#ted talk

[belas-undead]

may i present.... this:

thank you for coming to my ted talk

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Miranda Cosgrove was giving a TED talk but didn’t know what to say so she just sang the iCarly theme song then jumped into the crowd, the video then went on for 7 more minutes as her mic barely picked up the sound of her running away.

[kathaynesart]

Bit of a random question, but as a teen I'm curious, what would you want to say to kids of today? Any advice?

Hm... every person's life journey is different, but I don't mind giving a few tips based on my personal experiences! If they can help in anyway then I am glad for it!

Ted Talk below the cut.

Life will always change. YOU will change. You may feel stuck or trapped in some aspect of your life right now and are worried that things will never get better. But they do... it will take time, but you will get there so long as you keep moving forward.

Try not to stress too much. All those things that seem like such a big deal right now... most of them will be forgotten within a few years. So it helps when you feel overwhelmed to step back and not let these little (or even big) missteps take control of your life.

No really, go touch grass. I can not express how important it is to disconnect from social media and just be present in the moment. Going out to a cafe or a park to help you unwind and ground yourself. If life allows, try traveling! Even if it's just a road trip. Get out and see and experience different things because those will be the memories that will stick with you!

Change things up. Even if that's just taking a different path to school or trying a different snack. I find that stepping away from the mundane daily schedule helps bring so much more variety to my life and helps me be more present in the moment.

Be flexible. Especially in your goals and expectations. We're expected at such a young age to choose our destination in life, when it's the journey itself that we should be seeking. So while it's great to have goals, do not make them so rigid that you will deem yourself a failure should they not come to pass. Often times it's the things that surprise us in life that help lead us to opportunities we had never even considered.

Your worth does not come from what you produce, or how many milestones you hit, or how much money you make. It is something you give yourself as you relearn time and time again to love yourself.

Your health is important! It is something we often take for granted when we’re younger but it will mean so much as you age. Also should you feel that you’re ever in pain or unwell, speak up. There are so many instances of people coming to greater harm because they only listened to the first doctor who brushed them off. Seek a second opinion. Know that your body is worth proper care!

Just because you have to grow old does not mean you have to "grow up." Those things you loved that sparked joy in you as a kid? Hold onto them or find new ways to instill them into your life. Keep that passion and remember what fun is! Because you will need it just as much when you're older. It is a major ingredient in the spice of life.

Remember, you ARE special. You may not feel like it... but the fact that you exist is such a mind boggling feat in this vast universe of mostly empty space. While that may be difficult to grasp as we are, stuffed in this tiny jewelry box we call Earth, that does not make any one of us any less special in the grand scheme of things. And in this tiny but overflowing box of treasures, there is no gem that is quite like you. You managed against all odds to come into existence. That is AMAZING. Congratulations! Hard part is already done. Now go shine!

[evanpeterswifeyyy]

If you ship Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz, you're disturbed. Idc. I said it

In the first movie she was 16 and Beetlejuice is a 100 million bajillion year old demon forcing her to marry him.

"Well that's the first movie! She's an adult now and he only did it because of blah blah blah!"

And to that I say---he forces her again the second movie, and the whole time she refuses him, is annoyed or terrified by him. The first part of the movie, she is literally having PTSD of seeing visions of Beetlejuice and tries her hardest to keep him from coming back into her life.

She then is forced to work with him to get her daughter back, and he gives her an incentive to be with him and uses that opportunity to force her to be with him again. It's not cute or romantic either that he has a picture of her on his desk, it's weird, obsessive and creepy. Especially because Lydia time and time again, DOES NOT WANT HIM. If you can't see that in the film you're either media illiterate or purposely ignorant.

And don't even do the "Well she didn't want her fiance either!" NEWS FLASH!!!!! The female lead does NOT have choose between either love interest or other characters!

[sw33tm0urningl4mb]

i think one of the bigger issues we need to start talking about is WHY so many people won’t vote. i’m not going to shame you, you have a right to vote or not, but when things come down to it, this is how you play the game. i genuinely do not care if youre republican (NOT maga) or democrat or no-party or fuckin’ even green, i JUST want you to learn how your vote, your voice, and your charity CAN change things. there will NEVER be a chance of change if you don’t do anything. by not voting you are kinda forcing the work on the rest of us. if you didn’t vote this election because you’re too young or just couldn’t register in time, please know you are still worthy of rights and good things in this country. for those of you who simply chose not to vote, i urge you to at least start doing the dirty ground work. we all need to work together to survive this.

[bluelizze]

Me after reading Mizu5 Ch. 7 & 8:

I have so much to say for this event, especially as a fellow trans person myself (I’m specifically agender but it’s under the nonbinary umbrella which is under the trans umbrella)

SPOILERS FOR MIZU5 EVENT

Tw/// one mention about unaliving

So first off, the first time I saw the leaks for Mizu5 event (October 11, 2024) I was scared like “oh no did ena not accept them?”

But then I saw a post about how it’s more likely that Mizuki’s asshole of a classmate might of told Ena their secret

Now, the WORST feeling for anybody, not just LGBTQ+ people to fell, is to work up the courage to tell someone you trust, your secret, a secret that THEY KNOW is very important, only to get outted by someone else

The fear I felt when reading the event and the way my heart clutched was worst than I thought it would it when I finally got to Chapter 7.

The expression, the way Mizuki’s face gone pale. That I can feel. And omg Hinata-san did such an amazing job on the voice acting (she even said something about crying after recording those lines). I felt the fear and tension.

And omg the card. Is so beautiful but it so painful to look at

The way their eyes are covered, and the mirror being broken. They can’t bare to look at themselves.

The way the clothes are torn as if they have been ripped off. I saw a comment where it felt like Mizuki’s mask has been ripped off (not by her own choice) which can explain how their clothes here are ripped off and i can see how it makes perfect sense. They were ripped off, exposed by their classmates. They were ripped off the opportunity, the courage to tell Ena their secret in their own terms

The red I felt like… can resemble blood. Kinda like ripping off a bandaid kind of feeling. Idk why. Maybe it just kinda feels like they’re bleeding from the emotional wounds.

The way my heart clutched seeing this and also how it sent chilled down my spine. I can’t even begin to explain how I felt about this.

Now, I think people will think they will unalive themselves (which is a possibility bc they said at the end “I want to disappear”), but the wording here is “temporarily stop appearing in the ‘real world’”. Meaning: mizuki will probably hang around SEKAI instead of being in the real world. What’s even sadder is that I saw a tweet where it said that Mizuki here is basically going back to their middle school self. Which HURTS

Anyways, that’s my thoughts on the recent Mizu5. As a trans person, I never felt more fear for Mizuki and I truly hope they can be happy again someday…

[angelscovee]

no because i literally can’t understand what has gone through q’s head. like first off- calling AZZI FUDD. ugly?? PLEASE. SAVE ME LORD. azzi is literally a fucking angel and the delusion is showing. it’s literally so obvious that q wants paige. which like imma be fr so do i. but i’m not delusional enough to think i could have her??? and even if i was delusional- i definitely would not be going after azzi like that. CAUSE I WANT HER TOO like???

PLEASE SHE CAN NOT BE TALKING ABOUT MISS AZZI FUDD SHE IS A GODDESS

Q wants paige so bad bro ive seen the edits shes reposted and if i was paiges teammate i would NOT repost that...

its like yes we all want paige and we're delusional, but to a certain point where we all know its literally impossible for us to end up with paige.

but Q literally exceeds that level of delusion thinking she can actually bag paige which is literally so weird cause bro thats your teammate whos dating your other teammate...

[boomgirl101]

This reddit comment basically sums up my thoughts when people say they don't ship Shadow Peach cuz it's "pRobLeMaTiC"

I'm not gonna link the post cuz well, firstly, it's been archived which means OP's context is hidden. But I vaguely remember them admitting that they hadn't even fully watched the show and had only seen clips through compilations. And this person was responding to that.

Anyway, to sum up what they said, don't shame people for shipping two characters that hate each-other. The whole point of shipping and fanfiction is that it's FANTASY! And we can create HEADCANON'S for a different timeline where they DO love each-other.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk..

[uiuishii]

Ok while we are all waiting for patch 6 I decided to tell you what I think about shadowzel.

While I noticed a lot of people love the "toxic yuri" "ennemies to lovers" trope, I'm not feeling any of those two vibes with shadowzel.

Indeed, they are not really ennemies, the animosity of their relationship is linked with their goddess/queen orders.

Shar and Vlaakith both want the artefact while Lae'zel and Shadowheart do not even understand what it is. Their little night fight is the result of fear and misunderstanding.

In fact, in Shadowheart origin story you can even avoid the fight and talk with Lae'zel about the artefact.

Moreover, Shadowheart notices how horrible Vlaakith is, how easily someone as strong as Lae'zel can be manipulated by her. While Lae'zel clearly understands how mischievous and deceitful Shar is and sees Shadowheart being tormented by this darkness. They cannot comprehend their own brainwashing but they do realize each other's situations. Thus, they can help each other and together they are finally complete.

AND THE HAND SCENE ALSO-

Ok ok I stop. Happy Valentine's day 🌈 !

[jawnressources]

Message d'intérêt général -

Quand vous achetez mes skins, je vous en remercie profondément mais ça ne vous donne en rien le droit de demander des services gratuits par derrière. Juste au cas où ça échappe à certains, il y a un être humain derrière l'écran qui a donné de son temps pour réunir quelques skins à vendre pour arrondir ses fins de mois. Quand vous me demandez de modifier un skin en y ENLEVANT des choses pour ensuite vous plaindre de ne pas utiliser l'entiéreté du skin, vous ne pouvez pas demander des choses gratuites par derrière. Quand je prend une soirée entière pour modifier GRATUITEMENT les codes pour que ça colle à votre vision, ça ne vous donne pas le droit de profiter encore plus. Venir par la suite me culpabiliser de ne pas avoir utilisé entièrement le skin pour que je vous offre des choses gratuites, c'est non. Me culpabiliser d'avoir un jour dit "oui" pour installer quelque chose pour me forcer à le faire quand je dis ensuite non... le consentement ça vous dit quelque chose ?

Donc là je me retrouve face à un cas d'une personne qui n'a pas utilisé tout le skin, m'a demandé de retirer des éléments du dit skin, m'a fait installé toutes les catégories différentes parce que "je ne savais pas que le code serait si compliqué", puis se sert de cette excuse pour me demander de lui offrir le pack de fiches. Puis cette personne me demande ensuite de lui installer autre chose, screens à l'appui, bien que j'ai finalement dit plus tard ne pas savoir comment totalement faire.

Donc on va être clair. Oui, merci d'avoir acheté mes skins et si vous avez besoin d'aide, il n'y a aucun souci. Oui, j'ai aidé à peu près tous ceux qui ont acheté les skins et les fiches à les installer correctement parce que oui, on est pas tous calés en code. Non, je ne suis pas à votre disposition. Non, je ne vous doit rien, si ça n'est un merci. Non, quand je taff gratuitement à littéralement vous installer la moindre catégorie jusque dans le panneau d'administration, la moindre fiche, la moindre couleur, ça ne vous donne ni le droit de venir me demander de l'aide pour la moindre petite chose en MP tous les jours sur Discord, et encore moins de me demander des choses gratuites par derrière.

Je commence à être fatiguée de rappeler à certains que j'ai une vie en dehors de mon écran et que reçevoir tous les jours des demandes à l'aide est franchement épuisant alors qu'il existe je ne sais trop combien de forums d'entraide qui pourraient le faire tout aussi vite.

Je vends mes codes non seulement pour aider ceux qui le veulent à installer entièrement un forum entier sans se prendre la tête, et aussi pour pouvoir mettre un peu d'argent de côté. Je vous demande de me respecter en tant que personne, et c'est bien triste d'en arriver à demander ne serait-ce qu'un peu de respect. Soyons clairs, non je n'offre plus rien gratuitement depuis très longtemps, les raisons sont diverses et variées et peut-être qu'un jour je vous ferais ici un joli long post pour vous expliquer chaque situation qui m'a poussé un peu plus à m'isoler de la commu' RP.

En attendant, merde pour certains, merci pour les autres.

[the-lark-not-the-dove]

Why this deleted scene from Les Mis (2012) would not have fit well in the film:

I have some feelings about this little bit of the Les Mis 2012 commentary.

I feel like if anyone were to have killed the soldier who murdered Gavroche, it should and would have been Courfeyrac or Grantaire.

Marius is not the type of character to react in anger, and that's what's special about his character.

Marius is a character that is full of passion and strong emotion, but what makes him special is that he isn't vengeful or short-tempered. He's calm and compassionate in a way that sets him apart from other characters similar to him or his archetype.

Marius is the type to be less concerned with vengeance and more concerned with the grief of the loss of Gavroche. Revenge would certainly not be the first thing on his mind when faced with Gavroche's death, but shock and grief would be.

Courfeyrac or, more fittingly, Grantaire in this case, seem like they would be more concerned with vengeance than Marius. Courfeyrac less so because he would be so shaken with the loss of Gavroche. However, he was the most attached to Gavroche in the film, and more likely to act in anger than Marius would be. However, Grantaire would be a fitting choice for this action because firstly, Grantaire is attached to Gav in the book and the musical. Secondly, Grantaire would be the most likely to seek vengeance in any case. He's petty, vindictive, cynical, moody. He would seem, when looking at his character, that he would be the most likely to do this. (However, after looking through some of your comments, It's possible that Grantaire was asleep during this part of the battle. At least, in the book he certainly was)

Whilst I'm not sure if it should have been included at all, it is an interesting concept, and thanks for reading this post, I know it's long but I wanted to blab about my funny little guys and how they act.

thank you for coming to my ted talk

[aludraslytherin]

Why the fuck, when the Fidelius Charm was cast, did they not think to make a goddamn unbreakable vow !? Like, it's so obious ???

And Sirius ? They can literally take a memory into a pensine something and watch it, they have legilimency for crying out loud !! They have veritaserum ! So whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ??? It's so stupid!

And Dumbledore ! oh this sorry excuse of a human being !

He knew that Peter was the secret keeper ! So WHY IN THE EVERLY MOTHERLY FLIBBIDY FUCK didn't he said so ???

It makes me so fucking crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

And everyone that is like 'ThE BoY WhO LiVeD' 'hE DefEtEd tHe DaRk lOrD' erh, NO ?! It was thanks to LILY ?? He was just an INFANT who had the chance to be under a protecting spell created by LILY when she SACRIFIED HERSELF for her son ? Why is everybody forgeting about her ??

Oh, and don't start me about Snape !

'hE wAs BulLiEd bY JaMeS, HiS WoRsE MeMoRy iS HiM BeinG BuLliEd' Yeah, because he called Lily a slur

'hE WaS jUsT MiSuNdErStoOd' No, he was a death eater, fully believing in Voldy's BS,he only changed side because the girl he was obsessed with was in danger... Because of HIM ! People tend to forget that he was the one searching and giving the prophecy to the dArK LoRd, resulting in Lily's death.

And, 'JaMeS WaS jUsT A BulLy' We only sees him throught Snape's pov, aka, when he got 'bullies'c after he called Lily a mudblood.

And if James is a bully, doesn't that mean the Snape is one too ? No because :

-He made fun of Hermione for her teeth

-He bullies his students

-he exposed Remus when he had no reason for, since he is the one brewing the wolfsbane potion

-he hates and bullies the son of 'the love of his life' because Harry had the infortune of looking like his father, that Snape resents

-favoritism

-he was a death eater

-he is a racist

-he is a blood supremacis

-he is Neville worst fear, the boy who literally had his parents torturedby Bellatrix. Shouldn't she be his boggart ?? But noooo, it's our 'wonderful and misunderstood' Snape

-when he hugged Lily's body, while her son was crying his eyes out, being hurt, seeing his mother die, having blood on his forehead, and then leaving the house without even comforting or taking Harry to Saint-Mungos !!

-blamed James for bullying him, when he created Sectum Sempra, and was into dark magic !

-trying to make Harry expelled

[thegoodmorningman]

To those about to stare, we salute you!!!

[kathaynesart]

Okay, so I was absolutely giddy reading the newest post when I thought about something.

I remember in a previous explanation that each brother has their way of communication with Leo. Ninja mind meld with Raph, Donnies big book of codes, and pretty much just wingin' it with Mikey.

With that being said, it makes sense why Mikey was confused here, since Donnie was using, what could be considered complicated codes.

Anyways, I loved it, can't wait for more, and tysm for this amazing series!!!

Hahaha! This is very true in some regards and I'm glad you picked up on it! There will always be a bit of a communication barrier between Donnie and his other brothers when he's not taking the time to give proper context.

I'm sure though Donnie would argue that "Mach Stem Barrier" is not code at all and if his brother knew ANYTHING about bombs then there would have been no confusion.

In which case *puts on nerd glasses* I think a little lesson on bombs is in order (because if I had to study all this stuff for this comic then you get to suffer along with me).

BOMB LESSON

A Mach Stem is basically the huge shockwave of pressure that comes from the blast of a bomb when it merges with its own blast being reflected back up by the ground. It's basically the thing that causes that huge slice of pressure which levels everything around ground zero. This strength of this wave is normally about twice the pressure of the actual blast itself, doubling its destructive power.

It's so powerful you can actually see it with the naked eye: VIDEO

To counteract this and reduce collateral damage Donnie created the shield we see which he calls the "Mach Stem Barrier." It acts as a giant cylinder that contains all that pressure and heat and then releases it high up into the stratosphere, protecting the surrounding area from harm. Luckily the blast is radiation free so no fear of fallout. The attacks works more like a pressure oven, the heat inside reaching up to temperatures of 200 million degrees Fahrenheit (about 100 million degrees Celsius), or about four to five times the temperature at the center of the sun, incinerating anything within its confines, even Krang tech. Crazy stuff and all backed by actual science, just as Donnie would have it! ...Now if Mikey would just get with the program!

[eliwatchesf1alot]

The Psychology of Formula 1 | Ishwari Sogale | TEDxYouth@SinghaniaSchool

heyy guyss if you wanna listen to this!!

[3majorursaminor77]

Just thought I'd post this in case anyone hasn't already seen it. It's a TED talk about art and creativity that Taika did back in 2010 after Boy was released and it's one of my favorite videos to watch because it really does inspire me to get creative, plus it never fails to make me laugh because Taika is in peak comedic form here-showcasing his typical dry/goofy sense of humor. Also want to point out that he apparently has loved the name Jeff and/or Jeffrey for years.