*pneumatic tube noises*

pool boy at the vampire mansion

[mrhealyourgirl]

happy pride to losers who get no bitches and stack no paper

[carolsturka]

[screenshotsofdespair]

[yourreddancer]

The European Union already forced Apple to abandon its proprietary charging port and adopt USB-C across its entire iPhone lineup. It just did something bigger. A new EU mandate requires every smartphone sold in Europe including Apple devices to feature a battery that can be replaced by the user without specialist tools, without voiding a warranty, and without sending the device to a manufacturer approved service center. Batteries must maintain a minimum capacity threshold after a set number of charge cycles and replacement parts must remain available for up to ten years after a model goes on sale.

The consumer electronics industry built its current business model around batteries that degrade, cannot be replaced at home, and create a natural upgrade cycle every two to three years. The EU just legislated that model out of existence in the world's largest regulatory market.

Apple, Samsung, and every other manufacturer now faces a choice between redesigning their devices for the European market or accepting that their current hardware architecture is no longer legally sellable there.

Given that no company walks away from European consumers voluntarily the phones are going to change and once they change for Europe the rest of the world will ask why theirs still do not.

[yeenaaldlooshii]

is this anything

[kosmogrl]

[angelicdewdrop]

[maniatown]

Girl whose most frequent mistake is inaction voice: wow I keep making mistakes I better not do anything

[marshmellowed]

i know a dashcon 2 project will inevitably start up in the usa sooner than later but i’m really enjoying the world we live in rn where it’s canada and romania. i think there’s something so beautiful about The White American Website spawning a vibrant fan culture elsewhere. and i enjoy watching americans pout when events are not local to them. not bc i think they don’t deserve fun, just bc they should learn to be grateful for the events they have. for every five “north american” concert tour (every single state in the continental us + toronto + montreal or vancouver but not both + nowhere in mexico or other american territories) we should have one anime con in romania

[kaijusaur]

manifesting a mia fey prequel game with sad wet phoenix wright as your intern

[pitchburgh]

i wish you could laugh react eBay listings. that's not worth $250. you fucking asshole. lmao

[pitchburgh]

you should also be able to do this to job listings

[ticklefighthockey]

me seeing a take i disagree with and piously allowing it to pass (mostly) unremarked upon: I'm sort of like a modern day saint

[dogwoodbite]

(guy who doesnt even like dating) ok well does anyone want to get entranced by my whole deal or no.

[specialagentartemis]

Aro and ace activism is housing reform, is well-funded public housing, is an expansion of affordable housing, is allowing single people to get affordable and public housing, is rent controls to make it possible for single people to be able to afford to live alone on a single salary.

Aro and ace activism is healthcare reform, so that no one needs to rely on a spouse for health insurance, so that healthcare is available to everybody regardless of income, so that no one’s lived experiences or basic dignity are dismissed or overridden by doctors

Aro and ace activism is well-funded and expansive public transit, so that you don’t need to have someone on hand to drive you places if you are incapacitated, so that you don’t have to pay for an ambulance if you need to get to the hospital quickly

Aro and ace activism is disability and elder care services, so that no one needs a spouse to care for them, so that no one needs children to care for them, so that marriage is not a bind for disabled people, so that people on disability who want to and can live alone can

Aro and ace activism is community-building, it’s public events, it’s free social activities, it’s mutual aid, it’s activities that bring community members together without socializing relying on just a romantic partner

Aro and ace activism is developing a culture of believing when people tell you who they are and what they want rather than assuming you know them better than they know themselves

Aro and ace activism means a better world for people without “normative” desires or “normative” social support, which means a better world for everybody

[kitchen1]

I wish I took a better pic of this writing in a bar bathroom in toronto bc I think of it so often. Be So Completely Yourself That No One Is Attracted To You Or Wants To Employ You

[wintercorrybriea2]

Anok Yai as BLADE at Heidi Klums 2022 annual Halloween party

[pnglove]

RAT CAKE ♡🐀