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unrestrained summer fun
that’s enough emotions for a whole year. ciao
The earlier in the year you reblog this the better it gets
As more and more people are being forced to switch to Windows 11, Microsoft's most AI-malware-ridden OS yet, I've been putting together articles and links for how to undo the damage and save your battery, your RAM, your disk space, your privacy, and your sanity from this bullshit.
FIRST:
The easiest way to get rid of the majority of the bullshit that Windows is forcing on us, as of October 2025, is this one-stop-one-click debloat solution from a modern day hero:
A simple, lightweight PowerShell script to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to customi
It's very easy, even if you're not tech savvy or get scared of pop up windows saying "ARE YOU SURE?" Yes, you are sure, I promise. This program takes maybe two minutes and will save you SO MUCH pain, time, and money (and exploitation).
Now that you've done that, here's the cleanup, to catch the little shit that the debloat might have missed (most of this will already be done by debloat, but hey, it's good to double check).
Microsoft wants to put AI everywhere on your PC, but you can take back control.
Even just reading about some of these features makes me angry. Fucking Copilot and "Discover" AI scrapers are in Notepad. NOTEPAD. And then there's this uncanny valley garbage:
No uncanny valley video calls for me, thanks! (Also, what else is it doing while it scans your face and listens to your calls? What else, microsoft? Because there was a lot of memory being assigned to this program for a simple "smooths your skin" add on).
Tired of Microsoft pushing ads throughout Windows 11? Here are the settings you can tweak to turn them off and reclaim some privacy.
The truly insane number of places they have stuck ads on your own home computer is sickening. Become Unmarketable.
Bonus:
Some background programs you probably don't need that are taking up space and how to remove them (Microsoft forums, 2024)
Your Samsung Galaxy Phone comes with 22 apps you don't need (Android Police, 2025)
How to disable the AI in firefox (still the only browser that lets you do this permanently) (Windows Report, 2025)

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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.
As it stands, SNAP benefits end October 31st.
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.
findhelp.org is a resource that can help you find food banks/pantries in your area
Find your local free fridges as well! I would say all large cities have multiple now, most have instagram pages, but googling "city/state free fridge" works.
Find where they are and take your leftovers to them (unopened/not eaten from) like canned items you won't eat, drinks, snacks you didn't want, extra soup from your batch, extra oatmilk if you made too much, etc. Someone will eat the pack of Ramen in the flavor you didn't enjoy, and they will be glad they found it.
And if you own your home OR have a driveway/curb that's yours and a spare shelf/fridge/freezer make your own!
As well, if you won't have access to food you like or know how to cook use websites like:
Easy recipes using ingredients you already have in the kitchen.
since snap benefits are being threatened i wanna share the single resource i can atm which is the woman behind Dollar Tree Dinners. for years now she has consistently provided filling, healthy recipes that really push the envelope on good meals from dollar tree ingredients. especially since next month will involve lots of family meals regardless if you celebrate the holiday, people should be pleased to know she puts together videos showing how to make a holiday meal on a budget.
dollar tree dinners on tiktok
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READ THIS IF YOU PLAN TO BOYCOTT YOUTUBE LONG-TERM
get an invidious account. it is an alternative front-end to youtube, allowing you to make an account, subscribe to channels, make playlists, and all the other things you use youtube for; all without giving the company a single cent. swearing off youtube long-term is a tall ask, so you can use this to still follow the creators you want to keep up with while continuing the youtube boycott. it has a built-in adblock and anti-tracker, meaning that you can really keep fucking them over.
it doesnt interact with the API at all, it scrapes the metadata to make sure they get as little as possible.
Your takes on RSD are dogshit and you’re contributing to the stigma against people who actually experience it, do better
my "take" that it's a trauma reaction and you can learn to deal with it properly in relationships? what's wrong with saying that? I literally can't figure out how this statement could make someone upset...
[ID: Screenshot of a reply from user bocceclub:
personally I feel "people who have faced social rejection their whole lives develop heightened sensitivity to social rejection" is less stigmatizing than "idk you're born like that. your emotions are broken. don't bother trying to improve"
/End ID]
Learning to cope with my rejection sensitivity literally saved my life and my marriage. Taking it out on others perpetuates a cycle of dysfunction because they don't deserve it any more than you did. It was vital that I learned that transferring my pain just added more pain for everyone involved. I never got the result I was looking for—acceptance—by reacting strongly to perceived rejection. I got the result I wanted and needed by taking a minute and a few breaths and saying, "Hey, when you said X, I interpreted that as Y. Could you clarify what you meant?" Most people are not triggering your rejection sensitivity on purpose. They don't have any way to know what is specifically triggering to you, even if they know you well. The thing about rejection sensitivity is that your mind has learned to see rejection in ambiguity, but that's usually not what people actually meant.
Give people a chance to prove your past experience wrong, and set them up for success by doing the work to dismantle your reactions to ambiguity. Seek clarification when an ambiguous statement lands like rejection. Set boundaries if someone casually jokes about rejection—for example, if your partner/spouse jokes about breaking up or divorcing over small things, you might sit down and explain how that is upsetting and you would like them to stop making that joke. You can be fair to yourself and your previous experiences, and also be fair to the people in your life now and your future experiences.
You have to be the change you wish to see in your life.
I know rejection fucking hurts. My rejection sensitivity was primarily set by my parents, who themselves were very rejection sensitive and took it out on me. They were hurting, but they never figured out how to ask for the validation they needed, how to seek reassurance in fair and appropriate ways, how to question their perception and interpretation of my words and actions. I have been on the receiving end of someone's rejection sensitivity, and it's not fair and it fucking sucks.
So when my spouse brought it to me that I was doing the same thing, it took a while for me to figure out what was going wrong. I did some soul-searching. I listened. I talked to my therapist. I figured out that in ambiguous or uncertain situations, I was projecting my fears onto them. It wasn't fair. They did nothing to deserve that.
So I asked myself how I could be fair to both of us. My solution was simple: I changed my phrasing. Instead of accusations, I made value-neutral statements: "You're going to leave!" became "I'm scared that you might leave. Would you clarify, is that your intention?" I get a direct response and it allows space for reassurance, which is what I really want in that situation. I wasn't safe at previous times in my life. I need to know I'm safe now.
It's hard at first! It feels clumsy and vulnerable. My anxiety increased significantly the first few times I tried this, but it got the results I wanted. Situations that would have escalated into fights, and triggered my rejection sensitivity much more, became conversations where I ended up getting way more reassurance than expected because my spouse explained what they really meant and I was able to see their perspective and truly know they didn't mean to communicate rejection. I just got scared because it was ambiguous and my brain jumped to the worst possible conclusion.
That's value-neutral, to feel scared based on past experience. We learn to see the dangers we've faced in the past. How you feel isn't always in your control. What you do is. You are not helpless to your emotions. You can manage your emotions, and to form healthy relationships and heal the wounds of your past, it is imperative that you do so. You have to separate how you feel from how you act. Focus on the results. Are your actions having the results you want? If not, how can you get the results you want? How can you communicate your pain and fear in a way that is fair to everyone?
Managing your emotions doesn't invalidate them. It just means you're not beholden to react to them. Many of us were not taught emotional regulation when we were young, and our parents never learned it. But you can still learn, and you will be happier and more satisfied with your relationships and interactions when you do.
From the perspective of an outsider whose close friend is working hard on doing this, I love being asked to clarify! I take it as an expression of trust, and a sign of how important our friendship must be: holy shit, someone I am accidentally hurting knows and trusts that I wouldn’t do that on purpose, and is willingly expressing vulnerability to give me a chance to fix it before it becomes a problem. That takes guts.
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honestly it seems really unfair that if you have a shitty childhood you have to deal with all these extra problems once you’re older. i think that you should get to have some kind of beam attack and a double jump instead
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bonus info:
northern species represented are polar bears, greenland sharks, bottlenose whale, narwhal, harbor porpoise, atlantic white-sided dolphin, beluga, atlantic puffin, bearded seal, walrus, sabine's gull, and arctic tern
cosmopolitan species are humpback whales, sperm whales, orcas, and minke whales
southern species are emperor penguins, colossal squids, spectacled porpoise, pygmy right whale, arnoux's beaked whale, cape petrel, sooty albatross, southern elephant seal, chinstrap penguin, adelie penguin, leopard seal, ross seal, and arctic tern again
i wanted to include more marine creatures than just mammals and birds, but i'm less familiar with them so figuring out who could be included was harder and it was also difficult to fit them in. i almost nixed the greenland shark (whose face is sadly hidden) and giant squid so it would be just mammals + birds, but then couldn't figure out who would replace them so they stayed
the circling animals are divided into four categories, basically (iirc) "big whales" "medium/small whales" "porpoises and seals" and "birds." the first three are to scale (as in, the animals are the right size compared to other animals in that category) and the birds are just whatever size i needed them to be
all in all it was a bit of work but i'm still really happy with the result! i always have fun with black-and-white, especially line-only work like this (and i also always say "i should do this more often!" and then don't, lmao)

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the third leg though...
BOTD: American Black Duck
Photo: Fyn Kynd
A close relative of the Mallard, the Black Duck is better adapted to wooded country. With the clearing of forest, it has steadily lost ground to spreading populations of Mallards. In its stronghold along the Atlantic Coast it is a hardy bird, wintering farther north than most dabbling ducks. It is among the few dabblers to prosper in tidewater areas; pairs and small parties of Black Ducks are often seen flying over the salt marsh, their white wing linings flashing in bright contrast to their dark bodies.
- Audubon Field Guide