derinthemadscientist:

unpretty:

unpretty:

unpretty:

unpretty:

there’s something really satisfying about the fact that sir arthur conan doyle was the most gullible motherfucker on the planet

sir arthur conan doyle: here is my oc, he is a super genius who solves all the mysteries using the power of deductive reasoning

also sir arthur conan doyle: i have deduced that these fairies are real as shit

sir arthur conan doyle: there’s only one way to determine if these fairies are real… i will give you girls these cameras, that i bought myself, and then i will develop the photos, so i know they haven’t been tampered with

some girls who took selfies in the woods with paper cutouts on hatpins: that seems reasonable

harry houdini, after showing his good friend how he got tricked by a con artist: so as you can see, anyone can make it seem as if they can talk to ghosts

sir arthur conan doyle: harry… i can’t believe you never told me you can talk to ghosts, for real, using actual magic

Doyle and Houdini’s relationship is the funniest thing in the entire history of the skepticism movement

Doyle was SO CONVINCED that Houdini had legit magic powers and could turn into smoke or some shit to escape things and Houdini was like “no seriously it’s a trick let me show you how it works” and Doyle was all “it hurts me that you won’t trust me with this secret”

If memory serves he eventually decided that Houdini was subconsciously magic and in denial

gallusrostromegalus:

demigirldemigoddess:

julian-bashir-protection-squad:

creamteasandjammydodgers:

danisnotofire:

look at these boots and tell me you dont immediately want to go adventuring in them holy shit i love these shoes so much

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#makes me want to be on a beat up spaceship with ragtag crew who make their living by doing things of questionable legality

I get you

person 1: ok we have the basic design of the shoe down but we don’t know how we should tighten it. should we use a zipper, laces, or straps?

person 2: yes

Outfit to go with these boots: Belts and suspenders and garters and exatly enough fabric to justify those and not a stitch more.

thecyndimistuff:

osterfields:

osterfields:

me: i don’t think t’challa should have to put up with any of the avengers, he seems so above their petty drama

me: except thor. i want t’challa to become best friends with thor.

the avengers: we know you were there but did you ever actually hear the full story of what happened between steve rogers and tony stark, it’s very –

t’challa: can you please shut the fuck up

thor: wanna hear about the time my brother turned into a snake and stabbed me?

t’challa: of course baby

t’challa: oh btw did you ever meet the Dora Milaje, they’re our all-female warriors dedicated to protecting the throne and the kingdom.

thor, on the edge of an excitement breakdown: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jaehaerys1:

rtrixie:

hayamika:

anyday-happyday:

moxperidot:

my favorite thing about “fbi/nsa agent monitoring my computer” things is it implies that there is at least one agent for every single person on earth with a computer

not really.

like i know this is a shitpost but just in case folks aren’t aware: the fbi and nsa and whatev gov agencies do monitor all internet traffic. The idea tho is to catalogue and scan for things like keywords and other data analysis and use that info to flag accounts/ip addresses/identities. Basically, building massive databases of information on all people just in case you become a threat to the state.

Think of it like an automatic file being built on every single person in real time. Should you do anything to warrant state suppression, your file may be flagged for further investigation which may lead to being actively tracked or suppressed (as evidenced in the past with COINTELPRO)

so no, there isn’t an agent per person. But you bet your ass there is a profile of you that connects all your electronic activity (including GPS data/metadata and tracking via MAC addresses, user agents and/or unique hardware identifiers) to intelligence agencies.

of course, much of this is intended to specifically instill fear, uncertainty, and doubt as part of a larger culture of fear.

but I figure it is better to know what’s going on so you can understand what’s happening.

so anyway, yeah, shit’s real yo.

hhh this is uh… kinda terrifying.

Hey remember when this was exposed and not a single person in the US government went to jail or even lost their job over it

Remember 10 years ago when you were considered an insane and paranoid conspiracy theorist if you spoke about anything related to mass surveillance

Now everyone has just accepted it like it’s the new normal without a second thought

jackymedan:

inconclusionray:

for no particular reason whatsoever

what are your favorite episodes for dead!Bob, in particular the way he talk to/offers advice to Fraser?

I think off the top of my head it’s probably

  • mountie on the bounty (because of all the ‘partnership is like a marriage’ stuff and ‘you need the yank’ and urging him on to listen to ray and cut him some slack etc.)
  • the part in bird in the hand where he offers fraser his ghost gun to shoot gerrard with lmao (not very helpful but just funny)
  • burning down the house kinda?? in the beginning there’s funny banter like “perhaps YOU’RE delusional” etc. but at the end he’s all “this is A Good Yank, I approve of your new boyfriend” which is nice
  • probably more but I can’t remember in which eps he’s being an ass and in which he actually says some helpful things atm because my brain is mush

North!