never give up, never surrender.

non desistas, non exieris. joce | mid-20s | electrical engineer | semi-hiatus. tracking: #obsidianstudy

[ilovetodrinkwater]

Im fucking addicted to blanket

[redstonedust]

may be a hot take but i think the fact minors can access 18+ content by just clicking a button that says 'yes im totally over 18 trust me' is like. totally fine tbh. its a non-issue. i dont care if curious teenagers are looking at porn. they've been doing that for as long as porn has existed. id rather teens explore their sexuality through images on the internet than rush into real life experiences when they're not ready for it yknow. the UK is trying to put stricter age verification in place (which in turn is becoming an online privacy nightmare) and like. for what. who is it helping. why is this a problem.

[bealittleimprobable]

People panic about "But what if kids pick up bad ideas from it???"

When I was a kid, Power Rangers got banned at school because we all thought it was incredibly cool and kept trying to kick each other in the head. No-one bothered explaining "Those are trained actors and it's all practiced, they don't *actually* hurt each other, and you're not good at that yet", they just banned it.

So we went to the park after school and read Kim's smuggled copy of the Power Rangers magazine and kicked each other in the head there instead.

(This is a metaphor, but it's also literally true. So much kicking in the head.)

God forbid parents actually talk to their teenagers.

[3cosmicfrogs]

people outside of academia are always asking me about "real applications" of my research. shut uppp! is it not enough to just be a nosy bitch about the natural world????

[the-glass-hammer]

The “real application” is that we learn a learn a little more about how our world works. That’s pretty neat

[3cosmicfrogs]

"but what's that actually useful for, like who will this help?"

ME BITCH. MONKEY BRAIN OBSERVE REACTION. CAUSE. EFFECT. SEROTONIN.

[3cosmicfrogs]

my job is just fucking around and finding out. i am paid real money by actual people to dick around in a lab and observe the consequences. thats beautiful

[card-of-the-day]

Today’s card is: A 3x5 index card

[horreurscopes]

[buttpoems]

embarrassing myself

[tiger-daniels]

I love this way of conceptualizing creativity!

[sorrrowfull]

[stuckinapril]

[sharpenededges]

Relief in a Ptolemaeische Temple in Egypt - (1968)

[dasenergi]

[pngblog]

[todaysbird]

Rest in peace, Jane. Thank you for inspiring me (and so many other people) through my youth & adulthood to admire and respect animals, and to continue searching for knowledge that will allow us to coexist together in a kinder future. You and your work will be remembered.

[bitchautism-deactivated20250906]

dislike how many mental health posts on here are just "you've never done anything wrong in your life ever and they were evil for that"

[bitchautism-deactivated20250906]

maybe you did do something wrong. maybe you hurt someone. maybe you have said awful things. maybe you were just as bad as them. maybe. but what matters is that you move on. you have to try. you have to wake up and be kinder. you have to learn and listen and grow. maybe you did do something wrong but that doesn't mean you have to keep doing that. as long as you are alive, you can change

[katartchive]

Skeleton Praying (c. 1600s) Skeleton Pleading (c. 1600s) Marble floor of the Cornaro Chapel

[fictionadventurer]

One of the more profound things I’ve heard recently came from a Mr. Rogers documentary. In a clip from his show, Mr. Rogers had just visited with a musician, and tells his audience that some people play music, and some people don’t, and that’s okay.

And then he said, “The important thing is to find something you feel good about doing.”

That phrasing struck me. “Something you feel good about doing”. Most people would have phrased it as “something you enjoy doing”. Or “something you’re good at doing”. But Mr. Rogers’ subtly different phrasing leads to a profoundly different connotation. “Something you feel good about doing” may not be enjoyable–people who work in hospitals or in disaster zones might not enjoy much of their day, but they probably feel good about helping people. “Something you feel good about doing“ may not be something you’re particularly good at–you may be a terrible artist by any objective standard, but if you feel good about making your art, then it’s a worthwhile endeavor. Looking for “something you feel good about doing” can help you find a truly satisfying life path.

That phrase is also helpful with daily decision-making. Too often, I can make choices based on “what feels good.” I put aside tasks that are too stressful or avoid activities that seem too difficult, in favor of mindlessly browsing the internet. And I enjoy myself. I feel good while I’m doing that. But at the end of the day, I don’t feel good about how I spent my time. However, reminding myself to do “something I feel good about doing” can motivate me to accomplish those more difficult tasks. It can push me to do something outside of my comfort zone, to try something new that I might not be much good at. And maybe this is a blindingly obvious philosophy to everyone else. But I’m grateful for the reminder. 

[shisasan]

𝚃. 𝚂. 𝙴𝚕𝚒𝚘𝚝, 𝙼𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚕 (𝟷𝟿𝟹𝟻)

[4damhatesyou-deactivated2026041]

i dont have a vent account because havihn to see me crash out every once in a while is just a part of the experience that comes with being my mutual

[literaryvein]

L. V., excerpts from a past life