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@misscrankycake
Sorry I started sobbing uncontrollably when you expressed the slightest concern for my lack of human connection, and casually mentioned you think I deserve better than a life of isolation and loneliness. Super weird. Not sure what was up with that lol. You still think I’m cool and mysterious and sexy, right?
uninstall adobe acrobat. it is malware. it has been malware. these aren't opinions: acrobat meets the definition of malware.
it installs a user-login-time "startup" executable that ignores any windows directives to disable it on startup. doing so only removes the even-more-malicious taskbar-icon-creating advertisement-notification-creating process. no matter what you do, the sleeper "updater" process starts when you log in, and runs perpetually
it sends & receives encrypted network traffic both periodically and non-periodically. both are bad, both are suspicious, and a program doing both is more suspicious than the sum of their parts. and to boot: acrobat will polymorphically edit its code after such network activity
this isn't new: it has always done this. now, it does not even do the thing it is meant to: provide a way to interact with documents, which is amongst the very first features computers were built to provide. you can merely open PDFs and read some of their content in the narrow space between the requests for adobe to give them your money, and interface for features you cannot use (because you don't) or do not, have not, and will not ever need
adobe and microsoft would very much like the user's cultural norms around computers to allow for advertisement built into the local software and even operating system itself. the web being 100% advertisements was not enough! sure enough, acrobat will hijack the windows notifications system thing to give you the 2026 equivalent of pop-ups
i don't really know enough about windows software equivalents, so i'll paypal $20 to the first person that reblogs this with a list of 3-5 PDF reader/editor/etc acrobat equivalents that meet the following criteria:
open source, locally-built executables must match checksum of prebuilt distributed executable
no paid features/premium version/subscription/whatever
not a toy hobby project thing, must be windows-users-proof
cheers
Firefox's built-in PDF.js viewer: does everything you could want from a basic viewer, fast enough search, and can now do annotations for filling in forms and such
KDE Okular: is a decent viewer and can also do basic annotations, and is so not-a-toy that you can even download it on the Windows app store.
LibreOffice Draw: I don't ever really like having to open this but if you have to edit a PDF in detail it does work, and doesn't just vomit up a bunch of polygons when you give it text to work with. Better as an authoring tool than an editor.
David Hewlett (and friend) at San Diego Comic-Con 2007
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"Are you sure this is such a good idea?" "What's the matter, Colonel? Don't trust me?" "No." "Fine." "You're proposing actually freezing yourself in one of those things?" "I should be able to tap into the neural network without actually initializing stasis. Look, it won't take long. I'll be in and out. Look, the quickest way to figure out what is going on in there is to tap into the system and communicate directly with the Captain. Need I remind you of the obvious value in this?" "But is it safe?"
John Sheppard out of context.
FROZEN PLANET II 1.01 • Frozen Worlds
Pallas's cat aka Manul
Lion | Shelley Tolan [Yorkshire Wildlife Park]
1.10: Fallen Angel.
"This has been going on for ten thousand years?" "Possibly. It's their way of keeping their minds occupied until they were rescued." "That is one long conversation." "Yeah, well, more likely, the interface was reactivated when the recall beacon from Atlantis was received. Either way, the neuro-feedback loop is incredibly active." "Any way to figure out what they're saying?" "Yes, of course. It says right here. "Why is the smart one having to stop and answer so many questions?"" "It's a fair question, Doctor." "Of course it is. Being able to communicate with a living Ancient is the opportunity of a lifetime, but this system is a highly complex system, which I will have Wait a minute." "What?" "Answering your question. Teyla, found any more of the pods?" "Yes. Many. And there are many more decks we have yet to search." "Are any of the pods empty?" "A few." "Perfect."
McShep out of context.
McShep out of context.
Stargate Atlantis | S05E04 The Daedalus Variations
Uprising
Chapter Four - Take Up Space
John is a Vietnam veteran who has been dishonorably discharged for homosexual misconduct. His father has disowned him on the grounds he won't renounce an integral part of who he is. The citizenry isn't kind to returning vets and without work, he quickly finds himself homeless. But he meets up with an unlikely person at the Stonewall Inn, who he immediately defends and finds himself inexplicably attracted to - Dr. Rodney McKay, Phd Phd, technology and physics professor at City College.
Rodney trembled as he managed to finish the ragu for dinner. A surge of mixed emotions hit him like a truck and he suddenly felt very tired. It had only been twenty minutes since John had gone out for air and he hadn’t returned.
Rodney was worried. It would be dark soon and he didn’t even know where John would go. He hoped he went to Stonewall. He would at least be safe there. It was late enough. The police usually only raided during the late afternoon.
He scooped out the pasta and sauce into bowls and carried them out on a tray to Radek. He set them down on the coffee table and pulled up a folding chair.
“Where did John go?” Radek seemed reluctant to ask and his eyes held concern.
“Um, out to uh…” Rodney paused and frowned, “For god’s sake, I don’t know!”
Radek sat himself up and Rodney pushed a pillow underneath him, “Careful, Radek. You’re still in recovery.”
“Yes, yes, yes, thank you, Rodney,” Radek nodded, accepting the help. Rodney handed him a bowl of the ragu, “Mmm, looks good, thank you.”
“You’re welcome,” Rodney began eating. They ate in silence for a few minutes. Rodney’s eyes welled up and Radek continued to stare at him as if to say something.
“What?” Rodney finally responded.
“Did you…have a fight?” Radek asked.
“What? No!” Rodney shook his head, “Actually, I thought things were going well. We…kissed.”
Rodney blushed and Radek shot him the most beautiful smile, “Well! Congratulations! I was wondering when you two would –”
“But then he ran off and I don’t know what happened. Did I do something wrong? He said it was good…I’m confused, Radek. What am I supposed to do?” Rodney picked at his dinner, “Thought he’d be back by now.”
Radek patted his wrist, “You did nothing wrong, Rodney. He may have thought it was inappropriate to come onto you seeing as how you have taken him in and everything. It can look that way. However, I believe he is sincerely attracted to you. He is not taking advantage. You should go find him before…before he tries to find somewhere else to stay.”
“Oh god!” Rodney paled and set his bowl down, hurriedly shoving his arms into his jacket, “I hadn’t even thought about that! I hope he doesn’t think I brought him home just to…because I didn’t, alright?”
“Perish the thought,” Radek smiled, “We barely did anything after two years of knowing each other. Is not your style. No, you must explain this to him, Rodney. He has lost so much and is afraid.”
“You’re right,” Rodney nodded, “And now he’s out there all alone. He probably wanted me to go after him. I’m such an idiot. Thanks, Radek. Talking this out really helped. You gonna be okay by yourself for a little while? I’ll try not to be out too long…”
“Rodney!” Radek smiled, holding out his hand for Rodney to take, “I will be fine. You made me a lovely dinner. I could not ask for more. Besides, I can get anything I need myself. Not an invalid, you know.”
Rodney took his hand and gave it a squeeze, his eyes misty, “Thanks. I owe you one.”
“Fine, you do,” Radek pulled him in for a kiss then threw him towards the door, “Now go. Get out of here! Find John and bring him home.”
Invigorated, Rodney nearly ran out of the apartment to do just that.
~ continued in AO3
McShep out of context.
Coming into a fandom late
Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck
Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie
Don’t forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war.
Accuracy at its best
Being in a fandom and not even knowing there’s a war going on…
all of this shit…lol
When You’re Not In The Fandom But You’re Nosy AF
When you get into a fandom only to discover it’s dead
This gets better every time I see it.
@fuboos-mess
Being in a dead fandom…
Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one
The accuracy hurts.
Being in a fandom that had a shit ending.
When you’ve been fangirling long enough, you’ve experienced all of the above.
Being in a fandom meant for kids.
This just gets better..
@mi-kleos
When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you
Fandom hell in general
Yes.
This^^^ just… ALL OF THIS.
Being in so many fandoms that you don’t even know what’s going on
THIS IS THE SKULDUGGERY FUCKING PLEASANT FANDOM IN ONE POST!!
Trying to recruit people to your fandom
Annnnnnndddd it’s back
Being in a fandom which has so many antis
I’ve probably reblogged this before, but that was before these great additions.
Being in a fandom that actually works together
Why is this so true? All of it.
being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs
I always enjoy it when a good post comes around again and has been improved by the reblogs like the years for a fine wine.
Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions
When you are in a fandom and don’t care for others people opinion…..even if they are right…(believe me, I have met several of those)
Being in a fandom you never meant to join
I love this. and it’s gotten better
After abandoning a fandom you’re still a little bit emotionally invested in….
All of these are me. Lol
Being in a fandom on Tumblr
And it reached its epic conclusion
I CHOKED ON FUNDIP
HISTORY HAS BEEN ENGRAVED INTO THIS POST
When a fandom has stabilized and some newbie unknowingly stirs up old wounds by asking about something they could not possibly have known is a nuclear detonator
