videos kleeon • 3mo ago • 100%

Muslamic Ray Guns - The EDL Anthem

as relevant as ever

videos kleeon • 3mo ago • 100%

Boiled / Fried Rice

she didn't use raw rice this time 

urbanism kleeon • 4mo ago • 100%

North Chertanovo Microdistrict, Moscow

Perhaps the boldest experiment in housing urbanism in Soviet history. So called "City inside a city".  Construction of North Cheartanovo began in 1972 and ended in 1985. Using the most progressive urbanist concepts of the era and various advanced construction techniques, It was supposed to serve as the prototype for all future Soviet cities. The goal of the project was to create a fully self-sufficient city with it's own stores, schools, social services etc., all within walkable distance from your home. It would feature many forward-thinking ideas such as [underground parking](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/ab27de66-93a4-4859-b945-16e36341fff2.png) and [vacuum garbage chute system](https://kak-eto-sdelano.livejournal.com/972399.html). The district would provide affordable housing for more than 20 thousand people.  North Cheartanovo was designed as a fully pedestrian-oriented city with a series of walkways, bike lanes, over and underpasses connecting the entire place together. The district is surrounded by a ring road where cars can enter or leave underground parking spaces. People can get from underground parking directly to their houses above.  The district is a perfect example of Soviet Modernism. Buildings follow brutalist style with it's long, uninterrupted stretches of grey concrete, sharp angles and simple geometric forms.  Apartment buildings are constructed around large green spaces with parks, communal gardens and play areas. One interesting feature of the districts is it's many artificial green hills. The main purpose of these hills was to create a more tranquil and natural looking environment for the residents. From certain angles, it may appear like building almost "morph" into (or grow out of) surrounding nature.  It's unique and striking designs made the district a very popular filming location for many Russian movies (to the great displeasure of local residents).  Unfortunately, due to economic crisis of the 1980s and, later, dissolution of the Soviet Union, North Chertanovo was never fully completed. However, it is still considered one of the best places to live in Moscow and is commonly praised as a huge success of Soviet urbanism.  Thank you for reading.

I've been occasionally visiting online communities for autistic people and been finding some of the things they talk about relatable. I know there are autistic posters on here so I'd like to ask you some questions. 1) What are some of the signs of autism? 2) How to tell the difference between autism and just being an introvert? 3) Is there any reason to seek autism diagnosis as an adult?

chat kleeon • 5mo ago • 0%

My dad passed away

It was so sudden... He wasn't young. He wasn't in great health. But still, seeing this man who I had so much fun with just a week prior lay motionless on the floor was not something I was prepared for, to say the least. When I got the bad news a couple of days ago, I felt absolutely nothing. And I hated myself for it. When I got there, I had to fake every emotion. Put on a sad face, keep your head down, act like how a normal person would in this situation. Even seeing his dead body didn't make me feel anything. It just felt like another normal day. I kept asking myself: How come the death of someone I love so much doesn't affect me? What's wrong with me? Am I a psychopath? The next day, while I was going through files on his computer, it all hit me. He really was gone, and he's not coming back. Never again would we laugh together about some dumb movie we watched. Never again would we talk about video games we've been playing. Or shoot random Gravity Falls references at each other. Or argue about Lord of the Rings lore. I lost such an amazing friend, a man who gave so much of his soul to me. I don't think I've ever cried so hard in my entire life. It's a relief to know I'm not insane. I could barely finish writing this paragraph because I begun crying again. One thing I learned is that five stages of grief is not just some pop-psych nonsense, It is completely real. And let me tell you: Bargaining really fucks with you. It's an endless cycle of questions that cannot be answered. What if we met just a bit more frequently? What if I gave him this gift just a couple of days earlier? What if I'd given him a phone call on the day it happened? Is there any set of circumstances that could have saved him? And for how long? And all that blame... How much of it was my fault? All of it? None of it? I have no idea. My brain has turned into a soup of contradicting emotions. All I can do right now is to distract myself so as to not think about it too much. I guess now I have Depression to look forward to. Awesome. I must get through this. Don't know why I felt the need to write this on here, but here it is. Thank you for reading.

the_dunk_tank kleeon • 10mo ago • 100%

What nationality was Jesus Christ?

a lot going on here: https://nitter.net/visegrad24/status/1739811116287410526