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cute-overload:

Here we see a baby wigglefloof cleaning its tiny squishbeans.
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Var ju på Pipp/Krigsdagböckerna-presskonferens i eftermiddags. Och fick se Astrid Lindgrens brev till Bonniers när hon skickade in Pippi-manuset till dem. (Som de tackade nej till. Turligt nog för Rabén & Sjögren.)

ME: It’s such a nice day.

OSCAR: It is. Let’s take Zelda to the dog park!

ZELDA: *looks up from snorting the carpet* Huh?

US: *walk*

ZELDA: *stops to sniff bag of garbage outside of hospital that most likely contains human body parts and vials of diseases*

US: *HOIST*

ZELDA: What are you doing? THAT WAS TREASURE!

US: WE ARE GOING TO THE DOG PARK.

ZELDA: THE TREASURE…

AT DOG PARK

ZELDA: WHAT ARE THESE OTHER DOGS DOING HERE.

ME: It’s the dog park, Zelda.

ZELDA: *unsure*

ME: Go on! Play!

ZELDA: I’m going to sit on this bench next to daddy.

OSCAR: Go on! Play!

ZELDA: *unsure*

ZELDA: *sees other dog poop*

ZELDA: NOW WE’RE TALKING!

ZELDA: *leaps into poop*

US: OH NO.

OSCAR: This is terrible. I guess we have to…how do we even do this? Oh God.

ZELDA: I GET WHY YOU LIKE IT HERE!

ME: *scrapes Zelda with stick*

ZELDA: STICK TIME!

ZELDA: *lunges for poop stick*

ME: No no no no no.

OSCAR: THIS IS TERRIBLE.

ME: We have to get her home. We need to go into quarantine mode. Leave everything at the door. Take her right to the tub. Destroy everything with fire.

AT HOME

US: *run inside with Zelda, directly to tub*

ZELDA: What are we…hey, wait a minute…

US: *entub dog*

ZELDA: I AM BETRAYED.

US: *fill tub*

ZELDA: *scrabbles* *water*

US: *drenched*

US: *feed snacks to Zelda*

ZELDA: I’LL EAT THESE BUT I WON’T FORGET THIS.

OSCAR: *feeds*

ME: *scrubs*

OSCAR: That’s the last of the kibble. Are you done?

ME: Almos…

ZELDA: *HEROIC LEAP*

ZELDA: TO VICTORY!

OSCAR: Catch he…

ME: *is struck in the face with the back end of a wet dog*

ME: GAHHAHAHAHHGHGHGHGH

ME: *clutches nose and bleeding lip*

ZELDA: Victory?

OSCAR: *re-entubs dog*

ME: *bleeds*

OSCAR: What happened there?

ME: SHE HIT ME IN THE FACE WITH HER BUTT

ZELDA: Not intentionally.

ME: No, girl, not intentionally. Mommy isn’t mad.

ZELDA: Must not go full Stockholm. Must remember the mission. Must not identify with captors.

OSCAR: We have to finish this terrible task.

ME: *rinses dog*

US: *remove dog from tub*

OSCAR: Here’s a bit more kibble.

ZELDA: MY HEROES!

ZELDA: *gulps kibble in one go*

US: You’re free to go!

ZELDA: VICTORY!

ME: *bleeds*

ZELDA: *charges out of bathroom*

ZELDA: *immediately throws up gulped kibble into shag carpet*

US: NOOOOOOOOO

ZELDA: WHAT IS THIS I FOUND??? MAGIC FOOD IN WEIRD INDOOR GRASS???

OSCAR: *quickly moves dog along*

ZELDA: THE TREASURE…

ME: *bleeds*

ME: *looks at carpet*

ME: *looks at time elapsed since this started, 50 minutes*

It’s easy to forget that there are other PC game services beyond Steam . GOG (formerly Good Old Games) has made a name for itself selling older software, but now it’s stepping up to the major leagues with a DRM-free alternative to Steam’s software, called GOG Galaxy.

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This is the most amazing, and also the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen all day.

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isquirtmilkfrommyeye:

A Chain Chomp cat bed from catastrophicreations.com 

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The highest proof alcohol you can buy is Everclear, at 190 proof. That’s nothing! Let’s get together and make an alcohol that’s 200 proof! Except we can’t possibly do that. There’s a physical limit to how pure alcohol can actually get, and we’ll tell you why.

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Late last year, Idris Elba let slip the names of some of the major Thor characters that would make brief appearances in Avengers: Age of Ultron. And yet, when the movie actually arrived, no Loki. What happened?

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dzngerous:

don’t YOU FUCKING TOUCH IT 

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sadanimalfacts:

I’ve got some bad news about elephants. 

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lastukoski:

Your hat looks confused and horrified. 

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The images on the covers of English-language editions of the Song of Ice and Fire novels are nice enough. A sword, a crown, a helmet—these are all things the characters in the books use or want, so I haven’t got any complaints about them. Still, Japanese publisher Hayakawa really went the extra mile when it put out Japanese translations of the books. It hired artists Ken Sugawara, Yasushi Suzuki, and Noriko Meguro to create new covers, and their renderings of notable characters are evocative enough to make you wish for a series of Song of Ice and Fire animated movies. I mean, if they’re going to reboot the show eventually anyway, that wouldn’t be a bad way to go.

These covers have been out there for a while, but have been cropping up again recently, probably because they are so very pretty. Let’s take a look.

A Game of Thrones, Part 1—Jon Snow

First up is a rendering of a young Jon Snow, who looks ripped from the pages of an early Final Fantasy game manual. No, I don’t recall the books ever mentioning Jon having green hair, but it doesn’t make the cover any less striking.

A Game of Thrones, Part 1—Daenerys

I love the rendering of a young dragon on Dany’s shoulder, like a massive violet worm.

A Clash of Kings, Part 1—Arya

Of all the characters on these covers, Arya might look the most like she does on the show. The brown and red tones in this one are great. Arya has blood on her mind.

A Storm of Swords, Part 2—Tyrion

Tyrion, on the other hand, couldn’t look less like his TV counterpart. While this cover is probably pushing it, it’s easy to forget that Tyrion is supposed to be a good deal less handsome than Peter Dinklage.

A Storm of Swords, Part 3—Samwell

Samwell Tarly does some serious voguing with that right-handed ‘V’ he’s making.

A Feast for Crows, Part 1—Jaime

Again, I’m getting videogame vibes from this image of Jaime, particularly of a game like Soul Caliber, where characters wear armor so big Tyrion could live in it.

A Feast for Crows, Part 2—Cersei

The theme of his image is: wine and blood. It’s a terrific picture of Cersei.

A Dance with Dragons, Part 2—Bran

Finally, this image of Bran throws into evocative relief the size difference between him and his direwolf.

Check out a more complete set over at Kotaku.

awwww-cute:

Friend’s hedgehog after a nap, I don’t think he likes being woken up 

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I hope you like it !;)

proletarianrevenge:

Melanie from Baltimore laying down the truth to Vice reporters during a livestream.

salon:

In an impressive game of twisted current events mad libs, a Texas GOP lawmaker has managed to tie the Baltimore riots over police brutality to this week’s Supreme Court case debating the future of same-sex marriage, blaming LGBT rights for the disintegration of the family and, subsequently, the violent protests ravaging American communities.

Rep. Bill Flores suggests riots over police brutality actually have more to do with too few heterosexual marriages

Dear Bill Flores: You’re a pandering asshole, and if you actually believe this, you’re too goddamn stupid to breathe.

Big gay hugs,

Wil

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cute-overload:

Tower, Requesting Permission to Take Off.

Everyone knows what a bad workout feels like. Your appendages feel like they’re going to fall off. Even the pink dumbbells feel like Atlas stones. Renowned strength coach and author Dan John explains that it’s okay—in fact, you should expect it to happen quite often.

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Fortune rapporterar att Ouya försöker bli uppköpt snarast för att kunna betala tillbaka en skuld till investmentbolaget TriplePoint Capital. Som källa anger Fortune ett internt PM som läckt ut. Ouya är en Androidbaserad spelkonsol.

Satsningen inleddes sommaren 2012, då företaget sökte finansiering via Kickstarter – målet nåddes på åtta timmar. Konsolen blev dock ingen större försäljningsframgång och även om tillverkaren fortsatt förbättra systemet ser det mörkt ut för Ouya – inte minst genom att Googles egna Android TV numera erbjuder en liknande och mer mångsidig lösning.

Vi vet att flera i Swedroids community skaffade Ouya — är det någon som fortfarande använder den?

Inlägget Rapport: Ouya har skulder, söker köpare dök först upp på Swedroid.

For those who are already members of worldcon, Sasquan has opened Hugo voting. With the electronic ballot, you can go and post some preferences and votes now, then return a day later, or a week later, or a month later, and change them, or add some more rankings. Your vote does not get counted until balloting closes.

The ballot is here: http://sasquan.org/hugo-awards/voting/

If you have not voted the Hugo Awards before, please note that it is an "Australian ballot," a preferential system whereby one ranks the nominees. You don't just vote for one. You can rank NO AWARD as if it were any other finalist; ahead of some nominees, behind others.

(Which is the way I believe one should use NO AWARD. As I have stated previously, I am opposed to the nuclear option of just blindly voting NO AWARD in every category).

Of course, you need to member to vote. Supporting Memberships will cost you $40. You can sign up to buy one at https://sasquan.swoc.us/sasquan/reg.php

In addition to voting privileges, a Supporting Membership will get you the convention's program book (usually a handsome item, though it varies from year to year) and other publications.

thatbadadvice:

Dear Prudence, April 2015:

Q. Disrespectful Teenage Daughter: My stepdaughter is 14 years old, and has demonstrated problematic behavior toward me recently, in my opinion. I have been with her mother since 2013, and the girl has radically changed her whole identity. My wife and I are moderate liberals, while my stepdaughter is now a left-wing lesbian. She has cut her hair short, prefers listening to abrasive music, and has made friends with other “LGBTQ,” or whatever the current acronym is. We are an accepting family, and we know several gay people. My family and most of my friends are rather conservative, though, and I would like my stepdaughter to at least put on a dress when we see them, and also refrain from mentioning things about her politics and sexuality. Her mom disagrees, and as a result, we are banned from family events, and I have lost friends. The girl says I can’t decide these things or punish her, since her parents approve of her new identity. Should I keep pushing her and her mom, so that I can retain my other relationships, or should I simply cut my losses?

Dear Stepdad,

Here you are, trying to be the coolest stepdad of all time, and your stepdaughter defies you by wearing pants and listening to the youth musics! You’re giving her miles and miles–she can wear clothes she doesn’t feel comfortable in! she can pretend to disavow her sexual orientation and tell outright lies about what she believes in order to maintain your social profile with bigots–and she wants A WHOLE INCH of being allowed to be the 14-year-old young woman she is!

This mayn’t stand. You’re the totally reasonable head of household here–after all, you know some gay people who the Bad Advisor is totally sure would count you among their closest confidantes–and here’s this uppity whole total other young human being asserting themselves in the world with the support of their parents, with nary a thought for how it’ll affect your Wine Of The Month Club membership.

You have to decide what’s more important: the love and support of a family you’ve pledged yourself to and from which you might derive a lifetime of affection and personal and political growth, or the dudes who get you the best tee times. 

Do indeed “keep pushing” your wife and her daughter–you’ll soon find that the scads of increased leisure time you find yourself trying to fill will be blessedly more predictable.