Sporadic Ramblings and Nerdery

I wish the idea of this came up more often, I love all the young heroes being in contact with each other. But also there's no way in hell Nico is actually on there, she dont gaf about any of them

But she never shied away from helping others or being social.

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, as the title says, attempts to tell the story of the renowned chef that travelled the world and was followed by many until his tragic suicide put an end to a wonderous career. The mystery of his suicide lies in the oxymoron of a man that was travelling around the globe to try and discover himself. Of a man that in all the countries he went, everyone knew, but himself felt he had no one in the world. The documentary has the privilege of having access to endless video material since Anthony's life was documented almost daily on camera, but it doesn't shy away from using AI to synthesize a few new lines of narration by the diseased protagonist, reading out letters he once wrote, that shed light to what happened later on. I personally liked Bourdain greatly and was shocked to find out he ended his life. The film does give insights into his persona, with intimate interviews by his closest friends, associates and ex-wife. And it's very sad to see a man so successful strangle so hard with his demons and never be able to find peace, even in the most beautiful and remote places of the world.

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This dinosaur fossil captures the final moments of a T. rex attack

A fossilized Edmontosaurus skull with a Tyrannosaurus tooth still embedded in its face has given scientists rare evidence of a dramatic predator-prey encounter. Image credit: Jenn Hall.

Writers need to stop having Steve (and other heroes) hate mutants when he’s good friends either Logan

I wish the idea of this came up more often, I love all the young heroes being in contact with each other. But also there's no way in hell Nico is actually on there, she dont gaf about any of them

I'm looking at options for how to do magic in a "Science!" way. Of the various attempts to do that in fiction, these are the ones that caught my eye.

To explain further:

Magicules - From That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. This is magic as, well, a type of unique atom that is psychokinetic in nature. Meaning it responds to thoughts and wills. In a way, it acts like "Ether" just with a more defined origin.

Spirit Bacteria - From Delicious in Dungeon. Spirits in that series are similar to a type of Bacteria. They are simply called "Spirits" when they largely behave and act like Bacteria, except in the actual production of magical effects and elemental manipulation.

Alien Single-Celled Organisms - From Tales of Kaimere. They can also be bacterial in nature. Regardless, the native life of Kaimere is simply known as "Magic." The main ability that defines magic, used in the form of spellcasting, is a symbiotic organism that can replicate things it has consumed. Sort of like the transporter in Star Trek. Large colonies of Magic are often known as Spirits, Demons, or even Gods depending on their size and power. Because Magic is an Organism, it has a lot more explanations out there for it.

Nanomachines - From several series, despite citing Ventus in the post, my main exposure to Tech-as-Magic was the Technomancers of Babylon 5. Lost or forgotten technology as Magic is a fun concept to play with that I'm surprised isn't used that often.

July 15th 1983: NES released