In a silent forest

[thelightcomingthroughthewindow]

Podfic is the ultimate portmanteau btw

[cacodaemonia]

Okay, so when I saw this, I was like, "The 'i' stands for 'internet'??" because I remember back when the iMac—the first of Apple's 'i' products—launched, and my impression was that the 'i' was more about the individual: I, me.

So I got curious and went down a little rabbit hole. Most unofficial sources say that, yeah, the 'i' was for internet, but again, that doesn't have the Apple vibes I remember from back then. Long before the iMac, there was the famous 1984 Apple commercial directed by Ridley Scott that ran during the US Super Bowl, which was all about individuality/breaking the mold/etc.

Anyway, I found this post from 2011 on the Apple community forum:

And I felt like that list of multiple meanings seemed more on-brand. Plus, user danielpena mentioned a specific keynote speech, which made it easy enough to look up. I found the transcript and video of the full keynote, and took a screenshot of the slide mentioned above:

So yeah, the 'i' does stand for 'internet,' but it was also meant to stand for 'individual,' 'instruct,' 'inform,' and 'inspire.' Congratulations, everyone is right! 😂

The only Apple product I've ever owned was an iPod, and I'm the farthest thing from an Apple fanboy that you can be, so this was all new info to me!

[screampotato]

Suddenly struck with a need to explain to you how boat pronouns work (I work in the marine industry).

When you're talking about the design of the boat, you say "it".

When the boat is still being built, your say "it".

When the boat is nearing completion, you can say "it" or "she".

When the boat is floating in the water you probably say "she", unless there is still a lot of work to be done (e.g. no engine yet) then you say "it".

When the boat is officially launched and operating, you say "she". If you continue to say "it" at this point you are not incorrect but suspiciously untraditional. You are not playing the game.

If you are referring to a boat you don't really know anything about you may say "it" ("there's a big boat, it's coming this way"). But if you know its name, it's probably "she" ("there's the Waverley, she's on her way to Greenock").

If you are talking about boats in general, you say "it" ("when a boat is hit by a wave it heels over")

If you speak about a boat in complimentary terms, it's "she" ("she's a grand boat"). If you are being disparaging it may be it, but not necessarily ("it's as ugly as sin", "she's a grotty old tub").

If she has a boy's name, she's still she. "Boy James", "King Edward", "Sir David Attenborough"? The pronoun is she.

If it's a dumb barge (no engine), you say it. But if it's a rowing boat (no engine), you say she.

I hope this has cleared things up so that you may not be in danger of misgendering floating objects.

[glitched-out-mess]

[theramblingvoid]

Hit "view post" and lost it

[filyahehh]

smartest cat ever!

[reddherring777]

me: yeah, so one of your most famous works is actually just that commission of a woman that you kept. Honestly, it's less of the piece itself that lead to its fame and more the mystery surrounding it, so I was hoping you could clear that up the decayed corpse of Leonardo Da Vinci that I resurrected: Hai detto che hanno chiamato una tartaruga che combatte il crimine con il mio nome?

[xx-art-xx-xx]

Based on real events

(me and my hyperactive partner)

[asenok-openok]

Technician is just messing with him!!!!!

[despairrrrrr-blog]

Two hours after I drew this picture, I finished the DLC, and now it makes me incredibly sad and hurts every time I look at it.

[chardysstuff]

“𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚍….? 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝. “

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I rewatched the marineford arc last night. Why? WHY do i do this to myself 😭😭

Also might do a Ghost!Ace keychain, i need it

[nature-travel-photography]

A rainbow feather in the sky over Jiangyin, China. This is a real and rare atmospheric event called cloud iridescence - Author: Double_Flamingoes

[poetrylesbian]

[poetrylesbian]

[tervaneula]

everybody finds love, in the end

[roadhogsbigbelly]

my genuine opinion on the "is fanfiction real literature" debate entire hinges on which side is being more annoying at the moment.

[roadhogsbigbelly]

on one hand i have encountered people who think fanfiction writers are single handedly saving art , and think criticizing fanfiction is anti-queer or whatever" and those people are extremely annoying, on the other hand i have also encountered people who think fanfiction is degenerate slop with 0 artistic value that's rotting your brain" and those people are extremely annoying too, so i guess the only person i can trust is myself who has never made a pretentious post on the internet in my entire human life.

[fictionalgod]

MLP art by @onionpwder

[targetedknowledge]

[frankiesbullshit]

someone tell OP i did it, i spent about 3 hours on it

[hadesisqueer]

Two World Cup finalists from opposing teams in this fucking picture, this sport isn't real

[hadesisqueer]

Context for anyone who is wondering: Lamine Yamal's parents won an UNICEF raffle for a charity photoshoot in which Barça players posed with kids, and 5 month old Lamine happened to get 20yo Messi. Which is like. Literally insane

[joyflameball]

[echointhewindwind]

Being an Eridian scientist has to be so funny. You train your entire life as a biologist, becoming specialized in your field, probably giving lectures or educational speeches to other Eridians, and then the star savior Rocky comes home with his weird pet dog. Your job is now to cultivate food so the weird dog who is the age of average baby doesn’t die. The dog also saved the stars. Your job is making dog food out of the dog. You also learn that you and the dog have the same job. You are the happiest scientist on Erid.

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

The dog knows more about how the universe works than anybody else on your planet. The dog understands how relativity works and how the universe began. The dog has access to complex machines that can store and process massive amounts of information, launching your society into a new age of scientific and technological advancement.

You later find out that these machines were originally invented because the dog's species has a memory like a sieve and struggles with primary school level maths.

[allegedly-human]

nothing is more tumblr than having a tumblr sexyman wiki and then warn you to not find some of those men sexy because it's problematic

[sapphire--moonlight]

you all have to check out the rules if this wiki. theyre wild

Generally, you will be warned for breaking the rules a few times before you are banned. The first ban will likely be one week long, the seco

Throwing this one out as a fave. Didnt realize Animal Crossing was porn.

They also have a classification system aped from scp including a tier for character who nobody thinks are sexy. unsexy characters are allowed and if a character actually has sex thats too sexy for the sexman wiki