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localcustard · 12 days
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Trying to find some old books again
so, I just remembered a childhood book I would sometimes read. The book went like this: there were these siblings who would eventually venture into the woods and find an old lady. She would offer them goodies like fresh milk and eggs if they promised not to laugh at any of the strange animals she took care of. They did as asked and were rewarded. The book also featured children who did not do as requested and as a consequence, the farm goods they received weren't good because they mistreated the animals.
Does anyone know this book? I may be misremembering some details. I remember enjoying reading it.
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localcustard · 12 days
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i'm going to be playing in a splatoon charity tournament dedicated to raise money for the palestine children's relief fund tomorrow!!! if you're interested in watching or donating or having something on in the background, be sure to check back here tomorrow - i'll link the stream!!
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[ID: A digital drawing of an elf character and a robot character. The robot is stood behind the elf, hugging them and giving them a kiss on the cheek. The elf smiles and blushes. End description.]
A kofi doodle request for @blackdogmotel!
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localcustard · 12 days
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you ever feel like you were born with something rotten inside you and if people get close enough they’re gonna find out
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March 16th, 2017 marks the 14th year anniversary to Rachel Corrie’s death where she was killed by an Israeli bulldozer that ran her over while she was trying to stop it from demolishing a home of a Palestinian family in Gaza. 
Rest in Peace Rachel. 
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localcustard · 12 days
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Can you tell me some cheeses? I need to broaden my grilled cheese horizons
The following cheeses have been approved for use in grilled cheese sandwiches by the American Cheesiological Society:
Cheddar
Mozzarella
Colby
Monterey Jack
Pepper Jack
John Jacob Jingleheimer Jack
Camembert
Swiss
Gouda
The following cheeses are not recommended for use in grilled cheese sandwiches by the American Cheesiological Society:
Blue
Cottage
Cream
Feta
Limburger
Parmesan
Stilton
Sub-Stilton
Anti-Stilton
The following cheeses have been deemed critically dangerous for use in grilled cheese sandwiches by the American Cheesiological Society:
Casu Martzu
Terminus Brie
Muenster
Do not under any circumstances attempt to grill these cheeses, as doing so may result in death, mass hysteria, plague, war, the summoning of occult beasts, false-vacuum decay events, deicide, and/or muenstral cramps.
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localcustard · 12 days
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Today is apparently ANGRY STABBY BIRB DAY.
I was taking a walk on the boardwalk out near Bolstadt in Long Beach, when I came across this western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) stranded on the path ahead of me. It looked alert and uninjured, so chances were just that it couldn't take flight off of the hard surface, but I called Peninsula Wild Care anyway to see if they wanted to bring it in for a checkup.
They quickly coordinated a couple of volunteers to meet me nearby, and I needed to get the grebe out of the way since a lot of people walk their dogs there and not all of them are on leashes. I figured okay, this is a relatively small bird, not as big as the muscovies I've carted around on the farm, and it seems calm, right?
NOPE. As I tried to gently reach for the grebe it turned from a calm, if confused pile of feathers on the decking to Stabby McStabberson, and I very nearly got jabbed and nipped a few times by a long, pointy beak attached to a surprisingly agile and very much NOT happy bird. I ended up having to take my hoodie off and dropping it over the entire grebe, and only when the lights were out could I bundle it up and carry it over to the meeting place.
Since it was pretty energetic, not obviously sick or injured, and its body condition felt decent (at least through the hoodie) I'm hoping it's going to get released soon enough after a checkup and a nice meal of fish. Many waterbirds have a lot of trouble taking off from hard surfaces because their feet are so far back on their bodies--which is great for swimming and water takeoffs, but not so helpful on land. If the bird had stayed stranded there they could have been injured or killed by another animal, or ended up dehydrated.
So let's hear it for Stabby the Angry Grebe, and wish them a good release back into the wild!
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localcustard · 12 days
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GUMROAD IS BANNING NSFW CONTENT IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS
I haven't seen anyone talk about this yet, so I might as well.
They've updated their content policy to comply with payment processor Stripe and Paypal's censorhip. They gave 24 hours. On March 16th 2024, Gumroad TOS will no longer allows sales of any written or drawn nsfw content.
This is going to hurt for so many creators. Giving that little time leaves people's source of income wildly unstable, especially with such a huge overhaul of what content is allowed.
I hate this. I hate what censorship is turning the internet into. I hate that nsfw content creators keeo getting pushed to the fringes, that they need to digitally migrate so often, because nowhere can be trusted to allow their art for long.
I don't know what to do next, there isn't some sort of "here's what you can do to help!" People just deserve to know.
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localcustard · 12 days
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there have been multiple flour massacres since 29 Feb including two today!!
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there were flour massacres before 29 Feb
From mid-January to the end of February 2024, the Office has recorded at least 14 incidents involving shooting and shelling of people gathered to receive desperately needed supplies at Al Kuwait Roundabout on Salah Ad Deen Road and Al Nabulsi Roundabout - two entrances to Gaza City - with a majority of these incidents resulting in casualties.
so-called Israel has an established pattern of targeting starving, desperate civilians — including children — as they seek food and other necessities
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localcustard · 12 days
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The trope I appreciate very much
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localcustard · 14 days
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meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow mew meow meow mew meow meow . ok?
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localcustard · 15 days
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Making a fursona
I technically have a fursona but I am indecisive so I am making a new fursona. Do you ever draw something that is meant to have not much emotion but feel insane so you make spill chaotic sauce all over it? No? just me?
Welllllllll
I plan to make a new fursona! :3 Please help
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localcustard · 15 days
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localcustard · 15 days
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Saddest thing ever is reading an academic paper about a threatened or declining species where you can tell the author is really trying to come up with ways the animal could hypothetically be useful to humans in a desperate attempt to get someone to care. Nobody gives a shit about the animals that “don’t affect” us and it seriously breaks my heart
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localcustard · 15 days
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in the latest cyber-news: the internet archive has lost their case against 4 major publishing houses (verge article). they’re going to appeal, but this is still a bad outcome. the fate of the internet is currently hanging in the balance because 4 multibillionare publishing groups missed out on like $15 of combined revenue during the pandemic because of the archive’s online library service. it’s so fucking stupid.
for those who don’t know what the internet archive is, it’s a virtual library full of media. books, magazines, recordings, visuals, flash games, websites - a lot of these things either don’t exist anymore or cannot be found & bought. heard of the wayback machine? that’s part of the internet archive. it is the most important website to exist, and i don’t say that lightly. if the internet archive goes down, the cultural loss will be immeasurable.
so how can you help?
boycott the publishing companies involved in this. they’re absolute ghouls, frankly, and don’t deserve a penny. the companies involved are harpercollins (imprints), wiley (imprints), penguin random house llc (imprints), and hachette book group (imprints). make sure the websites are set to your location as it may differ worldwide.
learn to torrent. download a torrent client (i recommend transmission), a vpn (i recommend protonvpn - sign up and choose the area that’s closest to your continent/country), and hit up /r/piracy on reddit for websites. with torrenting, you can get (almost) any media you want for free in high quality, with add-ons such as subtitles, and with no risks of loss. i would also recommend getting into the habit of watching stuff online for free. the less you can pay to a giant corporation, the better.
get into the habit of downloading and archiving materials. find a TB external hard drive, ideally the higher the better. it’ll probably cost around $60 for 1TB and continue to go up, but they’re so so useful. if you can’t afford a drive, look for any GB harddrives or memory sticks you have lying around and just fill them up. videos, pdfs, magazines, songs, movies, games - anything you can rip and download and fit on there, do it, because nothing is permanent.
donate to the internet archive. this is the most important option on the list. the IA relies entirely on funding, and it’s going to need more to fight this case. whatever you can donate, do it. i promise it’s helpful.
and finally…
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localcustard · 17 days
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robin doodles
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