#very reliable posts

[raekleindogpaintings]

Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997) // The Devil's Backbone (2001)

#shoujo kakumei utena #revolutionary girl utena #rgu #the devil's backbone #el espinazo del diablo #very reliable posts #watch the devil's backbone YES YOU THE GIRL READING THIS! #rgu spoilers

[pixelkip]

You know what. Why do we as a touhou fandom not talk about the fact the pc98 songs are canon. They exist. In canon. Akyuu has them documented and has probably heard them. Someone within touhou's universe wrote them. Reimu could probably actually listen to her own theme. Were the songs actually written about the events of those games?? Was eternal shrine maiden written about reimu?? Was love colored magic written about marisa?? I'm going insane

#i could rant for hours about the fact there is a band in universe that apparently wrote them #thats mentioned in akyuus untouched score and pmiss #i might make a longer post about this eventually im just. obsessed with this fact #ive been rotating this in my brain for over a year i have so many thoughts about it augghhh #im just. honestly not super confident talking about my interpretations of obscure touhou lore #since im kinda worried that ill be wildly misinterpreting something #especially considering i cannot read japanese and translations arent always reliable #but god. i havent seen almost anyone talk about this and i think the implications are very very interesting.. #touhou #touhou project

[front-facing-pokemon]

#something is very obviously different about these two compared to my normal images on this blog. i acknowledge this #also the sv model is Really good. and since they always stare straight at the camera anyway… and no one pays attention to the background… #and the only high-quality phantump model i could find was so horribly shiny that its eyes were just white voids #in my defense‚ phantump always just stare straight at you in game #the lighting is different‚ yeah. that's probably the dead giveaway. beyond the background. but like. i'm the only being on the planet who #really likes phantump anyway. i feel like it's a generally forgettable pokémon to most folks #phantump #HELLO this one is a weird one. i have some explaining to do. so when i did this one i didn't know how to edit models really at all #and when i got the models for these‚ the xy models were super shiny. shiny to the point that it made their eyes fuckin invisible #and i decided that since you could barely tell it was phantump‚ i needed a different way to get these images #i remembered that in the SV dlc‚ every time you find a wild phantump‚ it just fucking. stares. at you. and i was like. aha #i kinda remembered because of the test stream that i did. tumblr user alligayytorr (am i getting the right amount of Ys) said #“haha i am getting a sneak peek” when i zoomed the camera in on a phantump. and i remembered that. and i was like. i can utilize this #and ended up using just an in-game screenshot of SV in replacement of the regular content. later on‚ after that #once we got into gen 7 and it became less and less reliable to find models‚ i had to learn how to edit them manually to remove the shine #i am a software dev. not a 3d modeler. this ended up coming down to editing the code of the models directly (which i ended up writing a #script to automate). now‚ today‚ january 22nd (the day of me writing these tags and updating this post)‚ i remembered this post was in the #queue and was not normal. so i went back‚ ran the script on the phantump and trevenant models‚ and unshinified them #then edited these two posts to be normal. i have left the original pictures i took under the cut for reference and as bonuses #because i really enjoy phantump. so that's why those images are there‚ and that's why these tags are here #just for posterity's sake‚ the folks who come here mostly for my commentary‚ i've left the ORIGINAL tags of the post when i initially #made it with the SV pictures up at the top (i wanted to rearrange them‚ but tumblr makes that Very difficult‚ so i left them as-is) #so if these tags are confusing to read i Apologize. but i hope now that you're at the bottom you understand what happened #i'm gonna go edit the trevenant post now

[lord-squiggletits]

The thing about Prowl is I don't really think canon was ever trying to frame him as a "necessary evil" or anything along the lines of "he's a shitty person but his work was necessary" like mmm.... That feels very much like something Prowl wants to believe about himself, not something that's actually factually true in reality.

I can't really make a good argument about it because I only remember like a handful of standout Prowl Moments in IDW1 but like... Prowl dropping a bomb on a neutral city and blaming it on the Decepticons is not "a necessary evil," that's a war crime. Prowl trying to destroy the space bridge to Caminus to keep Starscream from getting power over it, dooming the entire planet and its inhabitants to extinction by starvation, is not "a necessary evil," it's a fucking war crime. I feel like trying to frame such drastic measures as him "doing the dirty work of the Autobots" feels way too much like an excuse for actions that actually aren't justifiable. Especially since Prowl himself is far from being the 100% rational guy he thinks he is, considering how often he bases his decisions on things like his anti-Decepticon bias and his general refusal to follow any orders that contradict what he thinks is The Right Thing To Do (TM).

But also I think this is kind of the fault of the narrative of IDW1, since very few Autobots besides Prowl are given the chance to actually be morally gray even when the worldbuilding implicates them in some very morally gray things. Like, for example, JRO adding in the existence of MTOs which implies that the normally squeaky-clean leader Optimus was willing to approve the creation of new soldiers just to throw them into combat (and even the attempts to humanize the MTOs by giving them "an education" were eventually cut down to nothing but combat optimizations). And there's also the fact that Optimus knows about the Wreckers and has been known to call them on missions at least once (Stormbringer), meaning he's very much aware of the Wreckers and their tactics and is willing to call them in for fights when it's necessary.

I don't think you need to use Prowl as a crutch to make the Autobots morally gray. I think the Autobot leadership (or at least, Optimus, since few people besides him or Prowl seem to have major tactical command over the army as a whole) is plenty morally gray enough on its own, because the nature of war is inherently morally gray no matter how righteous your cause is. Reducing the lives of your own people into numbers on maps, harvesting resources, bringing MTOs to life just to die in a war they practically have no stake in, those things are enough.

And tbh it kind of bothers me when people try to saddle Prowl with the "dirty work of the Autobots", not just because it frames Prowl's blatantly evil actions as some sort of savior act taking the blame from the rest of the Autobots (which isn't even accurate, because the blame for war crimes falls on the entire army as an institution rather than one person), but because it downplays the moral grayness of the Autobots and pretends that no Autobot BESIDES Prowl ever participated in morally gray actions, which simply isn't true.

TLDR: Prowl isn't as much of a hero as he thinks he is because committing atrocities in the name of your cause doesn't change the fact that they're atrocities (and may not have even been justified). However, painting Prowl as the "token evil teammate" of sorts also places too much blame for the atrocities of war on him in particular, when in reality that's a burden shared by Optimus Prime and any other members of the Autobot military command structure.

#squiggposting #meta #prowl feels like one of those characters where people trust what he says at face value when like. he's very much not a reliable narrator #prowl SAYS that he does the dirty work no one else is willing to do but. is it really dirty work? #or is it just him authorizing dirty work and hiding it on his own and justifying it in the name of 'it's for the autobots'? #to draw on an old fandom of mine: 'what is the difference between you and the decepticons now?' #'isn't it obvious prime? i serve the autobots' #but also this is kind of the fault of JRO because like he's the main idw writer that explores what things were like during the war #while still being unwilling to part from the ideal of OP as the best prime and the all good and loving leader #barber gets into morally gray OP but it almost entirely concerns post war stuff so i wouldnt really count it

[satansknitwear]

I dont even know which blog to post to anymore ✨

✨Treat me✨

#So i shall post to both until i know which is most... Reliable??? This one is a sideblog i could control from my old and new one #Gotta gather some coin for visiting my beloved besties next week ✨ i cant believe its happening tbh #Im amazed and terrified! And very excited of course ✨ #Satans knitwear #Alt pinup #Pinup girl #Pretty lingerie #Any tips or treats would be massively appreciated right now 💕 #Floral stockings #Lace top stockings #Strappy lingerie #Pasties

[enhanced-operatives-division]

Phoenixposting..... they're shaped

#they're the only character i feel comfortable drawing....people r so scary to me because i'm a warrior cats fan in rehab #as you can probably tell by my kitty phoenix.. #AUGH drawing people is so scary and UNCOMFORTABLE #it doesn't help that I can't use myself as a reliable model for some things because im hypermobile and my body does odd things #the thing is i know LOTS but I have very little confidence in my own ability because it's NEW and SCARY #I've tried so many times and always defaulted back to cats and i know i can only get better by keeping at it but the horrors persist. #i expect you to die #ieytd #[agent moose's art] #agent phoenix #ughshshdh I'll get there eventually i just get so anxious #posting helps a bit because this fandom...so kind...so gentle .... #+ i look up to a lot of artists here including ny two friends

[gingerswagfreckles]

It's just as irresponsible to take Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad at their word as it is to take the IDF and US intelligence agents their word. Just FYI.

#israel #palestine #israel palestine conflict #israel palestine war #i/p #i/p conflict #i/p war #like it is very believable that the Israeli gov bombed a hospital and is now lying about it to avoid international backlash #its also just as believable that two literal terrorist groups fired a rocket that landed to soon and now theyre lying about it?? #they arent fucking reliable either lol #god the speed at which everything will call something thay challenges their YA novel narratives #propaganda #without actually reading the news reports theyre so quick to lambast to actually find out what they say #is so fucking scary lol #hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad are terrorist groups!!!!! they arent reliable either!!!!! #jfc #this is all im posting about this until the UN or some neutral party does an investigation #gaza hospital #gaza #gaza strip

[liquidstar]

ok based on what im seeing from cohost it actually seems like the best alternative if you actually wanna be able to make whatever kinda posts you want. so like for my purposes it HYPOTHETICALLY works best. its also pretty similar to tumblr in terms of layout though im not a huge fan of the design of the site? hopefully i can customize it more though- theres a waiting period of about a day or two before i can really post or do anything so i really cant say 100% if im on board

but if tumblr went down i might try to use cohost for my oc stuff, and honestly i would like it if enough ppl used it so that i could just stay on there, but if i have to use twitter to keep in touch w ppl so be it. i really hate how public twitter feels though, i like it better on smaller sites like here and, well, hypothetically cohost, where it doesnt feel like i could be subject to the public eye at any point.

so yeah ill tell you all how good or bad it is once the waiting period is over and hopefully if its good enough for me and maybe some of you we can make accs to move to, if the time ever comes. but for now im happy with my stuff here and i hope i can keep it here. if you already have one my username there is the same, tho obvs its empty. anyway im going to watch k on

#also based on the posts im seeing theyre formatted like tumblr reblogs #which is good bc i kind of hate that the twitter retweet system has like #the reply to the post first #backwards conversation..... #and then you cant add passed that! why! #absolutely reblogs are a better system #comments are a bit weird tho bc they take you to another page. and theyre formatted like old tumblr reblog chains. or reddit reply chains #but not terrible #in a way the reply chain thing for comments is helpful bc you can follow convos #its the taking you to another page part that i can see getting annoying esp if you have slow internet #it says SOMETHING abt asks. i hope it has askboxes thats one of the best things abt tumblr #oh there is! theres actual askboxes! yay! #even better for oc reasons hehe #i guess my biggest concern really is just that its so new so its hard to see it as something like #as reliable as twitter or insta #so ill probably also use one of those too at the very least to keep in contact

[lillazyboithings]

I encourage people to give their reasons why (not forced, but I am interested in what you pick and why)

Context 2: A Himbo is a dumb or naive man, who, despite looking like an asshole Chad, is actually sweet, respectful, and kind. Typically large, beefy, and relatively handsome, but friendly.

Context: a friend of mine said that Max is a himbo and I wanted to know what the general population of NPMDblr would think

Please reblog for a larger sample size

#starkid nerdy prudes must die #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #starkid npmd #max jagerman #max jägerman #maxwell jagerman #maxwell jägerman #not an art post #please think VERY well about this #we might also get reliable information out of this poll for the fandom- #this is why you do not give me statements that would lead to these kinds of polls #at least my statistics and research teachers would be kinda proud of me for this /j

[mo-ok]

What's a Red without their Blue?

Kyukyu Sentai GoGoV

Matoi Tatsumi & Nagare Tatsumi

#gogov #kyukyu sentai gogov #super sentai #red and blue #something about a reliable red being backed by a techy blue feels very nostalgic #does this count as a fire/water duo????????? an arguement can be made #(the answer is yes) #two big brothers with two opposite personalities #matoi eats off your plate but he taught you how to ride a bike and keeps the bullies away #nagare ignores you at school but he helps you with your homework and puts bandaids on your scrapes #do you get me??????? am i making sense????????????? #its matoi's way or the highway and nagare is content enough to just go with the flow #his cool aloof nature means he largely just keeps his head down and lets matoi's stomp around unchallenged #you gotta leave the pushing and the questioning and the head butting to the classic middle child that is go green #gif post tag

[raekleindogpaintings]

maiakitten banging out the tunes

#maiabingleart #neil banging out the tunes #narr-art #very reliable posts

[jadeazora]

I was stuck doing everything on my phone for a month, which wasn't too much of a hassle, but I prefer using my laptop to cover new episodes. Glad it's back and able to connect again. 💕

Alright! Back on my old, reliable beast of a laptop. (It was having some sort of connectivity issues and wouldn't connect to the new network we had it on when we switched providers, but we ended up getting some other kind of router that it could pair with.)

I was kinda wondering if it just gave up the ghost since it's had connectivity issues and would often lose the signal, even on our old network. (I've had this laptop since late-2015, so certain issues are bound to pop up sometimes. I'm surprised it's still kicking, in all honesty.)

#lenovo #ooc post #personal post #ooc content #it's had casing damage #has been factory reset three times #and has taken a few nasty bumps since I'm a total klutz #and it's still very reliable

[sendmyresignation]

one of the things about where are your boys tonight i really appreciated and, to me, seemed like the most significant thrust of the book (but never garnered much attention, imo), was the focus on the business side of things and particularly the way the many bands never saw long term success or stability or the way a lot of very young people were taken advantage of even after making their labels and handlers metric butt-tones of money and this really culminated with the discussion about paramores record deal and the inherently coercive nature of making a 14 year old sign a record deal (not even really mentioning that record deal was 20 fucking years lmao) and yet i still see people argue she was an industry plant or whatever. sorry ig one of my fatal flaws is i give child stars the benefit of the doubt considering the fundamental exploitation necessary for that position to exist or whatever

#sorry was thinking about this bc I saw some truly horrible and dismissive posts on twitter about hayleys contract #but i also think it dovetails into the general malaise that existed in the third wave that a lot of places are quick to dismiss #idk. i keep thinking about how so many ppl were taken advantage of (in the sense of predatory contracts or not getting paid victory style) #and how many are stuck in an endless loop of diminishing returns in order to be career musicians who can actually support themselves #and fundamentally this is the key linchpin in the emo nostalgia- some of the btier andlower bands Need stuff like #emo nites or wwwy to actually make a living (no matter how much you make up front a altrock hit single cannot sustain someone as livelihood) #and since touring is the only reliable way to make money. well why put significant expenses into ur new album #none of your fans care about anyway? its a pre-existing cycle. very thrash metal. but its almost worse #when you factor in shit like the fan perception of the used the canyon.... #idk ive been thinking about it a lot and i dont find nostalgia circuits reprehensible bc of the fundamental indignities #of the recording industry and all its issues #but its hard to see people shit talk the third wave for being full of impressionable kids hoping to survive of their passion #like you do realize they dont sound like assholes in that circumstance for crashing and burning? right? #(esp when you add mental health and addiction into the mix- these bands were full of sick people being denied care bc it would interfere w/ #the 'rawness' or authenticity or whatever the fuck. these bands were having their sadness wrung out of them for money) #anyway i think hayley williams should be allowed to hunt any and all current or former atlantic higherups for sport #my posts

[obstinatecondolement]

I was watching a YouTube video about making zines and the person ended it with a call to action to be informed about Palestine and was like "And what better way than by reading zines???" There are. Um. Better ways...

#like zines can be very good educational resources #but also there is absolutely no editorial oversight and people can just Say Whatever and then print their zines/put them online #so yeah no #zines should not be your primary source of information when there are more reliably vetted sources available #there are many better ways to educate yourself about this particular issue! #and it is much too important to learn about through what could just be some randomer's hot takes! #right on the heels of the james somerton scandal this seems very naive ngl #also like I know I haven't posted much about palestine #but like 1) I do not think that me posting about it on tumblr dot com wields all that much power and influence politically #2) I do not want to use the negligible power and influence I DO have to spread misinformation #and I am too upset by all this to fact check everything reliably #and 3) my blog is not the newspaper and I should not be anyone's source of information on current events #so I am not going to try and be that and get too upset to use tumblr at all #I don't use twitter precisely because it's wall to wall distressing stuff about current events

[48787]

New Transmission The fucking Scientific Instrument Class Pseudocons apparently developed what they're calling "Hetero Sapience" and are corrupting the brainmodules of the non-Pseudo 'cons around them by using annoying xenophilosophy words. Soundwave tells me they're 'Greek' and 'Latin' words, apparently. Cool, I guess? Anyway, if you see any SI Class 'cons causing... issues, just try your hardest to turn your brainmodule off before you start getting infected with their weird lingo, alongside all the other issues pertaining to letting the SI Pseudocons transmit data into your brainmodule in their own weird ways. Thundercracker, on a bet with Starscream, tried to get into an argument with one of them and his head literally exploded when it started talking about Alpha Trion's "Mythological Origins" in its weird dialect. He's mostly fine, CR Pods are working at 'peak' efficiency, but the facial reconstruction is apparently impossible due to some kind of corruption. I thought it was just some weird prank but there weren't even any scorch marks or anything. Just exploded. So yeah, just avoid optical contact and auditory contact to the best of your ability and you should be fine. Otherwise, try to force-shutdown your brainmodule if you can. Shockwave is working on a cure right now, mostly because I know he had something to do with this in the first place so he's going to be the one to fix it. He probably wanted a greater justification to do that weird data-transfer idea he mentioned previously. But it also explains the weird Thunderwing hypotheticals he's been asking me lately... Can I go one fucking cycle without someone trying to "Perfect Thunderwing's Work" or whatever other idiotic drivel that I keep finding our limited energon reserves siphoned into?? It's not even a Shockwave thing, it's like every damn Cybertronian these days thinks they have the "Missing piece of the puzzle" or whatever. In fact, Shockwave might be doing this as a weird threat against the other R&D 'cons to cement himself as the one and only Decepticon "Allowed" to have resources wasted on projects like that. Ugh, now that I think about it, that's probably a correct assumption and he's probably gonna expect me to thank him for it later. Ugh, and he's probably literally right. Ugh. At least his repairs both to himself and to his lab seem to be mostly complete so further research into the SI project should hopefully come along a little faster. Both Shockwave and Soundwave think the SIs could potentially be used as some kind of specialty weapon, but we'll have to see how they work on sparkless lifeforms, like biological lifeforms or xenomechanical lifeforms. The SIs don't seem to corrupt each other, but Shockwave keeps reaffirming that they're not "Sparkless Lifeforms" because they "were never lifeforms to begin with"... but I think he's trying to hide something. Usually Soundwave is the one to pick up on that kind of technological obfuscation, but he actually agreed with Shockwave and offered to send Ratbat to try to work out exactly what each "sapient" SI is now capable of on a personal level. We could have just had regular Cybertronians aboard to fill the role SIs fill. I would've preferred K Class to fill any role an SI could fill in all honesty!! But no, constructing cold wasn't enough, we just had to try to learn how to "Construct Frozen" and the "Absolute Zeroes" just had to be put on my ship. Whatever. I've probably said too much already. This was supposed to be a warning for my ship crew, but it's looking like it'll end up being transcribed on the golden disk as well so when this new Scientific Instruments of Destruction project backfires in some absurdly bombastic way there will at least be something remaining that says I was right. End of Transmission

New Transmission Okay so I was right, but so was Shockwave and Soundwave. Or, well, they were right just enough to make sure the backfire is postponed for at least another handful of cycles. Ratbat is still in CR from the investigation, but the cure Shockwave developed seems to be effective and Thundercracker is out and aiding the repair effort. Shockwave is now in contact with one of the SIs digitally and the other few are... integrating due to the personal efforts of Soundwave. I suppose now would be pertinent to mention not all the SIs developed the "Hetero Sapience" condition, many of them are safe for interaction. Soundwave is also currently monitoring their presence, Ravage is tasked with the regular SIs and Laserbeak is tasked with the "Sapient" SIs. Shockwave probably knows exactly what caused this event but he is preoccupied with the one he no doubt is either indoctrinating or ruthlessly interrogating. Report to Soundwave if you see any suspicious behavior, he has been working very hard to ensure the SIs have their purpose clearly defined (And closely monitored). And, Starscream, stop trying to convince the SIs that you are the leader of this ship. Not only have the majority of your efforts been wasted on subsentient automata, the only one you have actually found who possesses the ability to truly listen to you immediately came to the bridge to complain about you. They were the first sapient SI I communicated with directly and it was because they felt the need to complain about you. I almost feel embarrassed for you. Come back to the bridge so you can apologize to it or so I can teach it how to laugh at you. It's practicing right now actually! This moment of chaos should hopefully be largely under control now, the actual "population" of Scientific Instrument Class Pseudocons was actually quite fewer than initially expected due to an indexing error incorrectly labeling certain shells as SI class. At the very least, we have some more specialty warriors because of it all. End of Transmission EOF

#yippie peace through tyranny!! #nemesis posting #Decepticon High Command Slice of Life rambles #Matrix Visions #I like this “chat” font I think it's cool #spacebridge still needs more time in the oven unfortunately #I'm also procrastinating on that because I can't seem to wrap my head around guestmount but do not want to send backup files one at a time #wegh. It'll get done. Eventually. #I'll have so much more bullshit once I actually finish the damn comic my wife radically altered my life with hehehe #I cannot wait to start posting about Alpharius Trionicon. He's the fucking worst if you couldn't tell by name alone and I love him so much #Anyway I just had a very specific joke/pun in my head in the shower then it turned into a whole *thing* like it usually does. #I usually don't explain shit but the shower idea centered around getting the SI acronym to work for hyper specific jokes. #Still can't decide if I want to lock in on “Scientific Instrument” because it fits *so well* for *so many reasons* #But “Synthetic Intelligence” is more generic in a more understandable way... Eeh.. It's a little *too* generic. “Instrument” is cooler. #Once my wife helps me understand her lil fucker more I'll come up with an even shitter joke using “Y/N” so I can do Y/N x SI x SI bullshit! #Oh! The matrix triune project is coming along slowly as well!! I think I mentioned that microphone project once or twice now hehe #I'm gonna make so many shitty covers of songs once I get the soundproofing to start focusing on vocal training stuff #It's been quite a fun time aboard the nemesis!! There's so much to “Blog” about that it's hard to really know when to start *or* stop hehe! #And the fact that all these projects are all interwoven is so fucking wonderful!! I FINALLY feel able to fully grasp my own focus!! #My brain is like a particle collider for certain interests now. I can reliably just.. Spit things out and tie it into the other interests! #It's sometimes exhausting but in such a new way. Like a relieving exhaustion? #Still figuring that part out!! #Anyway that's enough personal project vagueposting I should really be getting back to work hehe this was fun

[giiants]

so i am a wee bit of a joke and fell into a really weird pit of real-life and tumblr stuff and vanished off the face of the earth again and did that thing where i felt too guilty to even reply to people's messages so, yeah. i'm really sorry to everyone who has been very kindly sending messages to enquire as to how i was doing, please know that even if i did not reply, they have been very much appreciated, and i'll be gently dipping my toes back into discord and all the things! i've done that thing where i got overwhelmed by all the things (real life, a new interest, nonsensical guilt of not being here escalating into social anxiety, thanks brain) and did not handle the overwhelm adequately 8)

but recently i found out one of my phd colleagues was HUGE into haikyuu so we started rewatching the series together and fanboying over the boys together, and i think it's helping rekindle the flame of writing, so... if you're still around and not tired of my shenanigans yet, here's attempt 3 at getting back into writing for this rpc!

i think i'll make some changes by 1. reducing the muse list drastically to start with, focus on a handful of muses, and re-expand it if i can handle that already, and 2. rejig some backstories for some much-needed fresh start vibe (i think part of my difficulty writing was that after doing so much on pridewon, there's only so much you can expand on in a slice of life setting, u know, i didn't know how to not be repetitive aymore).

i need to go back to marking essays now but you're still here and decide to still follow despite my nonsense, here's a smooch for you on the fore of your head <3

#ooc / cha #yes cha post when everyone is asleep why don't you fvbdf #this is a clumsy and very condensed version of all the things i wanted to say but most of it is unncessary bhj #i don't expect anyone to stick around if you would prefer to follow more reliable writing and plotting partners/friends so no hard feelings #if you prefer to call it a day! #okay i really need to go back to work vdbhv mwah on you all