#popular materials

[varshasaini]

What are the most popular materials for kitchen countertops?

The popularity of materials for kitchen countertops can vary based on factors like durability, aesthetics, and cost. Here are some of the most popular materials:

Granite: Granite countertops offer natural beauty and durability. They come in a variety of colors and patterns, making them suitable for various kitchen designs.

Quartz: Quartz countertops are engineered stone surfaces made from quartz crystals and resin. They are non-porous, easy to maintain, and come in a wide range of colors and patterns.

Marble: Marble countertops provide an elegant and timeless look to the kitchen. However, they are more prone to staining and scratching compared to other materials.

Solid Surface: Solid surface countertops, like Corian, are made from acrylic and polyester materials. They offer seamless installation, and easy maintenance, and come in a variety of colors and designs.

Butcher Block: Butcher block countertops add warmth and a rustic charm to the kitchen. They are made from wood, usually maple, oak, or walnut, and require regular maintenance to prevent damage from moisture and heat.

Concrete: Concrete countertops offer a modern and industrial aesthetic. They are customizable in terms of color and texture but require sealing to prevent staining and cracking.

Stainless Steel: Stainless steel countertops are durable, heat-resistant, and easy to clean, making them ideal for busy kitchens. They provide a sleek and contemporary look.

Each material has its advantages and considerations, so it's essential to assess your needs and preferences before choosing the right countertop material for your kitchen.

[sagetheroom]

[mutalieju]

I have seen a bunch of positivity/appreciation/whatever for fanwriters/artists but like. remember to appreciate your scanlators/translators. like the scanlating scene is not what it used to be because the official sources have picked up lot of like. popular mangas but you still rely on scanlators etc for more niche works and... I used to do lot of scanlating and I don't think I EVER got a positive comment or any appreciation and like... at least when I write and share my unhinged fic or art I made it to amuse myself but if I am scanlating a comic I already can read it obviously so ANY work I am putting in is 100% for other people... I have literally scanlated whole-ass series because I knew ONE person read them at all and I wanted them to experience a series I liked. If people don't like your work tho why would anyone do it then?

[t00thpasteface]

Himbo Clark Kent?

DISAGREE STRONGLY.

he's got an incredibly keen mind both in and out of the caped costume. if anything, he has to cultivate an even smarter reputation as a reporter than as superman, to explain why he's always conveniently at every disaster site before lois or anyone else hears about it— and he has to back up his sources legitimately instead of admitting he has super-hearing and xray vision, too!

it also doesn't benefit him to look dumb as superman, either, because he wants people to feel safe when he's around and trust that he won't make a mistake when he's about to catch a falling airplane. i think his foes regularly underestimate his intelligence, but that's more indicative of their egos (especially lex) than it is of his reputation.

plus, superman's enemies are kind of obligated to present logic puzzles for him more often than not as a basic narrative requirement, because superman can brute force his way through any other problem. it's most challenging for superman and interesting for the audience to see him in triage mode, running those ultrafast mental calculations to save as many people as fast as possible.

[venus-of-the-hrdsell]

I don't mind thirst posts about Miguel O'Hara but I hate how A LOT of people are throwing the "sexy and seductive Latino" stereotype on him in every single self insert fanfiction I see. It is getting weird specially if the people in question are white.

Not only it's bordering fetishization but it's also out of character for him to be a sexual person. This guy is an emotionally constipated asshole (similar in a Bruce Wayne way). A lovable one, but still an asshole. He's ALWAYS reluctant to show his feelings, let alone in physical affection. He's not a romantic or a flirty man.

I probably sound crazy right now but I had to get that out of my chest.

[inksandpensblog]

Sometimes I think about the fact that we’ve seen Purple seven times since episode 30 but we’ve only seen King three times.

Sometimes I think about the fact that every time we’ve seen King since episode 30 he’s in a context he’d have no reason to be in if not for Purple also being there.

Sometimes I think about the fact that since episode 30 we’ve seen Purple without King but we’ve yet to see King without Purple.

[aradidnt]

wyd when we pull up with the life scars

[dandadamnit]

Not a serious complaint. Just an observation.

It's kinda weird how there are interpretations of Momo being an outcast or unpopular? I think she is plenty popular at school, isn't she?

Okarun knew her name even without her introducing herself or being in the same class as he.

Momo's mere presence scared off Okarun's bullies instantly.

It's also implied that boys believe she is "out of reach" until the rumor about her being a slut made them think otherwise.

Also, gyarus are often presented as really popular at school or the mean girls, but never an outcast. So I'm just so confused where the "outcast" and "unpopular" interpretations came from.

[actionkitty]

i left out the road through the wall because it doesn't really have any single main protagonist. and i know orianna isn't really the only female protag in the sundial but she is my favorite of its main women and this is my poll lol

[cilil]

Every time a woman rejects Melkor, Mairon has to turn into said unlucky lady later so Melkor can fuck "her" anyway

[txtfromcellx]

God I can’t wait for Lodge Lyra to be added so she can get her own plushie

[spittyfishy]

Thoughts on the Typhlosion allegations/pokemon teraleaks?

Okay, here’s what I’ll say about that. (And fair warning, it is nothing positive)

I think the fandoms reaction to these “leaks” has been absolutely ridiculous. They are not canon, they do not change pre-existing information present in the games and anime. Concept art is interesting, but things that were scrapped and did not appear in the actual media should not be regarded as fact.

Especially the Typhlosion thing, it’s like if jk Rowling said ‘oh yeah at one point in the writing process I thought Harry Potter would be a girl, but I changed my mind’ and the fandom went ‘oh my god Harry’s been a girl this whole time!’ Like no, a lot of work and ideas go into the concept and development of works like these, and then creators pick and choose the best of their ideas and use that, but I think it’s very problematic to judge them on the concepts that they themselves already decided weren’t good enough to use.

I have very strict opinions about what counts as canon, and that very simply is ‘what is in the work itself’. Unused concepts, things a creator said years later online, and really popular headcanons don’t count. They’ll never count, sorry but that’s not how language works, you can’t just redefine canon to encompass anything that maybe could have been a part of the project. It can be super neat to look at what changes could have been made, but it needs to be understood that that does not impact what the actual game is like.

This Typhlosion thing especially, it *could* be neat if people just took the scrapped stories to go “oh yeah the Pokémon world could have had myths and legends similar to our own! That will be interesting to explore in fan works!” But that’s not what the majority of people did. Instead, people took it to mean that somehow all Typhlosion are secretly evil and shouldn’t be left alone with children and anyone who has one or likes that Pokémon should be ridiculed based on nothing.

Because the stuff that in those leaks (baring things about unreleased games) are nothing. Looking at them in the sense of seeing ‘How It’s Made’ is interesting, fine go for it yeah sure, but they have absolutely no bearing on the actual franchise itself. And I have no patience for the people taking them as gospel and insisting they be considered more true over the actual canon.

[carlyraejepsans]

Huh, I just noticed something. The majority it seems, at least according to the characters mentioned in the notes and tags of that post, to be headcanoned to be trans (the gender they are in canon) are characters who are guys in canon being headcanoned as transmasc. And now come think of it, I dont remember the last time I saw a character that isn't a guy in canon be headcanoned as a trans guy. Meanwhile trans fem headcanons are a lot of the time appled to characters who are guys in canon (not always! Trans Noelle Holiday comes to mind), so that's a thought. Not sure what it means or if my observations are even correct, but it's something.

i think you made a good observation, it's just a matter of what angle you approach it with: characters with contested trans headcanons (male AND female) tend to be men in the source material because statistically those are the characters that get the most fandom attention

[itwasabeautifulwebbing]

baldur’s gate 3 really is the game of all time for the gays who want to celebrate both sad pathetic wet men AND women’s wrongs

[fixing-bad-posts]

how do you even find so many rancid posts??? also youre doing gods work keep it up

oh you know 🤠

[dippersguidetotheunexplained]

i sincerely feel like all the ford hate was way less bad before the book dropped like am i just imagining this am i just being baselessly nostalgic here. and if not what the fuck in the book would be possibly be fueling this???? hello