I will adapt

Late-twenties • they/them • posts a lot about star trek • no theme

[aristhought]

🌙 Some drawings inspired by Artemis II | ig/bsky

[runaway-ent]

I was about to make a post complaining about the weather forecast, but considering that everywhere else is

Post cancelled talking about the weather will dox my location

[i-am-a-fish]

after much deliberation I have completed a simple task that took less than 10 minutes, and I'm happy to report that this time it only cost me about 3 days of dread

[raaorqtpbpdy]

The avatar headcanon that I hold nearest and dearest to my heart is the belief that the fire nation slang Aang learned from Kuzon was specifically Gay slang that Kuzon said was normal slang as a joke (this was of course back when the fire nation was still cool with gay ppl). But a hundred years later, now that being gay in the fire nation is illegal, the meanings have evolved to be really offensive, so when they first get to the Fire Nation, Aang is unknowingly throwing out slurs left and right.

"flaming" -> flaming/camp/slay (original gay slang meaning) -> camp(derogatory)/over-the-top/extra (meaning after 100 years of homophobia)

"Hotman" -> Attractive gay man/man that the speaker, as a gay person, finds attractive (original gay slang meaning) -> faggot (meaning after 100 years of homophobia)

"Flameo" -> DTF/gay sex ("flameo hotman" = propositioning someone for gay sex) (original gay slang meaning) -> fuck but specifically kinky or "degenerate" non-socially-acceptable sex (meaning after 100 years of homophobia)

So when Aang is spending his first day in the fire nation calling everyone "hotman" and all the fire nation ppl look at him confused and vaguely offended I can only guess that they assumed he was a middle schooler making prolific use of the new slur he just learned and doesn't yet actually know the meaning of and they can either get pissed and have to explain why, or they can keep walking and let him be someone else's problem.

And when Zuko joins the Gaang all he can think is "wow I didn't think the avatar would have such a dirty mouth" because he's always shouting "Flameo!" (Meaning: "fuck yeah!") when he's excited. And he calls Zuko "Sifu Hotman" (meaning: Master Faggot) and Zuko feels like he can't get mad because he tried to capture Aang SO many times so he pretty much deserves it, he's just not sure how Aang knows.

[imaplatypus-art]

Squad goals, am I right?

[polarity-disturbed]

The lore of avatar is insane.

[runaway-ent]

Looks like we have a third member of the broken bones boys

[bishounen-jump]

everybody here's my tiny crochet coelacanth <3

[therinly]

Finished a new piece. I think it speaks to my state of mind. Notice the fine details. :)

[goodluckdetective]

So Hank Green got caught using AI and it’s a whole huge blow up, and I really don’t have much interest in adding to the pile on.

However, I do think this case is great example of what happens when smart people decide they can use these systems “responsibly.”

Let’s put aside the plagiarism and the energy use for a second (not that these don’t matter, but they’re not relevant to my point at the moment) and pretend these systems were made with entirely properly obtained info and ran on only solar, but otherwise were entirely the same. If you’re a person, you might think “okay, I’m going to only use this to come up with ideas for my next paper: I’m going to do all the research myself and the writing, I’m just gonna brainstorm topics.”

The thing is, even if you’re trying to limit use to just “brainstorming” the chatbot isn’t going to limit itself to just brainstorming. You might ask it “what should I write about involving Greek history” and it may suggest “the plague of Athens” but it’s also going to suggest some “basic info” on the plague of Athens that you might end up picking up and deciding your topic is. It’s going to provide you with “research.” And even if you decide to check that research yourself, that’s still setting you down a specific path you might not have picked organically.

And speaking of double checking its “research”, fact checking is a time heavy process. Not only now do you have to read the original text the bot provided, but you also have to compare it line by line with the summary the bot provided. That’s more time than it would have taken to just read the article by itself. And with any time heavy task, people are going to get lazy. And in original research being lazy might mean skimming a paper or an abstract, chatbots allow you to be lazy without looking at the article at all.

And soon enough, despite telling yourself you were only going to use it for brainstorming, you have offloaded topic generation, research and eventually even drafting because that’s what these bots are intended to do. They are not meant to serve as research tools or help brainstorm or serve as a bouncing off board: they are built to encourage maximum engagement. And that means if you go at them with the best of ethical intentions, they are built to tempt you to use them as much as possible, regardless of whatever line you drew in the sand for yourself.

Anyway, my main thought here is you are not smart enough to outwit the dopamine machine. It wants your attention and nothing more. Do not assume you can resist just because you know what’s under the hood.

[escuerzoresucitado]

being escorted out of town

[unfried-mouth-wheat]

Listen, if Toph had went off on her own for a while in Ba Sing Se there is no way she wouldn't vibe with Zuko.

"Welcome to Pao's Family tea shop, I'm Li, waddaya want?"

"Chaos."

"Understandable. Sadly, that's not on the menu. Would you settle for a cup of Jasmine tea?"

"Sure."

[unfried-mouth-wheat]

Jet, bursting into the tea shop: THOSE TWO ARE FIRE BENDERS! Toph, interrupting Zuko who is about go attack this mouth wheat boy: And where’s your proof? Jet, suspiciously: I saw the old man with a hot cup of tea right after he complained that it was cold? Toph, about to cause some chaos: Then clearly, you need your eyes checked. Toph, gesturing to Iroh: This man is a Water Bender.

[smolfrogi]

THIS MAN IS A WATERBENDER

[tiredalexanderr]

wait i wanna add to this - so toph can tell when people lie, right? so she can probably feel zuko's heart racing when jet accuses them of being firebenders. also, she would've met iroh by this point

so im imagining she's like "okay. 2 firebenders. in a shop in the earth kingdom. but the old man is nice and wants better things for his nephew so honestly this checks out. yeah im gonna meddle"

[unfried-mouth-wheat]

That is 100% the thought process

[the-turtleduck-pond]

Jet tries to argue that he heated his tea again.

“I know a waterbender and she can turn water into ice, who says they can’t make liquids hotter too?”

Jet has no argument.

[unfried-mouth-wheat]

He doesn’t have an argument cuz he knows the Water Bender Toph knows and has FELT her turn water to ice

Terror fills his body as he realizes that if Toph, who knows Katara, is friends with Li, then KATARA must be friends with Li TOO.

Toph can feel his fear, and she is living for it

[birger-wuvs-elsa]

@ultranos

[counterpunches]

#i love the implication here that katara is the scariest thing jet knows @ultranos​

[avagueidea]

tbf, Katara’s the scariest thing most people know, they just don’t know it because she decided blood bending wasn’t her jam

[pocketss]

distressing things to say to your friends

[runaway-ent]

Uh-oh, just recontextualized something I said a few days ago and now I’m dying inside

[runaway-ent]

So Data has a pulse. So is his ‘blood’ coolant? Because today computers need a lot of help staying cool, so i imagine he needs a dedicated system for distributing that throughout his body

When computers bog down, their fans speed up. And we know that data has a processing limit. So do you think that if he has a big processing load, his heart rate would increase?

Do his lungs act as the air intake for the coolant system? Would he also need to breathe more?

[tirlaeyn]

[unstablebill]

I've been scream laughing at this for several days

[marlynnofmany]

Science!

[weleaveshadows]

Who wants to watch a cartoon about people crying? [x]

[steven-universe-heritage-posts]

Steven Universe Heritage post

[immaplatypus]

“so this week my town made the news for—” nope

“there’s a restaurant two miles from my house called—” nope

“today I learned [celeb] went to my high school—” nope nope nope nope nope

these are all real posts I’ve seen on the internet that allowed me to identify a user’s hometown instantly. if it’s a small town, that’s doubly dangerous, because a bad actor could trace you just by a unique first name or selfie you once posted. in an age where doxxing and stalking are some of the worst I’ve ever seen it, you HAVE to think twice about what you’re posting online.

i once saw a 13-year old post an image they noted as being “a few miles from their house.” it had a theater in the shot with a unique enough name to be local. one google maps search, now everyone knew not only what city they lived in, but the possible neighborhoods in that radius too. and they had a HUGE following…who all knew this was a 13-year-old child.

so yeah. not to sound like a 90s internet safety PSA…but I’m gonna be that PSA for a minute.

if you’re posting an image, there is NO need to say that you live there. you could just be traveling. “saw this in Montana” is better than “saw this by my house!”

before you post about a venue, especially a restaurant or small store, check and see if it’s local—CRUCIALLY if it has only one or two locations. people might travel to arenas or convention centers, but they’re far less likely to be traveling to Bartleby’s Fish and Chips. if it’s an anecdote and you still live nearby, you can honestly just leave the name out entirely.

if you’re sharing a news story, it can just be a story you found and wanted to share. you don’t have to clarify “it happened in my town,” because even if you don’t mention your town name, an easily-googled news article will.

if you’re seeing a concert or meeting a celebrity on a tour that’s stopped locally, wait until they’ve hit a few more venues before you post about it, or at the very least wait until you get home. this is honestly a smart move for any event you attend: unless you’re marketing yourself, there’s no need to advertise your location in real time.

check your selfie backgrounds for anything identifying. this includes city names on venues, school names, street signs, and house numbers.

this stuff is flexible if you no longer live in your hometown, or if your city is particularly big, but there’s STILL no reason to tie yourself to your school, your workplace, or your street. you can call it paranoid, but as someone who’s seen my friends get literal death threats over fictional characters before, the last thing I want is someone willing to act on those threats finding out where they live.

anyway. PSA over. does a kickflip or whatever