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A 29-post collection

Challenge #01155-C060: One Tiny Flaw

http://this-book-has-been-loved.tumblr.com/post/139007622507/things-ive-actually-heard-college-students-say

And another one -- Gallifreya

"Look," said the proud architect. "It's the perfect sealed environment. Everything anyone could need, including weather systems to strengthen the trees[1]. I thought of everything. Water purification and recycling, food manufacture. I even created a system that eliminates pathogens in the waste recycling system and removes all risks of infections. There's more than adequate space for everyone, lounges and personal space, shared space. Look. There's even a cinema!"

Director Mellis unfurled the plans, looked at every aspect. Read over the plans to have robots build the base before humans got there.

"It's the ideal arcology for Martian colonisation and exploration. Just add people."

Director Mellis found a worrying flaw. "Uhm... How are they going to get in?"

"What?"

"You forgot a damn door!"

[1] Experiments with sealed environments have encountered problems with trees collapsing apparently from no cause. Studies later concluded that trees need wind to strengthen them against collapse.

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peppermintmonster: Friendly reminder to all working artists or (especially) aspiring artists. If a client says they can't afford to pay you...

peppermintmonster:

Friendly reminder to all working artists or (especially) aspiring artists.

If a client says they can’t afford to pay you but you’ll get good exposure, one of two things is happening:

1. They are lying. They can afford to pay you, but they are choosing not to. They will pay the printer to print the books, they will pay the mail service to deliver them, and you’d better believe they’re going to pay themselves for sending you

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Of Vice Quadrant and Streaming Services

davidmichaelbennett:

Hey all, I’ve gotten a few questions regarding Steam Powered Giraffe’s new album The Vice Quadrant and whether or not it will be coming to Spotify and other streaming services.

I thought I’d make a public post about this for all of you who may be interested…

It’s going to be a long one.

Now before I start I don’t want anyone to think this is a weird awkward ungrateful post or anything. I do want

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The Vice of Music Artists

bunnybennett:

This seems like a good time to remind folks of a pretty controversial subject.

Whether or not to pay for the art we create.

We have an album coming up soon, and we’re excited for you to get your hands on it. But, we also need people to buy it. Otherwise, well. We can’t do what we do. :)

The Vice Quadrant is 28 tracks, and just a few seconds short of 2 hours long. It is a two disc

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itsrosewho:FAMOUS AUTHORSClassic Bookshelf: This site has put classic novels online, from Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte.The Online...

itsrosewho:

FAMOUS AUTHORS

  • Classic Bookshelf: This site has put classic novels online, from Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte.
  • The Online Books Page: The University of Pennsylvania hosts this book search and database.
  • Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online.
  • Page by Page Books: Find books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells, as well as speeches from George W. Bush on this site.
  • Classic Book Library: Genres here include historical fiction, history, science fiction, mystery,

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profeminist: Victory for transgender people: Mx to join Mr and Mrs in the dictionary For the first time in decades there is a new title...

profeminist:

Victory for transgender people: Mx to join Mr and Mrs in the dictionary 

For the first time in decades there is a new title to join the list of Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms. 

“Mx is already used by some banks and the Royal Mail

The gender-neutral “Mx” has been introduced as an honorific for transgender people and anyone else who does not identify themselves as either male or female.

It has been added to official forms and databases over the

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FOR ALL AO3 WRITERS

bee-the-gatekeeper:

oldred100:

emmi-kat:

bee-the-gatekeeper:

raccoonmama:

theserif:

giraffesonparade:

elcyy:

sebastian–vael:

becausedragonage:

a-mahariels-travels:

a-mahariels-travels:

mikkynga:

YO DUDES!

Looks like AO3 fanfiction is being stolen and sold as e-books.

Please go to Ebook tree and look for your fanfiction. 

Here  and here is more info for how to proceed

http://www.ebooks-tree.com/ebook/18wkcu.html

Well, now I just feel sick. Sick and pissed. off.

Also, becausedragonage, I checked and they’ve got one of your works up as well.

Wow. Thank you

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Just a heads up...

sankofanyc:

Michael Brown died about 198 days ago…. And people are still speaking out on the issue when they can… And people are still protesting and fighting all over the country… Like they are literally still protesting in Ferguson now and the cameras left a long time ago… Remember this when your weak ass pseudo intellectual friend starts talking about how “no one will care a month from now” or some bullshit… We matter…

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last-snowfall:gehayi:or a adinfinitumxx:appropriately-inappropriate:doyouthinkaboutme:memeguy-com:years later House is still as relevant as...

last-snowfall:

gehayi:

or a adinfinitumxx:

appropriately-inappropriate:

doyouthinkaboutme:

memeguy-com:

years later House is still as relevant as he ever was

I wasn’t vaccinated and never got sick so

And I swam and didn’t drown.

Anecdotes aren’t evidence. The reason YOU specifically didn’t get sick is because of something called Mass Immunity.

That means that since everyone ELSE is vaccinated (you’re welcome), there’s nowhere for the virus to establish a hold.
That mass immunity is the only thing

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body-peace: 1. "...that someone can love food AND have an eating disorder. Many people with eating disorders spend their entire day...

body-peace:

1. “…that someone can love food AND have an eating disorder.

Many people with eating disorders spend their entire day thinking and obsessing about food, and many are chefs or bakers themselves. One reason is that restricting directly causes food obsession (see the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, but TW for emaciation, restriction, numbers, disordered thoughts and behaviors). Eating disorders are just that — a disordered relationship with food, rather than no relationship with food at all.

2. “…that eating disorders are an illness,

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How to recognise and treat an Asthma attack

misguided-chaos-fitness-recovery:

Signs of an Asthma attack

  • Severe wheezing when breathing both in and out
  • Not being able to complete a sentence
  • Coughing that won’t stop
  • Very rapid breathing
  • Chest pain or pressure
  • Tightened neck and chest muscles, called retractions
  • Difficulty talking
  • Feelings of anxiety or panic
  • Pale, sweaty face
  • Blue lips or fingernails
  • Or worsening symptoms despite use of medications (reliever inhaler)
  • Reliever inhaler has no effect/ Person has to keep using it.

What to do if someone is having an

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Participate in a Survey About Gender Diversity in Video Games

Participate in a Survey About Gender Diversity in Video Games

thepsychoticfuckingbiotic:

galacticdrift:

xekstrin:

wasdplz:

screaming-fan-girl:

ilikelookingatnakedmen:

The <title> of this page is "Do Consumers Want More Women In Video Games?" The results of this survey will be presented at GDC15, so let's tell 'em a resounding "FUCK YEAH!"

Please reblog!

DO IT

DO THE THING

fucking tumblr bomb this shit

Especially important to tumblr bomb this because Escapist Magazine is one of the places GamerGate has successfully intimidated into trying

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We're losing all our Strong Female Characters to Trinity Syndrome

We’re losing all our Strong Female Characters to Trinity Syndrome

missdoodle:

I hadn't thought of it this way before but now that it's been pointed out to me this makes me so sad, because it's completely true.

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