#3 per cent

[hunterrrs]

he should not be allowed to look that good

also her remarking on how handsome nate is 😂😭

[iknaenmal]

THE SCARIEST YOUTUBE VIDEO EVER

posted by dave strider himself..........

ohhell....... if yuo watch this at 3:33am square john egbert is gonna come kill you

[em-dashes]

guys i've been my own boss for so long that the prospect of going back to work full time is honestly making me very annoyed. i just want to write my stories and make my own animated short film. i don't want to animate things that have to match somebody else's vision. i didn't realize how creatively free i felt during this break until today, when i got back to work, and i kept finding myself being frustrated that i have to animate something that isn't mine. i know part of this is just me having to get back in the groove of working, and i also know this is the only way i'll make a liveable wage, and i know turning down the job now would be a bad move because we're in a recession and we have to take what we can get, BUT LIKE. i'm just. feeling so annoyed right now

[coockie8]

Just learned that the raise my company offers for becoming the next level above where I am, which would give me at least double the workload, is, at most, 5%, which is about $0.75.

This same company also requires all of it's employees to undergo an exam and an interview for the chance to get promoted.

For, max, $0.75.

And they wonder why they can't get people to move up in the company.

[lord-squiggletits]

Quick pro tip from someone who regularly cooks her own meals and has eaten mostly homecooked meals for the past ~3-4 years:

The reason recipes list things like “a $1.47 recipe” is because it’s talking about per serving. Yes, of course you can’t buy idk $1 worth of meat at the supermarket but look at it this way.

Let’s say a soup recipe’s ingredients cost $8 but it produces 16 servings. (This seems high but if you use 8 oz tupperware to freeze portions, it’s very possible with high volume low cost recipes like soup.) Each serving cost you $0.50. How does this save you money? It’s so that you can compare the cost of that recipe to the cost of other meals/snacks you buy for comparison. For example, let’s say a box of 12 Poptarts costs $5, each package/serving size is 2 poptarts, so that comes out to 6 servings per box or roughly $0.83 per serving.

This shows me that although the upfront cost of cooking the soup seems more expensive than the Poptarts ($8 versus $5), making the soup is actually more cost effective because it will provide me more than double the servings of the Poptarts despite costing only about half again as much money. That’s not even considering how the Poptarts are highly processed and contain high amounts of sugar, whereas the soup recipe is much more likely to be healthy considering it’s made of vegetables.

My conclusion is then that I should spend $8 on soup ingredients rather than $5 on Poptarts because the soup will provide me more meals over a longer period of time, in addition to being much more healthy for me.

The key to budgeting, grocery shopping, home cooking meals, and nutrition is looking at cost per serving + the number of servings you can make in relation to the overall cost of the recipe. Another skill that compounds this is batch cooking based on shared ingredients: for example, a $3 bag of potatoes isn’t cost-effective if you’re only making one recipe that needs about 4 potatoes (what if you don’t use the potatoes and they end up spoiling?), but if you make three different recipes at once that use potatoes in them, that $3 becomes a very wise investment indeed.

[b-a-pigeon]

Trying to think of a fair + affordable pricing model for editing services once I finally start up my website this summer but I'm sort of struggling!

It's really my goal to be able to work with like, lower income + marginalized + newer/indie authors who would not be able to afford most editing services but it is also my goal to pay my rent and not consistently make less than minimum wage lol. I work very fast so this feels very achievable but I'm not sure how to implement it. I'm like... maybe a sliding scale and just trust that people will respect the honor system (and that I'll get enough clients paying standard industry rates to balance out the lowest rates)? Maybe I offer different levels of service so I can give like, one-pass copy edits for dirt cheap & then charge normal amounts for more involved edits?

I have seen examples of people doing both of these things in a limited capacity but am very curious if any editors who follow me have advice for how to balance this out ! (Would also love to hear from low income authors what an "affordable" edit looks like for you bc I am guessing based on my financial situation in a city with some of the highest wages & rents in the US so I don't know how widely applicable my perceptions are!)

[born-to-lose]

Should I make a translation blog and get paid for longer texts or make tips voluntary in any case?

[thepoetrytheorist]

If you love Disney, its parks, its media, and its merch, listen up.

So I work for Disneyland, and we are talking about striking very soon. So soon, in fact, that we've been hosting rallies just outside of the parks. Yesterday was the 69th birthday of Disneyland Anaheim... it was also a monumental rally.

I haven't seen anyone on tumblr talking about the impending strikes against Disney. Not even going through the Disney tags or searching tumblr for "Disneyland Strike."

Let's talk about why we're striking:

Cost of living in the immediate SoCal region is nearly 2x as much as we are getting paid.

Cast members that have worked for the company for long periods of time are still paid as mucha s new hires.

Disney has showed up to union negotiations with insulting offers, including at 25 cent raise. Most cast members make $19.90

Disney rarely schedules you. In some areas and departments, you are fighting with your fellow cast members for hours. I have heard of cast members who are only scheduled for 1 4-hour shift per week. Many of those cast members have upwards of an hour commute to and from work.

Disney Admin has told attractions castmembers [so: rides, rollercoasters, and anything fun you get to do and see at the parks] that we are losing them money, which is why they refuse to schedule us and pay us. In the words of my partner, who also works at the parks, Disney without attractions is an over glorified mall and a food court. Disney needs us, and they know it, but they do not respect us.

Disney has an unfair attendance policy. It can be very difficult to get a needed day off, even when it has been requested weeks or months in advance. When you do take a day off [with-out accrued sick or vacation time] it counts against you. You can have 3 a month, 6 in 90 days, 9 in 180 days, or 12 in a year. How do you accrue sick/vacation? Hours worked, which can be impossible with the scheduling practices mentioned above. (Most cast members trade shifts among themselves to get around this.)

Cast members feel unsafe and unsupported in the parks. Many cast members have felt threatened by entitled guests upset that they are following policy. Disney Leads and Managers have to say yes to these guests and make things happen, though. [Which only makes this behavior worse and more dangerous for cast members who are only doing their job.]

Cast members also report feeling threatened, or even being literally threatened, by management in the parks. Especially cast members who have a second job. Especially cast members who know their rights.

Further, cast members work in hazardous conditions with pay that does not reflect that. Many cast members report losses of hearing, sore throats, and severe back and shoulder pain. Cast members are also exposed to infectious diseases at a much higher rate.

https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/union-button-contract-dispute-19515296.php?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2u5o_mvU3i6jpIyHxBUZpEzD2GRSKFf5Pem4uRXqa6vKWDgZuffvINd1g_aem_AA1L0fI1phugJIluYMcDSw

[deaddriv-talks]

Konoha's name in braille

Japanese braille (tenji): このは あきのり

English braille: Konoha Akinori

Korean braille (jeomja): 코노하 아키노리

This is so random. I really need to increase my skill range. By the way, fun fact, Japanese braille has spaces unlike Japanese. And this is kana braille because kanji braille is way too complicated for me.

Unicode versions in case anyone's interested (warning, it looks a little misleading: dots on the right look like they're on the left):

このは あきのり ⠪⠎⠥ ⠁⠣⠎⠓

Konoha Akinori ⠠⠅⠕⠝⠕⠓⠁⠀⠠⠁⠅⠔⠕⠗⠊

코노하 아키노리 ⠋⠥⠉⠥⠚ ⠣⠋⠕⠉⠥⠂⠕

[britneyshakespeare]

there are some rsc productions i've watched that i had mixed feelings about but others that hit them right out of the park and i've noticed it has little to do with how much i like the play itself (in the tempest 2017 dir. gregory doran i found that to be a hindrance to my enjoyment, liking the version in my head when i read it much more) (whereas with antony and cleopatra 2017 dir. iqbal khan i think it's just about a perfect realization about what i enjoy the play in so much and josette simon's performance is one of my favorite things i've ever seen on stage). but i've been watching two gentleman of verona 2014 dir. simon godwin/robin lough and it's just so fucking funny. the play itself is, well no one argues it's shakespeare's strongest and it has some obvious flaws in the ending (if you've read it you know what i mean by that) but i do think its premise is still wildly entertaining and interesting, there's some good jokes and beautiful poetry, it's just overall not the strongest character-driven comedy. this production though might just be the best possible version of the play. the song they give turio to sing to silvia is so good and then the performance is so hammy and camp in a way i didn't expect it to be. the original music is amazing and i think the modernized clothing and set pieces are really well done. like bravo

[yumenosakiacademy]

dad said hes going 2 get me sugarfree gum 2mrw heres 2 hoping n praying tht tht shit can curb my absolute monster of a snacking addiction so i can stop gaining weight n thus also hurt less yippee anyway. hav u ever calculated gum prices down 2 the cost of 1 gum piece. fascinating math, i assure u.

[afeelgoodblog]

The Best News of Last Week

1. ‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

In 2016, Japanese scientists Oda and Hiraga published their discovery of Ideonella sakaiensis, a bacterium capable of breaking down PET plastic into basic nutrients. This finding marked a shift in microbiology's perception, recognizing the potential of microbes to solve pressing environmental issues.

France's Carbios has successfully applied bacterial enzyme technology to recycle PET plastic waste into new plastic products, aligning with the French government's goal of fully recycling plastic packaging by 2025.

2. HIV cases in Amsterdam drop to almost zero after PrEP scheme

According to Dutch AIDS Fund, there were only nine new cases of the virus in Amsterdam in 2022, down from 66 people diagnosed in 2021. The organisation claimed that 128 people were diagnosed with HIV in Amsterdam in 2019, and since 2010, the number of new infections in the Dutch capital has fallen by 95 per cent.

3. Cheap and drinkable water from desalination is finally a reality

In a groundbreaking endeavor, engineers from MIT and China have designed a passive solar desalination system aimed at converting seawater into drinkable water.

The concept, articulated in a study published in the journal Joule, harnesses the dual powers of the sun and the inherent properties of seawater, emulating the ocean’s “thermohaline” circulation on a smaller scale, to evaporate water and leave salt behind.

4. World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials

The ability to regrow your own teeth could be just around the corner. A team of scientists, led by a Japanese pharmaceutical startup, are getting set to start human trials on a new drug that has successfully grown new teeth in animal test subjects.

Toregem Biopharma is slated to begin clinical trials in July of next year after it succeeded growing new teeth in mice five years ago, the Japan Times reports.

5. After Decades of Pressure, US Drugmaker J&J Gives Up Patent on Life-Saving TB Drug

In what can be termed a huge development for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) patients across large parts of the world, bedaquiline maker Johnson and Johnson said on September 30 (Saturday) that it would drop its patent over the drug in 134 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

6. Stranded dolphins rescued from shallow river in Massachusetts

7. ‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief

The prospects of the world staying within the 1.5C limit on global heating have brightened owing to the “staggering” growth of renewable energy and green investment in the past two years, the chief of the world’s energy watchdog has said.

Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, and the world’s foremost energy economist, said much more needed to be done but that the rapid uptake of solar power and electric vehicles were encouraging.

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[fallout-lou-begas]

YOU KNOW THEY SAY THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, BUT YOU LOOK AT ME AND YOU LOOK AT THE NEW CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE. SEE, NORMALLY IF YOU GO ONE ON ONE WITH ANOTHER GEOPOLITICAL POWER, YOU GOT A 50/50 CHANCE OF WINNING. BUT I'M A GENETIC FREAK AND I'M NOT NORMAL! SO YOU GOT A 25%, AT BEST, AT BEAT ME. THEN YOU ADD THE LEGION TO THE MIX, YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING DRASTIC GO DOWN. SEE THE 3 WAY AT HOOVER DAM, YOU GOT A 33 1/3 CHANCE OF WINNING, BUT I, I GOT A 66 AND 2/3 CHANCE OF WINNING, BECAUSE CAESAR'S LEGION KNOW THEY CAN'T BEAT ME AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN GONNA TRY! SO GENERAL OLIVER, YOU TAKE YOUR 33 1/3 CHANCE, MINUS MY 25% CHANCE, AND YOU GOT AN 8 1/3 CHANCE OF WINNING AT HOOVER DAM. BUT THEN YOU TAKE MY 75% CHANCE OF WINNING, IF WE WAS TO GO ONE ON ONE, AND THEN ADD 66 2/3 PER CENTS, I GOT 141 2/3 CHANCE OF WINNING AT HOOVER DAM. SEE LEE, THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE, AND THEY SPELL DISASTER FOR YOU AT HOOVER DAM.

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

The laudanum in Season 2 Episode 3 has a Terry Pratchett easter egg on it! :)

It reads "Guaranteed by C.M.O.T Dibbler & Co. CHEMISTS". C.M.O.T Dibbler (Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler) is a character from Terry's Discworld featuring in many books :).

"C.M.O.T. Dibbler liked to describe himself as a merchant adventurer; everyone else liked to describe him as an itinerant pedlar whose money-making schemes were always let down by some small but vital flaw, such as trying to sell things he didn’t own or which didn’t work or, sometimes, didn’t even exist." - Reaper Man

"‘Anti-dragon cream. Personal guarantee: if you’re incinerated you get your money back, no quibble.’ 'What you’re saying,’ said Vimes slowly, 'if I understand the wording correctly, is that if I am baked alive by the dragon you’ll return the money?’ 'Upon personal application,’ said Cut-Me-Own-Throat." - Guards! Guards!

“Angua picked out the bottle and looked at the label. "C.M.O.T. Dibbler's Genuine Authentic Soggy Mountain Dew," she read. "He's going to die! It says, 'One hundred and fifty per cent proof'!" "Nah, that's just old Dibbler's advertising," said Nobby. "It ain't got no proof. Just circumstantial evidence.” - Men at Arms

[90th1k1k0m0r1]

daily reminder to buy everything in bulk if you can

[ratsonas]

what is even the point of a $1 or even. 50 cent raise when ur working part time for minimum fucking wage. like great now i get an extra $5 per week thatll really help me