#to gain the knowledge i have

[pangur-and-grim]

Do you have any advice on finding ethical cat breeders? I've only ever adopted, but I'm hoping to get hairless (or slightly haired) breed in the future due to my partner's allergies.

oh sure, here's what sold me on the breeder I'm currently wait-listed for:

she lists the 40+ health tests her animals have gone through, and has the results uploaded onto her website

each cat has their coefficient of inbreeding visible

it's not a kitten factory. there are set times of year when breeding occurs (in this case, spring and fall)

breeding animals have short careers and then are retired, to avoid strain on their bodies, and allow them to live as pets

she attends cat shows to ensure her animals are meeting breed standards

there are rarely any kittens 'for sale', as most sales are done through a waitlist. this means that even before being born, most of the kittens she produces already have waiting homes.

she requires buyers to sign a contract saying that this will be an indoor cat, and that there will be no declawing

also in the contract: if for whatever reason you can no longer care for your cat, she will take it back and find a home for it.

doesn't breed for any unethical traits (extreme brachycephaly, manx tails, folded ears, lykoi fur mutation, munchkin legs, etc.)

doesn't make outlandish claims - anyone who breeds lower allergen cats should be forthright about the fact that no cat will truly be hypoallergenic, only less allergenic

requires the cat to have a feline companion if it is of a more social breed (oriental, siamese, devon rex, etc)

has a 2 year congenital health guarantee

there's probably more, but that's off the top of my head!

EDIT: as for your particular situation, aim for breeds that produce less of the protein in their saliva that triggers allergies. Devon Rexes (the breed I'm getting) are a double whammy in this regard, as they produce less of the protein, and shed less fur into their environment.

#when I was a teenager I got pangur from a shitty breeder #but in eleven years I have gained a liiiittle bit of knowledge 😤 and now I can do better!

[gambeque]

therapy sesh

#fuck imma ramble in the tags actually lmao #i said this on twitter but i hc that iso gained some knowledge of octarian thru meeting so many octoling kamabo participants #so 8 has an easier time talking to him since she doesn't have to butcher inkling lang. to be understood #plus idk iso is a chill and insightful dude #he has a lot of care n respect for 8 and the work shes putting in #giving him the mem cakes without expecting anything #he wants her to slow down some tho idk i feel like shes desperate to find all the thangs/mem cakes and starts rushing thru tests #queue iso therapy sesh #he gives her his lil octo doll B( #raaagh #i can go forever lmao #maybe i should write a fanfiction or some shit christ #anyways #if u read this idk #thanks #ask me stuff abt 8 and/or iso and ill love u forever #or not thats chill lol #rambles #splatoon #iso padre #agent 8 #myart

[ecoamerica]

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[uncanny-tranny]

A vital part of political knowledge (and knowledge in general) is knowing when to say, "I'm not educated enough to make a statement about this topic."

It's okay if you don't know every little detail of every single issue at hand. But it won't help if you refuse to acknowledge where you lack information, where your blindspots are, and what you just don't understand. It's okay to not have an answer.

#politics #saying you aren't educated about a topic isn't shameful; it's a sign that you have self-awareness of your knowledge #that's a GOOD thing #this is different than willfully refusing to just not learn anything about the world and even then... i don't know if it's right... #...to force people into having An Opinion #having An Opinion is step one. the knowledge gained about topics should lead to the formation of An Opinion #but if you force people to have An Opinion with no knowledge about what they have An Opinion about... that's when it gets alarming #it's okay to not know things. it's okay to not understand certain topics... #...you can let people who actually know whatever topic to lead those conversations... #...and it's likely that YOU have knowledge and opinions that others don't have the knowledge to comment upon #that's how the world kind of works; it ought to be a collaborative effort and a continuous process

[guest-1-2-3]

so. never consumed any mcu content whatsoever. however i have recently stumbled upon peter parker/harley keener fanfics, went down a rabbit hole, and am now obsessed with their dynamic and i realized i have just fallen into the trap of another blond + southerner + sarcastic + calls-his-boyfriend-darlin’ + infinitely supportive + big fucking nerd x incredibly traumatized + sarcastic + italian + orphan + definitely-started-saving-the-world-too-young + big fucking nerd ship. i am nothing if not predictable

#their relationship is not all solangelo i just noticed the parallels lol #also thriving off of the found family dynamics that exist in peter/harley + the avengers fics #all i’m getting is that tony stark is a reluctant father figure 💀 however i barely know what’s canon don’t come at me #steve. clint. sam. bruce. bucky. natasha. wanda. vision. shuri. pepper. matt. etc #i have gained so much knowledge of the marvel cinematic universe! (i have intense spoilers of every characters traumatic backstory now) #hmm hydra. shield. friday. karen. midtown. acadec—mj ned betty cindy abe mr harrington fLasH #im just listing things i did not know that i now know. i find it very funny that i have no idea what’s ooc or canon tho #it’s like i’m reading an original story cause bro i do not know shit about spiderman #parkner #solangelo #also idk if peters actually italian but he definitely is in this fic and somewhere in the canon universe he might be implied to be? idk man #im going in blind #spiderman

[mumblesplash]

hmm…charm quark scar…how do i draw this…

#this is going to go down in history as one of the reasons someone has ever gained extensive knowledge of particle physics #there’s so little demand for this i basically HAVE to do it #i mean i don’t. i might be thwarted by insufficient visual/symbolic source material. or distractions. but can you imagine #mumbling #life series quark au

[aquahaha]

^google drive link to vid... i think quality goes tumblr < google drive view (capped at 1080p) < google drive download. unfortunately u'd have to download the file from google drive for proper quality, so i'm putting it here in case anyone's interested lol. also i think the vid on tumblr gets cropped when viewed on phone/tablet :(

Song in lyric vid: Heat Waves - Slowed by Glass Animals Video editing software: Shotcut Fire animation reference here

Natsu and 🔥 🫠

Why is Natsu so baby uwu

Inspired by cutie Natsu's lil spark jutsu in ch 25!

From The Color of Summer by @spideywhites

#based on fanfic #naruto #naruto oc #natsume uzumaki #the color of summer #animated gif #heat waves - glass animals #lyric video #have all 3 versions of jpg gif and mp4 #bc the colour and quality changes a lil whenever i convert lol #learning how to colour correct gifs and use shotcut was... interesting #biggest trek was scouring the internet for cost-free and watermark-free editing websites #with trial-and-error for better quality #almost gave up on my whimsical heat waves idea #but chatgpt came in clutch LOL and recommended me shotcut #i shall use the knowledge gained from this project in the probably far future heheh #also if u think natsu’s eyes somehow look like dragon city eggs… i agree lol

[spamtonmusubi]

it’s him: Shot, Big

#i have gained the knowledge of alpha locking and layer referencing. so i can like recolor lineart finally #spamton #big shot era #musubi art

[ixhkor-and-ambrosxa]

Hey #GreekMythology tumblr, I want ya’lls help on something :).

So, I’ve been thinking about starting this massive project. Like, would take years and years work of writing and research and sheerly finding the time and motivation for. And as I was thinking about the specifics, I thought: why not bring others into it as well? Because as much as I am interested in a lot of Greek Mythology, there are things that are simply not my interests and might cause writers block and my goal for the project would to be as fun as possible. So, here we are.

What is the project exactly? Well, hopefully, it’ll be a long Ao3 series/fic focusing on the individual perspectives of various figures/events in Greek Mythology arranged in (semi/good enough) chronological order. I personally intend to write for Poseidon in his/my version of the Titanomachy and (maybe) some events that follow, if you want a little bit of an idea on what I’m talking about.

The limits on this are almost completely free, all that I ask are that each of your submissions are one POV only (and by that I mean your main subject’s POV). Why do I say this? I say this because that is what I want this project to look like. It doesn’t matter if it’s First, Second, or Third POV along with all the other variants of those three, my main focus is on the individual experiences of these individuals. Kind of like character studies, if you know what I mean. I’m intending for it to be mostly formal but I will absolutely accept crack admissions that I will probably put into its own series to Separate the Vibes for whoever comes by :).

Ultimately, this is a completely open-ended project that has absolutely no deadline. I’m about to go to bed so I can’t go into too much detail, but if you want to DM me or send any asks, I am completely okay with that and we’ll all flesh out the specifics we go :).

What is my overall purpose? Not only is this project made for my own individual purposes of learning more about the gods and other Greek Mythology writers, but it’s also the chance to spread the word of other writers. I know how hard it is to get specific audiences, especially when you’re shy, so this is a chance for your work to be stumbled upon. Each post on the eventual Ao3 fic will include your socials, how to find you, and your other general works on either ao3, tumblr, wattpad, or other :)

Can you participate even without socials or a tumblr page? Yes you absolutely can :). My asks will always be open to anons and I will do my best to give credit when I eventually post everything :). If you want to post multiple submissions or simply just want a trackable (between works) name to your writing, just sign something at the end. It could be a name, it could be a potential username, I don’t mind at all :)).

How do I submit things? Well, the best way would be to DM me :). I have a personal writing email separate from most things that would be perfect to either share a google docs with or to just send a copy-and-pasted copy of it. Otherwise, I take asks. None of them will be posted unless asked or we’re ready to so it’ll be safe to just drop them off in! It’s also where I take questions :).

Any other things to note? I’d really appreciate some other moderators and editors :). There’d only be like two or three of each and we’d have to know each other decently well before officially starting, but some help would be appreciated! Also, I’d like to keep a working ‘spreadsheet’ of who’s working on what just for people to see what’s going on :). Maybe some people can collaborate or it’ll encourage those niche writers to write :). A third thing is that most questionable stuff is accepted. I’d personally rather not handle all those things other than posting it so it might be a while until I can officially accept (consensual and/or graphic) ✨spicy stuff✨ but, other than that, I’ll take any of it (also, it’s Greek Mythology, almost all of it already happened). If someone’s willing to take over the ✨spicy stuff✨ then please DM me so we can work out the details and see if it’s a nice fit :)

Honestly, that all should be it. The main point is that I’m trying to start up a long-term project on Tumblr and Ao3 about what is essentially Greek Mythology character studies that not only allows for mass communication across a wide audience, but also (hopefully) gets some recognition for the smaller writers :). Feel free to DM me or send me asks with questions but for now, I shall sleep

Tagging: @bluebellstudio @thirteen-deaths-later @0lympian-c0uncil @happyk44 @h0bg0blin-meat @sworeontheriverstyx @deathlessathanasia @gotstabbedbyapen. Sorry if I tagged you and you want nothing to do with it, I just wanted to get it out there /pos /gen

#ya know this is the one time I regret deleting all my old accounts :/ #I had such a large (ish) following on my old tumblr (neptunes-sea-of-writing btw if you recognize it) #that it’s kind of intimidating to restart again :( #need to do it tho. i just gotta #but I haven’t really written- #anyway that’s not this post’s problem #tagging everyone to try to get it out there #even if you aren’t interested #it’d be appreciated if you share anyway to get to a larger audience :) #i just. wanna build that community and know more things #as much as I’d love to tackle this project all on my own #I know I can’t and it wouldn’t be beneficial for me #but since a large portion of it is gaining knowledge #why not ask it from others? #tagging everyone to get it out there #also the general tag is going to be: #Neptune’s Big Ass Greek Mythology Project #bc why not :) #but seriously #consider it if it’s your thing #and if it’s not that’s fine #I remember being a small writer so intimidated to find people #and I’m feeling that feeling once again having started my entire platform over again :) #we’ve all got this. we’ll make it work /pos #greek mythology #also #you can write for absolutely any fandom #idc #as long as it’s one consistent pov of your focus character :) #also I’m like incredibly sleep deprived and tired rn ive been up since four am and its nine pm rn

[skunkes]

.

denying so hard that there's a disconnect between what im learning within art, and other skills needed but it's undeniable that like. ill draw anatomy studies and faces all day but when i try to Make Something Else, Something Real, it's like all the information leaves me....

i always joke that ill be stuck on the foundations and fundamentals of art forever but it seems like its real because mechanical skill and comprehension of Structure is very much a different thing than. being able to connect a head and body in a streamlined way. good stylization. informed stylization. creativity. knowledge of composition, color and what makes a piece work.

i keep trying to make things and realize i still need more time in the fundamentals. more and more and its never enough....and then i forget em constantly !

#talkys #ill just keep filling pages and pretending its doing anything #as if ill ever draw more than just. floating head. figure standing. floading head. figure standing #i dont understand how people gain knowledge cumulatively #just because I can draw talon's face doesnt mean i wouldnt need another 3 years to master another character enough to draw them well #ive drawn al for over a decade i already need to relearn to draw him #information leaves me and doesnt seem to transfer. every new thing needs 5 years dedicated to learning it to draw it well. #and then the knowledge leaves as soon as i have to switch subjects. #because every single subject is a different and unique challenge #i dont knowwwwww #so sad...i mean people have not gotten what they want for years and years but so sad that this isnt what i was meant to do #that ill never make work that is the work id like to make...! never beautiful illustrations...never fun sequential art...alas. alas #wrong body wrong brain #im glad other ppl enjoy my work and i recognize that but i want to like it too.....!

[seagull-scribbles]

I see so much art for the future Rise turtles, BUT WHAT OF THESE!? So i did a quick messy sketch during my 1hr lecture

2003 - S3E21

#TMNT #TMNT 2003 #honestly been obsessing over these #Raphs gained some weight hes like those old war vets that sit in bars all day i love him #also another raph with an eye injury to add to the list #Leo’s not even blue #so funny he raided the kraangs wardrobe from s1/s2 i think #mikey really committed to the no clothes aesthetic #also yeah i know 2012 also has grown up apocalyptic versions ill get to that i havent watched s4/s5 of that show yet #but look at these old men #these geezers #raph smiled once when he hugged Donnie #and he also was like ninjitsu who as he started throwing glass #Leo forgot hes a turtle with a shell but that’s fine hes senile #him and raph held hands i was sobbing #mikey you where forgotten too quickly ill mourn you i love you #also spoilers for e23 but when Donnie’s like YOUR ALL YOUNG AND MIKEY YOU HAVE BOTH ARMS #the brothers are like hello Donnie and dont even question it #they all went to their dream world and Donnie went through the horrors #very excited for 2012 which is the only version of my knowledge to have a future Donnie…TECHnically #anyway yeah these guys love them April didnt mourn them enough #ive decided the oversized jacket raph has was found at caseys #hed got it cheap in a sale even thought its ginormous and then this chunky dude found it and was like for me :) #took me ages to figure out why Leo wasn’t wearing glasses and then drawing this i was like oh shell his mask is gone #dont look Leo in the yes hes like Medusa you’ll turn to stone #raphael splinterson #leonardo splinterson #Michaelangelo splinterson #TMNT SAINW #SAINW

[oakskull]

BirdFishCat boy.

i think its fun to just add more animals onto him.

im futzing with my tim design rn bc i have very specific thoughts on how he should look when next to tango- but im getting somewhere i think

#i may have gone too far with the highlights but this is the first time ive had a fun pen like this and i was excited #and also look at his big wet eyes #jimmy solidarity #solidaritygaming #mcyt #trafficblr #not technically ranchers but it plays into my design choices #if you ever want to here about why i designed somthing a certain way send me an ask #or ask me on a post #i will answer #in a massive ramble #and you will regret your desicision to gain knowledge #oakskull art

[valyrra]

i will make them all in sims with me and see who will win over my heart

#spoilers: they will kill me #i am insane #There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane #the vicious and the evil #all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it I have now surpassed. My pain is constant and sharp #and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact #I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this #there is no catharsis; my punishment continues to elude me #and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself. No new knowledge can be extracted from my telling. This confession has meant nothing.

[cookinguptales]

I know that I've mentioned several times how I had to go through a period of relearning once I got out of the religious environment in which I'd been raised, and like... A lot of the things I had to research and learn about all over again were fairly obvious, like climate change. My parents and teachers told me that man-made climate change wasn't real, so I believed them. Once I got to college, I realized that I'd been misled, and I had to relearn the whole topic.

But not all of these things were obvious! I went through this period where I didn't even know what part of my education I should be questioning. Like... what do I even research?? Do I actually understand weather? What about history?

One of the reasons I bring up history is because one of the things my parents told me wasn't real was radiocarbon dating. And I don't just mean "well, these are estimations, can't be used for precise dates, and might be somewhat off due to atmospheric conditions." I got the whole "well, this is unprovable* and goes against the history the Bible gives us so you shouldn't trust carbon dating at all."

(*I was taught that anything that wasn't like... observable in real-time was not provable.)

Let's just say... a lot of my childhood was adults around me hedging their bets like "I'm not saying this is fake, I'm just saying it can't be proven and they're asking us to take this hypothesis as fact! I'm just saying you should question things! And not believe those liberal scientists!"

(carbon dating, evolution, the big bang/quantum physics, whether humans and dinosaurs coexisted, climate change, how hiv works, etc.)

And uhhh I went into archaeology (among other things) when I first started college, so you can imagine how this impeded my studies. lmao

idk, I guess I'm not going anywhere in particular with this. I was just listening to a podcast that's currently talking about the paleolithic period and I still had a gut instinctual reaction of "well, you don't know these things are that old" that I had to squash like a fucking bug.

I definitely understand exactly how the "it's good to be curious and read sources critically" to "question everyone, especially experts" to "those liberal scientists are trying to trick you" to "fake news!!" pipeline comes about. ;;

#at least my parents weren't anti-vaxxers tho! they were never that #the whole rest of the family is now but my parents are very pro-vaccine #cw: #religion #fundamentalism #I guess we can never know anything in this world for sure but all we can do is our best #and build off of the knowledge that we do have #rather than ignoring it #we'll always be refining our ideas as we gain new information #but that's a good thing not evidence that scientists everywhere are trying to trick you ;;

[thecryptidart1st]

There's rumours going around that tumblr Might shut down long term, if that happens do you happen to have an alt social media account where we can keep up with you?

(god i hope that's just a rumor =A="")

all of my social media accounts are listed under my linktree listed under my blog descriptiom

ive been p dead on my twitter account due to Elon Musk's shenanigans, so *if* tumblr should ever shut down, i guess the best bet would be to follow my instagram and my tiktok accounts

i never delete any of the art i made on my ipads or computer, but it would just be a pain in the ass to recreate all the posts between my main blog, The Graveyard Shift, and Vernal Lagomorphs

#answering asks #artless asks #this could be another reason to set up the patreon :/ #i also have some knowledge on making my own website so there's a chance i could make my own site to reupload the fnaf content #i wonder if i can zip my tumblr blog content... #i have some doubt tumblr will collapse #what with twitter being the mess it is now #and tiktok now gaining their pornbot spammers #plus the many shitstorms we've been through on this site #but it would be a damn shame if it does

[lunaamatista]

I will make a longer post about this at some point but: if your theories about why Aziraphale has done bad and abusive things and has been having fun in la la land while ignoring all the horrors around him don’t include the fact that Crowley never told him how he’d been treated in Heaven, Crowley never told him he was at risk of being erased from the Book of Life, Crowley never told him what had he saw in Heaven’s Confidential Files, etc.

I simply won’t take you seriously.

#good omens #ineffable husbands #Aziraphale #Crowley #Do I believe Aziraphale did nothing wrong? No. #Do I believe Aziraphale would have done things differently if he had been privy to Absolutely Any of This? Absolutely. #the Original Sin transformed #Crowley inherently had a knowledge of Right and Wrong #Adam and Eve gained the knowledge of Good and Evil #rule of three says Aziraphale should come to full understanding of it at some point and receive the opposite consequence #but for now #he’s gazed at the Forbidden Fruit and feared biting into it #and Crowley has also feared tempting him into it #just played a long game of giving him the free will to do so himself #yet lack of knowledge has left him blind to certain horrors and made him walk into a wolf’s den

[opens-up-4-nobody]

...

#it's an old frustration. an old pattern of thought. #i just feel that i have a brain that doesn't hold information. that lacks the discipline to gain knowledge. that is incapable of deeper #thought. and i cant teel you how maddening that is. to sit in a room and listen to other people discuss a paper you read in depth 5 times #like it's the 1st time you ever heard anything about it. how is that possible? how do i work with that? i read and nothing sticks. #nothing stays with me. how??? i was talking to a prof recently who ive heard is hard on her students with disability accommodation. and she #was saying how she doesnt see these things as a disability. how we're just different not disabled. ive heard the phrase differently abled #a lot of times. and i get what she's saying. i do. ad i get why she's hard on them. she wants to push them. but there comes a point where #you are quote unquote differently abled and you run into a wall that other people dont have. then what are you supposed to do? work harder? #but what if that doesn't help? what if that just compounds the hurt that's always been there? what if that leaches away all the wonder? what #then? at what point does a thing become too much of a barrier? i think there's a reason i dont run into many other dyslexic grad student. #everyone has adhd. it's a place where those with adhd prosper. but dyslexia not so much. at least not with the level of hanicap i have #and everyone's really nice. they want to help. but there's nothing anyone can do for me at this stage. it's up to me to compensate for my #leaky head. and i kno im not stupid. ive got a piece of paper stating my iq is above average after correcting for uneven intelligence. but #i dont feel very smart most of the time. i feel more like my uncorrected iq score that comes out at just below average even with me trying #my very best. iq is bullshit but there's something to be said for that gap. im smart if unconstrained by language and time. but were bound #by language and we're bound by time so what am i supposed to do? is there anything i can do? im stuck with this forever. theres no getting #better or making it easier. my brain is wired in a way that gives me the reading skills of a child. forever. and i just have to accept that #and im trying to swallow around that idea easier because the only other option is to choke on it. but maybe i chose the wrong career path. #one of my lab mates said she wants challenges all the time and ive chosen a path that's challenges all the time but im jsut trying to do #what everyone else can without a second thought. it's deeply demoralizing. yet here i am. trying to be easier abt it. #maybe im just nit cut out for this. doing a job im not built for. #unrelated