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Happy April Fool's Day! 🤹

We hope you're booping and pranking to your heart's content (harmlessly, of course). If you'd like to learn more about the history behind this foolish holiday, check out this article from JSTOR Daily.

Image: Hans von Leonrodt. A Fool in the Service of the Devil and a Virtuous Man, from Hymmelwagen Auff Dem, Wer Wol Lebt. 1517. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

#articles

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Well since you wanted to be asked things...

What books related to Jewish culture would you recommend??-- I've been looking at your art for a long time and it got me interested in cultural aspects..

-Cookbook of the Jews of Greece, the author is also a very talented illustrator, Nicholas Stavroulakis- if you like cultural cooking.

-Ceremonial Synagogue Textiles: From Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Italian Communities if you like Judaica and textiles

-Folktales of the Jews, Volume 1 : Tales from the Sephardic Dispersion is a fun read if you like folk tales.

-This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation. This book is related to the journey through the period of Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. Even if you're not religious it's a very beautiful read about brokenness, birth, death, forgiveness, and so many other topics.

-Shekhinah Speaks - poetry related to the female aspect of g-d that touches on gender, identity, sexuality and other topics. Generally very beautiful poetry.

#reference #judaism

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Here's my "lazy" foliage tutorial! 🍀

(I say "lazy" in quotes as I consider this method a shortcut, but still requires some effort for the drawing to look nice)

Gif version of the process:

Thanks for reading!

Main art blog/ Consider tipping me on Ko-fi if you've found this useful!

#tutorial #nature #coloring

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the claim that green skin on witches is an antisemitic trope is tenuous at best and an outright falsehood at worst.

various proposals have been made as to the origin, including a literal interpretation of the “olive” skintones of some Jews, public interpretation of the green makeup used to give B&W film actors deathly-pale skin as signifying literally green skin (as with Frankenstein’s monster), and a link between Jews and poisoning

no one seems to have heard of this stereotype more than a few months ago. the most authoritative source anyone cites for its existence is a couple of sentences on a goyische pagan wordpress blog called The Twisted Rope in 2014. combined with the lack of clear origin and lack of other cultural impacts, this Jew feels that claims of a link between green skin and antisemitism are more inventing a new antisemitic stereotype than acknowledging an old one.

please reblog

#reference #text

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So You Need To Buy A Computer But You Don't Know What Specs Are Good These Days

Hi.

This is literally my job.

Lots of people are buying computers for school right now or are replacing computers as their five-year-old college laptop craps out so here's the standard specs you should be looking for in a (windows) computer purchase in August 2023.

PROCESSOR

Intel i5 (no older than 10th Gen)

Ryzen 7

You can get away with a Ryzen 5 but an intel i3 should be an absolute last resort. You want at least an intel i5 or a Ryzen 7 processor. The current generation of intel processors is 13, but anything 10 or newer is perfectly fine. DO NOT get a higher performance line with an older generation; a 13th gen i5 is better than an 8th gen i7. (Unfortunately I don't know enough about ryzens to tell you which generation is the earliest you should get, but staying within 3 generations is a good rule of thumb)

RAM

8GB absolute minimum

If you don't have at least 8GB RAM on a modern computer it's going to be very, very slow. Ideally you want a computer with at least 16GB, and it's a good idea to get a computer that will let you add or swap RAM down the line (nearly all desktops will let you do this, for laptops you need to check the specs for Memory and see how many slots there are and how many slots are available; laptops with soldered RAM cannot have the memory upgraded - this is common in very slim laptops)

STORAGE

256GB SSD

Computers mostly come with SSDs these days; SSDs are faster than HDDs but typically have lower storage for the same price. That being said: SSDs are coming down in price and if you're installing your own drive you can easily upgrade the size for a low cost. Unfortunately that doesn't do anything for you for the initial purchase.

A lot of cheaper laptops will have a 128GB SSD and, because a lot of stuff is stored in the cloud these days, that can be functional. I still recommend getting a bit more storage than that because it's nice if you can store your music and documents and photos on your device instead of on the cloud. You want to be able to access your files even if you don't have internet access.

But don't get a computer with a big HDD instead of getting a computer with a small SSD. The difference in speed is noticeable.

SCREEN (laptop specific)

Personally I find that touchscreens have a negative impact on battery life and are easier to fuck up than standard screens. They are also harder to replace if they get broken. I do not recommend getting a touch screen unless you absolutely have to.

A lot of college students especially tend to look for the biggest laptop screen possible; don't do that. It's a pain in the ass to carry a 17" laptop around campus and with the way that everything is so thin these days it's easier to damage a 17" screen than a 14" screen.

On the other end of that: laptops with 13" screens tend to be very slim devices that are glued shut and impossible to work on or upgrade.

Your best bet (for both functionality and price) is either a 14" or a 15.6" screen. If you absolutely positively need to have a 10-key keyboard on your laptop, get the 15.6". If you need something portable more than you need 10-key, get a 14"

FORM FACTOR (desktop specific)

If you purchase an all-in-one desktop computer I will begin manifesting in your house physically. All-in-ones take away every advantage desktops have in terms of upgradeability and maintenance; they are expensive and difficult to repair and usually not worth the cost of disassembling to upgrade.

There are about four standard sizes of desktop PC: All-in-One (the size of a monitor with no other footprint), Tower (Big! probably at least two feet long in two directions), Small Form Factor Tower (Very moderate - about the size of a large shoebox), and Mini/Micro/Tiny (Small! about the size of a small hardcover book).

If you are concerned about space you are much better off getting a MicroPC and a bracket to put it on your monitor than you are getting an all-in-one. This will be about a million percent easier to work on than an all-in-one and this way if your monitor dies your computer is still functional.

Small form factor towers and towers are the easiest to work on and upgrade; if you need a burly graphics card you need to get a full size tower, but for everything else a small form factor tower will be fine. Most of our business sales are SFF towers and MicroPCs, the only time we get something larger is if we have to put a $700 graphics card in it. SFF towers will accept small graphics cards and can handle upgrades to the power supply; MicroPCs can only have the RAM and SSD upgraded and don't have room for any other components or their own internal power supply.

WARRANTY

Most desktops come with either a 1 or 3 year warranty; either of these is fine and if you want to upgrade a 1 year to a 3 year that is also fine. I've generally found that if something is going to do a warranty failure on desktop it's going to do it the first year, so you don't get a hell of a lot of added mileage out of an extended warranty but it doesn't hurt and sometimes pays off to do a 3-year.

Laptops are a different story. Laptops mostly come with a 1-year warranty and what I recommend everyone does for every laptop that will allow it is to upgrade that to the longest warranty you can get with added drop/damage protection. The most common question our customers have about laptops is if we can replace a screen and the answer is usually "yes, but it's going to be expensive." If you're purchasing a low-end laptop, the parts and labor for replacing a screen can easily cost more than half the price of a new laptop. HOWEVER, the way that most screens get broken is by getting dropped. So if you have a warranty with drop protection, you just send that sucker back to the factory and they fix it for you.

So, if it is at all possible, check if the manufacturer of a laptop you're looking at has a warranty option with drop protection. Then, within 30 days (though ideally on the first day you get it) of owning your laptop, go to the manufacturer site, register your serial number, and upgrade the warranty. If you can't afford a 3-year upgrade at once set a reminder for yourself to annually renew. But get that drop protection, especially if you are a college student or if you've got kids.

And never, ever put pens or pencils on your laptop keyboard. I've seen people ruin thousand dollar, brand-new laptops that they can't afford to fix because they closed the screen on a ten cent pencil. Keep liquids away from them too.

LIFESPAN

There's a reasonable chance that any computer you buy today will still be able to turn on and run a program or two in ten years. That does not mean that it is "functional."

At my office we estimate that the functional lifespan of desktops is 5-7 years and the functional lifespan of laptops is 3-5 years. Laptops get more wear and tear than desktops and desktops are easier to upgrade to keep them running. At 5 years for desktops and 3 years for laptops you should look at upgrading the RAM in the device and possibly consider replacing the SSD with a new (possibly larger) model, because SSDs and HDDs don't last forever.

COST

This means that you should think of your computers as an annual investment rather than as a one-time purchase. It is more worthwhile to pay $700 for a laptop that will work well for five years than it is to pay $300 for a laptop that will be outdated and slow in one year (which is what will happen if you get an 8th gen i3 with 8GB RAM). If you are going to get a $300 laptop try to get specs as close as possible to the minimums I've laid out here.

If you have to compromise on these specs, the one that is least fixable is the processor. If you get a laptop with an i3 processor you aren't going to be able to upgrade it even if you can add more RAM or a bigger SSD. If you have to get lower specs in order to afford the device put your money into the processor and make sure that the computer has available slots for upgrade and that neither the RAM nor the SSD is soldered to the motherboard. (one easy way to check this is to search "[computer model] RAM upgrade" on youtube and see if anyone has made a video showing what the inside of the laptop looks like and how much effort it takes to replace parts)

Computers are expensive right now. This is frustrating, because historically consumer computer prices have been on a downward trend but since 2020 that trend has been all over the place. Desktop computers are quite expensive at the moment (August 2023) and decent laptops are extremely variably priced.

If you are looking for a decent, upgradeable laptop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

14" Lenovo - $670 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD

15.6" HP - $540 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

14" Dell - $710 - 12th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

If you are looking for a decent, affordable desktop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

SFF HP - $620 - 10th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

SFF Lenovo - $560 - Ryzen 7 5000 series, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

Dell Tower - $800 - 10th-gen i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

If I were going to buy any of these I'd probably get the HP laptop or the Dell Tower. The HP Laptop is actually a really good price for what it is.

Anyway happy computering.

#reference #computers #text

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hey jsyk while hellofresh is dummy expensive and i wouldn’t reccomend it if you already know how to cook (if you’re a beginner like i was when i had it for 3 months, then it’s worth it), you should know that ALL OF THEIR RECIPES are free on their website and they all fuck hard

i will say that all the cooking instructions for veggies are pretty much the same (season with salt + pepper and roast on the top oven rack at 425F), but if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

that being said, it also introduced me to methods i wasn’t at all expecting. i would have never thought to use cream cheese in my meat sauce, and now all my friends are constantly asking me to make my special rigatoni.

happy cheffin! :)

#websites #recipes #doy

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#tutorial #diy #sewing

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kill the shift manager in your brain

#food #recipe

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saw a post abt HBO removing shows that suggests ppl just “burn dvds” but everyone doesnt know how to do that so here is one way to do that

- get blank dvds (Both +R or -R work, I think +R is slightly cheaper, the difference is rewritability), these are not very expensive for the amount you can get in bulk (if you are in the US 100 of them is about 30$ at walmart)

- an external DVD drive that plugs in via usb is also around 20-40$ (it tends to be closer to 20)

- download DVDFlick (free)

- if you don’t already have the mp4/mpeg of whatever media you want to burn, you can download movies/shows off of sites like gomovies.sx and soap2day

gomovies.sx will have a download button that looks like this

below the video you can choose one of these

if you click streamlare for example and then the download button it will take you here where the mp4 is

(if you’re on an iphone/ipad, clicking download will save it to your files app)

- if you cant find the download button on soap2day you can also install a video downloader extension which will find the movie for you

- at this point you can drag and drop it into a google drive or keep it on your computer but if you still want it on dvd ->

- open dvd flick, drag and drop the video

- click “project settings”

- give it whatever title you want, you can change encoder to “normal” (default is below normal if you are doing other things on the computer). you dont need to change target size or thread count (unless you want to)

- insert a blank dvd into your drive, make sure you click “burn project to disc”

- click accept then click “create dvd” next to menu and project settings. it will create a destination folder and this dialogue box will pop up when you click “create” on more dvds, just click “yes” and then “okay” on the box that appears after it

it’ll take a couple hours, once its done take a sharpie & write whats on it and stick it in a case . or dont . im not ur mom

#tutorial #yo ho ho #dvds #films

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I JUST got my account back and I have some wisdom:

If your blog gets wrongfully shadowbanned OR terminated go onto Reddit’s r/tumblrhelp and message u/tumblr_acct_help

They are a tumblr support team on Reddit working to bypass the long ass email request list, and I promise it is legit. I messaged them and got my account back within 12 hours after waiting THREE WEEKS to hear back from my email.

However, know they can only help if your account is wrongfully banned not if you actually violated the terms of service

here is the link to the Reddit user’s page that I messaged

here is the link to the r/tumblrhelp

#reference #tumblr #websites

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how i'd costume the spongebob musical if i ever got the chance: a youtube video by me. inspired by my love of the spongebob musical's costumes, from the world premiere in chicago to the creative takes by non-replica and community theatre productions!

here's the trio to tempt you, the rest of the full designs are under the cut, and please watch the video for my full explainations about why i chose to do what i did on each!

#LOREN THESE LOOKS WERE SO GOOD #Love all the thought you put behind each look made perf sense <3 #video #spongebob squarepants #fashion #patrick #sandy #spongebob #squidward #plankton #pearl #mr krabs #karen

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THE RECIPE FOR THE DELICIOUS ROSE HARISSA BEEF NOODLES IS AS FOLLOWS

(not sure where the original recipe came from - it was originally a photocopied printout from a cookbook(??) that someone gave my mom, which has been modified over the years because the original used way too little seasoning and we found some tricks that make it yummy)

this makes a LOT of noodles - probably enough to serve 6 people. we always have leftovers! luckily they stay good in the fridge for many days.

INGREDIENCE

1 pack of rice noodles (~350g)

1/4 cup of roasted peanuts

3 cloves garlic

~1 pound ground beef (personally i like plant-based better so i like to use beyond or impossible beef, but you can use regular too)

1 and 1/4 tablespoon of cumin

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 tablespoons tahini

4ish tablespoons rose harissa

as many green beans as you like

as much broccollini as you like (optional but soooo good)

1 small bunch of cilantro (you can sub for green onions if you don't like cilantro, since this is just garnish)

salt and pepper

STEPS

chopping! mince the garlic, take the stems off the green beans and cut them in half, and roughly chop the peanuts

cook the noodles - rinse them under cold running water first to stop them from sticking, then cook according to the package instructions (usually about 6 minutes). reserve 2 cups of the cooking water while they are cooking. when they're ready, drain them and toss them with a tiny amount of oil to prevent sticking. you'll want to put them in the largest pot you have!

mix all the spices together in a little bowl

heat a large pan on medium heat with a small amount of oil. put the garlic and the ground beef (or beyond/impossible meat) in the pan, breaking it up into little pieces with your spoon. once it's broken up, add the spices and mix. after that, add the green beans and broccolini right away

cook everything on medium heat until the veggies are tender and the meat is starting to get crispy. this usually takes me about 9 minutes

when it's almost done, add the tahini and the rose harissa and mix well

THEN put the noodle/veggie/rose harissa mixture in the pot with the noodles and mix! i always find this takes a bit of time to get everything combines since it's so many noodles. it might seem a bit dry at first so add your reserved cooking water as you like. you might want to add all of it if you want it to be a saucy dish, but otherwise usually about 1/2 cup of it lets everything combine nicely

garnish with cilantro and peanuts and enjoy!!!

it's really yummy!

#recipe #food

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TUMBLR UPLOAD STATIC FILE

Upload Static File page is gone, and tumblr’s redirecting you to your customize page. That’s because you can use another way to upload static files for your themes.

1) Edit HTML

Goto your customization page, and click Edit HTML.

2) Theme Assets

Click the Settings Screw on top, and choose Theme assets.

3) Add A File

Choose your theme stuff for upload, like js/css/png/jpg/etc…

4) Insert the Link. Now do what you want with it

Find the uploaded file, and click Insert, and you should now have a link to the file in your editor. Cut the link and do what you wanted to with it.

(SOURCE: http://eugenekoh12.tumblr.com/post/128635591425/as-you-all-may-know-im-late-i-know-but-the)

#themes #tumblr

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havent even seen the movie yet i just think this design is such a banger

#wendell & wild #fashion

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#steven universe #pink diamond #rose #yellow diamond #blue diamond #white diamond

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"Just call me Calamity Harley!"

#harley quinn #fashion #batman

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girls night out pt 2. 💖💄🌙 #SailorMoon 

#sailor moon