thefandomdarling-blog]

Sónia by miadalmeida featuring acrylic office accessories ❤ liked on Polyvore

Topshop floral pocket shirt, 27 CAD / Miss selfridge skirt, 45 CAD / Stuart Weitzman round cap, 64 CAD / Marni leather flap backpack, 2,390 CAD / Allurez ruby flower earrings, 690 CAD / Forever 21 polka dot hair accessory, 1.91 CAD / Miu Miu round tortoiseshell sunglasses, 220 CAD / Ponytail hair tie, 3.81 CAD / Albert Thurston suspender, 83 CAD / Palette eyeshadow, 51 CAD / Nars cosmetic, 57 CAD / NARS Cosmetics long wear makeup, 33 CAD / Nars cosmetic, 43 CAD / NARS Cosmetics creamy concealer, 38 CAD / Gucci eau de parfum perfume, 165 CAD / Rituals body moisturizer, 23 CAD / Mascarade Arlequin A5 Paseo Notebook, 28 CAD / Mini succulent terrarium, 38 CAD / Craft Foster citrus candle, 28 CAD / Soma leakproof water bottle, 38 CAD / Leather office accessory, 25 CAD / Acrylic office accessory, 3.17 CAD / Fujifilm Instax Mini 8+ Instant Film Camera International..., 92 CAD / Jumbo Paperclip, 0.49 CAD

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[bs-fangirl]

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Anglerfish for the SOMA terrarium is done! I took some liberties with the design but I did my best to keep the spirit of the terrifying WAU infected anglerfish. It was a delightful and terrifying surprise in the abyss.

This is built entirely from scratch. The body is clay and the teeth are melting plastics. I couldn’t find an old man toy for the face but a dollar store Barbie rip-off came to my rescue, even if my roommates were horrified to see me pulling off her head and cutting up her face. Skeleton hands are Halloween decorations.

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[bs-fangirl]

Haven’t been able to finish anything new for the SOMA terrarium in a few months; I have two additions underway, just haven’t had a chance to work much on them. So here is the current Pathos II gang sitting on my bookshelf. It makes me smile to see them when I walk by. They won’t be in the bookshelf forever, as I hope to get an actual terrarium tank to put them in, but it’s a cozy little spot for the moment. @frictionalgames​ 

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[bs-fangirl]

“Leave me alone!”

 Another enemy for my SOMA terrarium, the Robot Girl of Omicron. I adore her creepy design. Her story intrigues me because she is aware enough of what’s happened to her to cry and scream. I’m terrible at stealth in video games so I just ran full force and withstood her blows to make it out with the battery pack. Built off a blank Funko Pop with clay and metal wires. I had a lot of fun with her claw hand and shoulder spikes, I’m pretty pleased with those details.

First shared on Twitter, now finally sharing on Tumblr! @frictionalgames

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[bs-fangirl]

“There’s monsters out there!” Newest arrival to SOMA terrarium, the enemy of the Curie, the Flesher. If I was going to make any enemy, it was him because he killed me so many times! He’s an expert at cornering me in dead ends. When playing for the first time, I kept screaming at him to the point that my roommates came to check on me. Built on a blank Funko Pop with clay on his head. The WAU lights are more puffy paint; I’m debating about adding more to his big old noggin. First shared on Twitter, now finally on Tumblr! @frictionalgames

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[bs-fangirl]

“Is that an Omnitool you’re carrying?” “The door opener?” Another piece for my SOMA terrarium, the Omnitool! Or really Simon’s best friend, Catherine! He’d be lost without her so of course I had to make her. Never worked on something so miniature before but very happy with it; straight lines on tiny things are really hard, will definitely need more practice. Completely sculpted and painted by hand. First shared on Twitter, now finally on Tumblr! @frictionalgames

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[bs-fangirl]

“I woke up in my bed today – 100 years ago. Who am I?” SOMA is one of my favorite video games of all time created by Frictional Games. It’s a game that does not get enough love so I decided to make my own terrarium to showcase its awesomeness. It will be mainly built on toy modifications and I’m hoping to even get a genuine tank to put home all my creations. First up is the player character, Simon Jarrett. My first ever attempt at customizing a Funko Pop. The base is Ghost from Ant-man and the Wasp; even from the first trailer, I thought her character design looked remarkably like Simon in the diving suit and the Funko Pop even more so. It was easy to paint because the Ghost is all white so I just painted right directly on top of her. The glowing WAU ‘lights’ are bits of brightly colored puffy paint. No other modifications made; just a straight up paint job. I was glad to make Simon first because I pull him out every time I’m working on something new for the terrarium so he can witness first-hand the next horror I’m creating for him. Originally shared on Twitter, finally sharing on Tumblr! @frictionalgames

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[bs-fangirl]

“Like nothing happened. Everything looks the same. All silence alike.” The silent presence of WAU-altered sea-life in SOMA really sells the atmosphere of the game. I love looking out a window or standing on the ocean floor and seeing the outlines and glow of WAU lights on the creatures swimming about. So, of course, had to make some for my tank! The hardest part of these guys was just finding toy sea-creatures I liked. I wanted ones that looked at least semi-realistic but so many toys for kids have absurdly bright colors and big smiles. Both of these toys came from a craft store, which have animals with decent realistic details. I stuck with just paint on these guys rather than making growths out of clay; I think the puffy paint, my very best friend on this project, does exactly what I pictured for the WAU having its way with the wildlife. First shared on Twitter, now finally on Tumblr! @frictionalgames

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[bs-fangirl]

“That’s the WAU you’re hooking up to!” “I need it, ok?” Can’t let Simon wander around a terrarium full of monsters and robots without a way to heal himself! The base is a plastic toy rock. I originally tried to sculpt the health node out of clay but it was too heavy on the slick plastic. So I took two wooden discs, Gorilla-glued them to each other and then the rock, and covered it in puffy paint. It worked really well! All the other details of WAU growth and lights around the health point are more puffy paint. First shared on Twitter, now finally shared on Tumblr! @frictionalgames

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