UGEplex

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'Juz ah nutha Unexplained Genetic Expression in da 'plex blowin up drek w/ a big stompy 'Mech ^_^ Pronouns: Chummer/Omae (He/Him)

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"Announcing Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars for Android XR and XREAL AURA. Developed in partnership with @AmazonMGMStudio and @Maze_Theory , and featuring an original chapter co-created with Andy Weir, this experience brings spatial storytelling to Android XR. Step into the role of Ryland Grace to diagnose failing ship systems using precise hand tracking, while the Hail Mary spacecraft bleeds seamlessly into your real-world environment through AURA’s optical see-through display."
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Text of image "beautifullv animated - there's a kaleidoscopic vibrancy Illumination brings to the universe that truly feels like a refuge of pure imagination, as close as possible to what it feels like to be 10 years old playing Super Mario Galaxy and awed by the creativity on display. Beyond just surface-level aesthetics. the film is remarkablv reverent of the Mario property and specifically the experience of olaying the games - there are naturally a host of Easter eggs, and while it's exciting to spot Kina Wart in a scene or a blink-and-vou'll-miss-it cameo from Mr. Game and Watch. the movie is at its best when it combines the mechanics and aesthetics of the game with the medium of animation in ingenious ways. Nothing compares to the simplicity of a heroic Mario and Luigi montage animated in the iconic style of the Super Mario Bros. level selectior hub, or seeina our heroes evade an obstacle course actively being designed by Bowser Jr. as if he were using the level creator from Super Mario Maker Beyond even just the world of Mario, there's an emphasis on the larger world of Nintendo - as revealed before the movie's release. Fox McCloud of the Star Fox qames appears as a supporting character (and you certainly can't forget it's Glenn Powell in the role), as well as a few other Nintendo icons in much briefer circumstances. While this doesn't actively tank the film, it does lift the curtain and expose the truth underneath - The Super Mario Galaxv Movie isn't so much a children's film designed to indulge the imagination or bestow accessible wisdom. as much as it's a stunnina advertisement designed to sell the Nintendo brand to newcomers and diehards alike. It's certainly an entertaining, occasionally breathtakingly animated, adventure, and it 'I1 grab the attention of kids as well as satisfy longtime supporters"
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(text auto-converted from image) Fun Facts About the New Pokémon Game Called Pokopia 1 As far as we know, the entire human race has been wiped out. and there are no more humans left in the world. 2 The protagonist is a Ditto who became so attached to its former trainer (who apparently died) that it decides to permanently take on his form. 3 Its mission is to rebuild the world for the Pokémon that survived and uncover what caused the end of humanity. 4 There are unique variations of Pokémon that have changed because of what they've been through Example: There's a Pikachu that no longer has electricity because it used up all its energy to save other Pokémon, leaving it permanently without electric powers. 5 As a Pokémon yourself, you can talk directly to other Pokémon and understand exactly what they think, want, or need. 6 There's even a friendship system: The more you help a Pokémon (by doing quests or solving problems), the stronger the bond with it becomes. A post-apocalyptic Pokémon story was the last thing I expected from the franchise.
What does it mean to Wag the Dog? Al Overview "Wag the dog" primarily refers to creating a diversion, often a fake crisis like a military conflict, to distract the public from a more siqnificant scandal or problem, as popularized by the 1997 movie of the same name. More broadly, the idiom "the tail wags the dog" means a small, unimportant part controls the whole (e.g., taxes, dictating business decisions), but the shorter "wag the dog" specifically implies a political maneuver to shift focus.
Illustration from 2025 by Slyngstad of Donald Trump writing a comma after the word "No" and an exclamation mark after the word "Wars" turnkng the anti-war phrase "No More Wars" into a pro-war phrase of "No, More Wars!" with a small sign pointing pointing the war to Iran, which today Trump just announced the USA is bombing Iran as he tells the Iranian people to pick a new leader and to take over their county in support of regime change. (Side context: Congress hasn't declared war against Iran. And, the USA will now have to be on guard for retaliation bombings. Trump and his administration have now made us all less safe.)
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