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I learned a new concept
Graceful degradation is the ability of a computer, machine, electronic system or network to maintain limited functionality even when a large portion of it has been destroyed or rendered inoperative. The purpose of graceful degradation is to prevent catastrophic failure. (Tech Target, first result on the search engine)
Literal opposite of planned obsolescence. I love you graceful degradation.
And this is how you create things like the Zero Point Module powered cities in Stargate Atlantis. It works for a skeleton crew on basic emergency functions with one ZPM, Basic overall city functionality and livability with two ZPMs, and is full combat ready with all three ZPMs. With this in mind, consider the following: If there isn't a lost city of ancient tech now.... maybe WE'RE the ancient supertech civilization? Now what tech would you want to still work if the whole of society breaks down and knowledge or capability of building these things is lost? We don't have any modern tech currently that would survive over 15 years, let alone 1000 or more. We NEED Graceful Degradation. For ourselves, and for our future. (And so we can confuse and fascinate our descendants and future historians with the majesty of our amazing technological creations!)
LUFFY CAN STRETCH?? LIKE FULL ON JAKE THE DOG SHIT?? HES NOT JUST SOME AUTISTIC GUY???
Y’all are laughing but this post was made in a legit state of shock
I didn’t know he could do that, that was not a plot point I ever saw get mentioned anywhere till I started watching it 😭😭😭
Not even joking I made this face when he got shot and the bullet got flung out
New fans! New fans! It has begun! Join us!
“What? Like, a disabled protagonist? How would that even work? How could someone with a disability be the hero in an action show?” local anime trash boy wonders while sitting next to his box sets of Full Metal Alchemist, showing no hint of irony or self awareness.
but is Ed really disabled? sure I get he lost his arm and leg
but he’s still able to move and do things perfectly
He has prosthetics. Having prosthetic limbs (that more than once break amd need repair) doesnt make him not disabled
It should also be noted that Ed:
-had to undergo very painful surgery to get automail
-had to relearn how to write because of his prosthesis (there’s a post going around showing he had to switch hands etc) and his handwriting is likely a lot worse due to that. This means automail isn’t super good for delicate work, unsurprising, considering what it’s made of.
-experiences phantom limb pain and therefore other associated stuff (this was only really shown in the manga)
-cannot go anywhere too cold without changing his automail or he’ll get really bad frost bite and it will stop working
-cannot go anywhere too hot, period, because the metal attached and under his skin will overheat and he will be badly burned
-Reattachment is painful, but needs to be done frequently if he breaks or outgrows his automail
- it’s HEAVY so much so that the strain has the potential to cause stress on his body, enough that it’s even theorized as possibly stunting his growth.
-it requires regular maintenance or it will break down, as shown when he forgets to do that and it…breaks down
-when it does need to be repaired, it takes time to do that, during which Ed uses regular prosthetics (that usually don’t quite fit him).
-costs a lot of money (not a problem for Ed due to high state alchemist salary/having mechanics as surrogate family, but explicitly noted to being the reason why most people in the fmaverse stick to regular prosthetics along with the painful surgery)
So Ed can’t actually do everything perfectly and experiences a lot of extra hassle, problems and pain people without automail don’t have to deal with! And any advantages he does have are more suited to fighting than day to day life (being able to incorporate weapons/fake out people who want to blow up his arm).
Arakawa did her research and thought it through. Automail is by no means a magic cure that solves all problems associated with losing a limb.
I’m kinda sad these two might not count.
Why wouldn’t they? Hiccup is missing a leg
But he doesn’t struggle.
Disability isn’t defined by” struggle” or suffering. Having a useful prosthetic doesn’t make them not disabled. Get the fuck out of here with that.
DISABILITY ISN’T DEFINED BY SUFFERING OR STRUGGLE
I will also point out (quietly, because that last point was SO important) that choosing not to show it on screen does not necessarily indicate a lack of either adaptation or difficulty. It might simply be none of our business.
Reblogging for that last comment…it’s really creepy how voyeuristic people act about it sometimes. Just because you don’t see it doesn’t mean they’re not struggling…and their apparent struggle or lack thereof isn’t what “grants” them disabled status. It’s the fact of having a disability.
Also that’s just… not true. Hiccup DOES struggle sometimes and there’s a couple instances of them showing it. The Christmas special Gift of the Night Fury (which I am not even kidding, is canon, they reference it in the third movie) shows him having trouble on ice (you know, metal leg) and the movies do occasionally show him having a little trouble getting around.
A struggle because of a disability doesn’t have to be the most extreme thing. It can be a little extra annoyance that just makes things a little harder, or makes someone not able to do things like others would. Like a movie not having captions so a Dead/HoH person can’t watch it.
“But they have functional prosthetics so are they really disabled?”
Do you know the definition of the word disabled. Have you ever looked up what a disability is.
What the fuck is even happening here.
Also, Toothless very much does count as a disabled character as well, since he legitimately cannot fly without a prosthetic fin on his tail.
Plus, in HTTYD 2, Valka proceeds to introduce her son to several dragons who became disabled as a result of injuries from traps: one with a torn wing, one with a missing foot, and another that’s entirely blind. Plus, there’s Gobber, who’s missing two whole limbs! He has a gangling walk from his peg leg, and has to deliberately switch “hands” with his other and cannot always be properly equipped. We need not get into Drago, but the point remains that Hiccup, Gobber, and these dragons very much are disabled characters.
One could easily call Sol Regem of The Dragon Prince disabled as well, since the burns on his face completely and utterly ruined his sight. He can go by smell and hearing only, which was the saving grace of two beings that he normally would’ve been able to kill within moments. Plus, there’s the ever lovely General Amaya…who is deaf and communicates predominantly by sign and lip reading.
Plus, there’s the ever famous Toph, who while she greatly improved her life when she mastered vibration sight, it’s still imperfect. She still would rely on her friends when she couldn’t properly see (read, during the airship fight during the finale, or when they were putting up Appa’s Lost posters). Plenty of other disabled characters were also shown there.
But nothing else I can say can better enunciate the point than: Disability isn’t defined by” struggle” or suffering.
Bless this post…
anyone who says a disabled person doesn’t struggle, doesn’t know the fucking meaning of struggling. We hide more from the world than you could ever imagine.
I'm disabled. I often get told "Oh but you don't LOOK disabled" and i swear they expect me to hold up my paralyzed arm, wave it around pathetically, and scream bloody murder that i'm not being fed because of the autism. (and those are just the visible disabilities) People seem to have a habit of seeing one extreme case of something and deciding THAT'S the baseline. I have no idea why. It needs to stop. If I say "Oh she's a burn victim" can you honestly tell me you DON'T picture a beautiful young woman with half her face covered in scars like hollywood often shows. What i was thinking of is a woman with a dollar-sized scar on her abdomen from fumbling oil in the kitchen. she wears singlet swimsuits so that she doesn't feel self-conscious. Nobody believes she has searing pain from it or endless itching from the damaged nerves... that is, until they make her show it. After all, she's so pretty. How could she be disabled? She must be lying. I say "That man has arthritis" and you might first imagine an old shriveled and hunched man who can barely get up stairs without holding his deeply arched back in one hand and his cane in the other. What i was thinking of is a young man in his early 30's who has not taken the best care of his hands in life, maybe got into too many fights or has a history of contorting his fingers as a child for laughs. Now his posture is fine but his hands ache so bad in storms that he can barely type and needs to take sick days off his office job or risk getting fired if his boss sees him 'slacking off' due to the constant ache in his joints. After all, he's such a good worker. How can he be disabled, he looks fine? He must just be lazy. Disability is often small and unassuming. People are ableist without realizing because they assume the worst example is the baseline. They assume hollywood is right. Hell, even the tests for disability focus on how 'incapable' we are at doing things on a daily basis, not whether we have anything that hinders our normal life functions. They want to know what we can't adapt to so they can give the bare minimum and say "look how curteous we are in helping these poor useless sods! you should stop worrying about them and just work harder!" while paying out disability at a *maximum* of roughly *half* the living wage. (which the USA stated in 2020 was $2,000 a month for an adult person living alone. we aren't expected to be that independant) Sorry i am VERY heated about this topic. So much so that i popped back on my old blog to post about it. PLEASE give us more blatant representation! PLEASE stop showing the most drastic shock-value versions of disabilities in media, people think that's all there fucking IS.
Someone who’s good at planetscaping please explain how big their planet is.
Could this be like pokemon scarlet?
@gcu-sovereign I AM SO GLAD YOU ASKED!
JESUS WHAT
It’s MASSIVE! That being said the lore is sick as fuck
Turns out everyone is so strong and/or durable in One Piece is because the gravity there is like 4 times that of Earth's
You are correct! They’re tough as fuck because they are constantly being crushed by the weight of their massive planet and 4 moons.
correction! there's six moons, or seven if you count the mini moon thats orbiting one of them
Honestly like don't you think those 6 moons aren't moons but planets? And that the scholars have a Geocentric perspective of the world??? They think the planets revolve around theirs, but I don't think so. Because we only ever see one moon in the sky.
SPOILER: Since the Gorosei are named after our planets, I think there's a connection there.
I'll just join Robin over here with the "keep scrolling and hope they don't see me" crowd >.>;
"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit
To wit:
I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.
In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:
“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.
“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”
Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.
Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕
Everyone needs to hear this, not just artists.
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omg this is the most beautiful deck of playing cards I've ever seen! Just pre-ordered mine I'm SO EXCITED!!
i never expected them to be as affordable as they are, so i've ordered myself a set thank you!!
IM SO PROUD OF YOU! THESE LOOK BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Just bought one! Honestly, this is the first time in a long time that I've just seen something and been like, “I MUST OWN THIS!” Beautiful work!
Gorgeous 😍
Hello!
Okay, not sure if I’m back or not but I have access to my account again!
Hi, everyone! ヽ(^‥^=ゞ)
I’m opening commissions!
Totally not doing this because I am in a bad financial situation right now and I can barely afford food let alone my $250 rent.
Anyway, yeah! Commissions are open! If you can’t read the pricing:
Sketch: Bust - $5 ¾ - $10 Full - $17
Lineart: Bust - $7 ¾ - $15 Full - $25
Flat Colours: Bust - $10 ¾ - $15 Full - $30
Full Colours: Bust - $15 ¾ - $20 Full - $35
Things I will do: Canon characters OCs Anthros
Things I won’t do NSFW Ships Complex backgrounds
I also have a Ko-fi, and I’m doing chibi commissions via that. 1 ko-fi will get you a sketch 2 ko-fis will get you a lineart 3 ko-fis will get you a flat colour.
On top of that, I also have a Patreon if you want to support me monthly! One of the tiers gets you any sketch you want!
Contact me via DM or on Discord (Sylphs#5452) if you’re interested!
/Popping back in to help my friend! I'll send some in a couple days when i get paid. I'll take a full colored body and a lineart bust plz!
//I LOVE YOUUUUUUUU
//coming out of hiatus to say Thanks so much!.... but that's.... not a question??
I plan to be back in a couple months when I've (hopefully) moved out of the highly stressful place I'm currently living in where motivation is constantly drowning in anticipation of a fight.
So yeah. I'm still alive, and I'll be back one day, but today is NOT THAT DAY!!!
*dives back under the bed and curls up in Hiatus Blankets*
Emergency Commissions!!!
As you might have seen in a previous post, my pay has been cut off. I only have $500 in my bank which is only about a fortnight’s worth of rent. I also have a phone bill and internet bill, and electricity bill is coming up too.
The images above are examples of some of the things I can do. The list of things available are:
Chibi: $10 AUD
Sketch: $10 AUD
Bust - Line Art: $15 AUD
Bust - Basic Colour: $20 AUD
Full Body - Line Art: $25 AUD
Full Body - Full Colour: $50 AUD
+ 1 Character: +Half of Original Price.
Things I will do:
OCs/FCs
Canon Characters
Animals (to a degree)
Things I won’t do
Furries (Human’s with animal characteristics are fine.)
Mecha/vehicles/buildings
Backgrounds
Real people (unless these people have a persona.)
Of course, if you would like to donate something to my ko-fi I’d be incredibly grateful.
Enquiries should be sent to my dms either on this blog (ask-abundleofmuses.tumblr.com) my art blog (sylphs-arts.tumblr.com) or my discord (Sylphs#5452)
I’m going to open only 3 slots for now, so I don’t get overwhelmed.
If you can’t support me, please reblog this! I would be incredibly grateful!! I will update this post when slots fill.
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GDI SNURT-YA! DON’T HURT THE BABY!
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Pocket Law: SNURT! YOU IDIOT CAT, DON'T HURT THE BABY!!
/still in hiatus but this was too cute to not reblog! *waves at dash and disappears*
Hiatus
Sorry for starting it unannounced, but life got crazy quickly and i can't even think creatively let alone draw or write anything. And I'm so far behind on One Piece now it's not funny.
So yeah I'm gonna be on a break for a few months until things calm the hell down.
Love you guys!
Try not to burn Tumblr while I'm gone! :D
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAW AND LAWLIETTE *hands over a snail phone* this phone will connect you to a very important person
Lawliette: Why is a candybar giving me a phone?
Pocket Law: *sleeping on snurt because why not?*
Send this post to someone who is
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* a note for anyone who has been tagged in this post, this neating is non-negotiable. you are neat and you are going to have to come to terms with that. this post is immune to all "no u"s and uno reverse card images.
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@ask-pocketlaw you're kidding, right?
TOO
MANY
BOIFRENS
YOU'RE
MISSING
THE
POINT
Chiba took the point and is going to stab someone with it.
And who's fault is that? Clearly the one who has all the sharp medical equipment >:0 she's YOUR daughter too, ya know!
And i didn't know about her until like... a week ago? Who raised her?
Obviously I did since her baby daddy wasn't aware of her existence >:C
This is what happens when you don't tell people things, Hellbent-chan.
This is what happens when you blow your load the first time we get funky and disappear for *insert Chiba's age +9 months*
@ask-pocketlaw you're kidding, right?
TOO
MANY
BOIFRENS
YOU'RE
MISSING
THE
POINT
Chiba took the point and is going to stab someone with it.
And who's fault is that? Clearly the one who has all the sharp medical equipment >:0 she's YOUR daughter too, ya know!
And i didn't know about her until like... a week ago? Who raised her?
Obviously I did since her baby daddy wasn't aware of her existence >:C
This is what happens when you don't tell people things, Hellbent-chan.