#square operator

[lolmanthecat]

Yeah single variable complex analysis has always been magic. Multivariate complex analysis is literally nonsense. You are doing geometry at that point.

At the end of the day complex analysis is where algebraic geometry started, so it makes sense.

complex analysis truly is dark magic of all mathematics. i think ive actually had more wtf how does this even WORK moments studying it than any other subject so far. residue theorem forbidden secret technique. some portal wormhole fold paper in half and pierce it with a pencil bullshit.

[clumsypuppy]

fellow apprentices!!

[maybebitterxox]

The pitch for Buffy The Vampire Slayer was probably just “What if there was a girl who could kill vampires. And she can Never Catch A Fucking Break”

[tigerpy]

The Chief Operating Officer head model turn-around.

[lgbtransgirl]

I would honestly love for an expansion to 1999 to be for the hex to travel to the future/present with the drifter and meet the operator, and the ability to have operator conversations with some of them.

Imagine Velamir and Minerva acting like parents to the operator. Imagine Amir trying to teach them F&F. Eleanor talking about the infestation and void powers, Aoi introducing them to bands they never got to listen to, Talking with Arthur about square food, talking with Lettie about Kubrows and Kavats, and even talking with Quincy and him offering gifts and whatnot because he's good with kids.

[sk-yay-sk]

I don't like any of the maps I've seen for HTTYD so i'm playing a puzzle game w all the locations. This is the 3rd version so far

[cxrsed-angel]

you ever reading something on here and it mentions reader face being so red youre just like 😐 its funny bc a month ago everyone was screaming about being inclusive 😭

[taryn40k]

“SCAPEGRACES.” A heavily synthesized voice hisses down the hall from the Catachan and his hidden patter companion, followed by a sharp trill of the lingua technica. The source was a tall being, on mechanical, digitgrade legs, crimson, shining alloy battle armor, and flowing robes. A domed helmet with peering, cyan lenses fixated on them, lenses focusing and unfocusing, the faintest buzz of static in the air around it as it stalks towards them like a predator. A Sicarian Infiltrator.

The Skitarii thankfully was far less flesh then Sam, or the throngs of guards attending the sermon just beyond the doors, so it is far less…overwhelming for the payment, despite its imposing figure with a power sword dangling from a frog around its hip, along with a las and stub pistol. Its gear was meticulously maintained, and held with care as its horrid voice barks into the air again.

“EFFECTIVE USE OF THIS GANGWAY IS HALTED BY YOUR LOITERING. YOU WILL ENTER THE HALLS OF WORSHIP, OR CONTINUE WITH YOUR QUEUED ORDERS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN FORMAL REQUESTS FOR REPRIMAND AND/OR SERVITORISATION.”

Some things never change, even in the Warp!

[shakespeareanhoneybadgers]

I don't know what happened, my brain got transported to a decade ago or something, I'm just happy to be writing again. Here's AO3 links for all of the brainrot that's been occurring over there if anyone's interested. Please note most contain canon typical violence, gore, crude language, and is significantly horny.

HieroxIves

Thy Fearful Symmetry: Follow-up to "Tyger Tyger" where Hiero prepares for her new life as a wendigo.

Along for the Ride: Just a traveling cannibal picking up a serial killing hitchhiker and the two of them falling in love like weirdos.

Tournament 1989: The Tournament AU with Hiero as a contestant and Ives as a sponsor.

The Wendigo Versus the Rugaroux: Union soldier meets Confederate widow and finds they share a similar...appetite.

MacAvoyxIves (MacIves?)

Someone Brave Coursing Through Your Veins: MacAvoy as Colqhoun basically.

MacRoIves (MacAvoyxHieroxIves)

Eden's Ark series: Joseph tries to start a new life in the states to forget his trauma from The Tournament. Unfortunately he chooses to volunteer at an animal shelter run by cannibals.

Hierophant and the Lovers series: Ives is forced to work for The Factory because of his husband; at least his coworker Hiero makes it bearable.

Hair of the Dog: Witchy Hiero agrees to help Father MacAvoy with his vampire problem.

[superblyeffective]

Frank Turner - 1933 (Visualiser)

"If I was of the greatest generation I'd be pissed Surveying the world that I built slipping back into this I'd be screaming at my grandkids: "We already did this" *

Full Lyrics:

"Stop asking musicians what they think" He said softly as he poured himself a second drink And outside, the world slipped over the brink We all thought we had nothing to lose That we could trust in crossed fingers and horseshoes That everything would work out, no matter what we choose

The first time it was a tragedy The second time is a farce Outside it's 1933 so I'm hitting the bar

But I don't know what's going on anymore The world outside is burning with a brand new light But it isn't one that makes me feel warm Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn

If I was of the greatest generation I'd be pissed Surveying the world that I built slipping back into this I'd be screaming at my grandkids: "We already did this" * Be suspicious of simple answers That shit's for fascists and maybe teenagers You can't fix the world if all you have is a hammer

The first time it was a tragedy The second time is a farce Outside it's 1933 so I'm hitting the bar

But I don't know what's going on anymore The world outside is burning with a brand new light But it isn't one that makes me feel warm Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn For the dawn

Aren't you ashamed of this? I surely hope that you are We live in a society that's maybe heading for Mars But down here we still have a shower of bastards leading the charge Outside it's 1933 so I'm hitting the bar

But I don't know what's going on anymore The world outside is burning with a brand new light But it isn't one that makes me feel warm Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn

Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn

[haysaprocky]

life so peaceful when ur dad not judging u every second of the day ✋🏼😎

[dead-generations]

people really underestimate how much 'ptsd' is probably actually neurological damage

pro tip: exposing your head to repeated pressure waves, loud noises and rapid/powerful shaking will damage your brain! Artillery actually gives everyone involved brain damage, on both ends of the equation!

[lorelune]

seriously debating a home rn …

[casbooks]

Book 49 of 2024 (★★★★★)

Title: Never Without Heroes: Marine Third Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam, 1965-70 Authors: Lawrence C. Vetter Jr.

ISBN: 9780804108072 Rating ★★★★★ Subject: Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.Specops.Marine Recon, Books.Military.20th-21st Century.SpecOps.US.USMC

Description: FOUR CONGRESSIONAL MEDALS OF HONOR, THIRTEEN NAVAL CROSSES, SEVENTY-TWO SILVER STARS . . . In four and a half years in Vietnam, the Marines of the Third Reconnaissance Battalion repeatedly penetrated North Vietnamese and Vietcong sanctuaries by foot and by helicopter to find enemy forces, learn the enemy's intentions, and, when possible, bring deadly fire down on his head. Heavily armed, well-camouflaged teams of six and eight men daily exposed themselves to overwhelming enemy forces so that other Marines would have the information necessary to fight the war. It's all here: grueling, tense, and deadly recon patrols; insertions directly into NVA basecamps; last-stand defenses in the wreckage of downed helicopters; pursuit by superior North Vietnamese forces; agonizing deaths of men who valiantly put their lives on the line. NEVER WITHOUT HEROES is the first book to recount the story of a Marine reconnaissance battalion in Vietnam from the day of its arrival to its withdrawal. In Vietnam, Larry Vetter served as a platoon leader in Third Recon Battalion. He supplements his own recollections with Marine Corps records, exhaustive interviews with veterans, and correspondence to capture the bravery, and self-sacrifice of war.

My Review: Vetter said it best when he wrote that he wanted to "portray the history of the 3rd Recon Battalion and its men in Vietnam in a historical, factual, and personal way." Well, I have to say Mission Accomplished! Few books are as unflinchingly raw in their criticism as they are in their effusive praise, but Vetter pulls no punches when he describes just how out of touch the chain of command was from the actual situation on the ground that the Recon Marines experienced. Whether it was Gen. Walts refusal to accept reality because he had his own agenda to push, or the lack of support, respect, and belief the teams got from their rear commanders. The criticisms of the Generals alone is well worth reading in this book, especially the excerpts where Vetter looks at the Generals articles in the Marine Corps Gazette and shreds them for how much they lack any credibility to what was actually occurring in Vietnam during those commanders tours. But this book is more than just that aspect, it also tells the story of the history of the unit from the early patrols to the last ones. Telling both the big picture overview of what was happening in I Corps, the fights with Westmoreland vs Walt over how to prosecute the war in I Corps, and the on the ground view of teams in action throughout the Backyard, Charlie Ridge, Leatherneck Square and on the ground at Khe Sanh. The stories from the survivors of missions gone hellaciously bad, to the stories of those who were lost forever, Vetter manages to piece together multiple viewpoints, sources, and stories to give the reader the full picture of 3rd Recon's time in Vietnam. This book jumps from academic facts to incredible story telling with ease, page after page, and it is truly one of the best books on the subject of this incredibly heroic unit in the face of an enemy in the field and an adversary in it's own command structure.

[technologywrite]

ANALYSIS OR RECORDING AVOIDED TO REDUCE USE OF TAPE MEMORY SYSTEMS THAT CANNOT BE UPGRADED OR HAVE THEIR MEDIA REPLACED

[shiftingmuse]

Father MacAvoy - The Hierophant - Colonel Ives