#in geography specifically

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

Just found out from @1800ineedshelp that Forks was not a fictional town made up for Twilight. First Albania, then Transylvania, now this. Next y'all will tell me that SoHo is real.

That was a joke. I know SoHo is real. Because of Good Omens.

Before Good Omens, I thought SoHo was a clothing brand. That sold... boho chic clothes or something. Please don't tell me Boho is a place, too.

#good omens mascot #weirdly specific but ok #asmi #maggots #good omens #good omens fandom #geography with asmi #every day is school day

[bellshazes]

i knwo im sleep deprived as hell because i just had a sudden conviction to invent a distinction between smps-in-videos and smps-as-played-by-real-people a la c! and cc! distinction. i think if we are going to keep using c! and cc! we should also do the same to our entire concept of "the server"

#peter posts #my pinned post contains 'and this is NOT a manic state' for areason. #like it's literally like how books don't exist. i mean to say that there is no such thing as A book unless it is instantiated #and a server is a text in the way that all geography is a text (the most instantiated of texts) esp when inclusive of accumulative time #therefore. we really ought to stop considering “servers” as existing accessible to fans when speaking of it any context outside the actual #copies accessible through the specific data - but nobody in fandom ever means 'the server' in that sense. bc that is not EVER #a relevant instantiation of the text. am i making sense. i assume not

[communistkenobi]

There’s this post going around about convincing conservatives to support trains by painting cars as “an attack on traditional transport” (I don’t remember it exactly, but they specifically used the words attack on traditional something)

Mostly people were taking it as a joke, or pointing out how this could be also be used to convince people of conservative goals and to read carefully when it comes to inclusive or sustainable language (like pinkwashing or certain ideologies related to overpopulation)

But I saw one argument that it was useful because “if your politics can only convince people who already agree with you it’s not useful” and while I agree you should tailor your arguments to tie audience, using “attack on tradition” specifically feels odd. (This argument was in response to someone mentioning the issues a rail system organized by people with that mindset would have)

I guess I’d like to know what you think about it, since I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to politics.

I believe you’re talking about this post:

If you wanted to take this screenshot seriously I think it’s a pretty bad way to convince people of your own political beliefs and goals, because you’re not actually convincing them of anything lol. There is a difference between tailoring your arguments to your audience or meeting people where they are versus adopting the framework of your political enemies to make your own goals appear to align with their own. You have not actually convinced conservatives that public transit is good for the reasons it is actually good (the reasons public transit is good is diametrically opposed to their beliefs), you have only convinced them that public transit can fit under a conservative policy framework. Well conservative policies are disgusting! They are hostile to human life, they make the world a worse place to live in. The crux of the argument being made here is that ‘traditional society’ is something worth protecting, and public transit is an avenue through which this protection can be done. I think if you are conceding this much rhetorical and political ground to your enemy to make them ‘agree’ with you, you’re not being savvy or politically strategic, you are just making conservative arguments. The problem is that traditional society is a vile concept and no policy should rest on that kind of foundation. The way you frame a problem determines the potential solution outcomes; the solution being championed here is not that more public transit solves a host of pressing social problems (increased accessibility and mobility for disabled people, the elderly, children, and the poor, reducing/resolving congestion and traffic issues that plague every urban centre, vastly reducing the amount of deaths related to vehicle collisions for both pedestrians and drivers, reducing carbon emissions produced by vehicles, the list is effectively endless), but that ‘traditional society’ can be saved using public transit - this traditional society being built by white supremacist and cishetero-patriarchal politics, a system of explicit racial and gendered hierarchy and inequality, conservative cultural ideas about struggle, rugged individualism, the strong dominating the weak, and so on. You’re just making a conservative argument!

The whole liberal fantasy surrounding debates is that politics is primarily a game of rhetoric where ideas clash for dominance and the best ideas win. If you can’t even convince someone of your own political goals on your own terms using your own ideas - or worse, your political goals are so modular and vague that you believe using fascist concepts like ‘protecting traditional society’ is a productive vehicle for getting what you want - you are at best useless and at worst part of the problem. In either case I don’t think it’s effective or worth your time, you’re literally just increasing the amount of conservative arguments that exist in the world, and if you believe otherwise you’re either an idiot or you’re dangerous 

#asks #my actual answer is just don’t debate conservatives lol #especially not online there’s no point #If you want to evangelise do it with someone far more amenable to your political goals because they might actually be helpful #conservatives are fascists when it comes down to it and we don’t need to win them over to win #using a general ‘you’ btw I’m not talking about you specifically #geography

[runawaymun]

i really need to do a post about how Rivendell is run at some point

#i'm realizing now that I have a very firm picture of how the house (and surrounding supporting city and farmlands) are managed and that #this is possibly quite specific to me haha #and it informs a lot of very minor stuff in my fics but it's worldbuilding that informs the fics nonetheless #and i ought to probably write it down rather than keep it floating in my head #and just in general i should really do some rivendell posts because i have super firm headcannons about the geography and culture too #and the makeup of the people that live there

[sweatermuppet]

i keep a list in notes app of words ive learned & i scrolled thru my 2022 list to show ma how long it had gotten & under her breath she said "you're just like my father..."

#never got to meet him but ma always talks abt how he was so into geography + history + literature #know specifically he did a lot of puzzles. two of them were framed + hung in my nana's house my entire childhood #anyways. any comparison to him........ bursts into tears #gif

[kradogsrats]

I was looking at both the map of Xadia and the Aaravos history clips from S4 because of @raayllum's excellent catch regarding the giant shell and wanting to see if it appeared anywhere else, and... in case there was any doubt that the entire Sea of the Castout was created specifically to be Aaravos's prison:

Comparison of the human war table map and the modern map of Xadia, with the following marked:

Red: war table map markers (unclear atm what they are meant to indicate, but presumably strategic points of interest or enemy forces locations)

Blue: rivers that exist in both pre- and post-imprisonment Xadia

Green: rivers and inland sea that did not exist in pre-imprisonment Xadia

Magenta: site of Elarion

Couple things of note from this:

there are five new rivers that form the Sea of the Castout, and, probably not coincidentally, there are also five primal sources excluding Star

the new southwest river very deliberately goes around the ruins of Elarion, leaving them undisturbed

now that I think about it, it's possible given the position of Elarion that Ziard's confrontation with Sol Regem took place at the same site as Aaravos's prison, which would be *chef's kiss*

the far south war map marker reinforces my belief that Ocean Point is called out on the map with a little star/sparkle marker for a reason

put F in the chat for whoever was living in that area when they filled it with water jail

#the dragon prince #xadia #geography of xadia #i swear to god i have a tag for specifically map stuff but i cannot remember what it is

[tooshnado]

university fucks with you man. going in youre all abt pulling 90s. i just left an exam today going ‘i passed that i think???’

#university #perfection stops being a thing #burnt out gifted kid #new school new me #fuck you specifically physical geography #whats a grade #at least im average now and not failing 👍

[fursasaida]

working on my lecture for thursday (i can’t believe i have to lecture in this class) and therefore reviewing the readings more thoroughly than i have in a while. and like: damn, i did a good job. combining extracts from different textbooks was a really good idea. does make life harder, but i think this is a pretty kickass “what is geography anyway” introduction in only 20 pages of material

#if only i had readings nailed down more than a week into the future :( #my only hope for getting through this semester laying track in front of the moving train is that after this week lectures will get easier #to write #because they'll be about more specific things than just Geography Writ Large #teaching

[docholligay]

@ariadnearca you'll be pleased to know that the Scots that visited here agreed with me that Glaswegians are the nicest people in the UK, bar none.

#and they're from Edinburgh #it was so funny i specifically brushed up on Scottish geography so i could ask where they were from and not stare blankly #he says 'Edinburgh ' and it's all i can do not to laugh #'yeah I'm familiar' #anyway once again i was completely right to make Emily from glasgow and once i went there i was so validated

[purgetrooperfox]

wait are you canadian?

no lmao I just lived there for a bit. wrecked my education fr. miserable experience

#because like. i moved partway through my freshman year so in the us i was taking the usual world g + bio + [state] history + alg 1 #but after i moved i was taking middle school ass classes like ✨️math✨️ and ✨️science✨️ and ✨️social studies✨️ #no specificity in that mf #so as a result i am a certified idiot vis a vis biology and geography in particularly. thanks cow town i hate you #truly among the worst places i've ever lived and i've lived a lot of places #anyway. i'm assuming based on when this came through that you saw me blame canada for my failing grade on that european geo quiz thing #so there you go. lore #asks answered #god dammit. in particular*. although it's possible that i'm just a fool in general

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

(I'm sorry @falling-raine and @styx142 this is for science I need to know. I SWEAR THIS IS NOT A COMMONLY KNOWN FACT AMONGST PEOPLE WHO ARE AWARE OF TEXAS. PROVE ME RIGHT, TUMBLR.)

#tumblr polls #random polls #geography facts #texas #good omens mascot #weirdly specific but ok #asmi #maggots #maggots server #when i found out i refused to believe it #for weeks #IM BAD AT GEOGRAPHY BUT THIS ISNT ON ME

[shouldprobablybereading]

I’m not even gonna pretend to understand half of all this mountain earthquake natural science stuff

#I am ironically a geography student #but not THIS type #very specifically not #the fifth season

[kissmefriendly]

The Dracula Take Down Team would be an absolute nightmare at quiz night

#they all bring in their specialities and wipe the floor with the other teams #Seward Quincey and van Helsing would absolutely get into an argument over some answers with the quiz master #art is their general knowledge guy - doesn’t even matter what the question is he KILLS the general knowledge category #Mina would be all current events #Johnathan would 100% know hyper specific laws and literature #Van Helsing can do math and geography #Seward is latest tech and science #come on I need this #they would KILL the other teams! #mina would also be so good at local history omg #only a nightmare to the other teams #they’re banned from 3 different pubs #within 2 months #dracula daily #dracula #johnathan harker #mina harker #abraham van helsing #jack seward #lord godalming #quincey morris #AU where Lucy’s there as well but is either not involved and just supporting everyone OR she’s extremely competitive #lucy westenra #go get em girl

[thelaughingmerman]

I'm thinking about the possibilities of Merfolk biology as if I was some nosy ass researcher.

Much like the varied life of the sea, Merfolk come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from the smallest recorded, about a foot tall (though he was adamant he was 1'2"), to just larger than a whale shark. There's rumors there are much larger Merfolk somewhere out in open ocean, but this hasn't been unanimously proven, and even Merfolk will tell you it could just be folklore. If true, such Merfolk tend to live in waters far below what a human can reach.

Merfolk also come in a variety of colors, fin types, and patterns, showcasing many similarities to other types of fish (shark-like fins and anglers atop their heads, for example). Similar biological functions are also noted, such as the presence of a lateral line, operculum, and swim bladder.

Although they can't live indefinitely away from water, they're regarded as semi-aquatic, and perfectly capable of breathing on land (as both lung and gill breathers?). Prolonged time out of water will result in dried skin, which is smooth, similar to a Catfish.

All Merfolk have a set of fins framing the sides of their face, and some have them on their arms, legs, heads, and backs. The fins framing their face are used for emoting, balance while swimming, making themselves seems larger to deter predators, and generally making themselves look attractive. Drooping fins are a sign of illness or general upset, usually.

Merfolk are omnivorous, and their diet isn't very restrictive. Whether they cook their food or not is up to personal preference. Some will gather food from islands or passing fishing boats. Or wherever else they can find it. The waters are full of fish, which means their food source is never scarce, but who doesn't like a bit of variety now and again.

The Merfolk are a magical people, and one with a great variety of folklore surrounding them. Some call them tricksters trying to lure you into demise. Other's still believe they are benevolent beings saving those wrecked at sea. (Our source for this information told us, "We're not all the same fish, are we? We're multi-faceted. Whole bunch of different people. Now mind you're business and go away, yeah?" So that was the end of our interview).

#what is merfolk SOCIETY like though i have to wonder #im imagining an atlantica sort of scenario like there's buildings of a sort yeah #but the sea is so very very large #eugene mentions the king of the sea which sea is he king of ALL the seas or just the specific sea he hails #he mentions not being good at geoography which to me implies they dont have the same directional cells as normal fish BUT #they do have a schooling system. mermaid school. cant believe eugene flunked gemometry smh #i spelled both geography and geometry wrong up there. i didnt even mean two write geometry but you know he failed that too #hes an artsy guy we dont do maths

[ran-orimoto]

The burger poll reminded me of the reason why I struggle giving Takouji a kid. Would the bby starve? Who would cook for them? Takuya should seriously hire a butler or some private cook, which wouldn’t be a problem since he will be certainly rich, but he would get to that decision after having put the kitchen on fire with Kouji and having given the kid A THRAUMA🤣.

So many times, when both Dads are miracolously home, they will promise each other they will manage to cook something good for the bby, but they will end up fighting over who can cook the best meal and will forget about feeding the kid.

Probably, bby would be independent enough to call Zia Cook Izumi or Zio Junpei and order some pasta or pizza from the restaurant. What a pity in my hc Takouji live in Rome, Junzumi in Milan but Izumi can make those two behave by just yelling at them on the phone, I’m sure🤣.

#takouji #digimon frontier #takuya kanbara #kouji minamoto #junzumi bbies are blessed sorry #I mean Junpei cpuld also put the whole kitchen on fire but not because he can burn water like Takuya and Kouji #he’s a decent cook #if takouji lived in Milan I’m sure the kid would show up at the restaurant all alone #girl needs to man up if she wants to live with Takouji #kouji #takuya #fiammetta #she’s a girl yup #I didn’t want to be specific but next tine I will #I should write similar trash #I’m taking a break from geography #please cope with me #junpei #izumi #headcanons #zura rambles

[memecatwings]

other americans need to stop loudly and proudly admitting to things that you couldnt waterboard out of me. stop acting like its normal that you didnt know africa has cities and people in it until you were like 20 that is not normal that is a you problem not an us problem our education system is bad but its not that bad

#did you guys not have international days in elementary school where you picked a country to do a report on #and brought in some of that countrys traditional food and dressed in their clothes?? #kids books and tv are SPECIFICALLY designed to teach kids about topics Including geography #and what about kids in your classes who were from different countries?? #in middle school i knew a kid from egypt who was there for spring break when the civil war happened #i had friends from india and peru and the dominican republic #how do you NOT know about other countries until adulthood #that is just embarassing on your part. even if your school didnt teach geography you should have picked it up from just Existing #making this one unrebloggable bc this is a bat at a hornets nest