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This recall involves Curtis International minifridges. “Frigidaire” is printed on the front of the units. The model and serial numbers are on a label on the back of the minifridge. The model numbers of the affected units are: EFMIS129, EFMIS137, EFMIS149 and EFMIS175. The minifridges were sold in 6- and 9-Can sizes. The minifridges were sold in a variety of colors, including black, blue, green, white, yellow, red, pink and silver. They were sold from January 2020 through December 2023 for between $36 and $40. Curtis International has received at least 26 reports of the minifridges smoking, sparking, burning, melting, overheating and catching fire, with property damages totaling more than $700,000. Two consumers reported smoke inhalation injuries. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled minifridges and follow the instructions to receive a refund at www.recallrtr.com/minifridge. Consumers should unplug and cut the power cord and write “Recall” using a permanent marker on the front door of the unit. Consumers should dispose of the recalled minifridges in accordance with local and state regulations.

i understand a lot of people purchased these things as cosmetics/chilled face mask storage on their vanities or in their bathrooms, too, but it is really really really really not worth the continued energy expenditure, the fire risk, nor the hazard of injury to have the luxury of convenience.

instead, you could look into purchasing a mini fridge that actually cycles coolant like a standard fridge; though they will never be as compact, quiet and inexpensive as the aforementioned micro fridges as a result of the compressors and motors necessary to provide effective cooling and circulation, they will be very very very very much safer to have in your home, and, yknow, they actually FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY as a device that you can use to quickly lower the temperature of an object within.

or you could just put your drinks and/or face masks in the fridge you probably already have in or near your space 👍 these personal fridge things are really really terrible and dangerous

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It's about a Clown that was banished from his circus and you have to travel a world to find a way back to the circus

some screenshots also because this game is GORGEOUS (also because Poco is cute) + the games page

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It is an mRNA vaccine with successful mammalian (mice) trials.

The vaccine targets life-threatening inflammation and immune responses.

Mice with serious allergies, which received the vaccine tailored to those allergies, stopped having immune reactions when exposed to those allergens.

Aka: vaccinating against allergies.

If they can develop it for safe human use, it could save an enormous amount of lives, and IMPROVE the lives of people who live in constant fear of encountering their lethal allergens.

Because it’s able to be tailored, and specifically affects the immune system response, it may one day be able to adjust immune responses to chronic conditions like Celiac Disease, Asthma, Food Sensitivities, Food Allergies, and potentially many other autoimmune disorders.

Imagine a future where a child with a deadly shellfish allergy could get a shot and just… not be allergic anymore. Eat shrimp with no fear.

Be born with Celiac, get a shot, and casually eat gluten with no side effects.

"It turns out, he wasn't. In recent months, YouTube has secretly used artificial intelligence (AI) to tweak people's videos without letting them know or asking permission. Wrinkles in shirts seem more defined. Skin is sharper in some places and smoother in others. Pay close attention to ears, and you may notice them warp. These changes are small, barely visible without a side-by-side comparison. Yet some disturbed YouTubers say it gives their content a subtle and unwelcome AI-generated feeling.

2. Why this crosses a line

Ownership: Your video is your work. Your face is your image. When YouTube silently rewrites it, they are asserting that they—not you—own how you appear on their platform.

Trust: Creators like Rick Beato and Rhett Shull rely on authenticity. If the platform itself tampers with that, it erodes the bond between creator and audience.

Consent: On your phone, you can toggle filters. On YouTube, you aren’t asked. That’s the difference between a tool you control and a platform that controls you.

Reality creep: These changes seem tiny, but they normalize the idea that media is always pre-processed. Once you accept that, the very expectation of “realness” starts to vanish.

3. Why YouTube thinks they can do this

Most people won’t notice.

Those who do notice won’t leave; there’s no real competition at YouTube’s scale.

With bigger global crises, this feels too trivial to fight. They know apathy and exhaustion keep most people quiet.

4. The deeper problem This isn’t about whether a shirt wrinkle looks sharper. It’s about power. YouTube doesn’t see itself as a neutral distributor of your work. It sees itself as the author of the experience, with full rights to “optimize” your content however it likes. Creators are just raw material. That’s why they didn’t ask: asking implies you could say no.

5. What can be done

Raise awareness. The only reason this surfaced was because creators with big audiences noticed. Keep amplifying it.

Demand control. A mandatory opt-out is the minimum. YouTube must not alter identity without consent.

Diversify. Explore Nebula, PeerTube, even Patreon-hosted video. Every bit of independence reduces monopoly leverage.

Frame the stakes. This isn’t “just a filter.” It’s a question of who owns your image, your work, your voice. If we concede that to the platform, we’ll lose the last trace of authenticity online.

Today a traditionally published author emailed me a list of helpful suggestions about getting published.

Their biggest piece of advice: Remove the main gay romance that is central to the plot.

Well, if you’re reading this post from the present/future I’ll have you know I decided to self-publish my novel, and you can preorder it now!

ATTENTION! Due to a slight hiccup the physical copies of Echo of the Larkspur will be released on July 26th! The ebook will still be available the 23rd! Mark your calendars! And if you want a signed copy drop me a line!

This recall involves Curtis International minifridges. “Frigidaire” is printed on the front of the units. The model and serial numbers are on a label on the back of the minifridge. The model numbers of the affected units are: EFMIS129, EFMIS137, EFMIS149 and EFMIS175. The minifridges were sold in 6- and 9-Can sizes. The minifridges were sold in a variety of colors, including black, blue, green, white, yellow, red, pink and silver. They were sold from January 2020 through December 2023 for between $36 and $40. Curtis International has received at least 26 reports of the minifridges smoking, sparking, burning, melting, overheating and catching fire, with property damages totaling more than $700,000. Two consumers reported smoke inhalation injuries. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled minifridges and follow the instructions to receive a refund at www.recallrtr.com/minifridge. Consumers should unplug and cut the power cord and write “Recall” using a permanent marker on the front door of the unit. Consumers should dispose of the recalled minifridges in accordance with local and state regulations.

i understand a lot of people purchased these things as cosmetics/chilled face mask storage on their vanities or in their bathrooms, too, but it is really really really really not worth the continued energy expenditure, the fire risk, nor the hazard of injury to have the luxury of convenience.

instead, you could look into purchasing a mini fridge that actually cycles coolant like a standard fridge; though they will never be as compact, quiet and inexpensive as the aforementioned micro fridges as a result of the compressors and motors necessary to provide effective cooling and circulation, they will be very very very very much safer to have in your home, and, yknow, they actually FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY as a device that you can use to quickly lower the temperature of an object within.

or you could just put your drinks and/or face masks in the fridge you probably already have in or near your space 👍 these personal fridge things are really really terrible and dangerous

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Tags stolen from prev (sydmarch) but like taking literally TWO seconds of thought and a kindergarteners knowledge of how scent works would have made that line make sense!!! Our olifactory memory is so good that yes, someone who has been in a midnight forest might actually recognize the scent of a midnight forest. When we smell things, the memory of when it was last smelt comes before the recollection of the scent! You might smell a room and think “this smells like a middle school slumber party” before you think “this smells like the exact lotion my best friend used growing up and someone made popcorn recently.”

So like, yes, someone can smell wet pine needles and moss because dew forms at the coldest point in the night, plus all the nearby flowers are closed so there’s less of a floral scent, and the smells of plants baking in the sun are absent. But no one fucking thinks that, they think “I experience this smell in a midnight forest.”

Posting this again because I love it

My small shit husband (he should been even smaller actually)