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SMBC MADE THIS?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!

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I eat a lot of vegetarian food, but I avoid fake meats, especially when I'm eating out.

Because so many restaurants don't say what their fake meat is made of. Some fake meats are made of mushroom protein. I'm allergic to mushrooms. Mushrooms aren't one of the allergies that, by law, must be warned for.

It's not worth the risk.

Thanks, Anon!

-submit your poll!-

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I got a lovely, detailed comment on a story I wrote 20+ years ago, and it came on a day when I was feeling pretty shit about everything.

It made me cry in a good way.

people who write fics. how do you feel about comments on super old ones you wrote like 2+ years ago

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This is Slade erasure.

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In the most recent episode of a history podcast I enjoy (Lions Led By Donkeys, Ep. 339: The Great Panjandrum), one of the hosts declared that it was time for gay people to stop categorizing themselves as different kinds of animal, and start categorizing themselves as different kinds of ships, like sloops and frigates. Now, I bring this question to the largest number of gay* people who like ships I can find: all of you.

*queer, non-cishet, LGBTQ, whatever umbrella term you prefer

Bonus points if you tell us why you're the kind of ship that you are!

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When we started this movement, one of our goals was that the OTW would take on the task of “reviewing the Terms of Service (TOS) to allow the Policy & Abuse team to address harassment that is currently not covered by the existing TOS”. 

With your help, we organized and drew attention to this issue, demonstrating to the OTW the support behind such an action. 

The OTW has now taken this action. They write “We have clarified in the policy that we consider harassment of groups of people (not just of specific individuals) to be a violation; explicitly included interactions with OTW volunteers as an example of something our harassment policy applies to”. Generalizing the Abuse Policy should give the AO3 Policy & Abuse committee greater flexibility to determine how to address TOS violations.

We are proud of what we accomplished together, and we will continue to push for more improvements in the future, so that fandom can truly be a place for all of us.  You can read the proposed changes and comment on this OTW news post with any questions, suggestions, or feedback you might have about the new TOS or TOS FAQ.

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wishing a very bearable seasonal affective disorder to all who observe

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"oh boy I sure wish there were a fast, free and private alternative to google chrome"

the humble mozilla firefox:

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Have I Got News for You | Nov. 11th 2016

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reblog if you need a hug

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Apparently people who don't have executive dysfunction think that actually working on something is the hardest part of doing something. And that's why they get mad that you call the rest of the project "easy" after you've finally worked through doing the plan and know what to do when you're working.

So when you're through with the epiphany of how to make it physically possible to make the thing you're making, and you're sharing the plan with excitement, because the hard part is over, and now you only have to get your hands moving and do it, they get mad at you like

"it's not that easy! It's a lot of hard work! >:C"

they mean it, because

to them, working is the hardest part.

They don't have to fight their brains to get started. They don't have to fight their way through making the choices, making the plan, making yourself make the thing. People who don't suffer from executive dysfunction think that the hardest part is actually doing the thing.

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I know some fic writers get stressed about writing tropes they think are too popular or overdone, and I need you all to know that I just spent 4 hours reading every iteration of the same exact fic plot I could find, and they all brought me an indescribable amount of joy. Listen. Listen. Sometimes you want cakes of many flavours and sometimes you want Nine Carrot Cakes