let the walls come down.

Shayna, Leo, Biromantic, Nonbinary. Ace. www.ask.fm/skaiashayna If you're here about the Homestuck Backpack I made, the link doesn't work since I deleted by accident, but the post lives on here by appending /post/118328522856/ to my url. sideblog is breakingthroughthefourthwall loveblog is lovebetweenthewalls

[waggington-deactivated20150109]

legally an adult, mentally a squid

[keena-kapu]

Do you ever hear someone say something about your field of interest that is wrong and you have to stop yourself from physically cringing but you gotta stay strong and cool cause you don’t wanna be ‘That NerdTM’?

[keena-kapu]

there is no deep meaning to this, this is when I see people refering to Excalibur as “The Sword in The Stone”

[whitestarrussian]

Wait I though the sword in the stone is Excalibur. What is it then?

[keena-kapu]

The Sword in the Stone is Caliburn, and was the way be became king. Excalibur was the sword given to him by the Lady of the Lake after he broke Caliburn fighting King Pellinore.

[tragicwolves17]

I have been educated today and I appreciate it

[keena-kapu]

I did not expect everyone else to also like swords this much.

[texanredrose]

1) Thank you, Kap, for clearing up this misconception.

2) I am always down to be That Nerd™

[grawly]

[neural-styled]

Content - Four people taking a picture of a crab holding a cigarette

Style - The Stary Night (1889)

[somecutething]

[moth-flufff-deactivated20210126]

yeS YES YES

[bando--grand-scamyon]

This is a lucky post

[tunsoffestivepuns]

@clurinurt

[desinteresse]

Everytime you fill in CAPTCHA you’re helping to digitalize old books and documents. Using CAPTCHA abt 250 books are added to a digital database everyday

[desinteresse]

Its called RECAPTCHA! The creator of CAPTCHA (Luis von Ahn) realised a lot of time was being wasted with CAPTCHA (worldwide we spend about 500,000 hours doing CAPTCHA every day)

So he wanted to put it to good use

The reason why CAPTCHA uses wonky letters is because computers can’t read them, but we can!

But when trying to automatically digitalise old books and documents this becomes a hindrance because computers often cant read the faded old letters. So the digitalising is done by humans (very costly and time consuming)

Anyway Ahn found out about these a integraded into captcha creating RECAPTCHA.

Everyday about 150 (sorry i meant 150 not 250) old books get digitalized this way. They are currently using it to digitalize the whole archive of The New York Times (since 1851)

So we’re all kinda building a digital library of alexandria this way by using captcha, noice

[nunyabizni]

https://techcrunch.com/2007/09/16/recaptcha-using-captchas-to-digitize-books/

reCAPTCHA Founded 2007. Overview reCAPTCHA is a free CAPTCHA service that helps to digitize books, newspapers and old time radio shows. reCAPTCHA improves the process of digitizing books by sending words that cannot be read by computers to the Web in the form of CAPTCHAs for humans to decipher.

In case any of you thought this was BS

[kaeebonrai-deactivated20230915]

I always love seeing reCAPTCHA being used.

[hashtag-med-school]

That’s what my dad told me too.

So when we fill out those wonky letters, we are basically helping the computer read weird handwriting.

[somecutething]

[moth-flufff-deactivated20210126]

yeS YES YES

[bando--grand-scamyon]

This is a lucky post

[tunsoffestivepuns]

@clurinurt

[weirdpostarchive-deactivated201]

i am a simple man. i search for warmth and tiny spaces to curl up in

[weirdpostarchive-deactivated201]

i like to have my head petted also

[marmorbun]

I diagnose you with cat

[weirdpostarchive-deactivated201]

all of us would curl up in a shoe box if we were able to.

[niconavarro]

Woops! Who are you?

[native-voyage]

Robot cat meets real cat

[deerinspotlight]

I feel like the reason certain dog-lovers insist cats are evil is because they read their body language as if they were dogs. So here’s a very basic guide to common “mean” things cats do that actually aren’t mean at all if you know what they’re thinking.

Rolling and exposing belly- attacks you when touched Does not mean: Give belly rubs! - haha I tricked you!  Actually means: I’m playful! If you reach for my belly I’ll grab your arm and bite it because I think we’re playfighting! 

Lazily exposing belly - still attacks when touched Does not mean: tricked you again! Actually means: I’m showing you my belly because I trust you. Please don’t break that trust by invading my personal space. I might accept a belly rub if I’m not ticklish and I know you well. Snapping at you while being pet Does not mean: I suddenly decided I dislike you! Actually means: You’re petting me in a way that gives me too much restless energy. Please focus on petting my head and shoulders instead of stroking the full length of my back next time.

Is in the same room but makes no attempt to interact Does not mean:  I’m ignoring you Actually means: We’re hanging out! I’m being respectful by giving you space while still enjoying your company. Slapping/scratching your hand when you try to pet them Does not mean: I hate you! Actually means: You’ve failed to establish that we’re not playing, or the way you’re approaching me scares me. Be calmer, speak more gently, make eye-contact and blink slowly at me before you try again.

[squeakykins]

I love this post omg, thank you so much. As a lifelong cat person, dogs perplex me because they’re so completely different behaviourally.

[blome3kissesbitch]

I love dogs too but, I’ve been trying to tell people, you canNOT treat cats like you treat dogs. They arent the same animals and have very different personalities

[blome3kissesbitch]

P.s.: people often pet cats way too hard. Dogs like a firm pet or a pat on the belly, cats dont have the same bone structure and are more flexible than dogs so what you’re doing probably hurts them

[naamahdarling]

Sitting and staring Does not mean: I am challenging you/plotting your demise/just generally evil and creepy. Actually means: I am a desert-adapted species, so my natural tears are very thick and keep my eyes moist for a nice long time. I do find people interesting and enjoy watching them.  I just don’t need to blink very often!

Staring and blinking slowly Does not mean: I’m smug and think I am smarter than you. Actually means: I like you! But I don’t need to get up in your face to show it.  I can just sit over here and blow kisses at you to show you I am glad you are around!

It’s very frustrating for me when people expect cats to act like dogs, or act like they’re deceitful.  They aren’t!  They just AREN’T DOGS.

[radfemblack]

Pour les chats 🐈💞

[meii-deactivated20220422]

Get ready for “more reasons why I fucking love cats”

Yes, the legends are true. Cats headbutt you to show their trust and affection. They also do it to show “hey look I see you as family.” Lions do it with members of their pride to say the same. It’s not just because they want food.

Cats nibbling is indeed literally cats grooming you. It’s what mom cats do to their kittens. If a cat is gently biting and/or licking you, they’re now your mom.

Meowing can simply be for the mere fact they want to say hello, want to play or be pet. Again, not just for food.

They barely meow at other cats (except for kittens, they meow at mom cat), mostly just humans. There are exceptions but overall, meowing is almost always for us.

Cats squinting/slow blinking is indeed basically the equivalent of us smiling and/or kissing.

Cats, like humans, prefer to get things without having to work for it- which isn’t very common within other animals.

Cat massages or making biscuits is because they happy! Kneading is another way of saying “hey I like this moment here I enjoy you and my life.”

Cats recognize us by smell, sound, taste, and touch. They recognize us after years as their long term memory is extremely good. This is why abused or neglected cats are so easily scared or hard to connect with. If your scent changes over the years or just in the day, your voice will them it’s really you. Also, they will only remember you if you had impact on their life. If you just existed in the same house, they obviously won’t care.

And yes, they know our patterns in the day. You notice it when it’s beneficial to them (feeding time!). They will often wait for you to come home as well.

To remember: cats think we are interesting as hell. They watch us do everything because we’re fascinating!!!

They also want you to be around when eating because they feel vulnerable. They focus on eating so they hope you protect them. They do the same for you, all the time.

[sapphire-rosa]

CATS 😍😍😍😍

[that-catholic-shinobi]

I didn’t know that about feeding and now Imma cry because my cats did this

[plumwildflowers]

I forgot I made a couple of mini vine compilations when they announced the end of vine

[elodieunderglass]

i don’t know how vine so perfectly encapsulated the best of humanity but that was a weird time

[bloodsisters-deactivated2023013]

[powerjock]

this man takes off 99% of your health with one hit 

[mysteryseeker]

this makes me feel like im asleep and some dark entity has taken over my dreams and is toying with me as it makes my reality crumble around me 

[somecutething]

[moth-flufff-deactivated20210126]

yeS YES YES

[bando--grand-scamyon]

This is a lucky post

[exploregif-blog]

[gifsboom]

Perfect magnets

[hoiplatapolloi]

Fun story: One of the first things I was taught as an astronomy student is that, if you want to be a dick to someone giving a presentation, ask them “and how do the magnetic fields play into this?” and they will invariably say “fuck you I don’t know” because no one understands magnetic fields they are black magic.

[edwardspoonhands]

Originally posted by fencehopping

[kasaron]

Magnets are pure bullshit.

Pure utter bullshit. Electromagnetic forces somehow outstrip gravitic forces in strength by an obscene factor, for no reason I can comprehend and it bothers me.

I love magnets

[supernova2395]

One, that gif showing the Curie temperature is really cool. 

Two, you don’t understand, magnetic fields are the bane of my existance and I have a masters dissertation about them. I studied how magnetic fields develop in low mass stars and every single meeting with my supervisor ended in some conversation about how stupid magnetism is.

“Oh yeah and this is effected by the magnetic field strength…”

“But why?”

“God knows, I don’t have a clue.”

Was literally said to me by a professor who has spent 20 years of his life looking at magnetism in stars.

ALSO:

“Don’t ask why, we don’t know. Maybe magnetism? Who knows anything about magnetism.” - My Stellar Physics professor when asked about certain processes in stellar formation, something he has been studying for 10 years.

Like we know so little about that it’s actually funny.

[mxopifex]

I’ve seen this post on my dash a few times now and it always cracks me up how magnetism can be this eldritch force and also just like the reason we have electricity.

Like I deal with very mundane electromagnetism problems on the regular with motors and transformers. Wanna make a lil baby motor? Magnets and a battery and a lil bit of copper wire. But reading this makes me feel like maybe I’m just some unwitting cultist of an elder god.

[leaningonthefourthwall]

i just want to go lie down and cuddle with someone for hours but I don’t have hours to spare.

[catchymemes]

Harder Better Faster Stronger by Korean elementary kids

[obvioususername]

I’m drunk and this fucked me up

[endofmay-orearlyjune]

me: i love musical theatre

friend: oh, you must be a great singer then!!

me: you could not be more wrong

[leaningonthefourthwall]

Tumblr SJWs missed the point of the Heathers reboot because they’re part of the problem.

There, I said it.

People who are LGBTQ/minorities can be assholes too. This is representing an issue that hasn’t been raised anywhere else: that social justice speak can and is abused by minorities to shut down an argument by playing identity politics.

We can’t just pretend that LGBTQ/minorities are somehow saints. You all only want positive representation, but the reality is that being part of a minority group does not make you a more valid person than anyone else. It gives you a platform to speak about your unique experience, but not the the ability to police people for social justice or declare moral supremacy.

Sure, Paramont’s Heathers series was cancelled due to immense pressure and bad timing around all these school shooting incidents, but I really wanted to see it play out. Might there have been better criticisms of our current world had it been released? Who knows, but it wouldn’t be popular around Tumblrites who can’t think critically past their identities.