#search it on google do u have google ??

[drumlincountry]

#Eefa sells her labour #Look I am PRO CRIMES AND PRO SCAMS #but the guy who has scammed himself into the social media manager job at my work is a fucking nightmare #If he would sit in a corner and quietly scam the company out of a salary for a position we DO NOT NEED #I would respect him #However he keeps making it harder for me to to my job #And physically taking things i'm working on away from me to butcher #Like I don't want to brag but i'm a trained and experienced facilitator. I was a university lecturer #Do you really think itms your job to add more animations into my slide shows??? Social media man??? #He is also clearly like. Using Google to search for images because he keeps adding incorrectly id'd species #I will find a nice creative commons pic of a plant i'm talking about and he will be like #:) I have my sources *changes it to something that lives in new zealand* :) #Like dude u don't need to be an expert but you have to understand that there are things you don't know. That I DO. #I have been trying to avoid him as much as possible but occasionally I'll be like. OK I am going to give him a chance #Maybe he's not that bad #And i'll let him look at an Instagram post or something #And then he RUINS EVERYTHING AGAIN #Me Fein

[quaranmine]

Missing 411 guy?

David Paulides, the guy who is the creator of "Missing 411" which is basically a conspiracy about suspicious clusters of people going missing in National Parks in the United States. He is also the bane of my existence for the past year as someone who is researching a story about someone who goes missing in a National Forest.

To start with, if you've ever been even on the fringes of "irl spooky stuff" videos on YouTube, you might have encountered this. There are a lot of youtubers and podcasters who cover this guy's content without understanding What and Who they are giving platform to. Sometimes, people don't even mention him but will relate the cases that he covers in his books or use the same conspiracy points as him. I would not be suprised if you watched a Buzzfeed Unsolved/Watcher video (which are fine btw) and then got recommended something related to Missing 411 in the sidebar since it's a similar genre. It's super popular to the point where its outgrown its creator. I can't stress enough that many of you have probably encountered this content, at least in passing, without knowing what it was.

So to recap, Missing 411 documents cases of real-life people who have disappeared or been found dead in national parks, national forests, etc and claims that these cases are unusual and mysterious. It frequently talks about missing person "clusters" and things like that. There is often an overt, if not outrightly stated, implication that something supernatural, crpytid, or UFO/alien related was involved. For starters, David Paulides has written a ton of books trying to prove the existence of bigfoot. Now, I have no issues with people believing in bigfoot, or cryptids, or aliens, but I do have an issue with people co-opting real life tragedies and twisting information to push this as conspiracy. I simply do not think it is helpful or respectful to talk about missing and dead people (and children!) like this. Also, with the high prices of his books ($100-200) he just reeks of grifter to me.

To me, Missing 411 "criteria" is a stretch at best. You will see cases "mysteriously" connected because both of these people wore red when they went missing. Both these people's bodies were found near water (as if many National Park do not have water features.) Both these people's bodies were found near granite rocks (like, the most common rock type in mountains lol.) All these cases involve the weather turning bad! (um, yeah, that's a big reason why people get in trouble?) He frequently claims that bodies being undressed is highly unusual, without ever acknowledging paradoxical undressing. Or he claims laughably weak connections between people like "these two women who went missing in different years are connected because they both had three letter names that started with A." I haven't personally listened to this talk but there is a data scientist mentioned in his Wikipedia page who examined the case data and found nothing out of the ordinary in them. If you don't want to watch a video (I don't either right now) then he also wrote this article. From a different person, this article from a podcast is also good.

David Paulides does not present Missing 411 cases with accuracy. He has been known to cherry-pick data and purposefully omit data to make them seem more unusual. Many cases he covers are either already solved, or have extensive information available. He does not retract information or admit when he is wrong. Even if he does present a particular case accurately, he has such a bad track record with reliable research that he cannot be trusted as a source. There used to be someone on reddit who would deconstruct cases he covered. In this post they found several instances of cases of Paulides missing sources and coming to incorrect conclusions.

Note there's a few differences in the sources I just linked. The data scientist and podcast skeptic both said they found the data to be accurate, while the redditors have found evidence to the contrary. The data scientist also says he found Paulides' presentation of information respectful, but I personally find all of this highly disrespectful. But despite these differences I think we can all agree....the claims of Missing 411 are pretty ridiculous.

Also, let's talk about David Paulides himself. Before becoming a writer, he was a cop in California. He was a cop who was fired for corruption (well that's hard to do), because he was caught soliciting donations for a fake charity he set up. That's straight from his Wikipedia page. He continues to use his past as a "dectective" to attempt to make his claims sound more reliable. There was also a redditor who pulled up some other career highlights from when he was a cop in the 80s, by looking at court transcripts and news articles. His job used to be entrap gay men by pretending to be gay, getting them to invite him home with them, and then arresting then. He and his unit were also accused of police brutality many times in the 80s, with Paulides testifying in defense of his unit. And he has not changed btw, he's a Qanon stolen election covid denier type of nut right now on his YouTube channel (according to reddit. I am not watching this man's videos.) So yeah, I think his character speaks for itself.

Anyway, I'm tired of hearing about this guy and seeing 411 related content pop up around YouTube, Reddit, Tiktok, etc. Pay attention if you watch things related to "creepy and unexplained real life disappearnaces." I do not think he is a good person, I do not think he can be trusted, and I do not think that his work actually benefits the families of the missing persons in question. These are real people. He turns them into spectacles to push ~unusual~ circumstances and paranormal activity.

#helppp can u tell i hate this dude #i have formed a deep abiding dislike of him after being subjected to his content #near constantly while working on my au #DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO RESEARCH MISSING PERSONS CASES IN NATIONAL FORESTS??? #AND GETTING LEGIT RESULTS THAT DON'T MENTION MISSING 411??? I SEE HIM LIKE EVERY GOOGLE SEARCH #i have literally had to scrap information from sources because i consider mentioning missing 411 and david paulides #as an instant negative on a site's credibility for research #i started doing research on certain parts of my fic by writing -missing 411 in the search bar to exclude results mentioning it #quara asks #also i recognize that using reddit posts and podcast episodes to 'debunk' things this guy says is not necessarily a reliable source either #but it's not like something relatively niche like this is going to get some Big Official Takedown. #it's gonna be the redditors that dig into it #anyway you can tell that even in his official subreddit people are starting to hate him #whereas i first encountered missing 411 back in 2019 and people were into it hook line and sinker #but now even among his fans there's much more distrust

[magicaldreamfox1]

why would u post in the vegaspete tag when u don't even like vegaspete

#''stockholm syndrome'' fuck off honestly 😭😭😭 #GOD #like sorry all the meaningful vp bonding moments happened on ur bathroom break #but why do u have to make ur lack of media literacy our problem when we're just trying to enjoy our little pairing #keep ur lukewarm takes out of the tag and go back to kp then my fucking god #can the people in this fandom BEHAVE for like 2 seconds #don't piss me off 😭😭😭 #sorry for the rant. anyways 🫶 #ily vp enjoyers ily meaningful vp bonding moments ily relationship forged from personal choice #ily stockholm syndrome doesn't exist do a google search #dreamy talks

[iknowwhereyousleepatnight]

okay we have officially entered the Winter Break Is Driving Me Mad zone

#djhahdjhkashdash i have sat still as in not moving as in not going anywhere as in Still for too long #but it's too cold and dark to run around or go somewhere #and everyone is conspiring against me (there is someone in every single room so i am effectively cornered) #i was not built for this i feel like i'm going to explode they should release me into the wild so that i can experience freedom before #my untimely death by nature's hand but it will be oh so beautiful it will be yuri too btw #at least during the summer i can go to parks and walk through the forests or go in the caves or something but i can do nothing #during the cold dark winter #i am trapped in this tiny house with these people and i cannot leave i am going stir-crazy and it has been exactly 5 days since #school has officially ended #mayhaps i shall test if the rock climbing gym is open during winter break #we have one at my school and technically i get free access but i never go in bc i know too many gym rats and i hate seeing ppl i know #in different locations #but damn rock climbing sounds good rn #[insert google search] noooo they're closed on the weekends for winter break noooooooo #and their hours suck noooooo #u know what i may just say fuck it and go to a park or smth we have a hilly one that i bet no-one will be at bc it's fucking cold #i am going to go mad staying here i am going to be sick #where are the beautiful trees and fresh air and sunshine where did it all go why am i stuck in this house #i have no room to move all i can do is wait for the main room to be vacated so i can have space to dance but this is not enough #i need to climb something i need to be given more space to do something but noooooo #u know what i will unbecome nocturnal just to go places during the day #i will go to the sad cold riverside park and i will run from whatever geese are still around. maybe i'll bring a dog #if i do not i am going to scratch up these walls and YES they are yellow but they are not wallpaper it is paint. if u even care

[stealingyourbones]

Re: you are playing half-life

1) GOOD IT'S GREAT, needs a bigger fandom outside hlvrai. Also maybe look into Black Mesa- the fan made modern remake that is *absolutely beautiful,* one of the few games that would probably actually be worth $60, but is actually only $20, and is a faithful recreation with modern technology.

2) siren pups are called houndeyes! Headcrabs are probably p obvious, but also, the squid face dogs are bullsquids, and the three-armed aliens are vortigaunts!

3) pleas don't slander my boy Barney Calhoun like that he's just a security guard not a cop and in fact is canonically, actively anti-cop/anti-facist in HL2 please he doesn't deserve to have his game rejected like that PLEASE LOVE MY BOY-

Ok im sorry that's all I'm done I'm just passionate about these games I hope u enjoy them ok bye <3

!!! Oh bro you’re so good!! I absolutely LOVE people talking about things they’re passionate about and have a bunch of facts to share!!!!

I KNOW THE NAME OF THE HOUNDEYES NOW!!! Today is a good day :)

I shall play Blue Shift then fuck yeah!!! Was just about to start Half Life 2 so I’m glad I found that out beforehand and play everything in series! I’m absolutely gonna check out that fanmade game that sounds so cool!

As a kid I was pretty much fully isolated from video games as a whole and honestly it’s been a BLAST playing games that are spoiled or well known for many but completely unknown for me! I finished playing the Portal series a few weeks ago and MAN I now know why it is on such a high pedestal!! The games are wonderful and the characters are absolutely iconic. Currently going through well known earlyish PC games, the Doom games, Portal, Half-Life, and slowly chugging my way through chronologically so I can see how video gaming as a whole progressed and evolved! It’s so neat! It’s really hard trying to play a few games though, lots of games expect you to know a lot of stuff so I have to watch lots of videos to make sure I’m not forgetting a Super Important button that does a Super Important Game Mechanic. It’s so cool tho!!!! I’m having such a great time!!!!!!! Thanks for the ask my guy!! :D

#bones replies #if ANY of y’all have reccomendations for games PLEASE tell them to me!!! #y’all I didn’t realize games were so expensive it’s WILD but understandable for like super well crafted and long games but WOW!!! #is cool tho! #first game I ever played on PC was Manual Samuel to get a feel for controls… my biggest mistake #Half-Life #half life is such a blast and it’s funky and fun!!! #I’ve only accidentally broken the maps twice but both were fixable by reloading saves #the F6 key is a lifesaver dude #I’m so bad at games because I really don’t understand what I’m doing but I’m having so much fun!!!! #took me 37.6 hours to finish Half-Life on hard! google says it should take me 12 hours #but I’m getting better!!!! #tutorials that half life games give you beforehand are SO nice dude!!!! it’s really cool because I don’t know shit #I’m rambling but dudE #that fuckin god raspy ass bitch suitcase man with the green portals #idk who he is and I’ve made it my MISSION to not search up his name until I’ve fully completed the series bc- #people go INSANE when I describe him as the crusty dusty suitcase motherfucker and I want to keep myself in my Unknown State because- #I want the true comedy of whatever I’m saying to hit me then. #i don’t care WHAT that suitcase fuck is. he’s a lil bitch who owes Gordon rent money from sending him to stasis without closing his lease #I’m super excited about these funky vide of games if u can’t tell

[saetoru]

Be honest. None of your favs would cast a glance at you 💀

“she’s fucking mine,” hanma holds the gun to geto’s head, lips curled into a nasty snarl that makes the cursed user chuckle amusedly. geto wonders if it’s a non shaman thing—holding guns and hoping it’ll actually do something.

it’s why toji’s dead, he wants to laugh, and hanma is probably next.

“oh yeah?” geto chuckles, grinning as he eyes the gangster up and down, “i don’t know, men with paintbrush hair doesn’t seem her type if you ask me.”

“that’s because her type is normal people,” sakusa rolls his eyes.

here, there’s a psycho village killer and an equally (if not more) psycho bike rider—so the answer is obvious. sakusa kiyoomi is perfect for tee, the only suitable choice.

“actually, her type is deranged men,” the burnt toothpick pipes up, making sakusa scrunch up his nose. “you’re the odd one out.”

dabi is probably her worst option—which is saying something considering hanma and geto are on the list, but a man with staples? sakusa questions her mental stability for a moment (which he quickly realizes is a mistake—she’s clearly anything but stable.)

“i can give her a normal life,” sakusa reasons.

“well, i can kill for her,” hanma says smugly, and geto and dabi snort in unison. clearly he’s not very creative—but at least he’s tall.

“i was her first,” sakusa spits, crossing his arms.

“and i’m her most recent,” geto grins, “she’s practically forgotten you by now. maybe she got bored of watching you hit balls around all day.”

“or maybe, she was busy choking on my balls all day,” hanma giggles.

“well, maybe she—”

“or maybe,” tee grins, “i can have all of you because you’re all obsessed with me.”

#according to this very canon and very official character snippet #from the official tumblr of sakusa hanma geto and dabi’s girlfriend #they all are obsessed #search it on google do u have google ?? #use it

[trans-leek-cookie]

wondee what warren peace did to get a nuclear power plant named in memory of him

#Burrow's End Spoilers #1. Never watched sky high don't know anything abt that warren peace so can't make any jokes there #2. That's what memorial in the name means right. I assume so but I didn't want to be wrong but also I'm not getting any results on how #Memorial gets added to building names (is there any official process to it besides Just Naming The Place? Do u have to seek approval or smt #Or am I just Wrong on how memorial works in the building names). I only googled one thing and ran out of ideas on what to search for #(the search was ''memroial in building names'' and I just got stuff about monuments) anyway 👍

[tksubby]

#i google image searched koala #you'll prolly see what images i drew if u google it too lol #why do they look like that #they are so bizzare #they're so cute #but also so ugly but in the cute kind of way #they have slit pupils??? #it almost looks like they have whiskers at some angles? #girl you are strange and offputting (affectionate) #i gotta draw more of em i gotta figure out how they work #oh and also a #eugene animal crossing #ac eugene #eugene ac #animal crossing #my art #doodles

[headfirstslide]

HE FINALLY TOOK IT OFF

#girl why r there roses wrapped around ur neck #i dont need to know what u and meagan r doing unless ur inviting me #i dont have insta so whenever he posts i have to like google search his and im crying that it was his ski pics #ski trip** pics and then THIS thrown in the middle like GIRL

[the-force-awakens]

Y'know, sometimes I forget that Miguel O'hara is an Oscar boy. I'll just be sitting there watching atsv and being like, "His voice sounds So similar," before common sense kicks in, and I remember he's voiced by Oscar Isaac.

Not quite the same but like - when itsv first came out on digital and I watched it for the first time, I think I knew there were after credits scenes so I watched them, and I remember sitting there listening to Miguel and Lyla banter and thinking to myself (laughingly) "hey wait a minute, this guy sounds kind of like Poe"

and then that kind of sank in after a couple more seconds of hearing him talk, at which point I went "........wait"

#and then i did a very frantic google search i think #i am kind of at the place where i'm like. unable to forget he's voicing miguel because i'm a teensy bit embarrassed to have A Third OI #Blorbo but it's fine we're working on it #and i get so excited that my favorite actor is IN spidey!!!! but like i get it ALSO because sometimes i will deadass forget he's playing #characters in stuff i've seen. i forget he's in xmen routinely. #and it's. my favorite of the xmen movies. #sorry bud i'm more focused on the /other/ blue fella in the movie (kurt u absolute cutie ilysm) #but also like his voice as miguel is SO different at times it IS easy to forget he's him #when i watched the addams family cartoon with him as gomez....man if i did not know oscar was voicing him #i WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN. #he's just that good. #unpopular opinion but i just. kicks my feet. i really love his animation work. #POSSIBLY because i'm a cartoon girlie at heart #but i do love his va work. #he's very very talented at it and also his voice is very relaxing to listen to. it's a win win. #ask box #userorb #sometimes i remember how long it took me to clock that he WAS miguel intially and i giggle fr #the full like thirty or forty seconds it took between 'hah he sounds a lil like poe' and my 'wait a second-' #i am. easily amused.

[batfamblog]

u know when ur trying to remember facts about ur favorite series or thing and it’s like holy shit there’s no way i forgot something so basic? imagine ur me freaking out over forgetting bruce wayne’s dad’s name bc i was like there’s jonathan kent, martha kent, then obvs martha wayne, and … 😟 i started to pull at my hair a little bit

#bc how do u forget smth so basic 😩 #it’s thomas btw! i remembered in this instant i hit search on google for bruce wayne parents lol #which was helpful considering it only came up with martha wayne lmao #bruce wayne #martha wayne #thomas wayne #jonathan kent #martha kent #I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR IM NOT SAYING THE KENTS ARE BRUCES PARENTS LOL #i just saw a post naming all the johns in dc and jonathan kent was in it #and i was like. i know bruce and clark have moms with the same name (i’ll never forget that thanks snyder) #but what is his dad’s name 😳 #cue like 2 mins of panic #dc comics #dc fans #i forgot my whole tagging system too 😓 #mine

[fyodorloveclub]

#google search: how not to get discouraged when you see blogs have like 10x the amount of followers you have fklsdjlkfd #i am SO so grateful for all of my followers im kissing all of u on the lips and hugging you so tight i appreciate you more than i can say #do not get me wrong #it's just sometimes im like. oh lfkjdslkdlj #i am whimpy and tiny it seems #shut up flora ☆

[toytulini]

im willing to believe yellowjackets is a good show but im not sure im willing to forgive it for that title which makes me have to specify "yellowjacket BUG" if i want to see the actual bees

#toy txt post #why they do this to me. come here. come here listen to me #have you considered a title that is not 1 word that is not particularly unique that also happens to make your shit hard to tag and find on #websites. i dont particularly like when shows are trying to cater to develop a fandom but in this aspect i would love that kind of #forethought. please. amyway sorry thos crime is apparently unforgivable and i can never watch it now. sorry #i believe you that its good. however. they have committed an unforgiveable crime to my brain #smh. do u expect me to memorize their latin name or smth? #'toy how often are you looking up bees' not that often but i found it VERY ANNOYING #perhaps this could also be fixed by search engines actually being functional again but. unlikely ig lol #LET A BITCH GOOGLE THE BEES WONT YOU? #it was ddg but still #let a bitch duck duck go the bees in peace wont you???? #i can't think of any off the top of my head rn but i know there have been a number of movies that did this shit too and it pissed me off #then too. stop making me tag random innocuous word movie just come up with an actual title wont u? #bluh #ill probably get over this eventually and then maybe consider watching it #i got mad at arctic monkeys about this too. someone was talking about how cute arctic monkeys were and i thought #it was like a new species of like. monkey that lives in the snow and man. i was so excited. and sooooo disappointed to see a bunch of Guys #i like some of their songs now but man at the time? unforgivable

[tillman]

Asking because of your preservation site, do you know where I can find the Vulgate Quest?

Del saint graal?! I have scans of the first few books on my main site (been meaning to move my arthurian stuff to my own hosting). Iirc I think the entire thing has been uploaded online recently (~3 years) but I cant really say. The Vulgate Cycle is huge as fuck and scanning the entire thing is a commitment I dont currently have time for so Ive kinda dropped the ball on my own scan process.

#id give it a search w my usual places but I worked 8 hours today and do not have the brain power to check archives rn im so sorry #my main site has a link to my scans in a google drive tho #if u look online check wih the name ‘Vulgate Cycle’ or ‘Lancelot-Grail cycle’ those are the two names people use #ive never heard it called the vulgate quest hehe it made me pause #oh I know the whole things on archive in french if you can read that. LOLLL #sucks how hard to get yr hands on the english translation is #but theres only been like 1 big push to get it translated sadly

[lokh]

ok this is gonna sound dumb as hell but. taisho era. how are people holding onto potable water in their household

#im gonna be real this is a question for literally any country at this time #but im realising i have no idea how u held water without. a water filter #jugs????? you got it from somewhere??? #for the context im asking (taisho) was it those fucking. house well/pump/things???? #am i thinking too far back???? this IS the 1900s #its fic. dont look at me. i dont even know what search terms to go with #google is telling me that they started getting pipes in the very early 1900s but it wasnt super common #HEY WHOS SEEN DEMON SLAYER DO THEY HAVE SINKS LMAO???? IM NOT WATCHING IT AGAIN #what the fuck is the water thing they have in like their yards whats it called. you know #like in totoro. there was one right #what im getting is that i will need to heavily revise this scene orz.

[pxrxmoore]

out of the depths of fuckin nowhere while running a fever last night my torchwood obsession was re-awakened within me. and also apparently livejournal still exists and people still post there???????

#i cannot even describe to u the depths in which torchwood controlled my life at one point #i was like 13/14 and it consumed my every waking thought #i would incorporate it into any piece of work i had to do at school #me and my close friend bonded over it and became inseparable #we were Known in class to be fuckin weirdos about it SCREAM #our Teachers knew bc we would fuckin talk/write about it all the time #anyway at 2am last night i realised i still had every ep title of season 2 memorised in chronological order 👍 #and when i googled it just now to see if it rly was that ingrained in me #the first suggestion that came up in chrome search bar was a link to fanfic on live journal 😭😭😭 #and ppl posted on their like literally yesterday #help #send fuckin help im gonna fall back into this fandom so fucking hard again #brb finding all the old fics i have bookmarked and re-reading them #no don’t look at the 80+ tabs i have open of unread buddie fic that’s been there for months stop it don’t perceive me #bp