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rienafoutre

#aesthetics #gothic #architechture #fantasy

ubimelibiapes

Magdalen College, Oxford UK

#aesthetics #architechture #gothic

random-brushstrokes

Richard Teschner - Ohne Titel (Haar in Umarmung), 1915

#art #aesthetics #gothic #engraving

nyantara

things that would exist if intellectual property wasn't a thing

so much cheap generic medication. reverse engineering compounds would be even more financially profitable.

fewer people dead of vaccine preventable illnesses in the global south bc the greatest barrier to distributing some vaccines like hpv is their ip

plant seeds and grafts that come from the plants instead of licensing them. don't invest so much in preventing cross contamination. more localised experimental breeding.

library of the world: every book and journal article in the world could be digitised and be searchable for every person in the world to read regardless of where they live. cheap reprint runs and local translations everywhere.

an online interface where every citation could actually lead to the text in question

freedom from the hell that is DRM software

everytime someone reverse engineered your shitty proprietary software we would all be freed from it instead of them getting DMCA'd

so much hardware would be opened up & therefore made so much cooler.

so many more songs that riff off and sample and interpolate shit from this decade instead of like 70 years ago and more analysis of music that didn't keep getting nuked off the internet

preserving movies and tv shows and games as long as someone, somewhere has the desire to host them

just go publish your fanfic/art/vid as is instead of all us pretending it isn't fanwork or begging the corporation for mercy / licensing

a world without ip lawyers. im getting chills just imagining it.

nocakeno

#there cant simply be no more IP we need acrive anti-IP enforcement #or else companies will still enforce various paywalls and implement DRM a bit differently on their own #same w medical formulas and tech we need active anti-patent anti-privatization enforcement or theyll find a way to withhold it for profit #IP laws are one of the tools of capitalism and colonialism #when increasing capital is the way the entire system works and benefits them #they will always find a way even if you get rid of IP #this isnt to say its useless this IS to say be more anti-IP now and then keep aiming higher

tags via foxpunk

nyantara

this is true, but right now to break DRM is super mega illegal and setting up shadow libraries sends you to jail, for life. people who hack video games get sent to jail. reverse engineering is illegal as fuck.

if we enforced anti privatisation that would look like forced licensing by nation states, like you discovered a drug? now make the formula and its manufacture public. its much more complicated. simply abolishing the threat of IP litigation protects the people who make the ongoing IP regime bearable and encourage more people to be involved in efforts to liberate intellectual property secrets.

greater-than-the-sword

You could literally have all of this if IP were just severely limited instead of being abolished.

Because I want to point out that the total abolition of IP would also mean that major corporate publishers of every kind of media can start distributing work from any small artist or author that gets popular, stealing their work and their audience and their money and making big budget films or merchandise from their ideas without paying them.

That is the kind of thing that IP is supposed to prevent.

You can fix a very large number of the problems with IP just by:

A) follow the actual constitution of the United states to the letter when it says you can't patent any natural process. Reproduction of living organisms is a natural process. Also abolish drug patents.

B) place software under patent instead of copyright, where it belongs. (This fixes right to repair stuff.)

C) severely limit copyright duration.

D) Nerf the ability of a corporation (as opposed to an individual) to hold any sort of copyright, although I'm not 100% sure what that would look like.

E) Pass laws encoding the nature of fair use in such a manner that it makes it extremely difficult to prosecute derivative works.

greater-than-the-sword

Some more specific ideas on this:

IP dies with the original author, unless the author transfers it to an heir via a legal document. In that case the copyright dies with the heir and cannot be further transferred. The heir has to be an individual and not a corporation. It can be sold or licensed to a corporation by either of them, but it still ends on their death.

Corporations can't sue individuals for derivative works, only other corporations.

The only kind of derivative work with some restrictions on it is a full adaptation that preserves the core essence of the work. "Unauthorized sequels" etc. will be left up to trademark, eg. judged on the basis of how easy they are to confuse for the author's brand.

xenocelsus

You need *some* kind of buffer time between death and public domain, otherwise you'll have hitmen being hired on the sly to bump off artists whose work you want to use

#misc #rambles

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velvetnightgallery

Green willow and other Japanese fairy tales (1910) illustrated by Warwick Goble

#art #aesthetics #illustrations

beemovieerotica

please say sike

cheese-sample-official

flannelunderpants

xenocelsus

I mean.... you don't have to write descriptions. But there's a word for that: a script. Congrats you're not a novelist, you're a very inefficient playwrite who writes plays that go on for several hours. Go pitch it to netflix.

#misc #rambles

samsanalien

Tag game!

Ten people you'd like to know better!

Thanks for the tag @sarcasticsciencefictionwriter : )

(Starting a new one because the last one was getting a bit long.)

Last song? 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton

Current obsession? Sanctuary! And I'm really enjoying watching xena at the moment ☺️

Cutently reading? Still havent picked up a book but I'm enjoying fan fiction quite a lot.

Working on? I'm getting everything ready fir a BBQ party at work, I'm goping it cools down a bit for the actual day.

Wearing? Firefly fan shirt, it has art of the firefly ship with a trail of leaves behind it. (I'm a leaf on the wind) if you know you know 😭

Last search? What was the football results.

Fave flower? Sweet peas!

No presure tagging @Itcolonelcarters (i can't seem to get that tag to work, if you see this itcolonelcarters your tagged!) @trickster-archangel @agent-troi @thestorieswesay @justplainsalty @battlepananda @tinknevertalks @hallofhelios @beyondgoodsandevils @janetfraiserspenlight @chartreuseian and anyone else that wants to play! 😊

janetfraiserspenlight

Thank you for the tag :D

Last song? Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time by Panic! At The Disco

Current obsession? Well it depends on what you mean by obsession, but I’m currently fixated on my favourite childhood show, Miraculous Ladybug

Currently reading? Alliances by Karen Miller, Stargate book, of course!

Working on? A lot. Improving my art, myself, etc etc. But my main one is my 37k word WIP 🫠 which is neither fanfiction for my current hyperfixation, or Stargate. Lol why do I do these things.

Wearing? Crop top and shorts because it’s freaking boiling here 😵‍💫 my fan is on full blast.

Last search? Where to watch the legend of vox machine for free. Haha. I did in fact find it, in case any of you were wondering.

Fave flower? Tulips! I loveee a tulip 🌷

No pressure tagging :) @agent-troi @brigitoshaughnessy @takemethroughthegate @writerxwren @wildhorsestealcwildhorses @elenath9

And for anyone who wants to play, consider yourself tagged by me

takemethroughthegate

Thanks for the tag!!! I love doing these but I am an old so I can’t figure out how to make it pretty on the iphone app 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

Last song? “No Hay Un Corazon Que Valga la Pena” by Miguel Bose

Current obsession? The FIFA World Cup! It’s my favorite holiday. But my always obsession is Stargate SG-1 😆

Currently reading? Tons of fanfic. I would love to get back into reading books but life only allows so many hours at a time for things.

Working on? Sigh. So much. Hubby and I are looking to move so there is the constant job and property search. I’m working on caring way less about so much. Lots of personal growth things.

Wearing? Boring office clothes. Boo.

Last search? The scores for the world cup games I missed yesterday lol

Fave flower? I think they’re called Peruvian Lillies? They come in so many colors and they are SO pretty.

Tagging @multiverse-of-misfits @naginatamybeloved @marina-ponders and anyone else that wants to join in. I am also terrible at the tagging lol.

naginatamybeloved

thanks for the tag @takemethroughthegate!

Last song? blurryface by twentyone pilots

Current obsession? my ocs 🤦‍♀️ haven't been able to write recently but they're sticking their little paws under the door of my brain asking to be let out

Currently reading? 伊藤潤ニの猫日記よん&むー

Working on? so many things. weightlifting and running. bunch of craft projects. summertime kid stuff. house maintenance. really wanna pick studying chinese and piano back up.

Wearing? summer clothes

Last search? how stupid hot will it be today?

Fave flower? irises!

I'll tag @geminiagentgreen @become-mop and @esters-notepad and anyone else who'd like to participate! No pressure as always.

geminiagentgreen

Thank you, @naginatamybeloved !!

I'm actually gonna try and tag people this time, I know I've not tagged anyone for a cool minute here in any thing!

Last Song?

Current Obsession? See, I thought it was my OCs as well, but with this week being a blessing in that I have my son with me, I have thought very little of them. I guess I'm obsessed with time management and logistics, lol!

Currently Reading? My Bible, and I'm going at it slowly; I need to get better with my time management, but I feel like I'm doing better overall than last year!

Working On? Losing weight, and I admit I'd be doing better if I actually put in the exercise again. As it is, eating better and more strictly between 10am and 8pm is helping out a lot alone!

Wearing? Summer clothes as well! Brand Tee, dark blue shorts, chanclas, and a hat!

Last Search? Uhhh....apparently "Etruscan Art"

Favorite Flower? My goodness, there are so many! Can I just say "all of them"? No? Alrighty then, Hibiscus!

I'm tagging...

@f-ireflowers @amongst-the-pines @minimoll7 @beginnerblueglass @escapistsatellite @sparksnyper @ghostrider-02 @hannah-snow @a-lil-strawberry @a-weirdo-works @netscapeme @professor-cold-ramen @bennie-jerry @pillarofawesome

beginnerblueglass

Thanks!

Last song? Fire by Sleeping With Sirens

Current obsession? Lego Ninjago

Currently reading? The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, the Gospel of Matthew, and Strange New World by Carl Trueman

Working on? A course on Christian apologetics, and these little mini plastic canvas teabag bookmarks that are super cute. Also trying to exercise and stretch every day

Wearing? High waisted baggy blue jeans, studded black leather belt, cropped brown tshirt, and a tensor bandage on my wrist

Last search? Jars of Clay I Need You lyrics

Favourite flower? Any yellow ones

Tagging: @queenfishiethemagnificent @xenocelsus @scaremoonturkey @swinging-stars-from-satellites @saltynutstarfish @joyful-patient-faithful @the-song-not-sung-in-vain @tornadointhetundra

xenocelsus

Ooh, fun! Last song? 2DWorld by Jiji, sent by a friend

Current obsession? Either Data Warehouse design or typesetting. Was on a big Chinese Classics kick last month tho.

Currently reading? Tom Jones, the Lies of Locke Lamora, and Meddling Kids

Working on? Greek! And also an adventure game, typesetting a couple ebooks, and finishing Locke Lamora and Meddling Kids for sunday's book clubs.

Wearing? Baggy jeans, tan linen shirt, and black deep neck waistcoat.

Last search? ἅγιαι γραφαῖ

Favourite flower? Fushia. I had some last year, and it made my patio so pleasant to be on. Should anyone wish to join in the game, they are more than free!

(Still Life Flowers in a Vase - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, 1763)

#misc #tag game

portalibis

Orpheus in the Underworld. by Pierre Amédée Marcel-Béronneau (1869–1937)

Telegram / Facebook / Sacred Ibis fb group

#art #aesthetics #gothic #paintings

fiery-kitty

The Death of Emperor Ferdinand III as an Allegory of Transience (around 1660)

Daniel Neuberger (1621, Augsburg – 1680, Regensburg)

Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

This work is a memorial and allegorical devotional object dedicated to the death of Emperor Ferdinand III. In the 17th century, such compositions were used as meditative objects encouraging reflection on the transience of life (memento mori tradition).

Place of origin: Vienna (Wien)

Object type: devotional image (Andachtsbild); wax relief composition (Wachsbossierung)

Materials and Technique: Wax, lead, glass, shell, dried flowers, parchment; oak wood with ebony veneer (frame); spruce wood (core structure)

Dimensions: 25 × 34 × 11 cm (object), 37.2 × 47.5 × 17.5 cm (frame)

Inscription: Latin inscription: “VIVI”

Artistic Characteristics: mixed-media construction (wax combined with organic and fragile materials) creating a highly illusionistic scene; strong emphasis on detail and naturalism; intensive symbolic meaning related to death, decay, and the fragility of existence; characteristic Baroque dramatic visual language

#art #aesthetics #dark academia #history #relief #gothic

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velvetnightgallery

Flowers from Shakespeare's garden: a posy from the plays (1909) illustrated by Walter Crane

Part II

#aesthetics #art #illustrations #light fantasy #fairy

mermaidenmystic

#art #aesthetics #gothic #illustrations

cryptotheism

"Medieval Christians would have gone nuts for protons, neutrons, and electrons for trinity reasons" sounds like a jokey oversimplification historypost but I cannot really articulate how true that is. They would never shut up about it.

ahopefulbromantic

RIP St Thomas Aquinas you would have loved atomic physics

trainbrain27

Which is which Person, and how many heresies do you confess by answering that question?

ghostrider-02

That's Modalism, Patrick!

xenocelsus

Partialism, actually. Modalism is quantum physics :P

#misc #humor #religion

kap-wa

Old Growth by Mitch Epstein (2021–2023)

#aesthetics #nature #photography

rosieandthemoon

#aesthetics #gothic #fairy #photography

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luna-drinker

Is there a word for a specific brand of Christians who use toxic positivity? I’m tired of being told I lack faith whenever I’m being realistic about a bad situation. Yes through God all things are possible but that doesn’t mean God will give you the results you want 🙄🙄🙄

supreme-leader-stoat

'Prosperity Gospel,' more or less.

xenocelsus

It's a very natural outgrowth of synergistic theology. Any denomination which says that YOU are responsible for BELIEVING HARD ENOUGH in order to be saved is going to also lend itself to saying that not only must you make your choice, and believe hard enough, but also if you don't have "enough" fruits of the spirit then you still aren't believing hard enough. This then is very easy to twist to use Phillipians 4 as a bludgeon to say "Ahh, well if you were *really* a Christian, if you *really* believe, if you *really* believe hard enough, then you would be content in all things. You're not content, so you're not believing hard enough. So you must be going to hell."

How great is it, then, that not one iota of our own efforts makes a difference. That Christ has already done all there is to be done. That He has washed us in His blood, that in the waters of baptism we are united with Him, adopted into His family, marked with His name. How great is it that He says "All you need is faith", and then He sends the Holy Spirit to grant that faith. We have a God who tells us "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine." We're so lucky that it doesn't matter what we do. It's wonderful to never have to worry, "Am I believing hard enough?" It's wonderful that if you are anxious about anything, if you desire that which you have not been blessed with, you can still always know that it is not your fault, and that these feelings do not condemn you.

greater-than-the-sword

@xenocelsus

I kinda wanna agree with this, because I definitely recognize the description of overly synergistic theology. Yet, is synergy not real? If not, what are you going to say to the congregant who is like "help, I have this sin problem of this sin I keep struggling with and I'm not sure how to stop." Are you going to say something like "don't worry, it's not your fault, God just hasn't yet seen fit to give you the virtues to quit." ?

xenocelsus

Right, I kind of rushed some things because tumblr (and I had to get to my hair appointment), but when I'm talking about synergism I'm talking in the realm of Justification, i.e. "On the last day, how will you be judged? Will you be in the new creation, or will you be left in the eternal fires?" What you're asking about I would more classify as being part of sanctification, literally "holy making", or the process by which we grow in faith to become less like ourselves and more like Christ. And a key part of that is to reject sin. Something that yes, does require effort, but effort that is only possible through the strength granted by the Holy Spirit. We are called to put away things of the flesh consistently throughout scripture. But we are flesh. Our very nature is corrupted, fallen, and sinful. So only through the power of God are we able to do this. And these good works, this rejection of sin, this is not really even our own doing in as much as it is God's doing. You might imagine it like trying to take scissors away from a toddler. The only role the toddler really plays is whether he clings tightly or lets go.

#misc #rambles #religion

luna-drinker

Is there a word for a specific brand of Christians who use toxic positivity? I’m tired of being told I lack faith whenever I’m being realistic about a bad situation. Yes through God all things are possible but that doesn’t mean God will give you the results you want 🙄🙄🙄

supreme-leader-stoat

'Prosperity Gospel,' more or less.

xenocelsus

It's a very natural outgrowth of synergistic theology. Any denomination which says that YOU are responsible for BELIEVING HARD ENOUGH in order to be saved is going to also lend itself to saying that not only must you make your choice, and believe hard enough, but also if you don't have "enough" fruits of the spirit then you still aren't believing hard enough. This then is very easy to twist to use Phillipians 4 as a bludgeon to say "Ahh, well if you were *really* a Christian, if you *really* believe, if you *really* believe hard enough, then you would be content in all things. You're not content, so you're not believing hard enough. So you must be going to hell."

How great is it, then, that not one iota of our own efforts makes a difference. That Christ has already done all there is to be done. That He has washed us in His blood, that in the waters of baptism we are united with Him, adopted into His family, marked with His name. How great is it that He says "All you need is faith", and then He sends the Holy Spirit to grant that faith. We have a God who tells us "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine." We're so lucky that it doesn't matter what we do. It's wonderful to never have to worry, "Am I believing hard enough?" It's wonderful that if you are anxious about anything, if you desire that which you have not been blessed with, you can still always know that it is not your fault, and that these feelings do not condemn you.

#misc #religion

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