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Things he do

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“are you busy today?”

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Gabrielle Garland (American, b. 1968, New York, NY, USA) - 1-3: Untitled, 2023, Paintings: Acrylic, Oil on Canvas

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i love tiny intentional details that subtly build lore. like how ZIM is depicted marching with a militaristic goose step even in his own home sometimes. like it just makes sense— the irken empire is literally an expansionist regime that places great importance on militaristic domination and conquest. and ZIM is fully committed to serving the goals of his leaders and furthering violent irken imperialism. i just love small details like this in animation — they add so much interesting characterization and world building.

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— william wordsworth (via letsbelonelytogetherr)

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Exploring 3D Stereographs of Christian Heritage

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Today on Celebrate the Bible:

Christian 3D Stereo View Cards

Back in he 1800’s, 3D photographs, known as stereographs, were as popular as the internet and smart phones of today.

Invented in the 1850's, they reached the height of their popularity between 1870 and 1920. Early American and European stereo view cards focused on various popular topics, such as travel to exotic, far off lands; historical events; and even comedy.

With this episode of Celebrate the Bible, I would like to cover a very specific area of interest: the 3-dimensional stereo photographic documentation of our early American Christian heritage.

If you are listening to this as a podcast, please visit celebratethebible250.com to view the photos included with this episode. Type 3D into the search box, and the matching article should come up.

Let’s begin.

What is a Stereograph or Stereo View Card?

First, for my listeners who many not be aware, stereo view cards contained two photographs, side-by-side. One photo for the left eye, and one photo for the right eye. Naturally, most of the photos were taken with cameras that had not one, but two lenses. These lenses were separated approximately equal to the distance between our eyes.

The viewer would place these cards into a viewer known as a stereoscope. Looking into the stereoscope, the scenes would be 3-dimensional. In effect, the right eye would see the right photo, which was taken from the right eye perspective. The left eye would see the left photo; this time taken from the left eye perspective. Our brains would do the rest, merging the two images into a fully-dimensional scene.

The most sought after (and valued) are those stereo view cards in which the imagery was captured by independent stereo photographers. These would usually be duplicated in very small numbers, and would be, in some instances, one of a kind. One of a kind stereographs are highly sought after. Why? Well, after all, if you happen to own one, you are the only person in the world that has it!

Library of Congress Defines "Stereograph"

The United States Library of Congress describes Stereographs in the following way … and I would like to share it with you now:

As follows:

"Stereographs consist of two nearly identical photographs or photomechanical prints, paired to produce the illusion of a single three-dimensional image, usually when viewed through a stereoscope. Typically, the images are on card mounts, but they can also take the form of daguerreotypes, glass negatives, or other photographic processes. Stereographs were first made in the 1850s, and are still being made today."

For those listeners who would like to further their interest, you can find many informative websites online. These sites provide detailed history and technical information.

My Christian Stereoview Collection

The main focus my stereo view collection are cards recording the history of Christianity since the invention of stereo photography. Traditional photography has limitations. But, there are great Christian collections, both private and public, of traditional photography. Stereo photography permitted these events to be documented in their full 3D splendor.

The collection also consists of various antique stereoscopes. Their manufacturing dates range from the 1860s through the latter half of the 20th century. The devices range from beautiful wooden stereoscopes imported to the USA from France. They also include various View Master models and similar viewers.

It is my goal to continue to work with, advance, and preserve these pieces of Christian history.

Presentation Inquiries

So, until we meet again, and for celebratethebible250, this is Francis Douglas.

If you would like me to give a presentation, and also provide a tabletop display, at your church, school, gallery, or organization, I’ve placed my contact information below.

The topic I cover is the History of the Christian Holy Bible in America.

Your group will learn about it, and you’ll also see -- on display -- pages from the rarest Bibles in the world.

I will be available for Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Northern Delaware.

Source: Exploring 3D Stereographs of Christian Heritage

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Squid Game 3: that damn baby.

Considering the amount of plot holes and misrepresentation, this "plot twist" was nothing more than the pro-natalist propaganda often seen in Korean and Japanese storytelling.

Here's why da baby was a complete narrative failure from a bitter writer's perspective:

Realistically, that baby should've died.

So listen. A 24-hour-old newborn baby doesn't have a fully formed skull. Medically. At birth, an infant's skull is made up of several soft, flexible plates that haven't fused yet (those gaps are called fontanelles), which is why babies need to be handled gently.

Their neck muscles are basically nonexistent, and their brains are still extremely vulnerable to motion. So when a literal newborn is held through five minutes of jump roping, being shaken, jostled, bounced, its brain sloshing and rattling around like a BB pellet, it's supposed to die of a traumatic injury. Scientifically, medically, realistically, it should have suffered catastrophic brain damage and died. This isn't hate. It's facts. Unless the producers are trying to tell us it's totally safe to jump rope with your newborn, I haven't a single clue what was going inside their heads when they decided to overlook this.

But of course the baby survives perfectly fine!

Because in media, babies are often reduced to props: symbols of "life" for shock or sentiment, with zero understanding of the physical reality of pregnancy or newborn care. It's giving anti-abortion fantasy.

Now, you're telling me...

This lady who just gave birth somehow did it in 2 minutes and is able to stand immediately after birth. There's minimal blood loss, and the baby only cries twice in the span of 48 hours. Uh huh..

Baby bump the size of a pineapple.

Baby only needed to feed twice in the span of 48h.

The broken ankle wasn't even needed as a plot device bc jump roping after birth? I don't think so.

Of course she delivers a heartfelt monologue about self-sacrifice and a Better Future™️ for her daughter after willingly placing it in the hands of some stranger in a tuxedo she met on the street.

She doesn't get along with the child's father but she's going to have his baby anyway? WILLINGLY SIGNING UP to be a single mom??? While in tremendous debts???

But she paid for her mistakes! Her story wasn't presented as a mistake. She was framed to be a heroic figure whom everyone was scrambling to die for. Again, what are they trying to glorify?

Mother-dies-so-baby-can-live trope much?

But hold up!

Was 149 just intentionally written to be deeply narcissistic and delusional? Did the writers genuinely think we'd sympathize with her for choosing to kill her own son to protect the baby of someone she met two days ago? Questions questions...

They did put sad emotional piano music when she admitted to her abuse towards him growing up so it's not looking too bright, chief.

Also...

The games are twisted, yes, but they still keep some semblance of "fairness" or "democracy" going on. The votes, the evened out rules, everyone is recruited the same way, have the same background, or the fact that you have to be at least 18 to play and present your own signature. They had a nice thematic going on. Screw that i guess. Here's a 100 shots of the CGI baby!

All in all? 4/10.

But that's just my humble opinion. Poorly written. That baby should've never been allowed to "play". Or exist. Cheap way out to kill off Gi-Hun and promote some American spin off.

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You guys...

Jhonen wrote both the Floopsy Bloops Shmoopsy issue and the Dookie Loop Horror. In Floopsy Bloops Shmoopsy, it's heavily implied that "bloops" means "loves deeply" whether in a romantic or platonic sense. In the Dookie Loop Horror Zim calls Dib "Mah Bloops".

In the Dookie Loop Horror, it's implied that in earlier iterations of the loop Zim worked out all of his aggression by killing Dib over an over until he got bored of it and lost all hostility toward him (not unlike how he immediately lost hostility toward Dib after winning in the original post-cancellation comic ending). When Dib first becomes aware of the loop, Zim is considerably more chill and friendly toward him, having moved on to pursuing calm, creative hobbies as an escape from the pressures of his job. And it's in this scene when loop-aware Dib speaks with Zim that he refers to Dib with a term that, even if you don't remember "bloops" being a word that's been used before with a pretty clear meaning, still comes across as an endearment rather than an obscure alien insult. At minimum it sounds like it's meant to be taken as "my friend" or "my man/my guy" if not "my love".