NonBinosaur

they/he | nonbinary transmasc | pan | animal behavior nerd | bibliophile of the romantic variety

[renthony]

Gen Z is great, I’m glad they’ve already started calling out a lot of shitty things that millennials have done.

But some of them are edging into “ugh it’s so cringey that adults still like having fun and engage in fandom content” and I resent that I apparently have to give up all my interests and joys because I’m already considered decrepit at age 26.

Fight the power, kids, but Jesus H. Christ do not fall for the idea that life ends at 25 and everyone older than that is past their prime.

[renthony]

And to clarify, I don’t say this because some teenagers made me feel bad or something, I’m saying this because the idea that you have to live your life to the fullest and do everything you want by the time you’re in your mid-twenties has left me with debilitating depression, anxiety, and inferiority issues. It’s the same with most of my friends.

Life is long, y’all. You have so many more years left to live. You don’t have to cram a century of possibility into a quarter of that time. Adults need and deserve silliness, fun, and play just as much as teenagers and kids do.

[j0jin-deactivated20210309]

Scotland is not boring

[redpinejo]

When I say I love bagpipes, this is what I mean

[mahigxn-deactivated20200629]

Absolute banger

[rinhkitty]

WHERE’S THE SOURCE, OP??????

[thesummoningdark]

This is Clanadonia

What the video doesn’t quite capture is that when you’re this close, their drumming feels kind of like being punched in the chest. When they’re playing on the street like this, every other busker in a 500m radius just goes and has a tea break, because there’s no point in trying to be heard over Clanadonia.

[a-krogan-skald-and-bearsark]

What the Summoning Dark says. They used to play outside the Thistles in Stirling when I was at Uni there pretty regular like, and you could basically hear them anywhere in the old town center.

[teaboot]

Makes ya wanna go kick some English ass

[good-tiktoks]

[peachie5000]

this is the only tik tokk ever, actually

[sizvideos]

Watch the video of this man giving away his software for free to help people with degenerative diseases communicate

[sam-keeper]

but…. but…. profit motive! infinite houses!! this doesnt fit in my narrow victorian framework for understanding human nature!!

[jambonsama]

@thebibliosphere @vaspider

[thebibliosphere]

Oh. Oh dang. I know several people who this could help.

[rainydayshea]

Link’s broken, so here’s the website: http://www.optikey.org/

[clickbaitcowboy]

I know that everyone has good intentions but always ask your transgender friends how they would like to be referred to in public/to strangers/ even other friends. I can’t count how many times I’ve been outed to people I don’t know, it’s painful and even embarrassing at times. ALWAYS be courteous and ask beforehand.

[organicclownfarm]

and before people start with the whole “but i feel bad misgendering them” thing. bro, your heart is in the right place but i assure you that their safety comes WELL before your comfort.

[gentlesharks]

A spinner shark shows off its signature feeding strategy

[dreaming-jaybird]

Unrestrained summer fun

[spuzzle]

10/10

[breelandwalker]

SHARKOUR

[loveofficial]

avatar the last airbender + cards against humanity (insp.)

[kiwi]

gay people use halloween props as home decor year round

[valtsv]

[nonbinosaur-me]

@poisonsin 💜

[doctorbluesmanreturns]

I don’t hate the concept of ebooks per se but what bothers me is how our society is shifting from actually owning entertainment in tangible forms like books and CDs and DVDs and game discs, to having to download everything so basically we’ll get to the point where everything is intangible and all of our property can be taken away by a website crash.

[fannish-snailien-deactivated202]

#yeah this is mostly the problem#and stuff like. ebooks that can only be read on one companys app#music that can only be streamed from one place and doesnt let you actually download the files#stuff like that#like sometimes its like you cant tangibly have anything even your own digital file#idk where i was going with this but yeah its capitalism (via @ouidamforeman)

[probablyasocialecologist]

“Almost exactly ten years ago, you may remember, Amazon came stealthily along and deleted e-copies of 1984 (no seriously, they did) and Animal Farm from people’s Kindles — copies they’d already paid for and downloaded — because it turned out that there was a rights problem with the e-publisher. Jeff Bezos wound up apologizing all over himself and taking it all back and promising never to do that ever again, but the fact remains that Amazon has some kind of access to your Kindle files and can literally remove them, if they feel like it, which is downright creepy, and if it were your computer you would not like it one little bit.” 

https://popula.com/2019/06/30/own-paper-books/

[bookphile]

I’m sure that someone already said this in the notes, but you guys are aware that you don’t actually own e-books, e-movies, etc. Right? What you’re purchasing is a license to have that file on your device. Not the actual object. 

I’ve also posted about it multiple times.

Plus, Amazon, Google, Kobo, B&N are all explicit in their user agreements that they have the right to terminate your account, seize your library, and delete anything and everything off of your account at any time, for any reason, without giving you anything in return, including paying you back. 

Like, it super scary that they not only can do that, but are legally allowed to. 

I’ve seen people suggesting using the program called Calibre  to transfer and  convert your files from whatever program you purchase them on, so that if one of those companies do decide to be a dick, you will retain your e-copies safe and sound on your hard drive. Just don’t be an asshole and post those copies to pirate sites. 

So read your content agreements and digital ownership laws cause they’re not great. 

[rsfcommonplace]

Paper books still have their uses.

[branch-and-root]

And that very fact, my friends, is why products like Epubor Ultimate DRM removal tool (my personal choice) are legal to write and sell and use. 

https://www.epubor.com/drm-removal-tools.html

Because yes, the terms of service sure say that. But every time they’ve /tried/ on a significant scale, they’ve been challenged and backed down. And every time they tried to stop DRM removal tools from being made and sold, they’ve failed. What they’re doing relies on keeping off enough toes that a significant bloc never gets pissed enough to push through a class action suit.

So, yes, absolutely, know this and, if you (like me) have book-gasms over having my library of 2000 books always at my fingertips to read whatever I like, get Calibre (https://calibre-ebook.com/) and then get one of the DRM removal applications. Jailbreak your library, back it up in at least three locations, and then pass this tip on in the joyful knowledge that all the major distributors are praying you don’t tell anyone else how easy this is.

[feywild-songbird-deactivated202]

it also sucks that this is the case becaue ebooks are a great option for some people

you can find cheap books by independant authors, a wider selection of books by independant authors, and i always get money off my book purchases with the honey extention.

so for people with small book budgets online book purchasing is a great idea. but then we don’t actually own that book. and if it ever gets taken away from us, then we spent money for nothing in return.

[mugges]

[hexmaniacmareen]

what they say: cats are evil and unable to love

what they mean: i dont know how to handle small animals and consider them lashing out in SELF DEFENSE an insult

[rad-roach]

Usually what it boils down to is “I’m mad because the cat didn’t act like a dog”.

[black-nata]

[luvtonique]

Pushing fragile things off tables and breaking them: Self defense. 

Destroying Christmas Trees: Self defense, I mean the tree attacked them. 

Scratching their owner’s eyeball: Self defense. 

Scratching their sleeping owner’s face: Self defense. 

Jumping on their owner’s back and clawing into their spine: Self defense. 

Admittedly yeah 

A dog doesn’t do those things because a dog’s version of self defense is to be a good animal who loves you and doesn’t attack you unless you attack them first. 

I mean if a cat feels that threatened by everything in their owner’s household maybe the owner shouldn’t have gotten a cat. 

[amphiaria-deactivated20250226]

Pushing fragile things off tables and breaking them: Playing. Cats are well-known to like to play with small objects. Your cat does not know what “fragile” means and does not understand the distinction between toy and not-toy objects. Place fragile things out of a cat’s line of sight and reach, and if you don’t provide them with enough enrichment items that they go looking for them, that’s on you.

Destroying Christmas Trees: Cats like to climb things. They’re not doing it to spite you.

Scratching their owner’s eyeball: Probably an accident, due to overstimulation when playing. It wasn’t trying to hurt you. Don’t anthropomorphize animals by attributing spite to them. Animals don’t do spite the way that humans do.

Scratching their sleeping owner’s face: Trying to rouse you with its paw, probably gently, because it loves you and wants to play with you.

Jumping on their owner’s back and clawing into their spine: Come on. If a cat is jumping on you, it loves you and wants to be close to you. Digging in with its claws is how it balances itself on an unstable surface and is purely a reflexive reaction. It isn’t intending to hurt you.

99% of cat behavioral problems stem from bored cats. Cats need to climb, need to scratch, and need small objects to play with. I only recommend adopting cats in pairs, so that they can keep each other entertained. Cats are not purely solitary. They get lonely, and lonely cats act out. Once again, your entire problem with cats as a species seems to stem from the fact that you don’t understand how cats express affection and it upsets you that they don’t do so the way that dogs do. Cats aren’t small dogs and cannot be expected to behave as such.

[somethingunlikeanythingelse]

When people say they hate cats all I hear is “I don’t respect boundaries.”

[sizvideos]

This campaign defies censorship in social media to raise awareness for early detection of breast cancer

[iamanemotionaltimebomb]

this is actually super fucking smartass of them

[snake-lady]

Reblogging as this is so important everyone! My mum had breast cancer and that shit is not nice so please check yourself ladies and gents! 💕💕💕

[angelickall]

Thank you Henry 💗

[whitepeopletwitter]

[nineprotons]

Dolly’s absolute amazingness aside… She is who she wants to be, and shows herself as she wants to. Anyone who sees her as a joke is in fact the joke themselves and I’m quite happy to laugh at them.

[injuries-in-dust]

The real joke is that she’s the one finding it, not the government.

[elfwreck]

[villainous-queer-deactivated202]

She purposely does this, y’all. I have been fascinated by her for years and she has purposely crafted this and people reacting like this is her intention. She is a master. Like, how many country artists can get away with openly being a queer ally and funding AIDS research and COVID research and all this other stuff and yet still I defy you to find a person–no matter how conservative–who will say anything worse than ‘she’s trashy’ to you–but it can’t even insult her because she says she’s trashy!! She is so good at this y’all. A master at the whole concept of reclaiming and owning one’s image. All hail Dolly.

[ultrareginarules]

An American icon. A hero.

[nd-bubblegum]

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Trans Mabel from Animal Crossing stimboard for anon! I hope you like it, let me know if you want anything changed!

[valtsv]

if you passionately defended "ugly" or "scary" animals as a kid you're gay now

[valtsv]

[en-futubandera]

[bagh0st-deactivated20240223]

[lololovescheese]

@kedreeva isn’t this bad and dangerous for the bird?

[kedreeva]

The answer is sometimes and it highly depends on the bird.

Peafowl are ground birds built for flight that basically starts by launching themselves straight up into the air as fast and hard as they can. You would never want to put a leash on a pea, especially not one that attaches on the top, because they have such a powerful flush that they’ll break something if they hit the end of a tether. They are also real dumb wild animals, and if they don’t understand what’s going on and think they’re being restrained, they will flip their shit and hurt themselves struggling, if they don’t just shock out.

Geese and other water fowl aren’t flushing birds- they’re built for low and slow horizontal takeoff from water and “slow” sustained flight. The farm ones like the one in the first vid are also generally pretty chill and/or bossy animals that have been domesticated to be cool with people; restraining them is probably annoying, but not generally cause for enough panic to stress-shock them. Because of all this, they’re extremely unlikely to injure themselves on a leash, which is why you can see plenty of videos of folks walking their geese or ducks around. Additionally, you can see the guy in the 1st vid, he’s basically holding the bird up, the harness looks like it as a wide base under the bird’s breast; the bird isn’t actually powering that flight at all, it’s just flapping its wings along with being carried (and he’s probably carrying the bird at that point to get across the street quickly, because afterward he is letting the bird set the waddle pace), and begins waddling calmly along as soon as its feet are back on the ground. So, it’s probably done this before and seems to be fine with it.

Most psittacines just plain old don’t really have the power to hurt themselves on a leash. They don’t have the weight, and they generally take off from branches so they don’t even need the takeoff power waterfowl have, because they’re usually starting from the air. They’re also smart enough to understand leashes and harnesses as devices, the way cats and dogs learn to recognize Outside Time is coming when you bring those things out. So there’s a good chance that those macaws have been trained to do what they are doing, and aren’t freaked out by it happening. The fact that they are flying together in a straight line rather than trying to go in separate directions or up says they’ve probably also decided they’re ok with this.

So yeah! These two instances, to me, seem like they’re probably safe enough.

[gahdamnpunk]

American Girl stories were the best tbh

[that-catholic-shinobi]

Dude, read the books, she and her mom freed themselves in Book 1. We don’t disrespect American Girl in this house

[allthefandomss]

Don’t you dare disrespect Addy, or any of my girls for that matter. American Girl used to be legit. Good stories, good dolls, good movies.

[smugkoalas]

Felicity’s story was set in the beginnings of the American Revolution, and addressed the conflict that she faced when her loved ones were split between patriots and loyalists. It also covered the effects of animal abuse, and forgiving those who are unforgivable.

Samantha’s stories centered around the growth of industrial America, women’s suffrage, child abuse, and corruption in places of power. Also, it emphasises how dramatically adoption into a caring family can turn a life around.

Kit’s story is one of my favorites. Her family is hit hard by the Great Depression, and they begin taking in boarders and raise chickens to help make ends meet. Her books include themes of poverty, police brutality, homelessness, prejudice, and the importance of unity in difficult times.

Molly’s father, a doctor, is drafted during the Second World War. Throughout her story, friends of hers suffer the loss of their husbands, sons, and brothers overseas. Her mother leaves the traditional housewife position and works full-time to help with the war effort. They also take in an English refugee child, who learns to open up after a life of traumatic experience.

American Girl stories have always featured the very harsh realities of America through the years. But they’re always presented honestly, yet in ways that kids can understand. They just go to show that you don’t have to live in a perfect time to be a real American girl.

[chaos-in-the-making]

Dont you fucking dare disrespect the American Girls in my house. ESPECIALLY Addy!! That was my first REAL contact with the horrors of slavery, as I read about her father being whipped and sold and her mother escaping with her to freedom, but also how freedom was still a struggle.

A slave doll. Please. Read the books.

[ironwoman359]

Don’t forget Kirsten, the Swedish immigrant who had to deal with balancing her own culture and learning the english language and customs of her classmates, or Kaya (full name Kaya'aton'my, or She Who Arranges Rocks) , the brave but careless girl from the Nez Perce tribe, or Josefina, the Mexican girl learning to be a healer.

And then there are the later dolls, that kids younger than me would have grown up with (I was just outgrowing American Girl as these came out), like Rebecca, the Jewish girl who dreams of becoming an actress in the budding film industry, or  Julie, who fights against her school’s gender policy surrounding sports in the 70s, or  Nanea, the Hawaiian girl whose father worked at Pearl Harbor.

These books, these characters, are fantastic pictures into life for girls in America throughout the years, they pull no punches with the horrors that these girls had to face in their different time periods, and in many cases I learned more history from these series than social studies at school. And that’s without even mentioning the “girl of the year” series where characters are created in the modern world to help girls deal with issues like friend problems, moving, or bullying. We do NOT disrespect American Girl in this house.

[razzleberryjam]

American Girl is probably going to be the only exposure young girls are going to get to history from a female perspective. This is actually kind of important considering that in history classes we dont really get that exposure. We dont hear about what women felt and endured during these time periods cause schools are too busy teaching us about what happened from the male perspective, which is not unimportant, but we need both. Girls need both.

[star-linedsoul]

These books were such a crucial part of my childhood and shaped my love of history, which still ensures today. These books can be a young girl’s first lessons in diversity and cultural awareness (hopefully burying that insensitive “we’re all Americans” tripe) and looking at history from more perspectives than just that taught in school. They also are an example of how women have ALWAYS been part of history, which some people would rather us not believe.

I think Kit and Kaya were the newest American Girls when I started “aging out” of the books, but hearing about some of these kinda makes me want to revisit them!

[breezeinmonochromenight]

I wasn’t gonna say anything, but you know what?

Nah.

OP (of the tweet thread) was either a actively trying to start shit or is just a huge fucking moron. Probably both.

I’d like to point out that the company that makes American Girl dolls actually doesn’t skimp when doing their research and they don’t make the dolls with the intent to be offensive in any way:

[magicmoon65]

I didn’t know that about Kaya! That’s AWESOME.