#Learn something new

[thirdlotusprince3]

Anger: HYDRATE OR DIE-DRATE!

Anger: *aggressively throws a water jug*

Disgust: Uh... what's up with him?

Envy: He’s trying to yell mental health and wellbeing into us.

Anger: I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU!

Joy, crying: It's working.

[roseredsnow]

Been meaning to make this for a while and finally found round to doing examples when the the power was out last week so here we go.

(Currently all text and a couple photos at the end but if someone wants a video just let me know)

Basics of hand sewing!

First things first: what to use when learning.

When starting out you're gonna want things easy to use so no fabrics that are too tough, stretchy or liable to fraying, basically cotton or denim from old clothes or sheets should be great.

Thread wise will depend a little on your dexterity, if you're going to struggle with smaller thread try something thicker possibly embriodery thread, there are also things that will help you to thread your needle but I haven't used them so I don't have much advice there.

Otherwise just give your thread a little tug to make sure it won't snap under the slightest pressure and you should be good.

Unless you're going straight onto you're project and want to hide the stitching I'd recommend using a different colour to the fabric so that it's easier to see where you've sewn.

Needle wise again if you don't have the dexterity and don't mind bigger holes embroidery needles are slightly bigger and have bigger holes so they may be a little easier.

For non embriodery needles there's some that are a little thinner than others I don't like them much but if they're all you can find they work (I've got poundland ones before and they tend to be the thickness I like.

Threading the needle and securing the thread:

Again there are devices to help you thread needles but can't provide much more on that.

The other two ways I tend to thread needles is by

1) Bend the thread in and the point made tends to go through the hole a bit easier.

2) Dampen your thumb and next finger and twist the end so that the fibers stick tother instead of fraying as it goes through the hole.

Now when securing the thread there's three options I know of.

1) Starting with the easiest: once your needle is threaded double over the thread (make sure you've got double the length you need) and tie the ends together, this method means your needle won't become unthreaded and may be a little more secure however does require more thread.

2) This is what I tend to use, have a bit of thread one side of the hole so it hopefully doesn't come undone and knot one end. This means you're using less thread than method 1 but the needle may unthread.

3) Make sure you keep the end of your thread from going through the hole while you do a couple stitches and it should secure itself.

Pictures below show method 1 on the top left, 2 bottom left and 3 on the right.

I dont want this to get too long so I'll make another post soon with different stitches, feel free to ask any questions.

[hihigherdi]

The Old English root of earnestly is eornost, which means "seriousness or serious intent."

So many of the most beautiful words have something to do with intention, have you noticed that?

[duck-duck-newton]

This is a test of text linking on Tumblr. Please view my beautiful frogs: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/frogs

[rrcraft-and-lore]

Sōham - Sanskrit.

But what is it?

Well, "I am--," used in mantra/breathwork meditation to a chant that is commonly: "I am that I am," and or, "I am one with the Universe and all of creation."

Sound familiar?

It is identifying oneself as part of the fabric of reality creation.

It can also be interpreted as, "I am the absolute," or, "I am the great truth."

Depends on context/modification.

[thmollusk]

some of you are redownloading tiktok. i am making a possum keychain for the lady who owns a possum shop in my city. we are not the same

[thechurchoftheatom]

Statement of Beliefs #1

A Commitment to Knowledge and Transparency

The Church of the Atom stands in direct opposition to secrecy. We believe that knowledge—especially knowledge that preserves life and protects future generations—must be shared, not hoarded. Our mission is not to guard sacred truths for a select few, but to ensure that the wisdom of the Atom is carried forward by all who seek it.

We affirm the following:

Knowledge Must Be Open and Accessible

The dangers of radiation and nuclear waste are not mysteries to be kept, but facts to be understood. We reject any notion of secrecy and embrace the free sharing of knowledge.

Preservation Over Obfuscation

The greatest danger to future generations is not knowing. Our role is to ensure that the warnings of today are legible, comprehensible, and enduring for all who come after us.

Education is a Sacred Duty

It is not enough to record warnings; we must teach them. Our sermons, writings, and discussions exist to educate, to prepare, and to empower, ensuring that the knowledge of nuclear dangers is never lost.

Priesthood, Not Gatekeepers

The Church of the Atom does not believe in gatekeeping knowledge. While we may have those who dedicate themselves to the study and transmission of nuclear semiotics, they are guides and teachers, not rulers. Knowledge is for all.

A Warning for the Ages

We work to ensure that future generations, regardless of language or culture, will recognize the symbols and messages that warn of nuclear danger. Our commitment is to clarity, not obscurity.

The Church of the Atom is an experiment in long-term thinking. If our message lasts 10,000 years, the world will be better for it. If it does not, then at least we will have shared useful knowledge in our lifetime. We do not demand faith—only understanding. We do not seek power—only preservation.

We do not hide knowledge. We illuminate it.

[vivaciouscynner]

CoffeeShop AUs are all fun and all, but uh, in the real world, don't flirt with the staff.

Don't flirt with the staff!

Listen, if you're going "wow hot, i'll go ask her out" DON'T!

You are infatuated at best and a creep at worst.

You go in. You are a customer. You get your order. You pay. You leave.

DO NOT HIT ON PEOPLE AT THEIR WORK PLACE

DO NOT MISTAKEN MANDATORY POLITENESS FOR "THIS GIRL IS INTO ME"

"bUt hoW DO i mEEt PeOPle?"

develop INTERESTS! And then DO that hobby! And you DON'T develop interests JUST to meet someone. It just HAPPENS! okay?

You can't just go around like it's fuckin' 1905 and go "that one is mine!"

As much as YOU would love to be hit on by strangers, the issue is, most people actually don't.

And if "that girl hot" is literally the only thing driving you, you really need to work on yourself ANYWAY.

[mythbustersfacts]

Can Chewing Gum Help You Pass a Breathalyzer Test?

Adam and Jamie set out to determine whether chewing gum can help mask alcohol on your breath and fool a breathalyzer. Instead of conducting controlled experiments, the duo decides to "simulate real-world conditions" by consuming large amounts of alcohol and driving on public roads until pulled over by law enforcement.

After a session of drinking, Adam and Jamie hit the streets in separate vehicles, chewing gum while weaving recklessly through traffic.

Adam's overly confident attempts to "drive normal" end with him failing to stop at a red light, catching the attention of police. When breathalyzed, the chewing gum has no effect on the results, and Adam is promptly arrested.

Jamie, meanwhile, is pulled over after killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run. He calmly explains the experiment to the officer, and is also detained.

Both men are charged, Adam with DUI and Jamie with manslaughter, and their licenses are suspended. The footage, including Adam slurring, "This is for science!" while being handcuffed, is seized as evidence and never airs.

[tweedlestrove]

An amazing documentary on an older bit of computer technology that uses punchcards. What makes this more amazing too, is that this is a VERY old form of programming that dates back to the 1700s. Before we had these types of electric punchcard computers, Paper punchcards were used to make weaving patterns for things like dobbies when making jacquard fabric and lace patterns for big looms, automatons, and in a lot of ways works like the drum on a music box. It's a way to have mechanical programming instead of coding electronics. Electronics are smaller, load faster, and can hold much much more data, but Punch card equipment has it's own benefits as well. I'm actually old enough and fortunate enough to have handled old punch card and mag striped equipment when helping my mom in her classroom, it was a very outdated tech then. But it's not just charming, fun to use, and fairly simple to pickup, it's practical, and at least for me I can understand it better than I can with coding now due to my issues with losing my memory. Honestly it's a fascinating rabbithole to go down, because it leads you to analog technology and how simple it really is. From the fact that a speaker is just something that can vibrate a pattern like a piece of cardboard or rubber attached to a needle being cranked over a record like this:

You'd be surprised what you can do mechanically. And a solid mechanical build combined with simple electronics like an arduino if you're able to learn can make amazing things.

[your-heart-is-a-treasure]

We are Energy Beings: Build it or Lose it

Everyone has an energy and there is so many energies surrounding us, we are an energy being. We are a spiritual being.

Every communication now is through energy, that every radio wave, microwave, every type of television signal, transmission - all of these are energies. That when you deduce them and reduce them to the core, it’s energy. Most powerful energy is the human, insan, “Wa laqad karamna Bani Adam,” that Allah says, “I have honoured your creation”. One of the true honours of the creation is the amount of energy that flows from the soul, from the being, from the nafs, from everything around insan (human being).

A very simple understanding of the tariqas (spiritual paths) is to perfect the energy. Everything that they give us, every practice that is given to us, every teaching of Holy Qur’an, of Hadith an-Nabi ﷺ , of all of the amal and the actions - all reduced to energy, building our energy, perfecting our energy and building a shield of perfection and protection around us.

When doing the Zikr, awrads (a set of dua's (prayers, recitations) and good actions it brings a tranquility within the heart, meaning that the heart becomes very subtle. It begins to understand with the little bit of zikr, it feels the energy. It knows that when it goes somewhere, it’s feeling a heaviness, that this place I went, it’s very heavy. The heart is not going to lie; it’s telling you the charge that is being emitted from the people, from the place, from that location, that it is a very heavy energy. If it’s not positive and giving to you, it’s very simple: it must be negative and taking from you.

This means that if we go to enough places that take energy, your battery becomes empty, my battery becomes empty. The more this negative charge goes, the more this negative charge goes, then as the battery becomes empty, your field of protection is now dropped. And again you will see the signs within dunya and within ourselves.

[theyuniversity]

Today I learned that the unicorn is the national animal of Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦄

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[roseredsnow]

Stitch 3 from the book.

Woven circle, not quite the right tension and uneven spacing but hey.

[misscarrots28]

omg thank you this is amazing

Want to learn something new in 2022??

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Excellent basic crochet video series

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Another drawing character faces video

Literally my favorite art pose hack

Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??

Introduction to flying small aircrafts

French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Introduction to college physics (free textbook)

Introduction to accounting (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Ancient Greek

Latin

Spanish

German

Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)

French

Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)

[rrcraft-and-lore]

Someone sent me this & no lie, first I laughed hard at the witty comment (because this is a Punjabi/Mexican group it seems like - sing/speak Spanish - but Punjabi background). This is actually a thing though & it's got history!

Let's get into Punjabi Mexican and Punjabi Mexican Americans. During the early 20th century, Punjabi families were able to send Punjabi kids to America (mostly the west coast - Cali) to work agriculture jobs. They quickly developed worker solidarity with the migrant Latino workers along the coast then some early Punjabi immigrants even fought for America in WWI and WWII along with Mexican, African American, and Indigenous/Native soldiers. One example is Bhagat Singh Thind - sadly, even after his service, the US went through a wave of turnabout where any Indian who served had their naturalization/citizenship processes reversed, stripped, or outright denied.

Some ventured southward to Mexico (workers to vets), others stayed and eventually formed a community, one most notable in Yuba City that is very heavily Punjabi Mexican American and remember, this is after the Mexican revolution, so many Mexicans are in California, and the communities mingle, work the agriculture jobs together, and eventually create a new community of mixed Punjabi/Mexican families - some of whose children served later in WWII, that's right, Mexicans, Indians, and their kids (mixed) been serving here since then!

Dacco A. Singh, born to a Mexican mother, and Punjabi father in, you guessed it, Yuba City. He would later go on to serve and land on Utah beach on D-Day, and continue serving until sadly dying in service during WWII.