Alex Wolinetz

@alexwolinetz.com

anagram for ‘Externalized Iowan’ | he/him | co-host of @andorkspod.com | proud union member

Finally watched Guy Maddin’s Rumours and that’s how you make a stilted, mean spirited, kind of oblique movie about climate inaction: 90 minutes of the G7 representatives in a meaningless Scooby Doo plot. Why is Charles Dance, accent and all, the president of the United States? Who is to say.

Experimental post: The Duality of Whacka In the Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Whacka can finally be fought, and has a suspiciously specific 108 HP. The game both offers a ridiculously simplistic explanation for this as well as a complex one steeped in Dharmic symbolism.

In Paper Mario, the original version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Super Paper Mario, Whacka was just a harmless whack-a-mole creature that could be abused to get Whacka Bumps, extremely valuable healing items. After being hit enough times, the Whacka goes extinct, teaching the players the consequences of their actions. However, in the Switch version of Paper Mario: TTYD, he instead moves to the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials and becomes an optional superboss with 108 HP.
He is fought at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials and has to be hit 8 times in order for the fight to activate.
but also
The number 108 is considered sacred by the Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Whacka symbolizes karma for killing him in past games
ring the bell 108 times, per Japanese tradition? The ringing of the bell represents the 108 bonno-defilements of man..
Buddhism holds the view that there are precisely 108 temptations on the path to Nirvana.
Therefore, in order to reach Nirvana, every Buddhist must resist 108 earthly temptations.
With a combination of any of the elements of the above four factors, there are 108 ways with which the karmas can be attracted to the soul.
the earthly temptation to get those Whacka Bumps
There are 108 qualities of praiseworthy souls
Some people think that the human spirit travels through 108 stages, while others believe that enlightenment is attainable with just 108 breaths each day while in Intense meditation,
108 beads to awaken your inner light
Meditators count mantra repetitions with mala beads of 108, (100 counted for self, 8 for mistakes and for those who have not the opportunity to meditate in mantra)
108 breaths to return to your truth
108 mantras to dissolve ego into dever
108 steps from the self to the soul
The Sacred Meaning of 108 Temple Steps
the journey to Whacka is a journey of enlightenment

Today we’re joining our partners in the CA People’s Tech Coalition to sound the alarm on bossware in California. Check out our new report — Bossware Comes to California: The Impact of New Management Technologies on Workers and the Need for Policy Regulation report.NoRoboBosses.org

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I cannot stress this enough: this book reveals that it is Official STAR WARS™ Canon that the Wookiees have their own version of Claude Lanzmann’s SHOAH

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You've been waiting for it: It’s time for Kino Loy is tell all of Narkina 5 that there is only. One. Way. Out. To mark this huge occasion, we’re honored to be joined by our friend, writer, and podcast host @netw3rk.bsky.social to discuss Andor, Star Wars, Andy Serkis, politics, and so much more!

One Way Out with Jason Concepcion ("One Way Out" Part 4)

Podcast Episode · Andorks: A "Star Wars: Andor" Rewatch Podcast · September 20 · 1h 30m

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WELCOME TO THE FIRST GLUP SHITTO DRAFT. @joeytainment.bsky.social and Julie Fiveash, the author and illustrator of “We’ve Been Here the Whole Time! A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America” came by to see who can build the best team of alien weirdos! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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Podcast Episode · Andorks: A "Star Wars: Andor" Rewatch Podcast · September 23 · Bonus · 55m

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