I’ve purchased hardcover fanfic before (Fallout Equestria). If anything, it supports fans and fandoms and makes them more likely to purchase from source. Is the estate really dumb enough to think this hurts their “potential revenue?” IP is a thing, yes, but as a fanfiction writer myself, derivative works can take a huge amount of effort and it’s a shame they rarely see financial rewards from it.
Speaking of which, yes FBN has a slaughterhouse, and yes Nawroth has partaken in its spoils. This may be the only field of research where scientists eat their subjects when the study is over.
BobbyBroccoli might be my favorite essayist. He’s so dramatic in his delivery and visual aids. I particularly love his Victor Ninov and Superconducting Supercollider exposés.
That’s almost literally everything we consume in modern society. It all has costs that hurt someone along the way. Exploitation is a part of capitalism. Only you can draw your line in the sand.
I don’t know if you guys will like this or not, but I think it’s fun. I was in a Beehaw thread talking about Halloween themed food, and most of the comments were they were either hard to make or looked good, but didn’t taste good. That made me remember back to when I made the Meat Hand!...
The first comprehensive assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems reveals an urgent need to address climate change. The summary for policymakers can guide decision-makers.
Anon enjoys seasonal content (sh.itjust.works)
After dueling lawsuits, fan barred from selling Lord of the Rings sequel (www.washingtonpost.com)
The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien sued Demetrious Polychron, a Lord of the Rings fan, to bar him from selling an unauthorized sequel to the fantasy series.
Shall we resume testing? (lemmy.world)
Imported US sweets with illegal ingredients seized (www.bbc.com)
Jolly Ranchers and Mountain Dew are advertised on TikTok and Instagram but contain products banned in the UK.
‘Not dumb creatures.’ Livestock surprise scientists with their complex, emotional minds (www.science.org)
Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs (www.bbc.com)
The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast....
Tacoma becomes first WA city to ban non-therapeutic cat declawing (www.seattletimes.com)
INSIDE those OLD pinball machines (www.youtube.com)
First, wear your dust mask. Who knows where these machines have been?
Names (lemmy.ca)
Farside (lemmy.world)
Whatever, I'll use it and abuse it. (lazysoci.al)
But it tastes so good (midwest.social)
What's the deal with the popcorn button? (www.youtube.com)
'Bionic breast' could restore sensation for cancer survivors (www.livescience.com)
The Company that Broke Canada (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.capebreton.social/post/1207163...
Birds in North America will be renamed to avoid any 'harmful' historical associations with people (apnews.com)
I guess they don't have moisturizers on a moisture farm. (lemmy.world)
Mystery solved of eerie pink light that appeared over Kent town (www.independent.co.uk)
An “otherworldly” pink glow lighting up the sky in Kent left people mystified this week, with some saying it looked like “the end of the world”....
Halloween Meat Hand (lemmy.world)
I don’t know if you guys will like this or not, but I think it’s fun. I was in a Beehaw thread talking about Halloween themed food, and most of the comments were they were either hard to make or looked good, but didn’t taste good. That made me remember back to when I made the Meat Hand!...
More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble (theconversation.com)
The first comprehensive assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems reveals an urgent need to address climate change. The summary for policymakers can guide decision-makers.
A cause for concern (i.imgur.com)
Daemonized rule (discuss.tchncs.de)
Through the foliage (lemmy.world)