Carnivorous plants doin this is so funny to me
They don't wanna eat their pollinators :(
trying on a metaphor

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Origami Around
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I'd rather be in outer space 🛸

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Carnivorous plants doin this is so funny to me
They don't wanna eat their pollinators :(
do you ever get secondhand happiness? like someone is happy so you're happy because they're happy
First, I would like to congratulate and thank @tumblr for their decision to roll back the most recent @changes in light of the backlash. This was clearly a massive change that had been in the works for some time, and was/is part of a much larger plan to attempt to modernize the site and make it more accessible to users from other platforms, and, I think this is very important, keep it financially stable.
We had it confirmed last year that Tumblr is in sustainment mode. That means, in tech world terms, that they aren't trying to grow massively or make fancy new updates or features for the hell of it. They're trying to make enough money to justify keeping the lights on so the entire service isn't shut down like Vine.
In the last month this site has been flooded with love, adoration, and support for the AO3 volunteers working around the clock to keep that site stable and functioning during outages and major updates, fending off bots, updating crucial infrastructure, adding minor new feature changes, search improvements, all of the things that Tumblr has been doing too, with what we hear now is only half a dozen or so paid employees.
But AO3 hosts text pages only. HD gifsets, a dozen sideblogs, uploading videos directly to your blog even if it takes forever to process? Those server costs have to be insane. And with AI those costs are skyrocketing and only about to get worse.
I have seen a dozen posts float around yelling that if you pay for Tumblr you're a sucker. Very rarely have I seen an equivalent for those posts like the ones that defend AO3 donation campaigns. So here goes mine.
I like paying for Tumblr premium.
The main reason is that I don't have to see ads, and I do everything I can in my life to avoid seeing ads. The second reason is I want this site to not crumble into the aether with no warning.
I rarely ever use the monthly free Blaze feature, but I really appreciate that I can when I need to, on my own posts across any sideblog, or someone else's post I want to highlight.
I definitely use this hellsite enough to want to support it for $0.19 a day.
I know people are upset that the cost raised, and that not everyone can afford the annual discount, but $70 instead of $7 a month is a whole two months off, which isn't just a good deal, but also say to me that Tumblr is prioritizing longer term funds over month-to-month.
The fact the cost raised means that the program was moderately successful, but that they are still struggling to keep the lights on.
My suggestion to Staff is to read your loyal, vocal, and dedicated audience. If you are in maintenance mode, we understand, and we will support you.
To @tumblr Management, as a simple and cheap monetization model based on other sites, I would sincerely suggest there is proof Tumblr users would respond well to a transparency campaign modeled after non-profit entities like AO3 & Wikipedia, with rough estimates of server costs and staff salaries, and an ability to pay/donate more flexibly than a monthly subscription.
Note: There are all kinds of ways to set something like this up, maybe rewards like a system for prioritization on bug fixes and new feature implementation like free users having five votes, premium users ten, and either having the ability to buy more, all filling the collective annual/quarterly budget. While Tumblr is not a non-profit, a sustainment SaaS could work well in the Kickstarter stretch-goal model right now.
So because we're going to be cranky in the coming days, because there's not great communication on what the long term roadmap is yet, and we're all stressed and anxious about one safe-ish spot we have in the world getting threatened, because this shit happens when there's only half a dozen people left to run a site that's fifteen years of chaos on every level and we forget while we're in our little bubbles, let me say it now:
We know we're not always the easiest cats to herd, and working here is somewhat of a thankless job these days. So Thank You @staff, for all you do, and thank you for keeping the lights on.
these designs are up for sale on my vgen! c:
I made her fur-trimmed jacket in 45mins this morning after dreaming about the design concept. She's an elder-Barbie, but extremely well-preserved. I'm very happy with my latest restyles and sewing projects. Patience yields better results...I have to keep that in mind.
Not the dog tryna explain how to throw the sandal to his owner
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
The "zombie hand high heels" by the Japanese indie fashion brand ha | za | ma
im going to start a thread of pokemon drawn to the sizes of the things theyre based on
here, i’ll start
also this thread is open to anyone
A very small boi enters
@alpha-bread
!!!!! This is Zangoose she’s pointy and I love her
I chose the littlest ones cause the BIG ones were always tadpoles and the little ones were always poliwogs.
A pocket sized boy
The smallest friends you could imagine
Can I join?
I love these so much
Pokemon Heritage Post
Woman murders man in broad daylight
beautiful like to reblog ratio on this
That's because people are reblogging it every time they see it. Like I'm doing right now lmao
holy SHIT. did they add distortion to a cello?? it might just be the bowing technique, or vibrato, but in any case, that crunchy sound is delicious.
listen, if guitar can be used in a rock band, any string instrument can. in my experience, violin is often suited better to a role more similar to lead guitar, just because of the instrument’s range. but CELLO. i don’t even play cello, but man, that thing is versatile. (also the easiest to do vibrato on. yes, i’m jealous.) it’s got a wonderful range that can easily take on a higher pitched solo riff, or a constant rhythm backup part. (i know viola fits into this equation somewhere but i rarely see them featured in ensembles like this. sorry, violas.)
string instruments all have generally the same structure: strings (duh), a bridge (the place where they’re anchored), a nut and tuning pegs (to pull the strings taught so they produce a particular pitch), a neck (to hold the strings down to refine the pitch), and a body (for the sound to resonate through).
the biggest difference between “rock” instruments and “classical” instruments is just a few structural changes and the manner in which they are played.
guitar (and bass guitar) have frets, while a standard orchestral string instrument does not. the frets are those little metal things that go down the neck of the instrument. without them, you have to get A LOT more precise with your finger placement if you want the pitch to be right. it also means that the string is being held in place by a strip of metal, instead of flesh, so that changes the sound a bit.
electric instruments (including electric violins and cellos, which are AWESOME) have major changes to the body. since the sound is being amplified by Magic Computer Things That I Don’t Understand, the body doesn’t have to resonate the sound as much. it’s why electric guitars are so quiet without an amp.
plucking vs bowing. this, my friends, is where the magic happens. to make a string instrument make sound, you have to make the string vibrate somehow. guitars are usually plucked, picked, or strummed. (all pretty much the same thing - you pull the string to the side a little bit, and then release the tension.) but string instruments can also be bowed by pulling some sort of fiber (traditionally horse hair) across the string, and the friction produces sound. to produce enough friction without an inhuman amount of strength, you have to cover the bow hair with rosin. (it’s refined tree sap. please do not lick it, crush it up and snort it, or use the dust to draw pictures on your friend’s shirt. (yes, i’ve personally witnessed all of these.)) the reason you don’t typically see bows used on guitars is because the bridge is flat, instead of rounded, making it more difficult to get the right angle.
so basically, the reason that a cello seems weird in this context is because we’re just not used to seeing bowed instruments do this. bowing creates such a different sound, but the main structure of the instruments is so similar that it actually makes a lot of sense to me why we’re seeing more bands use classical string instruments.
and before anyone gets mad about guitars and violins clearly NOT being the same thing, let me explain it like this. (i swear it’s related just bear with me.) have you ever seen a photo of a dolphin embryo? or an elephant? a bat? a pig? compare it to a human embryo. we know that when all of those things grow up, they will be very different. but looking at them in such early stages of development, it’s much easier to see how they are evolutionarily related. pretty cool, right?
sorry for such a long winded explanation. my mom is a music teacher and i’ve been playing instruments literally since kindergarten. i just rarely get to talk about the mechanics of it all and it makes me so happy to finally have a reason to.
In case anyone is wondering, the band is apparently The Happy Fits.
"Hey, Brad, what did you say Jill's full name was?"
"The Valsharess Jaelrenna Val'Shae, Dread Mistress of the Noble House of Val'Shae, Mother of Matron Mothers, Queen of Tears and Ashes. She likes it when you say the whole thing."
"O....kay. Where's she from?"
"The shores of the Sea of Souls beneath the Lower Darkness. It's a ways away, I think it's near New York or something."
"O....kay. How did you two meet?"
"Well, you're not gonna fucking believe this, but when I was 14 I fell in a cave that turned out to be a portal to this other world full of dragons and fairies and all that kinda bullshit and this weird old dude gave me a sword and told me I was the chosen one or something. One thing led to another and I met Jill while I was trying to steal an orb from the Dark Lord to save the kingdom or some kinda stupid bullshit. Still can't believe I got to marry my highschool sweetheart."
"So what does your old lady do for work?"
"She says she 'leads our Noble House in foul and blasphemous rites'; I don't really understand it, I think it's like admin or something. I mostly stay home with the kids since construction's slowed down."
"Brad Jr takes after his mama; grey skin, luminous red eyes, pointy ears. He's smart like her, too; I bet he's gonna be a doctor or a lawyer or a wizard when he grows up."
masks and helmets that hides someone's face in such a way that they become the face themselves my beloved
these are all creatures to me
Angel of War, angular and strange, gleaming silver and gold, Angel of Wonder, pure and one-eyed, looking to stars new and old, Angel of Harvest, simple and hidden, bring nature's sweetness to all, Angel of Health, mysterious and fine, beacon when life starts to fall, Angel of the Deep, crooked and cage-like, guide us across the sea, Angel of Solace, protect us from evil, lead us to where we are free.
Was inspired by the previous post a while back, and had been working on this on and off for a long while.
You can see the full-resolution versions on My Patreon.
I love all of these. The angel of the the deep's wings are canvas, held up by an anchor. The angel of war's wings are blades, and its shield is a coffin. The angel of solace is a mutant, its arms deforming into wings. Geiger counter in hand, it guides us through the danger only it knows. Was this angel once a man? Corrupted now beyond hope, he can at least save others from the same fate.
this shit is so incredibly cool that i cannot and refuse to attempt to properly articulate it
THE GOOGLE SEARCH HAS SO MANY MORE GOOD HATS
STARDEW VALLEY WAS RIGHT
a simple lil comic cause I’ve been too busy to sit down and put a lotta effort into something. interpret as u will