Grumbling in the background

bluesky: marudny-robot AO3: Marudny_Robot drawing tumblr: marudny-robot-rysuje Nerd rather than Geek. Tend to question everything until it makes sense. Loves to talk. Currently working on my life and fanfiction. Music recs always appriciated! (I listen almost to everything)

[fenncc]

I can’t resist drawing lily pads and revisited them for 9 pm in my hours of the day series, really thrilled with how it came out :)

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

why don’t more people use decorative light switch covers? outlets and light switches are so aesthetically unappealing and there are so many ways to make them cooler but I never see anyone use them. there was a baseball themed light switch cover at my ex’s house from a former tenant’s child’s room but that’s it. it’s not like they’re costly, you can just take them off and paint them or put a sticker on them. it’s such a easy way to add a little art to a room without having to worry about finding a frame or a stud and it spruces up something mundane.

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

like this is cute as fuck why don’t I see decorative outlet/switch covers at every art fair

[cheaphalloweencostume]

i can’t believe people ever called tumblr an echo chamber or a “hugbox”, i have never in my life been exposed to a group of people so thirsty to disagree with you. why did someone just say they wished they could crucify me bc i said i liked oat milk best. we all need to learn some lessons about friendship here

[phantomrose96]

We've lost a lot to the onslaught of enshittification but I can think of none more brazen than Discord getting rid of the send button

[phantomrose96]

Oh, you've typed a message? You've typed a message? Would you like to add a sticker (server stickers available with Nitro Boosts(TM).) Would you like to add an emoji (more custom emojis available with Nitro(TM).) Would you like to send a gift (gift your friend Nitro(TM) for only $9.99 a month.) Would you like to add an app (more apps available in the Nitro Store(TM).)

[phantomrose96]

They got rid of the send message button. On the send messages to my friends app. In order to make room for a 5th button that sells you something. The parody is too bold people will roll their eyes you have to scale it back.

[the-final-sif]

I would like to gently point out that the send button can be enabled or disabled under accessibility,

Also, if you're someone who'd like to customize your discord further, or remove nitro garbage or bypass it, better discord (an open source project) can be used on desktop for a lot of fun results:

BetterDiscord extends the functionality of DiscordApp by enhancing it with new features.

Plugin options can entirely replicate nitro stuff, and enhance privacy, such as:

RemoveChatButtons - BetterDiscord

Remove annoying buttons like the Gift button from the chat box.

"Fuck those buttons"

InvisibleTyping - BetterDiscord

Enhanced version of silent typing.

"Hey maybe I don't want you to know when I'm typing"

SplitLargeMessages - BetterDiscord

Allows you to enter larger Messages, which will automatically split into several smaller Messages

"Fuck the character limit"

BetterFriendList - BetterDiscord

Adds extra Controls to the Friends Page, for example sort by Name/Status, Search and All/Request/Blocked Amount

"Can I see my friends in a normal manner please"

BetterAnimations - BetterDiscord

Improves your whole experience using Discord. Adds highly customizable switching animations between guilds, channels, etc. Introduces smooth

"I would like navigating discord to be like a powerpoint please"

And many other features that range from helpful to profoundly useless but fun.

Enshittification sucks, but the first step to undoing it is taking control of your experiences and helping others do the same. So hopefully this helps a little?

[qiu-yan]

which option would wei wuxian be more upset about

chengning happened without his knowledge

chengqing happened without his knowledge

he would not be upset about either of these

equally upset about both

equally upset about both but in opposite directions

Voting ended onApr 12, 2025

[add1ctedt0you]

@fanfictiongreenirises tags

[afloweroutofstone]

Google quietly added generative AI capabilities to Google Earth, allowing anyone to generate false images on top of real satellite imagery. It seems pretty rudimentary, but the potential for disinformation is sky-high.

Anyway, did y'all hear that they nuked the White House?

[afloweroutofstone]

Within the first few hours of its discovery, people on Twitter used this tool to generate an Epstein Island attraction at Disneyland, a mega-prison within Google’s headquarters, and a sequel to 9/11.

Google has already announced that they will be “rolling back” this feature because of screenshots like these:

The fact that they want to bring it back with “guardrails” is ridiculous. Screenshots like these are not the work of some malign actors, they’re instant proof that your idea is terrible on its face

[teaboot]

Took Ollie to the vet today. And I'm not gonna say who. But ONE of us had a panic attack immediately after the checkup and wouldn't get out of the sink

[dontwannabeaphyrexianidiot]

[whale-with-legs]

YOINK

[kotortwo]

got fired from being the entertainer at a bachelor party for twisting the groom-to-be's dick into a poodle shape

[json-derulo]

sitting my white ass down and listening

[dragonpyre]

Ngl I totally forgot fandom discourse was a thing. I don’t care man, I have car payments

[rootbeerrex]

starting a collection

[clever-fandom-reference]

If I may submit:

[kisskisscantfallinlove]

[gogglesaurus]

my first wondertrade in oras and i got a machamp incredible

[gogglesaurus]

all it knows is dig

level 31 and it just knows dig

[gogglesaurus]

what am i supposed to do with this

[gaypet-deactivated20150628]

is

is this machamp’s name “homo matsuri”

as in

“homo festival”

[lovelive2k15-deactivated2015010]

yea this is good

[jajakuroneko-deactivated2018121]

Some more interesting information:

“Dig” in Japanese was originally “Ana wo horu,” which translates to “Dig a hole,” with the direct object’s being “Ana,” “a hole” and the verb’s being “horu,” “dig.”

The common writing of “ana,” “穴,” is the same as a colloquial term for the buttocks, “ketsu.”

“Horu,” in addition to it’s more standard definition, is also a slang verb meaning “to have anal sex (between two men).”

Your new Machamp is named “Homo Festival,” and it’s only move is to fuck a man in the ass.

[lyrasyst]

I had a hunch so I looked into it, and I’m pretty convinced now that it being lv31 is also a pun, via goroawase (matching numbers phonetically to create words). there’s a lot of different ways you can do goroawase due to most digits having multiple possible pronunciations, but there’s one particular reading here that stands out:

3 can be san or mi. 1 can be ichi, hi, or to.

mito is a polite archaic word for genetalia.

its name is Homo Festival, its level is penis, and its only move is to fuck a man in the ass. a masterwork.

[dogpuppy]

[bakersfield-row]

[lets-steal-an-archive]

ALT

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Instructional and Educational VHS Tapes : Free Movies : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive

[berlynn-wohl]

me browsing this folder: omg omG I don’t know which one I’m more excited to watch, this Frontline episode from 1992 or this NOVA episode from 1984!!!

the NSA agent who can hear everything through my phone:

[digital-magus]

Yes… YES! fucking hell I LOVE this! Give them all to me!!

[roach-works]

IMMEDIATELY hit gold, thank you OP, i am respectfully stripping for you (1987)

[roach-works]

[vinceaddams]

Yay, 11 results for sewing! I’m interested to see what Nancy has to show us about embroidering with a free motion foot.

Edit: Ooh, 61 results for sewing in the VHS vault collection.

[kawuli]

this is incredible

[aliteralchicken]

I love heroes with facial scaring

[aliteralchicken]

They never let him keep anything

[aliteralchicken]

Can he regenerate or something what’s with the super healing

[aliteralchicken]

Don’t even get me started on the patchwork that should be his throat

[aliteralchicken]

I feel like I’m doing a medical exam but I also think he should have an arrow scar

and a scar from his stabbing and spleen removal

[aliteralchicken]

You’d get max two regular comings out out of him then he’s letting everyone else figure that shit out I know it

[ovur]

I won't ever get over the removal of headphone jacks, or micro sd slots, or cd drives. I won't. Fuck everyone and everything

[willgrahamscock]

when a tv show doesn't shy away from portraying fucked up themes, and there's love in the violence and the characters are doomed and codependent and there's a power imbalance and the cycle keeps repeating and they're miserable with and without each other and also they’re gay