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guys. trust me on this one guys. i know the title for the round 6 song is CURE but trust me when i say the song that will ACTUALLY play is angel with a shotgun nightcore version

#This is true. To me. To me it is. What do you mean the video has been up for weeks no I have not watched it over 70 times what do you mean

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Exhaustion has seeped into my body, made a home in my bones, it sleeps on the wreckage it left of my brain. (I have a migrane)

#I am tortured but am I a poet is not something I can uncover

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Hey be sure to go to your blog settings, head down to visibility and turn on this little button that prevents Tumblr from stealing your posts and using it to train AI learning models. Good job, fuckheads, great update.

#It shouldn't be legal to have this on by default #!!!!!!! YOU COULD SAY THAT AGAIN

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it's me boy, the medieval scribe speaking to you inside your brain. listen to me boy. draw in the margins of your notes instead of paying attention

#op I cannot thank you enough for putting a name to the voice inside my head that keeps saying that I did not know who he was untill today #but now I know. Tis the dumb Scribe. #and why am I thinking about him like ph no this better not turn into a blorbo from my brain I retract my previous statement curse you op /j

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now for the ultimate test. go to this website. set it to randomly generate ONE pokemon. all generations. all types. whatever it generates? thats you as a pokemon forever. what you get is what you get. NO RE ROLLING. now. who are you? i got goomy :^)

#mareep #I fucking LOVE sheep gimmie that fucker #brodudeladpartnerbbg I was born in the year of the sheep my first ever toy given to me at birth was a stuffed sheep that I named Sheepy and #just watched an Australian farmer ride up to one of her sheep all like “WE GOT A TURTLE! Hello ma'am” #So that mareep. Its dear to me. Very dear to me

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#Get him. He owes me 3 bucks.

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So a free tool called GLAZE has been developed that allows artists to cloak their artwork so it can't be mimicked by AI art tools.

AI art bros are big mad about it.

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i have a story to tell and it can only be told in greentext format

>be me

>13 years old in a psych ward for the first time

>my bathroom is shitty and small but the only place in my room where i have any privacy

>try to calm myself down post-anxiety attack by hiding in the bathroom

>curl up underneath the sink

>slowly calm down after anxiety attack

>remember that earlier i caught a glimpse of some scribbles and drawings underneath the sink

>wonder what it looks like

>turn around to see

>its “HoNk” “:0)” “hOnKhOnKhOnK” “mOtHeRfUcKeR” “:0) :0) :0)” written in purple crayola marker

>immediately go back into an anxiety attack

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#...HPW DARE YOY #I was doing exactly that half an hour ago this isnt fair what the fuck the universe is against me and the fbi agent is onto me

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hello person who engages solely in fanon. your task is to explain this female characters personality to me without bringing up any of the other characters, calling her anything familial, calling her a girlboss, calling her wife material, or saying she's a slut. you have 20 minutes until the saw trap goes off. good luck

#I'm about to waste like 15 minutes just picking a character like dude #broski #my dude #ma'am #girl #babe(as in gendr neutral) #partner(as in cowboy) #do I look like I can CHOOSE #I HAVE TO PICK ONE AND I HAVE NEVER PICKED A ONE(1) SINGULAR THING IN MY LIFE!!1!1! #THIS IS SO STRESSFULL JUST GET THE SAW AND USE IT ON ME THE WAY HEATHER CHANDLER SAID IT SHOULD BE USED #oh wait I just mentioned Hethers #VERONICA. I pick her. Veronica Sawyer(I dont know if I spelled that right but losten I have dyslexia you cant come for me) #Veronica. Your average high-school musical (with a fun twist ;) the fun twist is murdur. Its murdur) student in 1989. She is at the bottom #of the social lader but she shows that she has guts by one: Telling Kurt? Or Ram?? I forgor. To apologise to Martha. Two: going up to the #Heathers™️ and asking to sit with them. Then she is also ph wait Im out of time nooooo #I also didnt even talk about her personality besides bring up two pf the lamest examples of her having gutsss I misunderstood the assignment #Well saw it is off I go

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RIP Tumblr Live, you wont be missed

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Glaze is out!

Tired of having your artwork used for AI training but find watermarks dismaying and ineffective?

Well check this out! Software that makes your Art look messed up to training AIs and unusable in a data set but nearly unchanged to human eyes.

I just learned about this. It's in Beta. Please read all the information before using.

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An artist : Aw man! I saw my arts were reposted on Instagram. I’ve asked them to take my arts down but they ignored me.

Me : Say no more! Click this link, then click ‘fill out this form’. Fill the form and wait for about 1-2 days, the staffs will remove the image you were reporting from the reposter’s account :^)

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A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)

Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!

This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.

This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!

The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!

A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.

Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height will make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)

(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)

When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane, then the good leg, and THEN the leg that needs help.

Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.

In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.

Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!

(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)

The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!

Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.

The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!

This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!

However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.

Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)

Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.

Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)

(my canes, for reference)

If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!

When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!

For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.

When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)

When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)

That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!

Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!

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companies really have got to be okay with stagnant profits. what is wrong with earning the same amount every year? why does it always have to be more? it's not sustainable. there are only so many people on the planet you can profit from 😭

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I need 35 of these

Carol Christian Poell spring/summer 2006