To kind of add onto @vagueconfusion 's post from yesterday about ai bands:
fellbrink always knows whats up and is one of the only people in the alt/metal influencer scene on instagram & the clock app that seems like he doesn't suck
Block these bands where you can, make a list of their names and if they come up through YouTube's recommendations tell YouTube you're not interested in them
There's only so much we can do alone, but together we can try to slow their traction. Support real musicians.
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Food stamps may stop in November if the shutdown continues. This may be a good time to look into food banks, kitchens, meal trains, and discount markets and programs for outdated foods if you are depending on SNAP.
There's at least one regional org where we live doing a massive food drive in response, so we'll be participating. I'm openly asking anyone who can help out to do the same for your local communities.
I am Angry at The Lost Book Project so please enjoy this curated list of ebooks
TL;DR: A company is trying to resell books from the Internet Archive at a markup. Here are roundups to all the free links instead.
Please donate to the Internet Archive if you find this post valuable.
42 Ancient Medicinal Plant Remedies
7 Lost Books and Texts on Meditation
The Witchcraft and Magic Collection (51 books)
11 Secret Books for Spiritual Seekers
11 Classic Numerology Books
The Lost Entrepreneurs Handbooks
21 Rare Books on Sacred Sexuality and Magick
16 Seminal Books on Law of Attraction and Manifestation
The Ancient Greece Collection - 36 Rare Books
The Ancient Key to The Tarot - 21 Books
The Definitive Demonology Book Collection
33 Rare Hidden Books on Freemasonry
The Manly P. Hall Collection
45 Rare Supernatural Books - Ghost Stories and Mysteries
37 Ancient Lost Texts on Buddhism
20 Books On Astrology, Zodiac and Horoscopes
The Lost Book of Spells - Spellbooks and Rituals
37 Lost Books on Ancient Mesopotamia
18 Lost Alchemy and Occult Science Books Works Of Sir George Ripley
The Vikings & Norse Mythology Book Collection
My angry rant as to why I am willing to do this in my spare time is below the break.
So I received a target Facebook ad for a website called the Lost Book Project (I refuse to link to them) advertising a collection of herbal books for a nice low price. Problem - the first book I saw them selling was Culpepper's Herbal from the 1600s, meaning it's well outside copyright. I own a digital copy for this reason!
So logically, I decided to check if the other books on the list, most of which are outside copyright, were also available on Archive.org. Sure enough, the whole list is available there.
Now, for starters, this makes me INCREDIBLY angry. It's not illegal to sell out-of-copyright books, but the Internet Archive is my favorite place for old books, and like Wikipedia they operate entirely on donations. Their average donation is $17 - just about the cost of this collection.
Websites that are making money off of a free service by locking them behind a paywall are anathema to everything that the Internet Archive stands for. Furthermore, if you're in the US or UK (where most of these books are sourced from), your tax dollars have already paid for these books to be stored and digitized.
EDIT: I have also noticed that two many books are still in publication and under copyright! I have sent notices to their publishers.
Things like this activate my sense of fairness to the nth degree. I hate scammers. I hate people who sell things without adding value. And I really hate it when they're taking money from good institutions that need it. Imagine if half of the people who paid for these books donated instead!?
So please help yourself to the links on each roundup. I'll continue to do the work needed to link all of the books they offer to their proper sources.
And fuck companies exploiting the work of others for their own profit.
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it's simple really: october is for horror movies with highly stylized villains and iconic monsters because they make for good costumes. early november is for gothic horror because of the fog and decay etc. late november is for zombies (commentary on consumerist culture). december is for psychological horror and stuff where they're trapped in a room because that's when you have to go to holiday parties with your family.
january is for possession and body horror (the loss of control and transformation of a new year beginning plus toxic diet culture). february is valentine's day so you can do whatever as long as you're horny about it.
march is for religious/cult-themed horror because of lent and easter. obviously april is giallo because the blood splatter represents spring rainfall. needs no explanation
all of summer is for urban legends and anything that features children with minimal adult supervision so kids can watch them and be scarred for life. september is slashers because it's back to school season and that shit always seems to happen to teenagers and college students
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[gripping the sink] perfectionism does not help me avoid embarrassment or shame. perfectionism is in itself a form of shame. when i struggle with perfectionism i struggle with shame. when i struggle with perfectionism i struggle with shame. when i struggle with perfectionism i struggle with shame
Also, do not walk close to walls. It will be easier for someone so walk past you and push you against it or corner you.
If your gut is telling you to cross the street or change your path, do it. Donβt risk it. Your body knows.
If you can, buy a large umbrella and walk holding it. Studies say that predators are less likely to attempt an attack on someone that could fight back. Keys around your knuckles is fine but youβll need to get very close to do damage. Umbrellas are more precise.
Avoid wearing headphones if you are alone on an empty street. Look aware.
Again: Stay. Away. From. Walls.
Entering an uber alone? Call your father (or anyone you trust) and say βhey dad! Yep, Iβm almost there, Iβm sending you the route.β outloud. Then proceed to send them the route so they can follow the uber drive. This will most likely intimidate the predator.
If you see someone in an uncomfortable or possibly dangerous situation, walk up to them and say βBetty, oh my god, I havenβt seen you in so long!β. If she gets slightly confused, you can whisper and let her know youβre trying to help and that she should follow along. Walk together to another station or away from where you are. The man will most likely not follow. I have done this one 2 times and can be very helpful.
If you are unsure she needs help, you can pass her a note saying something like βhey, I noticed this man beside you is making you uncomfortable. If youβd like help, fake a sneeze right now and I will come up to you and pretend we are friends.β This is a long note, but its an example. Be discrete. If she follows along, proceed with the previous tip. This is helpful when youβre in a crowded train and you notice harassment.
Help your sisters. Trust them. Trust yourself. Be safe.
I made this google doc covering 14 different self defense tips and tricks. it was made on January 15th, 2020 so it was before I decided Iβd come back to tumblr jhjshdbjfh.
Something Iβve learned is to not use the keys between fingers method because you can hurt yourself. There are many tutorials on YT to watch the correct way how to defend yourself with your keysβ¦ Sad but good to know.
Oh, this is really neat, this is the same thing they did in Sh! The Octopus in 1937 to do this transformation scene. In black & white, the color of your light can hide makeup, then all you have to do is flip the color, and the audience just sees the difference in the light levels, but cannot see the color shift. The quick explanation for why this works is the blue makeup absorbs red light, looking very dark when only red light is present, but also looks about the same as relatively fair skin when only blue light is present. Same goes for the colors the other way.
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