Cid's Obscure Nostalgia

Random Pieces for not-so-random people...Also, don’t forget to wear a respirator; it’s not that hard. Punks wear masks and care about their community.

[covid-safer-hotties]

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[parabolastar]

Gambit.

[lostlite]

It's literally steve universe's fault

[musclemanveryregular]

You know who else's fault it is?

[vagisil]

the people yearn for nonplastic fabrics

[caleod]

17-12-25

[karrakazz]

Ive been employing the east coast version of "let go of what does not serve you" which is something like "well whats this shit doing for me anyway"

[transboysgetknives]

"fuck it we ball" (shaking from the sleep deprivation, wild eyed, hallucinating, dehydrated, on the verge of insanity)

[dreamsy990]

i saw someone say nobody needs to know what a .txt file is anymore. what the fuck is the world coming to

[dreamsy990]

unironically i think we need to bring back computer labs because APPARENTLY some people WERENT taught basic computer literacy and internet safety in school

[dreamsy990]

things about computers/the internet i think kids should be formally taught in schools because theyre important to know and the amount of soon to be grown adults i know who know NOTHING about any of these is quite frankly almost all of them (and resources to learn if you dont know these things, because its never to late to get better with computers)

how to troubleshoot by yourself when you have a technical problem

what common file types are

some very basics on how to use ""developer tools"" on your computer (because i cant think of a better way to refer to them) like task manager and command prompt (and their mac equivalents, terminal and activity monitor ofc)

how to read and understand a privacy policy and what your personal data is, as well as what it being collected actually means and steps you can take to keep it private

how to understand terms of service (hey. if you have trouble with reading legalese and worry about being able to understand these policies anyways, here's a site that gives basic summaries of privacy policies and ToS)

what a cookie actually is

internet privacy and your digital footprint!! seriously i dont know why we stopped teaching people that they shouldnt be putting their entire real identity online in a world where your online actions can ruin you irl

basic safety measures like antivirus software (and why you should use it or if the built in one on windows or mac is enough for you) and backing up your computer (also a mac guide)

common keyboard shortcuts (and on mac)

as an additional note: things i think everyone should know on computers and the internet but schools may bit hesitant to teach about for whatever moral/legal standards schools pretend to operate on

vpns and adblockers! (btw for most of these where you can pay for things im purposefully not recommending any specific software but seriously just use ublock origin for an adblocker)

how to not get a virus while pirating something

what a temporary email is and when to use one

red flags that you shouldn't trust a website (and how to quickly check the security of a site)

what javascript on a website does and how to disable it to get around paywalls

[dreamsy990]

ok one last addition! if you want to take it one level higher, i think learning the very basics of at least one programming language is good for people. it makes computers less scary and it makes you feel very cool, and a lot of people get discouraged about it because it seems overly complicated and hard to learn outside a formal classroom setting, so heres some resources for learning the very basics of python (because i consider it the easiest language to learn and knowing one language will make it easier to learn others)

an online compiler so you dont need to download anything or worry about running code directly on your computer if that makes you nervous

a basic video guide to introduce you to python and walk you through beginner steps

a guide to some syntax and commands you should know (this was literally my lifeline in my first CS class)

some performance tasks to give you things to code to practice and assess yourself

[homunculus-argument]

Have you ever been washed over by a wave of overwhelming, ambiguous yearning? A thirst and longing for something you can't identify? An urge for something, deeply, desperately, and yet no matter how hard you try to think, you just don't know what?

I just got hit by the opposite of that. A deep and sudden Do Not Want. I don't know what it is that I don't want, I just don't. I simply don't want to. The opposite of longing or yearning. Shorting. Wantn't. Yearn't. Whatever it is, I don't want it.

[chekhovs-raygun]

hobbitcore

[uponthepages]

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” ― Mark Twain

[doctorprofessorsong]

As an older queer, allow me to say: the walls of the closet are load-bearing. It is our job as a community to stand in front of that door and tell everyone who wants to peek inside to fuck off.

There are so many reasons a person may choose not to come out and there is no reason a person would owe the public or a stranger that information. Certainly it's not owed simply because someone is famous.

We have fought for decades to make it safer for people to be open and authentic about themselves, but we are not yet there. And even if we were, the closet would still be something we need to maintain for those who are not ready to reveal that part of themselves.

[dailycatsblog]

[banchie]

i've been phasing the phrase 'google it' out of my vocabulary and going back to 'look it up'. fuck you youve lost your generic trademark privileges

[ode-on-a-grecian-butt]

[amnhnyc]

Happy Trilobite Tuesday! For more than a century, the predominantly Eastern European genus Platylichas was recognized almost exclusively from scattered, disassociated parts. However, recent discoveries during the 21st century have uncovered complete Upper Ordovician specimens—like the example pictured here, which measures 2.8 in (7.1 cm) in length.

[casmarotta]

besties

[nostalgicamerica]