Plural Shadow Milk Headcanon

Jan. 17th, 2026 04:52 pm
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System: OSDD-1b (lacks amnesia between alters). Unaware that they are a system. They all believe that they are Shadow Milk, who has different “mindsets” he takes on.

Shadow Milk Cookie: Current host. Originated as a protector, now a persecutor. Initially split when Fount was attacked by the angry mob depicted in Dominion of the Beasts 2.

Fount of Knowledge: Ex-host and core. Infrequent solo-fronter, occasional co-fronter.

Young Shepherd Cookie: Syskid and innocence-holder. Only fronts when by himself. Initially split during their imprisonment in the Silver Tree, partially to make up for the system’s lack of a childhood.
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Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 14

Mar. 19th, 2026 12:56 pm
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Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 14 by Kamome Shirahama

The tale continues! Serious spoilers ahead for the earlier works.

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The Hugglescote Death Star in Hugglescote, England

Mar. 19th, 2026 12:00 pm
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The Hugglescote Deathstar roundabout

When building a new estate in the village of Hugglescote in Leicestershire, the constructors gave a nod to “Star Wars” by creating a roundabout which when viewed from above was a representation of the Death Star.

The reason being that Hugglestone was once home to Palitoy, who used to manufacture “Star Wars” figurines (as well as Action Man and Pippa Dolls).

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🎧 Audiobook Check-in: "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon"

Mar. 19th, 2026 11:50 am
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Summary:  In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer.

My thoughts: Somehow this did not feel like just 4 hours, it takes you on a whole journey and they really didn't go that far I think. It follows Minli but you also get lots of other stories along the way told by others that are interconnected and I liked every single one. I was so impressed by this work and am excited to read more of this author's stuff. And to reread this someday!

The narration by Janet Song was fantastic too.

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Rereadable: 🇾
 
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Birdfeeding

Mar. 19th, 2026 11:49 am
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Today is mostly sunny and mild.  :D

The stump grinder guy has come and gone.  He did an excellent job.  The stump in front of the garden shed is gone and the hole mostly filled, though I'll add some top soil to smooth it out more.  The east path is nearly smooth, might need a bit of raking.  I'm particularly impressed that a ring of daffodils around the plump stump is still there!  I had expected to lose those, so the precision is noteworthy.  The parking lot is also nearly smooth.  He got right up to the edge of the sidewalk and rock wall, although he advised there are some buried rocks and concrete that we didn't know about.  I may need to rake some areas, and certainly need to see about removing the last stubs from the sidewalk to recreate that defensive zone.  My partner Doug plans to drive over the parking lot to press it down some before ordering a load of fresh gravel to top it.  Progress!

I fed the birds.  I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.  Cardinals are singing.

I put out water for the birds.








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Shot # 9

Mar. 19th, 2026 08:39 am
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Since I intend to take these shots every Thursday from now until I die, it does seem kind of silly to track the number. I'm still on .25mg. And I have 3 shots left. On April 7, I have a video visit with my Doctor to check in and get a new prescription - for the same dosage or for more mg's. The latest news I can find says that there will be a trial of Medicare coverage of Wegovy in July. I'm not betting the ranch but it would be nice to save some $. But, since it's dependent on the government, I'm not holding my breath.

We only had 6 people for volleyball which usually is not enough for fun except for today, we had just the right 6 and it was great fun. There is often a tech question for me. Things the other players hear about and don't have anyone else to ask. Today's was "What does end to end encryption mean?" I love their questions and I love that they are interested enough to ask.

I spent most of yesterday out of sorts but today is a different day and my sorts are back. And I intend to keep them.

This morning I'm off to Goodwill. They don't open until 10 so it's too early to leave, plus, except for my robe, I'm naked so not really appropriate clothing. I might stop at Uwajimaya and/or Met Market on my way home. I have a list for Goodwill but mostly I hope I don't end up with a car full o' stuff that I don't have room for here. Seattle Goodwill is always a hit or a miss - rarely an in between.

Guess I'll go get dressed and organized and then hit the road.

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After 25 years, Valve reworks Counter-Strike's reload system

Mar. 19th, 2026 03:59 pm
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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/after-25-years-valve-reworks-counter-strikes-reload-system/

For decades now, Counter-Strike players have gotten used to tapping the reload button whenever they have a spare, safe moment. Yesterday evening, though, Valve announced that it had decided this system needed "higher stakes," overhauling Counter-Strike 2's reload mechanic in a way that could disrupt years of muscle memory for millions of players.

Until now, reloading in CS2 has meant dumping the remainder of your current clip "back into an essentially endless reserve supply," Valve wrote in the game's latest update announcement. From now on, hitting the reload button will instead make players "drop the used magazine and discard all of its remaining ammo. Instead of 'topping off' your weapon with a few bullets, a new full magazine will be taken from the reserves whenever you reload."

While most weapons will now come with three full clips of reserve ammo, Valve wrote that "some weapons will have less to reward efficiency and precision, or more to encourage spamming through walls and smokes." Counter-Strike specialist Thour did the math on the changes and found that 7 weapons gained ammo, 16 lost ammo, and 12 saw their total ammo remain unchanged under this new system. Shotguns seem to have seen the biggest upgrades, while strategies that rely on "pistol spam" might have to be rethought from now on.

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Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America

Mar. 19th, 2026 03:45 pm
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/study-pinpoints-when-bow-and-arrow-came-to-north-america/

People in North America adopted the bow and arrow as replacement weapons for the dart and atlatl about 1,400 years ago, according to a new paper published in the journal PNAS Nexus. But the adoption was almost immediate in southern regions, while people living farther north initially adopted the bow and arrow as a complement to their existing toolkit, gradually phasing out the atlatl and dart over a thousand years.

That's according to the latest research from experimental archaeologist Metin Eren's Experimental Archaeology Laboratory at Kent State University in Ohio, where he and his team try to reverse-engineer a wide range of ancient technologies, from stone tools and ceramics to metal, butchery, and textiles. Eren achieved some notoriety for his 2019 debunking of an Inuit legend, testing rudimentary knives made of frozen feces to see whether they could cut through pig hide, muscle, and tendon. That paper snagged Eren an Ig Nobel prize.

While such work might be colorful, Eren has always emphasized that what he does is very much serious science, not entertainment. His lab has conducted studies on the pitches and octaves produced from the percussive aspects of flint-knapping; common injuries suffered by flint-knappers; the butchering efficiency of Clovis points (field work done jointly with the MeatEater hunters and immortalized on YouTube); and ballistics experiments to test a 1970s hypothesis about whether some stone blades once had some sort of wood or bone backing on the flat, dulled edge (as opposed to the sharp cutting edge), which would have increased adhesion.

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Orchard Bees

Mar. 19th, 2026 04:02 pm
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This morning I went to check out the big insect hotel near the canal and I was just in time to catch a whole bunch of male European orchard bees who I am fairly sure had just hatched (the females will hatch a little later in the year).



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The Thursday Letter: Can a Loving Partner Become a Brutal Dom?

Mar. 19th, 2026 03:31 pm
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https://savage.love/?p=11743

I’m going to be taking a break from Struggle Session for a bit — but I will be engaging more in the comments, which feels more like a conversation. But I’m gonna keep posting bonus Savage Love letters Thursdays and letting my readers have the first crack at giving the advice. And here’s this week’s … Read More »

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📖 — reading log: march-april 2026

Mar. 20th, 2026 12:07 am
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  • Buddyreading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. We're basically taking it slow since it feels like the slow-burn type of book.
  • Started The Murderbot Diaries, All Systems Red, upon Alex's recommendation. Reached chapter 3 and it seems like it'd be an easy, quick read for me.
  • Struggling to motivate myself to continue Gideon the Ninth. I'm not sure if it's just the writing style or the opening that makes it difficult.
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“what’s it all for / you better live now / before the grim reaper come knocking on your door”

Mar. 19th, 2026 08:52 am
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Holy crap, how did I only notice this AFTER posting yesterday’s links?!? The people who brought us Krill Waves Radio posted at the start of last April a 1-hour mix of skeleton shrimp to headbanging to instrumental metal, under the Kriller Waves Radio label.

People. They just invented Brinecore. As an April Fools joke.

And it RULES.

---L.

Subject quote from Let’s Go Crazy, Prince and the Revolution.
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let’s talk about times when you said the exact wrong thing at work

Mar. 19th, 2026 02:59 pm
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A reader writes:

I had an awkward moment the other day with a client and it made me think that others have probably made similar mistakes, and it could be fun to hear from everyone.

I’m a lawyer and working with a client preparing to testify about their innocence after being in jail for decades. I was in the prison working with him earlier this week, and he was doing really great work, and as feedback I kept telling him he was “killing it!” As in, “You’re killing it!” And, “Great job killing it!” Alison, he’s unfairly in jail for murder and has been his whole adult life. I know that, and yet for the life of me Could. Not. Stop. Saying. It.

In my subsequent reflection and shame, I realized others must have similar stories of just saying the absolute wrong thing to the wrong person at work. If you’re ever thinking of a call for stories, I bet these would be good!

By all means, let’s have at it in the comment section!

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performance options

Mar. 19th, 2026 10:17 am
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Got the syllabus for the next symphony season today. The only evident choral works are the Mozart Requiem in October, the Messiah in December, and Holst's Planets in May. Nothing that I haven't done before. Also I would much rather be in the audience for the next Planets performance instead of waiting in the wings to sing the difficult high notes for Neptune and missing out on the rest of the piece entirely. So. I am entertaining other options.

The obvious one is to go back to handbells, especially since our church's handbell group hasn't had enough participants to perform for a couple of years now. If I'm not rehearsing with the symphony on Monday nights, I'm free to rejoin the metro handbell group that I've gigged with in the past. They will definitely want me back if I'm available.

There's also another high level choir that is holding open auditions over the next few weeks. I've heard them perform once before and they're very good. So I'm going to see if they're interested in me. But I don't know yet what their rehearsal schedule is if they are.

Meanwhile, Robby has expressed tentative interest in joining the symphony chorus himself, since the last time he did any large scale singing was in college, and it was the Mozart.
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Plant: Photos: Original: Umbrella Plant

Mar. 19th, 2026 02:59 pm
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Title: Umbrella Plant
Fandom: Original
Rating: G
Length: 5 photos and some text
Summary: Like its owners, our umbrella plant is unconventional

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German Mining Museum in Bochum, Germany

Mar. 19th, 2026 10:00 am
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In Germany's post-industrial Ruhr Valley, coal mining was once one of the defining economic activities. Although those days are long gone, the area's past is still well-remembered through the attractions of the Industrial Heritage Trail. That includes the German Mining Museum, the largest such museum in the world.

The first thing that visitors will notice is the giant mining headframe relocated from the Germania coal mine in Dortmund. Today, it serves as an observation deck for the surrounding area. The museum itself has exhibits on the history and unique features of mining, especially in Germany but also in different parts of the world. Highlights include a seven-ton tree fossil found within a coal seam and a 3.401-carat black diamond.

For those who find mere museums boring, a more immersive experience is available at the recreated show mine underneath the building. At 2.5 km long, it was never actually used for mining, but still provides an accurate depiction of what an subterranean coal mine was like. Inside the mine is a model of Tobias, the last "pit pony" used to transport coal inside German mines.

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Community Recs Post!

Mar. 19th, 2026 09:47 am
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Every Thursday, we have a community post, just like this one, where you can drop a rec or five in the comments.

This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)

(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)

So what cool other kinds of fanworks/fancrafts/fanart/fics/fanvids/podfics have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.

BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
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