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Zeruiah is the younger sister of David in the movie right?

She seems to be like what 7-10. And David looks like an early teen, maybe 14.

By the time David in the bible starts to rule officially is when he was 30, which would make Zeruiah 23-26. Right? (I’m gonna get to the point soon)

Did you know that one of David’s generals notable in his reign, Joab, was the son of Zeruiah?

Did you know that Joab also had two brothers that were notable to be some of the best warriors in David’s army, Abishai and Asahel?

Did you also know that the three of them were with David in the wilderness when David reunited with the people that were hiding from Saul?

With these things out there, wouldn’t that make Zeruiah very young when she had her first child Abishai then Joab then Asahel? Like a child?! 👶

After researching a little bit most people assume with that info that she was an older sister of David, and that she would’ve at least had them when she was a teen?

Not less than 5 years old!

A rough example for her age compared to David would look like this:

Zeruiah -> David

12 -> 8 when she had Abishai

18 -> 14 when Goliath died

34 -> 30 when he ruled as king

Then Abishai would be 22, Joab 20, and Asahel 18 (if it was roughly back to back with time to recover)

If you want them to be closer in age to David, then you have to make Zeruiah even older than him to accommodate.

Honestly, in researching about Joab to introduce him in my series, I realized this little thing that really doesn’t makes sense with the ages of Zeruiah in the movie.

Just something to think about…

Edit: also there was a character in the movie named Abishai who was one of the men that urged David to kill Saul in the movie. Forgot which one, gotta check the credits again and see if there are any available clips with them. And Abishai was also referred in the bible to accompany David to sneak up on Saul a second time in the camp, when they were still on the run (mind you in the bible David was on the run for a handful of years before ruling)

Edit #2: so Abishai is the skinny dude and the round one is Elhanan. Apparently Elhanan was also among thirty men that made up the elites in David’s army since the wilderness, and was one of the men that helped David behead Goliath’s brothers.

Fun fact, did you know that Mark Whitten voiced Abishai? If you don’t know him, he is the dub voice actor for RENGOKU IN DEMON SLAYER!!!!

I know I haven't been much around here, and I forgot to mention we're on the September Fever month. So today, the first day of the patriotic celebrations in México, I wanna explain this event a little more.

Back in 1810, the Mexican Independentist movement received a concerning new: they've been discovered. Their plans to start the independence had to be advanced before they were detained. On the early morning of September 16, according to the story, the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called the town of Dolores in the state of Guanajuato to join the fight, while the bell of the Church was sounded.

But why, if Hidalgo's Call was on September 16, does the recreation of Hidalgo's Call is done on the previous day, on September 15?

It's not an Eve thing. There's not such a thing as an Eve for civic celebrations. That only belong to Catholic traditions, rooting in both Roman and Jewish traditions, as there's a series of prayers said along each roman hour, being "Vesperas/Eve" the time when the Sun sets and as soon as the night falls, the day's off. It's considered that the celebration of the next day starts immediately at that hour. For Jewish, as soon as in Friday the night falls, they stop doing work and celebrate the Sabbath. That's why we have a Christmas Eve and an Easter Eve. That being said, Miguel Hidalgo called to battle at the "Laudes" hour, the first time of the day when the first mass is said.

Give thanks to president Porfirio Diaz for that change on the Independence celebration. He related the Independence festivities with his own birthday. He was born on a September 15, and when he became president, he used the patriotic celebrations part of his birthday celebrations. That was also a propagandistic strategy. He painted himself as a figure of progress and as an icon of Mexican history. Yes, he made a lot of beneficial work, as much as harmful's. And more for being remembered for establishing the train routes along the Republic or the telegraph communication, he was remembered for being the president who triggered the Mexican Revolution on November of 1910, a century later of the Mexican Independence from Spain, for staying on the presidency along 30 years.

So you can avoid them stealing things from you, the artist/writer, etc.

Pro GenAI websites/Programs:

Facebook

Instagram

X/Twitter (Remember, Grok gives people cancer)

Threads

Pro Writing Aid

Grammarly

Duolingo

Google Docs

Microsoft Word/all Microsoft products Takes from and will feed their machine.

Youtube (taking advantage of people who are hearing impaired. ==;;)

Adobe Products. All of them. If you HAVE to use them (Some businesses require it), save offline because there is a film of at least some privacy protections there, so if you have to sue, you can say it violates US privacy law. Remember, contracts do not circumvent US law.

Corel won't feed the machines, but still uses AI stolen from other artists. Which sucks since Corel Draw is the second best overall for vector programs. (Plus I love Painter, but I bought the offline version to avoid AI). (Canadian company)

Canva Takes and feeds their machine.

Deviant Art Not only supports AI, but put a tool in and said they are going to steal your work if you like it or not for their machine.

Sketchup went Pro-GenAI. The thing is that you can do the same thing in Blender these days with precise measurements.

Autodesk has stated they are Pro-Gen AI here. It is not clear if they will use your models to feed their machine. But be on guard. They make Maya and 3Dmax. You can replace it with Blender.

Neutral ground:

Tumblr (there is a way to opt out [Link] and they don't have an active AI machine.) https://www.tumblr.com/dookins/743519550598987776/heres-how-to-disable-third-parties-like-ai

Etsy allows GenAI, but still has some (minor) restrictions. I'd still be cautious. (Also be cautious of drop shippers). Complaints about too much AI and AI images+patterns made by Ai still exist on the website. They lean slightly more pro-AI, but still won't let it run completely amok, say like Facebook. They won't feed your work into a machine, but also don't ban it through robots.txt.

Bluesky They don't use an AI algorithm except for in the "Discover" section of their website, but while they are anti-GenAI strongly, they don't seem to block the Gen AI bots from entry, so you'd still have to use Nightshade or Glaze (links below). There is no opt-out because they don't need an opt out. (Leaning towards strong position on AI, but I wish they would block GenAI bots).

Searxng- If you super want to screw over Google, in general, and have some tech savvy, you can set up your own search engine through searxng. It's easier on Windows and Linux than it is on a Mac. (Mac you need Docker), but if you're determined on privacy, Searxng adds a layer of privacy. Some of it sometimes uses bits of AI, but most of it doesn't and you can fuss with the settings so it doesn't spit out AI results. At sheer minimum Google will stop spitting out weird videos on Youtube at you because in your private browsing, you searched for the origin of ball bearings while not logged in for a book and Google likes to break privacy laws.

Strong positions against AI:

Scrivener (Creator vowed against AI) Writing program. There is an active forum, and versions for Mac, Linux and PC. It is paid, but at ~60 USD, it's cheaper than most programs. There is usually a holiday sale around Christmas. It has a learning curve, but with an active forum with the programmer of it there to ask obscure questions it's not a dead zone. They often take suggestions and implement them over time. (Especially if you rank the importance, applications, etc) US company.

LibreOffice Open source and free Spreadsheet and Word processor program that can replace Microsoft Word. Some people might have seen older versions where it was called Neo Office (now extinct) and Open Office. LibreOffice is still populated, plus the forums are super helpful if you get stuck. The UX is pretty intuitive if you've used Microsoft Word. Scrivener, BTW, supports exporting to odt (the native file) as well as .doc, and this can open both. The slight thing is that sometimes it doesn't export to .doc smoothly. And I DO wish more magazines, and agent (big clue here) supported .odt files since it is free. Part of the reason .odt isn't as supported is because Microsoft and Adobe have a deal with the devil with each other, so Adobe's Book formatting program InDesign doesn't support ODT. (BTW, if you have a good open source replacement for InDesign that supports ODT, let me know.)

Dabble (as suggested by SF stories, see reblog) is a writing program. Similar to Scrivener. Has vowed against AI and to resist it. 108 dollars a year for Basic. It is almost twice the price of Scrivener who lets you update for fairly cheap. 29 dollars a month, v. 59 dollars for the whole program (Scrivener) for the same features of Premium. You choose.

yWriter is a free Writing program and like Scrivener, and has vowed against AI Last I looked it had some UX issues, but some people swear by it. The learning curve is higher than Scrivener which is saying something.

Ellipsus is an online writing program and vowed against AI. The main feature I like (which Scrivener doesn't have) is the ability to change spellcheck based on region/language. It is a requested feature of Scrivener, but lower priority. So if you have a Brit, you can get the spelling for the character. They are a British-based company.

Cara.app (The creator of the website sued GenAI there is no chance they'll convert) is an artist website. Cara is trying to institute an auto Glaze/Nightshade into the website if given enough funds. People see it as a soft replacement for deviant art. (which went fully AI) If you believe in human art, please donate if you can. Zhang Jingna, the Creator,is Chinese-Singporean. She lives in Singapore.

Clip Studio Paint added AI, but saw the light and decided to protect artists instead because of protest and removed it. There are tutorials and a good forum if you get super stuck. Based in Japan, so the UI and UX is really clean.

Davinci Resolve Pro is a film editing software that's super good. There is a free version and a paid version. The forums are responsive. The programmers aren't always present. There is a healthy group of tutorials. US company. Clean UX. It does take a little bit of time to remember the shortcuts.

Tahoma2D is anti-AI and open source animation program. Takes a little getting used to, but is good for animations and doesn't crash as often as Animate. Programmers are in the forums and some bugs are fixed within hours. The forums are super responsive and helpful.

Krita open source and free, no AI. I'd rank it secondary to Clip Studio Paint (which is paid) I haven't tried the forums, but it's pretty intuitive and can stand for a lower level replacement for Painter, and do a lot of the basics of Photoshop. It's usually ranked higher than the equally open source Gimp.

Writer P AKA Writer+ (app for when you're on the go) is a simple word processor app for your phone that doesn't use AI. The original programmer stopped updating, so Writer+ person took over and isn't out to make a profit since it's free in the spirit of the original app. It has subfolders you can use. Since it was programmed before GenAI it doesn't have AI. Intuitive, easy to use. Fairly easy to upload the files through three dots->share. The files can save to your card or phone with some settings fussing. Simple word processor.

Inkscape is a free vector program and no AI. It is harder to use than illustrator and has less features. But if you're doing smaller vectors for one-offs with less complexity, it'll do you after some learning curve. Best of the lot. I hate Affinity Designer which is the same thing, only paid. (Neither Affinity program was worth the money paid)

Affinity (Designer, etc) swore to be AI-free and does Vector and Photos. The UX is messy, I dislike the program and regret paying for it. Inkscape and Krita are better UX and do the same thing. The forums aren't as friendly since there has been an onslaught of people seeing it's supposed to be a replacement for Photoshop and Illustrator, but the programmers aren't present. The people on the forums are often on edge about this assertion. And the capabilities of the program don't outshine basically Krita or Inkscape capabilities (both free). What is usually intuitive is not. UK company. If you're going to pay for a program, go for Clip Studio Paint which rivals Corel Painter.

Blender is a 3D art program and does not use GenAI. It can do 2D animation, but Tahoma is easier to use in this regard. It's open source and free. Plus there are plenty of tutorials. The forums can be touch and go sometimes, but there are plenty of sub Blender communities that might be responsive. It can also do animation.

Handmade vowed against AI and promised to never sell itself for stock prices to prevent AI (as a replacement for Etsy.)

Proton (to replace Google Suite) as suggested by SF Stories (see reblog) Vowed against AI. They are missing a spreadsheet, but have online and offline capabilities, plus a built-in VPN.

But you need a pro website...

Look up robots.txt and AI bots: https://www.cyberciti.biz/web-developer/block-openai-bard-bing-ai-crawler-bots-using-robots-txt-file/

Use cloudflare:

Use Nightshade:

https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html

which will poison the algorithm

Use Glaze:

Take Away:

The thing is you think you doing it alone will do nothing, but the more AI feeds on itself, AI images, the worse they become, and the less detailed so, denying it the images, adding poison or not being able to read the human text is eventually going to lead to an AI collapse.

And why not help that along?

Genderbent Todoroki family ideas (Himura family now, I guess)

TLDR: MaleRei is less passive than FemaleRei. FemaleEnji is less physically abussive, but still a shitty parent and partner. The family is still messed up, but in slightly different ways.

@flame-tits @ackerbang

Himura Reijin descends from old nobility. Since his family had become poor, he is not surprised when they advise him to find a wealthy woman to marry. However, when he receives a marriage proposal from Todoroki Kaen - who, by the time she was 20, had become Japan’s No. 2 pro-hero - he is quite shocked. Why should a woman with such an amazing career wish to tie herself to an impoverished nobleman?

Todoroki Kaen is quite honest about her intentions - she wishes to conceive a child with both fire and ice quirks, who could one day surpass her and become the greatest hero the world has ever seen. Reijin is not at all pleased with his potential wife’s ethics and apparent obsession with topping the famous All Might, but he cannot afford to reject her proposal. His family needs money. So he bites his tongue and the proverbial bullet.

Todorokis / Himuras at BNHA

The setup

Todoroki Kaen (Male Enji) and Shinka (Female Shouto) live at Kaen and Reijin’s old marital home. Reijin and the remaining children have moved up North. Shinka is thus raised separately from her siblings.

While Kaen is occasionally struck with guilt over sacrificing her family’s well-being for her ambitions, she pushes those feelings aside and pours all of herself into Shinka’s training. If this daughter of hers becomes the number one pro hero, then her remaining children’s suffering will not have been in vain. 

Needless to say, Shinka is not very fond of her mother. Still, Endeavor is her parent, the sole role model and mentor. They are each other’s only family. To Himura Reijin, Shinka was the sacrifice with which he bought freedom for himself and his older children. The girl resents her father and would choose Endeavor over him any time.

(She has no reservations about using both her quirks, though - the world is cruel and one has to utilize all the advanatages she has.)

On his part, Reijin shares his youngest daughter’s sentiments. He did not fight for her. It may have been a case of cutting off a finger to preserve a hand, but Reijin did abandon one of his children to a terrible fate. Shinka’s suffering shall weigh on his conscience, forever. He shall thus do anything in his power to care for the children he claimed as his.

Himura Touka does not burn herself on a daily basis, but she still searches for creative ways to overcome her limitations. For a while, she was dead set on becoming the best of all heroes, to show her estranged mother just how much more valuable she was than Shinka, that genetically blessed fluke. At some point, a devious idea took root in her troubled head - how much more she could fuck Endeavor up if she became the greatest VILLAIN instead? The possibility was just too good to pass. Respect of virtual strangers could never satisfy Touka as much as ruining her mother’s reputation. The young woman kept a pleasant enough facade for her father and siblings before disappearing out of the blue at the age of 16.  

Himura Natsumi (Female Natsuo) has no real memories of her mother and youngest sister - they are distant figures to her, like characters in a TV show. Later, they become the reason behind her eldest sister’s disappearance. Touka had been a constant in Natsumi’s life - sometimes grumpy, sometimes explosive, but generally a reliable comrade. An almost-adult who talked about serious stuff, making Natsumi feel important (even if her rants didn’t always make sense). Naturally good-humored and cheerful, Natsumi made Touka feel like somebody could love her without reservations. Sadly, the eldest of the Himura siblings never admitted this to her little sister. As a result, Natsumi came to the conclusion that she had failed Touka. If only she had been more observant, she may have noticed the signs and helped her sister in a way that actually worked. Alas, Natsumi had been ignorant and ultimately useless. The girl decides to pursue a degree in medical welfare, hoping to save troubled children and adolescents the way she couldn’t save Touka.

Himura Yukio (Male Fuyumi) grows up as the easily ignored middle child. He honestly just wants everybody to get along and make the best of their circumstances, but it seems that the universe just hates his family. He finds a sense of purpose in becoming his father’s confidante, the one who listens attentively and doesn’t judge. The father and son are close, bonding over chores and ice sculpting (getting Touka to help around the house was like pulling teeth, so Yukio stepped up). Reijin does realize, at some point, that he had forced his son into the co-parent role, and regrets it, but cannot help leaning on Yukio. 

Following Touka’s disappearance, Yukio prevails in the role of the glue that holds his family together. Later, ever so slowly, Natsumi begins to assist him. There is never closeness between them, not the kind that Natsumi and Touka had shared. Still, Natsumi takes interest in maintaining their house. She will do her part. She will clean up. Unenthusiastically, but she will. In her, Yukio finds a reliable assistant. Perhaps not a happy tag-along, but he will make do with whatever scraps are thrown his way. He always does. 

In the end, Reijin, Yukio and Natsumi care deeply about one another. Endeavor and Shinka are bound by loyalty. Touka adopts the nickname Diarrhea and seeks her own path.

Gdy wracasz zmęczony do domu i zastajesz swojego psa wywalonego jajami do góry na twoim fotelu.

The fact that conservative reporters disproportionately mispronounce Xi Jin Ping’s name used to drive me crazy. Like, simplistically, Xi Jin Ping’s family name, Xi, is pronounced “she.” Like the nominative female pronoun. It's one of the easiest Chinese family names for native English speakers to say.

🔴The birth of Boruto Uzumaki :

Our boy Boruto is born into luxury: Hokage dad, fancy apartment, Shadow Clone babysitters, and a mom who can benchpress demons. But he’s mad. Why? Because "Daddy is too busy running a village to attend Parent Teacher Day." Tragic. So, like every angsty anime kid, Boruto joins a ninja academy just to rebel by... becoming a ninja.

🔴The Chunnin exam arc :

Boruto, allergic to effort, slaps on a Scientific Ninja Tool to cheat during exams. Naruto catches him red-handed and publicly disowns him faster than you can say "Dattebayo!" But THEN! The alien Momoshiki crashes the party like it’s a Naruto movie crossover, and Boruto ends up saving the day with help from daddy and Sasuke, of course. As for the prize, he got a glowing Karma tattoo that basically screams “You’ve been marked by space demons.”

🔴The Kara arc :

Enter Kara: a villain group with a budget, a vibe, and a leader named Jigen who’s definitely not a vessel for an evil space god named Isshiki. (Spoiler: he is.) Kawaki enters the chat, a traumatized, tatted-up boy with anger issues and amazing cheekbones. Naruto adopts him like a stray cat, and now Boruto and Kawaki are brothers but rivals but maybe frenemies but also trauma-bonded. It’s complicated

🔴Isshiki :

when Isshiki attacks, Naruto unlocks Bayron Mode, which is basically Super Saiyan but with consequences. He looks cool for five minutes, beats Isshiki, but loses his beloved fox buddy in the process. Sasuke also got nerfed because no one is allowed to have both eyes in this economy

🔴 Code arc :

With Jigen and Isshiki gone, Code takes over Kara with all the menace of a teenager who listens to too much emo music. He wants revenge, power, and maybe a hug. He gets claw marks instead. He also teams up with Eida (a simp magnet) and Daemon (a child who could solo Goku if he wasn’t too busy being annoying)

🔴 Kawaki's emo phase arc :

Plot twist! Kawaki becomes so obsessed with Naruto’s safety that he decides to murder Boruto. Boruto dosen't stay dead. Thanks to Momoshiki, who’s like that creepy uncle who won’t leave your soul, Boruto revives and is now half alien. Hooray?

🔴Two Blue Vortex manga :

After doing a disappearing act for three years, Boruto returns looking like he’s been through a Pinterest glow-up and trained with John Wick. Meanwhile, Kawaki’s out here rewriting history like he’s got admin rights to everyone’s memories. He literally made the whole village think he's Naruto’s biological son. Sarada’s the only one whose WiFi wasn’t hacked, so she’s just standing there watching everyone go full Truman Show, trying not to scream. Meanwhile, Code is still around, trying to be a villain, but he just shows up, talks big, gets punched, and leaves.

Oh, and there are ninja trees now! Carnivorous, DNA hacking trees, because chakra wasn't weird enough already. Boruto’s main job now? Dramatic rooftop stares, cryptic warnings, and trying not to stab people who think he's the enemy.

Thank you for your service, anon. It was really helpful. I've seen a handful of clips of Boruto, entirely Sasuke-related content, but have had no idea about the other characters, but it makes sense now.

Mérandette ♡

I have drawn these cuties 💕

Characters: Louis Mérante & Odette

Movie: Ballerina/Leap!

Credits: @lau-tje96337/me

Nostalgic people are complaining on how they miss the old days (which, we are viewing in a sort of idealized way attached to happy memories) and how'd they like things to be as before.

This has been highly affecting film corporations in their decisions. Instead of refreshing the film industry with original works, they know they'll sell what people will buy, which is nostalgia content. This results in an epidemic of sequels, prequels, reboots, live actions, another overused book adaptation and media similar to others that we don't need, but that Hollywood is willing to exploit just for us to keep consuming.

This kind of Nostalgia keeps us attached to the past and doesn't allow us to enjoy the good things we have currently.

(For when it comes to the term “nostalgia”, it appears that our semantic fields do not overlap.)

When I was a child – in the early 90-ties – there was a cartoon I watched about an old man and a dog and their bizarre adventures. The old man was crushing on a young neighbor (maybe 20 years old) and remained oblivious to the advances of another woman (a 40-, maybe 50-year-old). I don’t remember what exactly I felt about this situation, but I sympathized with the old man. Of course he was attracted to the pretty girl. Of course he preferred the young lass to the old hag. It made perfect sense.

Some time ago my mother bought a VHS player and we watched this same old cartoon after almost 30 years. It was a positive experience, because it brought back happy memories – the joy associated with following a funny story. As an adult, I am still able to appreciate the animation and the antics of animal characters. Still, I acknowledge a story like this could not be made today. Not with an old man acting like a school boy around a girl young enough to be his granddaughter. This is not a dynamic I want presented as normal in the content aimed at my son.

When you re-watch old cartoons and find joy in it, despite perhaps seeing them differently as an adult, that is nostalgia.