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Rechastaad Rogue

Michael Staffer was the owner of a small casino on the edge of Rechastaad. Not a particularly honorable occupation. Most do it for the money or the protection of local gangs. Michael had neither.

The city itself isn't much concerned with local businesses. Its government is moreso concerned with giving the Graber Corporation grounds for mining - pretty much wherever they please and people can't pay the extornionate amounts of money to ward off the demolitioners.

This at first drove people to the entertainment industry, as it promised a chance on large returns. But sooner or later, they couldn't afford to wager their chances anymore. Now, only the miners come to watch the dancers.

Michael decided long ago, that he would leave the town as soon as he had saved up the money. But running a business is a wager aswell and luck had ran out in Rechastaad.

#short story #fantasy #wired spire #anti capitalism #steampunk #author

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dreamsy990

i saw someone say nobody needs to know what a .txt file is anymore. what the fuck is the world coming to

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unironically i think we need to bring back computer labs because APPARENTLY some people WERENT taught basic computer literacy and internet safety in school

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things about computers/the internet i think kids should be formally taught in schools because theyre important to know and the amount of soon to be grown adults i know who know NOTHING about any of these is quite frankly almost all of them (and resources to learn if you dont know these things, because its never to late to get better with computers)

how to troubleshoot by yourself when you have a technical problem
what common file types are
some very basics on how to use ""developer tools"" on your computer (because i cant think of a better way to refer to them) like task manager and command prompt (and their mac equivalents, terminal and activity monitor ofc)
how to read and understand a privacy policy and what your personal data is, as well as what it being collected actually means and steps you can take to keep it private
how to understand terms of service (hey. if you have trouble with reading legalese and worry about being able to understand these policies anyways, here's a site that gives basic summaries of privacy policies and ToS)
what a cookie actually is
internet privacy and your digital footprint!! seriously i dont know why we stopped teaching people that they shouldnt be putting their entire real identity online in a world where your online actions can ruin you irl
basic safety measures like antivirus software (and why you should use it or if the built in one on windows or mac is enough for you) and backing up your computer (also a mac guide)
common keyboard shortcuts (and on mac)

as an additional note: things i think everyone should know on computers and the internet but schools may bit hesitant to teach about for whatever moral/legal standards schools pretend to operate on

vpns and adblockers! (btw for most of these where you can pay for things im purposefully not recommending any specific software but seriously just use ublock origin for an adblocker)
how to not get a virus while pirating something
what a temporary email is and when to use one
red flags that you shouldn't trust a website (and how to quickly check the security of a site)
what javascript on a website does and how to disable it to get around paywalls

dreamsy990

ok one last addition! if you want to take it one level higher, i think learning the very basics of at least one programming language is good for people. it makes computers less scary and it makes you feel very cool, and a lot of people get discouraged about it because it seems overly complicated and hard to learn outside a formal classroom setting, so heres some resources for learning the very basics of python (because i consider it the easiest language to learn and knowing one language will make it easier to learn others)

an online compiler so you dont need to download anything or worry about running code directly on your computer if that makes you nervous
a basic video guide to introduce you to python and walk you through beginner steps
a guide to some syntax and commands you should know (this was literally my lifeline in my first CS class)
some performance tasks to give you things to code to practice and assess yourself

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Soul Eater fanart to celebrate October

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illust commission works

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antifainternational

We are sharing some of our favourite gifs each day this month for Antifa International’s fifth anniversary. Today: Nazi monuments being destroyed after the defeat of Nazi Germany.

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If this offends you 😊 unfollow me 😊

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And a note to confederates: these monuments weren’t kept because this was “history”. These monuments celebrated horrible things and we BLEW THEM UP.

lalalaan

Today I thought about wanting to read a book.

But soon I asked myself what good it would do me to do so.

There is no inherent value in art. Even less in consuming it.

And I realized I didn't want to think this way.

So I skipped the song I was listening to and shrugged.

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25.07.2023

AnoTeam Logbuch Tag 1:

09.03:

Wir wurden losgeschickt, weil eine Anomalie im Schwarzwald-Gebirge gemeldet wurde. Jedoch konnten bislang keine Zeugen befragt werden. Der einzige offizielle Bericht beschreibt das scheinbar spurlose Verschwinden von drei Wandergruppen, die sich am Wochenende auf Routinetouren begeben haben.

lalalaan

I don't know, why I posted this on my funny blog. I think I was like "It's in german, I shouldn't post it on my kinda serious blog" but I don't care anymore. Have fun in german, bozo

lalalaan

I hate having been born a philosopher.

Cursed to ponder.

Damned to wonder.

Ever curious. Ever unsatisfied.

Born with a quill for a finger and ink for tears.

I don't want to know, but can't stop thinking.

lalalaan

Sometimes I forget what I look like

And then I see my reflection in the window of a train

And it looks so strange and eery how He looks at me

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Dead flesh hanging off a metal chassis/

Dead dreams drooping from ports/

Heavenly dreams from hellish machines/

Some can't remember, but most just forgot/

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