the Hearth @Felthry@awoo.space

ughhh transformer ratings in per-unit are such a pain to work with

a very old sona of ours was a two-headed mightyena taur, and i'm thinking of bringing that back as a shape for myself. It just feels right at the moment.

I suppose I haven't been shapeshifting much lately, and perhaps that's why I've been feeling kind of disconnected from myself. Metaphorically disconnected that is; literal disconnection is a good thing as far as i'm concerned.

What even is identity, anyway?

I seem to be two-headed today. 💚

Bom Tombadil

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pug

the pole poll

just found out the first-ever science fiction story was written in 2nd-century greece, by a comedian named Lucian of Samosata. It's called "A True Story", and claims to be the only honest myth in that it tells you right up front that everything written in it is a lie.

It involves a trip to the moon (which is at war with the sun over colonization rights to the morning star) and alien creatures, which makes it quite firmly in the realm of science fiction

metroid, the past tense of meetroid

there's plenty of insight to be found, but no one seems to ever have any outsight to offer.

The Slavic languages are not commonly considered pretty, but you know, I kinda think they are. Perhaps an unconventional kind of beauty, but they're rather pretty languages in their way.

the ancient greek sarisa is a kind of ridiculous weapon

it's just a spear, except LONGER

as in, up to 20 feet long

like, right now i'm disappointed that we can't get it, but not feeling the same anxiety of "we shouldn't get this but i really want to" because.... I guess the price tag seems too steep to be worth it? like if it was $100 we'd definitely be considering getting it but for $500 the anxiety of "need to decide whether to get it now or never get another chance" is just not there anymore

it seems that our FOMO is instantly defused by inordinately high price tags, this might be useful information at some point

apparently Analogue is doing a final run of their NT mini NES clone and it looks extremely well made....

and it costs $500. I want it, but nowhere near that much.

Tell me about your favorite metroidvania games! Whether it's an obscure indie game or one of the classic Metroid or Castlevania entries, I'd like to hear which ones are highly regarded.

some of the writing in pokemon games is really good

i love the one team magma grunt standing next to a lava pit who says "my left ear is burning up!"

hmm. dinner? dinner.

@monorail i'm not sure 1 counts as useless but 2 definitely does