hey i finally cooked up a strawpage like 2 years later !! soraisms.straw.page
knowing i was sobbing my eyes out seeing jeanne smile just makes seeing these types of blue check tweets (and their replies) even worse to look at
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Danica: Winter Palace's Attendant Shadow
Head Maid of the Zapolyarny Palace Court
#GenshinImpact #Danica
A third-generation palace maid of the Postelnitskaya family, Danica has perfected the art of service. Precise as clockwork and silent as a shadow, she keeps the entire palace immaculately clean and in perfect order.
But to think of her as merely an exceptionally capable housekeeper would be a grave misjudgment.
When needed, Danica also serves as an unseen intermediary between factions in her capacity as the Tsaritsa's most loyal attendant. She conveys Her Majesty's will and mediates conflicting interests amid the undercurrents of political intrigue. When negotiations between dignitaries reach an impasse, she steps in to serve a cup of tea at just the right temperature. The soft clink of porcelain against the table often delivers a timely reminder to everyone present: Her Majesty's gaze has never left them.
Few dare underestimate this young human woman. She trained under the Fatui Harbinger "The Captain" himself and once traveled from nation to nation as a mercenary. Beneath her elegant maid's uniform lie explosive strength and a will far beyond those of ordinary mortals... The same hands that brush the dust from a masterpiece with the gentlest touch can also swiftly sweep aside every obstacle in the Tsaritsa's path with an executioner's unflinching resolve.
It is little wonder, then, that Danica, a woman of few words and fewer smiles, carries an undefinable air of menace. When her face tightens and her gaze suddenly darkens, the air around her seems to freeze, and those nearby instinctively hold their breath and fall silent.
But only a handful of close friends know that the head maid may not be angry at all. She may simply have heard a joke that wasn't even particularly good, and be fighting with all her might to keep a straight face when the occasion demands solemnity.
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#GenshinImpact #Danica
"Well, well, if it isn't our dearest head maid! Off to buy groceries? Ooh, tight-lipped today, are we...? Hehe, a se~cret mis~sion. I get it, I get it! Let me give you a lift. It's freezing out, so hop on! Ahem... Ignoring me doesn't make you look cool, you know. Hey, where are you going? Heeey—!"
— Vesna, calling out to Danica from inside a train the day before her driving ban was issued
"You tattled on me to Her Majesty, didn't you!? You were the only one other than my colleagues on the train I saw yesterday, and... Hey, wait, did the corner of your mouth just twitch? That's a smirk! You're smirking at me! Hey! Say something, would ya!? Heeey—!"
— Vesna, calling out to Danica from outside the train the day her driving ban took effect
◆Name: Danica
◆Title: Winter Palace's Attendant Shadow
◆Head Maid of the Zapolyarny Palace Court
◆ Stellar Linchpin: Electro
◆Constellation: Orcinus Orca
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It kinda sucks this episode is one of the lowest rated of the entire series because it's not a bad episode it's placement was just kind of bad
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glad everyone except Adrien can know all the intimate details of his life, god I hate this stupid show
MARINETTE TOLD ALYA, TOM, AND SABINE THAT ADRIEN IS A SENTIBEING!!!!💥🦚 😱
#MLBS7Spoilers
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disgusting
Spotify just announced a feature that could either save the music industry or destroy it.
Starting as early as Q1 2027, Spotify Premium subscribers will be able to use AI to transform any participating artist’s song into a completely different version. Turn a folk ballad into a dance track. Make a hip-hop song sound acoustic. Generate a cover where one artist’s voice performs another artist’s song. Remix a pop hit into lo-fi study music. Create the version of your favorite song that only existed in your head until now.
The remixes will be uploaded directly to Spotify. They’ll appear in playlists. They’ll count toward the original song’s chart position. And most importantly the original artist will earn royalties every time someone listens to a fan-created remix of their work.
Spotify has already signed a landmark licensing deal with Universal Music Group the world’s largest record label. Negotiations with Sony Music and Warner Music are ongoing. The feature will cost an additional $4–$5/month on top of Spotify Premium. And analysts project 7–8% of American subscribers will adopt it by 2028.
This is not Suno or Udio generating music from text prompts. This is fans remixing real songs by real artists with the artists’ permission, on the world’s largest streaming platform, with royalties flowing back to the creators.
A music industry analyst who’s covered streaming economics for 15 years told her team something after reading the licensing agreement that reframed how she understood the future of recorded music.
“Spotify just turned 640 million listeners into 640 million potential remixers. The question isn’t whether people will use it they will. The question is whether paying artists for fan remixes solves the economics of streaming or creates a world where the original recording is worth less than the infinite remixes generated from it.”
Here’s what Spotify’s AI remix feature actually is, who wins, who loses, and why this might be the most consequential decision in the music industry since the launch of streaming itself 🧵
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i feel pretty confident that the ending genshin's story is currently leading to is a false ending of sorts, one of those bad end scenarios that then needs to be resolved. very convenient spot in the narrative to bring the ruler of time into the spotlight too
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Vivziepop whining about people being mean to her self insert OC meanwhile her employees were working for actual honest to god slave wages
