i wonder how much healing
that one xkcd comic did
to the internet with saying “you’re one of today’s lucky 10,000″ when encountering a person who hasn’t been exposed to a popular or well known thing
you’re so right
Tumblr: I wrote about Tumblr. 🥰 Specifically, last week's Big Announcement, and the ways both internet commentary and the site's current ownership have misunderstood the site in recent years.
This strange gap between the broader internet’s perception of the site and the reality—despite clear evidence to the contrary—isn’t necessarily a problem. I’m a firm believer that our social media spaces would be better if they were less broad. I don’t want everyone to use Tumblr; I want it to work for the people who want to be there.
Very good article. One of the best I've seen, written from a tumblr user's perspective but also inclusive of those not in the know.
I enjoyed this one!
Ecosocialist praxis
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That’s my girl.
straight women need to start fetishising sapphic women so there can be more femslash fan fiction. we gotta outsource and get more writers on board. I want it to get to the point where two women cant be on screen together without having a 80k space opera fic written about them. I want show runners to be scared of cancelling sapphic shows because legions and legions of fans will come after them. dont tell me my priorities are wrong.
straight women, you have been summoned for yuri duty.
Reading a Terry Pratchett book is literally just:
Here's a funny little joke
Here's something that you can tell is a joke but don't get and will only figure out five years later
Here's a surprisingly cool fantasy concept
Here's a unique and well written simile
Here's a lil guy
Here's something that has aged depressingly well into the modern day
Here's something that has aged remarkably queer into the modern day
Here's a character that you can barely understand what he's saying
Here is the most terrifying and deeply disturbing concept you have ever heard, casually mentioned
Here is the dumbest fucking pun you've ever heard but in the best way
Here is a quote so profound that it makes you view morality and the world in a different way
Here is a plot twist that you can't tell if it's genius or stupid
Congratulations! You've finished the book! It has fundamentally changed you as a person and you will never be the same!
🗣️ This is for all new internet connected cars
A new study has found that your car likely knows more about you than your mom. That is disconcerting, but what’s even more so is what is being done with your information. It’s all about the Benjamins. Our private information is being collected and sold.
The Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit that studies internet and privacy issues, studied 25 car manufacturers. And it found every manufacturer sold in America poses a greater risk to your privacy than any device, app or social media platform.
Our cars are rolling computers, many of which are connected to the internet collecting information about how you drive and where. New cars also have microphones and sensors that give you safety features like automatic braking and drowsy driver detection. Those systems are also providing information. Got GPS or satellite radio? Then your car likely knows your habits, musical and political preferences.
Did you download your car’s app which gives you access to even more features? Well that also gives your car access to your phone and all the information on it.
The study found that of the 25 car brands, 84% say they sell your personal data.
And what they collect is astounding.
One example the study sites is KIA’s privacy policy. It indicates the company collects information about your sexual activity. I initially didn’t believe it until I pulled KIA’s privacy policy and read it. And it’s right there in black and white. It says it collects information about your “ethnicity, religious, philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, sex life, or political opinions.
And it says it can keep your info for “as long as is necessary for the legitimate business purpose set out in this privacy notice.”
Translation: Nissan can keep your information as long as they want to. And more than half of the manufacturers (56%) say they will share your information with law enforcement if asked.
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Wow, sounds like afab people traveling for healthcare (ahem) would do well to look for an old car to do their road trip in. Or at the very least travel in someone else's car with a burner phone not connected to the console.
Pixars 22 Rules of Story Telling
9 is worth the price of admission, holy crap.
This is genius. So many great writing tips!
And this is why Pixar is a master in their field.
Why do I feel so weird reblogging this… this is the weekend dammit! Anyway, great advice.
Pixar you have no idea how much this actually helps me.
These are all fantastic pieces of advice.
For reference
For great reference
- Admire characters for attempting more than what their successes have been.
- Keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer
- Trying for theme is important, however you won’t see what the story is about until you’re at the end of the story. Got it? Now rewrite.
- Once upon a time there was ____. Every day, ____. One day, _____. Because of that, _____. Because of that, _____. Until finally, ____.
- Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.
- What is your character good at or comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at him. Challenge him. How does he deal with it?
- Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard. Get yours working up front.
- Finish your story. Let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.
- When you’re stuck, make a list of what wouldn’t happen next. More often than not, the material that gets you unstuck appears.
- Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in there is a part of you. Recognize it before you use it.
- Why must you tell this story in particular? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it.
- Discount the first thing that comes to mind. And the second, third, fourth, fifth—get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself.
- Give your characters opinions. A character being passive or malleable is easy for you as a writer, but it’s poison to your audience.
- What’s the essence of your story? What’s the most economical way of telling it? If you know that, you can build out from there.
- If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty leads credibility to unbelievable situations.
- What are the stakes? Give a reason to root for the character. What happens if he doesn’t succeed? Stack the odds against him.
- No work is ever wasted. And if it’s not working, let go and move on — if it’s useful, it’ll show up again.
- You have to know yourself, and know the difference between doing your best and being fussy. Story is testing, not refining.
- Coincidences that get characters into trouble are great. Coincidences that get them out of it is cheating.
- Excercise. Take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How would you rearrange them into what you DO like?
- Identify with your situation/characters. Don’t write ‘cool’. What would make YOU act that way?
- Putting it on paper only allows you to start fixing it. If a perfect idea stays in your head, you’ll never share it with anyone.
