why are you here

[gnf54]

sentenced to read tumblr queer discourse for 15 minutes

[gnf54]

Oh my god

[pooblet]

SOURCE

I SAW THIS & IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF @shrimp-bird

[fishwolfcrow]

Howdy, would you be interested in drawing my fishsona? It’s alright if you ain’t, cheers

heres your crappie hybrid:] I've got to get around to the freshwater fish

I really like his design:D

[stivkun]

Neon tetra drawn with 10in1 ballpoint pen

[stivkun]

sturgeon of approval and motivation

[fishwolfcrow]

Water bird anthros

Northern Pintail and Blue Heron

Cinnamon Teal

[fishwolfcrow]

2 of my non human sonas

Both unamed He/him for both

Common Loon and Sardine

[glassshine]

yo bro do the thing

[everettriott]

!! Me when I redo my fishsona to be more fish, hi guys !!

[yvesdot]

Alright, fine, here's the backstory about replacing my Microsoft Copilot key with a picture of a carp. Warning: that's the whole story.

When I bought my latest laptop, which coincidentally is already losing functionality in multiple keys, I noticed that the right Control button was no longer a right Control button. This was a bad sign for me, someone who fairly frequently used the right Control button. Worse still, it now bore the Microsoft Copilot logo and would open, when pressed, Microsoft Copilot. Not having personal interest in that particular robot, I was now in the market to rebind that key to something else.

I initially considered setting it up as my dedicated The Sims 2 button, but not only do I not yet have The Sims 2 installed on this computer, the way I play that game, it takes upwards of 15 minutes to boot up. I knew I would be constantly accidentally hitting this key, and I did not want to be constantly accidentally opening The Sims 2.

My partner immediately suggested that I set it to open "a jpeg of a fish." I Googled "carp," found an image, and set my right Control key to open a tiny browser window with a link to said fish. Though it is a .png file from pngtree labeled "pngtree-rohu-carp-fish-png-png-image_4022775.png", in an effort to display matrimonial piety, I dutifully labeled it "fish jpeg."

I now accidentally open this link multiple times a day, which is great, because it means I have a lot of opportunities to see a fish. Sometimes I accidentally hit it several times in quick succession, which means I get to see several fish! When I close all my open programs to shut down my computer, I usually find at least one forgotten fish. Things are working out beautifully, and everyone is happy.

The other day I brought up this story to a friend and relayed the saga of my success to her through her obvious confusion. At the end of my tale she asked me, "Why didn't you just bind it back to right Control?" and I had to admit to her that it honestly never occurred to me.

[yvesdot]

A couple of people have asked how to do this or said they wish they knew how... and the good news is that I am barely technologically literate, so I promise this is achievable for you!

Download Windows Power Toys

Remap the shortcut Windows + Shift F23 (this is what hitting the Copilot key is actually triggering) to whatever you like

Full disclosure: I used this guide which is intended to be used with ChatGPT as a web app, but you can turn anything into a web app (including a .PNG of a carp, apparently!) and I think you can also use Firefox for this with some extension or another. I used Chrome because I need the functionality of "reopen last closed window" on Firefox to be unimpeded by fish; it's not a statement of support for Chrome.

While I was doing all this, I went ahead and additionally bound Left Alt + - (and Right Alt + -) to output —. I now have an em dash button!

And I do intend, when I redownload The Sims 2, to bind that to something silly—perhaps Windows + T + S + 2, who knows—so that's still on the table as well.

Enjoy your carps!

[fishwolfcrow]

My midwestern fish guys with seasonal depression

Sailfish and Striped Bass based on my plushes

[worms-for-brains]

Me when it’s fish time

[clara-scintilla]

Fresh water fishes

Designs are open (except #5, #7, and #8) for claims! Dm if interested

[girlwhodoeskratom]

[fishwolfcrow]

[gnf54]

[reallyreallyreallytrying]

“average person eats 3 spiders a year” factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Spiders Georg, who lives in cave & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

[gnf54]

they call me sigma joe.