fictional worlds are my jam, broham!

the name’s rey! he/fae, 22, aromantic, fan of a whole lot of things. bookbinding blog @starstreampress, bsky mandaloreartist :)

[khorapodcast]

[ID in alt text]

Reuinted once again, the gang the Argo Crew crashes a party to finish what they started.

Episode 17: Touched by a God will be available on Monday wherever you get your podcasts!

[manuellarts]

kira , sketch 🖤 ♥️

[manuellarts]

Light of My Life.

[shhhhhgobacktosleep]

[firlexgremlin]

i finished this game months ago at this point but here we go, fixed it.

[sinlizards]

i just want to say tysm for the gyu art 🫶 that boy legit changed my life ive never not been obsessed with him. and your art DOES HIM JUSTICE i'm always so happy to see it i love it so much

WAHHHH THANK YEWWW ive been so deeply obsessed w this guy for so long now that its a bit embarrassing posting about it publicly but i must do it so other fellow fans can see.. it makes me immensely happy to see tags from the like. 10 other bstars fans that exist on here always and forever <3

[plaguedocboi]

I remember when I was younger, anytime I watched a movie where the characters have to kill a scary monster/alien, I always thought the act of killing it was intended to be part of the horror. Like there’s this amazing creature that we’ve never seen before, and maybe under different circumstances we could’ve coexisted with it, but it’s trying to attack you and you have to defend yourself, but by destroying it you also destroy the ability to ever understand it and that’s sad and is supposed to make you feel conflicted.

It was not until well into my adulthood that I realized most people do not have complicated feelings about movies where people have to kill a scary alien monster, nor is that necessarily meant to be part of the narrative (unless it very obviously is). They just want the scary thing to die because it’s scary. I don’t have a real conclusion to this I just started thinking about it for some reason.

[behaviornerdwithahat]

In case anyone finds it helpful because mobility aids are horrifically expensive and inaccessible…

And for those people who have access to mobility devices but might benefit from a second chair they can abuse without risking expensive damage…

Erik Kondo has made a website, Open Source Innovations, that details plans for DIY wheelchairs. These wheelchairs can be made from common materials like wood, plastic, and pvc. They are lightweight and can be custom fit to the user allowing from the same degree of movement you would get from a custom chair. And they are durable and easily repairable. (he has been stress testing his latest design by dropping it down stairs, dropping it out of a car, launching it across a driveway, and throwing it off a deck). Its 12lbs and I think he said its was in the $200 ish range for parts.

He also is working on cheap, open source, accessible designs for beach chairs, off road chairs, motorized attachments (think smart drive), and so on. Plus he skateboards in his wheelchair. Cool dude, helpful info, pass it on.

[sumi-sprite]

It's incredibly sad people have to resort to this, but it's a damn good resource. Use it. Spread awareness. Maybe one day people with physical disabilities won't need DIYs like this. But until then, reblog and share.

[this-is-accessibility]

This is Accessibility!

That's so amazing! It is unfortunate that so many people will need this, but very very cool that it exists

[organizationstationone4all]

OSI HOME- | Open Source Wheelchairs

That other link seems to be broken.

[this-is-accessibility]

Thank you so much for putting the working one!

I will add it to my original reblog as well.

[ID by user paniniwitharugula: a wooden wheelchair made primarily of two-by-fours with a low back, tall wheels, and black seat cushions. The front wheels are hardware caster wheels. end I.D.]

[eternalgaylord]

collecting tweets

[eternalgaylord]

#vessel alert

that's right

[imsobadatnicknames2]

9 out of 10 times I see people on here celebrating a new "landmark piece of anti-AI legislation" the legislation in question is inevitably some variation of "we propose making IP laws more restrictive but presented through the language of opposing AI". But that one from germany about holding google liable for the words of its AI overview feature is legitimately good I think. If they actively choose to shove that thing in everyone's face as the first thing they're going to see when they make a google search then they shouldn't be able to dodge accountability for the information it provides with a little "gemini AI can be inaccurate, please remember to double-check information teeheehee" disclaimer.

[human-pet-they]

when the author describes someone dying and you can just tell they’ve never actually died by the way it’s written

[wild-moss-art]

This is why I read the reddit comments

[awsydawnarts]

[quarterclever]

I love how the notes for this are just chock full of examples of the most batshit specific things people research for their fanfics. Truly a treasure trove.

[quarterclever]

Some of my favorites

[quarterclever]

And my absolute fav

[wild-moss-art]

This is why I read the reddit comments

[awsydawnarts]

[quarterclever]

I love how the notes for this are just chock full of examples of the most batshit specific things people research for their fanfics. Truly a treasure trove.

[quarterclever]

Some of my favorites

[quarterclever]

And my absolute fav

[san-sebastienne]

Dashiell Hammett, who basically invented the noir genre (think: The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man) hung out enough in the queer scene in San Francisco in the 20s-30s that he picked up some contemporary queer lingo that he folded into his stories. In The Maltese Falcon, there’s a scene where the wildly gay-coded villain shows up at a meeting with a skinny little blonde with a bad attitude and a gun in tow, and detective Sam Spade tells him to “leave the gunsel outside” — gunsel being contemporary gay slang for a young, effeminate man who probably bottoms (from the Yiddish gansl, meaning gosling). Basically, he’s saying “I’m here to talk to you, not your twink.”

However, a lot of writers mimicking Hammett did not know gay lingo or Yiddish, saw the word “gun,” and assumed “gunsel” meant “scary bodyguard with a gun.” They took off with a word they didn’t understand and spread it so fast that it’s now basically impossible to read a noir story written between 1930-1960 without someone accidentally being called a twink at least once. Look out for it next time you’re reading Raymond Chandler or his ilk, I guarantee you’ll find it.

[fiercelydreamed]

The diffusion of yiddish into American English and its media has some delightful and unintended results.

[johnny-depp-is-loved]

what is this genre of photos called

[pitbolshevik]

it dawned on me earlier when i was explaining dodge vipers to a friend who doesn't know cars how fucking insane they were

[pitbolshevik]

this fucking thing is notorious for being incredibly dangerous to drive. like, it straight up wants to kill you. there are several reasons for this:

-massive engine combined with a very lightweight body. absolutely insane amount of torque.

-no airbags

-no ABS, no traction control, no electronic driver aids whatsoever

-stiff suspension, lots of power and wide tires meant that it was incredibly twitchy and would oversteer badly if you didnt manage it perfectly

-the tires werent really equipped to handle all of that power so they'd often lose grip or just literally fucking melt

-it does not like bumps. if the pavement isnt perfect and youre going fast, it will spin out

-its exhaust pipe is positioned so that it's extremely easy to get burned by it when exiting the vehicle

[madamepestilence]

no airbags is fucking insane; please tell me it at least has seatbelts

[pitbolshevik]

it did have seatbelts! it did not have external door handles though lol

[orcboxer]

got a crick in my neck and a frog in my throat and a chip on my shoulder and a stick up my ass and now you're gonna stand there puttin words in my mouth? haven't I been through enough?