#learn the principles

[clowningaroundmars]

my personal atsv hobie brown hc is that this boy can build a watch that enables the wearer to travel to any dimension they want to, made entirely out of cobbled up parts he "finds"

but anytime anyone brings up AI or algorithms or social media he pretends to be 100 years old

hobie: what's a bloody "snapchat"? fuckin 'ell those effects are nightmarish, mate

miles, exasperated: hobie, you BUILD TECH that astrophysicists in my dimension can't even replicate. how are filters on a phone trippin you up?

hobie: dunno, everyone's got their strengths n weaknesses, i 'spose... 🙄😒

#mine #hobie brown #i need to start tagging my shit appropriately man i need to organize my posts OUCH #my blog is lookin a damn mess #anyways yeah hope this resonates with someone out there #imo i dont think hobie doesnt GET ai and algorithms #im p sure he can rip apart and put together an entire computer AND code software on it to perfection #but its the principle of the thing!! #algorithms that decide what to show you based on previous activity…? #NOT hobie brown approved at all 👎 #why have computers do the thinking for you when youre trying to find ENTERTAINMENT? doesnt make a lick of sense #and so here we are #he refuses to even deal with soc media #fuck that noise #the second he learned about ring cameras he hit the damn ceiling 💀 #spiderverse

[unbidden-yidden]

Okay I'm a little afraid to post this because of how ridiculous the discourse is right now, but I figured I'd ask anyway.

I am NOT looking to discuss politics or current events on this post.

Can anyone recommend to me reputable, fact-based resources (ideally books, articles, or websites) that can help me learn more about Palestinian history and culture? Pretty much everything I have ever learned about the Palestinian people has been in the context of the conflict with Jews and with Israel, and I would really love to know what is unique to their culture and who they are separate and apart from the conflict. When I've gone looking for this myself I've found: (1) lots of materials that define them as one half of a conflict and only discussing them in those terms, (2) lots of materials that function as Zionist propaganda that erases their history, connection to the land, and unique culture, and (3) lots of materials that function as Anti-Zionist propaganda that demonize Israelis and/or totally erase Jewish history and delegitimize Jewish connections to the land.

I just want to know more about, idk, if they have a specific dialect of Arabic, or the history of their beautiful textile art, their naming culture, music trends, or their olive orchard cultivation. Idk, anything that doesn't involve explosives and bloodshed.

I refuse to accept a political narrative that erases the humanity of Palestinians or their neighbors, but I don't know enough about Palestinians as people and want to fix that.

#please don't make me regret posting this #I think talking about the current situation without understanding the people involved or even trying to is wrong #I have had the privilege of learning a lot about Israeli culture and befriending Israelis by virtue of my Jewish community involvement #but do not have the same connections to learning about Palestine and Palestinian culture #I realize this is a blind spot of mine and want to correct that #but you know that criticism that Dara Horn mentions? where she validly asks: #why should we care about Jewish deaths if we don't also care about how these people lived as Jews? #that same principle applies in my opinion

[michaelmilligan]

So, based on the thought that Adam has to change jobs every few weeks because Michael explodes whenever someone is even slightly rude to him. That would mean Adam is between jobs more than in jobs, right. Which means his pay isn't going to be good.

So Michael, thinking he's being sneaky, makes sure that they still always have enough money in their account, by multiplying the payments from jobs, or making the bank pay them astronomical amounts of 'interest'. Surely, Adam won't notice. He always glosses over the fact that those amounts are too high.

Joke's oh him, because Adam does notice, and more precisely, he knows that it's Michael. He's not going to call him out though, because while he would never admit it, Adam knows that they wouldn't be able to live comfortably with just the money from his jobs.

Besides, Michael is always glowing with pride when he thinks his master plan is working because Adam once again only expressed mild surprise about the payments they got. It makes Michael feel needed, and who is Adam to deny him that?

#One day Michael may learn to just let himself be loved without feeling like he needs to perform for it #But this is not the day #And anyway he would still give Adam everything he wants just on principle #Wanted to share my own thoughts on the job/money situation without hikacking the other post #Midam

[ask-baldi-n-gang]

hey principal why do u say no drinking drinks WHEN I AINT EVEN DRINKING IT

I dont know If I made it easy but my lovley @object-studios figured it out almost immediately its almost concerning -creator

#baldi ask blog #baldis basics #baldis basics in education and learning #ask baldi #ask baldi n gang #baldi #playtime baldis basics #its a bully #principle of the thing

[uncanny-tranny]

When I find it hard to do certain things, I like to pretend I am a neanderthal living in a cave with my clan, and I must do The Thing in order to survive.

So, when I'm doing cardio at the gym, I'm actually chasing and tracking a mammoth, and when I need to cook, well, I'm not cooking on a stove top, I am hurdled over the first fire and watching the fat of our kill drip down onto the burning wood. And when I find it hard to crochet, I pretend that the first winter storm is coming and our clan needs me to make blankets to hurdle under and that I must contribute.

I hope whatever you do to do The Things will help. It is a uniquely personable trait to motivate yourself through pretend and stories. That's what makes this life interesting - that's what makes you feel larger than yourself 💛

#mental health #positivity #it helps that i absolutely adore learning things about ancient people too - it's endlessly fascinating #unironically if somebody has textbook/video recommendations about neanderthals/ancient civilization let me know i will froth at the mouth #i like talking about this because it gives other people ideas about how they can motivate themselves #and personally the feeling of being ancient or a part of something old makes me feel that #in addition to the There Are 8 Billion People principle i work on the There Have Been ~117 Billion People Here principle #i find it comforting to think that i don't stand out significantly in a good or bad way because of the sheer NUMBER of people who have live #the human brain is bad at computing those numbers but... just... that's an insurmountable number #there truly are very VERY few experiences truly unique and that's not a bad thing #that just means that you aren't forgotten nor are you alone in anything #i was watching a video about somebody making flax into thread using a paper that was published about ancient textiles #and holy shit i wanted to bite somebody because i was so interested in it and it's just so humanizing to both us but also ancient people #those people probably used very very similar techniques that the video maker did - at first she used a rock to get the fibers #and then she remarked that saliva helped to get to the fiber of the flax and i wonder how many ancient people also did that

[kicktwine]

oh so alisaie’s exaggerated bully behavior is 80% fanon. saying this she casually picks up a large rock

#say one thing wrong to me and you will have a wonderful few days with the rock #if angry silly girls have 100 fans etc if they have 0 fans i have died #sorry i saw a YouTube meme i vehemently disliked on principle and got mad at the only child behavior- #kipspeak #she is just short tempered and uses anger to mask other more ‘shameful’ emotions!!! alphy did the same thing with just deciding not #to express them. which is still not good and I think why he breaks and ends up teary so often now #this shortness does not translate to actually being mean to people. she only uses being mean as a shield for herself and being snarky #Is just fun for her. it’s fun for Me. you have to inconsequentually tease people or they’ll never learn to laugh at themselves #the twins and thancred 🫵 do this thing where they have big emotions but they don’t want anyone to SEE they have big weird emotions #so alphy pretends he doesn’t have them under a veneer of dignity and alisaie pretends the emotions are Something Else. thancred is #just so emotionally constipated he has trouble expressing anything. he’s got enough baggage for a flatbed #anyways. alisaie is such a compassionate and kind girl and she learned how to make snarky jokes and went ham. and she hates appearing sad o #weak or vulnerable so she blocks it off with an unapproachable emotion so no one pities her and they maybe get on with the plot #it is in fact also great at getting ppl to move away from the sad or embarrassing topic. even if the tradeoff is being more offputting #she would never (grabs youtube meme) she would never seriously bully her brother. this is sibling ribbing only. Cain instinct #just leave her be she is learning how to snark humor and she loves it she loves being sharp. alphy has wit he just keeps it close #my brother didn’t learn how to tell or receive a joke until he was 14 he took everything so seriously. he can do it now though and he’s #HILARIOUS. Don’t tell him I said that. my man knows exactly where the funny points are even if he hasn’t learned when to stop yet #too many tags. Whatever. jokey snark alisaie who sometimes compliments is happy alisaie grouchy snappy angry alisaie is way too stressed #very easy way to tell between the two. even alphy can tell between the two I believe! He tends to rib back in protest if they’re having fun #and try to stop her if they’re not having fun. case in point ‘what is that supposed to mean?!’ vs ‘alisaie ryne was only trying to help.’ #I know they’re twins but that’s such an intensely older sibling thing to do that it reels me #LONG TAGS AND THREE EDITS TO ADD ON SHORT I resent this stereotype taken too far into ooc behavior. it happened with nya #It will happen again and as a postscript let me regale you with Things U Can Notice About Character Motivation and Actions— #I’m not done let me s #she and raha are friends now I decree. ‘haha you like me’ SPUTTERING PROTEST FROM BOTH

[scarecrowdrugs]

Though I personally view him as being more tech-savvy than people take him for, I refuse to think that Jonathan Crane would use social media without being dragged kicking and screaming. Peepaw doesn't know what memes are and refuses to learn. That being said, I think he'd absolutely go nuts with ARGs if he found out they existed and I'd absolutely kill for a storyline involving him and Riddler collabing on the world's most horrifying ARG. Imagine having a grand old time investigating the newest ARG and then getting slammed in the face by Jonny Crane's Happy Funtime Torture Livestream.

#naturally he made Eddie help because he refuses to use social media on principle #His reaction to social media is just that scene in Parks and Rec where Ron throws his computer in the trash after learning about cookies #jonathan crane

[blood-orange-juice]

This, among other things, explains our boy's weird monologues in Labyrinth Warriors.

He recites the ideals of his martial tradition, beliefs he learned and decided to follow, not something he came up with himself.

Also what he says sounds incredibly similar to the Korean version of the trope, and I wonder if trope savvy players were supposed to recognise that.

#learning that from an external source doesn't require the same level of trauma and mindfuckery as inventing it himself #also explains why he doesn't always follow these principles #he tries #but he's still attached to a lot of things #childe #tartaglia

[vallikes79]

I made a baldis basics oc :-) I haven’t decided on a name yet tho. He basically just drinks but bc his body is pretty much run by alcohol, he will throw up when given b-soda. Idk what he will do to the player, probably ask them dumb questions, get all mushy-parental, or hella aggressive out of no where. Oh yeah and he likes the principle bc why not?

#art #my oc #baldis basics in education and learning #principle of the thing #baldis basics #have a good day

[seal-berry]

everyone on twitter is redesigning the hazbin characters and i have only seen one design that is even close to capturing original alastors bastardity. you fools trying to make him follow design principles when his original design sends the message that he eats principles for breakfast.

#alastor #hazbin hotel #“he doesnt stand out against the bgs!” cant believe the people are learning that deer camouflage well #look at him do you think he cares that you think hes wearing too much red #also to the people who say he cant be mixed race while looking the way he does you all are weird fucks #i dunno i see so many people trying to say he is objectively bad and then blandifying him into something people “should” like #because DESIGN RULES #im sorry man but design principles are a coughing baby to al's hydrogen bomb. making that man follow design rules is like #fucking with an endangered species. why are you who have only ever mocked tumblr sexymen trying to practice the dark arts #leave things to the professionals who know the key is making them do :3 face and beat the shit out of eachother #i see the redesigned alastors and you know what i see #posers #god damned posers #it is funny to see the people who hate hazbin still try and ride it for clout tho #gotta get those notes

[hatchetation]

Thinking about Laura Peterson saying “we are our actions” and the implications of that for the immense betrayal she feels from Bradley 😭😱

#I remember thinking that was an extreme statement from Laura #And I was surprised because she seems so full of compassion to me #And she is but what I’ve learned is that really she has strong principles #Principles that I think are borne from experience #Like she learned early in her career that it didn’t fucking matter if people told her they were sorry she got booted from the network #Because words don’t take you far #Anyway she’s an interesting one #A complex one #Laura Peterson #bradley jackson #laura x bradley #the morning show

[system-of-a-feather]

A Routine Self-Care / Healing Thing I Do

(And have done for a while. I'm mostly sharing it because I was thinking about it and its relation to other values and thoughts I have and felt like sharing it)

Temporarily denying access to a main coping tool

It sounds counter intuitive, but every so often - either when I want to develop myself more or when I feel like I am stuck for no particular reason and thus feeling as though my life has grown dull and empty - I look at what I spend most of my time doing, particularly to relax, and I say "hey for the next week, we aren't going to do that. Its still there, but that action is off limits" and I choose to limit the usage of whatever I usually spend my time doing

It can cause some stress and so I don't push myself to abide by it 100%, but I try to stick to it when I can, because I often find that when a dominating coping mechanism and time sink is removed, there opens up a vacuum and that vacuum serves to provide a lot of opportunity to introduce new habits, new skills, and see life in a more creative and open manner.

It causes a mild amount of adjustment stress, but so long as the coping mechanism is still there to return to (and you let yourself dabble if it ever gets too stressful with the interest of still minimizing usage) that adjustment stress is a small payment for experiencing new things and being able to expand the things that you can self sooth with.

Not only is this helpful for having diversified coping strategies and introducing healthier habits, but it also practices and helps reinforce to the emotional / trauma brain that sometimes when things that we love and are used to regularly using to sooth aren't available, that we are okay and able to manage with other coping tools - including ones we haven't acquired. It reinforces the idea that even without our familiar coping tools, the world has a lot of things out there that can fill the role as something soothing.

And when you practice the unavailability of preferred coping tools in a space where they aren't ACTUALLY 100% unavailable, you can practice and develop the tolerance to that lack of access in a space where you still have control how much you can tolerate

Then, when life makes it so that something you prefer to cope with is unavailable, you have built up a better relationship with yourself, the world, and coping to feel a little more safe waiting until your preferred coping is available again; because you do this regularly when the access is in your hands. You've survived it multiple times, because its just part of your daily life and practice. Sometimes you don't have what you usually use to meet your needs, and that's okay. There's plenty in the world out there.

#coping #mental health #mental health recovery #ptsd #did #actuallydid #actuallyautistic #actually autistic #coping skills #buddhism #zen buddhism #spoiler for those reading the tags #I realized this is something Ive been doing most of my healing journey that is very much rooted in a lot of zen buddhist principles #the idea that when we can find ourself numb and detatched or overstimulated and oversaturated with Stuff #that we get comfortable and attached to Stuff that we no longer really see the wide expanse of choices we have in existence #and thus every so often it is a good idea to remove excess #remove stuff and preferred attachments and just enjoy what is innate to your existence #what is innate to what is around you #and learn that there is always something in the world there to help you and make sure you are okay #buddhist rambles

[laney-rockin]

I am like 110% certain that James T. Kirk is afraid of aging.

I'm reading the novel the Pandora Principle and while it is Spock and Saavik centric the moments between Kirk and Spock (and the rest) are interesting.

He gets frustrated when he forgets that things that had to be manual have changed since when he first captained the Enterprise. He becomes angry and frustrated at the fact Starfleet Admiralty wants him "back behind a desk"

That is 100% not the behaviour of a man content with living his life and aging with it. He seems to be a bit frustrated with the concept of aging and the world moving forward and trying to string him along.

Cause he's content with captaining the Enterprise for as long as he can but can't since he's getting older and Starfleet only gave him back his ship was cause he was the only solution to a problem.

Anyways! I just realized that Kirk hates the concept of getting older. Also the fact he forgets that modern tech exists and does a fair bit of the work he had to when he was younger is quite funny.

#star trek #jim kirk #star trek tos #tos star trek #tos kirk #the pandora principle #star trek novels #these novels are so fun #i love them all #and the character bits i can learn are just amazing #like i learned Saavik is half-romulan. i didn't even think about that possibility #anyways! toodles y'all! i am tired and I probably don't make sense lmao

[compacflt]

This is niche (maybe) but please share more about ice and mav at Oshkosh!! Do they go yearly? Or just the one time? Are they part of any aviation enthusiast communities???

yes yes yes!!! going to air shows is 100% a date for both of them. i feel like: a couple things:

- they’ve both probably seen the blue angels so many times it’s not super exciting anymore, and until they retire & become private citizens it’s also too big of a Thing for them to go, so they try to go to civilian/private air shows if they can

- one exception is fleet week for obvious rzns. They both probably have to do shit for fleet week on the reg. Ice especially

- i do keep thinking it would be funny for mav to do like a two year tour with the BAs at some point but there wasn’t room for that in the narrative so it’s Schrödinger’s headcanon

- before they retire their schedules are super crazy packed & don’t always line up, even if they request certain dates (like each other’s birthdays, Xmas, thanksgiving, Oshkosh etc) off in advance, so Oshkosh specifically doesn’t become yearly until after they retire. But after they retire they do annually fly in to Oshkosh in their p-51. lots of picnic lunch breaks in Reno/Omaha/Boise etc

- theyve been to the big international air shows (farnborough, Paris, NOT dubai for security/gay people issues, etc) together a couple times when they can swing it. (Me looking for any excuse to send them back to europe on vacation) but before they retire it’s also probably a Thing. So Thing-ness (public & Navy engagement etc) has to be accounted for when they’re planning their trip. they do have a responsibility to rep the Navy as best as they can etc etc

- Thing-ness also has to be accounted for when joining aviation enthusiast groups… after they retire & get married hell yes!!! they probably have a ton of civilian aviation friends & are pretty involved. not before their marriage though. It takes a while for them to come out of the hidden little shell they’ve been living in for thirty years & make friends as a real couple. but they do eventually.

#maverick criticizing the blue angels every time they see them ‘I would’ve done it cooler’ #joint blue angels thunder birds show ‘oh my god. WHAT does the Air Force think they’re doing. such poor form #it’s such a shame to abuse a viper like that i would’ve done it 10x better’ #this one-shot is another one i haven’t read since I posted it in October #hmm. #some issues #PLANES DONT RUST THEYRE ALUMINUM (but it’s for the metaphor so it’s ok) #i think when you read my plane writing moments you can tell that i am very very enthusiastic about planes #but i don’t know the first thing about how they work or how to fly them #my boyfriend did my physics homework & took my physics tests for me in high school. i never learned even elementary physics #it was covid high school okay we all had to make do #bernouilli’s principle??? it’s all greek to me love <3 #(hungry for pussy voice) (twirling my hair) pressure differentials are like soooo interesting #pete maverick mitchell #tom iceman kazansky #icemav #top gun #asks #props to all you STEM people. i can’t do basic math #i keep entertaining the idea that ice & mav buy a t-38 in the late 2010s #after i saw a t-38 on sale for $800k apparently you can just buy them #that’s the dream

[ask-baldi-n-gang]

I just realized something, Principal you can teleport students to your office right? Well can you teleport NULL and yourself there? That could possibly solve a few things.

#baldi ask blog #baldis basics #baldis basics in education and learning #baldi #ask baldi n gang #ask baldi #ask blog #principle of the thing #null #Null baldis basics

[cuppanova]

cel artist trying to soft render

#on god god god. god how HOW do you do this #whats the secret #it has to be more than just throwing a bunch of different colors and using the blending tool right #lighting and shadows are already sophisticated how are you so good at doing it with 5000 other principles #please teach me your ways #i want to learn how to render so bad but it scares me #dont even get me started on the people who render the way artists paint #/pos #GOT DAMN #sona #nova says