You need to believe in the things that aren't.

How else are they to become? 34, transfemme, somewhere in middle America

[pmamtraveller]

"Sweeping Off the Male Gaze" by Japanese illustrator Yuko Shimizu.

[interestingmistakes]

Reblogging this manually. Op doesn't want credit for fear of being terminated.

[churrotowns]

since it’s pride month, throwback to this beautiful cover and this wholesome interaction between two icons

[pickypicnic]

[so1987-deactivated20230102]

who’s gonna tell tumblr that executive dysfunction is more than Not Doing Things?

[so1987-deactivated20230102]

okay

these are the executive functions. impairment of these functions is executive dysfunction

[dailypattondoodles]

Oh.

OH

[lurlur]

Girl, help. None of my executives are functioning

[depsidase]

[catchymemes]

[clownowo]

worlds most well adjusted teenaged girl

[cosmicanger]

[dreamsy990]

i saw someone say nobody needs to know what a .txt file is anymore. what the fuck is the world coming to

[dreamsy990]

unironically i think we need to bring back computer labs because APPARENTLY some people WERENT taught basic computer literacy and internet safety in school

[dreamsy990]

things about computers/the internet i think kids should be formally taught in schools because theyre important to know and the amount of soon to be grown adults i know who know NOTHING about any of these is quite frankly almost all of them (and resources to learn if you dont know these things, because its never to late to get better with computers)

how to troubleshoot by yourself when you have a technical problem

what common file types are

some very basics on how to use ""developer tools"" on your computer (because i cant think of a better way to refer to them) like task manager and command prompt (and their mac equivalents, terminal and activity monitor ofc)

how to read and understand a privacy policy and what your personal data is, as well as what it being collected actually means and steps you can take to keep it private

how to understand terms of service (hey. if you have trouble with reading legalese and worry about being able to understand these policies anyways, here's a site that gives basic summaries of privacy policies and ToS)

what a cookie actually is

internet privacy and your digital footprint!! seriously i dont know why we stopped teaching people that they shouldnt be putting their entire real identity online in a world where your online actions can ruin you irl

basic safety measures like antivirus software (and why you should use it or if the built in one on windows or mac is enough for you) and backing up your computer (also a mac guide)

common keyboard shortcuts (and on mac)

as an additional note: things i think everyone should know on computers and the internet but schools may bit hesitant to teach about for whatever moral/legal standards schools pretend to operate on

vpns and adblockers! (btw for most of these where you can pay for things im purposefully not recommending any specific software but seriously just use ublock origin for an adblocker)

how to not get a virus while pirating something

what a temporary email is and when to use one

red flags that you shouldn't trust a website (and how to quickly check the security of a site)

what javascript on a website does and how to disable it to get around paywalls

[dreamsy990]

ok one last addition! if you want to take it one level higher, i think learning the very basics of at least one programming language is good for people. it makes computers less scary and it makes you feel very cool, and a lot of people get discouraged about it because it seems overly complicated and hard to learn outside a formal classroom setting, so heres some resources for learning the very basics of python (because i consider it the easiest language to learn and knowing one language will make it easier to learn others)

an online compiler so you dont need to download anything or worry about running code directly on your computer if that makes you nervous

a basic video guide to introduce you to python and walk you through beginner steps

a guide to some syntax and commands you should know (this was literally my lifeline in my first CS class)

some performance tasks to give you things to code to practice and assess yourself

[tkmiz-deactivated20200503]

[quasi-normalcy]

Weirdly common stock genre show plots:

Time loop

Body swap

Some members of the team get shrunk (and have to go inside someone's body)

All the male members of the team are turned into simpering idiots by pheromones and have to be saved by the female member(s) of the team and I guess this is feminist somehow

Time loop

Everyone on the team is trapped in their individual worst nightmares and the episode is called "Fear Itself"

Someone goes all "Heart of Darkness" on an alien planet

Trapped in a VR simulation (but you can die for real!)

The team is brainwashed into serving in the workforce of some alien planet

Lotus-eater plot (everyone is trapped in an idyllic fantasy world)

Time loop

One or more members of the team "de-evolve" into cavemen

Someone on the team "evolves" to have super-intelligence (and this is bad)

Time loop

[quasi-normalcy]

Rapid aging

Alternate timeline where the villains have won

Cut to ten or so years in "the future" except it's not real or has to be undone

Ill-tempered child has reality-warping powers

Time loop

Mundane member of the team gets superpowers

Superpowered member of the team becomes mundane

Everyone starts acting like teenagers

An alien does horrifyingly invasive things to team members but it turns out that it's just trying to communicate

[quasi-normalcy]

Everyone loses their memory

Character wakes up in a asylum and is told it was all a delusion

[sexycraisinthanos]

Wizard of Oz parody

They go back in time and one of the members has a crush on someone only to find out it’s their or someone else’s parent

Two people swap roles to prove that they have it worse than the other

It’s a wonderful life parody

Someone gets split up into their different personality traits

Cute creature is actually a multiplying monster that eats everything

April fools episode. Usually a musical episode

[carabinerbracelets]

Time loop

[quasi-normalcy]

Trapped in a board game

Two characters get merged together

"Most Dangerous Game" plot

Character gets replaced by a shapeshifter

Character turns invisible

[okibadesu]

My cow girl & horse girl illustration book will be available on BOOTH starting June 15th!International shipping is available.

[the-uss-premise]

Console buttons from Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-69)

[abductormom]

[pocketss]

laurie 😔

[vivlily]

her outfits called bouncing rhythm for an amazing reason.

also an alt where she shows off her little tsuchinoko a tiny bit over here on bluesky