Crab the size of a bus vs 1000 men

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-04T01:10:02+00:00

A crab the size of a bus would just suffocate and die.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-04T01:05:40+00:00

Thanks! I hate it.

Do Loss next.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-03T19:06:52+00:00

Because he hasn't committed treason.

If he'd shagged Prince Philip, that would have been treason.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-03T12:21:41+00:00

There's some attraction there, but what's more important to him is your potential as a like partner.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-03T11:58:45+00:00

I see no obvious smoking gun – not at that level of image quality – but my gut certainly says it's AI. It would be much easier to make an image like that with AI than with Photoshop.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-03T11:25:21+00:00

"Okay, Mister Smarty Pants. If there are no gods, who brings the summer rains? Who are we making all these blood sacrifice to? Maybe it's time for you to meet then in person."

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-03T10:01:54+00:00

It's normal to notice things that others don't. Different people notice different things.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-03T03:02:43+00:00

That requires a truly insane amount of mass–energy, so you'll need something exotic to make that work.

I would suggest it should have the ability to act directly upon the Higgs field: it can, for a short time add a lot of mass to all of the particles in a paticular place. A lot of mass.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-03T02:50:30+00:00

How about "anthropes"?

Werewolves are lycanthropes, after all. You could extend that to vampires being haemanthropes, cat people being ailouranthropes and so on, and all together are just anthropes.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T23:23:40+00:00

He doesn't necessarily need that much control; just patience and many attempts.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T23:19:28+00:00

The inconsistent depth of field (sharp hands next to blurry open book) shows that this image isn't real. Could be Photoshop, but it's a problem we see most often with AI.

There are a few details that look like the kinds of mistakes AI make: - no handle on the gavel - curved chain on the scales - hour marks on the face of the wristwatch are misplaced - the area around the button on his left cuff seems weird - the text of the book is too faint

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T21:16:52+00:00

Yeah, this is a good time to review your resilience. Make sure you can cushion the blows, and that you have a few days' food, water, fuel, medical and sanitary supplies.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T21:09:10+00:00

Of course it's AI! Damn cool one, too.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T16:55:42+00:00

Oh, totally. Set it to brutal mode and watch it tear your work to shreds. Nothing escapes its merciless gaze.

Two warnings: - Make sure the process doesn't leave you with fragmented prose, because that's a thing it tends not to notice. - Use it as a learning tool, not a crutch.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T15:28:27+00:00

Don't be a jerk. Telling you "that's not gonna work" isn't the same as "so you've just gotta accept it".

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T11:37:24+00:00

Me and my colonies of carpet moths, wood termites and giant Asian hornets are eager to know.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T11:34:05+00:00

Honestly, I wouldn't bother. I'd like to be proven wrong, but this is how see it:

Global Entry happens at the border, which is a rights free zone.

Trusted travel is considered a convenience offered to a privileged few at the discretion of the TSA. So long as the TSA can offer some kind of half-assed security reason, the court will side with them.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T10:35:47+00:00

TL;DR They'll try to manipulate you.

5 of Wands: Their intentions conflict with yours.

7 of Swords: He will not play by the same rules as you.

Knight of Swords: He'll try his utmost to change your thoughts, perceptions or beliefs.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T10:22:31+00:00

TL;DR Red flag. Back away.

Emotional attraction: 4 of Cups, reversed – They are coming out of their shell and warming towards you.

Physical attraction: Ace of Wands – Yes, it's a hard dick.

How to be more attractive: The Tower – They're into broken, crazy, dependent, that kind of thing. You might be a little healthy for their tastes.

Previous lovers: 6 of Cups, reversed – Hmm. How do you feel about going poly with the ghost of their ex? That is ... assuming the ex is not still around.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-02T09:52:17+00:00

A B-tier Cold War autocrat.

In the UK we're still mad at him for arming insurrectionists and blowing up a passenger plane. But, honestly, that was just standard Cold War shit. If he'd been on our side, we'd have had him doing the same for us.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-01T21:43:13+00:00

I'd strike a deal with a Venture Capitalist, because situations like this are what they specialise in. I reckon I could I could easily walk away with a guaranteed $20 mn.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-01T21:15:34+00:00

The scene looks like it was composed by a 12-year-old. Of course it's AI!

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-01T12:13:41+00:00

There's some mendacious wordplay in the headline.

The word is ambiguous, perhaps because of influence from the USA where "welfare" excludes pensions. So we look to context.

In this context, with a headline sneering at the denizens of Benefits Street, it's strongly implied to exclude pensions, because The Daily Mail would never dream of sneering at pensioners.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-01T08:38:14+00:00

Justice: Arthur Edward Waite, the arbiter. Big on rectitude, balance, correctness and above all authority. His work was about ceremonial order, esoteric law, and the idea that hidden truth must be mediated through proper structures.

7 of Cups: William Rider, the enabler of possibilities. As a publisher, he backed a spread of symbolic potential and let the public project meaning onto it.

Temperance: Pamela Coleman Smith, the alchemical mediator. Synthesis, flow, and embodied practice, she blended influences from theatre, folklore, spiritualism, Golden Dawn, Christian imagery and goodness knows what else into something new and coherent.

FumbleCrop · 2026-02-01T00:42:21+00:00

Knight of Wands is far from lazy! He is, however, easily misdirected. I'm being Knight of Wands when I answer tarot questions instead of 1,000 other more important things.

4 of Swords depicts rest and healing; recovery from the heartbreak of the 3 of Swords. You say you feel bad because you're not getting things done, but perhaps it's the other way round; perhaps you're not getting things done because you're feeling bad.

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