go on, then

Ais, timeless, she/they ao3 || stardew valley masterlist || starfield masterlist

[stheno-draws]

Objectifying him

[solarmane]

new fanfic writer who has marked their work completed ao3 only to leave a note at the end saying: thanks for all the support guys if you want to read the rest of the fic subscribe to my patreon :)

me, an elder fandom veteran, suddenly having anne rice flashbacks:

no.

NO.

starting to rock back and fourth.

you do not understand.

you were born into an age of peace. i was there Gandalf. i was there three thousand years ago. i remember the cease and desists. i remember authors hunting fanfic writers for sport. i remember when every fic opened with a disclaimer because we genuinely thought it might protect us.

we do not charge money for the copyrighted gay wizard stories.

do not tempt fate youngling.

step away from the paywall.

that is how you summon the ancient evils.

that is how you wake the lawyers.

[odins-price]

Remember people, this is against AO3s terms of service. If you see a fic that does this REPORT THAT THING!!! These people may not know better or they might, but them doing this has the potential to ruin things for everyone.

[peppermintquartz]

Tell the writer to read the TOS. Writers absolutely CANNOT ask for payment in exchange for fanfic. If they won't take it down ASAP, report it to AO3.

[succubusboyfriend]

you have permission to pick that 2 year old "abandoned" project back up. it's not mad at you for setting it aside. and maybe time and distance have helped ease or erase the things that made you put it down in the first place.

[aislingdmdt]

parents: let's tell our kids early and often that they cannot count on us for the most basic of care (and that we might even get angry with them for expressing needs)

also parents, years later: why don't my kids talk to me???!!1

[dispatchesfromtheclasswar]

[womanguy]

you should get a second evening for reading fan fiction. And you should get an extra day in the week to do arts and crafts.

[mawofthemagnetar]

What do you mean “chat” is now referring to ChatGPT and not twitch chat? What? What? What the fuck? No?

When I address chat I am speaking to a presumed Greek chorus of real human people shitposting on their lunch break, not a machine that devours lakes to covert electricity into slop.

[mademoiselleclipon]

 In Case of Emergency / Sterling Silver, Vicodin 2009

[draconym]

AT LEAST HALF of the pictures you post of Deke make him look like he has an expression of "I just got caught doing something and haven't figured out how to get out of it yet" and I love that for him.

What’s funny is that when he DOES get caught doing something he bounces around and kicks his heels in the air and shakes his head so his ears wiggle like the sassiest bitch on earth

[draconym]

Like this

[depsidase]

[aislingdmdt]

May others treat your joy the way you treat theirs 😌

[what-even-is-thiss]

It’s crazy that countries on the edge of the Sahara desert are reversing desertification by just digging half circles

[what-even-is-thiss]

The ground in these places is too compact for water to soak in during wet season which leads to flooding but digging these holes gives the water a place to stop and soak in. And they’re pushing back the desert with this. By just digging holes.

[what-even-is-thiss]

The new plants also help even more water soak into the ground which reduces flooding even more.

These places also give people places to grow food and graze animals like people are turning completely dry compact desert into a refuge for wildlife and plants and solving regional food insecurity just by digging holes.

[untitledgoosegay]

Yacouba Sawadogo - Wikipedia

The half-circles are called zaï! They're a traditional farming practice in the Sahel desert, and their introduction + reintroduction can be largely credited to Yacouba Sawadogo, the man linked above! He reintroduced and innovated on the zaï on his own farm in the 1980s, and did extensive outreach (along with scientist Mathieu Ouédraogo) to encourage other farmers to adopt them as well.

He also promoted the use of cordons pierreux, which are basically just lines of rocks to reduce erosion, preserve sediments, and increase water absorption.

Immensely cool dude. He's been a personal hero since I learned about him.

[she-is-amused]

Ooooh, Mr. Sawadoga innovated the traditional zai method by adding manure and other biological matter to the holes! This put nutrients in the soil as well as helping even more with water retention and attracted termites whose tunnels helped loosen the compacted earth, all of which supported plant-growth like no zai before! Which increased water-retention even further! Oh excellent, excellent work!

[shannoneichorn]

It is a crime that the link preview doesn't show Mr. Sawadoga's face, so here's his photo from Wikipedia.

This is the face of a man adding beauty to the world and making the future better.

[i-am-a-megalodon]

This is beautiful. I love this.

[claypigeonpottery]

didn’t like this one once I finished it, but after taking a break from it I do

[claypigeonpottery]

sold

[enchantedbook]

Art by Nikita Chan

[larkandkatydid]

I am 10 years old. It is 1991. I watch gas prices shoot up as a Republican president starts a war

I agree m 20 years old. It is 2001. I watch gas prices shoot up as a Republican president starts a war.

I am 22 years old. It is 2003. I watch gas prices shoot up as a Republican president starts a war.

I am 27 years old. It is 2008. I watch gas prices shoot up as a Republican president crashes the economy.

I am 39 years old. It is 2020. I watch gas prices shoot up as a Republican president crashes the economy, also there’s a plague.

I am 45 fucking years old….etc.,

[aislingdmdt]

I’m a Luddite (and So Can You!) | The Nib

What the Luddites can teach us about resisting an automated future.

Periodic reminder that the Luddites were a labor movement, not technophobes.

[silent-moons-camp]

happy flat fuck friday