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Meryl - tired queer (they/them) - 31 - France - art sideblog soft-glitch

[flikkerij]

i will do ANYTHING but work on my essay apparently

[semutamusic]

[gamesoft]

[octolinggrimm-deactivated202409]

[sy--kh]

[bunjywunjy]

Why can't so many animals vomit? I keep hearing triva quotes of "rats cannot vomit", or "horses cannot vomit", or "frogs cannot vomit" and the question is, why? Won't it be a very useful evolutionary adaptation to be able to eject ingested toxins or irritants?

there's plenty of reasons that many other animals can't vomit! the act of vomiting is actually fairly complicated biologically speaking, and requires:

a) a neurological path to detect unwanted material and trigger the rest of the physical process of vomiting, which needs

b) a reversible entry between the esophagus and stomach, and

c) a diaphragm muscle powerful enough to contract the entire midtorso hard enough to empty the stomach violently backwards up the esophagus without accidentally getting anything into the lungs (this is why vomiting kind of feels like you're dying)

animals that don't have access to the vomit ability tree for lack of any of these systems tend to just have really REALLY beefy digestive processes that can break down most harmful things they could reasonably eat by mistake, or else they do something else entirely to purge their system.

for example! frogs cannot vomit, true. but they CAN just evert their entire stomach inside-out out of their mouths, scrape the offending insect off with their little frog paws, and slurp it back down into their torso!

yeah, humans definitely got the winning deal here, I'm going to be honest.

[asnowyplover]

bro it sounds like maybe you need a reminder of the glorious interconnectedness of all things?

[selkiewizard]

We need to replace all major cities with wooden boardwalk by river

[selkiewizard]

... life could be a dream ...

[chabric]

The guy

[tanookitalez]

grog want wife

[tanookitalez]

princess in excess

[jagalart]

Ptáček

[sonicsupernova]

💫 Primary Creator sign-ups for Sonic Supernova 2025 are closing in one week! 💫

We will be closing the sign-ups for Primary Creators one week from now, on May 12th. If you're interested and want to join the adventure, follow the link below and fill out the form!

Creator Sign-up Form Link

As always if you have any questions about the event, check out our wiki and previous asks! And if your question isn't covered, feel free to send us a new one.

We are excited to see all the fans who joined already, and can't wait to continue the journey towards new stars!

[were--ralph]

I wanted to see if there was a longer version of that Sabrina fortnite clip and im glad there is

EDIT: MIKU PERSPECTIVE

[fishbphotography]

Pond skater manhole cover

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

[prostatestar]

[10april]

[communist-hatsunemiku]

This video is a perfect demonstration of just how badly elderly people need to be introduced to video games. Like it should be a thing in facilities and assisted living, it's like a no brainer, and could enrich these people's live SO MUCH!!!

[wonder-doughnut]

Someone probably already said this somewhere in the notes, but it is critical that we end the stigma of video games being brain rotting wastes of time. The controlled mild stress of playing a video game is actually very good for staving off the onset of dementia because the snap decisions necessary while playing them keep the brain active and focused, as opposed to just passively taking in information like you do when watching TV or even reading a book to an extent.

Video games could keep people cognitively coherent for a longer time. This means they could literally keep families communicating and connected for a longer time. And yes we could use more than just Wii Fit and Wii Sports at nursing homes because those are less physically accessible than video games that don't require motion controls.

[tamarrud]

By now, you all must have seen the news that Gaza had officially run out of food, as one of the main aid suppliers in Gaza, World Food Program, had announced that their stock has been completely depleted, leaving just a few days for community kitchens to function.

This comes after more than 50 days (and counting) of Israel's complete closure of the borders, preventing food and medicine, among other life essentials, from entering Gaza. There are children crying out of hunger with trucks loaded with over 100,000 tons of food mere minutes away from them, which Israel continues to prevent from entering besieged Gaza.

This also comes after Israel had deliberately destroyed swaths of farmlands in Gaza, specifically targeting them with bombs and chemical weapons that destroy the chance of growing crops. Israel also made sure bakeries are destroyed as well as water sources.

Diabolical is an understatement when it comes to the Zionist entity.

There are still things you can do. On top of raising awareness and protesting when possible, independent organisations like APN are working directly with farmers in Gaza to rehabilitate the agricultural sector and restore local food systems to combat famine, counter the blockade and build food sovereignty. You can donate to their Revive Gaza's Farmlands initiative here.

Additionally, keep in mind that this means whatever food supplies remain available in Gaza now costs astronomical amounts of money, so keep sharing and donating to individual fundraising campaigns. Gazafunds is a good source if you're not sure where to start. Remember that your donations and shares are often the only source of hope for these families.

[aiyaadi]

Gaza Soup Kitchen is also still fundraising!

[hershelchocolateart]

Just to make a point, every time I finished a panel of this I would export it as a PNG on the perceptual setting and use it as a color reference for the next panel

IT'S BAD

PLEASE CHECK YOUR COLOR SETTINGS

EDIT: If you're still having problems, it might help to switch from "Save/Save as" to "Export (as a) Single Layer". Just. Make SURE the box labeled "Expression Color" is set to RGB. I've been messing with this all day, and it looks like this combination of settings will allow exported PNGs to maintain their colors perfectly. To you. So far both Discord and Toyhouse still only display desaturated images and I cannot for the life of me figure out why

[hershelchocolateart]

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN ITS NOT JUST A MAC PROBLEM

[gl4ssfan]

GUYS IT HAPPENS WITH KRITA TOO

[raemeh]

is there like….a way to check how to do that for procreate?

cause I’ve noticed the same thing so I’ve just been eye picking colors for like…two years now

[cacaocheri]

THERE IS!

ive been noticing the EXACT SAME PROBLEM whenever i would export an image from procreate and it drove me CRAZY that my art would desaturate all the time. anyway, if you're in a canvas, go to settings > canvas > canvas information > color profile

once youre in color profile, if your current color profile is display P3, CHANGE IT!!!!!! it is desaturating your colors. you're gonna want to change it to sRGB IEC6 1966-2.1 instead

if you're starting a new canvas, you can just go to color profile and change it that way. im SO grateful for this post for giving me the push i needed to experiment with procreate files and finally see what was changing my art to be so desaturated

like LOOK at this!!!!

anyway yeah. tldr if youre using procreate, make sure your color profile is sRBG IEC6 1966-2.1

[taeetimee]

dream girls

[beelur]

commission for @/scruffyseawolf on bsky!