#Girl Genius #art #comics #murder cw? #anything that makes me laugh this much deserves a reblog #(I also don’t go *here* but who among us has never wanted to murder someone with a block of Swiss cheese) #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once
#anything that makes me laugh this much deserves a reblog #Lupin III #Legend of Zelda #art #fanart #comics #crossovers #I don’t go to either of these places but #I love the concept of a lucid dreamer standing in a private pocket universe musing about #how his friends are probably drawing on his real body’s face right now #(even though I assume that is not actually what is happening) #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once
Does the “I’m gonna get a good grade in” person know the impact they’ve had. Do they know they did in fact got a good grade in post, something that’s both normal to want and possible to achieve,
#holy shit that tweet was from *2019*?! #it feels older #(like I know 2019 was at least two eons ago but even after accounting for that) #thank you‚ Sara‚ for your incredible gift to society #oh look an update #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once
Employees of Ecology and Environment, Inc. play volleyball at a training course in Atlanta. The game helps them get used to the cumbersome garments, worn in the cleanup of toxic waste.
National Geographic, April 1983
unrestrained summer fun
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#the people tagging this as ”me and my mutuals” make an excellent point #(it *does* kind of look like the way my brain depicted the Discord conversation with the COVID-positive person in that one capsaicin post) #(I was imagining a yellow suit though) #clothing #101 Uses for Infrastructureless Computers #proud citizen of The Future #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once
ethical median maximalism is the theory that instead of working out which things are individually ethical you should just try to determine the average of whether you should do the thing and then if it’s no you should stop doing things and if it’s yes you should do all the things. This theory is also sometimes called second-order or dereferenced kantianism, with third-order kantianism being the idea that basically always
uh…
I know people *say* philosophy asks unanswerable questions and seeks to be deliberately obtuse, but aren’t ethical frameworks usually supposed to come up with like… an actual answer?
that people can use?
This seems like a convoluted way to get to “Do anything” or “Do Nothing” and I think I just answered my own question.
randomized ethical median maximalism was created in response to ethical median maximalism by scholars skeptical of the idea that humans could or should, or, for that matter, shouldn’t, wherein once you’ve determined the average of whether you should do the thing you can apply that as a random chance of whether you should do the thing instead. Continuous randomized ethical median maximalism adjusts this based on circumstances by repeatedly multiplying the chance that you should by (1+epsilon) if you should’ve and (1-delta) if you shouldn’t’ve. I hope that helps.
please note that the theory of probability is a separate and complex field of its own that I
should not at this time explain
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#philosophy #anything that makes me laugh this much deserves a reblog #unreality cw? #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once
Item: Cadillac of Confusion; allows wielded to cast indecision upon targets when the engine is revved, making them unable to determine their next move.
This kind of behaviour can cause extreme psychological distress, as the natural environment of the dashboard been disturbed. Understandably, it does not make for a suitable form of enrichment and negatively affects the tumblr user’s emotional wellbeing. This is extremely harmful and should be discouraged whenever possible.
#it got better before leaving my queue so here’s the improved version instead #juxtaposition #high context jokes #I didn’t actually laugh aloud but it still amused me enough to reblog #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once
the time of the year we are able to buy fangs in retail. and i’ve tried literally every brand of fnaga that spirit halloween carries (and more), so this is my review and recommendations.
Scarecrow Fangs
unpopular opinion, but i did not like these. They’re way too expensive, imo and the molding solution sucks and is a nightmare to work with. the fangs themselves are alright.
price: 19.99 us
rating: 5/10
Spirit Halloween
It’s surprisingly good! i used these until i broke them – they use thermoplastic for molding, which i think should be the standard for fangs. It’s far easier to work with. the plastic is cheaper than Scarecrow, but they feel solid and are a more realistic color (at least for me)
price: 4.99 us
rating: 8/10
Monster High
Oh my ghoul, i love these. These fangs are a bit on the smaller size, which is useful if you’re going for subtle. and of course, being monster high, i’m all for them. i mean, that case is adorable
again, these use thermoplastic. Though its imortant to note not to put the fangs themselves in hot water while you’re molding them- i warped one by accident. regardless, they are so comfortable and resilient. my second favorites.
price: 9.99 us
rating 9/10
Special FX
we’ve all seen that video of that girl using these in like 2008 and wanted to be her. at least i did… but im sad to report that these fangs dont work on my anatomy. they mold to your back molars with thermoplastic, and when you press on the bar, the fangs come down. these fit simular to a retainer as they just sit above your teeth.
i, however, am missing one of those molars and cannot line it up right to use them. (never beating the kentuckian stereotype)
price: 9.99
rating: 3/10
Now for the ones not sold at Spirit Halloween
Amazon cosplay fangs
You’ve most likely seen these before. they’re nothing special, but they get the job done. i do like the case they come in! very convenient. But the color is far too unrealistic for me. still, they do use thermoplastic! which is always a win. and theres four sizes, again convenient.
price: 7.99 us (give or take)
rating: 4/10
Dracula Fangs
I had never heard of this brand before someone posted about these on tiktok. i bought them immediately (i am not immune to propaganda, and neither are you), and i gotta say… They’re my favorite I’ve tried.
I got the large ones; and let me tell you, they’re massive. definitely not for subtle vamp vibes. They’re sharp, too! That’s a plus for me, not for everyone, i assume. and they mold with thermoplastic! they come with way more than you need (which you can use to make more fangs if you desire)
they do come in smaller sizes as far as I’ve seen, but i haven’t tried those yet.
price: 20.00 us (i know that’s rather pricey)
rating 10/10
honorable(ish) mentions
…
vampire condoms. only get them as a bit. a /j fang if you will.
price: 0.99 (i got mine at dave&busters for 25 tokens)
rating: i am wampire/10
Walmart Fangs
i swore there were some in different packaging, but i can’t find those now. these suck (not in the fun way). They’re made of rubber, and i dont remember them having any molding agents. just skip these, okay?
price: 2.89 us
rating: 0/10
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#transhumanism #recs #Halloween #vampires #this probably deserves some warning tag but I am not sure what #this post was queued because my to-reblog list is too long and I didn’t want to dump it on you all at once
Okay, fandom. Everyone’s all worked all the time about this or that new alternative to Twitter and how it’s either awesome or it sucks. I’m here to tell you about an OLD alternative: Plurk.
(Note that this was originally formatted for Twitter so forgive the jank thread paragraphing)
Disclaimer: This information is specifically aimed at people who use Twitter for fandom purposes; it is not intended to cover the exhaustive list of things that people use Twitter for (professional networking, art/photography promotion world news, etc). It’s friend-centric rather than follow-centric, at least as the existing site culture goes.
So what is Plurk? It’s a threaded microblogging platform dating back to 2008 that has only ever seen extremely niche use in English-language use. (Its primary userbase is Chinese-speaking.) It has a purely chronological timeline and a lot of privacy features that you haven’t seen since the LJ era (assuming you’re old enough to remember that).
Plurk functions through an exclusively-chronological timeline on your homepage (desktop) or in the app. Algorithmically sourced content? We ain’t got it! (There is a different page for viewing top content but you have to go there specifically.) Instead, your timeline shows your own content and the content of other plurkers you friend or follow, and the occasional ad (MUCH more occasional than Twitter).
Each top-level plurk can be replied to, and this creates a chain of replies that can be used for conversation. Unlike Twitter and Reddit, replies don’t form branching threads; each plurk is only one stream of conversation. Plurks with unread replies will be lit up as unread; however, they can be “muted” to stop them from giving you notifications.
(Two small caveats: You cannot mute your own plurks, and there is actually a cap of around 200 muted plurks. Mutes will fall off from the oldest, so you’ll sometimes see an ancient plurk pop back up on your timeline if someone comes back to it. You can just mute it again.)
Your plurk timeline has a global privacy control. If your timeline is set to private, only people you have friended can see what you say on there. If your timeline is public, then anyone who comes to you page can see what you’ve posted, AND logged-in users can share your post on their own timeline with the “replurk” function (works just like a normal retweet), as well as reply to it.
There is also an “anonymous” option, which anonymizes you and also the names of everyone who replies (it randomly generates names like “lemon354” and “libra262” for repliers to differentiate them). Anonymous plurks will stay within your timeline if your plurk is set to private, but can be replurked if it’s public.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE, because individual plurks can also be given specific privacy levels:
-> Friends only (if your timeline is public but you don’t want this one getting around)
-> Private to “cliques,” which are Twitter circles but you can have more than one
-> Individual users (including those not on your friends list – this is plurk’s equivalent of DMs)
Your own plurk homepage is also insanely customizable, if you want to break out the CSS or even just have a custom background. You can also alter your display name (though the character cap is VERY short), and your display name color, as well as the standard avatar change. Usernames cannot be changed as a free user, but can be changed by paid users (more on paid options in a second).
Plurk also has its own image hosting, and a pastebin-alike plaintext called Plurk Paste that has no character limit. (The character limit for top-level plurks is longer than Twitter’s.)
It also has CUSTOM EMOTES in addition to its (somewhat wild) default selection. They’re similar to Discord’s customs, except that you can use GIFs from the get go; what’s restricted is the number of slots you have as a free user. (And size is capped at 48×48 px.)
Plurk has ads, but they’re mostly unobtrusive (and can be clocked entirely with ad blockers, but I didn’t say that). Plurk keeps the lights on through a subscription model called Plurk Coin, which is very cheap (under $2.50 USD/month) and can be gifted to other users. Coin gives you a number of benefits including the “Except” privacy option, more username colors, response editing, and a bunch more custom emote slots.
Concerned about harassment? Plurk has one of the most robust blocking systems in social media that I’ve ever seen. You block someone, and they can’t see you (even by going to your profile) and you can’t see them. That’s it, done. Full no-contact.
NSFW/18+ content is allowed. There’s a specific flag for it when you first post a plurk. Plurk does expect you to use that tag when appropriate, but is otherwise very forgiving of NSFW content, at least in my experience. (Again, though, English plurk is a very small community ATM).
The thing to remember about Plurk is that it is very much a remnant of an older internet, from the days before algorithms. Like Tumblr, it’s a social media where you won’t see anything if you don’t reach out to follow and friend people. It predates “going viral” as a goal of internet usage. The goal is to talk to people.
As an aside: Since I originally wrote this up, I’ve seen rumors about Japanese fanartists moving to plurk and even seen one or two mentions of it in the wild on my Twitter timeline as people talk about following those artists. Fantastic! If that’s you, then I hope you find this slightly more in-depth guide to features helpful.
If this sounds up your alley, I’ve made a public plurk specifically for Twitter refugees to come meet people and get more information on how plurk works! You can find it here.
Apparently the news of the morning is that longstink wants to remove blocking except as a DM feature! That probably violates some kind of EU law! But we’re bumping this again accordingly. Please consider Plurk i swear it is a real website and not a bit.
Genuinely hoping Plurk gets popular again. It was never huge but I remember it being active and fun in the early 2010s, Livejournal graphic makers would make icons/banners for it and all that.
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Brinens and Things 