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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/928052 > Tom Scott will post 26 more videos before taking a break after 10 years of weekly content.

any ideas on how I might use it? I have unlimited "relaxed" (10-min delay) images.

www.youtube.com

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/863377 > Do what must be done. #DunePartTwo only in theaters November 3. > > DUNE: PART TWO > > The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on “Dune: Part Two,” the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast. The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s six-time Academy Award-winning “Dune.”

Once, in a bustling town, resided a lively and inquisitive boy, known for his zest, his curiosity, and his unique gift of knitting the townsfolk into a single tapestry of shared stories and laughter. A lively being, resembling a squirrel, was gifted to the boy by an enigmatic stranger. This creature, named Whiskers, was brimming with life, an embodiment of the spirit of the townsfolk, their tales, their wisdom, and their shared laughter. However, an unexpected encounter with a flamboyantly blue hound named Azure, a plaything of a cunning, opulent merchant, set them on an unanticipated path. The hound, a spectacle to behold, was the product of a mysterious alchemical process, a design for the merchant's profit and amusement. On returning from their encounter, the boy noticed a transformation in Whiskers. His fur, like Azure's, was now a startling indigo, and his vivacious energy seemed misdirected, drawn into putting up a show, detached from his intrinsic playful spirit. Unknowingly, the boy found himself playing the role of a puppeteer, his strings tugged by unseen hands. Whiskers had become a spectacle for the townsfolk, and in doing so, the essence of the town, their shared stories, and collective wisdom began to wither. Recognizing this grim change, the townsfolk watched as their unity and shared knowledge got overshadowed by the spectacle of the transformed Whiskers. The boy, once their symbol of unity, was unknowingly becoming a merchant himself, trading Whiskers' spirit for a hollow spectacle. The transformation took a toll on Whiskers, leading him to a point of deep disillusionment. His once playful spirit was dulled, his energy drained, and his essence, a reflection of the town, was tarnished. In an act of desolation and silent protest, Whiskers chose to leave. His departure echoed through the town like a mournful wind, an indictment of what they had allowed themselves to become. The boy, left alone, began to play with the merchants, seduced by their cunning words and shiny trinkets. He was drawn into their world, their games, slowly losing his vibrancy, his sense of self. Over time, the boy who once symbolized unity and shared knowledge was reduced to a mere puppet, a plaything in the hands of the merchants. Eventually, the merchants, having extracted all they could from him, discarded the boy, leaving him a hollow husk, a ghost of his former self. The boy was left a mere shadow, a reminder of what once was - a symbol of unity, camaraderie, shared wisdom, and laughter, now withered and lost.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/440073 > Please don't ask why I need this. > > It would be great if the food also made me sweat less. > > It has to be something I can easily find. > > > EDITS FOR CLARIFICATION: > > - I am not planning on partaking in any illegal activities. > > - I do not condone the use of illegal substances and am not planning on smuggling anything anywhere. > > - I am not going on a hiking trip or mailing myself anywhere. > > - I will be staying in a tent (not a small one; a huge with with air conditioning and everything). I will be traveling for five days, returning to my current location on day 3 and traveling again on the last two days. I will not poop on the first three days (hopefully). > > - Clean toilets with all the expected facilities **will** be available to me. I am not going to poop for reasons that I wish to keep to myself. > > - If it gets bad, like really bad, like a-piece-of-poop-is-literally-halfway-out-my-ass bad, I will use the toilets. > > > Please stop asking because I am not telling anyone the reason.

seirdy.one

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/611468 > As [Seirdy notes](https://pleroma.envs.net/notice/AWn7NRQHKP0Do3VG6K): > > >It just keeps getting more relevant. WhatsApp, GitHub, Twitter, Reddit…each disaster worse than the last. The companies in charge know that the users will just take it after having their autonomy taken first.

https://twitter.com/scienceisstrat1/status/1669990941023694849

GM, just woke up and saw a few reddit refugees. Added them to the server. Thank you all for your patience. This is a small instance right now so we will be careful so not to overload it. good vibes here on lemmy!