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This blog bouta get So full of nature pics 🌱
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Yellow flowers: Rosinweed, sow thistle, toadflax (spot the bumblebee!), and three different species (I think) of black-eyed susan - last one’s cultivated, the rest were found in the forest throughout July, 2025.
Toadflax was featured in October’s scavenger hunt, black-eyed susans featured in August. Lmk if you can help ID those Rudbeckia!
Okay no but like, I am still SO ENAMORED by this transition y’all, ‘cause when Dorothy opens the door of the house onto the colors of Oz, the inside of the house is still sepia toned. And they did that by literally making the interior and the costume and everything SEPIA TONED. You had a double for Judy Garland in a specifically-created sepia-toned dress, in a sepia-toned set, opening the door, backing out of frame, and then the Dorothy that steps back into frame is Judy Garland in her full color costume and makeup, stepping out into the color set.
It’s just
Y’all it’s such a GREAT EFFECT, and this was before computer effects and green screen, it was all practical and yeah it feels like nothing now, but at the time, man, not only was technicolor new, but I’m pretty sure no other movie had done a transition out of b/w or sepia into color, and even knowing it was a technicolor film, that must have just been fucking wild to see! It still is wild to see!! It’s so good.
The technique of switching between double and main actor without an edit is called a Texas Switch and it's still used today, it's very neat to have something so simple yet tricky persist pretty much just because it genuinely looks better to do it with timing than with editing.
In March of 2024, I started curating good news stories every week on topics like human rights, renewable energy, habitat and species conservation, and medical advancements. Every month, I doodle something from each week's news for my Patreon supporters; every third month's Doodles are available for all patrons including those on free trial; and whenever I can I add 5 bonus news stories for all patrons and viewable by the public a week later.
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2024:
March 1-7 yellow-crested helmetshrike | 8-14 wolverine | 15-21 trans rights ferret | 22-28 scimitar-horned oryx
April 1-7 Asiatic lion | 8-14 zebra shark | 15-21 western quoll | 22-28 black-footed ferret
May 1-7 Hawai'ian monk seal | 8-14 beluga whale | 15-21 bison | 22-28 ring-tailed lemur
October 1-7 pine marten | 8-14 green sea turtle hatchling | 15-21 African elephant | 22-28 Whippet sighthound
November 1-7 grey squirrel | 8-14 caribou | 15-21 lowland tapir | 22-28 pilot whale
December 1-7 buff-tailed bumblebee | 8-14 Polynesian storm petrel | 15-21 Perentie lizard | 22-28 grey seal & pup (trying out a new art program this month, so pardon the changes)
February 1-7 red wolf | 8-14 red goshawk | 15-21 belted kingfisher | 22-28 American avocet
March 1-7 monarch butterfly | 8-14 Caribbean reef shark | 15-21 snowy plover | 22-28 white stork
April 1-7 greater bilby | 8-14 pangolin | 15-21 green sea turtle hatchling (I really try to avoid repeats) | 22-28 Pacific walrus
May 1-7 Belalanda chameleon | 8-14 American oystercatcher (their eyes really look like that) | 15-21 Blyde Rondavel flat gecko | 22-28 Omiltemi cottontail rabbit
June 1-7 small-clawed otter | 8-14 red fox | 15-21 mountain lion | 22-28 blue-eyed dove
July 1-7 giant river otter (accidentally put the Objectively Least Cute otter species in a cute pose) | 8-14 wedge-tailed eagle | 15-21 South Andean deer | 22-28 curlew
August 1-7 dromedary camel | 8-14 blue iguana | 15-21 dormouse | 22-28 taurus
july is disability pride month. it is also summer in the northern hemisphere, and this summer we have seen record breaking hot temperatures across the globe. it might be apt to remember that disabled people are a population vulnerable to extreme weather, and significantly more at risk of death or health issues during a heatwave. "the global mortality rate of people with disabilities in natural disasters is up to four times higher than people without disabilities." (source). disability may increase the relative risk of a heatwave more than old age, socioeconomic status, and being outdoors (source). even in the places most affected by the rising heat, disabled people are barely included in action plans for public safety, if at all (source). global warming is a an issue that affects a wide range of people, but let's not forget it is also a disability rights issue
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There is a great deal of truth there. Sometimes special moments happen purely by accident. But most of them happen because you make a plan and create the conditions to let them happen.
Finally, an open hardware printer you can actually understand, repair, and upgrade
Open Printer is an open-source, repairable inkjet printer designed for makers, artists, and anyone tired of throwaway hardware. Built with standard mechanical components and modular parts, it’s easy to assemble, modify, and repair. You can print on standard sheets or paper rolls and choose between black or color cartridges, refillable at your convenience.
This project aims to reclaim our everyday tools. As such, it features no proprietary drivers, no cartridge DRM that locks you to a single vendor and is designed to never become obsolete. The Open Printer is built for longevity and customizability, ensuring that it remains fully under your control.
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If the only way you could get your ass to studying is to put on a full-ass Dark Academia outfit that may or may not include a black turtleneck, tweed jacket and brown leather shoes you otherwise never wear, and taking your books and ass to the nearest library to have an aggressively performatively aesthetic study session with maybe a paper cup of black coffee or something, that's what you gotta do.
If you've got shit to do that you have to get done, you're allowed to be ridiculous about it if that's what it takes to get there. As a treat.
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1. Can globally essential mangroves bounce back from deforestation? New study gives hope
“[The study] found that unexpected expansion and regrowth across the world began counterbalancing mangrove forest loss around 2010. The rate of gain has nearly outpaced losses, resulting in about a cumulative 1% global decline since the 1980s. […] The study also found that mangroves are becoming less degraded […] which means they are denser, retain more carbon and help secure shorelines.”
2. Peptide alternative to antibiotics could combat antimicrobial resistance crisis
“The peptide is stable and nontoxic to humans and is synthesized to attack the surfaces of bacterial or fungal cells that create biofilms, a sticky matrix that is often impenetrable to antibiotic treatments. […] “Our peptide shredded bacterial biofilms, which cause up to 75% of life-threatening infections," Neelakantan explains. [… It] “not only rescues from devastating bacterial infections, but also reduces inflammation and promotes wound healing."”
3. Norwegian startup raises $6M to fix this sneaky source of energy waste
“[The new] software-enabled devices can dial down the use and temperatures of existing heating cables to reduce electricity demand [using precise sensors….] Nordic Pharma said it has seen a 20% drop in the cables’ energy consumption since installing Eqon’s devices, which have also helped to alert the manufacturer to potential problems, such as frozen pipes and over- or underheated oil, that can disrupt production.”
4. How a tiny blue gecko became a conservation comeback story
“The gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) lives in only two small forest reserves […] and depends almost entirely on screwpines for shelter, food, basking and breeding. […] Since 2016, they have cut down nearly 100,000 [invasive] cedar trees, reduced forest fires by around 80%, and planted about 5,000 native trees a year. Those efforts are helping the gecko’s population return toward earlier levels [as well as] improving habitat for other wildlife[….]”
5. Amazon floodplains cocoa offers a climate-resilient and sustainable chocolate
“Protected and irrigated by the forest canopy of the floodplains, Elene’s cocoa is more resistant to […] a fungus that devastated Brazilian crops in the 1980s, as well as climate change impacts like droughts and heavy rains. [… The presence of] “abundant and diverse local pollinators […] improves reproduction and results in better-quality fruit, more resistant to disease, higher in quantity and superior in flavor.” [… Between 2000 and 2024] reforested cocoa areas expanded more than fourfold[….]”
June 15-21 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)
Reminder: Bask in the Warm Glow of Your Achievements like a lizard on a warm rock
if you forgot to do it in the moment, this is your opportunity to Appreciate That You Did It. telling others about it helps make the basking last properly as well.
you did it!! enjoy 🦎
reminder inspired by @skullchicken (see the post for more detail/suggestion)
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An archivist found a long forgotten 8mm film reel in an old metal box, marked “Philippines 1942”. Thinking it was lost WWII footage, he sent it in to be restored/digitized. When he got the footage back, he found puppies instead (via)
This is so freaking profound. Like, this was before the advent of the personal camera. Not just anyone owned a camera in these days. Cameras were expensive, and so was the film. When you were recording shit, it had to be stuff you were willing to shell out a pretty penny to have preserved. Someone so deeply and profoundly loved these dogs and found joy in them that they decided to preserve them for future generations to see, after these pups are long dead and gone. This camera operator wanted to preserve the joy these dogs brought them and to share it with others. How incredible is that?
