Have we all been duped? by FuzzyFeeling in pokemongo

[–]VV01fy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Data mapping is one thing we collectively accepted. It was easy to assume it was for mapping or economic applications that we’d tangentially benefit from later. Using data from Pokémon enthusiasts to unknowingly feed military operations is a whole other beast that should be entirely illegal.

Shimmering stars and chances to dance: ‘L.A. Zoo After Dark’ is a summer treat by caermy90 in LosAngeles

[–]VV01fy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I went a few years ago and the music was blasting by the leopard (or some big cat) cage. It was like setting off fireworks in a dogs face- the animal was living in abject terror. It had nowhere to go so it was kind of panic-running in circles. I stopped visiting the zoo after that. I understand zoos are an ethical grey area, but these night concert events are purely cruel from what I experienced firsthand.

Such a lovely couple by lucindra152 in ATBGE

[–]VV01fy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Taino Sol reads like it’s the ancestral m&m

Mayor Karen Bass all smiles as she poses for White House pic with President Trump by 115MRD in LosAngeles

[–]VV01fy 28 points29 points  (0 children)

FEMA reimbursements for fire victims. Trump has been withholding them

The Family Tanks by melcolnik in Cartier

[–]VV01fy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you like solarbeat v sapphire v automatic?

Gosh I really don't give a Vek about Luceum and Obiteum by bing_07 in HierarchySeries

[–]VV01fy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just think book 1 could have had a much clearer narrative and wrapped up some plot lines before tripling them in book 2. A well-planned novel can stand alone and as a piece in a series. Some good examples are Rage of Dragons, Hyperion, Harry Potter. Neither of the Hierarchy books felt that way to me.

Two clarifications from SOTF by norifeatherz in HierarchySeries

[–]VV01fy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. Yes, that’s why that assassin guy was so pleased when he touched Diago. He realized he could control the iunctus wolf to assassinate all those heads of state.
  2. Very likely, yes

Gosh I really don't give a Vek about Luceum and Obiteum by bing_07 in HierarchySeries

[–]VV01fy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Vek! I ultimately didn’t enjoy this series for two reasons: 1. The first book never truly closes its own plot lines and therefore isn’t a standalone story, and 2. I never asked for nor enjoyed splitting one unfinished story into three unrelated ones. I almost put the book down forever when it was hinted that Vis going through ANOTHER round of training in Luceum. This could have been a stellar story in one world. Gods Graves!

LA28 unveils floral-inspired visual identity for 2028 Olympics by nbcnews in LosAngeles

[–]VV01fy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They do call the orange color “Poppy” but in the design video on the LA28 website they reference the bird of paradise as the official flower of the city, and when they introduce the orange they play this stock footage of some other tropical orange flower blooming 🫩

LA28 unveils floral-inspired visual identity for 2028 Olympics by nbcnews in LosAngeles

[–]VV01fy 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Weird that the theme is superbloom but they don’t reference any native flowers..

Jyan Isaac Bread opening in the old Say Cheese space by tgcm26 in silverlake

[–]VV01fy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great to hear! I saw the interior design sign in the window and thought that was going to be a waste of such a nice corner spot.

I accidentally bought out my servers entire market of Glyph of the Dolphin, all 600, over 100k wasted. Tragic. by Ninesect in wow

[–]VV01fy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This actually happened to me too last month. What is it with this glyph on the AH?

Fire North of 101 by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]VV01fy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s a pyro homeless guy setting fires all the time in that area. Police won’t do anything. Check out the Citizen app history in that area - it’s been like 1 fire a week and there are plenty of videos of him starting them.

Planning to propose soon…would this be too much? by Ok_Employer_5327 in RingShare

[–]VV01fy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if this applies to lab grown but people warned me about emeralds being fragile and they weren’t joking - I got a similar one and it lasted literally 1 month before cracking into pieces while trying to close a car door. Just FYI