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( PH 1 - [SAFETY] Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Crossover Fandom, Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV) )

( PH 2 - Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV 1984), Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (Video Game), [SAFETY] A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman, [SAFETY] Art in the Blood - Brian Stableford, Battlestar Galactica (2003), Dark Shadows (1966) )

( PH 3 - NoPixel (Web Series), Video Blogging RPF, 仙王的日常生活 | The Daily Life of the Immortal King (Cartoon), [SAFETY] 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん | Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san | Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, [SAFETY] ALICE - Erin LeCount (Music Video), 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs )

( PH 6 - [SAFETY] Bullet Train (2022), [SAFETY] Kraven the Hunter (2024), The Fall Guy (2024), Gladiator (Movies - Scott) )

( PH 11 - Nantucket Trilogy - S.M. Stirling, Crossover Fandom, Crossover Fandom, [SAFETY] 长公主在上 | Zhǎng Gōng Zhǔ Zài Shàng (Web Series), Grimm (TV), 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 绅探 | Detective L (TV) )

( PH 12 - Crossover Fandom, 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game), 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game), [SAFETY] Original Work, [SAFETY] 恋をするつもりはなかった | Koi wo Suru Tsumori wa Nakatta | I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love (Manga), 网恋翻车指南 - 酱子贝 | Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating - Jiàng Zǐ Bèi, The Handsome Salesman At Work Is An Ideal Master, ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon )

( PH 14 - [SAFETY] When the Angels Left The Old Country - Sacha Lamb, The Fairyland Series - Catherynne M. Valente, [SAFETY] Wind Will Rove - Sarah Pinsker, [SAFETY] Into the Woods - Sondheim/Lapine, [SAFETY] The Forbidden Book - Sacha Lamb )

( PH 15 - 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo, 전지적 독자 시점 - 싱숑 | Omniscient Reader - Sing-Shong, 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work - Baek Deoksoo, 내가 키운 S급들 | The S-Classes That I Raised (Webcomic), [SAFETY] Original Work, 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game), Crossover Fandom, Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening )

( PH 16 - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Manga), [SAFETY] BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles (Video Game) )

( PH 18 - [SAFETY] Point Break (1991), [SAFETY] The Collector Series (Movies), Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Video Games), [SAFETY] A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV) )

kalinara posting in

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Sorry guys, things got ahead of me again and I ended up taking another accidental week off from reviewing. However, I insist the next In Sylvan Shadows review will be up tomorrow

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http://mediagazer.com/260318/p20#a260318p20

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Netflix execs refute a rumor that creatives making movies or shows are told to repeat plot points in dialogue often because viewers are distracted by phones — Despite Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's recent suggestion, Netflix execs say they're not asking filmmakers to repeat their film or TV plots in show dialogue.

http://mediagazer.com/260318/p20#a260318p20

halfcactus

Thank you kind anon for the paid time ♥

Life updates:

I watched a local showing of A Chorus Line, which ends my streak of pre-booked outside/leisure time. Now I'm back to the hermit life.

We had one last cold surge from the northeast monsoon, as cold as 23C at daytime. Weather is warming up now but still pleasantly cool.

Currently groupwatching the How Dare You!? cdrama. We did try the donghua, but the Youtube subs were MTL and unbearable. (I vaguely recall iQiyi having human-translated subs? But we can't be bothered to subscribe just for that, so.) I guess it worked out because the cdrama pacing and visuals have been much more enjoyable while paying homage to the donghua.

I set up a new Feedly account because I miss reading old-school blogs (outside of Dreamwidth)! If anyone has any blog/Substack recs, I'd love to hear them. I've resubscribed to Kottke, Cup of Jo, and The Marginalist (formerly Brainpickings) because it comforts me to see old blogs still going strong.

The narra tree across the street has begun practicing how to bloom. So far it's just a few flowers here and there which I think has been attracting orioles (I usually just hear them flying around, now I can see them). Summer is coming.

I picked up some sort of Detective Di game because it was on sale for $2 on the Switch store and am enjoying it so far. Here we have Detective Di having a Mei Changsu moment.
detective di stands on a boat that floats on a stream.He observes, 'Some invisible force is pulling the boat forward.'

detective di stands on a boat that floats on a stream.He observes, 'Some invisible force is pulling the boat forward.'

Current events, local and international, continue to be very bleak, I hope everyone is doing well.

x95 posting in

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Title: stuck within my head
Fandom: Water the Roses by Flavor Foley
Rating: G
Content notes: Embedded images. Bright colors were utilized, which may cause eyestrain.
Artist notes: Drawn with Krita, page/canvas templates via Electric Zine Maker. Drawn in around an hour, mainly to practice using the convert (linework) to alpha color filter. Title is derived from the song lyrics.
Summary: Fanart of the GUMI design from Flavor Foley's song, Water the Roses.
Challenge: 509 - Plant

( stuck within my head )

sonia posting in

gluten_free

I would like to have more high-protein snacks on hand, and the usual suggestions don't work for my digestive system (nuts, soy, dairy, beans). Does anyone have recipes to recommend? I'm thinking something like mini-frittatas made in muffin cups. Some kind of meatballs would be an option, but I'd prefer something that was less fuss to make. Thanks!

I did a quick search before posting and found this recipe: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/231480/muffin-pan-frittatas/ Looks reasonable, although I wouldn't put in milk or cheese. At least it gives me proportions and baking time.

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Posted by adamrice

https://www.metafilter.com/212589/I-like-to-use-Soviet-control-panels-as-a-starting-point

Marcin Wichary (previously) is a design nerd's design nerd. He loves bitmap fonts. He loves the Gorton typeface. He wrote a 3-volume magnum opus about keyboards. Lately he's been posting to his Unsung blog on the subject of "software craft and quality," and today he looks at the design of Lego computer control panels—the wedge-shaped 2x2 brick with a bit of silkscreening on the angled surface—as well as functional computers inspired by them, and little itty bitty tiny displays that fit into that brick format (and run Doom).

This is just one of his many blog posts that are catnip for MeFites. His delight and enthusiasm are infectious.

https://www.metafilter.com/212589/I-like-to-use-Soviet-control-panels-as-a-starting-point

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http://mediagazer.com/260318/p19#a260318p19

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Cloudflare says it has appealed the €14.2M fine issued by Italy for refusing to block pirate sites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service, calling the amount “staggering” — Cloudflare said it has appealed a fine issued by Italy over the company's refusal to block access to websites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service.

http://mediagazer.com/260318/p19#a260318p19

goodbyebird

+ London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution.
“This report shows that cities can achieve what was once thought impossible: cutting toxic air pollution by 20-45% in a little over a decade,” said Cecilia Vaca Jones, executive director of Breathe Cities, one of the organisations behind the report. “This isn’t just happening in one corner of the world; from Warsaw to Bangkok, cities are proving that we have the tools to solve this crisis right now.”

+ Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery.

+ Two pairs of beavers released in Cornwall.
Beavers became extinct from the wild in England more than 400 years ago due to hunting for their pelts, meat and glands.
The charity said beavers were increasingly recognised as one of nature's most important keystone species - animals whose presence shapes entire ecosystems.

+ The river otter’s remarkable comeback.

+ European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women".
Significantly, the vote gathered support not only from left-leaning groups but also from the majority of the European People's Party, the largest and most powerful center-right bloc in the European Parliament. The center-right support drew sharp criticism from the far right: the Patriots for Europe group, which includes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz and French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's National Rally, voted against the resolution and denounced its exclusion from negotiations over the text. The European Conservatives and Reformists, the group of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia, also voted against. But their combined opposition was not enough to block the resolution, which passed with support from a broad cross-ideological majority.

+ Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent.

+ Why comics needs its own Criterion Closet, an inside look at THE STACKS.

+ stop counting. what you love matters..
Cardiff University's Dr Lucy Bennett put it well in that same piece: "Once taste is turned into a scoreboard with ratings, competition then inevitably follows." Which, yes — but I'd push that further. Competition doesn't just follow. It replaces something. In the war to protect a number, the actual shows get swallowed whole. Nobody in these review threads is talking about what made "Ozymandias" so devastating, or what any of these subsequent shows did differently. They’re just defending territory. The number had stopped being a representation of the thing and had become the thing itself.

+ Marvel Comics has the optimisation sickness.
The current status quo at Marvel seems to be that if a storyline is successful they'll publish too many comics about it and it will get derailed. If a storyline isn't successful enough they'll publish too many comics about it and it will get derailed.

+ The Secretive Company Filling Video Game Sites With Gambling And AI.
Chris Button, an Australian tech journalist and former contributor, wasn't pleased to see his old profile alongside the AI authors. All of his former articles were edited to include closing sections pointing to casino and betting guides. He attempted to have his author profile removed by emailing the new management of GamesHub, but he never received a response. However, he no longer appears on the Meet the Team page. Button is disappointed with what the site has become. "Seeing GamesHub transformed into a site promoting gambling is devastating, not just for those who wrote for the site, but for the industry the publication championed", he said.

+ Friendly reminder that The Importance of Being Earnest is available to watch for free a little while longer. Chaotic fun, highly recommend.

scrubjayspeaks

“If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride,” she sang to herself, a funny little lullaby to keep her creations soothed while she worked on the last fine details. Her deft fingers curled up wood shavings fine as paper and light as feathers, the skill needed to make lumps of wood into something capable of flight. Wishes weren’t horses, of course; they were birds, carved from the heaviest of hopes into the faintest of whispers, sent out into the world to alight where they may.

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LL#1371

starwatcher posting in

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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Wednesday, March 18, to midnight on Thursday, March 19. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34382 Daily Check-in

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 9

How are you doing?

I am OK.
6 (66.7%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
3 (33.3%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
2 (22.2%)

One other person.
4 (44.4%)

More than one other person.
3 (33.3%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

princessofgeeks

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http://mediagazer.com/260318/p18#a260318p18

Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro details priorities in a staff memo: maintaining creative excellence, leveraging technology, and operating as “One Disney” to align teams — The entertainment giant's new chief says “great storytelling” and “creative excellence” will remain the company's north star

http://mediagazer.com/260318/p18#a260318p18

alisx

Found the hipster cafe near Cousin’s house and this is definitely where all the Instagram mommies come with their sad beige babies while their husbands are off collecting photos of them holding fish for their post-divorce dating app profiles.