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I think I may have found Patient Zero for the Magneto/Professor X stuff. Was going through my likes and found this video, which, while not tagged with that particular ship, is tagged for both men and does at one point refer to them as a married couple that just celebrated their anniversary.

I liked two posts where someone put their cat inside the box for this Lego set, and now Tumblr keeps recommending me cat posts "based on your likes!"

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AOL (nee America Online) announcing that they're discontinuing dial-up service this September reminds me of a joke I thought of some time ago: If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thought that America Online was pretty good, that would mean that AOC was A-OK with AOL.

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To make a long story short:

Not to send an ask that has been doubtless sent many times earlier today, but well,

See, the thing about that is

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And Tumblr is still recommending those two. At least it's consistent!

Evil science, Spider-Man... Does Tumblr think I'm Doc Ock or the Lizard or somebody?

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This kind of thing has kept happening. A little while back, I liked some X-Men posts, and Tumblr kept recommending posts shipping Magneto and Professor X. What's weird is that the posts I liked weren't shipping posts. I don't remember what exactly what they were about, but I know they weren't about that, as yaoi shipping isn't my thing. Even yuri shipping isn't something I really get into (Despite enjoying yuri where the characters are original to the work), unless there's some amount of textual justification for it. Poison Ivy and Harley Quin? Sure. Jean Grey and, say, Mystique? I do love me some redheads, but AFAIK, the comics have never hinted at anything close to that, so my interest will be elsewhere.

I liked two posts where someone put their cat inside the box for this Lego set, and now Tumblr keeps recommending me cat posts "based on your likes!"

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Events I learned about from sources other than the news:

I learned that Osama bin Laden had bin killed from the World of Warcraft in-game chat.

Similarly, I learned of the Boston Marathon bombing from the Star Wars: The Old Republic chat.

I learned of Akira Toriyama's and Tom Lehrer's deaths from Tumblr.

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So I rewatched Tin Toy earlier and was struck by how neglectful the baby's parents must have been. Not only did they leave a toy with small moving parts (and its box) where a baby could easily get to it, but the rattle/necklace/whatever it came apart when the baby pulled on it, thus probably leaving a string that could be pulled out and choked on or become a hazard to the baby in some way. Oh well, it's still a cute, classic short. Besides, it's Pixar.

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This reminds me of a post I had in mind about moon landing conspiracy theorists. Besides all the science-based rebuttals to their arguments, one I don't think I've ever heard is that if it had been faked, wouldn't the director have ordered another take when Neil Armstrong flubbed his line?

Hey. Why isn’t the moon landing a national holiday in the US. Isn’t that fucked up? Does anyone else think that’s absurd?

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Okay, I have no interest in yaoi (yuri is a very different story), but that's just too funny. Also, I think the scribe might have ulterior motives for their misinterpretation of "wtf." Possible fujoshi detected.

scribe, prepare this message for the Holy Knight of the East, post haste;

they are yaoiing us on ao3 man. wtf

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Today's pet peeve: People saying "screensaver" when they mean "desktop wallpaper."

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Evil science, Spider-Man... Does Tumblr think I'm Doc Ock or the Lizard or somebody?

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Alternately, their definition is something else, something that only one species on Earth fits. Topic for discussion: What species would be funniest for them to consider the only sentient species on the planet?

Good news: the extremely advanced aliens arriving to Earth's solar system are peaceful and benevolent beings, sworn never to harm any sentient being.

Bad news: their definition of "sentience" is so bizarre and otherworldly that somehow humans don't fit its definition, and, innocently oblivious of mankind's self-awareness, they basically view humans the way humans view bacteria, with all that implies.

­Worse news: their definition of sentience is "can see in the ultraviolet spectrum"

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I mean, I'm one of the former, but when I heard the reasoning, it made total sense, because I'm not one to prefer sentimental attachments to hard facts. And besides, the only way our solar system has exactly nine planets is if you're willing to accept a completely arbitrary definition of what a planet is.

I wonder if people will still be insisting that Pluto is a planet after all the people who were told that it was one before the IAU downgraded it and who never accepted the downgrade are dead.

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Since I posted this, I've remembered that Hiromu Arakawa is a huge Star Wars fan (C-3P0 and R2-D2 are visible in the first panel showing Winry's workshop), so I guarantee you the reference was intentional.

So I've been re-watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and despite the subject matter, Episode 30, "The Ishvalan War of Extermination" gave me a chuckle, because of a detail I'd forgotten. The titular war was initiated by Executive Order 3066. Now, I can't help but but hear "Execute Order 3066" in Fuhrer Bradley's voice.

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I wonder if people will still be insisting that Pluto is a planet after all the people who were told that it was one before the IAU downgraded it and who never accepted the downgrade are dead.

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After years of listening, we finally heard a message from the stars. When it was finally translated, we sent a message of our own, and listened for the reply. When it came, however, we were disappointed. "This number is no longer in service."

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Honestly, I'd totally watch a movie where a Predator hunted a T. rex. And I love that two of the incorrect answers throw Disney-owned properties into the mix.

Every so often, the people who make the news quiz at The New York Times have a little too much fun with the incorrect answers.