Man, that is a stretch and a half.

…Which makes it perfect for this community, I suppose

Not as familiar with WordPress, but if that’s the case, yeah, I don’t have high hopes for this going well…

Not as drastic as the headline makes it out to be, or at least so they claim.

“We acquired Tumblr to benefit from its differences and strengths, not to water it down. We love Tumblr’s streamlined posting experience and its current product direction,” the post explained. “We’re not changing that. We’re talking about running Tumblr’s backend on WordPress. You won’t even notice a difference from the outside,” it noted.

We’ll see how that actually works out. Tumblr’s backend has always seemed rather… makeshift, so I’m curious to see how they manage to do that. Given Tumblr’s technical eccentricities, a backend migration could probably do a lot of good for the functionality of the site, if done properly. I have my doubts that WordPress’ engineers will be given the time and resources to do a full overhaul/refactor though, so I’m fully expecting even more janky, barely functional code stapling the two systems together.

Didn’t Obi-Wan order a drink at that bar that he and Anakin went through while chasing Zam Wessel in Episode 2?

A friend of mine who hasn’t played Borderlands went to see it. According to him, it’s not even “so bad it’s good,” it’s just flat and boring.

Ah, right, the joys of Brexit…

That has to be a GDPR violation, right?

This reads as satire to me I think

Almost entirely unrelated, but it’s interesting how enduring the “rebel scum” line has been, given that it was first said by some no-name imperial officer in the shield generator room on Endor, who was then promptly knocked into a pit when Han threw a box at him.

Edit: I looked up the original scene, and it seems I slightly misremembered the order of events, but the core of the point still stands

Hey, that’s [object Object] to you!

Good to see they’re branching out with their business model. Can’t just commit to a single strategy these days. Sometimes it helps to rebase your priorities to avoid creating new issues.

Ok, bad jokes aside, how did it taste?

The rap group Run-DMC

Sports betting shouldn’t be banned, but it definitely needs a lot more regulation than it has, especially when it comes to advertising. Think along the lines of tobacco industry regulations.

The current state of sports betting involves incredibly predatory marketing practices that are intentionally cultivating addictions, and literally profiting off of others’ misery. Vice bans never work, but when gambling interests have overrun sports so heavily that it’s becoming more important than the sport itself, something’s gotta give.

Upon zooming in, that doesn’t appear to be Darth Maul. The saber is also single-bladed and blue. I don’t know who exactly it is, though…

…Why NSFW?

Supreme Battalion of Ultra Brave Battle Youth - S.B.U.B.B.Y.

I also have a Yahoo address. Yahoo is such a pain in the ass at this point, but what am I going to do, go back and change the email address on every single online account I’ve made since I was 11?

I like the concept here, but I think the presentation could be built up a bit. Something like “What’s the world’s leading cause of dry skin? A towel” perhaps?

I mean… what were they supposed to do, challenge Bama to a duel in the middle of the season? The games are scheduled years in advance, it’s not like they had any way of knowing that literal perfection in a Power 5 conference still wouldn’t be enough. If SoS outweighs on-field results to that much of a degree, the NCAA might as well just introduce promotion and relegation.

For the record, I do think it’s rather silly for a state attorney general to launch an entire investigation over a college sports postseason snub. FSU got screwed IMO, but it’s not a criminal matter.

I just found this community the other day, and it honestly reminds me of https://screenshotsofdespair.tumblr.com , a blog I’ve followed and enjoyed for years now. It’s not quite the same in intent, but the vibes definitely match. Glad I’ve found this!