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[hunter-rodrigez]

Accessibility tip:

If you want to automate your home a bit, but you don't want any "smart" tech, you can just buy remote controlled power sockets instead

They are a lot cheaper and easier to set up and use than some home automation smart tech nonsense

They don't need an app (but some models come with optional apps and there are apps that are compatible with most of these)

Many of them use the 433mhz frequency to communicate, which makes most models compatible with each other, even if they are from different manufacturers

The tech has been around for a long time and will be around for a long time to come

You don't have to put any fucking corporate listening devices like an amazon echo in your home

Models for outdoors exist as well

#accessibility #automation #tech #a set like the one pictured above usually costs around $20-$30 #I got like 7 of these bad boys and 3 remotes #I can control basically everything in my room with these remotes #I got one remote on my office chair one on my nightstand and one by my door #this always makes me feel a bit like I am in Arnold's room from Hey Arnold!

[mxcrayon]

losing my actual mind rn

i had this interaction in the dropout discord (i am the first and third person). short. simple. i only got the first year bc of a discount + a gift card i had, so i was planning on using this person's suggestion.

then, i got this.

oh my god!! how nice!! how sweet!!! how thoughtful!! i gave them my email and they sent over a subscription, i thanked them profusely. i was very grateful, very touched.

hours and hours later i was still thinking about it and i recalled how, in the email id gotten about it, it said "tao yang sent you a subscription" and id seen that and thought "oh haha like the tao yang" and then moved on

but now, thinking back, i was like.... theres no way, so i googled tao yang.

......

TAO YANG BOUGHT ME A FUCKING ANNUAL DROPOUT SUBSCRIPTION

#tao yang #dropout #dropout.tv #dimension 20 #AAAAAAAAAAA #losing my literal actual mind #i think hes so funny #i was already rly grateful and touched and now im just like flustered and starstruck #this is quite literally the most celebrity interaction ive ever had in my life #and i didnt even realize while it was happening #now i want to message him again but i feel like thatd be weird #sam responded to my question once and i still think about it now months latwr #bc THAT had been the most direct celebrity intersection id had #and this was like six levels above that #crazy world we live in #anyway. i have dropout again!!!! yippee!!!!

[ithinkdogshouldvote2]

Like paradox father like paradox son

#the legacy of bullywugs lives on #shitpost #dungeons and daddies #dndads #dndads s2 #normal oak #taylor swift #nick close #nicolas foster #nicky freeman #glenn close #nick bets on taylor and loses money truther #he asks the oak boys if they want in on the bet and sparrows like “NO!!! WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU??” and larks like “yea we're above that.” #then lark discreetly passes nick a 20

[lostxinxwords]

i physically need to make the spn writers watch pit babe the series and tell them that this is what their legacy has come to

#they wrote a show for dudebros and ended up with gay neurodivergents and teenage girls going through insanity #they wrote a character so gay he invented a new genre of mlm smut #and now almost 20 years later we get the first a/b/o live action show #this show's history and impact are an endless shitshow and above all we must commit to the bit #btw i just started spn like a few weeks ago but i've known OF it for a while #spn #supernatural #castiel #destiel #deancas #dean winchester #dean x castiel #eric kripke #pit babe the series #a/b/o #omegaverse

[uncanny-tranny]

Genuinely, doing things "half-assed" or for a short period of time is generally better than never having done it in the first place.

Writing one sentence is better than none. A minute of brushing your teeth is better than zero minutes. Answering two questions for a homework assignment is better than answering none.

The overwhelming mountain of things can be done peacemeal. You do not have to do it all at once. It is okay to take life in whatever amount you can. The point is to allow yourself the grace to be.

#positivity #encouragement #writing this partially for myself because i have been struck with a sudden greif because i haven't written anything #and it's made me feel guilty that i've been to unwell to feel able to write anything complex #but it's like... why should i expect myself to write well or at *all* #i am allowed to feel grief that i'm not writing something special to me but that grief isn't a weapon #and bludgeoning myself with grief won't make me pick up a pen #if the mountain is too high above you then focus on the molehill in front of you <3 #somewhat inspired by the Abandoning Hobbies post #the whole 'the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. the second best time is now' quote needs to be burnt into me #oh shit it's so late now. the first best time to be asleep was at 23:00 but i guess the second best is uhh now

[annie-of-the-arts]

[begin id: A drawing reference/fullbody of Doctor Rat, specifically the character (?) he plays in Content SMP. Next to him are design notes, and a color palette of his colors. The design notes read: "-dress looks to be made of low quality, party city material. but, it's actually well taken care of, and clearly has been stiched over several times. -tons of pockets. tons. -oh defintely changes his heels up every now and then. i think he could gouge a man's eyes out with stilhettos. -ngl i think he looks like geronimo stilton." As for the design itself, he is a tall half-rat man with a pink rat tail, and grey fur that covers where regular human body hair would go. He has curly purple hair, about shoulder length, and a grey mask with a blotch of lighter grey near the eyes. He's wearing a maid dress; consisting of a black dress with poofy sleeves, an apron, gloves, and wedged ankle mary janes. The apron and gloves are covered in dark but faded stains, and his dress is covered in scratch marks to indicate consistent and constant repair of it. As for the pose, he's standing straight, feet together. His left hand on his hip, the right standing idly by in a calmed fist. He's smirking. End id]

to people who loved my silly rat sketches. thank you very much. im reminding you all yet again that im a big nerd for character design forever and ever. thank you very much

[reblogs >>> likes | don't like without reblogging!! if you like and don't reblog i will curse your bloodline.]

#artists on tumblr #described art #accsesible art #image described art #character design #character sheet #content smp #contentsmp #doctor rat #doctor4t #the full armor design for rat i think'll take longer just because there's a lot more things to work out when you're designing armor #if people are interested ill make it but!! so far we have just a silly little rat sheet. hehe <33 #also i might take back the party city thing?? but it does look like its made of cheap fabric #first i thought he'd have that shiny party city stuff. you know it its really cheap thin and shiny. #but as i drew i realized he'd moreso have like. cotton cheap stuff. like its slightly elevated above the shiny party city #maybe 20 or 30 dollars on amazon. but still a little cheap yk. #but it is not. its very well loved and taken care for. it mightve been made out of cheap materials originally but its now made of love.

[phantomrose96]

Work pomotion!!!!

Promoted to the upper band of Senior Engineer

#chrissy speaks #to ramble in the tags a little #uh all the titles have like a lower level and an upper level #and the title above senior is principal #whiiich... id estimate maybe 30% of engineers ever make principal? #thats including manager so like. for non-managers. maybe 20%? #anyway the point being that most engineer tap out their career inside senior #either lower or upper band #and even the really good engineers i know who made principal quickly #still had like 3-4 years between making senior and making principal #and i made senior last year #so i was expecting at LEAST a 2 year gap between making senior and making upper band #was not expecting to make upper band with such quick turn around... #so im now one level below principal #wahoo

[fireflyskie]

just want to remind everyone how fucked up it is that students at aguefort are quite literally dying to save their grades. and this is a system the school actively has kept in place. and this is just... normal.

#like its one thing for the bad kids to full on die adventuring because they're going way above and beyond but like?? #other NORMAL students take this test!!!!! hello!!!! WHY IS THIS ALLOWED #not to be a party pooper or anything bc i'm greatly enjoying the combat but still #love you AAA but you are sooooo fucked up ethically <3 #d20 #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fireflyskie

[lesbianspeedy]

u don’t get it…u don’t get it…smith’s mia was so interesting. telling her abuser she’ll flat out kill him if he comes looking for her, immediately recognising ollie out of his mask (easy but yknow.), somehow not knowing superman is an alien, great at making pancakes

fuck i would’ve loved to see how he would’ve fleshed out her background, he has her mention she moved to the city, where was she born? she used to work in a different youth centre, where?? was that a lie for credibility with ollie? he wrote the only mention of her mother ever, come back kevin, tell me more NOW.

he did so much for her character in like 15 issues, only for winick to almost entirely use her as a punching bag and for trauma porn, never adding a single thing to her past unless it was to make her more traumatised or hurt or tragic. god fucking damn it

#i’m not bitter about what could’ve been teehee #there’s just a reason i recommend quiver above all else #‘who can eat when you’ve got superheroes in your roof talking to you like you Matter?’ #did more for her early mental characterisation than like 20 issues of winick did

[lokh]

note: this is based on australian dollars but i guess you can just use usd, drop where youre from and we'll see if theres a pattern. talk about if you actually get it styled or just go for short on the sides and back in the tags if you want 👍

#i have no idea what they usually cost and didnt want to make the options just 1. under $20 2. between 20 and 100 and 3. over 100 #like girl... i got them for 15$ whenever i could at a place in the subway am i really to understand anything above that is actually normal. #poll #also i just say short on sides and back and throw out random numbers <- dont do this. #i always forget how long an inch is LMAO im like oh ok 3 on the sides. and its always shorter than i think it is

[treasureplcnet]

someone on the bodies production team you have to release more layout/bts pictures of charles whiteman's flat please. this is a great start but i need to know him better. particularly if it's got about as much mould as a second year uni house and if he owns as many chairs as it seems LOL

#ok the joke is at his expense but im already romanticising this shit #20-something loser karl weissman moves into the worst flat of all time and makes it a home #hangs a picture of his parents' wedding against the worst wallpaper you've ever seen #just buys what he likes and calls it decor #how else can you explain the fucking model boat next to the fucking telephone. AND YOU MAY TELL ME 'oh thats just random set stuff' #NOT TO ME! #and it stays until he's in his mid 30s. develops a habit of not cleaning up along the way #the shot where he seems to have taken off his shirt/tie/jacket and then dropped them off on various pieces of furniture. HE LIVES LIKE THIS #also entertaining the idea that its his parents' old stuff that he can't bring himself to throw out .. #i will created a fully fleshed out character using 8 episodes and fever dream visions if i have to #karl weissman #bodies netflix #edit: the original tags are above but since then i joined the discord and got to add these pictures LOL #saved this post as a draft bc i was like. i cant annoy people on the tag any more than i already have #doesnt matter. forcing this into the tag like a week after i made it anyway #im still so interested in the fact that it seems like there are more rooms that we never see #outside this bedroom and living space (and the bedroom isnt clear in the show either) #like. i rly need a 360 house tour NOW. #ALSO I FEEL LIKE A TOWN CRIER NO I DONT THINK HE HAS MOULD BUT IT WOULD BE FUNNY!!!! #the chair next to the liquor rly is something. hes MY babygirl

[mccoyquialisms]

something something gods and their dual aspects. the warmth and the wrath of the sun. both the nourishment of life/growth and the destruction of heat and drought. fire burns you but warms your hands in the cold, holds back the dark of the night. the simultaneous serenity and changing face of the moon. the dark which hides your enemies from your sight but also hides you from theirs. the night is dark and full of terrors but oh isn't it wondrous. being able to embody both but the balance rests on the edge of a knife, tip it and you become other. they wear your face but flipped, like a mirror. mirrors show our true selves in perfect detail but only as a lie. the change is not always in your control, in either direction. as above so below. belief being both a redemptive and damning force. rage as a protective and destructive force. both shield and weapon and which they are depends on the care of the wielder. who placed that weapon in their hands, you or them? can anyone hear me please do you hear me

#[shaking] what does it mean what does it all mean #I think what's going on in the realm of the gods is influencing what's happening plot wise (as above so below) #I think solving this mystery will involve figuring out wtf happened between the gods that made the rage god Like That #fantasy high #dimension 20 #dropout #my musings #hello normal followers I hope you've been enjoying my 48 hour FH mental breakdown asglkhdgd

[keshetchai]

As someone who enjoys religion blogging/discussions, I've come to realize that it's a good practice to be aware of the general signs/symptoms of religious-OCD thinking (aka scrupulosity), because if the conversation is taking on all the hallmarks of scrupulosity, it's actually a definitive sign that we cannot meaningfully and compassionately engage in a conversation about religion in a healthy way. I've actually had this play out a significant number of times online, and when I realized what it was, I also began to realize that the intrusive thoughts/obsessive and compulsive thinking are only ever fed by continuing the discussion with that person.

[[ Important edit to clarify why I am saying it's not healthy — made after I went back to look for more concrete facts about OCD or anxiety (I have GAD, not OCD, but many resources overlap since they're both anxiety disorders):

When Reassurance is Harmful — this explains how/why reassurance-seeking specifically about an OCD fear is a compulsive behavior, and engaging with reassurance-seeking interferes with recovery/management/treatment.

This table from the Anxiety Disorders Center lists key differences between Information Seeking and Reassurance Seeking.

This IOCDF page on Scrupulosity info for Faith Leaders identifies "symptom accommodation" as enabling. Two of the examples of doing this by participating in the OCD behavior are: "Engage in excessive conversation focused on if-then scenarios (e.g., "If I did this, then would X or Y happen? And what if Z was involved? How about W?")" And, "Repeatedly answering questions about ‘correct’ religious or faith practices."

That page also goes on to outline more info about reassurance seeking. "Although providing answers to (often simple!) questions may seem harmless, providing reassurance serves to maintain the anxiety disorder cycle." (This BMC psychiatry article cites a lot of related studies establishing this.)

The IOCDF page on What is OCD and Scrupulosity? ]]

Imo, the responsible thing to do is to recognize that (even if the other person hasn't outright stated it/isn't diagnosed)* the conversation is not about religion, it is about needing mental health support from professionals and experts. Talking to me, the layperson who enjoys chatting theology and my religion — is not only not helping, but is actively harmful. I'm not just talking about the person who I replied to today, either. Like I've said, I've seen this happen dozens of times in various online forums.

*[while I am against diagnosing strangers on the internet, it's important to realize A) lots of people don't know what Scrupulosity is, so it's possible they've never considered this is a mental health concern that could be treated, and that B) for the purposes of my concern, it doesn't matter if they actually have diagnosed OCD. The only thing that matters is that their thought-process causes them genuine distress/fear, and every response given to them seems to only incite new/additional distressing questions/thoughts, or further entrenches the original distress.]

Ultimately, any discussion aside from "you might want to speak to a mental health professional about scrupulosity OCD" seemingly puts me in the position of feeling as if I am being used for their self-harm. I hate that feeling. I do not want to be leverage for fear and pain. I have GAD, I despise the idea that I am making things worse.

No matter how much I love religious discussion, the answer in these cases is always "please reach out to an OCD specialist/mental health professional. I am not qualified to discuss this." And then to stop there. I have never once seen anyone stuck in this compulsive thought spiral be reassured or feel any better by hearing from someone else's approach to theology handled with things like empathy, compassion, logic, or even atheism. It doesn't matter what we say, how we say it, or how we relate to our own religion. The urge to engage in this kind of conversation in order to chat about religion is a sign that we are not equipped to help.

You can't have a conversation here, because intentionally or not, ten times out of ten, you are adding fuel to the fire. Just like people can't simply tell me something that would erase/talk me out of my ADHD/depression/anxiety disorder, you also cannot simply argue/reassure/persuade people out of scrupulosity. We should not try. We have a responsibility to consider that it's outright harmful to do so, and to disengage.

#this is a massive pet peeve of mine #im not mad at the people who responded about religion and religious thinking bc it took me time to realize what this was too #like im sure i used to view these kinds of questions in a more...idk flippant light when i was a teenager and maybe even in my 20's #as i became more educated about my own mental health though i started to realize the pattern in these fears #and like many of you i probably originally started replying to people with scrupulosity or similar religious anxieties genuinely #not realizing at first that replying to their fears or questions was inevitable harmful #not realizing that hey actually this is far above my paygrade #ocd/obsessive thinking and anxiety spirals can be crippling life ruining and immensely painful #and unfortunately my love of theological discussions sometimes tripped me RIGHT into what was essentially self-harm #so im not mad at other people for also making that mistake - but i am asking everyone to think about this actively #its too easy to leap in without considering if the discussion is healthy to have for our discussion partner #its definitely too easy to contribute to the pain and fear while only meaning to genuinely help what is misunderstood as a mere “worry” #bc these arent just small fears or worries but thoughts that are causing them immense pain

[lauriel816]

Okay so here's the thing: Harry was on the balcony projecting from the middle of a building that was at least 30 storeys high, and somehow, he managed to single out Peter, who kept himself very much in the background with his nondescript dark suit, from among thousands of people parading down there with his naked eye? Like how? Love makes miracles?

#It's been baffling me like forever #like dude you are 20 floors above the ground how could you make out someone from among thousands of others dressed alike with your naked ey #make it make sense #parksborn #harry osborn #peter parker #spiderman #raimiverse #spidey rewatch

[front-facing-pokemon]

#whiscash #and i'm back!! y'all wouldn't have seen any interruption since obviously i keep a very long queue for a reason but #i didn't queue up any pokémon for like five days. because i was in california. but i'm back home now and this is the morning after i return #like. i'm queueing this up the morning after i return. it's gonna post like july 20-something'th. idk. but last night (to me writing these #tags) i arrived home at like 1 AM and just immediately collapsed into bed and passed the fuck out bc i was wrecked #and i'm taking the rest of the week off of work. which may or may not actually pan out—i'm probably gonna get antsy and work at least a #little bit but. y'know. i'm tired. obviously. anyway whiscash pond? whiscash has a pond. we all know his pond #i don't know that much about rescue team tbqh. not my favorite pmd game. but he was definitely in it. i think he was actually floating #right above the evolution cave or something. i dunno #but here he is. he's on the blog #a fish with a blog. a blog in a bog. bc his pond?

[demadogs]

its so weird to me how unlike every other young female artist, olivia rodrigo is the only one treated like shes too young. billie eilish is barely older than her and i never see anybody comment on her age but ive seen so many peoples opinions about olivia revolve entirely around her being young. ive seen people ask others if they listen to her and they’ll reply with “im 25” like they’re above listening to music from someone just five years younger than them. its one thing if you just dont like her music, music is subjective, but some people act like shes an immature teenager and not a young woman making incredible art and succeeding in ways that clearly intimidate you.

what a sad boring life you will live if you refuse to accept newer younger artists into your lives and stick with the same people youve been listening to your whole life who’ve been in the industry for decades.

#just saw the same person say she makes music for teenagers dude people dont have target age audiences for music its for anyone who enjoys i #she has written songs about being a teenager that doesnt mean its for them #stop acting like youre so above listening to young artists youre so embarrassing #and ive noticed its mostly mid 20s who say this like 30+yo millenials love her but people barely above 21 think theyre too cool for her #SO glad im immune to whatever shit you got going on that made you this way #olivia rodrigo #billie eilish