quartz-poker:

wanderlost-girl:

quartz-poker:

did-you-kno:

A British pub owner disabled cell phones inside his bar because he thinks social media is ruining the pub business. The Gin Tub in Brighton has a Faraday cage built into the ceiling to make mobile reception impossible so patrons will actually interact with each other instead of looking at their phones, which they could have just done at home. Source

…Wow way to over-react. “I’m tired of people checking their phones so I’m just going to install a faraday cage.”

What if they have a family emergency? What if they’re arranging for friends to meet them at the pub? What if something happens in the pub and people need to call for emergency services, but they can’t?

This dude did not stop to think beyond being a completely kneejerk neophobe.

Dude, it’s an choice to go there for the atmosphere
We have ‘escape rooms’ here where you PAY to be locked in a room for an hour and try to get out
We have pools and saunas where you can’t use your phone either
Dead zones, or twilight zones as some people are calling them, are easily stepped out of to check back in on the world

That’s not the reason he installed the faraday cage.

And in any event, I don’t agree with mandatory phone-free environments unless it is for a legitimate purpose (eg information security or making sure the medical equipment in a hospital can operate without interference). Phones are an extension of the notions of Freedom of Assembly and Freedom of Association.

People who are so distracted by their phones that they need mandatory phone-free atmospheres to relax should just learn some self control instead of imposing their hangups on everyone else.

quartz-poker:

To be fair, an RSVP is considered a good idea. If you let them know you’re coming, when you arrive, you will already be taken care of.

Arriving unannounced, you might have to put up with a lack of support for a while before the host finally gets their shit together.

So while I support people’s right to emigrate and immigrate, I also support the whole idea of RSVPing for the sake of making it as painless as possible for everybody.

well typically, people who seek refugee can’t really RSVP because you can’t quite predict when a natrual disaster will happen.

quartz-poker:

just-shower-thoughts:

The more that Millennials and Gen X'ers improve medicine and healthcare, the longer Baby Boomers will be around to fuck shit up for us.

At this point, Gen X has become part of the problem too. Gen X people prefer to hire Gen X people and lock inexperienced Millenials out of the job market in some fields, such as geology.

And by the time the new generations are coming along, the Millenials will become part of the problem.

It is good for power to be passed along from generation to generation, but over time, each generation in turn will reshape the system to suit themselves without any regard for the next generation. And then the next generation will be like “oh come on! You had your turn, now it’s our turn!” and the previous generation will be like “Young people don’t know what it’s like! Back in my day we only had two candidates to choose from, and one of them was an alien! Back in my day, wi-fi was delivered in gallons and only cost a nickel! Back in my day, youtube wasn’t the shithole it is now!”

We’re going to be crazy old people.

not necisarily true. People who lived through the great depression tend to be more generous and kind because tehy know how tough it can be. At this point, our generation is acknowledges that we won’t be in charge forever and we are going to make sure that the world can support the next generation

jncos:

jncos:

This is way more compelling than the entirety of Jared Leto’s Joker.

Oh my god

thescienceofjohnlock:

connyhascontrol:

so this guy followed me yesterday after I posted some selfies and then this happened. At first I just wanted to say ‘anyway men are awful’ but I figured I might help especially younger female followers identify a douchebag when he starts a seemingly harmless, friendly conversation so let’s go through it shall we

First off, I have a big nose. Growing up I was very insecure about it but I’ve learned to not care about it now. Fact is it is something that is generally considered unattractive and this dude knows it. So he compliments me on something that he thinks I am insecure about but doesn’t get the expected reaction of ‘omg noooo it’s so ugly, thank you!!!!!!!!’ 

so he keeps digging: ‘do others compliment it?’ and ‘what do you think of it?’ He was waiting for me to confess that I’ve been insulted or laughed at because of it and that I cry myself to sleep every night. So he can be the one guy to find me attractive despite my tragic fate.

He picked a feature of my face that is not conventionally attractive, counting on my low self-esteem so I would be grateful and he’d prove that he’s ‘not like all the other guys’

and as soon as I made it clear I don’t have vulnerability to exploit he blocked me lmao

TL;DR men will use your insecurities so don’t give them the opportunity and don’t open up to them

This is actually really important, I’ve experienced this kind of thing many times and it’s only in the last few years that I know what these men are doing.

It seems harmless but in reality this is insidious, manipulative and devious. 

snapfoo:

steamysthings:

in other news, local scientist still waving

I kind of figured out how i like drawing Gaster, and I haven’t really drawn Asriel before, so this came to mind. Little kids are adorable and confusing, and goat babu just wants to say hi to everyone.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA OH MY GOD THIS IS PRECIOUS!

dreemurr-reborn:

spiderd0nuts:

A quick gift for @dreemurr-reborn / @koalacola! Happy birthday!

This is the best surprise giftart I could ask for. Thank you so much!!

modofpitchpatch:

 A commission for the lovely knackerman of his character Candymare!

I am simply IN LOVE with her design, and wow it was fun to play around with her candyparts! As far as I have been told, she is a shapeshifter, and I can not wait to hear more of her <3

literallyjustgoldsface:

UNRELATED BUT SILVER IS FUCKING SPIDER-MAN ????

if you look closely

He’s holding onto the lights.