I can see the logic. Build a colosseum and stage gladiatorial contests, distract the masses and get made emperor for life. But what a pathetic attempt at a colosseum this is.

I’m not saying these police represent Spain as a whole. Fascists gonna fash wherever they are

Israel demanded answers from Madrid over the treatment of the activists

Wait, what… this must be like when someone’s sucking your dick quite vigorously and you need to tell them to ease off a bit

Sometimes you just have to let gravity win

This is perfect drunk dancing strategy. If some stairs sneak up on you while you’re getting in your groove, retreat to safe ground and recover dignity, before taking on the stairs directly for the final victory. Magnificent.

Yay well done God. Great job you did there. Keep it up, you’re doing so well.

I guess that’s one of the less-acknowledged reasons why you see more sexualization of women in games. It costs next to nothing in terms of game design. Take any game, slap a scantily clad woman on it and bam, you’ve significantly increased your appeal to male audiences. To do the same for female audiences you have to build the entire game around that requirement.

Once you embrace the idea that copper pipes are meant to be an aesthetic, the possibilities are endless!

“Conventional methods won’t be enough here. Time to unveil the new experimental tool”

No it’s a device like a book is. It’s an invention people made to store text etc in a robust easily accessible form.

Let’s be clear, I’m not going to argue against the worth of physical books. I love books, use my local library a lot, and don’t own an e-reader. I’m only disputing the assertion that the need for reading devices means digital books are gatekept. e-readers and the like are widespread, reasonably affordable, and likely to become more so. Digital books are also accessible by other (not so ideal for reading) devices, which are even more ubiquitous.
It’s like saying that physical books are gatekept by the need for a reading light.

Gatekeeping implies some exclusive access which is not generally available. Book knowledge was gatekept before the existence of public libraries, even more so before the printing press. Even now the accessiblility of physical books and libraries depends a lot on where you live. Digital information, by contrast, has become broadly available extremely quickly and will remain so.

Anyone can read a physical book.

No. Some people were never taught to read. Books that aren’t in braille are gatekept from blind people. As well as giving you access to more content, digital devices can overcome these limitations.

just go to the place that has book.

Sure why not, just as long as you live next door to a vast library and it isn’t raining today, that could be a viable option. Or just keep a huge personal library in your own home. or…

If i want to read something digitally, i need to have a device that is good to read.

ah… there ya go

By no stretch of imagination is a book a device.

device noun de·​vice di-ˈvīs

1 : something devised or contrived: such as

a(1) : a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function …

A book is also a device, just less complex. The proliferation of digital devices is widespread and resilient enough that needing one to access a book isn’t gatekeeping in itself. Especially since you don’t need a digital device to access a book, digital books aren’t stopping you from having physical ones. But it is a convenient, versatile and affordable way to gain access to more books than any traditional library could hold.

Just move up to the 1st floor. The roads will turn into canals of their own accord.

Can’t say it’s not accurate though. I never did guess how it went.

At least there was no punching of baby monkeys involved so I’m slightly less outraged than expected

0% cars, 0% public transport, 30% walking/biking, 30% swimming, 40% belly tobogganing

are your guts… how long are your guts?

I really need to know

‘cos we’re livin’ in a world of fools

trapped in their skin

when they all should set it free

your guts belong to me