…at this point i’m sorry to introduce…the egg spoon.
Even better news about German egg related gadgets… the Eierköpfer (it also has a super long German name), for when you need a guillotine to open your egg neatly
No offence to Germany but why are you guys so fucking insane
nothing to see here. Just normal feelings about egg.
In a statement to The Post, a spokesperson for NBCUniversal claimed the tree work is simply an annual ritual at this time of year. “We understand that the safety tree trimming of the Ficus trees we did on Barham Blvd. has created unintended challenges for demonstrators, that was not our intention. In partnership with licensed arborists, we have pruned these trees annually at this time of year to ensure that the canopies are light ahead of the high wind season,” they wrote. “We support the WGA and SAG’s right to demonstrate and are working to provide some shade coverage. We continue to openly communicate with the labor leaders on-site to work together during this time.”
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If those trees were pollarded annually, the cut areas would NOT look like that. There would be big knobs of old growth at the trimming sites. Not seeing any of that here. The way those trees were topped (not pollarded, which is a very careful process that has to begin when the tree is immature) is excellent way to kill them due to loss of hydration, open sites to infection and parasitism during the best time of year for both, lack of nutrition due to so little greenery and new budding growth being left, sunburn and other exposure damage, and a myriad of other possibilities. Plus, if they were topped annually, they would not have the lovely drooping branches seen in the other picture but would have tons of vertical suckers instead.
This is what an annually pollarded mature tree should look like:
If this was done by the city, the public works arborists should be protesting in front of city hall and screaming their heads off right now. I’m not hearing about that, so… Tree law!
The Studios: *speak*
Botanists and other Tree Experts:
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Update and confirmation of Imminent Tree Law:
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He mentions later in the thread that not only do they not trim the trees annually, they’re trimmed at best once every 18 years. Supposed to be every five, and only in dormancy, which even my layman’s ass knows about tree trimming.
And yes, Universal can probably eat the fine. But it’s gonna be a whopper even if the trees survive (which is as mentioned kinda unlikely), California is a triple damage state for tree law, and it may increase dramatically if there were nesting birds in the trees.
All this to be a Captain Planet filler villain to some writers. And yes, it’s currently just the writers officially picketing there; SAG-AFTRA recommended against it for petty bullshit like this and the suddenly necessary sidewalk construction.
I asked my dad— a retired arborist—about TREE LAW and he just kinda blinked and said (i paraphrase because Dad Tangents, amirite?):
“Worst and best case I ever saw was a guy who was caught in the act of cutting down a C&C tree by two Department of Urban Forestry supervisors while they were randomly driving around on a Saturday. Not only did he have to deal with the cops showing up and months of paperwork and bureaucracy, but he also had to pay the fines AND cover the cost of the tree removal + stumping + buying a new tree + planting the new tree + wages for the regular crew plus the extra workers they needed to get the jobs done. That tree ended up costing him upwards of $35K, and that was over 20 years ago.”
So yeah, respect Tree Law or pay out the bootyhole.
wow i sure wonder 🤔🤔 what the new layouts supposed to look like 🤔🤔🤔🤔 its a mystery
Don’t forget y’all that there’s a much better way for us to let Tumblr know what we think about specific changes, rather than @ ing staff or wip, and it’s sending in a support ticket and choosing feedback!
Tumblr reverted some of the asinine app decisions they made after a concerted feedback effort! So make sure to use this form! It’s what it’s for, but it’s not well advertised!
hey so maybe switching to threads, infamously managed by one of the worst data scraping companies of all time, isnt the play guys
heres just PART of what they’re trying to track when you download the app:
to list what they attempt to track:
unique identifier
os version
device brand
charging status
device total memory
first name
gps coordinates
screen density
app version
device orientation
headphone status
rotation data
network connection type
city
available internal storage
device language
os build number
accelerometer data
network carrier
available device memory
last name
postal code
email address
gender
system volume
timezone
app name
country
state
screen resolution
cookies
device model
birthday
android advertising id
please for the love of God, dont download threads.
addendum: threads is so bad that it’s literally banned in All Of Europe because it violates the GDPR, aka General Data Protection Regulation.
Also if you decide to delete your Threads account in the future you have to delete your entire Instagram account, so once you get it you’re stuck with it for good.
And, if you happen to use a different name for any Meta account, it will expose what it thinks is your real name once you do this. This puts people in real, physical danger, especially sex workers and activists. Threads is bad, yo!
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*it may not seem like I can be, but seeing that someone needed to hear it and so they let me say it makes me so so proud. It’s a bit of an oroboros but we’re ignoring that. <3
Justice League, not quite early days but before proper identity reveals, though everyone knows Batman knows theirs, bc he has Opinions™ and Constructive Criticisms™ on their secret-keeping.
The issue is brought up on random occasions. The most notable incident- the Justice League, including Batman, being Drunk for Bonding, and Batman, in a fit of paranoid good intentions because he CARES about these idiots, damnit, why must they be so careless, starts insulting them.
Batman, leaning heavily on the table: “GL, you’re a mess, I don’t even know where to start with you. And Arrow! Your goatee is so distinctive, it’s a wonder no one has called you out on it-“
Green Arrow, also drunk: “Alright, there’s no need to insult my awesome facial hair-”
Batman, in despair: “It’s so ugly.”
Green Arrow: (offended noises)
Green Lantern: “Okay, the only reason you know our secret identities is because you’re a rude nosy bastard who needs to know everything about us like a creepy stalker who needs an ego boost! We’re not stupid, Spooky, we’re just polite. We could figure you out easily if we wanted to. Superman can see right through your mask!”
Usually, Batman would have a good response to that. Something smart and reasonable like “villains won’t care for your privacy, I’m testing you,” or something cutting like “I don’t care enough about you to go digging, I set your secret identity as a training exercise for Robin.”
However, Batman is Drunk, because for some reason imbibing drugs that dampen higher brain function is socially acceptable and often, for some reason, expected, because it’s “team bonding” and “come on just loosen up a bit.”
So what Batman ends up saying is: “I could kiss you full on the lips in my secret identity and you wouldn’t know a thing.”
Superman, plucking the glass from Batman’s hand: “Aaaand that is enough alcohol for you!”
Batman nods. Thank God. He has finally reached the point where he is allowed to stop. He wants to go home and sleep.
Of course, Green Lantern has smelled a challenge. And Green Lantern must annoy Batman. It’s his true superpower. So, the next time they meet (sober) he brings up the issue again.
GL: “So about what you said at the party… the part where you could kiss us full on the lips without us knowing. You still confident in that without liquid courage, Spooky? Bet you your real name you can’t do it.”
Batman, regretting the fact that alcohol has ever passed his lips: “I could do it, but I will not.”
Flash, curious: “Why’s that?”
Batman: “Informed Consent. I will not risk making any of you feel violated, or manipulated, for the sake of a stupid bet and my ego.”
GA, still offended by the goatee comment, trying to back Batman into a corner: “So if we give consent, we’re fair game? Try me, Batman. Even you can’t pull this off. Anyone else game?”
Some of the Justice League laughs, raising their hands.
Flash: “Come get me, hot stuff! I’ll call you out!”
Wonder Woman: “It could be amusing.”
Martian Manhunter: “I would be far too difficult a target.”
Green Arrow: “Not just you. C’mon, Spooky, flirting well enough to get a kiss from me? I’m a classy lady.”
Black Canary: “D-class, maybe.”
Superman, wants a kiss in on the fun: 🙋🏻♂️
“So that’s it then!” Green Lantern says smugly. “Batman, if you can kiss… how many people raised their hands? Ah yes- HALF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE, without anyone realizing it’s you, then you win.”
Batman scoffs and walks out, leaving the Justice League in stitches at their joke. Because- Batman? Being good enough at flirting to land a kiss on half the league, without it being forced or awkward, without them recognizing his body language, his voice, his build? How ridiculous!
The Batman is Autistic. The Batman does not understand jokes, especially not ones that are half truths. The Batman has consent, and something to prove.
And Bruce Wayne, billionaire, playboy, and sexy DILF, has targets.
(Please tell me how you think he gets each League member.)
Oliver Queen aka Green Arrow- Easy. Make out at a gala after someone says something homophobic. They’re old friends, it’s just fun for them at this point.
Barry Allen aka Flash- The man “rescues” him from a villain attack and Bruce just lays one on him. He plays it off as being so overwhelmed and grateful.
Dinah Lance aka Black Canary- Oliver pissed her off at a gala so she made out with his best friend in front of him. Everyone was into it but the paparazzi wouldn’t shut up about it for weeks.
Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern- At a JL fundraising thing Bruce asked for a thank-you kiss for helping fund the place, and Hal took it personally. Gothamites still haven’t forgiven him for the Hickey Incident.
J'onn J'onzz aka Martian Manhunter- Same JL fundraising thing two hours later, J'onn asked forgiveness for his teammate’s rudeness and Bruce said he could make up for it. Very gentle, very sweet.
(Hal saw this and dragged the stupid, preening, arrogant, sexy billionaire into the nearest closet. Hence the Hickey Incident.)
Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman- The two were at a gala and Bruce said that if he could kiss her hand just once he would be die a happy man. Diana was so charmed by this weirdo that she then proceeded to kiss him for a solid five minutes, in front of everyone, including reporters. She is no longer Jason’s favorite (lies).
Clark Kent aka Superman- At yet another gala, Lois made a comment as to how she’d kissed the both of them before, and Bruce decided to close the loop.
BONUS- Some of these ended in sex. I will not specify who did or did not manage to bed the Batman, but… you can guess who.
i think especially with relatively near future sci-fi and alternate present/just off reality sci-fi and fantasy, it’s a lot more effective to play off of “this word is the same, but the thing it refers to is in fact different than what you’ll initially picture or assume” than to invent a bunch of cutesy fake slang (again, ESPECIALLY for things we already have good words for)
like, for a real life example of what im talking about– we had “phones” in 1977, and we still have “phones” in 2017, but MAN would a time traveler from the 70s be confused by the things we call “phones” now, and the ways we use and relate to them– “im typing this text post on my phone, and autocorrect keeps cramping my style” is a straightforward and easily understandable sentence to me in 2017. it would sound like word salad to someone from 1977. (how can you TYPE something on a PHONE?? what does “post” mean in this context, or “text”? the fuck is “autocorrect”??)
but we still call them “phones”, you know, and not, idk, “cyberrectangles”
interplanetary shuttle system makes use of automated, pre-scheduled wormholes to get you to your day job on mars every morning – still called taking the bus.
super high-tech window protectors that keep out the deadly light of the ultra-bright sun? “close the curtains, tom, it’s almost dawn.”
your zero-g space station’s air filtration system is malfunctioning, threatening to cause a fiery explosion as all the waste co2 builds up in the engine room rather than the greenhouse? time to call the plumber.
Every other day you have to go out and squeegee the space dust accumulating on your solar panels… it’s still called “dusting.”
Light cargo shuttles used for transporting a few passengers at a time, or maybe small packages, they still call them cars.
Every six months, you have to replace the layer of ablative panels on your car, designed to absorb micrometeor impacts, they still call it an undercoating, and garages still overcharge you for it, but it’s definitely worth the reduced maintenance costs in the long run.
Consider how the terms we use now could change depending on context, tho:
“Stellar” as short for “interstellar,” meaning “vast nothingness, really boring.” so: “How was the concert?” “Meh… pretty stellar, I guess.” “Oh, sorry.” “So, how was your weekend?” “Family gathering, it was toootally stellar.”
Suns radiate tremendous quantities of lethal radiation, so when you say your day was “sunny,” it means you nearly died five times just getting out of bed… which, depending on the space station, isn’t much of a stretch (picture: reaching over to hit the snooze alarm, and hitting the airlock instead). Having a “sunny” disposition means “your expression conveys murderous rage.”
“Chill” in reference to the cold hard vacuum of space, so when someone says “chill out,” it’s equivalent to saying “go jump out the airlock and die.”
Even just a small adjustment to how we use contemporary words can signal to the audience that we’re using them differently – in the first example, compare “close the curtains” with “drop the curtain.”
V and R, 30, German, she/her, fandom-addicts who spend too much time on the Internet and have mostly the same OTPs. Expect lots of different fandoms as well as art and everything else we find interesting!
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