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1. Saly, Senegal by Sebastian Gil Miranda
2. Ijebu Ode, Nigeria by Benita Nnachortam
3-4. Harar, Ethiopia & Sudan by Berengere Cavalier
5. Cape Coast, Ghana by Danny Wonders
6. Lac Rose, Senegal
7. Chibia City, Anhola by Xavi Simancas
8. Cape Town, South Africa by Wayne Hipe
9. Zanzibar, Tanzania by Sarah Waiswa
10. Adrar Region, Mauritania by @mitchellkphotos
I love the term âloanwordsâ because it implies that you intend to give them back.
*dumps a box full of words on Frenchâs front porch* You never came back for your shit.
Loanwords, loaned to the British Museum so
Would everyone like to know the best thing??? There are two types of borrowed word - loan words and calques. Loan words are words taken directly from the language i.e. tattoo, sushi, guillotine. Calques are words literally translated from the language before being borrowed i.e. beer garden, scapegoat, killer whale (incorrectly calqued, the original actually means whale killer which is a whole other post).
Did anyone notice the fun thing?
Loan word is a calque (German lehnwort lit. Loan+word) and calque is a loan word (French calque - tracing or imitation). Have a good day!
as a librarian, i can't encourage you enough to check out stuff you don't think you'll get around to reading
like other institutions, at the end of the day we have to use numbers to justify our existence and inform our financial decisions
check out that novel by that author you like even if you know there's no time to finish it. check out a movie you like even if you can't watch it. check out a sewing machine even if you don't have time for a project. we don't check if you finish anything, and it all adds up.
support your local library by checking out things you don't need
people at the grocery store sometimes do a visible double-take about how many vegetables I'm buying. they look at me probably thinking wow she's so healthy! it's ok that she's also buying donuts! she's earned them!
you fools. all the produce is for my pet pig. I'm eating donuts for dinner.
an older woman actually stopped me once and told me I must be a great cook because I was just throwing random vegetables in my cart based on price. she was like "gosh! I would need a recipe to know what to do with all of those!"
i do have a recipe. it's very simple:
ingredients: vegetable
step 1: throw it on the ground.
this is my son. btw.
"We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians."
~ Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
just learned about a building in london that is so poorly designed it becomes a death ray that melts cars and creates a downdraft effect with wind so powerful that it knocks full grown adults to the ground
imagine being knocked over by a gust of wind from this ugly ass building and then being cooked TO DEATH by the sun reflection like what a way to go
i learned about this like last year or somethign and this building is literally th satan come alive. building that tries to fucking kill you and fry you like an egg
top ten buildings that Want To Harm You
this building is like I Will Flip You Over Like A Hamburger And Fucking Cook You
The use of the present tense isnât quite accurate because they did fix the issue immediatly after this so its no longer a death ray but yes it did partially melt a very expensive Jaguar. Its nickname âthe walkie talkieâ got beautifully bastardised to âthe walkie scorchieâ following this. Its also widely accepted to be the ugliest of Londonâs skyscrapers.
And I just wanna bring up the fact that this is not the only monstrosity built by Rafael Vinoly - heâs also responsible for the eyesore of Manhattan that is 432 Park Avenue.
Residents here have repeatedly complained about the realities of living in this haunted pool noodle, including âcatastrophicâ floods, loud bangs and creaks, and an elevator that refuses to work when its windy.
I would say we should stop letting this guy make buildings, but he only seems to fuck over millionaires so Iâm not in a hurry to end his career just yet.
@branovices itâs my pleasure to inform you that the Vdara âdeath rayâ Hotel is also the work of Rafael Vinoly
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Rafael Vinoly waking up and choosing violence like
Me when Iâm definitely not an ethnostate
Since western media (especial American) are working overtime to suppress South Africa's hearing and Yemeni voices I want you to keep these 3 points in mind:
Not 1 major American news outlet broadcasted the South Africa case hearing on Thursday, but they broadcasted Israel's case hearing, today, Friday 12/1/2024.
Yemen has repeatedly said that the Red Sea blockage is because it's following its duty to upload "Article 1 on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide" and IS NOT to "endanger the freedom of navigation in one of the world's most vital waterways" like Biden put it, in his statement.
Gaza Strip is still under severe bombardment. Don't allow yourself to get used to it. They just bombed an entire neighborhood in Khan Yunis which is a southern city! And as of recently the electricity has gone off in a hospital because gas has ran out.
âMartyrsâ volunteer and go to their death willingly for a cause they believe in. You are not a martyr if your house gets bombed by enemy shelling and you die. You are a casualty of war. Children cannot be martyrs. They cannot consent. Non-combatants caught in the crossfire cannot be martyrs. They are simply innocent victims of someone elseâs violence. Do not conflate martyrs and innocents. In no scripture are they considered the same. Their fates are different. It is wrong to call one a martyr when they are an innocent. One is a choice, the other is not.
I know that
Westerners never cease to amaze me with their cruelty and their racism and their atrocious behaviour.
We've explained this a thousand times and this is something that can very easily be googled. And yet you people still choose to bother a man trying to survive a genocide about your own personal queasiness and self-righteousness over something you don't understand.
In Islam, the concept of martyr is different. The actual word, in Arabic, is 'shaheed', meaning 'witness' in the past tense. This is because on the Day of Judgement, they will be asked to testify in 'other people's cases'. There are many things that can make someone a martyr in Islam. If you die of drowning, you are a shaheed (martyr). If you die of illness (plague), you are a shaheed (martyr). If you are a stillborn, you are a shaheed (martyr). The one used for Palestinians is the criteria listed by a specific hadith that says that they who are killed: 1) without their fortune 2) without their blood 3) without their faith 4) without their family then they are a martyr. Because when we are killed by the occupation, they have taken everything from us, our freedom of faith, and our fortunes (which they are still stealing millions of lbs of gold as they kill us in Ghazzah since Oct. 7)
But no. Instead of asking someone else what we mean in good faith, you evil people want to bother a man who really doesn't need this shit right now.
You people are so evil it's crazy.
do you ever hear people talking about something and youâre like. fuck. let me be real for a second. iâm too much of a commie to have this conversation
âof course this is the bare minimum amount of labor someone must perform to be a human being worthy of being alive! what do you think, rimon?â brother if i told you what i think about this your head would fucking explode.
Saturn Devouring His Son
The occupation besieged a house with its residents in Khan Yunis. The house contained more than 60 people. They besieged them in the house and then blew up the house. None of them survived. They were all martyrs. 8 families, their children and grandchildren were removed from the civil registry and none of them survived.
âHow long ago was this poste..oh.â
Also worth the read...
A COVID wave is hitting the US in 2024, and it could be the the 2nd largest ever. COVID-19 mask mandates are returning. Know the symptoms, a
The court session against Israel has started.
Here's a live YouTube link from Al Jazeera English.
It stopped airing several hours ago but, as of 10:30am EST 01/11, you can click back on that video and see it aired. The video is put in juxtaposition with actual footage of the genocide (nothing I have seen is EXTREMELY graphic but it is real violence) to really lend even more credence to what is being said.
the link leads me to their live channel but this one has the case, no other footage but the courts proceedings in this one
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, holds public hearings on the request for the i
and a german coverage with footage inbetween the case of south africa which is a caster from south africa themselves:
South Africa is to present its argument during a public hearing against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of c
Google is going to start scraping all of their platforms to use for AI training. So, here are some alternatives for common Google tools!
Google Chrome -> Firefox
If youâre on tumblr, youâve probably already been told this a thousand times. But FireFox is an open-source browser which is safe, fast and secure. Basically all other browsers are Chrome reskins. Try Firefox Profilemaker, Arkenfox and Librewolf! Alternatively, vanilla Firefox is alright, but get Ublock Origin, turn off pocket, and get Tabliss.
Google Search -> DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo very rarely tracks or stores your browsing data (though they have only been known to sell this info to Microsoft). Donât use their browser; only their search engine. Domain visits in their browser get shared. Alternatively, you can also use Ecosia, which is a safe search engine that uses its income to plant trees! đ˛
Google Reverse Image Search -> Tineye
Tineye uses image identification tech rather than keywords, metadata or watermarks to find you the source of your image!
Gmail -> ProtonMail
All data stored on ProtonMail is encrypted, and it boasts self-destructing emails, text search, and a commitment to user privacy. Tutanota is also a good alternative!
Google Docs -> LibreOffice
LibreOffice is free and open-source software, which includes functions like writing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, formula editing and more.
Google Translate -> DeepL
DeepL is notable for its accuracy of translation, and is much better that Google Translate in this regard. It does cost money for unlimited usage, but it will let you translate 500,000 characters per month for free. If this is a dealbreaker, consider checking out the iTranslate app.
Google Forms -> ClickUp
ClickUp comes with a built-in form view, and also has a documents feature, which could make it a good option to take out two birds with one stone.
Google Drive -> Mega
Mega offers a better encryption method than Google Drive, which means itâs more secure.
YouTube -> PeerTube
YouTube is the most difficult to account for, because it has a functional monopoly on long-form video-sharing. That being said, PeerTube is open-source and decentralized. The Internet Archive also has a video section!
However, if you still want access to YouTubeâs library, check out NewPipe and LibreTube! NewPipe scrapes YouTubeâs API so you can watch YouTube videos without Google collecting your info. LibreTube does the same thing, but instead of using YouTube servers, it uses piped servers, so Google doesnât even get your IP address. Both of these are free, donât require sign-ins, and are open source!
Please feel free to drop your favorite alternatives to Google-owned products, too! And, if this topic interests you, consider checking out Glaze as well! It alters your artwork and photos so that itâs more difficult to use to train AI with! âď¸
Helpful internet stuff!! â¨
