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anotherfreakingdork:

maepel:

maepel:

holy shit tumblr deleted the ignore feature

staff what are you doing

PLEASE reblog this and spread awareness. idk if they actually deleted it or maybe its a bug but its still really troubling for people who need it to keep away harassers (even though it never did well in the first place)

while tumblr.com/ignore is gone, there is still 1) the ignore “x” if you’re in the tag and 2) the ignore “x” in your inbox

you can also view ignored users if you go to settings -> account and scroll to the bottom. there’s a pencil to the side, which i thought would allow me to add/remove ppl from the block list, but it doesn’t appear to be working

STILL, i urge everyone to send in messages to staff because sometimes the person you want to block doesn’t send you messages or put things in the tags; sometimes the person leaves the most obnoxious and/or abusive comments when they reblog things and how the fuck are you supposed to get rid of those people????

I don’t get it. Looks fine to me. Did they put it back?

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#The Great Tumblr Apocalypse #reply via reblog

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flameraven:

rainbow-femme:

I’m sick of magical worlds with no technology. I want fairy run coffee shops where you can get a latte with a shot of charisma, because you’ve got a big presentation you’re worried about, or witches working at Apple selling phones that automatically appear in your pocket if you accidentally leave it somewhere, or psychics running hair salons who always know how you want your hair to look, or aura reader therapists. I just really want normalized magic in modern society

Practical magic is something we need more of, and not just in modern settings. Because here’s the thing. Fireballs are cool and all, but think about the possibilities of creating an endless supply of fresh clean water would have on a medieval-era society. Think about cold spells being used for refrigeration, and plant magic being used to secure and increase the yearly harvest. Think about heat spells providing warmth without having to burn coal or oil. Think about teleportation spells being used to transport food and supplies in the dead of winter. Think about the implications of language spells that grant the ability to read long-dead languages. Think about the potential of magic-based medical care (including birth control)! There are so many possibilities that are way more interesting than magic missiles.

Whenever a new technology shows up, humans are usually mostly interested in using it for food, shelter, sex, and war. Fantasy settings like to cover that last one a lot, but totally neglect the rest. I think that’s a shame. Granted, the existence of magic would probably quickly elevate a society out of medieval-era subsistence, so you couldn’t get your pleasant pastoral English countryside pastiche. But at this point, shouldn’t we be thinking of more varied stories anyway?

PSA: if you don’t want people finding you through your email on tumblr:

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tenderagender:

tenderagender:

go here and it’s the first option

it’s always been an option that i’ve always had turned off, i think the new update just made it easier to find someone if that option isn’t disabled

for people who can’t click through, here’s a manual link:

https://www.tumblr.com/settings/account

i’m serious. don’t ignore this. there are people who are worried their abusers can find them now, and this can give them more protection.

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#PSA #the more you know #Tumblr: a User’s Guide #hmm #this is on the verge of being too guilt-trippy for me #I suppose I’ll let it slide this time as they do make a good point #I personally found this option a while back and deliberately left it turned on #because Brin has her own email address separate from legalname!me #and I’m totally happy for anyone who knows Brin’s email to know about Brin’s Tumblr #but those of you who don’t have that setup might find this useful

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koryos:

I saw the statement ‘every living thing has sexual desire’ just recently (aimed, of course, at asexual individuals) and it makes me fairly angry. Not just because it’s invalidating and incredibly rude, but because has this person ever met, like, a bee? I mean, that’s literally an animal that comes from a species where the ratio of nonbreeding to breeding individuals is as high as 60000:1.

This sort of knowledge isn’t necessary at all for an asexual human to feel that their identity is valid, of course, but it just cheeses me off when I see smug assholes touting their own ignorance about biology.

(Oh, and bees aren’t the only species where nonreproductive individuals vastly outnumber reproductive individuals. It’s found in creatures from insects to birds to mammals. Also, since the asshole used the phrase ‘every living thing,’ it’d be a good time to point out that when you tally up all life on the planet, the number of sexual species is barely even visible as a sliver on the pie chart. I wrote a whole dang article on the matter.

We can’t quantify whether or not animals that don’t breed feel no sexual desire, but the entire concept that you can’t succeed unless you breed is ludicrous when you examine the success of species such as, say, ants and termites.)

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#asexuality #the power of science #it’s a good article #I recommend it

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romanitas:

me: [grabs you by the shoulders]

me: [looks into your eyes]

me: [whispers] there was no lava when mt vesuvius erupted in 79CE and destroyed pompeii and herculaneum

me: [runs off yelling about pyroclastic flows]

 

#pompeii#herculaneum#mission statement of my life#the moment i saw lava#in that jon snow pompeii movie#i was like WOWW NO WATER U DOIN#there would be no BODIES if there was LAVA#the ash is what helped preserve it hargle bargle#happy volcano day#omg ancient stuff#biggest pet peeve

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#geology #volcanoes #pyroclastic flows are *scary* shit