Wow! I Should Maybe Actually Use Tumblr More Because When I Actually Make A Thought Out Post (my Post

Wow! I should maybe actually use Tumblr more because when I actually make a thought out post (my post on singular mathematic) I got lots of people replying and re-blogging and generally being nice to me. It was unexpected to say the least, especially since (as I said in the post) I only had half a follower (probable bot) but now after remembering that Tumblr exists and thinking I should maybe try to post more just as an exercise to keep my think-juices flowing, I now have my first two mutuals!

That's very cool, thanks internet strangers for this weird tiny piece of validation :D

General pieces of advice for 2024:

Switch to Firefox

Reblog stuff you enjoy for others to enjoy. Likes don't do much on this platform (I tend to think of them as tumblr bookmarks), but a reblog may make an artist's day

Cite your sources on images. The breadcrumbs you drop may lead to someone else's inspiration

Take pictures of the mundane, like your house -- never know when you will need to look back on that again for posterity or utility

Wear your face mask (KN95 or better, make sure it's a good seal) and keep up to date with you covid boosters. Not only do you not want to get sick, you don't want to be the reason someone else gets sick. It sucks, but getting long covid sucks more

Try to tag things accurately where you can

Install an adblocker

Ask questions (in general, not just on tumblr). Worst case scenario the answer is "I don't know"

Engage in good-faith discussions with your fellow user, you might find a new friend

Go to a Vintage Computer Festival if you can help it, there's cool stuff to see and things to do

Turn off "best stuff first" on your dashboard controls. It's your dashboard, you get to curate it, so might as well take full control

Take a moment to enjoy silence in your space

Take the old, original batteries out of your vintage computers so they don't burst and corrode the circuit boards within when you forget about them for a few years. You'll thank me later, mitigating a Varta meltdown is incredibly time consuming

Be good to each other

No word of a lie, in my Microbiology class me and one of the guys at my bench had a weird bonding experience where we both really liked lighting the bunsen burners because fire but he was waaay more into it. At the end of last class (Thursday night 6-9pm, it's a big oof) we talked some more and he gave me a date! The class was late enough that he could eat again (it's Ramadan right now) and he shared the dates he had with me. I didn't really like dates, but the one he gave me was so sweet and good that I think I might slowly convert to liking dates now (I went through a similar thing with olives in the past). Moral of the story: (responsible) pyromania can lead to meeting new friends and expanding your food pallet!

Scientist Stereotypes

Biologist: Can't do math

Theoretical Physicist: Can’t do anything but math

Geologist: Rock collection addict

Military Scientist: Meet the Engineer TF2

Archeologist: Thinks about the Roman Empire more times a day than most men think about sex 

Sexologist: Thinks about sex more times a day than most men think about the Roman Empire

Chemist: A pyromaniac and/or is very fun at parties

Science Communicator: Is only fun at parties when everyone else there are nerds

Mycologist/Entomologist: They are VERY interested and passionate about gross things and THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM

Computer Scientist: gay

Oh no, I have a girlfriend of 5 years... am I about to be engaged?

It’s an old tradition that during a leap year women could propose to men. This was usually depicted as old or ugly women trapping men, but some art focused more on the role reversal and could be quite cute.

I have a soft spot in my heart for the last one because it plays on the idea of “undesirable” people, a tall masculine woman and a shy effeminate man, finding each other but instead of mocking them depicts it as sweet that she could finally ask him because he was too shy and insecure to ask her.

I need to remember to reblog this when it actually is May the 4th.

happy birthday, the star war!

I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm sure you'll weather this trial. Don't let your faith get erroded, your precious sharp rock will be transported to you again soon. Don't suspend us in anticipation, update us soon!

has anyone seen my sharp rock? i left it in the river for 100 years for safe keeping and now i can't find it. its many uneven edges have sentimental significance