Rosy Maple Moth
Dryocampa rubicunda
Source: Here
Everyone who has ever built anywhere a new heaven first found the power thereto in his own hell.
American Circumcision - A Documentary Film
This is not a pleasant documentary or topic. I post it anyways because many of you will have a son someday and decide whether he is circumcised. If you would consider circumcision, I think it’s important to understand it well before making that decision.
If that’s not you, it might be more unpleasant than productive to watch.
To summarize (if you’re unfamiliar with the arguments against circumcision) the movie argues (and I agree) that circumcision, like female genital mutilation, has significant impact on sexual sensation and function, can result in serious trauma and medical complications, has overstated benefits, and shouldn’t be performed without consent.
There are two kinds of guilt. The kind that’s a burden and the kind that gives you purpose. Let your guilt be your fuel. Let it remind you of who you want to be. Draw a line in your mind. Never cross it again. You have a soul. It’s damaged but it’s there. Don’t let them take it from you.
Robinhood – Checking & Savings
So I don’t know enough about this to reccomend it yet, but it sounds really cool and has the best bank commercial I’ve ever seen: https://youtu.be/f48SglGrpEg
Have you ever heard a weddell seal speak before?🐾
that’s the most electronic sounding noise i’ve ever heard a mammal make!
So now that we know what foxes sound like:
(Source: instagram.com, via chthonicutie)
A better, more positive Tumblr
This seems like a poor decision. Part of Tumblr’s appeal is that it’s pretty wide open on free expression. This decision removes an important part of that that seperates Tumblr most other social media sites.
The staff notes that their are plenty of sites on the rest of the internet for the content they are removing. While not an expert, I believe these sites tend to be highly commercial, poorly/currated, female unfriendly, and from my perspective, kind of gross. Tumblr offers something very rare: a higly acessible platform for curation. It’s full of diverse curators, some of whom are very careful and talented. Many of them blog because they love to, not because it’s profitable. This comes through in the quality and composition of their collections. By banning the content completely (rather than merely filtering it) I think Tumblr is making itself and the internet a poorer place. While there are spambot issues worth addressing, this seems like the wrong way to do that. This opinion is echoed throughout the numerous notes on this post.
I hope Tumblr will reconsider.
@staff I wholeheartedly agree with the above poster
Tumblr is the only website where I’ve felt good about looking at adult content. Every other adult site I’ve seen is full of demeaning and frankly horrible sex depictions. On Tumblr I can find positive and healthy adult content. I really hope that doesn’t change.
Thank you! I think a lot of people feel that way too.
(Source: staff)