it's not what you appreciate, it's that you appreciate

Dae, they/them, exuberantly multifannish memelord, OTW volunteer, been on this hellsite since 2011 Also dreamerinsilico on DW, pillowfort, bluesky AO3: DreamerInSilico (my Hannibal fandom sideblog is questionablygourmet) (political on main sideblog mitchmcconnellsmoldydong)

[dreamerinsilico]

If my gaming liveblogs get annoying, the current tag to blacklist is: witcher 2 liveblog

[petewentzisblack1312]

on july 4th 1776, america was founded. this has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

[rubyvroom]

[rubyvroom]

Yeah, it's time to get this post out again

[biglawbear]

"these deadly heatwaves aren't getting ANY media attention!!"

Babe it's been front page news all week. France, India, all of them. Please read the news somewhere other than Tumblr

For fucks sake we have an aging userbase there's no excuse for not reading the news on actual news websites anymore. NPR, PBS, AP, even CNN for godssakes I'm so fucking sick of "NOBODY is talking about this!!" you are all children

[valentinamartin]

They claim nobody is talking about anything but then do nothing to keep themselves informed. But journalism is the problem, right?

And they write dozens of posts about the apocalypse, about fascism and how voting doesn't matter.

Stupid. All of them.

[sailor-kaiju]

Wikipedia has a current events page.

Non-biased, straight forward, links to other wikis when you need help understand context.

It’s on the front page and updates constantly.

[wheelie-sick]

sometimes people experiencing psychosis and/or mania will come up to you on the street and talk in confusing or upsetting ways. your job is to either have a regular human-to-human conversation with that person or politely leave. your job is not to call 911. do not call 911. you might kill that person if you call 911.

[wheelie-sick]

I don't even have the energy to screenshot and respond to your tags- what the actual fuck is wrong with you? "the cops are scared and rightfully so" "mental health calls are the scariest for cops" OH so this isn't about the safety of psychotic & manic people this is about piggy feelings?

and no, actually, this is not USA specific and no, actually, people from other countries should not ignore this post. police violence and sanism weren't invented in the US and they are certainly not unique to here. if you (or anyone) thinks that this bullshit doesn't happen elsewhere then you are not listening.

[headspace-hotel]

cops r Some Guy with a Gun

do we want Some Guy with a Gun in this situation? answer is usually "NO"

[uncivilliberties]

This is legitimately useful reframing. A while ago I started replacing the word "cop" in my vocabulary with "a man with a gun." It really puts things into perspective.

This homeless person is making me uncomfortable. Should I call [a man with a gun]?

My neighbor is having a loud party. Should I get [a man with a gun] involved?

There are some teenagers skateboarding. Do you think [a man with a gun] would get rid of them for me?

It makes it very clear what you're saying. I can call a man with a gun to threaten or hurt someone mildly inconveniencing me. You're not calling the cops, you're calling A MAN WITH A GUN into a situation that does not warrant a firearm handled by a volatile lunatic who will not be held accountable for his actions.

[headspace-hotel]

^ ^ ^

[quasi-normalcy]

Reverse Mulan about a young man who disguises himself as a noblewoman and has to learn how to do passive-agressive politicking at dinner parties.

[batsarebetterthanpeople]

He does so to dodge the draft

[dreamerinsilico]

On Content Warnings (derogatory)

It's not like I'm against content warnings - indeed, I still dutifully give them where I think it will be expected - but I resent a bit that absolutely none of the ones people think are important are actually of any use to me.

Rape? Yeah, been there, done that, got over it surprisingly easily (not that I expect other people to, but. I'm personally okay on that front.). Violence? Blood? Have any of you even fucking watched/read the media you're writing fic for?

I have spent this entire day falling into unpleasant flashbacks over and over and over because of what I've been reading.

And it's not the author's fault! There is no way they could have anticipated how what they wrote would connect to my painful experiences. And I generally accept the PTSD triggers as the cost of enjoying art, so I keep reading, because I am enjoying the story. And I'm dealing with the flashbacks.

It doesn't hurt me to do the expected standard content warning when I post something, so I do. In case it might help anyone. But every time I encounter something I consider even more ridiculous than the last few times, I feel like I need to say something about it. I don't think we're making anyone feel safer with the current list of things that you "have to" warn for, which are definitely fandom-specific; at least Hannibal fandom only warns for cannibalism in a tongue-in-cheek sense. Other fandoms who will not be named in this post have wildly emphatic warnings for age differences when the younger party is fucking 20.

I just. As someone who regularly gets sent into 30 minutes or more of a stupor by things I'm reading, for things absolutely no one should have to track and warn for. It feels really infantilizing when you see people warn for something that is *very explicitly within the canon of the fandom*. Like, ffs, kids' shows do sharp objects; we do NOT need a fucking warning about that. (Yes, I have actually seen a fic with a 'sharp objects' warning in the fucking author's notes. This is how ridiculous we have gotten.)

I feel condescended to, not accommodated, when there's some author's note with a list of traumas I either haven't experienced or have experienced and healed from relatively easily. I have a lot of shit going on, but I don't expect anyone to try to manage that for me. And I think that experience is more common than everyone's sudden interest for warning for - often things that ARE ALREADY ARCHIVE WARNINGS -understand.

[dreamerinsilico]

Companies Are Throttling Employees’ AI Use Because It’s Too Expensive

Sources and leaks from Amazon, Adobe, Atlassian, Citi, and more show what is really happening with AI right now: companies are trying to rei

"How do you incorporate AI into your workflows?" seems to be turning into "How are you frugal with AI in your workflows?"

[apolladay]

What is your favorite medieval to early modern century of dress?

* pre 9th century (~450-800)

* 9th century (800-900)

* 10th century (900-1000)

* 11th century (1000-1100)

* 12th century (1100-1200)

* 13th century (1200-1300)

* 14th century (1300-1400)

* 15th century (1400-1500)

* 16th century (1500-1600)

* 17th century (1600-1700)

* 18th century (1700-1800)

* see results

What is your favorite medieval to early modern century of dress?

pre 9th century (~450-800)

9th century (800-900)

10th century (900-1000)

11th century (1000-1100)

12th century (1100-1200)

13th century (1200-1300)

14th century (1300-1400)

15th century (1400-1500)

16th century (1500-1600)

17th century (1600-1700)

18th century (1700-1800)

see results

Remaining time: 3 days 22 hours

[nadjasnandor]

the vampires got it right. life is about being bisexual and a little bit pathetic. and going through different levels of depressive episodes

[justcallmedom31]

These are so beautiful.

Credit goes to the wonderful artist: ChibiGreen

[justcallmedom31]

Oh my gosh, i found more beauties!!

Credit once again goes to the wonderful artist: ChibiGreen

[apolladay]

How frequently do you forget to eat?

* daily

* once every few days

* weekly

* once every few weeks

* monthly

* once every few months

* I rarely forget to eat

* I’ve never forgotten to eat

* it’s complicated

* see results

This poll is for instances where you’ve accidentally forgotten to eat your typical meals. Do not include instances where you’ve deliberately skipped meals or if you have an alternative meal schedule (such as intermittent fasting)

How frequently do you forget to eat?

daily

once every few days

weekly

once every few weeks

monthly

once every few months

I rarely forget to eat

I’ve never forgotten to eat

it's complicated

see results

Remaining time: 3 days 8 hours

This poll is for instances where you’ve accidentally forgotten to eat your typical meals. Do not include instances where you’ve deliberately skipped meals or if you have an alternative meal schedule (such as intermittent fasting)

[salvadorbonaparte]

"on god's green earth" is way too fun to say even when you don't believe in god and know most of it is blue, actually

[ashlgcostumes]

Tag via @bluehairedspidey and vocabulary updated

[toskarin]

one of my favourite human songs-and-dances is when someone notices someone else is lying and, for no particular reason besides love of the game, helps them get away with the lie without ever explicitly acknowledging they noticed. nightmare social animals.

[lupismaris]

Do it scared but please don't do it hungry. Please don't do it dehydrated. It's gonna make it so much scarier. Please.

[forsapphics]

Original poster for Le frisson des vampires (The Shiver of the Vampires) (1971)

[mini-wrants]

Outdoor in sun perfec t place for president to do speech! Outdoor very warm very soft put old man on green lawn under sun. Put old man in warm sun. no problem ever in warm sun because good view and audience can see long speech. Nice podium outdoor sunny perfect place for old president can trust warm sun to give nice view to President good luck to President. friend sun.