Context is Everything

[teathattast]

[retinaofthemindseye]

[gnawing-suspicion]

[catchymemes]

[heatandapathy]

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

blows my mind that cheetahs are apex predators. that is the single most anxious creature I have ever seen. at any given moment a cheetah is exactly one stubbed paw away from bursting into tears. that is a sad dripping wet animal, and it's at the top of the local food chain? babygirl what happened

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

things I learned from this post:

cheetahs regularly get bullied by lions, hyenas, crocodiles, and baboons

multiple people think this means cheetahs aren't an apex predator/belong lower on the food chain

which is how I learned humans equate social status with position on the food chain. (which is nonsense to anyone who's ever met, for instance, a moose)

an apex predator is just a predator without natural predators of its own. you can be an anxious pathetic mess, but if you're not getting eaten by your neighbors, congrats! you're an apex predator.

i look it up to make sure cheetahs are apex predators

I find out it's not uncommon for cheetah cubs (and very occasionally adults) to be eaten by lions, leopards, hyneas, and even eagles???

well that sure calls into question their apex predator status. out of curiosity i check to see if there are any animals that hunt lions

this is how I discover that cheetahs, lions, hyenas, and leopards will all eat each other's children if presented with an easy opportunity (and sometimes young/elderly/injured adults)

begining to wonder how useful 'apex predator' is as a term

in conclusion, cheetahs are so fast because they are fueled by Grade A+ Ultra Concentrated Anxiety and they need that speed to run away from their problems

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

[cher3pakhi]

just remember, one day you're going to open tumblr and the crabs will be raving like they never have before

[naamahdarling]

We will meet here again on that day. This is my sacred promise to you.

[rappersdoingnormalshit-blog]

[st3fan00]

Why Wayne got socks in the jacuzzi

[whitegirlsaintshit]

those are his hooves you bitch

[professionalchaoticdumbass]

happy 10 years of those are his hooves you bitch

[whitegirlsaintshit]

why the FUCK am i still on here

[nianeyna]

[maxofs2d]

Firefox is adding an AI kill switch

Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, CEO of Mozilla, announced that AI will be added to Firefox. Public outcry prompted Enzor-DeMeo, and then Jake Archibald

Additionally, here are some interesting comments from a Mozilla employee who's been working on these features:

[thelegendofsqam]

[wrenchinator-central]

No, you should definitely keep calling it a kill switch. It helps describe my feelings on the matter.

I would also accept ai throttle. Not because I want to use levels of activity between fully on and fully off, but because I want to throttle the ai with my bare hands.

[irishironclad]

okay this makes me feel a lot better

[delicatefury]

Finally a tech company that gets it. Make new features opt-in. It’s that simple.

People who want it have access, people who don’t never have to worry about it or go through a lengthy process to disable it. And that leaves room for curiosity. For testing without committing or feeling like you’re “giving in” if you use the feature.

[liz-and-the-blue-bird]

I’ve been waiting all year to post this.

[oifaaa]

I love this headline so much like guys come on watch season 1 of one piece now so your all caught up before season 2 starts

[oifaaa]

"bring back 12 episode seasons" "bring back 22 episodes seasons" cowards bring back 1155 episodes seasons

[oifaaa]

Just for some background information for those who dont know the reason why its saying season 1 is ending is bc one piece after years of just being a constant year round anime is transitioning into being a seasonal anime which is a good thing but has led to the first season of one piece being 1155 episodes while the next few will probably have the standard 24 episodes per season

[thistoowillpasss]

[thistoowillpasss]

[thistoowillpasss]

[thistoowillpasss]

[tbposting]

[dullsunrise-has-set-deactivated]

(merry christmas eve for those who celebrate)

[yaminerua]

Please Help Me Afford a New Boiler!

So our 26-year old boiler died on us (it wasn’t firing up so we called someone to look at it and he found a crack causing moisture on the inside and also detected slight carbon monoxide leakage) and because of its age and the fact many of its key parts are obsolete, we are having to get an entirely new system put in instead of trying to get it fixed.

The problem is we just don’t have the money for any of that. We have been struggling as is to pay bills so this on top of that is a nightmare, as it’s December so the house is miserably cold with no heating or hot water.

The boiler alone is going to cost around £1500 and with the labour and additional costs the quote we’ve been given for the full job is going to be close to £4000.

I hate having to ask for help but our other attempts to get support paying for it haven’t been successful thus far. If I can even raise just the 1500 for the boiler that would be great.

Here is my KoFi which you can donate to. I’m happy to draw a character of your choice as thank you if you tell me one when donating! Any amount you can spare will be immensely helpful!

Buy Rua a Coffee

Become a supporter of Rua today!

And my art commissions are available too if you want something more specific for your money.

Please consider throwing whatever you can my way to help me get central heating back into my home as soon as possible, and if you can’t donate please consider sharing this post around. Thank you in advance 🙏

[garbage-empress]

It’s bullshit that we even get scurvy. Most mammals synthesize their own Vitamin C, except apes and a handful of other mammals. We had evolutionary ancestors with so much access to fruit they didn’t even notice when a mutation broke Vitamin C synthesis and now we’ll die without it like a bunch of fucking chumps.

[garbage-empress]

You know what else can’t synthesize Vitamin C? Guinea pigs. We’re no better than a bunch of fuzzy cylinders.

[foone]

Donate to my kickstarter. We’re gonna crispr that shit right back in, and finally be free from the tyranny of Big Orange

[marlinspirkhall]

What are you going to use to test the gene edit before you use it on humans? Are you gonna… You gonna…? Use a…? Are you gonna use a guinea pig?

[keepcalmandcarriefischer]

There once was a man trying to make a point about the kitchen. "The sink!" He said "the sink is the single most important thing in the kitchen! It washes, it provides drinking water! It helps you prepare all of your meals and cleans your dishes for you after! The sink is the most important!"

"However," said a stranger coming through the crowd "you are forgetting about the countertop. It holds everything in the kitchen together. You prepare your food and serve your food ON the countertop. Even your prescious sink would have no where to be if it weren't for the countertop!"

The man was stunned. He wasn't prepared for a counterargument

[keepcalmandcarriefischer]

I wrote this joke in a sleep deprived rage and its one of the best pieces of writing I have ever produced

[tahthetrickster]

it’s december 1 where’s the christmas tail kitten bring him to me

[tahthetrickster]

i have to do EVERYTHING around here

[gunsandfireandshit]

Remember that "three items from the store to make the cashier most uncomfortable" meme? Apparently I accidentally found a winning combo tonight at the corner store, one of the usual clerks shot me a really weird look when I was checking out with these

[gunsandfireandshit]

[killwizard]

Jimmy Budgett

[thehotgirlproject]

Wasted away again in Meageritaville

[brucebocchi]

[brucebocchi]

[chilewithcarnage]

fire depawtment 🚒

[thetetra]

omg this is the PERFECT time of year to look up fire departments social media. They start sharing all the really good fire footage.

[newtsoftheworldunite]

The ubiquity of serious Thanksgiving related turkey fryer mishaps created one of my favorite seasonal videos. A series of personal accidents while attempting to deep fry turkeys at home for the holiday led William Shatner to collaborate with State Farm home insurance in 2011 on a video warning of the dangers of improper turkey frying. In 2012, State Farm released this autotuned remix that makes the point even more succinct and memorable. Keep yourself, your family, and me safe from turkey fryer fires.