“the volume and scale of this thing is huge. they're putting out multiple videos and cartoons every day, amplified across different platforms at a global scale. the vast majority of it, for the time being, appears to be something that doesn't stick, but that doesn't mean it won't ...
Plenty are still going, but the parishioners are more likely to believe in some QAnon dribble than any imminent Rapture. Nothing collective and congregational; everything is scattered now, networked. It might come back – there are always revivals – but for now, organised Protestantism has lost...
VTubers are different from robots, because VTubers are humans who use avatars. Thus, this study focuses more on the appearance and movement of VTubers, which is an external similarity with humans. The avatars of VTubers similar to anime-characters in cartoons often have unrealistic facial ...
/r/captcha reddit group that finds comedy in bad captchas. another reddit group, /r/captchaart , with nearly 20,000 members, incorporates captchas into cartoons and other art. since captchas aren’t going away anytime soon, here are some tips to lower the frustration level with the ...
the term propaganda has been associated with a manipulative approach, but propaganda historically was a neutral descriptive term.[2][3] A wide range of materials and media are used for conveying propaganda messages, which changed as new technologies were invented, including paintings, cartoons, poste...
Rather than use the same 2 or 3 locations like many cartoons, this show covers massive ground from the desert to the forest, big cities, small villages, and even cities in the clouds. Nearly every episode has a new set of buildings, rooms, or landscapes; some of which a...
And it allows me to post one of my favorite cartoons on causality: http://xkcd.com/552/ jfxgillis: yes, it is a ridiculous example. It is hyperbole, one of the best ways to focus on a key concept. Here, the key concept is “all other things being equal.” I couldn’t think of...
I'm all for Sonic. Few characters from video game history have stayed around for so long. Him, Tails, Knuckles, Eggman–they've been showing up in games, cartoons, and comics for decades. And I can respect that fans want him to stick around for a while longer. But the Sonic ...