I SEE A PATTERN THERE

Rain World:

I pledge to reach the Outer Expanse with this child

how to troubleshoot by yourself when you have a technical problem

what common file types are

some very basics on how to use ""developer tools"" on your computer (because i cant think of a better way to refer to them) like task manager and command prompt (and their mac equivalents, terminal and activity monitor ofc)

how to read and understand a privacy policy and what your personal data is, as well as what it being collected actually means and steps you can take to keep it private

how to understand terms of service (hey. if you have trouble with reading legalese and worry about being able to understand these policies anyways, here's a site that gives basic summaries of privacy policies and ToS)

what a cookie actually is

internet privacy and your digital footprint!! seriously i dont know why we stopped teaching people that they shouldnt be putting their entire real identity online in a world where your online actions can ruin you irl

basic safety measures like antivirus software (and why you should use it or if the built in one on windows or mac is enough for you) and backing up your computer (also a mac guide)

common keyboard shortcuts (and on mac)

as an additional note: things i think everyone should know on computers and the internet but schools may bit hesitant to teach about for whatever moral/legal standards schools pretend to operate on

vpns and adblockers! (btw for most of these where you can pay for things im purposefully not recommending any specific software but seriously just use ublock origin for an adblocker)

how to not get a virus while pirating something

what a temporary email is and when to use one

red flags that you shouldn't trust a website (and how to quickly check the security of a site)

an online compiler so you dont need to download anything or worry about running code directly on your computer if that makes you nervous

a basic video guide to introduce you to python and walk you through beginner steps

a guide to some syntax and commands you should know (this was literally my lifeline in my first CS class)

Rain World time!!

When Co-workers do things like ask about weekend plans, chat about non-work topics, eat lunch in the same room, they are--subconsciously--reaffirming that they are part of a cooperative (or, minimally, non-antagonistic) social group.

The other primates cement social bonds by grooming each other; we do it by making small talk.

If they solicit your participation in these rituals, and you repeatedly refuse those bids, you are marking yourself out as, at best, an outsider to the group, and thus potentially antagonistic.

This is all happening on the monkey-brain level; they have no idea what they're doing or how they are interpreting your response, so there's no way to clear up the misunderstanding.

To the ape sleeping in your co-worker's DNA, either you are part of the grooming circle, or you are an outsider who, for all it knows, may be coming to steal all the bananas.

at some point, either in response to an invitation, or just in the natural course of conversation, you can add in that you are a "quiet type" who "needs their silence" or what have you. customize to your personal needs. i find it helpful to imagine a well dressed elderly woman describing the sort of peace she needs to manifest.

roughly once a week if you see a group of people chatting, engage with them. keep it pleasant. it can be superficial. word will travel that you are Nice and Quiet and Not The Chatty Type protecting you from group lunches etc. if you have an office with a door that you keep closed a lot, putting up any kind of decor will also send positive signals.

Example questions:

Did you do anything fun over the weekend? That sounds so nice! I had a pretty relaxed weekend myself, just [hobby] and a few errands.

Any plans for the upcoming weekend? [If yes] That sounds so fun! Are you excited? Going with anyone else? [If no] Same here, I can't wait to just relax at home! Any other fun plans coming up?

[Follow-up]: How was [event/hobby] over the weekend?

How's your [spouse/partner/kid/bestie] doing? Good to hear they're doing well! What have they been up to recently? Still liking their job / doing [hobby] / doing well in school?

Have you been doing anything new in [hobby] lately? Oh, that sounds so cool, do you have any pictures?

Read any good books lately?

Watched any good shows/movies lately? I don't know if I'll have time to watch that myself, but it sounds interesting. What do you like about it? [Note: this really hits if you don't care about spoilers. People love sharing enthusiastic spoilers. React shocked/excited then ask more.]

@need-him-pregnant-poll

GOOD WORK TEAM!!!!!!!

Silksong has a release date.

Date of confirmation: August 21st 2025 (Team Cherry)

Release Date: September 4th, 2025

14 Days Remain

Team Cherry has confirmed the release date of Hollow Knight: Silksong at the end of their new trailer.

Source: https://youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c

WE FINALLY GOT THE RELEASE DATE AND ITS SO SOON I CANT BELIEVE IT

PROPAGANDA:

[Megatron]

"Just. Just look at this guy. He's already so big and so mad. He's going to be even more big and even more mad if someone knocks him up and he's going to make it everyone's problem, and he's capable of making himself a big problem for a lot of people. It's the middle of the 5 million year war and the Decepticons are more afraid of 20 tons of cranky warlord with morning sickness than of the enemy. The Autobots don't know what to do. The humans are getting a whole new education. It's a nightmare for everyone. Or it's peacetime and the peace progress and his post-war moral soul-searching just got a whole lot more complicated. Either way, no matter who did it - his deviously treacherous second in command, his loyal and possibly psychic third in command, his life-long Autobot nemesis/ex-boyfriend, his meteor-surfing co-captain, Tarn - there's going to be big drama.

Alternatively, it's Transformers One and he is a precious cinnamon roll who got his heart broken by everyone he trusted and now we can make it worse and make him even sadder!

Alternatively alternatively it's Bayverse and he might already have been knocked up before, we don't know where those hatchlings came from.

Basically what I'm saying is that there are infinite flavors of Pregatron and all of them are peak drama because that's how he rolls. Also you get to call him Pregatron which is always a win."

"He's got birthing hips and a desire to fuel the decepticon cause."

[Luo Binghe]

"I have no desire to see him pregnant I am merely doing this out of the goodness of my heart because I know he would want to be. You know that "I will defy biology and get you pregnant" quote? In his case it would be "I will defy biology and get pregnant". And considering the world he lives in he could do it too."

"I’d love to impregnate him, but I’d get more joy out of him being impregnated by Shen Qingqiu (his husband).

Reasons lbh should be pregnant

I want him to

Anyone of any gender can be pregnant but lbh has some great gender fuckery in svsss and being pregnant would fit great into that. He is referred to as maiden-hearted and given the nickname bingmei (little sister) by his husband. He loves to cook and clean and generally is a lot happier acting as a wife (except for sex). He would lean so hard into being pregnant I don’t think anyone could do it better. He would literally be glowing.

Cute little bingmei with a big belly and the world’s most perfect curls….

In order to even get pregnant, lbh would go out of his way to make it happen via some sort of magic plant sex pollen/curse/etc. I need to see how he makes it happen."

"He wants to be a wife and bear his teacher/husband's child so badly. He lives in dream of the day he will finally get to bottom."

"He canonically wants a period and honey he won't when he learns about the alternative (pregnancy)."

PROPAGANDA:

[Grunkle Ford]

"He has that pathetic nerd swag why wouldn't I want him pregnant. I know multiple people who would want to bang that senior citizen."

"okay so this is the most breedable motherfucker in gravity falls. sorry but its true. eldritch chaos god triangle wants him so bad he ended the world about it, genius engineer wanted him so bad it made his wife divorce him, aliens want him, everyone in the town keeps calling him a silver fox and hot, etc. his autistic swag, presumable complete sexual inexperience in his 60s, and whimsy are a recipe for all to feel extreme lust when gazing upon his visage.

reasons that he is so mpreg-able aside, it is actually somewhat plausible that he is currently, as we speak, mpregnant. the new gravity falls book, the book of bill, had a website that was released to promote the book and also relay a bunch of new fun information and arg things. this new book, in universe, is written with the intent to be read by ford, and for the website, it is showcasing ford's laboratory. so one could view all of the material with the perspective of it being directed at ford.

one of these messages on the website is an image of an ultrasound of a baby-- a triangular baby. on it, there is the message "congrats, guess what's growing inside you right now! see you in nine months, papa!"

so…. ford might be mpregnant with his ex, bill ciphers baby. yayyyy."

"He's just so submissive and breedable. he should get a sci fi abortion. he would not enjoy fatherhood."

[Shen Qingqiu]

"1. Ok so while anyone of any gender can be pregnant sqq imposes a lot of feminine roles (wife, mother, sister, etc) onto himself for literally no external reason (he has some gender brain worms) At one point, he literally says he would never abort his future husband (luo binghe)

2. Luo binghe would be THRILLED to pamper his husband and tbh I need this to happen

3. Shizun with stretch marks from pregnancy belly fulfilling his cravings and taking walks around Qing jing with his hand on his stomach. SIGN ME UP

4. pregnant napping shizun…..

5. The mental gymnastics sqq would do trying to figure out how he got pregnant…. this alone would satisfy me. everything else is a bonus."

"First of all, his husband would deeply enjoy it. Second of all, he might finally admit he's gay if he gets pregnant with another man's child. Doesn't make total sense, but it might work on him. He also has experience raising children, but I wouldn't necessarily say that it's *good* experience, considering (iykyk). He deserves another try. He's very nurturing when there isn't outside interference. Although, on second thought, Luo Binghe (his husband) might get jealous of the child, even if it's his, too... But he still needs to get pregnant."

"Look at him. The way he suffers from comphet, to how he just has maternal energy. Countless people wish to breed him and drink his breastmilk as he pets their head and says they did a good job."

"Okay I, specifically, don't need him pregnant but objectively? He is kind of the male character who would be the best mpreg candidate. He REPEATEDLY compares himself to a mother figure, going so far as to reassure his love-interest that if he were to have been his mother that he would not have aborted him. There's a lot to unpack there but the main thing is that this man is practically begging to become pregnant.

https://www.tumblr.com/need-him-pregnant-poll/783944029091004416/need-that-man-pregnant-round-4-poll-3

Did you even need to ask? You know UNDOUBTABLY BINGHE WOULD BE PREGNANT 😭😭

He BETTER WIN