Arachnoweb

[arachnoweb]

too lazy to make a new acc for us so sideblog it is. shrug

hi we're the arachnoweb system. we're a they/themmer and so full of spiders

[strangeandrandompolls]

Doing this poll again

You have been turned into this animal

How you feeling about that?

I love it!

I like it

Indifferent

I don't like it

I hate it!

Voting ended onFeb 26

[battlevilla]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

[yamada-ryo]

So it turns out the windows 11 'shut down' button no longer shuts down the computer entirely. I know this because task manager snitched on the runtime. So I shut it down and turn the main switch off and guess what happened on the next boot. American Megatrends. How the hell does windows 11 even manage to fuck up shutting down

[yamada-ryo]

Apparently it fucked with my bios settings? Now I can't even run my emulator.

[yamada-ryo]

This shit was NOT set to off before. This OS is a virus that fucks with your system. And not in a good way.

[switch-to-linux]

I have a suggestion

[h-nry]

[aeori-o]

For anyone who has any modern Windows PC: This has actually been broken since Windows 7! Maybe 8, I don't remember, I just remember being the exact same level of horrified as OP when I finally noticed an 'up time' of like three hundred some odd hours on my old PC despite it having been shut off regularly. Anyway.

The usual culprit of Windows not "fully" shutting down is "Fast Start Up" being turned on (which was and is "on" by default, because it does help a slow computer or a computer with a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) start up faster). Anyone with a modern Windows PC running an SSD as your boot drive should turn this off. The computer not fully shutting down can lead to weird compounded errors. So please follow along!

Type "power options" into your search bar and click the result, should look like this:

Which should open this:

Now we're going to back up to "Power Options" by clicking that in the upper bar or hitting "Cancel" on the bottom right. Now you should be here:

On the left hit "Choose what the power buttons do". Now you should be here:

Ignore the power button thing, but if your "Turn on fast startup (recommended)" is still on then turn it off! If yours is also greyed out make sure to hit that little blue thing with the shield near the top that says "Change settings that are currently unavailable" and then turn it off. Remember to hit "Save changes". Now your computer should fully shut off!

If you don't know how to check your "up time" to even know if this is a problem for you the easiest way to check is in the task manager. In the "performance" tab under your CPU at the bottom it will have an "Up time" like this:

(No comment on the SVM mode randomly disabling itself, it may or may not be related to this. I've never made use of and therefore never paid attention to mine and a lot of people aren't going to have it because that's AMD and while it's been more popular lately Intel is still really big out there. AMDs known to be quirky though (I say this as an AMD user) so who even knows what happened there.)

I know the post became memeing on windows but this can cause actual issues on modern hardware so figured I'd hijack in case it helps someone out. (It's something I have forgotten to check in the PCs I've helped friends make recently so I'm now having a "wuh oh" moment wondering if quirks one of them has been exhibiting is related to this.)

[copperbadge]

National Clean Your Home Month

Welcome to NATIONAL CLEAN YOUR HOME MONTH The Manifesto Our motto: “If you can’t do a great thing, do a something.” What is it? Sam creat

National Clean Your Home Month, aka NaClYoHo or "Salty Pirates" month, is soon to be upon us!

Each November, I "host" NaClYoHo, where participants work to make their living spaces more comfortable and pleasant. The full manifesto is at the link, but the basic premise is that each day in November you put on a podcast, tv show, playlist, or other media, and clean or organize some aspect of your home.

It's meant to be a low-stress way to both do a yearly cleaning and also participate in an intensive project like National Novel Writing Month without having to write a novel. I'll be posting about it again before November kicks off, but I thought I'd link to the manifesto well ahead of time, so people could brace themselves. :D

This year my big goals are to figure out how to keep my floors truly clean, replace at least one rug, and clear out the storage nook where I have a bunch of stuff that needs sorting through. I am also going to try to dedicate some time to researching those "bathroom refresh" companies that basically just put a shell over your existing shower/tub/walls and see if it's feasible for my bathroom, which desperately needs it.

[baybelletrist]

Oh hey we can share the misery. Dunno if I can manage this every day, but maybe? Some days?

[siriosa]

*my* home's gonna take longer than a month. even if i marathon.

[copperbadge]

I hope it's okay to respond to this (if not let me know and I'll delete) because that line of thinking is actually one reason I started this project. The goal of NaClYoHo is not "have a clean home", which I consider a frustrating and unattainable goal, but to improve one's living space and increase comfort in it gradually and gently.

You don't have to completely clean a home or even a room. The ideal practice is, in fact, to ask yourself, what would be one brief thing you could do to make your space more livable? And then do that. Marathon cleaning is actually contrary to the philosophy of NaClYoHo, which is to use external media (a podcast, a TV show, a playlist) to limit the time you spend daily so as to pace out your energy. I rarely spend an hour a day on it, usually closer to twenty minutes. I run the damn thing and I don't even manage every single day in November, usually.

I hate cleaning. I also have two cats and ADHD. I started this before my diagnosis as a coping mechanism I didn't understand that I needed. My home is comfortable, not spotless, but over the years this system has helped me install storage, fix holes in walls, clean the bathroom sink and the stove hood at least once a year, buy a vacuum and a trash can, change dead lightbulbs, finish crafting projects, and frame all my posters, among other things.

It's okay not to be perfect and it's actually healthy not to spend all your time cleaning or feeling guilty because you aren't. This is just a fun way to consciously examine what you could improve and take steps to achieve it.

And if that's not for you that's okay too. I just want to make sure people don't misunderstand motivation as masochism. The goal is to make one's life and mental health better, not worse.

[jenndoesnotcare]

I love this idea so much and I want to give a shout out to three further resources I’ve found very helpful for cleaning and tidying:

Unfuck Your Habitat by Rachel Hoffman - a great how-to book (and website! And. Tumblr!) based on the argument that you deserve to have a space you can live in, and here is how to make that happen even if you’re a spoonie/depressed/allergic to routines. UFYH also gives you clear directions on how to clean specific rooms, and there are printable to-do lists if you’re a millennial who owns a printer (like me) and enjoy ticking off boxes. Also the moving guides are so good!

Real life application: I love the 20-10 and the 45-15 approach to cleaning. I break mine up a little differently, using podcasts or audiobook chapters as my “pause point”. It’s nice to know I don’t have to keep cleaning the whole house. I can just do one room now and then go do something else later. (I rabbit-hole into cleaning really easily so this has saved me from marathoning every other week.)

How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis - this book (and her site, Struggle Care) really dives into the reality of trying to run a household & home while having small kids and being neurodivergent. It gives a really gentle approach and encourages you to chuck out the rule book. It has a lot of practical tips and workarounds for maintaining a nice space without guilt, which I appreciate.

Real life application: Because of this book, I moved my daughter’s clothes into the main hallway cupboard, out of her bedroom. She never uses her own room to get dressed anyway, so she was reluctant about making a whole extra trip, and not wanting to put things away… and now it’s just easier. Of course it’s not “normal” that she wants to get dressed in my room, but if I body double with her to get her dressed, it happens faster and we get to school on time. And I can drink my coffee in bed. Win-win! At some point she’ll take over getting herself dressed, without needing to be body doubled, and we can switch it back.

Organizing Solutions for People With ADHD by Susan C Pinsky - This has been my go-to organizing book for probably the last four or five years. It has a lot of practical tips and advice and will help you set up a household from scratch if you’re moving out. It’s a little dated (I think the landlines and mail signal that — shift to online billing and mobile phones does require a different approach) but the practical advice is off-the-charts good.

Real life application: I no longer have any hidden storage, because I know that if I don’t see something, I won’t remember I have it. This has prevented me from buying things twice (a common ADHD thing). Also, I now put hooks everywhere. And bins. I have so many bins. But there is no trash on desks or tables or on the floor, because there is always a bin right there!

In short, none of these sites/books are going to judge you for not having a perfect home. All of those books have given me so many great ideas for making my home a livable, workable space I enjoy spending time in. I hope they’re helpful and that everyone gets to feel a lot less stress about keeping their home clean and tidy.

[copperbadge]

Many of these have been discussed in past NaClYoHo events but they've never really been collected up anywhere or summarized like this, thank you very much! Reblogging for a resource for all.

[plainfrog]

more hollow knight fanart! i practiced my diamond skillz

[tenspontaneite]

A way too elaborate treatise on Hornet's hypothetical scary nightmare mouth, with accompanying worldbuilding and lore.

[willgrahamscock]

“I would die for my kids” your children want an apology

[willgrahamscock]

your made up scenario isn’t real (shocker) and makes no difference when your kids are starving for your acknowledgment of the pain you caused them. you’re only performing the role of a good parent, without having to actually do any heavy lifting

[willgrahamscock]

[holy-muffins]

[fairweatheralways]

you can never let your post about plurality get mildly popular otherwise people will start saying tje dumbest shit youve ever heard to you

[m15chka]

Koumei Deluxe, inspired by Atropos, the eldest of the Moirai (Fates) in Greek mythology, who determines the inevitable end by cutting the thread of life.

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I’ve made this fan concept sheet phone screen friendly… I think.

The horizontal sheet I might post later. I am tired and my iPad’s battery is drained for today.

Thank you for your input through all the socials during the experimenting stage🙏

I had a lot of fun with this!

[crazysodomite]

Gives you the potion that turns you into a buge

[fivetrench]

[the-patchwork-grove]

@nidoskull

[arachnoweb]

this would fix me

[silkysong]

they make me ill

[krispdreemurr]

i love how no matter how many times I repeat "these are problems in broader fandom trends and I don't care about individual tastes or finding instances funny" I still get accused of thinking yaoi shippers are individually going I HATE ALL WOMEN FOREVER

[xmimikyuusx]

Part of what gets me with ppl being picky on the term transandrophobia or transmisandry is the lack of respect. Like if I went to a trans woman and said "well... part of what you experience is similar to what a cis man drag queen would also face, or any cis man being GNC, so i think it would be better for you to call it transmisandry instead of transmisogyny because its more accurate." People would lose it, right? Because calling it misandry when its something experienced by a trans woman is bound to make her feel misgendered, besides everything about how transphobia and being a woman intsersect in a way that is completely different from what cis people face.

But trans men, no no no, it's doesnt matter, you cant use masculine terms for your oppression, you cant call it misandry or point out how your masculinity and manhood change how you're treated compared to how a cis woman would be. Men are bad and evil and anti-feminist and no man would actually be oppressed, so start using misogyny or dont talk about it at all.

I will be treated with dignity and respect. I'll use terms that match my gender identity, and if that makes you uncomfortable, you can suck my cock.

[wellfine]

TRAGEDY: every member of a once-flourishing group chat is now employed

[ampersandss]

Seems that people liked my previous post! Here’s a work in progress piece of the one thing I wish the game had (Bell Beast pet button) and some further elaboration on my Hornet design. There’s not many games where I can scratch my insect drawing itch, so I’ll take any opportunity I get. A moment of silence for the lineart that will inevitably get obscured by the lighting.

[tajoma]

no one will see this post because i didn't tell anyone i have tumblr