Reverse image search exists regardless of signature or exif data. Not saying people shouldn't post their art, just be aware that someone can track it to socials if even if you scrub it and don't mention your name.
thefunkycomitatus
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Guy who starts crying when someone jokingly says he's invited to the cookout. Guy who got a dap once and made it his whole personality. Guy who took private AAVE classes. Guy who made Chet Hanks self conscious about cultural appropriation.
A 250 year old empire hastily enters conflict with Iran. This is what happened to its body politic...
This sounds exactly like a group for people with problematic tweets from 2014. 0% chance this group wasn't started by a standup comedian who was complaining about Trump and then everyone found old clips of racial slurs from like 2012.
Naturalist who enjoys hiking dropped off several packages at rural post office on a breezy summer day.
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I was more referring to the dual slit experiment because it's such a simple thing that anyone can do at home and is about very abstract theoretical physics but is tangible and comprehensible (mostly). My post was more trying to point out that geology seems more GROUNDED than theoretical physics but all science isn't experimental and empiricism isn't everything. I also wrote that post at like 4 am so I may have worded it very poorly. I'm more commenting on the idea that there is known experimental science versus unknown theoretical science, where something like chemistry or geology is the former and wacky particle physics is the latter. It's not a dichotomy. Other people answered the specific question so I was addressing something I saw that nobody commented on.
Carefully constructed models on what should exist, and how those things should behave if they exist, then experiments that show these things behaving as predicted, therefore validating the model. It's an inductive process like dialectics. You move between theory and praxis, updating theory and adjusting action. Though this kind of paints a picture that all science is experimental when it's not and yet is equally valid. Like lots of stuff in geology can't be observed directly due to time scales or ran as a experiment. In a way there's more experimental data supporting the wave-particle duality of light than experiments supporting plate tectonics. It becomes just thinking about stuff really hard, and looking at stuff very closely to make sure you're observing it the right way. Make predictions about what you should find next if you're correct.
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I mean there are measurements of ocean floor spread but that's less about testing the theory and more about seeing how fast or how much. It's not an experiment like someone constructing a clever inference device to understand the nature of a particle, all based entirely on models and theory.
The subject of how important media is to the cause, if media consumption is politically transformative, where media careerism fits into practical strategy, etc are all good questions worth exploring as a community. Media consumption is one of the biggest issues for leftists online (or online leftists?) and we never talk about from the outside. It's always something boiling under the surface of these spontaneous slap-fights. We should start having structured discussions on issues that so many seem to care about.
Since we live in a world where people can make a career out of presenting socialist ideas to the world, we should probably address how that fits into a socialist movement. I can understand the USSR not getting too in-depth about radio as mass media. They didn't conceptualize it that way because it hadn't turned into this reality-defining commodity that has been for the past few generations. Anyone trying to do movement building in 2026 needs to address it in a formal, rigorous way.
New episode drops in a few hours (9PM EST) for the western hemisphere. It drops tomorrow (2AM GMT) for everyone else. Share your thoughts on the show, theories, and grievances.
Episode description: "Carol's new approach to The Others yields unexpected revelations; Manousos finds himself in strange territory upon regaining consciousness."
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Episode drops in a few hours (9pm EST) if you're in the western hemisphere. It drops tomorrow at 2am GMT elsewhere.
Episode description: Manousos begins a dangerous trek to meet Carol. Returning home from Las Vegas, Carol gets creative with her rebellion.
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Episode releases tonight (Dec 4) at 9pm EST.
Episode Description: "Carol shares a horrific discovery and learns new truths in the process. Mr. Diabaté lives life to the fullest in Sin City."
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What if they were awake this whole time but couldn't tell the difference? I think mods should sell their father's modding fortune to a Japanese business man. Or, more accurately, they think they should do that.
I'm building a portfolio so I can try to get a job doing environment art. I have a little bit of an idea how the art-end of game dev works. However I can't help but to think about what games I would make if I was a project director or lead designer. What are your game ideas? They can be as unrealistic or realistic as you like. Big or small.
Mine:
I want to do an immersive sim with retro graphics and homage Deus Ex, Systemshock, and even VTMB (in terms of atmosphere). A grungy cyberpunk game where it's night all the time. I want to bring in TrueAnon type conspiracy stuff to replace the more reactionary elements of DE. Large semi-open world environments set in various locations. The PNW or NoCal for rural forested areas inhabited by militias. Suburban areas with a retrofuturistic 90s vibe. Large high-tech dirty cities. The good gameplay qualites of Deus Ex but updated and with QoL improvements. Though I would probably get rid of the squeenix quest marker and hand-holdy stuff. Make the player have to talk to NPCs and look around to figure things out. I would keep the graphical fidelity comparable, but ramp up the size and amount of stuff in the game. Environments would be full of vignettes and minigames. Make it so that not playing the story is rewarding and fulfilling too.
Another one is a spiritual sequel to San Andreas. Set it in CA, NV, OR, and WA. Set in the mid 90s instead of early 90s. A single open-world. Absolute tons of mini games and side-shit to do. Bring in skateboarding and the real BMX gameplay that never made it into SA. Improve the gang recruitment and territory system. Create real factions between the police, gangs, and feds. Increase dating mechanics. Tons of weapons. More B&E mini-games. Drug selling sim that you can actually scale up and make a business out of. Probably simulate some kind of economy in the game. Deep character customization. Tons of vehicles. Heists. Casinos. Casino management. Street racing. Car customization. Improved tagging. Just tons of content. Again, I would keep the graphics roughly the same, just include more stuff.
I need a city sim/logistics sim game but set in world with a centrally planned economy. The city sim stuff would focus on urbanization and good city planning. The logistics stuff would supplement that and lend restrictions to what you can or can't do. Like cash would in a traditional city sim. Not only would you be responsible for your sims and their city, but you need to create and operate supply lines as well. Like a mix of Factorio, Skylines, and Railway Empire. I have more specific ideas on how this would work, but I've already wrote enough for one post.
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