[anime-snacks]

shout-out to anyone who's just having a hard time right now. i hope that spring and summer bring you some kind of comfort or happiness.

[real-language-facts]

why are countries different WORDS on most maps

this is because maps take a country and squeeze it down into a concept and the word serves as a conceptual anchor. they do this in normal language too but on maps they need to keep the entirety of the world from escaping so its a bit different

[real-language-facts]

waht is a dolphin

a gigantic ball of green light transports me into the language editing room, i place my hands on the concept of the word "dolphin" and add "waht" as a synonym

[ralfmaximus]

What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy

Even as an advertiser (especially as an advertiser), I am convinced that outlawing advertising is the best thing we can do for our world now. More than gun control. More than tackling climate change. More than lowering the price of eggs. Removing these advanced manipulation tools would force everyone—politicians included—to snap back into reality. By outlawing advertising, the machinery of mass delusion would lose its most addictive and toxic fuel.

I started out reading this smugly saying to myself yeah, right.

But by the end I'm sold. Let's ban advertising.

We can start small, maybe with city ordinances. Then roll it out county wide, then at the state level. Once other states see how quiet and sane things can be, they'll adopt the ban too. The ones that don't will remain snarling islands of rage & delusion until the people move away.

Let's ban advertising.

[huariqueje]

Reflections X - Michael Krähmer

German , b. 1952 -

Resin oil glaze on MDF board , 85 x 130 cm.

[beemovieerotica]

[salmon-n-hazel]

Lilies of the valley

Shop print INPRNT | Scarves & Bandana: Ko-Fi

[rnbwtrout]

Hello fish nation, please enjoy some silly gouache fish paintings

[ilions-end]

as someone who is lowkey obsessed with how the odyssey is structured i find this diagram by james redfield very satisfying:

"[A pattern] based on strict alternation. Odysseus faces two kinds of dangers; he may be killed before he gets home, or he may be induced to stop on the way. He faces violence and temptation." (from Redfield's 'The Economic Man')

[prettycolors]

[atrusovaartist]

acrylic, canvas 40*50 cm «Lighthouse of the Northern Sunset» 2025

[gemville]

Art Deco Platinum, 2.34 CTW Diamonds and 2.9 CTW Emerald Ring; Rozental Antiques

[troglobite]

if you have central air/HVAC in your home, or AC/heating units in some rooms, what temp do you prefer to keep it at YEAR-ROUND? (read all options first)

65F/18C or lower

66-67F/~19C

68-69F/~20C

70-71F/~21C

72-73F/~22C

74-75F/23-24C

76F/~24C or above

DRASTICALLY lower than these options

DRASTICALLY higher than these options

Remaining time: 6 days 14 hours

if it's slightly different in the winter vs. the summer, choose the average of the two temperatures, or whichever you're most likely to want your room at for lounging or sleeping (basically, whatever offers the most consistent temperature).

as with all polls, please reblog. and if you reblog

feel free to say in the tags where in the world you live and/or anything abt the thermostat habits of your family when you were growing up (e.g., "always super low/high" or "set in a certain way to save money" or "we get cold/hot easily" or "the humidity/dryness of our region means xyz" etc.)

also feel free to mention if chronic illness or medication affects what temperature you prefer or need--sometimes cold or heat exacerbate shit, so we have to swing hard the other way, etc.

[huariqueje]

Lying cat   -   Julie de Graag , 1918.

Dutch,  1877-1924

drawing on paper

[phantomrose96]

Hey kids, you need to start worrying a little less about getting “#mogged” and a little more about getting “#smogged”. This is an Air Quality Index public service announcement.

[catsofyore]

Very cool undated postcard from my collection.

[veedyveen]

sometimes being a fan of a team of a city im not from makes me feel like a weaboo for that city