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What I love about cutie marks is that their magic is, at once, a great cosmic mystery, and an intimate revelation of self.

In a way, isn't that what we are all seeking? An affirmation from the universe? To make sense of ourselves in the context of our world.

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Okay, I’m done.

A tag for The Cutie Remark:

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Andrew: So... All those crazy timelines... All those alternate... Might have beens... How bad did they get?

Twilight: *Winces* Some of them got really... Intense.

Andrew: We don't have to talk about-

Twilight: No, no... It's all right. I just... I saw a lot of things I wish I hadn't... Especially things happening to you.

Andrew: ... Such as...?

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First off, it's Veteran's Day, so if like to say thank you to everyone who has served in the armed forces for our country. Seriously, thank you. Now on to why I don't like cutie marks.

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And now... A short bit from "The Cutie Map".

*Deep in the cave, Starlight Glimmer has stolen the cutie marks of the Mane Six and is cackling*

Starlight Glimmer: Hahahaha! Don't you see? You will all be equal! All be friends now!

Twilight: That... That's horrifying!

Shepherd: Ahem... Excuse me?

Starlight Glimmer: Oh, yes Ape?

Shepherd: You didn't take my cutie mark.

Dash: Wha? But Shepherd you don't have a-!

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Hello there. Another week, another episode. this week's episode was a little "fun" to track down. Firstly, I wasn't able to find it on my TV. Then I came to learn that it had been taken down from Youtube, and finally It was really glitchy on DailyMotion. Thankfully I was able to find it on kisscartoon.com and the quality was decent. Anyway, This week we met a new griffon Gabby, who was a real hoot to watch (pun intended). it was interesting to see some more of the Griffon culture, if even just

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Why do I keep making talents with no clear idea of what the Ye Olde mark would look like? Why do I keep doing this to myself?

You might have noticed that I've marked Helping Ponies as Complete. It is. And I'm pretty happy about it. But the story isn't over just yet. I'm working on a sequel. When I've got a decent store of chapters finished I'll start posting them. But for now? For now...

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So what did everyone think of the King Sombra segment?

Out of all the time lines I thought it was the best. Hopefully this can inspire more fan fiction about King Sombra related to that timeline.

War and death is now truly a real thing in this show and seems to outright smash the idea with a sledgehammer that Equestria is an utopia. It can fall into darkness if they aren't careful.

Alright so after days of countless (not really) I finally have it. Here it is Hailstorm's cutie mark:

Did the best I could with the swords, but yup there it is. Meant to do this a little after I posted chapter 10, but hey better late then never.

Greetings and Salutations, my name is Wrex and this is my review. I'll be reviewing the story, 'The Cutie Squad'. I'm this story, Nightmare Moon, Discord, Chrysalis, and Sombra are regressed into infants instead of their respective defeats in the show. This story isn't only funny, but it really leaves you thinking on how things will play out further into the future. There are some grammatical errors and incorrect spelling, not counting the regression party's speech, but other than that, it's

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I spend a lot of time thinking about cutie marks, and I get that that’s a little weird. Something about the concept feels idyllic, yet somehow within grasp. Cutie marks are emblematic of The Thing I feel is missing in our world of squishy humans, and the lack of them somehow feels like it’s at the root of every other important problem. No matter what the problem, it could have been solved if only the right person had found their cutie mark.

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I’ve spent some time meditating on cutie marks as specifications, and I’ve learned… too much. My brain is still refactoring. The short version is that there’s a close relationship between sub-specifications and sub-systems. A lot of things follow from that simple statement. Too many things...

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Episode Review
Well, I wasn't looking forward to this one. After all, I write about balancing Diamond Tiara and making her more than a flat, cardboard cutout antagonist, and here comes the Pink Weasel's first flat, cardboard cutout role. Let's get this over with.

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Posted originally as a comment to alarajrogers' blog post about the season finale.

To me, the most interesting detail is Zecora's reaction in the Chrysalis timeline.

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Last week I was doing a big public outreach event called Curiosity Carnival (see my Particle Gadgeteering blog if you’re curious). Among all the publicity material we had prepared, some adverts featured the quote from Albert Einstein:

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

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Hello, everypony!

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The photo upload option on for blogs sucks ass.

I guess I'll have to describe the image and joke.

You know that one episode where Luna and Celestia get their cutie marked switched? Luna being tired in the first part of that episode is me on Mondays hungover and tired after spending 8-10 hours at a sports bar eating hot wings, drinking beer and watching football on Sundays.

Laugh dammit. Or you'll wake up with a hangover.

It's like a cutie mark. How do you know till you find it? I've honestly never felt more sympathetic to the cutie mark crusaders, the last one even more so than the two who get theirs first. My two best friends are going into vocal music and neuroscience. I'm the only one left.

I have many majors I'm looking at, but these are my top 3 with explanations.
1. Engineering (general): I love solving problems. Just as simple as that.

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So, I just got done watching "The Cutie Map" and I am now a little more acquainted to who villain Starlight is. Anyways, in an episode after that one, Applebloom and the other CMCs are having nightmares about their cutie marks, and based on what we saw from AB's POV, it seemed as though "she" (what Luna said was only AB's fear) took away the cutie mark every time she got one she didn't like, or tried to fix things. The voice... SEEMED ODDLY FAMILIAR.

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