fantasy_bookwyrm

[maja-paja]

[disorientation]

Having a "stupider people have done this" attitude about the things you want to do can open so many doors

[bookreaders24]

I just watched searching for a world that doesn't exist and it's sequel. No one speak to me for days I am not over this yet and won't be for a while 😭

[draculasdaughter]

This is about Sci-Hub. yeah we get it.. gatekeep knowledge and protect the interests of capital…

[three-blogs-in-a-trenchcoat]

Listen, this is serious.

Do not use the website called Sci-Hub!

It lets people access scientific articles for free. This is dangerous. It helps the free flow of knowledge and reduces the competitive edge of all the people who worked really hard to have been born into a wealth.

Like, it’s literally a website where you can type in the DOI of an article and read it, without ever having to pay the publisher who exploited the author.

So, again, do not, under any circumstance, use Sci-Hub. I mean, can you imagine a world where knowledge is free and easily accessible to everyone? Even, y'know, poor people?

[whateverthebeeswant]

Libgen also has many books online, including textbooks, searchable by name, author, and ISBN. Can you imagine textbook companies not getting their hard-earned income from poor college students? Here is the link just so you make sure that you never accidentally stumble across this horrible, unethical website.

[three-blogs-in-a-trenchcoat]

Oh, and while we’re talking about books, if you’ve managed to stay clear from Libgen, definitely don’t go to zlibrary, where you can also find a lot of textbooks, but unfortunately they’re completely free.

[teachingtales]

Reblogging so you know which sites to totally avoid

[professionalwritingnerd]

[irockasingranite]

Another inside tip from academia: Those papers in really expensive journals that are effectively inaccessible to anyone not in a university network? Depending on the discipline it’s very likely that same paper is on a “preprint” server somewhere, with no access restrictions.

Like if you want to read basically any physics, math, or CS paper, arXiv.org will have you covered, because everyone uploads their papers there before submitting to a journal (and generally updates it after peer review). I know all of my papers are on there. This is such common practice that journals have it baked into their licensing agreements that authors retain the right to upload their work to these places.

So the next time you get hit with that paywall, you may not even need sci-hub, just click the arxiv link on google scholar instead.

[twinkenjoyer-deactivated2023083]

if for some reason none of this works, the old “send a email nicely asking for the paper to the author” is always a good trick. remember most scientists hate the commercialisation of scientific knowledge

[afoxwithpenguins]

Don’t mind me, just gotta share this with my bf so that he knows what websites to avoid

[astudyinpanda]

Many authors of papers are on ResearchGate! You can ask for papers there, if they don’t just post a copy to download. If they’re associated with a college, you can usually find their email addresses in the department directory, also.

[viking369]

Always reblog.

[calcazars]

let it be known that i touch grass frequently and I’m still like this.

[kosmogrl]

"whats your 5 year plan?" buddy I nearly go insane thinking about what I should have for dinner

[theodore5346]

[nuclear-atm0sph3ar]

heres ur chance to like an unlike and like a posts bc the pride flag thing is satisfying

[klparmley]

I tried adding more tags. Not all of them have a flag. Still fun to see the ones that do waving

[bookreaders24]

I definitely didn't play with the like button for a solid 5 minutes

[loreleywrites]

you solve the mystery of what to have for dinner one night and you think "hell yeah case closed forever" WRONG there is a dinner mystery the next night too

[ask-the-fishdick-deactivated201]

REBLOG IF IT IS OKAY TO COME INTO YOUR INBOX AND SAY THE RANDOMEST SHIT I CAN THINK OF BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO INTERACT WITH YOU.

[greelin]

but what if a vampire drank the blood of someone who was anemic like would they be seriously grossed out

“what the fuck is this”

“i have anemia”

“can you take something for that you should probably take something for that this shit is nasty to drink let alone have running through your body i’m setting up a doctor’s appointment for you”

[virska]

“dude really you don’t have to just leave what the fu—”

“you disgust me here take these iron supplements”

“where did you even get th—”

“shut up and take your pills and dont forget your vitamin D”

[greelin]

“i’m going to check up on you weekly to make sure you’re taking them”

“that’s not necessary”

“maybe we should work on a dietary plan with foods rich in iron and other things for you”

“do you get this involved with all of your meals”

[leupagus]

VAMPIREDUDE: did u get the cookbook i orderd 4 u

ME: Oh my god, first of all stop using text speak, you told me you were 278, second how did you know where I LIVED, third yes I got it.

VAMPIREDUDE: heard onions were good 4 blood, eat lots

ME: So you can have a tasty meal? I guess you’d rather I stay away from garlic, huh.

VAMPIREDUDE: UR being v rude I just got u a present!!!

ME: THE COOKBOOK IS CALLED “HOW TO TASTE DELICIOUS,” I AM CALLING THE COPS

[krazykitsune]

#sounds like the begining of a beautiful friendship #gimme this sitcom

[harblkun]

The Sun will go down eventually!

[pedestrianfootbridge]

I love an overprotective vampire threatening their charge/food source with the line “the sun will go down eventually!”.

[zombiecheetah]

Imagine your OTP

[lazy-cat-corner]

“Your last blood work said your sodium and potassium levels were a bit low…”

“STOP CALLING IT BLOOD WORK EVERYTIME YOU TAKE A NIP AT MY HANDS ON THE COUCH!”

[echo-at-the-pond]

food to lovers

[onamountaintop]

And here I am imagining a vampire treating their food source more like a good farmer or homesteader. Making youtube videos on how to properly care for your human to get the most nutrient-dense bang for your buck.

“Don’t rely on pills alone. Their bodies absorb vitamins and minerals better from whole foods. But it’s not always easy to convince them to eat well. (laugh) Right, Taylor?”

“I hate you.”

[finnismyoriginalsin]

So vampire chef right?

You have to feed the human in order to feed from the human.

[goth-queen]

[raven-rei]

No you live in a society. I live in my meticulously crafted daydream universe that I’ve been using as a coping mechanism since childhood.

— @/greenlight

[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.

[sailermoon]

having unwashed hair will have you believing shit like i can’t be saved

[luxfuxxvii]

hate it when i have a hyperfixation long enough to write a fanfic but not long enough to FINISH it.

[petewentz-]

It's fun being queer and weird and unconventional until you remember you live in a society

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

reblog if you love ao3 exactly how it is and you don’t want it to “update” or change in any way♡