#learned something new today

[c-schroed]

Oooohhh! Fancy new access code interface! Love the lil bat icon! Such a gorgeous detail!

And the good ol' Enter Your Code After fallenlondon.com/a/ also still works. If one wants to feel a bit like some badass hacker.

Lovely lil update.

[ask-jiro-kirisaki]

Is it true that chainsaws were made to assist women during childbirth or is that just a rumor?

That's correct. The osteotome (replica shown above) - was created by Dr John ‌Aitken and⁤ Dr. James Jeffray in 1780 to perform a symphysiotomy - a procedure in which the pelvis‍ of a⁤ pregnant ​woman is sawed open ‍to allow for a⁤ safer delivery of ‌the baby. This early version​ of the chainsaw was ​hand-cranked and resembled a kitchen knife with teeth ​attached to a ​chain, which was operated‌ by a handle. This not only allowed surgeons to be able to cut through bone, but to make the procedure fast enough to save both mother and child. The chainsaw as we know it today didn't come until the 1900's when more hygienic practices were the norm and antibiotics were available. It was thanks to those developments that surgeons didn't need to work so quickly. It was at that point, the chainsaw became more widely used in things like logging.

[bleucaesura]

I wanted to share something I learned today - that made my day.

Watching The Meg 2 with my mom (meh movie that I’ve already seen but was mostly for background noise cuz I’m sick and festering on the couch) and this part comes up where SPOILERS three (*gasp* 😜) megladons come swimming up and all sarcastic I’m like:

“Oh no. Here come a school of megs… Wait. Pod? 🤔 Ok. Now I need to know.”

So I whip out the ‘ol Google to find out what a group of sharks is called.

Guys… GUYS… A group of sharks? 🦈 Is called a

Shiver 🥶😰

Gave me shivers. Straight up my spine! SO COOL! Had to share!

And now I will share with you my other favourite animal group names 😁 Because… Why the heck not?!

Shiver of sharks (fuck ya!)

Murder of crows

Unkindness of ravens

Fluffle of bunnies/rabbits

Clowder / Glaring / Pounce / Nuisance of cats

Destruction of “wild” cats

Embarrassment of pandas

Business of ferrets

Skulk of foxes

Troubling of goldfish

Cackle of hyenas

Barrel of monkeys

Parliament of owls

Pandemonium of parrots

Ostentation of peacocks

Prickle of porcupines

Mischief of rats

Wisdom of wombats

Rhumba of rattlesnakes

Knot of snakes

[audhdnight]

TIL that “bi wife energy” means that a man is the kind of man a bi woman would marry, NOT that he is the bi wife in the relationship

[cynicalclassicist]

Interesting stuff around player pianos!

[c-schroed]

I saw a little Youtube essay about the Scientology background of the new Linkin Park singer, and then there came that point when the Youtuber mentioned the theory that this singer's parents worked for the Office of Special Affairs, Scientology's intelligence agency.

Now. I don't have anything to say to the whole discussion around Linkin Park or Emily Armstrong, because I barely know their work and life. But. Regarding the OSA I currently have a very strong feeling of

[moramaisis]

Martyrs in particular are frequently shown with deadly devices, generally the instruments of their martyrdom.  A curious subset of martyrs, however, are commonly shown carrying their own heads.  Known as cephalophores, literally “head-carriers” in Greek, these headless saints all suffered martyrdom by decapitation. Thus, an original and perhaps the most famous cephalophore is Denis, patron saint of Paris, who, according to the Golden Legend, miraculously preached with his head in his hands while journeying the seven miles from Montmartre to his burying place.

[eudokia-spinel]

Surgical lights don't cast shadows. Even if they're more, or even extremely more, expensive then why aren't they a commonly seen option for lights? I would love shadowless lights!

[c-schroed]

Ah. Of course this is a thing. I love it.

[spamsbylee]

guys over the last few days i've learned something new

you can be really platonically touchy with your friends!!!! (with your and their consent ofc)

i didn't know that so i was just a bad day (which are becoming more frequent but i'm working on it) and when we were alone, my friend just held me while i came to terms with something i learned a few days ago

as someone who loves touch (as long as it's from the right people) and who doesnt get that a lot this is a game changer

[deuxcherise]

I was today's years old when I discovered that the word "drabble" means 100 words or less... Welp! Time to go and edit some posts. Thank goodness I found this out now and not later when I've eventually amassed like 20 posts or more haha...

[consistantly-changing]

Supplicate

verb

to make a humble request of; petition earnestly

Random word anon

Thank you Random word anon!

[dandelion-blues]

Oh, wow, I didn't know that! Thanks for the information! 😊

What does the dead dove tag mean?

Wonderful question!

“Dead Dove” comes from this scene in Arrested Development wherein the character Michel Bluth opens a brown paper bag that reads: DEAD DOVE: DO NOT EAT. He looks inside and sees what is in fact, a dead dove. The then says: “Well, I don’t know what I expected.”

In fandom, the tag has come to mean: “pay extra attention to the tags!” And/or “this fic is what it says on the tin!”.

So if, for example, a fic includes the tags: Body Horror, Gore, and Violence along with the Dead Dove: Do Not Eat tag, the author is saying “Hey I’m not joking about these tags! Read at your own discretion!”

The tag acts as an honest intensifier to whatever tags are already in the work, as the author using it wants to give a double warning for their content, that it may be triggering and that the reader should proceed with caution.

One fic tagged with Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, also includes the tags: Seriously, this fic deals with some serious and disturbing content matter, mind the tags

Thanks for asking and happy reading!

[firstdatedaisy]

Cognitive dissonance.

Huh.

[pinkestmenace]

Uhhh, apparently asks completely disappear when you reply to them privately. Whoops? I hope they received my answer!

[noabuildswalls]

Definitely not me on a Saturday afternoon lying in bed struggling with existing

When a person with ADHD complains of severe anxiety, I recommend that the clinician not immediately accept the patient’s label for her emotional experience. A clinician should say, “Tell me more about your baseless, apprehensive fear,” which is the definition of anxiety. More times than not, a person with ADHD hyperarousal will give a quizzical look and respond, “I never said I was afraid.” If the patient can drop the label long enough to describe what the feeling is like, a clinician will likely hear, “I am always tense; I can’t relax enough to sit and watch a movie or TV program. I always feel like I have to go do something.” The patients are describing the inner experience of hyperactivity when it is not being expressed physically.

At the same time, people with ADHD also have fears that are based on real events in their lives. People with ADHD nervous systems are consistently inconsistent. The person is never sure that her abilities and intellect will show up when they are needed. Not being able to measure up at the job or at school, or in social circles is humiliating. It is understandable that people with ADHD live with persistent fear. These fears are real, so they do not indicate an anxiety disorder.

holy SHIT