#fucking amazing news

[snailboxes]

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#fucking amazing news #i got this email today telling me ive randomly been awarded a merit scholarship for xxxx dollars #its for students studying clinical microbiology #holy shit???? #its one of those alumni scholarship fund things #anyway im going to cry

[xx-just-a-demon-xx]

we just know that stone would be losing his shit at the chance to cut robotnik's hair for him and give him a supervillain makeover

#i just woke up and made this no thoughts head empty #i love how the minute any kind of stob news breaks we all 1. freak out then 2. make art #side tangent do you guys think stone is gonna whip out one of those hair dressing capes? i feel like he 100% would have one lying around #anyway cant fucking wait for robotniks makeover montage #we're all gonna go feral over it and it will be amazing #sonic the hedgehog #sonic movie #sonic movie 3 #sonic movie 3 spoilers #agent stone #ivo robotnik #stobotnik #justa's art

[quizzical-is]

This show is rotating in my mind eternally it's just so good and like everything I love about scifi.

#scavengers reign #scavengers reign sam #ursula tho #i will write a whole post about her soon #you know the characters are good when i cant pick a favorite #like azi???? #amazing #levi???? (crying) also amazing #kamen is a soggy noodle of a man and yet still fascinating #and of course sam is the emotional support cool guy which is why hes always fucking getting stabbed or some shit #im intruiged but inherently untrustful of the new crew #i feel like they are here to show how not to survive on the planet #idk tho #we shall see

[sawamochi]

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail - FanFest 2023, Teaser PV

#final fantasy #final fantasy xiv #final fantasy 14 #ff14 #ffxiv #ffxiv fanfest #fanfest 2023 #final fantasy series #ffgraphics #ffedit #dawntrail #ffxiv dawntrail #mine* #gif* #graphic* #ffxiv* #i reallllllly hate this new all in one editor for posts wtf #anyway HOLYFUCK 7.0 LOOKS FUCKING AMAZING #IM READY TO FREAK OUT FOR THE NEXT YEAR ABOUT THIS

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

I think it would be funny if everyone manages to escape the Digital Circus in the end and they don't want Caine's AI to trap any more people so they somehow manage to drag him to the human world with them. Now the tables have turned and it's Caine's turn to be absolutely flabbergasted by reality and his new human body.

#my post #silly chatters #the amazing digital circus #tadc #tadc caine #(THIS IS A JOKE IDEA- please take this with a grain of salt <3) #caine: WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS NEW BODY #HOLY SHIT I CAN SWEAR?!

[thebookworm0001]

Highlights of Glass Onion

1-Daniel Craig’s terrible southern accent

2-Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc playing Among Us in his bathtub again Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim

3-“it’s so dumb”“It’s so dumb it’s brilliant”“No! It’s just dumb”

4-literally the whole movie is about how dumb Elon Musk is. Also Zuckerberg. And whoever the fuck the other billionaire is. But also definitely Elon Musk.

4-Benoit Blanc is so clearly gay in such a casual way I love it

5-Janelle Monáe

6-The very clear messaging of ‘you will never take down a person like this through the legal ways so just beat the shit out of them until something gives’

7- everyone is clearly having the time of their lives making this movie

#glass onion #truly a delight #as good as knives out? #no but still a delight #it is so damn good at understanding the tropes of the genre #and leaning into them enough to make it work before twisting them enough to keep things fresh #and it does it in a different way from knives out #knives out says ‘you know whodunnit - and you want them to get away with it’ then throws that last twist in #glass onion says ‘this is the most fucking transparent plot but you won’t believe that because you want it to be complex and layered’ #and you nod right along because despite the fact that the title tells you precisely how simple this plot is #you still expect layers of onion to be peeled back to reveal something new #it’s freaking amazing #and then a billionaire gets his house blown up because he’s an idiot #also that’s a very nice and controlled fire I’m very glad they’re not all dead

[reasonsforhope]

"It’s long been supposed that implants could connect prosthetics to the brain in a way that stimulates nervous system commands with electrical signals.

Now, this idea is closer than ever to realization in a meaningful way, as one man paralyzed from the hips down is able to walk unsupported, even up stairs, thanks to such electrical nerve stimulation.

The patient, Gert-Jan Oskam, lost all movement in his legs after suffering a spinal cord injury in a motorbike accident. After using a precursor technology to gain back a little bit of mobility, Oskam enrolled in a proof of concept study to perhaps make further advances...

Now, with an implant in his brain, when Oskam thinks about moving his legs, it sends a signal to a computer he wears in a backpack that calculates how much current to send to a new pacemaker in his abdomen. It in turn sends a signal to the older implant in his spinal cord that prompts his legs to move in a more controllable manner. A helmet with antennae helps coordinate the signals.

The scientists developing the technology and working with him detail that he can walk around 200 meters a day, and stand unassisted for around 2-3 minutes. Once, Oskam details, there was some painting that needed to be done, but no one was around to help him. With the new technology, he simply took his crutch and did it himself.

Incredibly, after less than a year, and completely unexpectedly, scientists believe the technology closed the gap in his nervous system, and he can now lift himself out of a chair, and even walk with the help of a crutch, even when the device is turned off.

The scientists are planning in the future to work with patients with paralyzed arms and hands, and even with stroke victims, as the “digital bridge” is a massive advancement in nervous system stimulation technology."

-via Good News Network, June 16, 2023. Video via NBC News, May 24, 2023

#medical news #medical research #paralysis #neuroscience #nervous system #neurology #neuroplasticity #neuroplasticity is presumably the reason the “gap” in his nervous system closed? #and neuroplasticity is fucking amazing #the implications of this for medical science are potential HUGE #transhumanism #spinal cord injury #spinal cord stimulator #good news #hope #Youtube #cyberpunk

[kennahjune]

Fuck the Trauma Bond

A Lucas and the Party version of this

…

Lucas was bouncing the ball on the pavement of the basketball court at the playground. It was surrounded by high chain-link fences and the hoops on either end were worn and rusted and the pavement itself was cracked worse than the Upside Down ground.

He had never looked happier.

Dustin and Will looked on from where they sat at the top of the slide on the playground. Lucas was tossing the ball around with a couple of other kids from school that neither of them knew.

But Lucas knew them, and that was all that mattered, apparently.

Max, El and Mike were a little farther back from Lucas, past the lame excuse of a basketball court and in the street, where Max was showing Mike how to skateboard while El loitered and watched.

It was absolutely sweltering. Ranging from 92 degrees to the Devils fucking asscrack, in Dustin totally correct opinion.

He was bored out of his mind but didn’t mind watching Lucas bounce the ball. He looked happier bouncing an orange sphere than he did playing DnD, which unsettled Dustin in a way that made him lightheaded.

“Hey, Will.”

Will hummed in acknowledgment but didn’t look up from his sketchpad.

“Does Lucas look happier?”

Will looked at Dustin with a raised eyebrow before focusing in on Lucas.

“Huh. I mean sure.” He shrugged. “But it’s cause it’s basketball. Lucas really likes basketball. And if he really likes it then why not be happy while doing it?”

Dustin flipped the thought a few times in his head.

It wasn’t that he was mad about Lucas playing basketball. He got over that a while ago after Lucas and Mike had a full-blown argument/mental breakdown that included Mike’s abandonment issues and Lucas’ FOMO (fear of missing out).

But Dustin also wasn’t outright vocally supportive. He didn’t go to the games, he didn’t hang around for Lucas’ practices. He would (probably), but even after Eddie’s name was cleared and he was painted a hero but the government goons, Mike and himself were still targeted heavily in school alongside the rest of Hellfire.

“I don’t really see the appeal, I guess.” He told Will, instead of voicing his inner thoughts.

Will shrugged. “You don’t have to. It’s Lucas’ interest. But simply showing you’re willing to listen to him about said interest can go a lot farther than you’d think.”

“Are you saying I don’t listen to him?”

“I’m saying you guys dismiss him.”

“Dismiss him?” Dustin watched Lucas more intently.

Will hummed. “Literally yesterday. He was talking about his encounter with Steve and how they’d made a really cool new play and you guys all so obviously tuned him out that when he stopped you guys just kept nodding because you hadn’t noticed.”

Huh.

That was really shitty.

“Did we really?”

“Yep.”

“Damn.”

“Damn indeed, Dusty-buns.”

Mike, Max and El joined them a couple minutes later.

“What’re you nerds talking about?” Max asked, sitting at the bottom of the slide with El while Mike climbed up to sit behind the boys and lean on Will’s back.

“How we’re apparently really shitty friends,” answered Dustin with his chin in his hand. He was still watching Lucas. One of the guys playing— a curly blond kid a head shorter than Lucas— pulled him into a weird hug thing where they slapped each other’s backs and immediately went back to playing.

“What?” asked Mike, muffled from where his head was shoved into Will’s shoulder.

“Lucas likes basketball.” Dustin confirmed.

Mike and Max looked at him.

“Yeah? We know that, Henderson.” Max snarked.

“And we know nothing about anything including him and basketball.”

They both seemed to pause.

“What do you mean?”

“Will says we’ve been dismissing him every time he brings it up.”

They both looked at Will, Mike peeling himself off of his back to do so.

Will shrugged and harshly erased something on his paper. “You do.”

“Which is why it’s stopping now.” Declared Dustin.

Mike blinked at him owlishly. “Um, dude? We can’t really go to him games or practices. You know we’ll both get mauled,” he muttered quietly.

The other three looked between Mike and Dustin.

“You’re both having problems still?” Will asked, looking stricken.

“I thought Jason dying would mean they’d fuck off.” Muttered Max.

Mike scoffed. “Just cause Carver’s dead doesn’t mean shit. They still think Eddie’s the Devil and that we’re his fucking worshipers or whatever. They chased me all the way to the back of the school on Wednesday.”

Will winced and Max glowered. Dustin felt the slide shake a little.

“El, relax. It’s not that bad.” Dustin watched El’s gaze soften slightly and the slide stopped rumbling. She looked at him sadly. They’d all heard about the bullying in Cali at some point. Dustin smiled back but it didn’t reach his eyes.

He turned back to address the whole group.

“Sure we can’t go to every game, but maybe we can get Steve to go with us to some. You guys know he wouldn’t let anything happen. And besides— Steve likes sports to.”

That struck a thought in his mind: how many times had he dismissed Steve?

He pushed it back for now.

“And even without going to games—“ he pressed on, “—we can still try and listen to him more.”

Mike and Max nodded slowly. Dustin takes it they hadn’t realized they hadn’t been listening before.

“And speaking of,” Will said, placing his sketch pad and pencils into his bag. “Here comes the man of the hour.”

Sure enough, Lucas was walking backward to them while waving to the guys who were leaving the park altogether. They were all waving back and laughing.

“Hey, guys!” Lucas jogged up to the slide.

“Hey, stalker,” Max greeted cheekily when Lucas bent to give her a kiss.

“Hi, Lucas!” El cheerily added. “Did you have fun?”

Lucas smiled. “Yeah! Daniel— the dude who was wearing the red hoodie like a damn maniac— was stupid fast and really cool! He showed me how he pushes off his feet for speed and when I—… never mind.” He tried for a smile but it didn’t reach his eyes.

Dustin frowned.

“Why’d you stop? Keep going, dimwit. When you what?” Mike prompted.

Dustin snickered when Will slapped his arm lightly.

Lucas looked stricken for a split second before his face broke out in a grin.

“Well—“

And the rest is history.

.

Bonus:

When the first game came up, only 3 months later, Steve took the whole Party— older teens included.

They took Eddie’s van, the kids piled in the back while the teens took the actual seats.

When they got to school it was hectic chaos of Steve taking a headcount and leading everyone in. They struggled to find seats where their whole group would fit and in the end they sat on the bottom line of the bleachers with half of the them on the floor.

It was actually fun, much to Dustin’s and Mike’s surprise. Even if the looks shot at them and Eddie from some of the players were downright hostile.

Steve went with them every time they got up to do anything. No one left without someone else there— so Mike wasn’t alone when Adrian Gonzales tried to corner him by the concessions. And Dustin wasn’t in as much trouble when Treyton Klink pulled him by the shirt into the bathrooms.

So yeah— it wasn’t the best. But that was ok, because the hug Lucas gave them afterwards was worth it. Dustin would go through hell (again) to get another hug like that.

Mike looked about ready to agree with the flush that now littered his face and shoulders.

Will laughed at him and poked fun at him about the blush the entire ride home. Max and Lucas himself eventually played in with it as well, only worsening the blush and making the teasing better.

Lucas was over the moon for the rest of the night.

They slept over at Casa Harrington (as the Party so lovingly called it), piling blankets and pillows and dragged mattresses and discarded cushions on the living room floor while Lucas went on and on and on with Steve for what felt like forever.

Dustin wouldn’t have it any other way.

Especially with the matching smiles on their faces.

Dustin’s never seen them so happy, and he caught Eddie staring at Steve the same way Max was staring at Lucas, so Dustin figured he agreed.

He’d endured literal hell for his friends; what’s so wrong about one interest?

Dustin’s dreams were filled with buzzers and cheering and scoreboards. But that was a problem to complain about tomorrow.

#stranger things #steve harrington #dustin henderson #mike wheeler #eddie munson #will byers #lucas sinclair #max mayfield #el hopper #lucas and steve having a bro bond over sports and doing the weird side hug things #lucas also getting some comfort and support in his new interests #cause he fucking deserves it dammit #and I’m in a soft mood #lumax #listen— henclair is amazing wether platonic or romantic #mike wheeler is a good friend and I will die on this hill #bullies suck ass #but steve will protect them #steve and dustin are brothers #will byers being extraordinary as always

[genericpuff]

i need y'all to know how much i love my husband and his definition of a 'joke gift'

he went shopping to pick up a gift for his upcoming staff party, they do yankee swap every year (the game where you unwrap gifts one by one and people trade them in an attempt to get the thing they want)

and he was like "btw i got you a joke gift" so i was expecting something small n' silly to tide me over until actual christmas

Y'ALL WHERE'S THE JOKE-

HE DEADASS JUST BOUGHT ME THE PHYSICAL BOX SET OF ROBERT FAGLES' TRANSLATIONS OF HOMER??? THIS MAN ??? HE KNOWS ME TOO WELL, HE KNOWS WHY THIS IS HILARIOUS BUT I ACTUALLY LOVE IT SO MUCH LMAOO

#everyone say 'thanks anthony' #can i call myself a folklorist now #<<< for legal reasons this is a joke #but fr this is amazing #i just paid off my new PC so i'm waiting for all my files to sync up with the cloud to move them over #so this is gonna make for a good passtime #today's been an awesome fucking day omg #greek myth #greek mythology #the odyssey #the iliad

[pcktknife]

All draculaura do is look cute like her design can not be ruined if you tried

#have yall see the new new dolls she looks fucking amazing #kae.txt

[thatssroughbuddy]

I’m absolutely obsessed with the parallels in avatar there’s a million of them but rn I’m freaking about how Aang and Zuko have parallel scars from Azula’s lightning strikes AND ALSO how Aang got his right after he chose to let Katara go and Zuko got his saving her life?????????

#screaming crying pissing shitting etc #this show is fucking insane #I’ve seen it so many times and every time I watch it I find new amazing things #aangs on his back zukos on his front what does that mean #gaang #avatar #avatar the last airbender #atla #zuko #aang #Katara

[spaghetti-aldente]

Cricket, dragonslayer, wandering mech-knight

I did this for a zine my buddies @rat-on-string and @nighttimetapestry organized! Thank you again for the opportunity, I had a blast making this piece.

#art #my art #artists on tumblr #my ocs #heraldry #cricket #tumblr oc soft launch btw. this is my new guy #they pilot a mech and have a cool rifle (not pictured) #from now on I’m going to reblog posts to my art blog a little later so they’ll be more spaced out on feeds #another piece inspired by sanctus-ingenium mainly the composition and soft noise chromatic aberration #and maybe subconsciously the oc design too #their work is fucking amazing go check it out

[nonbinary-arsonists]

who's this fucker? hope he doesn't traumatize anyone while my back is turned!

#alternate title: it took a new hyperfixation to get me to drsw again. after like 2 months #my art #digital art #THIS FUCKING GUY. LOVE HIM #tadc caine #the amazing digital circus #tadc #tadc fanart #caine #i. will be drawing more

[ashiemochi]

the demo's out,,,,,,, and oh my god,,,,,,,,,,

#everything about the news was amazing #delicious even #ive got somewhere to be early tomorrow #and it's 2 am #downloading the demo right now #but dear fucking g o d he's B I G #i like BIG boys like him #MEN #leon kennedy #resident evil #leon s kennedy #leon scott kennedy #leon kennedy x reader smut #leon kennedy thirst hours #Resident Evil Death Island #resident evil memes #dbd memes

[amethyst-crowns]

“And Steve’s already followed him to Hell and back. What’s one more stop?”

fanart from @strangersatellites ‘s fic “trouble’s always gonna find you baby (but so am i)”

(individual versions under the cut)

#gin’s magnum opus is finally done!!!!! #and it is AMAZING #it’s so fucking good and yall are MISSING OUT if you aren’t reading!! #literally mafia x assassin au CMON BRO #anyways i love how this turned out #tried something new and it was so fucking fun to make #i draw things #gins magnum opus #steddie fanfic #steddie

[jewvian]

I don't know how much of episode 5 of sword af was improvised, like in terms of Delores and Koda and their history, cuz there had to be some discussions with Damien prior to the session in order to create such an elaborated lore.

But like it didn't matter cuz it caught me off guard anyways, and I was not expecting the raw emotions from Amanda and Chanse. The level of acting from such comedic actors fucking floored me. Wow. Like I got chills all over, it was insane.

Also the sound department?? The editors??? Whoever decided to put the sound effects for each story??? Y'all need a raise.

#smosh #sword af #damien haas #amanda lehan canto #chanse mccrary #delores paradise #koda amakiir #text #lol lots of tags here 😂 #anyways it'll take me some time to recover from this entire new lore #i had no idea i'll get a massive mental slap today lmao #amanda's face will haunt me for days #and chanse's eyes with that raw fear in them? i'm fucking done #what an episode we had!!! #truly amazing to witness such storytelling