http://darthnikon.tumblr.com/

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Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:23:32 -0400

oceanplait: spaceplasma: Dirty thunderstorms A dirty...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:21:53 -0400

Shinmoedake volcano, 2011

Shinmoedake volcano, 2011

Sakurajima volcano, 2013

Sakurajima volcano, 2013

Eyjafjallajökull volcano, 2010

Eyjafjallajökull volcano, 2010

Puyehue volcano, 2011

Puyehue volcano, 2011

oceanplait:

spaceplasma:

Dirty thunderstorms

A dirty thunderstorm (also, Volcanic lightning) is a weather phenomenon that occurs when lightning is produced in a volcanic plume. A study in the journal Science indicated that electrical charges are generated when rock fragments, ash, and ice particles in a volcanic plume collide and produce static charges, just as ice particles collide in regular thunderstorms.
Fascinating phenomenon.

beautykills: Photography by Aesthetic Alchemy Model is Amanda...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:51:23 -0400

beautykills:

Photography by Aesthetic Alchemy
Model is Amanda Shepherd
Black Sclera contacts are from Extreme SFX
Artifice Clothing

Photo

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:42:42 -0400

theantarcticarchitect: These are all sculptures by the artist...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:26:32 -0400

theantarcticarchitect:

These are all sculptures by the artist Stephan Halleux.

3liza: 3lizacosplay: EGL Rose (me) (for a certain value of...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:25:28 -0400

3liza:

3lizacosplay:

EGL Rose (me) (for a certain value of “EGL”, admittedly) + ??? Dave (costume also by me, worn by friend) (K-Pop Dave? Korean Street Fashion Dave? Dave told me that while he was walking around by himself he passed a group of homestucks and one of them peeped “Dave!” and then after he had passed, “Ooh, that Dave was pretty…” so maybe this is Pretty Dave. [many daves are pretty, however…perhaps even most daves])

Additional pics: Jaspers on the hotel sink (he was in my purse), my pink circle lenses, and my sculpted/painted Calliope and Caliborn needleskulls.

We only wore this for about an hour on Friday evening so if there are more than seven or eight total photos of us, I would be surprised. However, we have a photoshoot scheduled for when we get back to California so you’ll be seeing more of this outfit. The shoes, for example, I have no photos of whatsoever. :/

(ps: these are retouched so if you find other copies with me looking like a fucking piece of garbage, it’s partly because the overcast natural lighting outdoors in seattle will make most people look pretty uh, “authentic”, and also because im seriously gross irl and require eyebag-related cosmetic procedures stat)

reblogging finished product here. forgive.

Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack Codes

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:28:16 -0400

borderleaks:

Ancient Eridian Relics

Heart of the Ancients - BL2(BwAAAAC3OAgFAAsIUBG9HgCABkAIgA7A/////wQgBOA=)

Bone of the Ancients - BL2(BwAAAABI/wgCAAUIUBG9XgDABQAKwP//////vwSgA+A=)

Skin of the Ancients - BL2(BwAAAADleggBAAMIkBG93gDACYAIwA3A////fwQgBOA=)

Heart of the Ancients - BL2(BwAAAAD0zQgGAA0IMBG9HgCABkAIwP///////wTgA+A=)

Borderlands 2 Save Editor (Revision 153)

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:23:45 -0400

Borderlands 2 Save Editor (Revision 153):

borderleaks:

Bug fixes and updates to game info (“Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack” DLC) for the current Borderlands 2 patch (1.4.0).

Corrected (more) problems with handling of expansion data in packed item data.

Known problems:

Eridium in-editor will show up to 99, the rest is stored in a new value that’s not handled yet.

Expansion playthrough number and playthrough completions are also stored in a new value that’s not handled.

borderleaks: Pearlescent Weapons Nassty Sawbar -...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:13:17 -0400

borderleaks:

Pearlescent Weapons

Nassty Sawbar - BL2(hwAAAAB20giAJgEAA9HjfQAcxOABEAGDIQYHDBUY/v+fABzD0AHw)

Attack Bearcat - BL2(hwAAAAC//wiBBgEABdHrhQAcxGABMAHDIYYGDBUY/v9zACTDUAHw)

Derp Tunguska - BL2(hwAAAAAJzwhBBwAACdHrGQAkQwEAsACFGwoIFBwo/v9nAExBkQDw)

Dastardly Unforgiven - BL2(hwAAAABcvAiHhwAAB9HrRQCMheEAEALG/////x0w/v9vAASDAQHw)

Purging Stalker - BL2(hwAAAADpmwiERwAAC9HrHQCMhYEAkAHG/38JGB0w/v9rACSDoQDw)

Practicable Butcher - BL2(hwAAAACziQgCaAAADdHrMQBUg7IAUAEKG5QKKBJQ/v9jABSD8gDw)

Hefty Avenger - BL2(hwAAAABRGwhEqAAAD9HrjQAkwUICEAFLChYGLBRY/v+LAATCIgHw)

Barking Storm - BL2(hwAAAADchgiD6AAAEdHrlQBcAGMCsAWMBZgbMGRg/v+DAHwEMwHw)

Jesus is my Osprey Pilot

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:21:23 -0400

Jesus is my Osprey Pilot

2K Games, Gearbox Partner with Academy of Art for Borderlands Animation Project

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:39:51 -0400

2K Games, Gearbox Partner with Academy of Art for Borderlands Animation Project:

fuckyeahborderlands:

2K Games and Gearbox Software have partnered with the Academy of Art University for a development project asking students to create a short film based on the Borderlands universe.

It’s like an extra “fuck you” to Ben Hibon and all the people that pointed out Randy Pitchford/Brian Martel/Gearbox basically stole the look of Borderlands from Hibon’s Codehunters. Hell, it even made it to Forbes.

sternsammler: Promotional Artwork for Nexon’s upcoming FPSMMO...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:30:06 -0400

sternsammler:

Promotional Artwork for Nexon’s upcoming FPSMMO based on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

catherine-day: Old photo from 2011 of Tessa Kuragi for Fraulein...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:28:55 -0400

catherine-day:

Old photo from 2011 of Tessa Kuragi for Fraulein Kink. Hair and makeup by Shell Clapham #blindfold #ilovelace

printedvelvet: I wonder when people will realize Polygon is just Kotaku v2.0? They’re both garbage...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:03:22 -0500

printedvelvet:

I wonder when people will realize Polygon is just Kotaku v2.0? They’re both garbage and you shouldn’t give them page views. They hired Brian fucking Crecente, ffs.

elizagauger: client: Black Hole Wizard digital 2013

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:02:39 -0500

elizagauger:

client: Black Hole Wizard

digital

2013

nyehrisol: neonwabbit: Hamsteak - Game of the Year: All...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:02:31 -0500

nyehrisol:

neonwabbit:

Hamsteak - Game of the Year: All Year ; Every Year

I FOUND IT

thegamingmuse: fractured-destiny: freshtittymilk: cosplayingwh...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:01:07 -0500

thegamingmuse:

fractured-destiny:

freshtittymilk:

cosplayingwhileblack:

X

Character: Chell

Series: Portal

I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT!! <3

Look, she has a “lemonade!”

Um… how did you make that gun and why is it so perfect?

oh my god she has a lemon grenade~

Tropes Vs Men In Videogames unsurprisingly duplicitous fraud

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:34:06 -0500

Tropes Vs Men In Videogames unsurprisingly duplicitous fraud:

3liza:

ohnoproblems:

ahahahahahahahha

[…]the campaign’s page has been put under review [by IndieGoGo] after the best part of a year without any update or evidence of progression; the organisers have apparently long since retreated from the page to a Steam group; claims of donations have severe doubt cast upon them by one of the supposedly recipient charities; the project team remains silent when questioned. All in all, it’s quite damning for the folks responsible for the Tropes vs Men in Videogames campaign.

gamefreaksnz: But remember to say the words correctly … A...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:00:05 -0500

gamefreaksnz:

But remember to say the words correctly …

A Zelda/Army Of Darkness 8-bit mashup !!

3liza: it’s a good question and im not sure what the answer is....

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:18:53 -0500

3liza:

it’s a good question and im not sure what the answer is. i like to rag on lead designers as much as anyone else, mostly because they’re convenient figureheads to accept blame, and they usually dress like nervous sophomores waiting for the football team to sniff out the impostor bro and dunk them into a trashcan.

I mean this was taken in 2008. cliffy what the heck

I think most of them aren’t actually malicious, and i think most of them are probably very talented (Levine developed the System Shock series, which is widely recognized as one of the greatest works in gaming, full stop), but have been jacked up the ladder until no one is calling them on their bullshit anymore. and i think they’re all carrying around a lot of adolescent white male Fear about being judged, not being cool, ‘pandering’ (a word you see used a lot to condemn game designers who decided to change something to cut down on rape themes or racism or whatever, as in this interview where Ken Levine describes changing the design of a “religious character” in Bioshock: Infinite after members of his own design team raised concerns. note that he is very clear that he “won’t change the character because [they’re] offended” but because he thinks it “made the story better”. ok bro).

i guess we could call this the Rockstar Problem in gaming right now (maybe always), with various dudes (mostly white dudes, with the exception of Japanese designers [i dont have a lot to say about Hideo tho]) being elevated to Lead Singers essentially or even Brand Faces, Maybelline-style, where there’s this mystique around the Cliffy Bs and Randy Pitchfords and so on that leads to facilitation of what is touted by (white male late-twenties/early thirties) nerd culture consumerists as that particular person’s “vision”, as if each designer was a Warhol or a Hirst basically overseeing labor and then being solely credited with “creation”. And I think the nerd men in the comment threads of Kotaku/Destructoid/Wired Blogs/etc (where I worked for a while) are eager to broadcast devotion to the cause, to brand loyalty, for exactly the same reason their hated nemeses “the jocks” will punch a man in a soccer riot for wearing the wrong colored scarf. i mean it’s bro culture. we call it nerd culture but it isn’t; it’s just armchair sportball hooliganism.

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