a disorganised digital mess

lost and found box, a personal blog (see the about page for specifics)

[yiimins-blog]

“All that I can hope to do is get every unworthy school–every incompetent samurai–declared  G U I L T Y  of inferiority. So I make that my  p a t h .”

“Mitsurugi…you’ve changed.”

“…Don’t expect any special treatment, Naruhodō Ryūichi.”

Did someone say jidaigeki/samurai AU for ace attorney/narumitsu??? 

tl;dr everyone’s a samurai sort of. miles edgeworth is a samurai. phoenix wright might be a ronin? lots of duels !!!! (more details under the cut)

Keep reading

[yiimins-blog]

“That one was too easy, father. Another one, another one, please–!”

“Well…alright then, Miles, how about this…you have a special type of string that takes exactly one hour to burn. However, they burn at a non-uniform rate, and different parts of the string take longer than other parts to burn. How would you measure 45 minutes with two of such string?”

He saw his son’s brow furrow in contemplation, fingers wrapped around his chin just like he would do over his case files. The father smiled, bringing the mug to his lips. 

“…E-eureka!” The son jumped from his chair, a confident hand raised. “Light the first on both ends, the second only on one…then, when the first has finished burning, light the other end on the second one! I…got it. I got it, father!”

“You always do, son. You always do,” he laughed warmly and with pride. “Now then, how about 15 minutes and with only one of such string?”

“Why, father, it’s simple logic! First–”

I just like to imagine the Edgeworths having happy fun fun riddles and logic puzzles night every once in a while. Real talk though, is the riddle too hard for a 9 year old?? idk my dudes 

[bajo-el-mar-blog]

Reading about abusive men and the way they think. Very unsettling and an incredible book so far. Here are my very professional notes.

[imnotreallyherecheckagainlater]

what book is this?

[tehbewilderness]

This is from “Why Does He DO That” by Lundy Bancroft.

[chemicalheart-deactivated202009]

I’m so glad I’m seeing more and more Lundy Bancroft quotes on my dash because this book CHANGES THE LIVES OF ABUSE VICTIMS. The programs run for rehabilitating abusive men through the courts? Bancroft DESIGNED THEM. His programs are replicated ALL OVER THE WORLD. He literally wrote THE book on abuser rehabilitation.

[queen-mayhem]

Here’s a link to a pdf copy. If you haven’t read this book yet, read this book.

[appropriately-inappropriate]

Can we talk about how it seems like the entirety of the book is online on PDF, this making it accessible to anyone with an internet connection?

That is how we stop abuse.

We enable everyone to know what it looks like, so that when it happens, they can shut it down.

[bhuttu]

Arm yrself with knowledge!

[birkenth0t]

Changed my life, would reccomend.

[fuckyeahsexpositivity]

Reblogging for the PDF link.

—BB

[egodram]

Always reblogging because this isn’t just a partner abuse thing, this is a common abuse tactic PERIOD: Parents, siblings, bosses, general assholes, etc…

[tinierspacecharm]

http://www.pdf-archive.com/2014/07/20/why-does-he-do-that/why-does-he-do-that.pdf

new link (the old one is broken)

[z-co]

Hello! A lot of you have been asking me where and how I’ve learn multiple languages and well, after a few hours of digging through my browser history and bookmarks, I was able to collect all of these resources. I have personally used all of these, so I can assure you they are useful! If there is something wrong with a website or a link, please let me know. Also, if you have any questions or if you want a learning buddy, my ask box is open. (I speak English and Spanish. I’m learning Korean, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, and Esperanto)

Note: Learning a new language requires a lot of dedication, more than you actually think! Especially if you’re learning multiple languages at the same time. It isn’t impossible, but it will take time. And by time I mean months and/or years! So please, be patient. Take your time. Don’t rush. Keep in mind that you will mess up and that’s okay. Practice as much as you can. Practice out loud. Talk to yourself if you can. It doesn’t matter if people think you’re crazy. They won’t be thinking the same when you become a polyglot, so don’t mind them. This is for you and your future.

Get started:

Everything listed below is FREE! Some sites do require you to sign up, but that’s for you to keep track of your own process.

Tips to get you started

Language Hacking tips (blog)

More language hacking tips (blog)

The Polyglot Project (Library with foreign books that lets you translate while reading)

How to Learn Any Language

Effective Language Learning

Ankidroid (flashcard maker)

Multiple languages, one website

Duolingo (Latin American Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Turkish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Ukrainian, and Esperanto)

BBC Languages (40 languages)

Learn A Language (18 languages)

Conjuguemos (French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish)

L-lingo (21 languages)

101languages (167 languages)

Languagepod101 (31 languages)

Foreign Services Institute (44 languages)

My Languages (95 languages)

Surface Languages (43 languages)

Lingualia (Spanish)

Linguanaut (16 languages)

OmniGlot (All languages [basic info for some of them])

Memrise (Various languages) (flashcard system)

Livemocha (Various languages)

Polyglotclub

Sharedtalk

Interpals (specify in your profile you only look for language exchange because there can be some creeps in this one)

Couchsurfing

Babbel

Specific Languages

Korean:

Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes! - Really helpful as well

Learnkoreanlp - Focuses on grammar

k-is4korean

Talktomeinkorean

Learn-korean

korean-flashcards - Focuses on vocabulary

Easytolearnkorean

Korean.go.kr/ - Focuses on pronunciation

Lang-8 - Community to correct your entries

Dongsa - Conjugations for verbs

Howtostudykorean- EXTREMELY helpful when it comes to learning hangul and writing structure!

hangulpractice - This blog has some useful posts.

letstteok-korean

Talktomeinkorea (YouTube channel)

fluentkorean

sweetandtasty

seoulistic - For culture lessons

GenkiKorean

Korean Word Game

English-Korean Vocabulary Quizzes

Hangul Keyboard - This is also EXTREMELY helpful with Hangul/romanization. It also converts any romanized syllables into hangul

Korean - Reddit threat

Chinese/Mandarin:

Hackingchinese

Chinese-tools - Pretty helpful with pronunciation.

Chinese Open courseware

Chinese Language - Reddit threat

Chinese Textbook

Chineasy

Learn Mandarin

Chinese Hacks

yoyochinese

How can I learn Chinese

Why is Chinese so damn hard?

Japanese:

Learn Japanese I / II - YouTube

Guidetojapanese

Free Japanese lesson

Japaneseclass.jp

thejapanesepage

Japanesepod101

Tofugu

Erin’s Challenge!

Jplang

Yesjapan

Marugoto - Includes culture lessons

Kana Invaders - Fun game for learning Kana

Another great masterpost for Japanese - So many resources!!!

Esperanto:

Note: I did a research and supposedly Esperanto is an easy-to-learn language that helps you with other languages.

Esperantofre

Esperanto “library”

Esperanto Grammar

Esperanto (Duolingo)

German:

Learn German Online

German Language Guide

Mission Berlin - Mystery adventure game

Basic German

Deutsch Lernen

Slow German

Kids’ Games - For vocabulary

Italian:

MIT Open Courseware

Italian Language Guide

Italian Grammar

Italian For Beginners - YouTube

Latin:

Some Latin grammar

Latin Course - YouTube

Portuguese:

Oneness

Ta Falado

Portuguese (Duolingo)

French:

Learn French Guide

Coffee Break French

University of Texas: Francais interactif

Podcastfrancaisfacile

French Language Guide

Lingopolo/french

Le Journal en français facile

News in Slow French

Francolab

Cliffs Notes

Native French Speech

French Podcast

Spanish:

Spanish - About.com

@spanishskulduggery

Study Spanish

Cliffs Notes

Destinos

One Minute Spanish

One Minute Spanish (Latin America focused)

Thai:

Learn Thai Podcast

Woman Learn Thai

Let’s Talk Thai

Thai 101

Lingopolo/thai

Arabic:

Books to Learn Arabic

Mandinah Arabic

Arabic Verbs (PDF)

al3arabiya

Arabic Pronouns (PDF)

Arabic Alphabet / Also Here / And Here!

Arabic For Language Exchange

Peace Corps

Hindi:

A Door Into Hindi

Learning Hindi

NYU Hindi Course

Quillpad - Great for typing

Namaste Dosti

SU Hindi Course

ispeakhindi

Hindi Script

Vietnamese:

VietnamesePod101

Survival Phrases

seasite.niu.edu

Learn Vietnamese Online

Greek:

Some Greek Grammar (New Testament)

Romanian:

Rolang

One Minute Romanian

Welsh:

Say Something in Welsh

Welsh Vocab

Dutch:

Lingopolo/dutch

Learn Dutch

Russian:

Speak Russian

Russian Alphabet

Taste of Russian

Master Russian

Russian Open Courseware

Russian Handwriting

Swedish:

Klartext

SwedishLingQ

Survival Phrases

That’s it. That’s all I have right now. I’ll try to search for more and will keep updating this list! If you have a request for a specific language, just send me an ask. Have fun and good luck! 

[songofages]

wHY CAN’T I LEARN EVERY LANGUAGE?1

[humansofnewyork]

Most of the refugee families that we profiled this month have made their way to America. And as the initial excitement fades, they are faced with the stark reality of starting from zero in a new land. Being an immigrant is very difficult. Being a refugee is even worse. Most of them lost everything in the war. And because they were kind enough to share their stories with us, I thought that we could help carry a bit of their load this Christmas. Money we raise over the next 48 hours will be divided evenly among the families that we profiled, including Aya’s. Let’s use this Christmas to give back to the refugees who so openly shared their painful stories with us. Even if we could provide a few thousand dollars to each family—that money will stretch a long way. This Christmas, consider helping us give the gift of a fresh start: http://bit.ly/1TjkNc0

[ladywonderlands]

A warm and joyful Christmas to you all!

[stutterhug]

The Yule Ritual.  

Merry Midwinter Tree Kidnapping Day everyone ! 

Tapastic. Twitter.

[sirartwork]

Because I’ve lost control of my life

[lost-and-found-box-blog]

[dsdsfdgd-deactivated20150704]

the weirdest shit i have ever experienced as a swede is when around the mid 2000’s it became popular in sweden for teenage boys to wear rubber bands around their legs on top of their jeans. the more rubber bands you had and variety in colors the more alpha you became to the other teenage boys

[dsdsfdgd-deactivated20150704]

i don’t understand

[brassers-deactivated20181223]

bring this quality fashion trend back to the streets 

[hohomylad]

could it be

the return of the anglo saxons

[systlin]

Holy shit

[agnosticprophet]

!!!!!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!!!!!

So I know the chances of this working out are very small, but every bit of help counts.

The woman in the pictures above is my beautiful mother on her wedding day 18 years ago.

Upon unboxing what we thought was her wedding dress, we realized that we’ve been holding onto the WRONG DRESS for 18 years.

The Cleaning place where my parents had gotten the dress professionally preserved MIXED UP THE ORDERS and gave my Mom the WRONG dress.

This dress was made in the Philippines, along with the shirt my Dad wore to their wedding. My Mom, who was born there, said that her dress was one of the last pieces of her home country that she held on to. And now it’s gone.

Today, on Thanksgiving, (November 26th, 2015) I watched my Mother break down in tears when she realized her wedding dress was lost.

The dress was preserved near Wauconda IL. If you have any idea where her dress may have ended up, or by a slim chance you are the person who has this dress, please contact me. Send me a message.

Even if you don’t live in the area, please help me and SIGNAL BOOST THIS. I want to do as much as I can for my mom, and possibly find it.

Thank you for your time.

[torhallatalaksdater]

Boost

[sweaterkittensahoy]

Boost. Oh, this poor woman! Let’s find her dress!

[lilithdevile]

ATTENTION PET OWNERS

This post is going to rushed but I’m still shaking and it’s hard to type but I NEED people to know this

My mom just took my dog to the vet She(my dog) was(still is?) having a seizure

Last month we took my dog to the vet and they told us she had developed diabetes, they told us it was caused by the food she was eating, purina beneful. They told us that there have been many many many reports of Beneful has been causing diabetes, seizures, and even death in dogs.

We had no idea

We immediately switched her food and put her on a special diet plan for her diabetes, unfortunately the effects were already permeate.

Today at 11:20 my mom woke me up crying, I helped her carry my dog to the car (while she was still having a seizure) and watched her drive away red faced and still crying.

Please please PLEASE if you are feeding your pets Purina beneful PLEASE switch their food ASAP Beneful is poising dogs and I don’t want anyone else to experience what I just did Also if you could please help me signal boost this so everyone can know

[toxic-w0nder-deactivated2016020]

This would explain why my dog has seizures now…fucking hell

[the666assbutt]

Reblog and save lives of dogs

[skeletonboyfriend-remade]

found out purina was the reason my dog winston had been having seizures and puking. please don’t feed your dog purina.

[timmys-hoe]

INFORMATION ABOUT PARIS

Last Update: 14/11, 9AM GMT

French Police repeat: STAY INDOORS 

IMPORTANT: PLEASE DON’T USE THE “PORTEOUVERTE” HASHTAG UNLESS YOU ARE IN PARIS AND READY TO OPEN YOUR HOME TO PEOPLE ON THE STREET. TO SHARE NEWS, PRAYERS, THOUGHTS AND OTHER THINGS, USE A DIFFERENT HASHTAG OR WAY OF COMMUNICATING SO THAT PEOPLE LOOKING FOR SHELTER CAN EASILY FIND A WAY TO STAY. THANK YOU!

If you are in Paris right now and see someone who still needs help, who looks like they’re in shock or don’t feel well, there are paramedics on the street helping out anyone who doesn’t look well (looks shocked, dazed, etc..) Get the help you or other people might need!

2 explosions and 3 shootings in Paris (10th and 11th arrondissement)

Apparently attacks took place on seven different locations. Locations on map: click here.

Current number of dead being communicated with the press: 126 people dead and 40 critically wounded. Hundreds of people were injured.

About 100 people were being held hostage at a concert venue (Bataclan) , which was later raided by police after some people contacted family members saying they were being shot one by one.  (UPDATE: ASSAULT ON BATACLAN IS OVER. TWO THREE TERRORISTS BOMBED THEMSELVES WHEN POLICE BARGED IN. 

New update: Eight terrorists are dead, seven committed suicide by bombs and one was gunned down by police.

At least 80 dead at Bataclan concert venue. – Injured are taken to hospitals across the city.

President Hollande traveled to Bataclan once the venue was ‘safe’.

Parisians: stay inside or find shelter if you’re still outside. (use the #PORTEOUVERTE hashtag to find shelter, people are opening their homes for you!!)

POLICE HAVE ASKED EVERYONE TO STAY INSIDE.

Police know nothing of the killers, the French media is making references to Charlie Hebdo but nothing is confirmed yet. Attackers were most likely IS recruits, but it is not officially confirmed yet. The attacks have not been claimed yet, but on Twitter, IS is tweeting about the event.

People were not allowed to leave stadium of Stade de France at first. They were allowed to go outside after a while.

Attacks nearby the stadium were supposedly made by suicide bombers. Two attacks: one at a McDonalds and one at a restaurant nearby. 

German football team was held up at stadium on the night of the attacks as borders are closed.

France has closed its borders (keep attackers from fleeing and keep outside threats out) and declared a national state of emergency. In regards to the closing of the borders: there is not a 100% closing, but there is heightened security and thorough screening taking place.

Schools, museums, libraries, gyms, swimming pools, markets etc will be closed tomorrow, Saturday.

Lights of the Tour d’Eiffel have been turned off in memory of those who’ve lost their lives tonight.

Hospitals have started up the ‘Plan Blanc’, a plan to get all hospitals ready for those who are injured (by cancelling all minor operations, requisitioning the whole medical staff, etc). 

PARISIANS/PARISIENNES

Night buses N11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 out of service, according to police twitter (reddit). 

Metro: Lines 3,5,8,9, and 11 have been closed.

Taxis and other drivers are driving around for free bringing people home/off the streets.

#porteouverte: hashtag used for people on the streets who can’t go home; others are opening their homes for you, use the hashtag!

Facebook: “I’m safe” function for Paris attacks to let friends and family know you’re safe.

FREE PARISIAN EMERGENCY NUMBER: 0 800 40 60 05. 

“The French police have been alerted to keep an eye on refugee centers, in case revenge actions are committed. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE FLEEING FROM, DON’T LET THEM SUFFER FOR IT.” Keep an eye on your local refugee shelters as well. This can be important both in and out of Paris. 

Anyone who has more information send me a message I will update this post!

ALL FOREIGN EMBASSIES IN PARIS: http://www.cosylogis.com/paris/list_of_embassy.php

BBC Live feed:  http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-34815972

I will try to add on to this as I get more information. Unfortunately there isn’t much I can do, but I hope this is at least informative and possibly helpful to some.

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Traduction en Francais (ecrit par inkandcamcorder)

INFORMATION SUR LES ATTAQUES A PARIS

LA POLICE FRANÇAISE DEMANDE DE RESTER CHEZ SOI

IMPORTANT ! : S’IL VOUS PLAIT N’UTILISEZ PAS LE HASHTAG #PORTEOUVERTE A MOINS QUE VOUS SOYEZ A PARIS ET QUE VOUS SOYEZ PRET A HEBERGER DES PERSONNES AYANT BESOIN D’UN ABRI. POUR PARTAGER LES DERNIERES NOUVELLES, VOS PRIERES, PENSEES, CONDOLEANCES ET AUTRES, UTILISEZ UN AUTRE HASHTAG OU UN AUTRE MOYEN DE COMMUNICATION AFIN QUE LES PERSONNES DANS LE BESOIN PUISSENT FACILEMENT TROUVER UN ENDROIT OU SE REFUGIER. MERCI !

2 explosions et 3 fusillades à Paris (dans les 10e et 11e arrondissements)

Apparemment les attaques sont arrivées dans sept différents endroits. Trouvez ceux-ci sur la carte : cliquez ici.

Le total des décès est incertain, les informations divergeant. Avec le temps, nous aurons des nombres plus certains. Le total des décès est cependant haut : au moins 120 morts, certains rapports vont jusqu’à 153. Plus d’informations plus tard. Le total de  décès qu’on sait maintenant est 126.

Environ 100 personnes ont été prises en otage à un concert à Bataclan. – L’ASSAUT A BATACLAN EST TERMINE. (MAJ : TROIS ASSAILLANTS ABATTUS, D’APRES PLUSIEURS SITES D’ACTUALITE. LE TOTAL DES DECES N’A PAS ETE DECLARE OFFICIELLEMENT) (maj : d’après cityoflittleliars, les terroristes lançaient des explosives sur les otages afin que la police n’intervienne).

Nouvelle MAJ : sept assaillants dispersés dans Paris ont été abattus par la police.

LA BBC rapporte au moins 100 morts au concert de Bataclan. – Les blessés sont en train d’être amenés aux hôpitaux

Président Hollande se rend maintenant au Bataclan

Parisiens : restez à l’intérieur ou trouvez un abri si vous êtes toujours à l’extérieur (utilisez le hashtag #PORTEOUVERTE pour trouver un abri !)

LA POLICE A DEMANDE A TOUT LE MONDE DE RESTER A L’INTERIEUR.

Les assaillants étaient probablement des membres d’IS mais cela n’a pas encore été confirmé.

Au départ le public n’a pas été autorisé à quitter le Stade de France. Ils ont été laissés libres de partir depuis. (maj : au moins deux morts au stade de France d’après womenaregreatfighters.) L’attaque au Stade de France a apparemment été mené par un kamikaze. Deux attaques : une dans un McDonalds et une dans une brasserie, tous les deux proches du Stade. L’équipe d’Allemagne est gardée en sécurité au Stade pour l’instant, suite à l’agitation et la fermeture des frontières.

La France a fermé ses frontières (pour empêcher les attaquants de fuir et de potentielles menaces d’entrer) et a déclaré un état d’urgence sur un plan national

Les écoles et universités sont fermées jusqu’à nouvel ordre dans l’Académie de Paris

PARISIENS/PARISIENNES :

Les bus nocturnes n°11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ne sont plus en fonctionnement d’après le twitter de la police (reddit)

Les lignes de métro : 3, 5, 8,9 et 11 sont fermées.

Les taxis et autres conducteurs du même type ramènent gratuitement les gens chez eux/ à l’abri

Le hashtag #porteouverte pour ceux qui n’ont pas d’endroit où se réfugier, des personnes vous offrent un abri, utilisez-le !

Facebook : utilisez la fonction « je suis en sécurité » pour rassurer vos familles et amis.

Numéro d’urgence parisien gratuit : 0 800 40 60 05.

La police a été alertée et garde un œil sur les centres de réfugiés, pour prévenir tout acte de vengeance. RAPPELEZ-VOUS QUE C’EST CELA QUE CES PERSONNES FUIENT, NE LES LAISSEZ PAS EN SOUFFRIR. Gardez un œil sur votre centre de réfugiés local, c’est important dans et en-dehors de Paris.

Pour quiconque ayant ayant plus d’informations envoyez-moi un message et je mettrais ce post à jour !

TOUTES LES AMBASSADES ETRANGERES A PARIS : http://www.cosylogis.com/paris/list_of_embassy.php

LES NOUVELLES EN DIRECT SUR LA BBC : http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-34815972

J’essaierai d’ajouter plus d’information en même temps que j’en reçois.

Malheureusement, je ne peux pas faire grand-chose, mais j’espère au moins que ceci vous informe et peut-être, pour certains, vous aide.

[pleatedjeans]

via

[tayintheflesh-deactivated201707]

THE SNACK MACHINE !!!?!

[queenwhiskey]

A weapon to surpass metal gear

[thedeskofdrychris]

I could have sworn the UPS one was the costume until I looked down

[frenchhistory]

If you’re in Paris right now

- Emergency special number (if you need information) (please, use it carefully, too many calls will make the line crash): 0800 40 60 05 

- Schools and universities are closed tomorrow. (in the whole country btw)

- In Paris and IDF, it’s advised NOT TO MOVE. Don’t leave your home or the place you’re staying in unless you really have to.

- It seems taxis are free tonight if you need a ride home.

- IF YOU NEED A PLACE TO CRASH IN/ WANTS TO WELCOME SOMEONE: follow the hashtag #PORTEOUVERTE

- 5 metro lines are closed: 3, 5,8 9 and 11

- Maps of the attacks (source: Libération). Streets are probabky closed around these areas.

[lost-and-found-box-blog]

[superattacku]

Last night at 10pm EST, GooglePlay streamed a real life version of their popular phone game “Neko Atsume”, placing cats that looked the same as the one in the game into a room with various toys (also available in-game) and filmed the entire thing live. The overwhelming response from the internet, was a mishmash of several languages in the chat rooms, all cheering for their favorite kitties to do things like jump into nabe pots, hide in boxes, and “NO CREAMY, DON’T EAT THAT PLANT.” The stream ended at 9PM EST this morning. You can rewatch all 11 hours of footage on their youtube, but we stayed up all night like crazy people and screencapped the best parts: 

[bitchesnhoes-infinita-notte]

Omfg