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Does anybody have that image of what cyberpunk dialogue is like. "to crack a cyber lemon this nasty" or whatever

Streaming companies are the landlords of media. You will rent in perpetuity, and never actually own anything.

added fun new things to my google drive, some really beautiful bluray and remux rips 🥹

hamlet (1996) dir. kenneth branagh

one fine spring day (2001) dir. hur jin-ho

gosford park (2001) dir. robert altman

3-iron (2004) dir. kim ki-duk

broker (2022) dir. hirokazu kore-eda

the hollow crown (2012), series 1

Ummm byee

Here's what's gonna happen. You're gonna take 4 russet potatoes. You're gonna peel them and dice them. You're gonna set them in a bowl of cold water so they don't oxidize. Then you're gonna cook a half pound of bacon until crispy and set it aside. You're gonna melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a dutch oven. No more, no less. Add some diced onion and garlic to that. Saute it for a couple minutes. Then you're gonna add 4 tablespoons of flour and make a roux. You're gonna add 3 cups of milk to the roux. Slowly. Don't get in a hurry. Then add 3 cups of chicken stock. Add plenty of salt and pepper. Bring it to a boil. Add your potatoes in. Let that simmer for 20 minutes. Then you're gonna add some sour cream, the chopped up bacon from earlier, and some grated cheddar. You're gonna stir that together for 5 minutes. And then garnish it with a little green onion and shredded cheddar. You got it?

figured out a way you can search for posts that are tagged TWO things on a blog!!! feeling clever

for anyone else who didn’t know, this is the format!:

https://[blogURL].tumblr.com/search/%23[tag1]%2C%20%23[tag2]

remove the [brackets] when using it!

Do you have any horror movies to recommend, please? I think I've watched everything though due to quarantined.

Hi! Well, off the top of my hat, here are some horror recommendations that I feel are somewhat less talked about (so maybe you haven't seen them yet?), in no particular order:

Good Manners (2017)

The House That Screamed (1969)

Jigoku (1960)

Hangover Square (1945)

Penda's Fen (1974)

Evil Dead Trap (1988)

Cemetery Man (1994)

The Sect (1991)

Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)

Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

Messiah of Evil (1973)

The Wild Boys (2017)

Shiver of the Vampires (1971)

Afraid of the Dark (1991)

Ganja & Hess (1973)

Anguish (1987)

Martin (1977)

Gothic (1986)

Dust Devil (1992)

White of the Eye (1987)

Sweet Home (1989)

Lisa and the Devil (1973)

Blood and Roses (1960)

Queens of Evil (1970)

Knife+Heart (2018)

The Book of Stone (1969)

Laurin (1989)

Society (1989)

Daughters of Fire (1978)

The Haunting of Julia (1977)

The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)

In The Mouth of Madness (1994)

Jonathan (1970)

Popcorn (1991)

want to make a visual novel in 2024? do it!!!!

I just updated my master post on how to make visual novels to include even more resource links and a new misconceptions section to dispel some misconceptions about visual novels.

make the visual novel of your dreams this year!!

arimia

How to Make Visual Novels, a guide by arimia

A quick overview on how to make visual novels including terms, engines, communities and more. You can get started making your own visual nov

I figure in honor of the dearly departed Vine (RIP) I'd make some compilations (like the ones I did for Vine back in the day) of Tiktoks that fill that void in my soul.

Hopefully more to come and this is a Vol. 1 of sorts.

VPNs do not make you more secure

here's how they work!

first of all, most of your internet traffic is already encrypted via TLS (Transport Layer Security). Things that aren't encrypted are usually videogames or less important applications.

a VPN encrypts traffic between your computer and the VPN server you're using.

your Internet Service Provider (ISP) sits in the middle of that transaction.

cue the MS paint diagram

Without a VPN:

With a VPN:

the traffic between your VPN server and the rest of the internet is not encrypted any further.

things that VPNs are good for:

bypassing geo-blocking

bypassing website blocks set up by your ISP

obscuring network traffic from your ISP

things that VPNs are not good for:

browsing the internet without having your activity logged. every company that gives internet service logs the activity, it's half of how they make sure they're not being hacked.

hiding information from the government. VPN providers WILL bend to subpoenas, they WILL turn over logs of your network activity.

cybersecurity. VPNs can't save you once the traffic is between them and the final destination. they don't analyze your traffic to detect and stop hackers, they don't add any encryption where it matters.

VPNs are not a shortcut to security. you cannot pay 15 dollars a month to forgo all responsibility for your own digital privacy. do your research, use a password manager, stay safe.

my friends i hope you find this information useful. you have been sold a lie. remember to show extreme skepticism to youtube sponsorships and journalism websites which sing their praises.

sources: i have a certificate iv in cybersecurity