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[animentality]

[recoiloperated]

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Download Microslop for Firefox. An extension that converts Microsoft to Microslop

[sosuperawesome]

Butterfly Dragons // Marie-Claude Roch

[queenelephant]

[ryan-sometimes]

As an autistic/adhd person going through the job search process I’ve learned to phrase my autistic/adhd traits as corporate friendly things. Here’s some examples:

I have trouble reading between the lines and picking up on implicit information? Actually, I’ve learned the importance of giving and receiving precise, specific instructions in order to avoid time consuming miscommunications.

I’m easily bored with only one task? Actually, I have a curious mind and thrive in places with a wide range of tasks as I prefer dynamic environments where I can contribute to many projects.

I have trouble with white lies that are merely social niceties? Actually, I prioritize a transparent work environment where we can tackle issues head-on.

This way I don’t have to lie, but rather just spin my truth in a way that’s palatable to them.

[callese]

refseek.com

www.worldcat.org/

link.springer.com

http://bioline.org.br/

repec.org

science.gov

pdfdrive.com

[carolinecrane]

PDFDrive stopped working a couple months ago, but you can try oceanofpdf.com instead.

[geek-ramblings]

Billionaire Mark Cuban Opens Online Pharmacy To Provide Affordable Generic Drugs

The company was launched out of stealth last year.

The fact that Mark Cuban can do this is just further proof of how much capatalism is f*cking people over.

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy Thursday that offers more than 100 generic drugs at an affordable price with a goal of being “radically transparent” in its price negotiations with drug companies. 

For example, the leukemia drug imatinib is priced at $47 a month on MCCPDC compared to the $9,657 retail price.

The online pharmacy’s prices for generics factor in a 15% margin on top of actual manufacturer prices and a $3 pharmacist fee, the statement said. 

[r-dankmemes]

PLEASE SPREAD THIS INFO

yes this is pretty unbelievable right now—but just look at the replies and reblogs of this post—look at all these people on twitter talking about their own experiences with it now too—this is actually real

and yes everyone is waiting for a catch, but remember it is a PRIVILEGE to think about not sharing this information out of spite for billionaires rather than needing this opportunity regardless of how long it lasts or if mark cuban is doing this for his own gain

so please share. thanks

[genderfluid-and-confuzled]

[just-a-rambling-goldfish]

“If I cry, it's only a beautiful thing...”

(I just miss him, sometimes)

08.02.2022

Andrew Garfield//Jamie Anderson//Fleabag//Heaven Has No Regrets//WandaVision//Jukebox the Ghost//Interstellar

[luxlightly]

It's so important to remember that tumblr is bad. Has been bad. And will likely remain bad for the foreseeable future. And that is vital to our survival. If Tumblr was a good website that worked, it would get turned into a corporate hellscape like every other site. It's so important that Tumblr is broken and poorly run and impossible to effectively navigate. It's all that's keeping us safe.

[ghiresteem]

tumblr management know we feel this way though. They’ve just added trackers to sharing urls/links. The first step to targeted advertising, yay!

don’t get complacent about the possibility of tumblr becoming a corporate hellscape

[pokette]

remember that ANY text in a link after a ? is only tracking information and can ALWAYS be safely removed

[hierophanthistorian]

[ferret-on-pancakes]

Always

[decepti-thots]

here's some advice for people new to tumblr i haven't seen around our parts yet... a very, very common current scam on this site to get some money out of folks is as follows:

You receive a message like the below, asking for a signal boost for a donation post pinned on their page; this is almost always for a pet.

You check their page and it all looks legit. They have an icon/pfp, a bunch of reblogs rather than an empty blog, the pinned post has candid cat/dog/etc photos that look convincing, and there's a link to a normal looking gofundme in a lot of cases, with similarly realistic photos. They didn't even ask you to publish the ask specifically, they just want you to consider reblogging.

…but if you scroll down far enough, it turns out there's only like a week worth of random reblogs, no real other posts and no interaction with anyone else on the site. Which isn't in and of itself an issue- everyone joins Tumblr at SOME point- but maybe a red flag?

Inevitably, when you reverse image search the pet photos, they were nabbed off instagram or facebook or twitter or something. It's a scam.

I was getting 2-3 of these a week at one point, and all of them were convincing, probably because I doubt any of them were bots. this is a really common scam but not nearly as easily spotted as obviously automated phishing attempts; don't publish or donate to these. they're hoping your sense of sympathy, generosity and even guilt will override your suspicion at a rando asking you for money. delete 'em.

i just bring this up because i'm seeing a couple people in tf fandom getting these asks and going 'hey, signal boost!!!'' and while it's a very kind impulse... yeah, it's overwhelmingly scams, folks. sorry.

[webkinzcat]

my cat died from lilies years ago so I will always share this stuff

[zhooniyaa-waagosh]

Poinsettias actually aren't any more toxic to cats than most household plants. The idea that they're highly toxic is a myth and it would take your cat eating A LOT for there to be any serious issues.

The rest of these plants are accurate though and I want to stress the lilies especially. Lilies are one of the most common ornamental plants for people to keep in their homes and also one of the most dangerous for cats; even licking a bit of pollen from their fur or drinking water from the vase can cause a cat to experience fatal kidney failure. If you have cats, just don't bring lilies into your home at all. It's not worth it.

That includes daylilies, tiger lilies, Easter lilies, and tulips, which are often included in lists of "safe" plants but are absolutely not safe. Tulips are part of the lily family and just as toxic to cats.

[citylightsofheaven]

calming cat

[discodeerdiary]

The fact that someone thought I was using "unperson" as cutesy TikTok speak for "kill" instead of as a word that made its way into the English lexicon from George Orwell's 1984 is a little too on the nose I think

[azuremist]

Hey, do y’all remember how Tencent said they were developing faceID AI to identify people in riots, and then they suddenly created an AI art generator to turn your selfies into anime?

Do y’all remember that time that someone discovered facial recognition cameras couldn't see through Juggalo makeup, then Facebook had a fun “see what you'd look like with Juggalo makeup” thing, and then facial recognition cameras could suddenly see through Juggalo makeup?

Do y’all remember how, on Twitter, Elon started a tirade against artists who ask for credit when their art is reposted, and he suddenly he created one of the first big art AI programs?

Do y’all remember how AI destroyed the field of translation, despite the inferiority of the machine translations, because people didn’t care about the quality of the translations? They just wanted it done for free?

Do y’all know how companies will see a lot of money going into a New Tech Thing (like, say, AI art apps) and will jump to try and implement that New Tech Thing into their tech? For example, how it felt like every big company and celebrity had an NFT to sell?

Just wondering.

[youngsugardaddy95]

Choking is a proven way to show affection and true love..

[im-not-an-object-ok]

No the FUCK it is not

[revengeofthehorsegirl]

strangulation (which is what this is) causes internal injuries, brain damage, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and death even weeks after the abuse.

it’s a common form of male violence against Women and more than 65% of victims of intimate partner violence will experience near-fatal choking. it is often the “last step” of male abuse before murder and the risk of a victim being murdered by her abuser increases dramatically once he has strangled her.

IF A MAN STRANGLES YOU, HE IS ATTEMPTING TO KILL YOU.

[phalloid-destroyer-deactivated2]

Reminder that porn consumers hate women and strangulation is a gendered act of agression towards females by males.

[thesinisterspinster]

No one who strangles you actually loves you.

[febfemradfem]

And to all you stupid, irresponsible idiots that say “b-but a safe choke is a blood choke”:

Jugular veins collapse under 4.4 pounds of pressure. Carotid arteries collapse under 5.5 to 22 pounds of pressure. The vertebral arteries will collapse under 18 to 66 pounds of pressure. The collapse of each of these vital structures can lead to immediate death, as well as delayed complications. 

An average male grip strength is around 88lbs.

Compression of the jugular veins results in acute death by causing cerebral hypoxia. Direct compression of the carotid arteries also leads to decrease or loss of cerebral blood flow and brain death. Direct pressure on the carotid sinuses causes a drop in blood pressure, bradycardia, and other arrhythmias. Consequences are anoxic and hypoxic brain injury death.

There can be long-term consequences of strangulation injuries due to vascular compromise as well. Long-term anoxic brain injury, thrombotic stroke, dissection, and aneurysm of vessels can all cause significant morbidity.

Strangulation can lead to death days or even weeks after the attack. It can cause heart attacks, brain damage, miscarriage, one-sided weakness, seizures and more. In 50% of cases, this level of damage is reached without leaving any marks.

To anyone who wants to choke their partner: fuck you. It is never, ever safe to choke someone, no matter how hard it might make your pathetic dick.

[thevaginamonoblogs]

Ive worked in medicine for over a decade, doctors are trained to take your carotid pulse in your neck on only one side at a time, because cutting the circulation off even in that circumstance is dangerous.

[truethingsiwishicouldsay]

No relationship is worth losing your life over.

No man actually worth fucking is going to expect you to simulate incest with him while letting him choke you. That’s dangerous porn junkie shit. He doesn’t “need a princess”, the fucker needs therapy. And possibly, a kick in the teeth.

[empress-hancock]

Choking is such a common way for men to kill their wives and girlfriends (they get shorter prison time when they don’t use weapons). So many guys are just waiting to get your trust before they kill you, the rest are just getting off on the fantasy of it. They’re getting as close as they can without getting in trouble

[destiny-islanders]

If there was a way to run SUPER MEGA AD BLOCKER on this website I fucking would

[celtic-pyro-deactivated20230725]

“Please oh please open up your computer to a porn virus! If you don’t you’re evil!”

[history-student-against-antis]

Freeloader Comin’ through!

[moonlight-fox]

We didn’t start this war internet users have with ads - We might have moaned about banner ads, but it was only when they started making noises when we might be listening to music or a podcast or whatever, causing two sound sorces at once, that we started trying to block ads universally rather than just a specific type of ad (pop ups).

And since then ads have gotten worse - Actual malware rather than merely breaking one of the fundamental sins of web design - though shalt not autoplay anything with sound. And the more aggressive a website is with ‘please turn off adblock’ the less I trust it to bother to vet ads and advertisers to make sure they’re not installing malware.

[bramblepatch]

Not to mention that the idea that avoiding ads is “freeloading” is hilariously backward. Advertisement is a transaction between the platform and the advertiser, the user has no obligation to provide the views/clicks the platform has promised. Using an adblocker isn’t freeloading in the same way that leaving the room to get a snack during a commercial break isn’t cheating the tv network.

[pocosun]

Ok y’all, I work as a web developer and I’m here to tell you that you are 100% right and that it’s shit. SO I’m going to tell you how to get around websites that block you from using their website if you’re using an adblocker. 

Every website uses a language called JavaScript; long story short it’s a website language that allows developers to do the crazy shit you see on websites. Now the easiest thing to do is to disable JavaScript to stop them from knowing you have an adblocker:

Oh no! I’m blocked from viewing the website. It would be a terrible shame if I were able to right click and select the “inspect” feature

Click the three dots in the top right and open the “Settings” Menu

And then scrolled down to “Debugger” and checked the “Disable Javascript Option”

And then just refreshed the page

[eggfucker1]

Reblogging to save my life

[doublekaiju]

saving a life

[titkoks]

i don’t know why i love this so much but i do

[drallimylime]

вопросик?!

[meltyneon]

[cometchameleon]

Ok wait I'm an animator but the idea of referring to a real life human's gait as a walk cycle is sending me

[princessnijireiki]

For anybody wondering, the original video is here & the track is SQWOZ BAB - ПЁСИК

[lilcowgirl7-deactivated20210223]

I needed this drag. Let’s change guys and not look back

[user87262893]

working out your brain is a must!!

• hydrate it by drinking lots of water

• eat dark chocolate and blueberries and walnuts and salmon and other foods high in antioxidants!!

• play little brain games on your phone; I like wordconenct! anything that makes you think!

• read books. It’s simple but necessary. Even better - join a book club, or read with a friend, so you can have discussions after. This will improve your reading comprehension.

• do puzzles - it doesnt have to be sudoku, I love playing Beat Saber on the Oculus Rift because it makes my brain have to match colorful patterns to physical movements very quickly!

• learn a new dance - even a tik tok trendy dance. Learning new dance moves are proven to strengthen synapses!!

• go bird watching, or foraging, or anything outdoors that requires you to explore pattern recognition and visual searching

• watch a movie with the intent of analysis - this is best done with a cinephile friend!! talk about tropes and symbolism and character growth

• cross stitch, or sew, or do anything that requires matching nimble hand movements to patterns

• play or learn an instrument!

• develop a consistent sleep schedule (or as close to consistent as you can get!)

• when eating, try to identify the ingredients and flavors you’re perceiving!

I hope this helps :)

[moonlightwaterhealing]

I like how this went from me feeling like “hm why is this attacking me 🤨” at first, but feeling grateful seeing an added guide on a genuine expansion on a “ how to” work out the brain. This genuinely helps a bunch. People find solace in doing activities that get them through life by doing said activities of phone/tv or if that’s all they’ve ever known in their life to get them through things + etc tho. However, this was very impt to point out. Slowly beginning incorporating things to work the brain in ones own time.

[hateandmaliceandcats-deactivate]

I’m doing better with this but I still need to eat antioxidant rich foods and drink more water