16th Century Ring That Unfolds Into An Astronomical Sphere

16th century ring that unfolds into an astronomical sphere

I am once again putting this out here because WHAT IN THE FRESH ORGANIC FUCK

Thoughts on the Weak Hero finale y'all?

A free space to talk about what in the fresh hell just happened these past few weeks

Reblog to send care packages to our troops on the front lines (ao3 volunteers) in their fight against this eminent threat (DDoS attacker).

Just sos you knows, AO3 is down under a DDOS attack right now. They’ve been coming back in little blips and then disappearing again. It’s been several hours. (For reference, it’s currently 3 p.m. eastern, July 10, 2023.)

https://twitter.com/AO3_Status/status/1678468065070030856

The culprit (as with a few other DDOS attacks recently) is Anonymous Sudan, a group that is likely Russian, not Sudanese. The ‘reason’ they gave–that AO3 is “full of disgusting smuts and other LGBTQ+ and NSFW things,” is thin and probably not completely legit, though still legitimately concerning.

The AS claim: https://twitter.com/FalconFeedsio/status/1678397195039526912

Reporting on AS: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-28/anonymous-sudan-does-group-behind-microsoft-cyberattack-have-ties-to-russia (you can use archive.ph to get this one, 12ft doesn’t seem to work)

As noted here, https://twitter.com/honeyskeleton/status/1678449598703050769:

DDOS protection is expensive especially for a high traffic site like ao3. And it’s uniquely vulnerable as an independent site without ads or other corporate support. SPECIFICALLY targeted bc of its queer works and yet ppl will still complain every time they ask for donations lmao 

So, again, when AO3 comes back online, please don’t go hard with refreshing all your tabs. Please do remember to download fics you love early and often as  you continue in your whole ~reading journey~. And please do support AO3 through a dono or becoming a donating member, if it is possible for you to do so.

Just read The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal, and I got to say: I fucking LOVE this so MUCH. I literally read the whole thing in a day and I’m itching for more. Also, can I just say that this is the first time that an Indian queer person and family has been depicted so well in media, at least from what I’ve seen? This was actually the first time I’ve seen a queer Indian person in media and it was done so wonderfully. Amal has so much depth to him, and you can tell there is so much he isn’t letting on, the same way you can tell TJ is covering up stuff too. I can relate to his family and his siblings, how they act and talk with each other, and how Amal acts with TJ and other people in return (the sister reminds me of my own, in some ways at least). It’s crazy how connected I feel to these characters without even experiencing anything CLOSE to what they have. I’m literally in love with this storyline, and the characters, the dialogue, and the ART HOLY DAMN. I HIGHLY recommend this webcomic to ANYONE looking for more stories

(Also, when they started speaking Telugu, I got so excited. Like no way, I can actually finally understand what comic characters are saying in languages other than English! But then I remembered that my main language is Kannada and that my understanding of Telugu pales in comparison to that. And I can’t even read it. So here I am, having an idea of what they are talking about, knowing the general concept and meaning, but having to grasp at straws for a full translation in my head

recommend me queer webcomics pls im dying