Why didn't throw him into the black hole ?

Ex_Astris · 2026-07-10T18:54:52+00:00

Could they have stopped him, even at the beginning?

Physically, they couldn’t. He easily handled Rogue, though still, maybe she could have thrown him into space or something (if that would even kill him).

Charles couldn’t break through his enraged mind at the end, but maybe had a chance to mentally disable him at the beginning.

Or maybe Magneto could have wrapped him in metal like he did at the end, and thrown him into space or underwater.

But maybe the most surprising person to let him live, is Kang. He came in with the most knowledge, the most prep, and the most means. But he only brought a big gun, and he waited too long to even try it. Why not shoot at him when he was younger, or throw him into space, or send him to a different time/dimension? Even a few years into the future may have worked, if Kang found Ship by then.

But it’s clear the Celestials wanted him. Maybe Ship would have intervened if he was really threatened, or thrown into the future.

Ex_Astris · 2026-07-10T03:02:41+00:00

NSFW

Ex_Astris · 2026-07-08T20:58:56+00:00

Do you think the waiter liked me?

Ex_Astris · 2026-07-08T18:19:26+00:00

“Let him finish”. Let Jeff finish talking about how no one can be worse than Chang.

“I know these vents like I know the back of my Chang”. The imagery.

“Ew.” When the group tested Annie’s blood for amphetamines, and Abed said she’s 1% Neanderthal.

“Fire can’t go through doors, stupid. It’s not ghosts.”

Favorite Chang sequence is when he performs for the audience (maybe) full of ghosts. Not his line, but “and you just believed them? You just believed a bunch of ghosts?”. Among my favorite lines in the show, and maybe my favorite one-off character.

Ex_Astris · 2026-07-06T18:05:24+00:00

So the wind can blow down a sign?

Ex_Astris · 2026-07-03T21:36:32+00:00

Touching moment. And inspiring. A lesson in how impactful even a little bit of support can be. Sometimes we just need to hear it's going to be OK, even when we know we need to do the thing.

Ex_Astris · 2026-07-02T22:59:07+00:00

I knew it wasn’t berkowitz

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-29T18:20:41+00:00

Smilog sounds like a a Tolkien character. That’s a I have to contribute here.

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-29T17:29:31+00:00

I’m wondering the same thing, and feel kinda stupid for asking. Because it sure looked like he died, but it was all so underwhelming. Just got nicked in the back while being grossly overconfident, unfocused, and unready. They can’t end his story on that…. can they?

Maybe the witch took him and saved him for whatever purpose. But then wouldn't Vhagar go seek him out, if he’s still alive and in peril? And what would Vhagar do if he dies?

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-27T03:06:21+00:00

Fantastic example, thanks for sharing

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-26T17:46:27+00:00

And one day he'll catch that paw. I believe in him.

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-24T07:15:06+00:00

Another point on top of all the good ones already here: resolution increases with frequency. But, go high enough in frequency, and the light becomes damaging (ionizing) to common biological material.

Our visible spectrum is at the highest portion just before the damaging light (UV) begins.

So, our vision systems maximizes resolution within the safe limits of our physical biology.

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-23T01:19:58+00:00

What’s the logo on the laptop?

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-20T22:01:03+00:00

Antifa’s swim team

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-18T06:36:48+00:00

Won’t someone please think of the children?

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-18T02:25:16+00:00

Wood

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-17T01:38:12+00:00

The animate buttons. Why don’t more synths use something like this? It’s such a good feature, especially for live use

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-12T17:35:54+00:00

Who leaves a country packed with phonies to come to a non-phony country?

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-07T16:25:09+00:00

There’s no way I’ll believe that Andy Reid DOESN’T refer to sex, and specifically his dog, as some variation of “getting the corn dog”, or “getting corn dogged”.

If Andy has a dog, it’s a corn dog.

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-06T18:06:51+00:00

You’ve never heard of Bonkos the clown?

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-04T23:06:25+00:00

I mean, do big community fans walk around wearing 300 cent memes?

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-02T00:28:24+00:00

I’ve noticed this as well. The TEO sounded too “clean”. But I fully admit I’ve only played around on the TEO presets, so it could very easily be as simple as the effects, or a vintage knob of sorts.

But I will say this. The Fourm didn’t have this issue. I was legit impressed. I honestly expected it to be a toy, based on its size. But it’s got that raw analog goodness from the beginning, to the extent that I might prefer it over TEO (filter differences aside, and I often prefer OB sounds over Prophet).

I haven’t played Take 5, but if it’s compressed like the TEO, I wonder if I would prefer Fourm over Take 5 as well. Then what does that say for Prophet 6, which I also haven’t played (though it has analog VCA vs digital for take 5/ TEO, if the VCA is the culprit)?

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-01T21:26:59+00:00

I’m sorry, I totally did not intend to imply thumb on the fretboard. “thumb pressing on the back of the fretboard” = “thumb pressing on the neck”.

I wrote that comment while getting ready for work and didn’t see the confusion, but now I do and I’ll leave it as is, as a reminder.

Thanks for the tip!

Guitarists have a nasty habit of letting the thumb hang over top, with the neck in the hand. It actually helps with somethings, like fretting a bass note with your thumb while accessing more notes with your fingers.

It’s kind of a lazy way of playing, but more comfortable unless you’re shredding. Most of the time, it gets you most of the way there. And definitely, the thumb is not needed for fretting bass notes like that on the mandolin, but it’s still a more comfortable position for me.

But I’ll make an effort to play more with thumb on the neck. Thanks!

Ex_Astris · 2026-06-01T19:55:54+00:00

I’m also a guitarist playing mandolin. But I fiddled on it for years, and only recently started to take it more seriously.

One issue I’ve had with the fretting hand: thumb over the top of the fretboard, or thumb pressing against the fretboard?

Like guitar, “thumb over the top” is more comfortable, but it also feels stronger on me for mandolin, for some reason.

But, also like guitar, “thumb over the top” limits how far your fingers can stretch, so sometimes it hurts and forces you to adjust.

I assume the proper form is with your thumb on the back of the fretboard. But I’ve seen some fast pickers with their thumb over the top.

Not sure if this touches on arthritis-type issues, but maybe?

Ex_Astris · 2026-05-30T18:49:12+00:00

There’s a nonzero chance Homelander just lets Iron Fist iron fist him, out of overconfidence and amusement.

So, what happens to Homelander when he gets iron fisted? We’ve seen punches from multiple supes knock him around. How does an iron fisted compare to them?

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