A Work in Progress

My name is Fuu and Tumblr is slowly taking over my life : ) I have eclectic tastes in shows and movies. Please enjoy.

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[landofanimes]

NAKAYOSHI 65th Anniversary

Exhibition Merchandise: Magic Knight Rayearth (by CLAMP)

Postcard (sold as part of a set with other titles)

Postcard (sold individually)

Square Character Button, with the image of Volume 1 (sold randomly)

Bookmark

Clear File

Mini Canvas Board

Coaster (sold randomly as part of a set with other titles)

[wizardjpeg]

let’s talk conversion rates. 

four goofs is equal to a gag. two gags? that’s a bit. and if youve got three bits, well you’ve got yourself a sketch baby

[easyvirgin-deactivated20160413]

happy Thursday the 20th

[askjennaflorida]

I’d have to wait months or even years for another chance to reblog this, so why the fuck not?

[mx-mythical-deactivated20260319]

next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th

August 2015

October 2016

April 2017

July 2017

September 2018

December 2018

June 2019

February 2020

August 2020

You know, just in case you wanted to set your queue for the next 6 years

[queerlynx]

A Relatable Autism Feel™

which piece of my meal do I eat last. Which Flavour will be the Chosen One that will Erase all others and Prevail. 

[authenticautistic]

Oh my god I thought I was the only one

[capacity]

I hope Wikipedia doesnt go bankrupt it will feel like the end times . I think I will literally panic

[eyan-j]

Encyclopedia Britannica is always there

there’s this place called a library. and they have these things called books. and then there’s this thing called Google Search. where you can find books in PDF form.

Wikipedia is user edited. you can literally put anything you want in an entry almost. I think you know where I’m about to go with this.

[capacity]

You’re condescending and annoying. I am attached to Wikipedia out of sentimentality it’s always been there for as long as I remember and reliable to me for some casual trivia. Wikipedia is iconic and I love her. go write a research paper or something

[veronicasantangelo]

who let high school teachers find tumblr

[assassinregrets]

me: hm i wonder how many countries drive on the same side as the UK

friend: let’s check wikipedia in 2 seconds on our phones

some asshole on tumblr: um excuse me why don’t you stop what you’re doing to go to the library and look it up in an outdated book that’s edited maybe twice a decade and that definitely doesn’t have a single page article called “list of countries with left-hand traffic”

[corpsegirlforever]

also “user edited” really doesn’t mean as much as you think it does. there are millions of people displaying accurate information, for every one person displaying inaccurate information. and that inaccurate information is usually changed quickly, and the person who made it can get their ip blocked from wikipedia if it was bad enough. way more accurate than textbooks or a library.

[ayellowbirds]

Librarian here! I’ve worked at both academic (college/university) and public libraries, and let me tell you this: most print encyclopedias are useless garbage we can’t get rid of fast enough. With the exception of subject-specific sets which we need to buy again every few years because the information has become outdated, most of the information in any volume of an encyclopedia is far more accessible and far more in-depth on the internet. 

Wikipedia as a reference resource is fantastic because, just like print encyclopedias, it serves as a jumping-off point for research… and so do librarians! A librarian isn’t going to just write your paper for you, we’re going to point you to the books, articles, and websites that contain the information. Wikipedia is great for that, too, because any article that gets more than a bit of traffic will wind up with sources and external links. But print encyclopedias don’t go that far in citing their sources, and because they’re static media, the references may not only be outdated, they might be entirely inaccessible due to age, obscurity, or cost of access.

And there’s an interesting thing about all those books we have on the shelves… anyone can write one, and usually they only have a handful of other people checking their work. Academic journals are somewhat notorious for the ease with which a completely falsified paper can see publication (especially in cases of electronic journals), but printed books can also be easily falsified, whether as a result of publishers with an agenda or just fact-checkers slacking off.  

 As has been pointed out above, wikipedia is really great at getting obscenely specific in terms of the topics of articles. It’s an amazing collection of data, and more importantly, it’s an amazing collection of sources of data.

The role of a reference librarian and a wikipedia editor are basically the same: show you a brief summary of the information you need, and point you to more in-depth, reliable sources.

[siphersaysstuff]

I was helping a friend clear out their dad’s old stuff from their home recently and we came across encyclopedias from the 90s.

They all went to the dump. They were ASTOUNDINGLY outdated. Totally fucking useless.

[bossandsquid]

High school English teacher here–I regularly get crap from some of my colleagues, but I am completely fine with students using Wikipedia for info. Wikipedia does an excellent job of flagging articles that have been recently edited until someone can verify the changes, so pages with inaccurate info often have giant warnings at the top saying “THIS PAGE MAY CONTAIN IANCCURATE INFO”. Won’t find that in an out-of-date print edition.

Not only that, but Wikipedia cites its sources. It tells you right at the bottom of the page where all its info came from, so if you want to use a fact from Wikipedia but don’t want a teacher annoyed with you, just cite the source in the footnote. Teachers and professors are (a) not likely to check up on this and (b) it’s a real source so even if they do it’s legit?

The biggest problem I have had with letting students use Wikipedia is actually that Wikipedia articles are often written in such academic language that students sometimes struggle to understand them. That part kids have to overcome on their own or with the help of their teacher. But there’s nothing wrong with Wikipedia as a source. Hatred for it is a remnant of academic elitism, thinking that “peer-reviewed” can only mean some handful of crusty white dudes instead of literally anyone with enough knowledge and motivation to review it.

[punk-aziraphale]

Honestly. My dad is a college professor and he’s told me time and again to always start my research at Wikipedia. You have to go further, obviously, but its such a great jumping off point for information.

Plus, where else can I find an itemized and updated list of every Cryptid known to human kind?

[moddeydhoo]

For the impenetrable articles, here’s my tip.

The list of other languages in the sidebar? Look at it and check whether the article has a version in Simple English.

Simple English is a mode for non-native English speakers but is also great if your reading comprehension is not super good, you’re having a slow brain day for any mental health or developmental disorder reason, or the English version is just poorly written.

[nofreetrees]

Librarian here, and this whole post gives me so much joy.

[kernezelda]

@sugargroupie, @turtletotem

[tearyourcurtainsdown]

I feel like people think “not a reliable source” means “not true” but it actually means “can’t be quoted because the words might change”

[fuzzyfishesandscaleymice-deacti]

I never knew there was a simple English version? I learned something new!

[thewrongbookshop]

So yeah, everyone go donate to Wikipedia, they’re having a hard time over there.

[strawbebii]

[fridaybear]

Hey. Hey you. I see you. Happy Friday. You deserve it. (Photo by Joy Erlenbach)

[tom-nippleston]

I have waited ALL FUCKING YEAR TO POST THIS

Santa is coming tonight.

[lich-of-the-golgari]

@alltheshit-althetime

[suntosirius]

THE ONLY CHRISTMAS POST I DON’T BLOCK

[fozby]

dancer is my life

[thedanliest]

YES HERE IT IS, JUST IN THE SAINT NICK OF TIME

[cupcraft]

It’s back 🤠

[theneolistickid]

Bats illuminated by lightning

[later0varies-deactivated2022022]

That’s about as Halloween as it gets….

[fruitshow]

Oooo bitch ain’t this THE MOOD!

[polniaczek]

[beeefy]

me: hey dad do you like photos of clouds?

dad: not really

me, turning my camera off after spending half an hour outside taking photos of clouds: oh okay :-)

[beeefy]

!!!! YES I WILL SHOW YOU THE CLOUDS!!!!

THERE ARE THESE ONES THAT LOOK LIKE CARTOON CLOUDS!

AND THESE ONES LOOK REALLY COOL!

AND THEN THIS ONE WITH AN ALMOST STRAIGHT EDGE!

AND THESE ONES LOOK LIKE STEPPING STONES!

AND THESE ONES ARE SO NICE!

AND THERE WAS THIS ONE THAT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE REST AND LOOKS REALLY COLD!

AND THIS WAS THE SUNSET!

AND THESE ONES LOOK PORTALISH!

I LOVE CLOUDS!

[starringbaguette]

op did you just take closeups of romantic era oil paintings or something

[winged-wolf-s-collection-of-arts]

These are just amazing clouds, holy heck!!

@ask-samuel-batim​ look at thisssssss-

[antique-scarecrow]

wOW

[xsilversugar]

Clouds are literally one of my favorite things in the whole world and I am glad everyone here appreciates that! Gorgeous photographs. Your old man is a damn fool!

[sprmint-bkgsoda]

From the mouth of a One Percenter -

Abigail Disney

[mantaphase]

!!!!!!!!!!!

[marthawells-deactivated20181223]

“Yes, there is a superyachtinvestor.com. Go look at it and it will make you so angry, you could chew glass.”

[anarcho-smarmyism]

we stan class traitors on this blog

[cenobitic-anchorite]

Abigail Disney has no control or input on the operations of the corporation, she is a Disney heiress and, in that respect, nothing else. She puts her money towards philanthropy, especially women’s movements around the globe and peace organizations like Peace is Loud and the Global Fund for Women. She is a documentary filmmaker who explores these themes as well.

There are problematic family investments she earns money from that, legally, she cannot divest from. Instead, she donates these profits to charities that counter to those investments.

[wolverinedoctorwho]

Reblogging this version because I needed to read this after watching the video

[easyvirgin-deactivated20160413]

happy Thursday the 20th

[askjennaflorida]

I’d have to wait months or even years for another chance to reblog this, so why the fuck not?

[mx-mythical-deactivated20260319]

next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th

August 2015

October 2016

April 2017

July 2017

September 2018

December 2018

June 2019

February 2020

August 2020

You know, just in case you wanted to set your queue for the next 6 years

[aconitum-napellus]

Hell, I don’t want to miss my chance!

[giusilsdoodles]

Tiny mashin from Magic Knight Rayearth ♡

[stream]

[cheese24k]

For some reason a bird speaking Japanese is mildly off putting.

> Literal translation

Bird:“ ‘Uhm Hello, this is the Ono family.”

Bird: “What’s wrong?”

Owner: “Abe-chan, you’re a little too early. Once the phone’s picked up, then properly say hello.”

Bird: “Okay, understood.”

Owner: “Do you really understand? I’m counting on you. Hello, this is the Ono family residence in Gifu.”]

Bird: “Okay, I understand!”

Owner: “Got it.”

> That’s clearly some sort of Pokemon.

> Off-putting? It’s like birds were meant to speak Japanese!

> For some reason it’s never occurred to me that birds can mimic languages other than English. It’s so cool, though!

[foxymaples]

quoth the raven; “moshi moshi”

[le-sad-demiurge]

Mildly annoyed voice: Hai, WAKARIMASHITAAAAAA!