Ty J. Von Plinsky

[softchubbypuppy]

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[mikerugnetta]

This pupper wants a VERY SPECIFIC TOY and WLL NOT REST until he GETS IT

[tjvonp]

First of all, DELIGHTFUL

Second of all, are there any essays on the differences between the two Dog dialects, Doge and Doggo?

[serotina]

Dirby woke us up at 8 AM with another impromptu ukulele serenade. this little one brings so much happiness.

[catsbeaversandducks]

By Karen Zack (@teenybiscuit)

[chescaleigh]

I love this meme so much. It’s just missing my favorite 

[mikerugnetta]

This is what nightmares are.

[theverge]

This is the first ever ultrasound of a pregnant tiger shark.

“Congratulations! It’s sharks!”

[realcleverscience]

Imagine being pregnant and someone pranking you by showing you this ultrasound of “your child”, lol

also, this is too rad

[ryannorth]

sharks to meet you

[tjvonp]

we’re gonna need a bigger womb

[tjvonp]

I just made my portfolio site live! Ch-ch-check it out for the non-square version of this picture! www.tjvonp.com (at Montreal, Quebec)

[itscolossal]

Unusual Composite Images of Birds in Flight Inspired by an 150-Year-Old Technique

[skunkbear]

I can’t get over this!

[tjvonp]

I also can’t get over this, @skunkbear, and it’s been a while since you posted it.

Anyone have opinions on the best and/or most efficient way to do this?  All I can think of is layering and masking in photoshop, but I feel like there’s Gotta Be A Better Way.

[margueriteaimee-deactivated2019]

Red delicious apples being named ‘delicious’ is one of the biggest deceptions of the human race.

[sapphicphoenix]

Omg I hit the reblog button so fast

[outrunmyself]

i feel this on a spiritual level.

[generalwow]

They were, at one time, delicious, but some fuck-up, let’s call him George, came along.

George decided the red delicious apples weren’t “red” enough, so he started to breed them so they became more red; however, as he did that, the delicious flavor was also bred out, but everyone thought they were better because they had a more consistent color.

They used to be delicious but not red, and now they are red but not delicious.

[margueriteaimee-deactivated2019]

🤔🤔 I had a feeling they used to taste a lot better than they do now. Stupid humans screwing with everything

[ibilateral-deactivated20210928]

Why is my name always used for bad shit :(

But seriously, just eat Red Gala apples

[cloudfreed]

or Pink Ladies

[sodomymcscurvylegs]

Ew. Eat honeycrisps. Love yourselves.

[damnitrj]

Fuck that Granny Smiths are where it’s at.

[bitter-bender]

Granny Smiths are a crock of shit

[lady-writes]

YOU COME IN TO MY HOUSE AND YOU INSULT PIEMAKING APPLES. WITHOUT GRANNY SMITH YOU WOULD HAVE NOTHING HOW DARE

[10102020303040405050-deactivate]

fuji apples tho

[i-aint-even-bovvered]

Granny Smiths are good for pies and nothing else. I like the classic macintosh to eat, but if I can get winecrisp I am golden (delicious)

[hashtagloveloses]

PINK LADY OWNS MY ASS

[live-and-let-bi]

You haven’t had apples till you’ve had ambrosia apples

[cryptiddies]

All of y'all can eat my ass. Granny Smiths are the best and have the perfect amount of tang. Macintosh aren’t as good a substitute.

[notcaycepollard]

BRAEBURN OR NOTHING

[sixth-light]

Royal Gala or go home

[asten]

HONESTLY IF YOURE HATIN ON GRANNY SMITHS YOU CAN UNFOLLOW ME RIGHT NOW IMMEDIATELY

[sabertoothwalrus]

One time I ate a Pink Lady at peak apple season and I almost cried

[trufflesmushroom]

like excuse me but fuji???? is the best???????? you all can go dunk your heads

[polyamorousmisanthrope]

Granny Smiths FOREVAH. I’ll fight about this.

[mikerugnetta]

drama in the apple fandom again. 

typical.

[tjvonp]

Hey, this reminds me of my favorite game:

APPLE OR INDIE BAND!

Cameo Big Flame Empire Howgate Wonder Lady Alice Mayqueen Dappled Cities Oh Honey Twenty Ounce

[videos4whatsapp]

[robotlyra]

Me: *watching* What the hell is the point of th- OH MY GOD

[skunkbear]

The Pacific beetle cockroach gives birth to live young and nurses them on a pale, yellow liquid from her brood sack. This “milk” has three times the calories of super-rich buffalo milk.

Indian scientists reported on the milk in the International Union of Crystallography Journal last week. One of the researchers took a taste and said it tasted like pretty much nothing.

Full story here.

Images: Nattahan Coussens, Scot Nelson

[tjvonp]

I wish this was a post from Eater.com.

[suppermariobroth]

In Super Mario Galaxy, whenever Mario drowns in a swamp, his hand reaches out from under the surface before being sucked in. However, since Mario’s head is so big, he cannot raise his hand above the surface without his head being still visible. To solve this, the game simply shrinks Mario’s head so it doesn’t interfere with the animation.

[ryannorth]

Makes sense

[nprinterns]

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One of the non-official responsibilities of being the photo editing intern is to take blue wall headshots of all of the interns. This year our social media intern @brandonetc helped me and here are some of my favorite shots that we took! It was fun making all of the interns laugh and capturing how much everyone has come to love each other this summer. When you work at NPR you get to meet other wonderful and creative people! ❤️ @rubywallau #NPRlife #NPRinterns (at NPR)

[nprinterns]

As we enter our last week here at NPR as interns, be sure to keep an eye on the blog for lots of those blue headshots. Our Exit Through The (NPR) Gift Shop series will commence on Monday. Follow along to hear from this summer’s interns! - Brandon

[tjvonp]

Serious question:  Did this happen before Spring 2014?  Did my suggestion actually start this tradition, or did I just independently come up with it?

UPDATE: Noooooo!  Was just shown photos from 2013.

[itscolossal]

Street Artist Paints Over Ugly Graffiti to Make it Legible 

[tjvonp]

I take issue with “Ugly” in the headline, but the idea is cool.

[shoparttheft]

Crywolf Clothing vs. Zara/Bershka ripoff

http://www.crywolfclothing.com/

https://www.instagram.com/crywolfclothing/

[tjvonp]

A while back, Slate ran a story about how Zara is able to keep up with trends with an insanely fast production schedule.

Another thing that helps?  Stealing work completed by smaller competitors.

[unodenosotros]

Ghost mantis / Phyllocrania paradoxa

[tjvonp]

@mrflibbers, this reminds me of Twiggy!

[everydaylouie]

waiting for challengers

[mikerugnetta]

good morning

[redesigningtheunitedstates]

Georgia

Okay, Georgia has some serious flag drama going on. Sometime in the 1950′s they put the confederate flag on a portion of their flag. That lasted until 2001 when they finally decided that it was not something they wanted to be waving, but then they turned it into this atrocity 

which still has the confederate flag on it! Not to mention four other better designs for flags than it! This flag right here was ranked as the worst flag out of all of the states in the country (and Canadian Providences). So they changed it to the current flag at the top, which is so much better, I can’t even describe. 

But still there is room for improvement!

I removed the seal (you can’t see a seal waving in the wind), but I kept the golden color to highlight 4 of the 13 stars. This symbolizes Georgia being the 4th state to join the union. 

Much improvement Georgia! Keep going!

[tjvonp]

My one problem with @redesigningtheunitedstates​‘s redesign of Georgia’s flag is that it is so similar to the Confederate flag:

Don’t get me wrong, that’s a well designed flag!  But if you’re trying to move away from the Confederate battle flag, you probably shouldn’t move towards the Confederate national flag.

[hastea]

don hertzfeldt / the world of tomorrow

[tjvonp]

"I do not have the mental or emotional capacity to deal with his loss, but sometimes, I sit in a chair late at night and quietly feel very bad. When the night is at its most quiet, I can hear death. I am very proud of my sadness, because it means I am more alive.

"I no longer fall in love with rocks."