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Just realised I follow three different nonbinary people named Maia. The nickels keep rolling in.

I need to collect one who uses he/him pronouns, one I don't know very well, one who's slutty, and one who's really funny.

The I can have a Maia (he), Maia (who), Maia (hoe) and Maia (haha).

robinade

In conversation with multiple posts going around discussing technical literacy and typing skills…

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is less than 35 Words Per Minute

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is less than 35 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 36-45 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 36-45 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 46-55 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 46-55 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is 56-69 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is 56-69 WPM

I HAD typing classes: my typing speed is faster than 70 WPM

I did NOT have typing classes: my typing speed is faster than 70 WPM

I'm on mobile/ vanilla extract option

Remaining time: 4 days 23 hours

➡️ Take a typing test here (and you need an actual, physical keyboard for this):

The industry-standard benchmark used by employers and typing certifications worldwide.

➡️ 'Typing classes' refers to computer skills classes you might have had in school; you can also count games or other related typing training your parents might have had you do.

➡️ Across 3 different typing test websites*, the (english language) world average typing speed is 40 WPM.

*typingtest.now, typingtestgo.com, typerworld.com

rosslynpaladin

Vanilla- I had typing classes at age seven they did not stick because no one had a computer at home children were allowed to TOUCH and the typewriter was WAY off limits too. So I didn't get to practice again on my own properly for any length of time until college which is when I learned to type the incorrect way I do now which I can do pretty fast. i used to be able to type at slow dictation speed before the brain damage.

#wow my speed has slowed down considerably #mind you i'm using a laptop & that puts my hands in an awkward position #i wonder if i would do better on a typewriter or full-sized keyboard?#i'm guessing i would #mind you i don't do the extensive typing i used to do either #there was a time when 90% of my day was typing #poll #polls

movementnudge

Movement nudge

X

#now this one i can do!

brightmouth-deactivated20230417

My spouse and I just had one of those “wait your brain works HOW?” exchanges, and now I am BURNING TO KNOW HOW IT WORKS FOR OTHER PEOPLE:

Fellow speakers of this feral bastard language (English), rb and tell me in the tags: what is the delineation for you, if any, between evening and night?

#if the sun has gone down but it's still light enough to see easily #it's evening #if you have to turn on your headlights to drive #it's night

no-sharks-on-the-sun

jupiter-math

Guides on how to save money are like "shred your own cheese!" And guides on how to make your life easier are like "buy pre-shredded cheese!"

zeelatunes

hrt and transgender surgeries being positioned as dangerous and experimental despite being around for much longer than ozempic, which many people are pushing as a miracle weight loss drug while ignoring its real medical indications and any possible negative side effects

it seems like hypocrisy but it's really the same idea: your body is not yours to control. you are not allowed to be fat, you are not allowed to be trans, we will say whatever it takes to keep you in line

orphanedsource

the place I work at remodeled these split gendered restrooms into “inclusive restrooms” and never told us what they meant while construction was ongoing. I need you to know every atom of potential criticism or whining that could’ve happened disappeared when people found out this meant we got 10 fully separate private bathrooms with sinks inside. I’ve not heard a single person crack a joke about the inclusive signage. this is the world TERFs are trying to steal from you

revcleo

This is called a "superloo" and terfs are actively trying to steal this from you, in the UK they changed bathroom regulations to mean new buildings have to prioritise gendered toilets rather than build superloos.

This also upset a lot of architects and designers who like the superloos. They're also typically more like small rooms rather than having doors you can look under.

penrosesun

I have a friend who was strongly against inclusive bathrooms because he felt that “bathroom stalls are already really exposed due to how they’re constructed, so no wonder women don’t want men in the same bathrooms as them” and when I pointed out that we could just… build better bathrooms… with less exposed stalls, he got really quiet and then said “honestly that sounds so much better, but there must be some problem with building them like that, because otherwise wouldn’t we already be doing it?” BESTIE we are. WE ARE. Old-style bathrooms are cheaply made, poorly designed, and all around bad. Haven’t you noticed that men’s restrooms rooms get weirdly sticky? Haven’t you noticed that women’s restrooms end up with giant lines? This is because these rooms are architecturally awful. And we can do better now, because we know more! And we are!!! People are actively designing better bathrooms that address known problems, and guess what: those bathrooms are “inclusive” in the same way that curb-cuts are inclusive. It doesn’t matter if the ramp was built for a wheelchair or a stroller; it doesn’t matter if the bathrooms were designed specifically for gender inclusivity or just because fall-apart-if-you-sneeze-on-them metal stall dividers with giant ass peek gaps suck. We can in fact improve our built environment to better meet our needs. Stop cutting off your nose to spite your face; stop settling for less just because someone else might also enjoy it.

english-mace

Seattle's SEA-TAC airport has an all gender restroom that's a row of about a dozen fully enclosed separated little rooms that lock, with a shared bank of sinks and it's great. Love it. Lot of very strange encounters at the sinks, feels odd the first few times! But people laugh it off almost instantly. Because it's not actually a big deal to share a sink.

electricpurrs

i think this is the funniest possible image that could be used to illustrate this subject

girlnextvore

petite-guignol

OK FUN FACT i also thought this picture was hilarious when i encountered it a few months ago, so i was curious how it ended up on wikipedia

it turns out the uploader is in fact the woman in the photo (she's uploaded a few other pictures of herself to other articles) and she ran an extremely web 1.0 site on the topic of bondage

this was apparently a long-standing fantasy of hers and she in fact did an entire video plus accompanying photoshoot about it, which was run in a bondage magazine in the 90s and did in fact take place on an abandoned train track. they committed to the bit hard enough that there's even a shot of the sinister villain looming over her with a big document labeled DEED and a pen

the best part is that according to this page, there were two "villains" involved (the woman's two partners, apparently), and the other one was dressed as a gorilla. sadly there are no images of the gorilla kidnapper because that sounds like. even funnier.

anyway i thought this whole thing was kinda cute, lol

#ok but #adjust the ropes a bit so that it's possible to walk #and this would make a great couples' cosplay

:-(

In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died on M

#sam neill #may his memory be a blessing

millenniallust4death

I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

millenniallust4death

Thank-you to all of my new Internet stranger friends for being so gracious about having my post shoved onto your dashboards. I loved reading all of your kind tags and comments! Both Martin and Bosco have been gone for several years now but for 24 hours, they felt very present in my life. I greatly appreciate this gift. ❤️

psycorax

Reblog to have your dashboard be visited by the spirit of joy that death can end but not erase.

millenniallust4death

Thank you to everyone who commented in their tags or messaged me. Indeed, today is “Martin and Bosco Day”. I originally whimsically blazed this photo on 13 July 2022. I never expected Martin and Bosco to travel so far and make so many new friends. The experience has been such a gift for me.

#happy martin & bosco day!

doyoulikethissong-poll

I find myself liking the intro to some of these songs, only for the singing to come in and ruin it for me. The instrumental probably sounds fine, but the vocals are a completely different story, and I feel like that affects how I vote...

Yeah, some voices are a very acquired taste!

rpepperpotshipssciencebros

It definitely affects how I vote. While I realize there will never be more than the current four options, there are times when I wish for a "well, the music's nice..." option.

Oddly, I don't think I've ever come across one where I like the vocals but not the music.

rabbiteclair

scientists have recently announced that exoplanet HR 3499a is no longer believed to be potentially capable of supporting life, after new spectroscopic readings indicated that it doesn't even have a dishwasher. "i mean, it doesn't even have a fucking dishwasher," said the lead researcher. "I guess you could live there, but, like, would you really want to?"

idk-whateverthisis

I do not have a dishwasher in my home. I do not understand why do people need it

rpepperpotshipssciencebros

It's more water efficient

Sanitizes as it cleans

It's faster to load the washer than it is to wash by hand, leaving you time to do something else while it runs

Saves counter space (no drainer on the counter)

Looks nicer (no drainer full of drying dishes on the counter)

Some people just fucking hate to wash dishes

You don't have to stick your hands into gross, greasy water

Less chance of getting soapy water all over the floor, counter, and/or your shirt

Can be loaded with one hand, which is useful if you've got a clingy toddler who screams every time you put them down, or have a cast on your hand/arm, or use crutches/a cane, or are missing a hand/arm/fingers

Sponges/dishcloths quickly become hotbeds of bacteria if not changed/laundered frequently.

I'm sure there are others, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind. Obviously there are some things that should never go in the dishwasher (eg crystal glasses, cast iron cookware) and if you're only washing one or two items before using them again while cooking, then handwashing is the way to go.

rpepperpotshipssciencebros

Yes excellent additions: