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Hurdy-Gurdy, 1794, Musical Instruments

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 Size: Total length (without crank) 64.4 cm., Width of upper bouts: 17.8 cm. middle bouts: 10.7 cm. lower bouts: 21.8 cm. Total depth 13.8 cm., Friction wheel diameter 9.8 cm., Keyboard span approx. 27.0 cm., Vibration length of strings approx. 43.0 cm. Medium: Wood, metal

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/501642

errantscience

Um…

wiionme

yesterdaysprint

Life magazine, March 1916

anonymouscomrade

the CDC's like "how could covid cases be RISING?! all we did was tell the dumbest, most selfish population in the history of the world that they didn't need masks if they got vaccinated, entirely on the honor system"

#i lost all respect for the CDC when they did that

nevver

August, die she must.

the2headedcalf-moved

being in your early twenties is like [grocery shopping alone] [having instant noodles for dinner] [remembering random details about that one friend you haven't spoken to in five years] [feeling overwhelming guilt for every purchase that isn't strictly "necessary"] [having midday naps] [finding out through facebook that the girl who was mean to you in high school has a husband and a baby] [falling a little in love with every stranger on public transport] [pretending you're not afraid of being alone] [wondering when you'll feel like a fully realized person] [listening to bands you liked in middle school] [blinking and it's suddenly december] [failing to imagine yourself ten years from now] [feeling like you're running out of time]

#i was about to question the mid-day naps and then saw 'early' twenties #the rest is accurate tho

exitwound

college is so STUPID why can’t i go 5 times and major in 10 different things for $999 total and then do like, 3 MFAs on the house

thegenderal

If youve ever said something nice to me and i never replied I apologize! Unfortunately i am a neurotic prey animal and your message was nice enough to make me scurry under my leaf mold and hold still to camouflage myself until the danger passed

what-even-is-thiss

With all of these people saying that they like working from home and me knowing that I hate working from home and can’t do work as well if I’m at home I’m starting to think that maybe we should start taking a hybrid approach to all this.

Maybe companies should have spaces that workers can go and also give them the option to work from home. Hold in person meetings where dress is casual and afterwards you can go home and work there if you want. If you don’t live close enough for that to work we’ll video call you in.

Frankly I’m horrified by the number of people saying that they want to get rid of office spaces. There are people that want that and there are ways to turn working from home into a dystopian nightmare where you’re being watched more at home than at an office.

There’s no universal solution to any of this to make everyone happy. I know people who agree with me on this. To a lot of people working from home is horrible and distracting and lonely. Don’t ignore that.