Arknights related wonderings
so Texas and Exusiai are clearly an item. i mean... probably. fuck it it's like touhou, all are lesbiabs.
But either way, yeah very much Girlfriends vibes for them two. Texas and Lappland have... prior history. I get a Spike Spiegel and Vicious vibe from the pair of them (with Lappland clearly being Vicious), since they're both clearly ex-Siracusian mob. Lappland talks about bringing back "the old Texas".
Texas clearly dislikes Lappland too. so... I think ...
30 day videogame music challenge thread! Day 4
Console Exclusive Series - Scott Pilgrim Vs The World - Suburban Tram. Honestly, that game had such an amazing soundtrack and it's bloody criminal it hasn't been rereleased on other platforms than Xbox 360 and PS3 and is no longer available. Anamanaguchi pulled an absolute blinder with this soundtrack, blending chiptunes and conventional instruments, as they always do, in a wonderful soundscape. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YCMBIgvFTc
1/2 Didn't realise until now but a lot of Angela Davis's work is available to read for free online, if you are not able to get a physical copy. She's a very clear writer I think and easy to get to grips with even if this kind of writing is new to you. Links: Are Prisons Obsolete? https://collectiveliberation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Are_Prisons_Obsolete_Angela_Davis.pdf
Women, Race & Class https://legalform.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/davis-women-race-class.pdf
Angela Davis: An Autobiography https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vI1u2AZTGcp7DO8Ys24KbW8SdDIQHD8q/view
Globalism and the Prison Industrial Complex https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6940/94a584fb7f305110d11abaacecec2938337d.pdf
Trying to push for more and better BAME representation at work. Please shoot your shot, we really need to do better.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/04/25/how-to-pitch-an-article-to-rock-paper-shotgun/
Lots of bail funds are now very well funded, if you can still afford a donation and would like it to go to something that gets direct aid to people please consider this
https://www.gofundme.com/f/louisville-mutual-aid-a-new-world-is-possible
So, a while ago, Miq's mum bought some personalised cups for the house, three of them, with an initial for each of us.
However what we didn't expect was that they wouldn't have any handles. They're really nice mugs, but because of the lack of handles, somewhat useless for any hot drink as a result.
As such I've taken to using them to measure rice for our rice/slow cooker. So they stand for Rice, More Rice, and Probably Too Much Rice.
UK BAME coronavirus / covid-19 deaths report
they just released the report, you can download it here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/889195/disparities_review.pdf
So, here's the thing: sometimes, as a white person, I'll see a post written by someone who is non-white that comes directly for me. Not in a targeted "I am calling out this specific person" way, but in a "They are talking about patterns of behaviour that describe my own actions" way. And that sucks! I get this awful feeling in the pit of my stomach because I see that this person is talking about me!
You know what I do with that feeling?
I accept it. Yes. They're talking about me. What can I do about that? What are immediate actions I can take to fix this problem? Do I need to apologize to anyone? Are there voices I can boost talking about this issue?
You know what I DON'T do with that feeling?
Hop into the person's menchies and start making a fuss.
I'm not gonna say "It's not hard, people!" because it is. It's hard work. But it's worth it.
random thought, mh/therapy related, but fictional, more transrelated now, cont.
the robot shakes their head, then looks up at her slightly, a slight colouration flushing the display on their face. "...I was... thinking about going with Eliza?..." They reply softly. The therapist smiles slightly and nods, sitting back.
"How did that feel?"
The robot hangs their head again, trembling slightly before a glitchy - as if through choked sobs - but rapturously happy voice sounds out "Interface found..."
random thought, mh/therapy related, but fictional, more transrelated now, cont.
The councellor nods gently, steeples her chapped and slightly scorched fingers as she considers this, glancing over at a nearby screwdriver and diagnostic toolset, before looking back to her patient.
"...Did you think about what we talked about before?"
"... ..."
"It's alright, if you didn't have the processor cycles to do it, that's not an error, it can be hard..."
random thought, mh/therapy related, but fictional, more transrelated now
mostly I'm just thinking about this because I got a random mental image of a robot on a couch talking about how they've been having kernel panic errors showing up a lot when out in public, and how their frame feels wrong somehow, and the councellor raises an eyebrow slightly at one point
"wrong as in... wrong wiring?"
"more like... wrong build. wrong metal??... like trying to interface with something that isn't there."
random thought, mh/therapy related, but fictional
and like, they talk about it, and at the end the therapist can offer code injection (analagous to medication) to patch the issue if it's a hard coded problem that's cropped up, or if it's a hardware fault that can't otherwise easily be dealt with, or "workarounds" can be offered, (like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for robots, where they self-code a way around it themselves with tools learned/given) or a combination of them.
random thought, mh/therapy related, but fictional
like, a therapy session between a robot and her councellor/maintenance official. The councellor COULD just open her up and reprogram her to "fix" her, but you gotta diagnose first, and in the interests of consent, boundaries, and treating her with respect, as well as getting a more accurate picture of what's ACTUALLY wrong rather than what the state/gov't/non robots THINK is "wrong", they talk it out, discuss "glitches" and such.
yeah i'm moving over to chitter.xyz now. Soooo go there! I'm there now.