This thread is for the anons who feel a deeper connection to the abyss. For those who understand everything and trust nothing. Basically, this is an /x/ thread where you can discuss anything you can think of from weird stuff to the paranormal. It doesn't really matter, from ghosts to aliens. Maybe you read a weird book or heard a strange rumour. Internet cults? check. Family horror stories? Weird memories? Anything you can think of applies here.
Conspiracies honestly need to be relabeled to something like "alternative information" since the glowies subverted its meaning and made it a bad thing. nevertheless, they apply too. (political or otherwise.) Do not be afraid to splinter off and make related threads about the similar subject matter or anything discussed herein. No larping or shilling your ARGs
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I'm confused about the hermetic texts,
To be specific, i'm listening to Hermetica, translated by Brian copenhaver
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5HCXALhOs9Y [Play]
I can kind of hear greek influences but for what it's worth it's kind of your standard religious philosophy, Not like """occult""" stuff like i was expecting. I remember hearing about like transmuting lead to gold and like shakey science and making a homunculus or something. I'm not saying hermetica is bad but it doesn't seem as edgy as people was making it out to be lol, like this is the type of religious stuff i've heard people talk about irl. Also it kind of reminds me of some of the gnostic texts i've read so far.
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To continue onwards, was i guess i was thinking of wicca or something like burning sage and writing runes on chalk but in reality it was a coded philosophy. From my understanding, the original people who started the christian church was a bunch of niggers who cut out the gospels that was politically inconvenient, that wouldn't aid in the formation of the church. These gospels in question wanted the reader to "look inward" and would lead to individuation. Likd ever wonder what was meant by "the kingdom of god is within you"?
The reader of the hermetic texts would already have a scientific mind, so he would be able to grasp the allegory like of vinegar, and refining gold. Also they would already know of neoplatonism and platonic thoughts like of the fire and water. By studying, and decoding along with fasting and meditation eventually you'd empty your mind of all the usual nonense clouding your thoughts and activate your imagination to a point where you can bridge your subconcious mind to the concious.
Here's an example, usually when you draw you think "does this look right" or even "i am drawing (insert object here)" This might be annnoying or emotionally exausting, you might feel like "i can't do anything right" because your logical brain is taking over, making you overthink.
By uconciously drawing you not only end up drawing what you wanted, but you'll also realise that "time flew by" real fast with little effort put in, with maximum results. It's like when boxers or basketball players enter "the zone" or when your driving and you enter "autopilot".
Hermetics also apply to religion, insofar you'll reach a state of gnosis and really understand god and see god in everything, and to be able to "be on the same level" with christ not become a god as some people might assume. Like actually to be able to apply his teachings to your every day life and live a fulfilling one. Like you'll feel no personal attachment to stuff so like if your house burns down you'll probably laugh and move on.
Again, this was from my personal research and understanding and i'm also agnostic. It was fun reading this stuff and i picked up a copy of psychology and alchemy by jung and it kinda confirmed my suspicions, especially with symbols like oroboros.
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I'm not too correct either because it's actually older then christianity and originated in egypt, bit christians adapted it and re-used it for their own reasons. Still, thought it was like burning sage and throwing eye of newts in a cauldron but it's actually a philosophy.
Anyhow i saw this post on 4chan and i fucking love it because it's actually correct and it sums up the stuff i was researching perfectly,
Nothing about Kabbalah was ever originally Jewish, or Semitic, except for the retrofitted idea of universal homogenization via the restoration of Adam Kadmon.
The Jews initially plagiarized Kabbalah from Plotinus. Modern Kabbalah itself is a hodgepodge of Pythagoreanism, Neoplatonism, Tantric practices, Yggdrasil Repräsentation, and a Sumerian path-working system called the Ladders of Light.
The ideas of a messiah and duality came from Zoroastrianism.
The concept of hell that was taken from Plato's Republic (The Myth of Er).
The craftsman, known as demiurge in Greek, is a character created by Plato in Timaeus to say that the Universe sparked a creative thought that began to take shape.
Qliphoth is a more recent adaptation of Kabbalah to include a Jewish version of the Puranic concept of Patala, "lower heavens".
The ancient Greek word for 'shell' is 'kelipot'.
The divine sparks in Kabbalah and kelipot mythology were taken from Manichaeism.
The various sephirots are from the Greek Hieros Gamos, or Hierogamy, (divine marriage/sex).
The sefirot (sephiroth), or Sephirotic (tree of life) system, was taken from Porphyry's tree of being.
Even their precious Adam Kadmon is a retcon of Atlas.
The Jewish version of Antichrist (Armilus) is based on Romulus.
They see development and growth as a form of entropy, and so they embrace regression, degeneracy and death as a return to the former heaven.
They force their eschatology through making problems and then proposing themselves as the solution, basically false-flagging Revelations for their Messianic establishment.
Kabbalah is an amalgamation of numerous frankensteined spiritual concepts twisted into the favour of Jews. Jews use it to take perfectly separate things and turn them into one grotesque abomination. Solve et coagula, return to source, Tower of Babel, etc; which is why none of it makes sense just as it results in the negrified, asiatic dystopia plaguing the Earth today.
The gnostic texts was also influenced by neoplatonism, originating concepts and terms like gnosis, the sacred fire.
From what i understand because of the catholic (originates from the greek adjective "katholikos," which means "universal.") split because of bibles being canonised, they rejected fuckin plato and chose Aristotle instead, which explains a fuck ton and why a good chunk of the gospels got rejected (their logic being that four gosples are needed only canon because the four pillars of the earth (pagan concept lmao) and that 4 is holy like 4 saints of jesus) even though via carbon dating it would have fit in fine.
I feel like if i was a christian, catholic or a jew right now i would have had a fucking stroke but i'm personally enjoying this stuff. currently i'm reading Mysterium Coniunctionis by jung and i was binge reading a fuck ton of historical texts and listening to a few audiobooks so, yeah. God i haven't finished gersham sholems book on sabbati zevi even though the damn thing is literally 900 pages...
Also food for thought but jung mentioned that egyptian myths had an influence on christianity which threw me for a loop because i have no fucking clue what he means by this, could be i forgot something that was mentioned 400 pages ago but i think it probably was the story of ra or perhaps the story of horus, which gave the catholic church the act of communion, in which the blood of orisis was drank (wine) and his flesh was eaten (a little wafer of bread) as an act of thanksgiving and to become one with him. i think the story mirrored that of christ or fucking moses but who knows i just remember the fun fact about communion and not the original horus orisis story too much.
Hnosticism is fun as fuck, creative usage of parts of the bible that confused most people like "i am a jealous god" and the like to rationalise and explain inconsistencies, really cool concepts like Yaldabaoth to explain how the jewish god that they (jews took shit from other cultures) kinda stole and later turned monotheistic, why he was kind of a bitch and why humanity suffers, i think the bit that really interested me is the archons attempted rape of eve, like maybe its me but i thought it was super fucking spooky. like eve cloned herself in the nick of time and the archons gangraped her soulless corpse, spooky. (i think grant morrison used the archons in his invisibles comic, neat if true, i don't remember.)
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Since we now have a webm feature implemented here is a thread for random webms which is basically just a copy of the Youtube Hidden Gems thread >>305 but for webms. Please provide additional context for the webms that you are posting.
I remember finding this translated video from a Japanese show posted on a blogspot website on which I happen to have this downloaded. As I'm not that interested in making a thread for Japanese shows for now I'm posting it in this thread since it has been just sitting on my drive for some time and god damn who knows how many times I've rewatched it now and I want to finally share it with someone.
This particular episode is called "Foreigners' Opinions Of Japanese People" from "Arita and Matsuko and Men and Women" featuring Matsuko Deluxe which is the fat guy crossdressing and Teppei Arita, the guy standing besides him, both comedians and acting emcees for this show. The show as far as I know has since been cancelled. I think my favorite parts of this entire thing is Martin, the watermelon addict, asking if he's a monster or something with that face, and the italian guy called Carlo with his perverted comments.43 replies (and 49 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)Edit
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https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9373403 [Play] Elements arranged in order of melting point
>I suddenly felt the urge to list the elements in order of how easily they turn into a liquid, so I went ahead and did it. I didn’t bother with the finer details, like whether helium actually has a melting point or the questionable values for radioactive elements.
BGM: https://w.atwiki.jp/hmiku/pages/4629.html
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sugoi chinpo!
This thread is exclusively for discussing the Wrestling Series (レスリングシリーズ). I want to emphasize that the focus will be strictly on the Japanese instance, and any discussion of its overseas counterparts is absolutely prohibited. This includes posting videos or content created by overseas creators. Also, please keep the celebrity and character completely separate from each other.
Beginning in June 2007, users on 2channel's YouTube board began to suspect that the MyList rankings on Nico Nico Douga were being manipulated. This led to the creation of an official term called 工作 (Manipulation) after a July 1st thread pointed out the artificial inflation of views, comments, and MyLists. By July 27, 2007, a thread titled ニコニコマイリストのランキング工作動画について (Regarding Mylist Ranking Manipulation Videos on Nico Nico Douga) was created, marking a significant moment as it was dedicated to resisting ranking manipulation on Nico Nico Douga. The discussion in the thread mainly centered around the activities of a group known as 80垢 (80 Accounts), derived from the practice of adding 400 Mylist votes to several videos in the early hours, with 400/5 = 80 accounts (since each account could create up to 5 Mylists at that time). Their activities were particularly noticeable during the early morning hours, where they would push videos like the infamous "The Idolmaster KOTOKO Princess Bride!" (https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm280671 [Play], IM@S was a pioneer in ranking manipulation believe it or not) and "Tsurupettan" to the top of the Nico Nico Douga Mylist rankings, suggesting a coordinated effort. As this method was exposed, discussions in the thread intensified and attracted not only those who aimed to raise awareness about the issue but also individuals who wanted to exploit it, including 信者 (Believers/Fans), アンチ (Antis/Foes), and ただの愉快犯 (Just Pranksters) who looked at 80 Account as a deity. This led to either 順工作 (Forward Manipulation, where users manipulate trends, excluding genuinely popular videos) or 逆工作 (Reverse Manipulation, where users vandalize videos suspected of manipulation). The creators of the videos who were caught in the crossfire often deleted their videos because of this. Other users in the thread adopted a more radical approach, deciding to engage in manipulation themselves as a way to raise awareness about the problem. This led to the thread’s original purpose being sidetracked, eventually resulting in the split of users and the creation of the ニコニコ動画工作支持スレ【80垢神】 (Nico Nico Douga Manipulation Support Thread) General, on the same day, where users began organizing their own manipulations, partly as a form of protest against the 80 Accounts.
Members of the Manipulation Support thread began to manipulate a video called アメリカン ゲイ レスリング2 (American Gay Wrestling 2, https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm200572 [Play]) that was uploaded on April 26, 2007, which depicted two men wrestling with the saturation on max and low video quality. After, a few more videos were uploaded to the アメゲイ (Amegay) series until August 10, 2007, when the first video titled 本格的 ガチムチパンツレスリング (Authentic Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling) from the Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling series was uploaded and manipulated into the rankings. However, it was shortly deleted due to the original creator deactivating his account, but then reuploaded on September 30, 2007: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1175788 [Play]
Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling (GPW) is a wrestling style with a special rule: if your pants get taken off, you lose.
So why did this video become one of the key driving forces behind Nico Nico Douga's Golden years, and why does it remain one of the most viewed videos on the platform, with 9.8 million views to this day? This wasn’t just some passing joke; it became deeply ingrained in Japanese otaku culture, being referenced in anime, video games, news, and even on game talk shows, cementing its place in the Japanese internet otaku sphere.
The reason is the same as why a lot of other foreign media on the platform gained popularity during that era: 空耳 (mishearings). The two men wrestling in the video, Billy Herrington (a.k.a Aniki) and Danny Lee (a.k.a Kiyoshi Kazuya), had thick New England/Canadian accents combined with intense grunting, which led Japanese viewers to mishear nearly every line as something completely different in their own language.
For example, when Aniki shouts to Kazuya, "Huh? How do you like that, huh?" it was misheard as Thick and Saucy Fried Rice and now Aniki's favorite food is Ankake Chahan:
(Aniki) "Huh? How do you like that, huh?" ->「あぁん？あんかけチャーハン？」-> "Aan? Ankake chyaahan?" -> "Huh? Thick and Saucy Fried Rice?"
A lot of the character names too are based on mishearings such as for example Creamstew Ikeda from Shinnippori Fire Station (Firefighters): https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5348773 [Play]
(Aniki): I'm finished with you, get up -> くりぃむしちゅー池田 -> Kuriimushichuu Ikeda -> Creamstew Ikeda
But a lot of them are actually derived from how close a character looks to some kind of celebrity like Hatakeyama Bacon who resembles both the Japanese lightweight boxer Takanori Hatakeyama and American actor and musician Kevin Bacon.
I included a translation I made of the original Professional Pants Wrestling video posted to Nico Nico Douga (Video 1). In the next few posts, I'll try to continue explaining a bit more about the Manipulation Incident history and things such as the popular Sanshin of Fairy Philosophy by Pants Wrestling Aniki.
[Resources]
https://w.atwiki.jp/herrington/
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/レスリングシリーズ
https://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/レスリングシリーズ
https://www.deepl.com/en/translator
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Putting this here to not allow foreign influences to ruin my love for this song.
From Billy's 40th Birthday collaboration, using a medley of Touhou-related music:
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This just got in the mail this morning. A step back in time. Did you know that the video in the middle is no longer available in its original sm ID?
>>3872 at the top it says:
>In 2008, a flood of ridiculous videos emerged, and our magazine’s pick for the No. 1 ridiculous videos is the Wrestling Series by the ガチムチ兄貴 (Gachimuchi Aniki)
>Because of how seriously they commit to such absurdity, it became popular on "Nico Nico Douga." The reason our magazine awarded this series the grand prize lies in the fact that an obscure American gay video became a widely shared meme on Japanese video sites and gained a lot of attention, or rather, turned into complete chaos (lol).
>Additionally, there’s no way other media outlets could properly introduce such a popular series, and that's part of why we chose it. By the way, the editorial team is all straight (not gay), just so you know.
the box in the bottom left asks the questions of how to enjoy the pants wrestling videos
>The classic way to enjoy the wrestling series videos is by adding misheard subtitles. It’s a staple pattern for these videos, and strangely enough, as you watch, it really starts to feel like they’re saying those lines. It’s truly fascinating. No distortion here!
Examples of mishearings:
>Now we even the score. -> ナウい息子♂ (Naui Musuko) -> Naughty ♂ Son (penis)
>Oh my shoulder! -> お前、人のモノをっ… (Omae, hito no mono o…) -> You, took my thing...
>That's not right, man. -> 仕方ないね (Shikata nai ne) -> It can not be helped.
>Two can play it! -> 新日暮里 (Shinnippori) -> New Nippori (the location this fictional series takes place)
>Huh? How do you like that, huh? -> あぁん？あんかけチャーハン？ (an? Ankake chaahan?) -> Huh? Thick and saucy fried rice? (making fried rice is usually like a joke for masturbating)
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A parody of that show that made 2channel popular in Japan (Densha Otoko).
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>>4210
Since it was based on a true story here are the original Densha Otoko posts: http://milkyway7075.g2.xrea.com/trainman1.html and the original clip for comparison. The english subs that came with the show aren't great... stuff like using "yes" for ｷﾀ――(ﾟ∀ﾟ)――!! is just stupid and also yeah that's Nasubi (Tomoaki Hamatsu).
I was honestly only reminded of this today because the maid working at my house broke a $325 Hermes plate that was a birthday gift for my mother.
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This thread is for advice on how to be anonymous on the internet among other things. Do not be afraid to share tools that can provide security, such as stripping EXIF data from images, or anything else that comes to mind, such as advice on reducing your digital footprint. You can and should suggest security and privacy-related stuff that works well within 22chan without breaking the site to enhance the anonymous 22channers' overall well-being such as how to use photoshop and tools of the trade to enhance one's threads and posts. If you have any thoughts about the internet or anything else related to it, please feel free to share them.35 replies (and 10 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)
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I just installed Windows 10 LTSC N 2021 (EU version) and I think I am in heaven...? It's empty... No bloatware... I just got in and the first thing I did was uninstall Microsoft Edge after installing ungoogled chromium. It's surreal looking into the "Programs and Features" tab and seeing it completely empty of any windows bloatware. Holy fucking shit why didn't I do this sooner.
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>>3765
Oh also I found this on /g/ I forgot to share regarding people use tutanota as their email service.
>>3766
And i have a tutanota email account..
TIME TO DELETE!!!!!
>>2474
[https://4get.tux.pizza/instances] use an instance where it's disabled. Select the URL on the address bar, click add as search engine, picrel.
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Anyone else want to watch 4chan GIFs and videos in an automatic slideshow?
Hopefylly 4chan will offer this feature at some point, but in the mean time I created a webapp that lets you play 4chan videos one after another. Try it out here: https://depvana.com/topic/344
Simply add 4chan thread URLs (e.g., /gif) – as many as you want. The web app will automatically play all the MP4 videos it finds in a seamless slideshow.
>>4189
I never thought of this, sounds like a good idea.
>>4190
yeah I've always thought it was crazy having to click on every video! this is needed
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What are your white whales?
For the longest time since i was a child it was the videogame metal gear solid, and the x files. both of them my parents literally turned into bedtime stories about snake and agent mulder kicking ass and since then it was a major obsession to find those at yard sales. To be honest i knew we had a copy of metal gear solid in my parents storage but getting there would mean literally dumping out a ton of trash that would take ages to sort through, (we're talking about hardcore hoarders here) so it wasn't really an option and to make matters worse it probably would have been for nothing because they might have sold the damn thing without telling me. I was lucky to stumble into a flea market recently and they had nine seasons of x-files just fucking laying there, as for metal gear, i bought the metal gear solid collection and that had the game. My recent obsession is finding the original resident evil, and most importantly silent hill. I would personally like to find a vinyl copy of trench by twenty one pilots. It's a good album, dark as fuck with a pinch of zoroastrianism. The album leaned more heavily into the ongoing story that was barely hinted at in vessel and blurryface. It's a popular album i think and i don't understand why they don't sell that shit in stores.6 replies (and 1 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)
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I tried bringing something like that up on wizchan in 2019 all it did was picrel..
>>4133
Yeah, it means you own them forever and you can dowload them any time, discs are forever.
I'm looking for a vhs copy of the digimon movie. It's getting harder and harder to find because the vhs stock in my area has been slowly drying up over time, or they've been increasingly shrinking their real estate. It' not like they're being destroyed, I feel like they're just being devalued by the shops. The search will continue for as long as I have hope.
>>4139
Try yard sales and flea markets
>>4139
>>4143
That and you can search the internet regular for the item you need.
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We share recipes and cooking tips and tricks of all kinds itt.
Cooking is fun. I want to encourage everyone to learn how to make tasty, simple and nutritious meals.
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https://youtu.be/i_EaR9nJHvE [Play] I saw this video on Mille-feuille by Gordon Ramsay and I must say that I have never seen a more pathetic looking Mille-feuille than this. I can't imagine how bad it tastes either...
>>3412
would you yell at him like he used to yell at people on hells kitchen if you had the chance?
What foods do you guys eat for thanksgiving?
Me? The regular stuff, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatos, cornbread cranberry sauce, pumkin pie, corn on the cob, and ham.
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First time cooking a Bone-In Ribeye Roast.
https://www.billyparisi.com/bone-in-standing-ribeye-roast-recipe-with-red-wine-pan-sauce/#
>Bake at 450° for 30 minutes and then turn the heat down to 325° and cook for 80-90 minutes
>Bake at 450° for 30 minutes
>450° for 30 minutes
I put in the thermometer after 30 minutes at 450°F and 40 minutes at 325°F and you know what it said? 160°F.
And you know what it should have said according to the recipe? 110° – 115° and then another 45 minutes with the potatoes.
Apparently you can't even trust the most reviewed recipes you find on Google.
https://downshiftology.com/recipes/how-to-make-homemade-mayonnaise/
Just wanted to point out that this is a damn good recipie for mayo. Easy as fuck to make, maybe 3 minutes to whip up. I use a hand blender.
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This thread is for Comic books and graphic novels. I The genre doesn't matter, and The discussion doesn't have to be just about superhero comics. (Although tainted nowadays I don't think that particular genre is over). Also, Anime and manga belong on /a/.102 replies (and 75 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)
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The final tf2 comic was released last month. It's a fantastic conclusion to a storyline that's been going since 2013, maybe earlier if you count update comics. Many people were saying the last comic would never come so it's a great Smissmass present. These comics are phenomenal and the conclusion is PERFECT and so damn cathartic. You don't need to have played tf2 to appreciate but watch Meet the Team if for some horrible reason you haven't yet. Great sense of humour but still hits all the emotional notes.
https://www.teamfortress.com/comics.php
Why was there such a gap in release of the comics? Also why quit now?
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Dammit after finding this i was a fool not to post it when i saw it the first time. This was the third time kitty pride in the xmen comics called someone a nigger no joke it's totally canon and funny as fuck.
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I read the Steve Lichman comic. It goes downhill into the bitter ravings of a nerd that never got over getting bullied in high school for taking his Gundams to school but the first ones have soul and I screenshotted this panel in case some day a retard walks up to me talking about how 4chan is actually good now
>>4122
>unless you can unfuck that girl, its over god dammit
I will now read this webcomic, first issue was funny.
