#Maxims and Reflections

[philosophybits]

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then criticism will gradually yield to him.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Maxims and Reflections

[philosophybitmaps]

[quotessentially]

From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Maxims and Reflections

[unopenablebox]

also, like, just for everyone's reference, that "ai effects on brain engagement with writing" paper is from the MIT media lab specifically, a bizarre department composed of a mix of different labs from different fields which ostensibly are meant to allow for unusual crossdisciplinary or otherwise out-of-the-box research, and in fact are mostly very self-consciously designed to a very specific vision of what "out of the box" means that hit a small set of very trendy research topics. often they do very hype-conscious slightly fluffy conceptual work about popular topics (AI, robotics, consciousness, human-tech interactions, etc) that get very widely promoted in order to encourage funding by the kind of individual philanthropist who's really into that kind of thing.

those labs do sometimes produce good research, but it's very conspicuous that they're not actually situated in a research department where they would be surrounded by their actual peers in the discipline and receive feedback and supervision by other experts. like, it's not that any given work from that department is definitely suspect in its methods or anything. it's just that, if your main interest was in doing good neuroscience, there is a whole MIT neuroscience department already, and the choice to instead be in the flashy self-promotion department and frame all your questions in the flashy self-promotion framing is. at least kind of notable.

[justablah56]

omg I just remembered there is pretty shiny maxim in my drawing tablet woaw ,,,

[just-absolutely-super]

i do like this arc they're giving Cheetor that reflects him growing up

in my mind, he's the equivalent to 16 when the series starts, and even though they refer to his transmetal II form as "puberty" i like to think of it more as him turning 18 and entering adulthood

[freakinator]

i need to work on my dbl au soon cause as much as i like to personify the server and its events at the end of the day that shits not on purpose lmao and as much as i love that its not on purpose i wanna explore a plot where it actually is on purpose

[philosophybits]

Men who think deeply appear as comedians when they traffic with others, because in order to be understood they always have first to simulate a surface.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Assorted Opinions and Maxims, 232

[philosophybitmaps]

[quotessentially]

From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Maxims and Reflections

[jennyfair7]

Tag nine (9) people you'd like to know better

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Last song: “Take It Off” (Kesha) - my friend and I went to see a pop diva tribute band last night and they were AMAZING 🤩

Currently reading: I bought it but haven’t started reading it yet 😬 The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Currently watching: Is It Cake, Too? on Netflix and the Nagoya Basho (sumo)

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[omicronsurvivor]

New random head cannon: if someone non hostile helps Depth Charge get rid of barnacles off his beast mode kibble.... He'll start to like you.

If he trusts someone smaller the mech is willing to listen armor to help clean inside as his frame can completely flood safely.

[michellesanches]

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[musical-chick-13]

I know the point of "Don't have your characters use therapy-speak" is "Don't put dialogue in your story that makes things seem stilted/breaks immersion for the purpose of proving that This Isn't Actually An Unhealthy Situation, I Promise Guys," but nonetheless it is starting to give me a complex over writing these characters like. Communicating. Just at all.

[spinning-feeling]

A certain Narrator told me to slay a princess

Even though i feel for the Narrator and his fear of death, seeing as i share that fear with him, i kindly told him to fuck off and took the princess with me

Im sure the long quiet and the shifting mound wont notice a little existential duplication... Right?

[requiemforthepoets]

you say good morning, when its midnight ⟢ OP81 (part 3)

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PAIRINGS: oscar piastri x female!reader

SUMMARY: you and oscar grew up together, and despite being neighbors and best friends with her sister, hattie, you never really talked or had a conversation with him. until one day, where he randomly texted you out of nowhere.

REMINDERS: this is purely fiction, the way how the character is portrayed in my story does not reflect the person that is portraying my character in real life. always separate fiction from reality, and do not repost or copy my work in any way.

WARNINGS: use of y/n, photos are all taken from pinterest, no consistent face claims, fluff, humor-ish, kind of a slow burn fic, inaccurate information, time and date stamps are not relevant, and minor typographical errors

WORD COUNT: none

AUTHOR'S NOTE: part 3! i'm really happy that you like this socmed au for oscar! 🥺 i hope that i'll be able to deliver updates that are up to standards. I'll try to incorporate everything, since tumblr has a limit of 30 photos only per post. taglist for this series is open. enjoy!

hattiepiastri posted in their story!

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oscarpiastri take good care of her

hattiepiastri ?????????

hattiepiastri isn't it supposed to be the other way around?????

oscarpiastri we both know that she's too soft for the chaos you bring

hattiepiastri excuse you???? fyi, remind me or not, i'm always gonna be protecting her

oscarpiastri 👍🏻

nicolepiastri oh my goodness, look at her! she's all grown up. i still remember when you two used to dress up and she would braid your hair

hattiepiastri i shed a little tear when i saw her again in person after so many years

nicolepiastri tell her i said hi, that i miss seeing her around and that she looks beautiful

nicolepiastri i'm so happy that you two are together again!

hattiepiastri will do mum. she says hi back.

hattiepiastri we're now in our bestie singapore honeymoon

yourmom oh my heart! she really made that sign? thank you for posting this, hattie. i might be crying in the kitchen now! 🤣

hattiepiastri she was literally bouncing the moment she saw me!

yourmom please tell her to call me when she settles you in

yourmom and while you're there, please make sure that she eats actual food and not just noodles and bubble teas

hattiepiastri promise!

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hattiepiastri

📍Haji Lane, Singapore

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hattiepiastri week into the bestie singapore honeymoon 🤩

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yn.jpg look at us, maximizing our joint slay 😮‍💨💖

hattiepiastri indeed 🤩

nicolepiastri you both look so wonderful! enjoy and take good care of her

oscarpiastri like i said hattiepiastri

hattiepiastri no need to tag me???? bc i can literally see the reply???????

yn.jpg 🔒

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yn.jpg all the love, from singapore ♡

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yourmom why is it that you never smile? but the photos look very stunning, and you are stunning!

yn.jpg 🥺🥺🥺🥺

hattiepiastri i stand by my photography skills, should've watermarked these 😔💔

yn.jpg exquisite photography skills indeed! been staring at how good it is 🥹🤚🏻

nicolepiastri so gorgeous!

yn.jpg auntie! thank you so much, i miss you!

yourbrother ok, gotta admit that this photo of you looks cool af. but i miss the gremlin that i used to chase around the house with a nerf gun. bring her back 💔

yn.jpg you and your dramatic ass! 😭

oscarpiastri you do look different

oscarpiastri in a good way. (sorry, clicked the enter button accidentally)

oscarpiastri the not-smiling thing suits you more than it should

hattiepiastri mate, u good?????

oscarpiastri what? am i not allowed to say that she looks nice?

yourbrother i will die on this hill

yn.jpg okay wow 😭 was not expecting a full family panel in the replies. love u all, but can u all pls calm down? 😭

nathanleong these were worth the wait 😮‍💨

yn.jpg 😂😂😂😂

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hattiepiastri posted in their story!

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𓆉𓆝𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟𓇼

hattiepiastri

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hattiepiastri singaporean nightlife. i'm in love 💖

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