I like this article because it’s not what you think it is.
the world is a strange and wonderous place

Origami Around
Show & Tell
he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
i don't do bad sauce passes
Monterey Bay Aquarium

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we're not kids anymore.
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Mike Driver
hello vonnie
AnasAbdin
Xuebing Du

Kaledo Art
Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
occasionally subtle
Claire Keane

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@massuneko77
I like this article because it’s not what you think it is.
the world is a strange and wonderous place
Quick reference for how to turn off AI features in Firefox
Firefox updated recently, don't forget to open config and turn off the AI shit the update turned back on
Mononoke Lore Crash Course - So There Are 64 Medicine Sellers Running Around
A short summary of Mononoke lore. Originally posted this on Twitter, basically the same but I added some stuff after rereading the bagua wikipedia page
Sources:
- On multiple medicine sellers and their swords
- On the Shuuga realm and Shingi
- On the exorcism swords and the organizational structure of Juuyoku
the mortifying ordeal etc.
(taskmaster 20x8 outtake)
I can't get over how annoyed Alex is, the way he snatched the second post it and tried to hide it. Saying outright "that's really annoying" cuz he really wanted to play. Lil pout.
to me, correctly using 5+ commas in a single sentence is like perfectly executing a combo in a fighting game. to me.
if you think a sentence needs 5+ commas it should be two sentences
it’s not about what the sentence needs, i’m afraid, nor is it about economy, clarity, or style. it’s about winning, little-theatre-fairy.
Comment on my MA thesis:
earlier this week Twitter user ppuccin0 tweeted about a fashion article that advised against tops with large floral patterns, saying the wearer was in danger of looking like a "ロマンティックおばさん," or a "romantic auntie." the tweet went viral with many agreeing that a "romantic auntie" sounded like a very nice thing to aspire to be, and some even posted illustrations or photos tagged with the trend
illustration by Toyota Yuu (author of Cherry Magic)
illustration by 141shkw/Sora Midori (author of Beautiful Curse)
photos by Takinami Yukari (author of Motokare Mania and Watashi-tachi wa Mutsuu Ren'ai ga Shitai or "We Want A Painless Romance")
illustration by m:m (mangaka of Matataki no End Roll)
illustration by ooinuai (mangaka of Onikui Kitan)
illustration by ma2 (mangaka of The Reason We Fall In Love)
BONUS:
Twitter user WomeGa55 drew some art of “Romance Auntie x Combat Auntie”
IT GOT BETTER
Youtube is full of ads, spotify is full of ads, tumblr is full of ads, pinterest is full of ads. Everything uses ai. Every new update makes the website/app worse. Youtube auto translates almost every video I want to watch. Sometimes pinterest only loads ads for me. Check out this new ai feature. Here's a new update that breaks ur laptop. Here's a new update that breaks ur phone. Why are u complaining about ur phone, just get the newest iphone lol. Join my patreon. Join my membership. Pay a monthly membership to get all features. Upgrade your membership to get even more features. Subscribe to netflix. Subscribe to disney. Subscribe to amazon. Subscribe to hulu. This content isn't available in ur country. This content was removed. This website was removed. This feature only exists for apple. This app only exists for apple. U need to a WiFi connection to play this game. U need an account. We need your email to finish creating this account. We need your number to finish creating your account. We need your id to finish creating your account. In order to delete your account please write an email. In order to delete your account you need a laptop. Oops our database was hacked and ur information was stolen. Ur data was sold from this random website u used once 10 years ago. Spam call. Spam call. Spam call.
Heads up, especially if you have trouble with unreality:
I've already started seeing Sora videos pop up on other platforms, so just know that if you see this watermark logo:
the video is AI generated. Some of them can be very convincing, so I just wanted to let people know if you haven't already heard of it.
[image id: a white watermark of a cloud with eyes next to the word Sora.]
brands usually try to choose transliterated names that have nice poetic connotations, like Google (谷歌/guge/"valley song"), but not all brands will bother to come up with a transliteration, so they get auto-assigned one by The Public, which doesn't care about PR and also has a sense of humor, and thus the official unofficial names include:
Trader Joe's - 缺德舅/quede jiu/"rotten uncle"
Whole Foods - 猴父子/hou fuzi/"monkey father and son"
Costco - 抠死抠/kousikou/"stingy as hell"
Reblog and put in the tags what the first fandom you ever read fanfic for was
being anti ai is making me feel like in going insane. "you asked for thoughts about your characters backstory and i put it into chat gpt for ideas". studies have proven its making people dumber. "i asked ai to generate this meal plan". its causing water shortages where its data centers are built. "ill generate some pictures for the dnd campaign". its spreading misinformation. "meta, generate an image of this guy doing something stupid". its trained off stolen images, writing, video, audio. "i was talking with my snapchat ai-" theres no way to verify what its doing with the information it collects. "youtube is impletmenting ai based age verification". my work has an entire graphics media department and has still put ai generated motivational posters up everywhere. ai playlists. ai facial verification. google ai microsoft ai meta ai snapchat ai. everyone treats it as a novelty. every treats it as a mandatory part of life. am i the only one who sees it? am i paranoid? am i going insane? jesus fucking christ. if i have to hear one more "well at least-" "but it does-" "but you can-" im about to lose it. i shouldnt have to jump through hoops to avoid the evil machine. have you no principles? no goddamn spine? am i the weird one here?
❝in another life, i would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you.❞
my sister hath sent me. Canned Cheese.
this is hands down the finest cheese i have ever consumed. it is so well aged that it is GRITTY with protein crystals. it is a cheddar but it is actually harder and flakier than a parmesan. it makes old shark look like fresh mozzarella. i could cry.
end notes: i ate approximately an 8th of the whole wheel and stopped when my wife reminded me gout is a thing. if i was a dragon id build my horde entirely out of this. i had my last piece ten minutes ago and im super thirsty but im avoiding drinking or swallowing because i want my mouth to keep tasting like this as long as possible. if I watched someone put poison in this i would probably just try to eat around it. if i was the president i would build a pyramid for every person involved in this cheese’s creation. my wife says my pupils are the size of theoretical particles rn and if anything shes understating it.
I think they should invite the original creator of Dashcon (who is now a raccoon biologist) to Dashcon 2 (which just so happens to be in Toronto, the raccoon diabetes capital of the world)
I am dying to learn about the raccoon diabetes
Since this post is blowing up, I figured I should go ahead and clarify some questions I’m seeing in the tags
Did you really create Dashcon?
Yeah, when I was like 15. The con happened when I was 17.
Were you the person in the StrangeAeons video?
Yes.
Are you Nessie?
Also yes. Nessie is short for Lochlan. They named me after the Loch Ness Monster.
Are you associated with Dashcon 2?
No, however we did speak a few months back and they gave be a presentation on their business model and plan and honestly it seems pretty legit. They did say I’m welcome to come and would like to have me host a rabies/rabies pride panel (I’m a certified rabies educator), however last we spoke they were trying to figure out their budget for a flight. Obvi they are taking more care with their budget than the original Dashcon did, so I get it.
Are you really a raccoon biologist?
Among other things. I conduct research on interactions between humans and raccoons with support from an accredited institution and IRB approval. Right now I’m studying interactions between tourists and the critically endangered pygmy raccoon of Cozumel. However, as tourism behaviors start in one’s own backyard, I also study wildlife habituation issues in tourist hotspots in the US as well as how humans interact with—and habituate—raccoons in general.
Raccoon diabetes?
Yes. Contrary to popular belief, raccoons are not evolved to safely eat garbage or other anthropogenically sourced food. Raccoons are incredibly susceptible to diabetes, obesity? And kidney problems.
Toronto has a large raccoon population and an over abundance of anthropogenic food sources—garbage cans filled with happy meals and the like—and thus a large number of obese, diabetic raccoons.
What else do you do with raccoons?
Aside from my research, I am also the assistant director of Exotic Pet Wonderland animal sanctuary. We are the only specialized sanctuary for “pet” raccoons in the world, but we also have various species of foxes, wild cats, and mink. I frequently collaborate with various state game departments and local law enforcement on animal abuse and neglect cases and to act as a rabies vector specialist. My director and I are who gets called when cops want to actually do the right thing instead of taking the easy way out and euthanizing the animals.
Can we see your raccoons?
These are my “personal” raccoons. Moonshine (bottom) came to me after she was purchased as a baby to be a pet for a human child. Moonshine was “evil” and bit the baby, and now she is my biological daughter. Alabama Toothpick (top) was handed over in a Walmart parking lot child custody style after being illegally kept and her owners deciding she was “too much” to live in their RV. She is blind due to a disfunction of her tapetum lucidum caused by not being fed a proper diet by her previous owners.
I do have a large raccoon enclosure in my home—complete with a floor to ceiling climbable tree sculpture. Both of my girls are currently at the sanctuary torporing (having a long winter’s nap) outside while I prepare to research in the Caribbean for two months. However, I will be taking in 6-10 raccoon temporarily from a case in working, so I should have more in my home to share soon.
Crossposted from BlueSky!