#not THE ENTIRE PROGRAM

[lunapwrites]

Me: cool, I'm just about caught up with everything for work, and can finally start getting ready for Christmas! Especially since my nephews will be here tomorrow.

Work: [gently places ANOTHER massive project in my lap with a tight deadline.] Sooooo about that time off you were going to take...

[ihatebrainstorm]

Quick little thingy I made for an assignment,, The sheer blood boiling turmoil this assignment gave me last week holy crap ToT

[r-aindr0p]

Would devil Malleus be happy if Ieft him a bowl of ice-cream for him

Um, sir ? Mr demon ? Devil guy ? Do you know how expensive literal ice is in this day an age ? (a non specified, no electrical and modern industry technology age)

Yeah Malleus seems to appreciate ice cream :) I imagine it's pistachio bird shaped ice cream, or maybe vanilla. Either way it's expensive flavors, I'm sorry Trey.

[beetlejellyparty]

You are happy, are you not?

[aardvaark]

the leverage team would have had a games night… once. everyone cheated so much and in such increasingly extreme ways that all mentions of monopoly are banned in their headquarters (this makes talking about marks who monopolize the market very confusing)

[knightobreath]

in between days fanart !!

time loops make me think about video games a lot. good luck on your ii finale 100% run mepad i hear the true ending is really hard to get

[kagaintheskywithdiamonds]

@aroace-get-out-of-my-face @thefallenangel2008 @ravmycupine

just wanted to add some thoughts to the memory vial/brain dead au (or whatever we're calling it)

because of course ford's guilt about using the memory gun on stan is so much worse than it is in canon, not just for the obvious reasons but also because like

this wasn't the plan

Stan agreed to have his memories erased—of course he did, the whole thing was his idea. But he didn't know he was going to die. Granted, I feel like Stan probably still would've been willing to make that sacrifice if he had known that. But I don't think Ford would've.

Ford just thought he was turning his brother into an amnesiac, and even then he almost couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger. And of course he knew it was going to hurt, having Stan look at him like he's a stranger, but at least that's the outcome he was preparing himself for.

He was not prepared to see Stan's body topple over on its side, his unblinking eyes staring blankly ahead. Ford rushes to his brother's aid, grabbing him by the shoulders, trying to rouse him, calling his name (except, he wouldn't know his own name anymore, would he?). Stan's not moving. He's not breathing. Oh God, he's not breathing. Ford glances at the memory gun on the ground next to them, and horror washes over him as he realizes what he's done. The gun erased more than just memories, it erased everything. Stan's brain was a floppy drive and Ford was the magnet, wiping it clean and leaving it broken beyond repair.

No, no, this wasn't the plan. Time to call off the con. This wasn't supposed to happen. Stop, cut, abort mission, abort mission!

But it's too late. What's done is done, and he can't take it back.

Oh God, I killed him.

Sobbing now, Ford mutters choked-out apologies, first to Stan's body as he holds him tight—and again at his grave after he's buried. And the apologies start up anew every time he visits.

As the years go on, Ford is haunted by all the what-ifs that might've saved his brother's life. What if he had thought to type "Stanley Pines memories" into the memory gun instead of just "Stanley Pines", would it have kept his essential brain functions intact? Hell, what if he typed in "Bill Cipher"? Would that have been enough to kill the bastard and still let Stanley keep most of his memories and, more importantly, his life?

Ford doesn't know the answer to that question. And he'll never know. Because as much as he longs for it, he'll never have that chance to go back and do it differently.

[jaidenalemni]

hi tumblr i'm a time traveler from 2011 here's an ezio auditore da firenze

this is a redraw of a silly piece i drew in highschool when i was enamored with this bisexual mf, and redrawing art is therapy!! (try it sometime)

also go read the leonardo effect if you haven't already it WILL change your life

[howlsofbloodhounds]

I wonder if killer ever compliments people on how well they’re “coded” or “programmed.” Especially people that tend to put on masks in some way, such as the way epic often copes through humor, for example.

[mysticdragoni]

You were.. Everything…

[phantomrose96]

I’m sure your oomfs joke is extremely funny but unfortunately my eyes glaze over when I start trying to read code. Let it be known that I have faith in your jokes, though

(context)

non-code-heavy explanation!

sometimes in programming, you'll have a process which is kind of made up of smaller versions of itself.

non-code example: if your task is "read and reply to all unread emails" and you have 100 unread emails. that task is kind of the same as choosing one email to read and reply to, then repeating "read and reply to all unread emails" on the remaining 99 emails. repeat until no emails. (99 bottles of beer on the wall logic)

a common way to do this is with "recursion." a lot of fundamental programming courses teach it because it's a good fundamental. however it's often a poor way to do things, due to computer reasons.

during a recursive task, you "drill down" to do the smaller versions of the task, then come back up. but that "drilling down" can't go infinitely deep. there's a limit to how far down you can drill. and careless recursion can drill really deep and crash the program.

you can avoid all of that drilling if you don't recurse.

my post took a recursive implementation and rewrote it into a non-recursive one.

but the joke there is the original problem was never about recursive-vs-nonrecursive optimization. the original problem was me inventing an infinitely large never-ending outcome. so I swapped one infinitely-large process for a different kind of infinitely-large process. Both of which obviously fail. Just with slightly different flavors.

[ghostbsuter]

"Here," Danny slides his business card over, and Victor fries takes it.

"Contact my parents, go to Amity Park. They can explain and answer every question you have, Mr. Fries."

Victor, still in his suit and staring, frowns. "What about Nora?"

"I can promise you, she will be alright. I'll give you daily news of her condition and make sure everything is on top condition."

Mr. Fries hesitates, glancing at his frozen wife. He contemplates it, the decision and its cost if he were to trust.

"Nora can't handle transportation in these conditions, but with me here, she will get enough ectoplasm exposure that will make her liminal." Danny explains carefully, eyes crinkling as he looks at the man.

"She will turn into a ghost and come back. Anger may be stronger than love, but love is one of the main emotions one will form in the Infinity Realms."

Victor exhales shakily, breath tinted white from the cold.

"The same will happen to me if I depart to amity park?"

"Yes." The halfa nods. "You will be exposed to ectoplasm like every other civilian there, but unlike here with Nora, my parents will make sure you understand every little thing about this process."

"And if she does come back as a ghost... how long...?"

Danny bites his lip. "I'm not sure. Once her ghost forms, she will be under my protection, many know to not go against me. She will learn of her new culture and then of the traditions."

He explains slowly, making sure Mr. Fries is concentrated and on line with every word he tells.

"Her memories will slowly trickle in, but she will remember and most likely go and find you."

Victor, the ever careful man he is, tilts his head. "How will she come back?"

"My parents again, they have a portal. She will be led to it by associates and friends safely. You will meet her at Amity Park, that's why I suggested moving in the first place. She won't be strong enough to leave amity at first."

"Why me? Why us? This program is not public, and you can not possibly be joking either."

"Valid," Danny shrugs at his gaze. "Call it fondess or maybe attachment, but Nora really grew on me despite... not being very expressive."

—

(They talked for so so long, until Victor Fries aka Mr. Freeze finally agreed and left.

Danny gave them the privacy needed for their temporary goodbye, he would help them, he'd promised so.

And Phantom doesn't break promises.

So he helps Mr. Fries escape Gotham, made sure he arrived at the meeting place with Jazz, and gave updates on Nora in her cryochamber.

He would buy flowers for her, talk, throw jokes, despite no answer.

Aunt Nora's life would flicker at a time, and sooner than later, Danny knew her time was up.

He left when Victor came back, got her out of her sleep, and held her for her last moments. He was here when Victor departed again, ready to prepare his new apartment at Amity for Nora's arrival.

He felt unbridled happiness when the news came back months later that Nora managed to get back. She became a winter spirit like he is, more alive than she was in the last live.

Danny was happy for the Fries family.)

[birdhand-art]

final for my intro to FVNMA class! went insane over this for about a week and a half of nothing but eat, sleep, animate 😵‍💫

credit to @patricia-taxxon, for the song GECHDOT, i had a lot of fun essentially making her a music video <3

[clonerightsagenda]

Grading in the AI era is like *looks at first submission* huh that's a weird mistake *sees the same mistake in 4 other submissions* oh this is the chatGPT answer to this question isn't it

[chaosandwolves]

Wound tending is everything

Unparalleled intimacy

Inspo by @gvaine

[beautifulstorms]

Olivia Smart / Tim Dieck, FD Dune • Skate America 2024