still we rise

gabriella | 27 | lh44 & bangtan | she/her

[natureell]

[freakoutgirl]

Us at this beautiful end to 2025

[transgp]

sir lewis hamilton at the 2025 met gala

[theereboseffect]

all the f1 x gladiator drawings i've done so far

[kosmogrl]

[huffylemon]

[triviallytrue]

aren't gorillas gentle giants or something. i stay out of his way, he doesn't maul me, we have a nice time picking out clothes together in opposite sides of the mall

[friendshapedhole]

Male gorillas are super aggressive and territorial. Also they interpret nearly every human mannerism as a sign of aggression or a challenge. Smiling and eye contact are both things that zookeepers have to be taught to suppress when they’re in the vicinity of gorillas.

[triviallytrue]

Well unless the mall is his native territory I think I'm fine, I wasn't planning on smiling at him

[max1461]

This is all irrelevant because the obvious answer is five black mambas. I mean, that’s not actually very many snakes, and malls are fucking huge. And unlike a gorilla you can definitely outrun a snake if it does show up. Find an open space in the mall where you can see any snake coming and just hangout out there. Fucking easy.

[triviallytrue]

Misguided! I would much rather have a mallmate I can easily see and hear coming. I'm confident I can stay out of the gorilla's way, but if I step on a snake or one otherwise gets the jump on me, it's all over.

It's not just about the physical danger either, it's about my mental health. One gorilla, unless he's actively mad at me, I just keep a healthy distance between us and make sure I never get trapped. With the snakes, it requires a lot more constant vigilance

[ghostpalmtechnique]

They should substitute "chimpanzee" for "gorilla" in this hypothetical.

[triviallytrue]

if it was a chimp i'm taking the fucking snakes

[notwiselybuttoowell]

Black mambas have a reputation build on being very venomous and very fast. I'm not sure why you would think you could outrun one (or five) in an enclosed space like a mall.

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

Malls usually have pretty slick floors, and escalators. I’d choose the gorilla simply because I think that would make an more interesting story (and a better-selling autobiography, I Survived the Mall Gorilla) but I think I’d stand a pretty good chance at avoiding the mamba. They’re fast and aggressive and will chase you but unless we started immediately beside each other I think my sneakers would have the terrain advantage over scutes.

[nightingalesoul]

this is too good to leave hidden in the replies

[bermuda-n-drangle]

fucking enamored with the implication that this gorilla is fully intelligent but is trying to manufacture plausible deniability like the movie barnyard

[100493503004422]

I literally did not know that sag aftra is currently on strike against video game companies and has been for six months

[100493503004422]

it's over AI bc of course it is. I can only assume that bc of the election & the wars, it's not really making huge headlines

[100493503004422]

as of May 20, 2025, SAG-AFTRA is still on strike against video game companies

[fluoresensitives]

Personally I hate AI because it uses slave labor, is killing the planet and is making people stupid, but that's just me. The soulless art aspect is just one little piece of my grander disdain.

[batou]

some of u should have an OnlyClowns account

[themadcapmathematician]

what the fuck do you think a tumblr is

[curoopeez]

I don't want my cellphone to have AI I want it to have 3 days of battery time. I don't want my computer to have AI preinstalled I want it to have seven usb ports and high ram at affordable price. I don't want my games to have AI built levels I want them to be so optimized I could run them on a nokia.

[curoopeez]

While I'm sure a lot of people would agree with this post, I didn't mention any day of the week nor brought up color theory, so unless people take this reply as a challenge this is gonna be just another flop

[probablyasocialecologist]

Microsoft Bans the Word “Palestine” in Internal Emails

After days of disruption by pro-Palestine activists at its Build developer conference, No Azure for Apartheid said, Microsoft made it imposs

Microsoft has quietly implemented a policy blocking employee emails containing the words “Palestine,” “Gaza,” or “genocide” on its internal Exchange servers, according to No Azure for Apartheid, a group of pro-Palestine Microsoft employees. The automated filter, which silently prevents such emails from reaching recipients was first detected on Wednesday—just after Microsoft’s Build developer conference faced repeated disruptions by the activist group. Microsoft has been rocked by internal dissent over its collaboration with the Israeli military and government amid the ongoing assault on Gaza. The company has faced disruptions to its events, including protests from employees over its provision of cloud services and other critical infrastructure used by the Israeli military. Now, the company appears to be tightening its grip on internal discourse. The terms “Israel” and “P4lestine” do not trigger a block, the group said. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

[...]

Just days after the October 7, 2023 attack and the start of Israeli offensive in Gaza, Microsoft started pitching to the Israeli military, anticipating major military spending. Over the next few months, Israeli military became one of Microsoft’s top 500 global customers.

22 May 2025

[vroomvroomvroommf]

[bladejob]

maybe it just needs a little yellow

[wejustvibing]

bby❤️

[alwayslewis-deactivated20251208]

i know who my goat is

[wejustvibing]

❤️.

[wejustvibing]

RA: P4 and hard work out there. Proud of you.

LH: Thanks so much, mate. What a great race, guys. Fantastic stops, strategy. The car felt great today. I'm so grateful, so proud. Grazie a tutti and, for the tifosi...that was for them.

RA: Enjoy the in lap...enjoy the tifosi on the hills

LH: That's more like it, guys. That's more like it. Let's keep pushing. We get our qualifying better, and we can race like that, and we'll be winning.

RA: Yes, indeed. Hard work always pays off.

LH: Never give up.