Ramblings

In which I ramble and rant about writing and life. I blog what I like, and I like what I blog.

[socialmaya]

[dalenthas]

I love that this joke works in English even though it's not written in English.

[fravery]

"Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else."

Tom Stoppard

Kaoru Yamada

[fravery]

Jessica Lisse (France b. 1990) Sirocco pigment, inks on paper

[balu8]

Star Wars; Dark Empire II #5: The Galaxy Weapon

by Tom Veitch (W); Cam Kennedy (P/I/C) and Todd Klein (L)

Dark Horse

[the-future-now-deactivated20170]

That’s Louis Rossman, a repair technician and YouTuber, who went viral recently for railing against Apple. Apple purposely charges a lot for repairs and you either have to pay up or buy a new device. That’s because Apple withholds necessary tools and information from outside repair shops. And to think, we were just so close to change.

Follow @the-future-now

[dopeluminarydreamer-blog]

Reblog if you:

Have an iPhone and are in need of repairs

Have a friend with that problem

Hate Apple and are more than happy to spite them in some way

No one will know which is it

[weaselle]

This guy inspired me to repair my own macbook. First of all, you should know that I am not… like, I have to look up HOW to look up what my computer specifications are. Tech, that ware either soft or hard, is not a subject in which I experience comfort or competence. But my puppy peed on my keyboard, and I asked the apple store, or the fucking mac cafe, or the godsdamn Computer House Chill Zone or whatever cute ass name they have for their bullshit store, and they said it would be TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY KEYBOARD. I’m not even exaggerating.

So I asked the internet, well how hard IS it to repair? And I saw this guy’s video, and while I am no techie, I AM fueled by spite, so I was all “oh, they do that shit on purpose specifically so they can charge me $1200 bucks or make me buy a new computer hunh? FUCK THEM” and I bought all the tools I needed for about $25 and I bought all the parts I needed for about another $25 and I watched a few tutorial videos, and I replaced my own keyboard.

So, once you are doing the actual deed, it becomes pretty obvious that they are finding creative ways to make this much harder than it has to be on purpose. On thing that stood out to me is, instead of all the tiny screws being the same size, there are about two dozen very slightly different sizes. They could easily be all the same size, or like, two sizes at most, but no.

These mother fuckers will take a panel that screws into place and they’ll use a different size screw for each corner. They are so close that you almost cannot tell them apart visually, but they each will only screw into the matching corner. Like, it’s a pretty clear “fuck you” to anyone trying to do repairs.

anyway, this guy is also fueled by spite, and doing holy work, and I have mad respect

[dragonfox-in-a-teacup]

This is awesome. Man is doing good ass deeds 24/7 because he’s giving people control.

[dantes-infernal-chili]

How dare you not leave a link to his channel, this guy is the savior of the modern world.

[the-original-b]

vittoria alla ribellione

[nonamehorse]

Fuck Apple, Fuck every big tech company

[theinfamousdoctorf]

iFixit: The Free Repair Manual

iFixit is a global community of people helping each other repair things. Let's fix the world, one device at a time. Troubleshoot with expert

And if you need the ‘proprietary’ tools; go here!

[twinanimatronics]

I Fixit is actually how I repaired my dad’s old iphone 12 and then claimed it as my own!

[lizardlicks]

ifixit also makes kits and instruction for nearly every part for consoles, computers, phones, tablets, just about anything. We’ve replaced multiple parts on our old 3Dses at this point. It’s not nearly as hard as you might assume and very worth it to learn how to repair your own electronics.

[proseuctorwalton]

Getting in on the Fuck Apple train

[soundclown]

[teethwreath]

[pelideswhore]

just read on instagram that apparently the nobody trick was not included in nolan’s odyssey…… genuinely explain to me how the rest of the story works without that catalytic event

[pelideswhore]

like. even if you explain away poseidon's wrath some other way (which you can't really because half of it is anger/embarassment of the cyclops getting tricked) the nobody scene sets the PERFECT precedent for odysseus' behavior, character and his arc!!!!

it is integral to his character that odysseus is a TRICKSTER, which is the whole reason he gets his own epic. he is the antithesis to achilles, a guy who wins his battles with physical prowess, while odysseus wins with his mind. he tricks and traps his opponents until they eventually bring on their own demise. the cyclops episode is the first and clearest example of this.

the version christopher nolan apparently adapted is emily wilson's odyssey, which is the same one i have. in her foreword, she brings up the clever pun behind the nobody-line (outis/metis). i have made a post about this previously so go read that before continuing!!! this hubris is the main aspect that draws the wrath of poseidon, and like i said is integral to odysseus' character. i can imagine nolan has already heavily tuned down odysseus' hubris so i'm sure he was glad to be rid of this, beyond the fact that this pun is genuinely difficult to translate to modern language.

after the cyclops, odysseus' wit is obviously tested many more times, but never as directly as with polyphemus. the most relevant test is when he eventually does arrive in ithaca and has to walk into his own palace as a beggar. as NOBODY. THAT is the character arc odysseus faces. in the beginning he can't even bear the thought of a stupid cyclops not knowing who blinded him, in the end he has no choice but to let the suitors abuse him and his family because he can't reveal who he is. if you take away the starting point of the arc, then what's left of it?? what story are you even trying to tell?

and i understand that it is difficult to translate the pun/joke to modern language and the big screen but.... you knew that from the beginning!!! christopher nolan acknowledged with this that he can't do the odyssey justice (which is an honourable take), but at that point he should have just let the idea go. why half-ass it?? why not even try if he was so hellbent on doing it? tearing the story to shreds the way he did is SO much more disrespectful...

[dorfs]

getting overtaken as a pedestrian: people are seriously so caught up with themselves they can’t get somewhere 30 seconds later

overtaking people: come on girls it’s not a statue garden

[hometoursandotherstuff]

I remember when my area got the orange smoke. It was eerie.

[kaity--did]

Tonight on My Husband Doesn’t Know How to Baby Talk

“Ma’am, are you aware that these, right here are your hands? They belong to you. And you get to decide what happens with them. So when you use these hands to pull your binky out of your mouth that is not necessarily a dad problem. I’ll fix it obviously i just want you to acknowledge it’s not my fault”

[kaity--did]

Husband: ma’am it has been reported lately that you do in fact have tiny little toes and a little button nose, do you care to comment?

Penny Rose: Babbles in Baby

Husband: RIVETING!

[kaity--did]

Penny Rose: Does that High Pitched Baby Yell ™️

Husband: Let it out friend! Feel your feelings!

[kaity--did]

Me: Hehehe silly husband doesn’t know how to do baby talk

All of tumblr collectively at my husband:

[kaity--did]

Penny Rose: does a sad baby scream

Husband: you don’t even have to understand taxes yet! I can explain them but you’ve got several years before that’s relevant!

Penny Rose: wide eyes, staring at her father, almost intrigued

Husband: I lied to you Penny your mother does our taxes. Do you want to know about arbitration? I know all about arbitration.

[kaity--did]

THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND

yes he just walks around the house and talks to her like this

[kaity--did]

Penny Rose: Cooing as twinkle twinkle little star plays

Husband: Now Penny there is a lot of misinformation out there in the world and I hate to tell you this but the moon is in fact not made of cheese. That is a conspiracy theory pushed by Big Dairy.

????

[kaity--did]

Husband: Holds Penny Rose up to her reflection in the microwave

Husband: you see Penny Rose! This was the M. Night Shyamalan twist! You were mirror baby all along!

[kaity--did]

FYI this is how you get a Deals Warlock if you were wondering

[justplainsalty]

I have follow up questions:

1) Did you participate in baby talk to make up for your husband's deficit, or did you also opt to speak to the Deals Warlock like a very tiny adult from babyhood?

1a) If you participated in baby talk with Penny, did she ever do any code switching with you while she was learning to talk (I mean, babyish talk back to you but fully formed adult like you share with us to Lawyer Dad)?

[kaity--did]

I didn't baby talk with her very much either! I think I squealed at her more than my husband did.

Something funny that has happened is that while she formally calls me Mama when she's answering me in passing she does call me "My Darling Love" and I don't know for sure but I think it's because I call her and her father "my loves" and her father calls me and her "darlings" and she's created a mash up 😂

So I'll say "okay penny it's time for bed" and I'll just hear "okay my darling love!" 😂

[kaity--did]

Everyone is always so so kind on this post but I do want to warn you all that this did in fact lead to an insanely verbal child, and if you choose that life you have to commit to that life.

Penny Rose is now 5 years old and she

1. Starts talking the moment she opens her eyes to the moment she passes out at night

2. Asks, and I am not exaggerating I counted, an average of 892 questions a day

3. Does not accept "I don't know" as an answer to said questions, will usually have a follow up question as to why you don't know OR a suggestion on how we can find out together

I pay for limitless data and have 709 Google tabs open on my phone at all times

[dogtoks]

[latchofficial]

[coldpapernightmare]

hey, that dogs whole job is to point at birds, and it is indeed pointing at a bird

What more do you want?

[raptorific]

[poprocksromance]

A cautionary tale about the growing literacy crisis

[oldpaintings]

The Crown of Love, 1875 by John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)

[jennasommers]

THE ORIGINALS, 1.20 — A Closer Walk With Thee

[monstermonger]

A dream of the fields

study - reference by geopsych

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

I am currently finishing up some training in work, and the topic is on helping international students to avoid culture shock. They have just presented me with this graphic:

They've captioned it with "This is a bit of fun but it highlights the underlying point" but I am now completely stuck on "I'm sure it's my fault" - "It's your fault" - "Why do they think it was their fault?" as an interaction

[maureen2musings]

Madeira, Portugal

michael.paramonti