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18+, reblogs, spam. Neurodivergent. Listen, it's a MESS, right? But it's all OK.

[sioltach]

this website lets you listen to the sounds of all different forests around the world 

[byjove]

joining the military to escape an abusive situation is like cramming yourself into a 400° oven to escape a house fire

[cyberfolktale]

The frying pan and the fire are both shitty situations, but crucially, they are not the same shitty situation. Someone trapped in an abusive situation will do whatever they have to in order to survive. That truly is human instinct. That the only choice open to them is a different but equally abusive option is a feature of our current society, not an accidental bug. Someone in survival mode does not have the luxury of making the "good" or "moral" decision; their only choice is "survive" or "die". This is precisely why military recruitment focus efforts on the poorest, most marginalised at-risk communities. Because they are preying on people who cannot afford to say "no". You can be critical of the political machinations of the higher ranks and government officials which make the military "necessary" whilst also supporting those at the bottom who had few choices and no decision-making power. The empathy lacking in the scornful judgements of those critical of ALL military personnel is also a deliberate feature of current society; it keeps attention focussed in the wrong place, scapegoating survivors whilst the true decision makers totally avoid criticism and repercussions.

[jwasontodd]

[mslockheart]

I always have to start the New Years with this picture.

[tonsillessscum]

Leia post in honor of Carrie Fisher’s passing which was 7 years ago today.

[raincoyoteart]

greetings from the yule goat

[featherofmetis]

Tis the season where All is Bright

[tilthat]

TIL that the reason lead levels in children’s blood have dropped 85% in the past thirty years is because of an unknown scientist who fought car companies to end leaded gasoline. He also removed it from paint, suggested its removal from pipes, and campaigned for the removal of lead solder from cans.

via ift.tt

[squeeful]

Yep.  It also correlates extremely strongly with an increasing decrease of violent crime.  One of the symptoms of low level constant lead exposure is increased aggression and volatility. 

[kurowrites]

“Unknown scientist”? That was Clair Cameron Patterson.

[solarpunkcast]

Gas companies are still so mad at him he’s “unknown scientist”, know his name

[bogleech]

Daily reminder that health and safety standards like these are what politicians mean when they talk about “deregulation.”

[prismatic-bell]

Patterson died 5 December 1995.

Petition to make his date of death a Tumblr holiday celebrated by talking about cool shit the gas and petroleum industries don’t want us to know about, and fighting to continue his work.

[kittydesade]

Happy Clair Cameron Patterson day!

[ailelie]

Oh, hey, it’s almost Clair Cameron Patterson day!

[froggiethelesbian]

I found a guide for a no tape, easy to unwrap wrapping tutorial to make Christmas a little more accessible, wish I just found it sooner

[dragon-in-a-fez]

this will be the year I finally convince everyone to abandon New Year's resolutions in favour of Yule Boasting, the clearly superior tradition

[dragon-in-a-fez]

allow me to explain. Yule boasting is an old Norse tradition of getting shitfaced at the winter solstice feast and standing up to proclaim all the great, infamous, and wildly improbable deeds you will perform in the coming year. can range from an unlikely but technically possible claim, like "I'm going to rob 300 banks", to something you'd have to bend the laws of the universe to actually accomplish, like "I'm going to punch a god in the dick and steal his horse". these are not plans. they're not even goals. they're the things you'd do in a self-insert superhero fanfic. and honestly all I want this holiday season is for a bunch of friends to go all in on this nonsense with me and hype ourselves up in ways previously unimaginable

[halebop-s-art]

The diagram for the classic Origami Goat, with a twist to make its horns curve ! It's from this video by by Origami Word, but it seems to be a pretty old/intemporal design that a lot of people have made. I could not find a diagram online so I made one.

(If you make her in yellow/orangy-yellow, then decorate her with red ribbons, you can make your own origami gävlebocken ! )

[lesbianpoetess]

ao3 turns 15 today

reblog if youre older than ao3

(there's a lot of people asking about this, but the legal age to use social media is 13, except in few countries. so yes, there are people here under 15)

[quiet-time-3]

[bantamazadeh]

[flowerprincephil-deactivated201]

I DIDNT KNOW WHAT THIS WOULD BE SO I CLICKED PLAY AND MY MOM IS RIGHT NEXT TO ME AND MY COMPUTER IS ON FULL VOLUME I HATE EVERYONE

[darknessinmystars]

for whenever I fuck up

[neil-kumiko]

If I ever say “fuck this shit” it’s to this tune. Just. For your mental voice of me.

[peikonlainen]

Vampires get you before you realise it!

[loekvugs]

I had this idea for a looping animation in which a single dot has a pretty long loop, but the animation as a whole is much shorter. Because of the repetition this animation is only 1 second long!

[teaboot]

THIS GIF IS ONE SECOND LONG

[mapswithoutwyoming]

tried to follow the path of the dot, got caught in a loop

[indigotech]

This is awesome. So simple, but yet, absolutely not.

[tenaciousdeveloper]

🔭 Searching for Computing Wonders 🔎

This is a nice collection of interesting links from across the web. You will no doubt enjoy perusing this list. Who knows what you might find among these wonders of The Internet. As the author describes it:

"Beneath the utilitarian purpose of computation, computing is also a source of delight and wonder. Software is not just databases and mail merges or SaaS and spreadsheets; it's creative coding and simulated cities, code poetry and bulletin board systems. It's websites that dazzle and iPhone apps that make the heart sing. And it's sometimes even spreadsheets, coerced to dance and do all manner of weirdness. All of these approaches to computing are what am collecting here, and bundling under the term "garden of computational delights." This is a list of places that collect or catalyze sources for being enraptured by the web, programming, and the wider world of computing. Or, as per Tim Hwang and Omar Rizwan, this is a garden of all the different places you might discover where "the computer is a feeling.""

Enjoy! 🤓

[gloobglee-deactivated20240417]

PSA: Don't use Godot or Unreal!

Anyone who is switching from Unity to Godot or Unreal right now should actually consider the possibility of using no engine at all.

Using just a framework gives you a lot finer control over how everything works, if you're willing to spend a few days thinking up ideas for how base systems like physics and rendering will work. I would highly suggest MonoGame/XNA (games like Terraria and Stardew Valley were made in it). It also uses C#, so not all of your Unity knowledge will go to waste.

Terraria and Stardew Valley's source code is also available online! You can literally read it and use it as a learning tool!

⚠️Warning: frameworks are a lot different than game engines! Frameworks use ONLY code and assets, meaning there are no scenes or game objects (I personally like this aspect of frameworks.)

And of course, when you use MonoGame, there is no fee required and there never will be. They literally can't do that. It's open source.

[zoeythebee]

This is great advice! Just keep in mind using an engine vs a framework does have very different skill sets, and it may not be as simple to switch over if you are used to engines.