Sorbus Aucuparia

the big scary queer they warned you about. vegan, 30s, Scotland.

[cerastes]

People don’t even say w00t anymore.

[cerastes]

This sux00rz…

[thatveganwhiterose]

We’ve been pwned

[coffee-without-anesthetics]

never kill yourself . your next apple could be so good it makes you feel like a horse

[deathandmysticism]

Humpty Dumpty, 1873

[backintheattic]

Is he okay?

[earhartsease]

he’s not havin’ a great fall, tbh

[sailatina3]

[softichill]

I think abt this tiktok all the time

[thesadcyborg9million]

Diversity hire bryson ur absolutely slaying

[dopamineforthedepraved]

Xenomorph frogs - Sculptures by Li Changchun

2018

[pollsforadults]

Spin the wheel. Now, imagine you're on a first date with someone who says they`re a [result]. How does this affect the odds of a second date?

100% guarantee I'll want a second date

It's significantly more likely

The odds don't change

It's significantly less likely

There wont be a second date. Absolutely not

Remaining time: 5 days 7 hours

Picker Wheel - Spin the Wheel to Decide a Random Choice

Picker Wheel is a wheel spinner for a random picker. Various functions & customization. Enter choices or names, spin the wheel to decide a r

(anon submission)

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Remaining time: 2 days 14 hours

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Remaining time: 2 days 14 hours

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Remaining time: 2 days 15 hours

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

🫶

[odyver]

This got more traction than I imagined and has motivated me to make a more thorough survey where I can actually parse the data.

No email is necessary to input to complete the survey. Please also consider sharing this off tumblr with people in your life to get a broader sample, especially people who love history and love museums!

General Sentiment Surrounding AI Usage in Museums and Archives

Please give your thoughts on Generative AI (such as Sora, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) usage in museums, archives, and other cultural heritage sit

[donuts-multifandom-hellhole]

Something that I get chills about is the fact that the oldest story told made by the oldest civilization opens with "In those days, in those distant days, in those ancient nights."

This confirms that there is a civilization older than the Sumerians that we have yet to find

Some people get existential dread from this

Me? I think it's fucking awesome it shows just how much of this world we have yet to discover and that is just fascinating

[sleepymccoy]

@makaeru peer review cos this made me check when the Sumerians happened and I forget how recent history is for every other continent. 7000 - 8000 years ago just isn't that long when you're in Australia, and the amount of detailed history we have access to here is wonderful and should be recognised more internationally

Source (non Aboriginal)

And a quote I picked out from a longer interview with an Aboriginal local elder about the area where he touched on the history

Source (the rest of the interview is really interesting and all transcribed, have a look if you're curious)

[chaotic-archaeologist]

This is part of my Ancient Civilizations class that I teach, which does a whole week about Australia and the Torres Strait Islands because I was sick of never seeing them represented in USAmerican history contexts. With the help of @micewithknives and @acearchaeologist I've learned so many incredible things about Australia's past and it's been incredibly rewarding to share them with students.

[aggressivelybicaptainamerica]

My favorite fact about Aboriginal oral history is the fact that we pretty recently discovered that the Aboriginal myth of the 7 Sisters, an origin story for the Pleiades star cluster, accurately reflects a point TEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO when two stars in the constellation got close enough together to no longer be distinguishable by the naked eye.

The story? 6 sisters running from something that took their 7th sister.

[jinkohhh]

as a gilgar gunditj woman, i was not expecting to see my culture on my dash.

thank you for spreading our words and treating our culture with respect.

[ayeforscotland]

This map shows the scale of proposed data centres in Scotland. The Action to Protect Rural Scotland group have a ton of information on their website.

Scotland is in a weird position where we’re apparently an endless viable resource for renewable electricity and attractive for data centres but the people living here are paying some of the highest electricity prices in Europe.

[scifiseries]

[edgar-allan-possum]

[notwiselybuttoowell]

Not as groundbreaking as they're trying to make it seem - we've had this guy for centuries

[gentlyweirdplanteatingcreature]

psssshhhtttt Keshavan the Hindu elephant was much cooler

[odetopictorialism]

E. Ransy • Streetlamp at night, 1910

[geniusbee]

these are getting weird

[alternis]

it is a little funny to see people confidently stating that veganism is just a consumerist lifestyle and vegans only ever engage in armchair activism, considering how basically every direct-action animal rights group inevitably ends up labelled as terrorists

[alternis]

"why don't more vegans do Real Activism" because animals are legally considered property and messing about with a rich person's property is the most serious crime you can commit in the eyes of the law, and will be met with the harshest possible punishments. duh. aren't you guys supposed to be communists

[gentlyweirdplanteatingcreature]

people literally get run over standing vigil outside slaughterhouses

[anglaised]

everytime u go outside ur spending $60 automatically its crazy $60 is the new $20

[pursebeer]

Stop buying food and coffee and make it at home. I'm begging everyone.

[anglaised]

ok well i filled up my car with gas and got cat food for my cats so idk how this applies to me also the “don’t buy coffee anymore” thing is rlly annoying from ppl acting like buying coffee is the reason ppl r struggling to keep purchases under 20 dollars instead of capitalism inflating prices for shareholders to buy another five houses like. eventually yall gotta stop doing the “no more avacado toast!” thing to ppl bc there is no budgeting that is enough to outrun inflation

[gentlyweirdplanteatingcreature]

you'll never guess what you have to do to acquire the food and coffee in your house

[japaneseaesthetics]

Artist: Kawase Hasui Title: Morning at Ao Marsh, Ura Heights (Urabandai Aonumano asa) Date: 1949 Medium: Color woodblock print Credit Line: Bruce Goff Archive, gift of Shin'enkan, Inc.

[kingcatnine]

don't shave your legs this summer HOLD THE FUCKING LINE