A Personal Blog

Here to post my art, reblog art I like, and just enjoy some space away from politics and facebook. Was on here previously but deleted my account to rebuild it. She/Her

[oncce-againn]

My alone time is for everyone’s safety

[thegolddig]

Bunny landline

(more information, more etsy gold)

[a-vile-strumpet]

I very specifically miss landline phones because we had so many weird ones like this.

[poltergeist-42]

Guess what day it is!

[keatxu]

abandonware should be public domain. force companies to actively support and provide products if they don't wanna lose the rights to them

[omikronsoul]

Game companies hate emulation, but none of them seem to understand that a lot of us would just buy ROMs from them directly if we could. I don't want a fifth remake of Final Fantasy IV, I want to pay five bucks for the 3MB file you already made bank with thirty years ago. Nobody who wants to play something for the purpose of retro gaming is going to consider a $40 remake as the alternative option, and we're certainly not going to let the original dissappear. They're crying about opportunity cost for a product they're not even selling.

[justletmeremember]

op i know you're probably talking about like, video games, etc, but this is also critical for research science - my lab has so much abandonware, either because the company's out of business, or the company decided to not maintain it, and it's a fucking nightmare. we have two windows 95 computers that are CRITICAL for performing experiments/data analysis because the software needed is abandonware. one of the main roles for a guy in my lab is to maintain these little dinosaurs because if they go out, we lose access to ~20 years of raw data for research. part of why is that these companies also make their own file types, and make it difficult-to-impossible to convert those file types without their specific software. by habit, i convert all research files to more generic versions (txt, pdf, tif, etc) so that i minimize risk of losing my shit, but some stuff can't be converted.

for example, we have a microscope that is perfectly functional, good microscope, but its software is abandonware because the company refused to maintain it. the company is still in business, still makes essentially the exact same software, but they made all of the old tech incompatible with new software to force people to buy the new microscope tech. it would cost a quarter million dollars to replace this microscope. this perfectly good microscope.

so like, i know a lot of people look at the original post here and go "well op just wants old video games to play" (which is valid! games companies should not be able to push shit to abandonware and then close it off) but also this is critical for like. biomedical research. if y'all had any idea how much basic infrastructure built on science relies on shit that is technically abandonware, you would probably be horrified.

[jollysunflora]

#there is so much abandonware just...out there being used and carefully maintained#because nothing quite replicates the functionality

[quill-of-thoth]

Not to mention. Funding comes in for new shit when deans or government bodies say "yeah I think it's reasonable to replace your six thousand dollar equipment after 20 years. If it's absolutely broken. Or if the new thing has New Functions that could serve a business person." Your warning period for software being abandoned is, in my experience, negative three months.

[dramatic-dolphin]

not to sound like the friend that's too woke but why does this police station toyset for a 5yr old need a weapons safe full of tiny toy-sized automatic rifles. just asking.

[turtles-allthewaydown]

Did you know? That the back is made up of terrible and evil muscles that are only waiting for their chance to betray you

[komakesthings]

Happy Birthday to Tough Pigs! They are celebrating an incredible 25 years of existence today. In recent years I've got to know some of the folks behind Tough Pigs, who are some of the most talented, thoughtful, and welcoming group of people I've had the pleasure of chatting with. I'm truly grateful for the support and entertainment Tough Pigs has provided, and I wanted to show that appreciation the only way I know how: by drawing Muppets. You be the judge whether or not Kermit actually forgot Piggy was in the cake, or whether he just saw a golden opportunity he couldn't turn down.

Be sure to show Tough Pigs some love and wish them a Happy Birthday today!

[dogpuppy]

[nineteenyearoldmeblog]

im fucking crying

[frankenmouse]

It is so ridiculously easy to gain a reputation for being competent by just reading signs.

This is not metaphorical. I mean actual, literal pieces of paper/plastic/metal/whatever explicitly erected to inform the public.

“How did you know this was the right trail?” I read the sign.

“Wow, how did you know what that flower is?” There’s a SIGN.

“How did you know we needed to use the side door?” THERE IS A SIGN POSTED ON THE FRONT DOOR.

Just…why are we having such different experiences of the world? People can read. I KNOW they can read. There’s nothing wrong with their vision.

Just. READ. THE. GOD. DAMN. SIGN.

This also applies to:

Syllabi

Instructions

[a-vile-strumpet]

This also applies to reading the instruction manuals. So much of my knowledge of my various items is just...I read the owners manual. I kept the owners manual to look back to. I downloaded the owners manual in PDF form if I bought the thing second hand and it didn't have it.

JUST READ

[x-xxx-0]

Some free star pngs ೃ⁀➷ ☆

[existennialmemes]

Companies in the 2000s: You wouldn't download a car! Digital copies are still stealing, even if the original copy remains with us.

Companies in the 2020s: That digital copy, which you have paid for, doesn't really belong to you. We're removing it from your library now.

[existennialmemes]

Companies deleting media you've literally purchased is 1000x more realistically "stealing" than digital piracy, you cannot change my mind

[effervescent-fool]

ive never been able to take "climb him like a tree" as a sexual innuendo seriously because i picture climbing a tree in my mind and then i picture a tall man in my mind and when i put those two things together im not seeing anything sexual. im seeing like. circus tricks.

[what-even-is-thiss]

“Your pets only love you because you feed them”

Yeah well that’s also how your relationship with your parents starts out but more stuff happens after that doesn’t it

[ninjadoodleduck]

[clipitcutout]

Vintage botanical illustrations pngs!

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Check out my pinterest accounts for more aesthetic inspo ✨️

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📌 magicloopsdotart

📌 trinkkyy

📌 archiverunway

Ty <3

[unpretty]

i feel like a big part of the appeal of dungeon crawler carl is that it is fundamentally a story where a man is told "through complex legal and technological processes we have completely fucked over the lives of you and everyone you care about to enrich ourselves" to which the man asks "what if i killed you with bombs" and it turns out the answer is they forgot that was an option

[gemstonechronologist]

Keeping the tags in

[what-even-is-thiss]

The reason your snacks are unsatisfying is that you need both carb and protein.

Carb starts your engine, protein keeps it going.

No carb, engine don’t start. No protein, engine dies out fast.

[what-even-is-thiss]

Easy carb add on:

Cookie

Fruit (canned or fresh)

Chips

Piece of bread

Popcorn

Crackers

Easy protein add on:

Nuts

Spoonful of nut butter

Cheese

Roasted chickpea snacks

Glass of milk (dairy or non dairy)

Small canned sausages or similar

[what-even-is-thiss]

Sugar in there.

[what-even-is-thiss]

I am pleased by people messaging me telling me that after adding a carb or protein to their snacks or meals they feel more satisfied all day. Yes, my plan is working. People are getting through their days with less hangry.