currently reading - Book of the New Sun: Sword of the Lyctor


Monster” is derived from the Latin noun monstrum, “divine portent,” itself formed on the root of the verb monere, “to warn.” It came to refer to living things of anomalous shape or structure, or to fabulous creatures like the sphinx who were composed of strikingly incongruous parts, because the ancients considered the appearance of such beings to be a sign of some impending supernatural event. Monsters, like angels, functioned as messengers and heralds of the extraordinary. They served to announce impending revelation, saying, in effect, “Pay attention; something of profound importance is happening.”
-Susan Stryker


cathoderaydude
@cathoderaydude

it's constantly amusing to me how people are developing exploits for css and posting "hey everyone i found out that cohost will let you __________" when the people who made that functionality are right over there, following like a third of the people who can even post rn.

It's like being at a house party and the owner is sitting on the couch while someone right next to them is hollering "HEY I FOUND A FRIDGE IN THE BASEMENT FULL OF JELLO SHOTS, I BROKE THE PADLOCK OFF LET'S GOOOOOOOOO"

except the jello shots were for everyone, so this is sort of like a little scavenger hunt for posters. little puzzle to keep us enriched


cathoderaydude
@cathoderaydude

hey everyone staff put some knotted up lengths of rope and balls on springs in our tank. what say we all go bat at them


vogon
@vogon

please do not bat at the balls on springs rn, they are load-bearing


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