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Flag-footed Bug (genus Anisocelis), a member of the leaf-footed bug family (Coreidae). The āflagsā are tibial expansions. They serve several purposes: attract mates, a warning they might be toxic and as a diversion, hoping predators will attack the flags and not the insect.
The amount of slavery in Ancient Rome was legitimately terrifying tbh
Yāall know that Iām into ancient Roman history and I do a lot of research on it but even though I should be used to it by now sometimes I read an anecdote about how an individual slave was treated and Iām hit with the realization that like a third of the population was living like that and I just need to put my head in my hands for a second
Emperor Hadrian randomly stabbed a slave in the eye in a fit of rage and he was supposedly unusually sympathetic to slaves.
Thereās other instances of people randomly punching slaves that they didnāt even know because they got in their way or something. This was just normal behavior.
And slaves didnāt rebel en masse because if even one slave committed an act of violent rebellion it was common practice to kill every slave and former slave in the household.
People only took notice for posterity when these mass executions got into the hundreds of people. One of the few recorded for the history books is of over 400 people being killed because one guy stabbed his enslaver.
Like how many people throughout history were beaten to death because some rich asshole was angry and there was no legal or social consequences for doing so? We donāt know.
When you study ancient history youāre reminded that slavery has never once been kind or justified. It just takes on different forms of evil in every time and place that it infects.
the situation with harry potter is kind of unprecedented in some ways imo because it is maybe the largest media franchise in history to be created & owned by a single person who still has direct creative control over it. who is also a billionaire with significant cultural/political influence. like the usual "no ethical consumption under capitalism" type excuses shatter on impact when the bigoted author in question is logging onto twitter every day saying explicitly that when you buy the tim hortons ravenclaw donut she is using your donut money to fund the genocide of trans people. like with big franchises usually there's at least a little more diffusion of responsibility than this
Dear Kirby Fandom, can I have more drawings where the Master Crown's claws become tendrils and coil around Magolor as a metaphor for him losing control of himself. Pixiv is FULL of these. Can Tumblr do it too?
Thank you.
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Itās crazy to me there isnāt more of that because I have always jived heavy with the concept of fake comfort. Itās why I love āevil entity traps you in a perfect dream worldā type shit. Cause the Crown is like. Alive. Surely it knows just torturing him isnāt going to make him give up.
But being gentle, reassuring. āComfortingā him, telling him itās easier if he gives in. Itāll be easier if he just closes his eyee (lil nod to eyeless Magosoul hehe) and lets it do the thinking for him!
Giving him any kind of affection when he had been alone for years (and with my crown especially, it had been alone with him for years. In his mind. Studying him. Molding him into a perfect vessel. Under the guide of its creatorās plans
And to a mind in pain, a mind which had already begun to slip? This may work
Unfortunately for the crown, Magolor isnāt stupid, and is incredibly stubborn. And also Kirby is the one fighting it.
The Kids just aren't being taught how to write a cv or cover letter huh
I've seen ones today including photos, dates of birth, place of birth even!
And also several formatted like they were writing a message to a friend! Full of exclamation marks! This is a formal document!
this one is formatted like a powerpoint presentation. to be clear I'm not in charge of any descision making I'm just going through redacting identifying/potentially biasing info but like...some of these formatting decisions are also potentially biasing
Yeah, I remember getting some wild ones when I was hiring manager
So many women feel the need to mention their young children in their cover letters and CVs. Some young people slip in that they can't drive, a sort of pre-emptive "but it's okay I have a bus pass". So many people go and shove their mental health issues with anxiety and depression in there.
I remember one girl had clearly been told that she needed to explain any gaps in employment in the cover letter (terrible blanket advice), and so had described how she had developed depression after a traumatic miscarriage and spent a year in a terrible spiral getting worse and worse before getting on a new medication that, and I quote, "seemed to be finally starting to work." There are ways she could have written that information if she was desperately wanting to include it (I cannot stress enough that she should not have included a word of it), but the way it was written was almost literally a description of how she would be a horrendously unreliable employee who could dip out at a moment's notice and would never be seen again, while also demonstrating that she cannot determine appropriate professional communication.
(And for the record, the latter is the actual issue. I have no problems at all hiring employees with mental health issues, and did several times hire people in recovery to help them get back on their feet. Only once did that not work out; all others were amazing, and two became some of our best employees - one is now a manager there, in fact. But if an employee can't be trusted not to over share personal information with customers or colleagues, particularly triggering topics... That's a different issue. She did herself no favours at all there, and nor did whoever told her employers will always need employment gaps explaining in a cover letter).
Another guy once wrote in his cover letter "I want this job because after years of messing about I now have a little girl, so I need to sort my life out for her, and if I can't do it even for her then more fool me." Which, like, I admire the drive and passion. But again. Why are you telling an employer that you're a flight risk. Why are you telling us this.
One 18 year old volunteered, unforced, that he was gay. Just right in the cover letter. That he sent to a future employer.
And then, of course, the thousands that send in CVs and cover letters that are horrendously mis-spelled. Again, as an employer, I care dick-all if you're dyslexic or what have you; but I do care that you didn't think it was important to get someone to proofread a professional document for you before submission. That tells me quite a big thing about the level of professionalism I can expect from you in the role. It wasn't massively relevant for the job I was hiring for (escape room game master), but if we'd had slightly different job duties (e.g. writing official soc med posts), that would be the difference between getting an interview or not.
Honestly, half of my role as a hiring manager was just... having to explain to the other hiring manager that she was being biased based on information neither of us should have had in the first place. And she wasn't a bad person, but bias gets you even if you don't want it to. Give yourself the best chance. Don't fuck it by sending in a dumbass cover letter.
Linking @bitchesgetriches great advice on cover letter writing here...
Welcome back to another episode of The Bitches Teach You How to Get Your Ass Hired! Last time we reviewed some cardinal rules of resume writ
this might be my silly inconsequential take about this but I think you should support your friends' art endeavours in whatever ways you can and very vehemently
say nice shit about their art. fangirl about it, compliment the art fundamentals or the vibe or the color whatever. share their posts online
it used to be so easy to create an art community online in the past and now it's hellish. fight the algorithms. spam your friends art. they will either rlly appreciate the attention or straight up need it.
theres something slightly heartbreaking about the thought that the people around you don't care about your creations. by all means, you should create art for yourself but also, sometimes that art is a direct window into your inner world and when friends and loved ones ignore that it can sting pretty bad
that's it folks be nice to each other out there and fight to create meaningful communities
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OP: When exploring outdoors, don't act recklessly ā not every body of water you see is meant for swimming. (cr ē„ē§å)
I know I already made a post to this effect but it's so baffling to me when someone defends the fact that headphone jacks are slowly but surely getting phased out by smartphone manufacturers with some variations of "wireless headphones are more convenient anyway" bc like. If we're talking about convenience what I like about wired headphones is that they conveniently have a single plug that makes the same damn pair of headphones universally compatible with every single audio-output-capable device I own, from my phone and my computer to my fucking gameboy and my casette player, it doesn't get any more convenient than that.
Have you heard about Bluetooth it's legal now
yeah it's real fucking convenient to use a bluetooth headphone and have it die on me hour 8 of hiking up a mountain during my job. You know what's 1 less device I have to charge and has never died on me during a hike due to lack of charge? A headphone I just plug directly into my device.
Maybe it's a boomer take but I want the option of headphones that plug in
There's no reason to remove a headphone jack
*jumps up and down waving my hands and yelling in a crowd* DISCORD WAS NEVER MEANT TO REPLACE FORUMS AND WIKIS!!! IT'S JUST EMBELLISHED CHATROOMS WITH MULTIPLAYER GAMING FEATURES AND LOOTBOXES AND SHIT!!! PLEASE PUT FAQS AND MESSAGE BOARDS OR AT LEAST A DIRECT EMAIL-BASED SUPPORT SYSTEM ON YOUR WEBSITE!!! 1GB NEOCITIES DOMAIN ZERO DOLLARS
Yāall.
To my utter surprise and joy, i have reached 1000 followers.
What the fuck yāall? I fucking love you guys.
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Anyway. I feel I should commemorate it or something. So.
I shall do a give-away!
Who wants a free quilt?!
Everyone. Everyone wants a free quilt.
I am even gonna pay shipping (yes even to the states) for you. This will be 100% free to you, you will not have to pay a dime.
How do you enter?
Everyone who reblogs this post will get one entry into the draw.
(Multiple reblogs is still only one entry, sorry š)
You donāt even have to be following me.
On August 20, 2026 I will turn off reblogs and put everyoneās names into the draw to pick someone. Iāll DM whoever gets drawn for option selection and shipping details.
Once thatās happened, I will turn the reblogs back on (just so people can keep sharing) and post the winnerās tumblr. If the winner doesnāt want to be perceived, I can just post which quilt was picked.
If, for some reason, I cannot get a hold of the winner after 24 hours, or they decide they donāt want it after all, I will do a second draw and try to contact that person.
Since everyone has a different tastes, Iāve decided to offer up a choice of quilts for the winner to pick from.
Option 1 is a 77āx103ā queen size quilt made with a bright floral on a pastel dot background. It also has a soft and thick backing, making the quilt heavy and warm.
Option 2 is a 74āx94ā skinny queen quilt in dramatic halloween colours and sugar skulls. The vibrant purple backing is beautiful!
Option 3 is a 89āx89ā queen size rainbow stars on black background with a gorgeous teal backing. One of my favourites of all time, honestly.
Option 4 is a 84āx100ā queen size space themed quilt with a royal blue backing and gold quilting.
Option 5 is a 85āx92ā queen size red and gold chandelier quilt with a fun dark red/orange/pink backing.
Good luck everyone!
i think frequent recurring serious self-reflection is important for a lot of reasons but one of them is that being aware of who you are + what you want & what you want to work on + how you are working on it, is that it makes you harder to influence and advertise to
I learned in my political science class that all major famines in the 20th century and onward have been caused by oppressive groups or political situations restricting access to food, NOT natural causes like crop failure
This is literally the point that Indian economist Amartya Sen made that won him the Nobel prize in economics. As a child, he survived one of the several Bengal famines that were organised by the British colonisers in India. He developed his theory on famines, which is that they were more about distribution of food rather than production or availability of it
as a regular donor to Gaza Soup Kitchen I get their email updates, and they said today that while they've continued to be able to expand, donations are slowing down as Gaza gets less coverage. If you have a few dollars to spare, I encourage you to send them here to continue the amazing work that Hani and his team are doing.
Shout out to Big Meat here i was going to eat him but he decided to act really cute and sweet. I do like that he has an upright comb and my partner was like š„ŗš„ŗš„ŗ about me eating him. Sigh i really need to get another run and coop, I do like him more then the labhorn boy i raised because he is more compact.
my friend was testing perfumes out at the store and she sniffed a bottle and anounced "ngl this bitch kind of sucks" The girl at the counter suddenly looked really sad, and my friend was like "I'm sorry, I wasn't talking about you." And the girl looked up and said "No don't worry, I didn't think that, but I just crushed a ladybug with my shoe" We both took a peak over the counter. she'd stepped on a red m&m
this post is like five posts per post
Eating like someone is gonna try to take it
