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it is human nature to weave strings of yarn, threads, or fibers together to make cloth and textiles

Y'all ever get so excited about a scientific paper you're reading that you get chills???

So I thought to myself

Huh, a lot of our invasive species come from China and Japan

And then I thought, huh, I should look up what Kudzu is like in its natural habitat

And I found this article by a team of scientists investigating the history of Kudzu in China

And ohhhhh my goddddd. I'm vibrating with excitement over how cool this is.

The first bombshell that turned my brain inside out:

KUDZU IS NOT WILD. IT IS SEMI-DOMESTICATED.

In China, Kudzu has been a fundamentally important plant for food and textiles throughout history. We have Kudzu cloth that is 6,000 years old!

THIS PLANT CLOTHED AND FED ONE OF THE MOST POPULOUS AND MOST ENDURING HUMAN CULTURES ON EARTH

and in turn

HUMANS SHAPED AND SELECTED FOR ITS TRAITS

*AND*

in its natural range, humans are the main "predator" of kudzu

"Harvest by humans appears to be the major control mechanism in its native areas."

Kudzu is like that because it co-evolved with humans.

WHAT

90s I love women in STEM

Space

Tornadoes

Ecology

MILF

I've somehow become the go-to knivemaker for three different occultists and I'm not complaining about it. anyway, big ritual knife cuts real good

The quiet, bookish recluse [who seems lonely but at least they have their pidgeons and plants on the communal roof space to keep them company]: Don't mind the protests too much, folks here just care a whole awful lot about everything. Join in when you can, don't be a dick when you can't. Ya know, if you're lucky, you can catch sight of the blooming lilacs across the way each year. Makes up a bit for the ruckus, in my opinion. We like to remember what a good man spent his life trying to teach us.

Let's all share a fond laugh when we hear the stomping march of our comrades, fix a sprig of lilac to our lapels, and join in with cries for "TRUTH! JUSTICE! FREEDOM! REASONABLY PRICED LOVE! AND A HARD-BOILED EGG!"

Using tumblr is like living in a low class apartment building. You just get used to the landlord not fixing things, and then someone new moves in and you’re helpfully like “oh yeah don’t drink the tap water, it’s got stuff in it that makes you sick” and then your neighbor you’ve had forever goes “oh they took the stuff out actually” and you’re like “what? when was this?”

“like two years ago”

“you mean i could’ve been drinking the tap water all this time?”

“yeah. they gave us individual mailboxes too finally, you don’t have to dig through the communal bin anymore”

“are you for real right now?? i just redirected my mail, i didnt know”

and the new tennant is like “why did you guys even live here if it was so bad”

“we like it.”

“I kinda miss the communal mail bin tho”

Overturning Child Labor Laws: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Lowering the Marriage Consent Age: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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A short comic I made about my experiences as a seasonal worker, and the way places change you.

Scientist bakes sourdough bread with yeast derived from 4500 year old Egyptian pottery

i'm losing my mind @ this thread......historie......

Advertising peaked at the Discovery channel “Boom de Yada” commercials

My tiny mind blown

I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

>First, we’ve discovered that about a quarter of all the internet connection in or out of the house were ad related. In a few hours, that’s about 10,000 out of 40,000 processed.

>We also discovered that every link on Twitter was blocked. This was solved by whitelisting the https://t.co domain.

>Once out browsing the Web, everything is loading pretty much instantly. It turns out most of that Page Loading malarkey we’ve been accustomed to is related to sites running auctions to sell Ad space to show you before the page loads. All gone now.

>We then found that the Samsung TV (which I really like) is very fond of yapping all about itself to Samsung HQ. All stopped now. No sign of any breakages in its function, so I’m happy enough with that.

>The primary source of distress came from the habitual Lemmings player in the house, who found they could no longer watch ads to build up their in-app gold. A workaround is being considered for this.

>The next ambition is to advance the Ad blocking so that it seamlessly removed YouTube Ads. This is the subject of ongoing research, and tinkering continues. All in all, a very successful experiment.

>Certainly this exceeds my equivalent childhood project of disassembling and assembling our rotary dial telephone. A project whose only utility was finding out how to make the phone ring when nobody was calling.

>Update: All4 on the telly appears not to have any ads any more. Goodbye Arnold Clarke!

>Lemmings problem now solved.

>Can confirm, after small tests, that RTÉ Player ads are now gone and the player on the phone is now just delivering swift, ad free streams at first click.

>Some queries along the lines of “Are you not stealing the internet?” Firstly, this is my network, so I may set it up as I please (or, you know, my son can do it and I can give him a stupid thumbs up in response). But there is a wider question, based on the ads=internet model.

>I’m afraid I passed the You Wouldn’t Download A Car point back when I first installed ad-blocking plug-ins on a browser. But consider my chatty TV. Individual consumer choice is not the method of addressing pervasive commercial surveillance.

>Should I feel morally obliged not to mute the TV when the ads come on? No, this is a standing tension- a clash of interests. But I think my interest in my family not being under intrusive or covert surveillance at home is superior to the ad company’s wish to profile them.

>Aside: 24 hours of Pi Hole stats suggests that Samsung TVs are very chatty. 14,170 chats a day.

>YouTube blocking seems difficult, as the ads usually come from the same domain as the videos. Haven’t tried it, but all of the content can also be delivered from a no-cookies version of the YouTube domain, which doesn’t have the ads. I have asked my son to poke at that idea.

I'm setting my trap, to catch the damn haiku bot. Quiet! Here it comes.

kindness is just about the coolest quality there is. when it comes to buds ill take kindness over pretty dang much anything

Welcome to the first bracket of US Government Agencies! This is being run by the mod of @centers-for-disease-control.

Below we have the set up for round one:

Round One:

Nasa vs ICE

USPS vs MSHS

DEA vs NARA

DHS vs FDA

USGS vs DOC

Air Force vs USDA

NPS vs Navy

AMTRAK vs DOJ

DOL vs DOT

VA vs Coast Guard

OSHA vs DOI

FBI vs CIA

Army vs ED

NIH vs IRS

DOE vs BIA

DOS vs CDC

The Wood Sprite in Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

dnd paladin character concept: a knight raised alongside a magic user, who loves his friend, considers them family — but the magic user through a twist of fate ascends to godhood, vanishing from normal human life. so the knight swears fealty to the fledgling god so he can have some connection to them even still & the god who loves him dearly in return blesses him with gifts and divine powers as a way to reach back toward him, back toward earth. this paladin’s vows are easy to keep, like second nature… and prayer is both automatic and personal

When I was little, I could sit for hours looking out the window. It could be because of a certain kind of music, or because it was dusk, or a certain slant of the light. There was a sensation in my chest, a churning. I couldn't put words to it then. But it was a knowledge that there was something out there. That there was a hole in the world. And a longing to go there. I still have that longing, but it doesn't overwhelm me like it used to. Until now. There's something about the light here that makes the longing bloom.

– Karin Tidbeck, from “Some Letters for Ove Lindström,” Jagannath: Stories (Cheeky Frawg Books, 2012)

Hey. At times like these, I find myself asking if the internet is destroying our ability to create healthy communities and have meaningful conversations or am I, myself, simply spending too much time online or online in the wrong spaces? (Because as much as I love [insert thing here] or want to participate in that specific community, it can be a harmful experience, especially online. Does that make an entire topic, friend group, fandom, or community toxic? I don't know! That's not for me to decide but it probably isn't helpful for anyone to do so as an individual, including myself, because nobody is the Arbiter of All Things Good and Just and Ethical and Moral and and and—) I've come to the conclusion that it's both and more, it's everything really. Which isn't helpful to anyone either, much less myself, so all I can leave us with, myself and dear followers and the odd unfortunate reader, is this: set boundaries. Set boundaries with yourself and online spaces and the wider world then stick to them. It's okay to check in with them, patrol the perimeter if you will, and renegotiate them as needed too. (Things change and people grow.) We're going to make mistakes—that's how we learn—and we're going to cause harm and be harmed. That part is unavoidable and mostly out of our control but what is in our control is how we react and the choices we make going forward. It's ok to step back from it, it's ok to make space for ourselves to heal and move forward and continue on. Even if that space is only just enough for a deep breath in and out before we square our shoulders, stiffen our spines, raise our heads, bare our bloody teeth before we dive back into the fray—wait, maybe that imagery isn't conducive to this post. I could remove that, this is my post after all, but while typing this I am incandescently angry at the world around me and want nothing more to lash out. Which I can take time to make space to acknowledge my emotions, validate the experience, process it all, and move on. Breathe in, breathe out, make space and continue on. It's not always that fast or straightforward either. I'm only human. I'm very hurt and angry. I'm going to make mistakes—that's how I learn. Once I know better, I can do better next time, right? But we have to give others the same opportunities and standards to which we hold ourselves, ok? Be kind to yourself, be kind to each other.

How did you get the colors to look like that?

What's your favourite colour? We're in elementary school I know

Ah, I see. Thank you for your honesty. Please, take as much as you need. There will be enough for everyone.

A change of scenery. Simple, but marvelous.

A glimpse into your future, for you brave souls! (Divination is tricky business, tread carefully my dear!)

Knowledge from the universe, eh? Perhaps this will be of interest to you.

Rest for the weary, right this way. It's a personal favourite of mine.

A home-cooked meal you say? I like how you think! A labour of love worth savoring (and sharing with friends!)

For something to pass the time, try looking here, or if that doesn't hit the spot, here.

Seeking adventure to a far-off place? I know a way to get you there.

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I hope you found what you were looking for!