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genevieve-ft: beatormo: Cómic published the last summer is the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:36:13 -0600

beatormo:

Cómic published the last summer is the webcómic “Caniculadas”.

Special thanks to Andre for the translation!

Yes. Thanks.

twinarmageddorks: universe-juice: chocobo-strider: the-disney-...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:33:28 -0600

twinarmageddorks:

universe-juice:

chocobo-strider:

the-disney-words:

SHARE TO SAVE TUMBLR!

- Let’s try and get 100k notes

True shit

A review by one of the folks sums it up perfectly:

“What worries me about Yahoo! buying Tumblr is how it would choose to incorporate the website into its email and homepage features. One of the reasons why Tumblr is so unique is because it’s a niche market. By adding more users who don’t fit into this niche, it would make it more difficult for communities to develop within Tumblr, and Tumblr would have to change to accommodate these new users. Tumblr as a website is not the kind that you can sign up for in a day and be on your way. It is a website crafted so that you can immediately post but must spend several weeks, sometimes even months, to build a community. With new users who would not be willing to spend time growing a community, Tumblr would have to be changed, which would alienate its current users. Those users have spent time and effort to make Tumblr what it is today, and they are the ones who spend time on the website daily. A user who is checking onto Tumblr because it’s attached to their homepage is not going to be as strong of a user nor as dedicated. By changing the website to suit this new user, you would lose the strong users while building an undedicated usership.

To any website that would think of buying Tumblr, they must understand that it is a website that cannot be changed to make it more user friendly to a casual blogger. I think that many Tumblr users would be less worried about a buy-out if they were promised that their communities and ways of using Tumblr would not be changed. No one is going to mind Yahoo! buying the website and gaining a few extra million dollars per year from the minimal advertising; what we will be upset with is if a company like Yahoo! then changes the website to increase casual users and decrease dedicated users. Yahoo! would gain nothing by losing this “cool” group of bloggers in an age group they so desperately want to reach, so they must cater to these individuals by leaving the website exactly as is.” - houseoftombombadil

As much as is does sound like a load of bullshit for someone to buy Tumblr, it’s a possibility. I Personally think it should stay independent and I hope David Karp keeps a hold of it like his own child. Or we make enough noise to where such major changes (if bought) will not happen. I would hate to see Tumblr turned into an advertising dump.

We’re not a ‘hip fad group’ to be marketed to. I hate the fact that’s all we look like to businesses in the end.

reblogging again for this ^

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Fri, 17 May 2013 23:28:49 -0600

mydollyaviana: 10 Pixar lyrics

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:28:30 -0600

mydollyaviana:

10 Pixar lyrics

alumirust: Oh my god it’s so adorable!

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:38 -0600

alumirust:

Oh my god it’s so adorable!

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Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:17 -0600

ectoproctologist: Father forgive me for I have sinned.

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:56 -0600

ectoproctologist:

Father forgive me for I have sinned.

self-pollution: Cedric Laquieze is an artist working out of...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:11:52 -0600

self-pollution:

Cedric Laquieze is an artist working out of Amsterdam. I like the idea that Cedric has taken the idea of taxidermy art, and added a different twist to it. The idea of skeleton is a clear link to death, but with the flowers adorning them the idea seems to be softened. It’s also a stronger connection to life; if we did not go through such trouble to embalm and preserve, the bodies we bury would give way to other life such as flowers. (Via)

datkarkatass: anachronistic-nostalgia: isearchforwords: This...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:08:48 -0600

datkarkatass:

anachronistic-nostalgia:

isearchforwords:

This is beautiful.

The best. The absolute best.

they’re different every time wheezes

asktheghosthost: the-cunning-fire: gnattynat: hyperscraps: an...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:02:20 -0600

asktheghosthost:

the-cunning-fire:

gnattynat:

hyperscraps:

angelofthehomosexuals:

ard3nt:

this is how I learned to stop doing it, people should reblog this.

this is actually important

Hey look self harm advice that acknowledges that there’s more than two reasons that people do it

applauds

important stuff!

This is important stuff, please reblog this, it would mean a lot to me.

((Meditation and prayer have helped me, too. Heck, just venting your problems out loud to an otherwise empty room can be really therapeutic. I’ve also taken up hook latch. Manipulating the yarn with my fingers and yanking it through the grid over and over helps, and it doesn’t feel “stupid”or “pointless” since there’s visible progress and a finished project when you’re done. I’m a very tactile person, so I needed something I could feel. But I couldn’t just rip something or “play” because a lack of goal or finished product made me feel guilty, embarrassed, and annoyed. So I had to take up a hobby that showed progress and an ending. It’s been very helpful. The Jo-Anne’s Fabrics near me had a bunch of kits on clearance for only a couple of dollars since it’s not a very popular hobby, apparently.))

best-of-funny: atticussfinch: this was my final test in art...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:58:24 -0600

best-of-funny:

atticussfinch:

this was my final test in art today

i’m glad students aren’t the only ones who give up at the end of the year

JESUS CHrist,

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son-of-prongs: re-reading your own writing

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:50:51 -0600

son-of-prongs:

re-reading your own writing

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Thu, 16 May 2013 19:48:02 -0600

Plague doctors were individuals in the Middle Ages who were...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:45:18 -0600

Plague doctors were individuals in the Middle Ages who were given the task of tending to people infected with the plague. In most cases, they were either second rate or under-trained physicians, incapable of maintaining their own practice. Many were not doctors at all, but people of various other employments paid by towns to cater to the sick.

Plague doctors were employed in various methods whenever plague set in. The earliest documentation of these individuals being hired go as far back as the mid 500s AD. The plague doctor image that we as a general public are familiar with was not seen until the 1600s. It was then that the “traditional” plague doctor costume was created. The costume consisted of a cloak made of heavy fabric covered in wax to protect the doctor’s body, and a mask to keep out the sick air. The masks had a long cone shaped structure at the nose, to be filled with scents that would protect the doctor from the bad air.

Because of the nature of their work, plague doctors often became victims of the plague themselves, or were quarantined for the protection of the public.

askrockthundermare: ragewang: uncomfortableconfusion: The...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:44:21 -0600

askrockthundermare:

ragewang:

uncomfortableconfusion:

The cutest kitten gifs ever on tumblr

do not do this to my frail and mortal being

Dawwwwwwwww

broadways-untouchable-captain: supersugoiautism: thatscienceguy...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:42:17 -0600

broadways-untouchable-captain:

supersugoiautism:

thatscienceguy:

Long exposure picture of a Lightning Bolt hitting a Tree!

holy shit

And people wonder why I’m afraid

skoothsmin: tripfeldthemystic: sapphrikah: sans-nuage: thefem...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:41:52 -0600

skoothsmin:

tripfeldthemystic:

sapphrikah:

sans-nuage:

thefemaletyrant:

nok-ind:

Builders bulldoze one of largest Mayan pyramids in Belize

One of the oldest and most famous Mayan pyramids has been destroyed by a construction company in Belize, while digging for crushed rock for a road they were building.

They actually did.

I just read about this bullshit.

OMG THAT INFURIATES THE FLYING FUCK OUT OF ME UUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHHH

oh godddddd

Oh god I feel sick.

ephyeahgraphics: Wreck-It Ralph Minimalist Poster | by Ephyeah...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:35:44 -0600

ephyeahgraphics:

Wreck-It Ralph Minimalist Poster | by Ephyeah Graphics

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That moment when you inhale to speak and you start choking on your own spit.

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:34:45 -0600

sodamnrelatable:

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planetvalium: Detail view an oaken casket lid containing a...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:47 -0600

planetvalium:

Detail view an oaken casket lid containing a preserved Norse giant’s heart. (5th century)

The inscription on the casket is written in old Norse runes and reads…“Behold! Within this casket lies the heart of the fierce and terrible giant known as Hrungnir, slain this day by Fafrd the Red whose bravery and cunning shall live forever!”