#Performance statistics

[caemidraws]

--- [gift for @persychan]

[skymallnine]

If I was one of those Star Trek characters who can do % forecasts, I would just be lying about it constantly. One, other humanoids are bad at interpreting percentages, a 75% chance of success is not 100%, but they will treat it as if it is. Two, if I can forecast to that degree of precision surely I can also forecast how my saying the percentage will affect the outcome. Is it logical to prefer being right over getting my ass out alive? No it is not. I estimate an 84.3% chance that Kirk/Bones/Sisko/Garak/whoever will razz me about it later, but at least they’ll be alive to do it.

[princesssarisa]

The Most Frequently Performed Operas, (according to Operabase)

Worldwide: La Traviata

Italy, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Estonia, Argentina, Lithuania, Latvia, Serbia, Turkey, Macedonia: La Traviata

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Finland: Die Zauberflöte

Poland, Japan, Norway, Mexico, Brazil, Slovenia, Belarus, Hong Kong: Carmen

USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, Greece, Lebanon: La Bohème

France, Portugal: Don Giovanni

South Korea, Malta: Tosca

Israel, Taiwan: Madama Butterfly

Russia: Eugene Onegin

Czech Republic: The Bartered Bride

Slovakia: Nabucco

Canada: Le Nozze di Figaro

Luxembourg: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

China: Turandot

Egypt: Aida

Croatia: Ero the Joker

[coolnonsenseworld]

(to know more about the story and the calendar on pre-order check out previous posts! LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LEFT)

In September they don't feel like going anywhere or doing any bucket lists - no getting out of the comfort zone this time around. All they need is a little comfort of one another - they take breaks for a movie night when they wouldn't, buy extra cakes they haven't tried previously, go on date-walks and take bubble baths with new scents.

Enjoying simple things in life and appreciating your own presence here feels like it should be a basic part of any bucket list.

How is your September going? Do you have any plans or achievements this month?

[travalerray]

the kink got out of hand, sorry

then what ARE the words you want to say

I can't believe they really went with "antagonist gets amnesia, vaguely recognises the protagonist and decides that they are besties actually" trope

[chamerionwrites]

Laying aside the question of folks with full-blown genderfeels just for a moment, a thing I’ve always found lowkey interesting is how much more common it seems to be for cishet dudes to choose to play women in RPGs than it is for women to choose to play dudes.

(The flip explanation is ofc that if you’re a straight man who is going to be staring at a character for many hours it might as well be a hot lady, but ime the pattern holds true in tabletop as well as CRPGs, so.)

[radiojamming]

Sometimes I think about the Punch Brothers' live cover of Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It's the first cover I've heard that isn't a eulogy and isn't mournful. It's angry. It's a demand. Does anyone know where the love of God goes?

And then the furious stomp that comes with the listing of the Lakes. You can't blame them because it's their nature, but this cover is just so full of rage at what they've taken away.

Anyway, it's good. I like it.

[inkblackorchid]

THE EVIL IS DEFEATED

Fuck, now I need to hack this duel to pieces and put it in separate chapters after all, this is way too long...

[sonictoaster]

This year’s Screwball Fall playlist:

Bonus viewing: Design for Living and Holiday, both of which I loved but I didn’t think quiiiite qualified as screwballs (but I am willing to hear arguments!)

Honorable mention to these kings, who will show up for a Screwball:

Full Screwball Fall list here

[lordmushroomkat]

So obviously I tried to join Kyri's ( @kyri45 ) coloring art contest. And then just as obviously I finished it late. I still submitted it, of course, but it was due at 9pm and I finished at ~1am sooo... yeah

But I am still quite proud of my finished result; can you tell that I worked really hard on this? Tumblr still eats the image quality for breakfast, unfortunately, but presumably you can see the vision.

[Do you love the color of the Fi? Haha... I'll see myself out]

Anyway this was a really interesting challenge and I totally want to color in the others for fun. I'm getting weirdly good at digital art? It's become a lot more natural to me recently. Practice, I guess! Being good at it only makes me want to do it more so I imagine that will keep happening.

I'm also thinking of printing out the plain linearts for traditional coloring. For fun! I have many art supplies that would be fun to try out with this! Side note I should totally start making my own coloring pages by saving the plain lineart separately. That would be really cool, I would love that.

Actually what if I made a whole coloring book? So long as I signed each piece that would probably be fine to share! And my sister could use them with the kids at school who apparently really like my art? For serious, one afternoon I was helping out with them and drawing and a kid demanded that I let them color it in and I was like "hold up, I would also like to color my art so how about I scan the finished lineart and bring printed versions tomorrow?" and the delayed gratification may have ruined it for them unfortunately but the next day was still fun and I'm glad we did it. So if I just had coloring pages prepped and ready to share that would be extremely convenient. Would also be very fun to make. Maybe I could make some radial mandala things while I was at it. Hmmm. An interesting concept.

[dogclownmuppetthing]

No one dictates my level of transness but me so this isn't a 'I don't feel trans enough' post particularly but I kinda wish I knew of more ppl like me when it came to experiencing dysphoria

I was assigned a girl I'm happy being seen as a girl even if I know full well that doesn't fully describe me . But yet . I still feel wrong in the body I was in and wish I had the 'opposite gender' parts . Like . I feel like my body misinterpreted some instructions in some direction I feel like there's smth missing th

[rorbison]

I hope the poll as an attention grab dies out. Not because it's annoying or whatever, but because it seems to dishearten aid seekers and stunt reblogs chains.

[cirie-sandra-michaela]

Lulu being the old Tika beach makes perfect sense

[otterwithaknife]

so upset by the divide in common usage of "agorithm" (weighs stuff by popularity/similarity to what you've engaged with before) vs the actual definition of "algorithm" (a sequence of precise instructions to achieve a result)

[baddawgsports]

PSG's Statement of Intent: Tactical Masterclass Demolishes Atlético Madrid 4-0 at Rose Bowl

The Rose Bowl in Pasadena witnessed a football clinic on Sunday as Paris Saint-Germain delivered a comprehensive 4-0 dismantling of Atlético Madrid, announcing their intentions for the Club World Cup with a performance that combined tactical sophistication with ruthless efficiency. Under the scorching Southern California sun, Luis Enrique’s Champions League winners demonstrated why they enter…