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johnseneverett00 · 2 months

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Discovering the Underground: A Detailed Guide to the NYC Metro in New York City

Navigating the New York City subway system is similar to embarking on an adventure of urban exploration. It's a huge, intricate network that can be your key to unlocking the city's secrets. Below is an expanded guide to help you master the MTA subway. Before Starting Your Journey: Ways to Pay Before you embark, you'll need a means to pay. - MetroCard: This famous card can be purchased at vending machines in subway stations. There are two main types: pay-per-ride and unlimited. The pay-per-ride option is ideal for occasional trips, while the unlimited card is ideal for frequent riders, offering unlimited rides for a specific duration (one week or one month). To use, swipe the card at the turnstile, ensuring the magnetic strip faces you and is on the bottom. - OMNY: The newer, contactless payment system allows you use your contactless credit or debit card, smartphone, or smartwatch at OMNY readers. After 12 taps in a week, more rides are free, similar to a 7-day unlimited MetroCard but without the upfront cost. Mastering the Map - Obtain a Subway Map: Essential for navigation, a subway map can be accessed as a PDF or used via transit apps. - Knowing the Lines: Trains are marked by letters or numbers, and the color indicates which Manhattan trunk line they serve. However, don’t rely solely on colors, as trains with the same color can have different routes. Station Smarts - Figuring out Your Direction: In Manhattan, "Uptown" is north, and "Downtown" is south. Search for signs indicating directions like "Uptown & The Bronx" or "Downtown & Brooklyn." - Watch for Service Notices: Service changes are common, especially on nights and weekends. Consult notices in stations and heed announcements. - Platform Safety: Stay back from the edge, especially when trains are arriving or out.

Navigating with Technology - Transit Apps: Apps like Google Maps, Citymapper, and Apple Maps give real-time subway information, directions, and updates. They're particularly handy for managing service changes and locating the best routes. - Real-time Service Status: Websites like mta.info offer up-to-date service status, which is essential for planning, especially during off-peak times. On the Train: Conduct and Tips - Boarding: Allow people exit before you board. Go towards the center of the car to avoid blocking the doors. - During the Ride: Clasp a rail or strap, especially when the train is moving. Maintain Brian Houchins and be considerate of the space around you. - Exiting: Always make sure to confirm you have all your belongings. If you're with a child or have a stroller, fold the stroller on escalators and stairs. Local vs. Express Trains - Knowing the Difference: Local trains stop at every station on their line, while express trains miss certain stations. Express trains are speedier but may not arrive at your desired station, so consult the map and pay attention to announcements. Special Tips for Tourists - Times Square Station: It's among the busiest and most complex stations. Pay close attention to signs for different lines. - Cultural Etiquette: New Yorkers are famous for their fast pace. Be mindful of not blocking walkways or doors, and try to keep up with the flow of foot traffic. Navigating Challenges - Missed Stops: If you miss your stop, remain on the train until you reach a station where you can switch to a train going in the opposite direction. - Lost Items: If you leave something behind, contact the MTA Lost & Found. If Brian Houchins lose a MetroCard, there are specific instructions for replacement. Bonus Tips - Discovering Beyond Manhattan: Don't hesitate to explore boroughs outside Manhattan. Each offers a unique slice of New York life. - Cultural Insights: The subway is a reflection of New York's diversity. See and enjoy the diversity of languages, styles, and cultures. Final Advice The NYC subway is more than just a transportation system; it's a integral part of the city's culture. Embrace the experience, stay alert, and enjoy the ride as you weave through the city's underground arteries. Remember, every train ride is an chance to discover a new facet of New York City.

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newtoninex123 · 2 years

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Top Public Relations Agency in Gurgaon

Newton Consulting India’s Public Relations Agency is the best PR Agency in Delhi NCR giving one-stop solution for all the brand. We offer strategic PR service and solutions to manage your brand’s reputation. We plan, execute & deliver results that make credible news happen for your brand. So if you are looking for PR Services click on to https://newtonpr.in/

#Media Relations. Leadership Management. Speaking Engagements. Influencer Mapping Corporate Reputation Management Consumer Communications Exp

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lady-raziel · 2 months

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ALSO although i'm sure people are so fucking sick of hearing my thoughts by this point, I'd like to shut down the idea that because this essentially happened over the weekend that should excuse the lack of response (since watcher doesn't work weekends or so i've heard). look, i'm a person who totally supports a work-life balance and leaving work at the office. nobody deserves to be on call 24/7. that's not healthy and it doesn't make anyone more effective at their job.

however. there is a difference between logging out from a normal workday and logging out after you've just dropped a huge announcement that you've been hyping up, and doing so on a Friday afternoon before a tour. if a brand crisis occurs outside of work hours on a perfectly normal day, there's a little more leeway in not jumping on it right away as opposed to a time when you absolutely should be monitoring digital response, if only to pick out your favorite memes and posts to share on your socials (in the alternate universe where this subscription service move went really well and everyone loved it). not knowing what's going on at a time when you shouldn't be expected to know what's going on is pretty different than doing nothing when you absolutely should be watching for company news outside of normal hours.

all that being said, even in the first case where something bad happens that you need to take action on outside of work hours, waiting until Monday morning to do anything while the problem gets worse, particularly in a case like this with so much on the line, would get pretty much every comms or PR person I know severely reprimanded or fired. yes, you have a set work schedule each week. but in the end your job is to protect the brand, and you don't get to decide when threats come at you. your job is to formulate a response as soon as you know there's a problem. if you don't do that? you don't have a job anymore.

i say this with the full knowledge that watcher likely doesn't have a full "director of communications" role that entails reputation management on staff. They have a social media manager, yes, but full on corporate communications and all this other stuff really isn't (and shouldn't be!) that person's job description. (as a person who's worked as a social media manager i have a lot of thoughts about how other roles get smushed into that one and how that's not good for anyone, but that's another post.)

is it possible that watcher has contracted an outside firm to do PR/communications? sure. but in that case, a professional firm would ABSOLUTELY be on call over the weekend to help a client. that would literally be part of the fee paid to them. if they are paying a firm, and that firm hasn't helped them formulate a response and gotten it out by now, then they need to fire that group immediately. and also factor this into the conversation about money management if they've been paying a firm (none of which are cheap!) and getting such a horrible return on investment.

long story short, if your office building caught fire over the weekend, would you wait until Monday morning to do something? even if you don't own a fire extinguisher? even if you don't have a local fire department you can call? even if you were the one who set the building on fire? no-- because by then you might not even have an office anymore. emergencies aren't 9-to-5 problems.

#watcher #watcher tv #lady raz back at it AGAIN with ANOTHER take on the watcher situation! when will she stop? when will it end?#answer: when i've finished rotating every crazy part of this scenario around in my brain like a rotisserie chicken

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tevanbuckley · 1 month

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ppl acting like 911 cutting the karaoke/bachelor party scenes is some malicious corporate ploy to dunk on the gays and not just them cutting fun but non-essential stuff for time.

narratively the point of those scenes is to establish buck and eddie got shitfaced enough to lose the groom, which is communicated just as well with a quick montage. Sorry 🤷‍♀️

bUt ThEn WhY uSe It FoR pRoMo

maybe because it's the premise of the episode? and they aren't gonna pay to cut a new trailer because there's a 0.5 second shot from a deleted scene?

also if you're pressed enough to be bitching in the 911onABC ig post, grow the fuck up, you're not fighting the good fight for queer rep you're just making some 24 year old social media managers day worse.

#eternally grateful some of you don't work in tv production #+ given oliver was by his own admission super out of his comfort zone it's possible the karaoke scene came out weaker than other stuff #911 abc #resisting the urge to tag this b*ddie #evan buckley #eddie diaz #911 discourse #bucktommy #not really but I feel like the girlies (gn) will appreciate it

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hazbinfallinginaspiral · 4 days

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SORRY FOR DYING UMMM FOR PLATONIC RADIOSTATIC CAN YOU LIKE DO MAYBE ALASTOR NIBBLING VOX AFFECTIONATELY CUZ HE PROLLY DOES THAT AS A WAY TO EXPRESS AFFECTION AHGHGHG

Vox's day began early, as it always did. As the CEO of Voxtek, the Overlord of technology, and a prominent TV demon, his responsibilities were immense and unrelenting. The moment he woke, his mind was already racing through the myriad tasks awaiting him.

In the gleaming tower of Voxtek was his office, the air was thick with the hum of machinery and the buzz of digital activity. Screens adorned every wall, flickering with streams of data, news feeds, and company metrics. Vox moved through his office with a precision that bordered on mechanical, his neon eyes flickering as he scanned reports, reviewed contracts, and managed his vast network of operations.

Throughout the day, he held meetings with his top executives, each one a rapid-fire exchange of ideas, updates, and directives. His demeanor was sharp and focused, allowing no room for error or hesitation. The weight of maintaining his empire bore heavily on him, though he rarely let it show.

He paused briefly for a midday broadcast, addressing his audience with the polished confidence that had earned him both fear and respect in Hell's media landscape. His voice carried the perfect blend of charisma and authority, a reminder to all of his unyielding control over the technological dominion.

As the day wore on, the pressure intensified. A critical merger was in its final stages, demanding his undivided attention. Vox spent hours poring over the details, his mind working at lightning speed to ensure every clause was airtight. The negotiations were tense, but he navigated them with the deftness of a seasoned strategist. Or a lawyer, weaving together words to make an irrefutable case.

By the time evening approached, Vox felt the familiar strain of exhaustion tugging at him. His circuits hummed with fatigue, though his exterior remained impeccably composed around others. He finally allowed himself a brief moment of respite, leaning back in his chair, eyes closing as he let out a long, measured sigh.

The reprieve was short-lived. His communicator buzzed, a reminder of the never-ending demands on his time. He collected himself, rising from his desk and making his way to the Hazbin Hotel. It had become a secondary base of operations for him, a place where he could continue working without the constant interruptions of his corporate headquarters.

As he entered the hotel lounge, the cacophony of voices and clinking glasses greeted him. The room was lively, full of demons indulging in various vices. Vox set up his workspace in a corner, trying to tune out the noise as he resumed his paperwork. His mind was a whirlwind of tasks and deadlines, each one clamoring for his attention.

From across the room, Alastor watched his friend with a keen eye. He had seen Vox work himself to the brink of collapse too many times before. Determined to intervene, he made his way over to where Vox was sitting, a warm smile playing on his lips.

“Vox, my dear friend, this place is far too noisy for your work. Why don’t you join me in my room? It’s much quieter there.”

Vox looked up, a mixture of surprise and reluctance crossing his features. He appreciated the offer but was hesitant to disrupt his routine. After a moment’s consideration, he nodded. “Alright, Alastor. Lead the way.”

The transition from the bustling hotel lounge to the quiet hallway leading to Alastor’s room was a stark contrast. The clamor of the lounge quickly faded, replaced by the muffled sounds of distant conversations and the occasional creak of the old building. Vox walked alongside Alastor, his mind still partially ensnared in the web of tasks and deadlines awaiting him.

Alastor’s room was at the end of the hallway, a secluded corner that offered a rare pocket of tranquility within the chaos of the Hazbin Hotel. As they approached, Alastor turned to Vox with a reassuring smile. “I think you’ll find this much more conducive to your work,” he said, opening the door and gesturing for Vox to enter first.

Vox stepped inside, immediately noting the stark difference in atmosphere. Alastor’s room was dimly lit, the soft glow of a few strategically placed lamps casting a warm and inviting light. It was tastefully decorated in a vintage style, with dark wood furniture, plush seating, and various artifacts that hinted at Alastor’s eclectic tastes.

The centerpiece of the room was a large, comfortable-looking couch, flanked by a small table and a well-stocked bookshelf. Vox made his way over to the couch, setting down his briefcase and settling into the soft cushions. He pulled out his paperwork, spreading it out on the table in front of him.

Alastor watched him with a mixture of amusement and concern. “You really do work too hard, Vox,” he remarked, his tone light but his eyes serious. He moved to a nearby armchair, retrieving a book from the shelf before taking a seat.

Vox glanced up, offering a faint smile. “You know as well as I do, Alastor, that there’s always something that needs to be done.” He adjusted his tie, already diving back into his work with renewed focus.

The room fell into a comfortable silence, the only sounds being the rustle of paper and the occasional turn of a page from Alastor’s book. For a few moments, Vox allowed himself to get lost in the rhythm of his work, the quiet surroundings providing a rare sense of calm.

After about thirty minutes, Alastor set his book aside and walked over to where Vox was sitting. He leaned over the back of the couch, peering at the papers spread out in front of Vox. “You’ve been working non-stop, Vox. Take a break, won’t you?”

Vox shook his head without looking up. “I have to finish this, Alastor. Maybe later.”

Alastor sighed, but didn’t press further. Instead, he returned to his chair and resumed reading, though his eyes often drifted back to Vox. He could see the tension in his friend’s posture, the way his shoulders remained hunched and his brow furrowed in concentration.

Determined to make the atmosphere even more inviting, Alastor reached for the radio on the small table beside him. He tuned it to a station that played soft, melodic music, the gentle tunes filling the room and creating a soothing backdrop.

Vox noticed the change but didn’t comment. He was too absorbed in his work, his pen moving swiftly across the pages as he reviewed and signed documents. Yet, despite his focus, he couldn’t help but feel a small measure of comfort from Alastor’s presence and the calming music.

Alastor, for his part, remained patient. He knew that convincing Vox to take a proper break would take time, but he was willing to wait. He settled back into his chair, keeping one eye on his book and the other on his hardworking friend.

The evening stretched on, and the quiet companionship between the two demons deepened. Though Vox continued to work, he couldn’t deny the small sense of relief that came from being in Alastor’s room, away from the noise and distractions of the hotel lounge. He found himself silently grateful for Alastor’s persistent care, even if he was too stubborn to admit it out loud.

After a few minutes, Alastor decided to try again. He stood up, placing his book on the table, and walked over to where Vox sat. Leaning over the back of the couch, he placed a hand on Vox's shoulder.

"Vox, you've been working all day. Can’t you afford a break?"

Vox didn't look up. His voice was firm but tinged with exhaustion. "Just a little longer, something new came up and I need to get it under control."

Alastor sighed, knowing it was unlikely he'd convince Vox to take a break so easily. He walked back to his chair, but instead of picking up his book, he continued to watch Vox. He could see the subtle signs of fatigue in the way Vox's hand occasionally faltered and the slight droop of his shoulders.

Determined not to be discouraged, Alastor turned his attention back to his book, but his thoughts remained with Vox. The soft music from the radio provided a soothing backdrop, and the minutes slipped by in companionable silence.

As the hours passed, Alastor noticed Vox’s movements becoming slower, his focus wavering. It was clear that the day’s efforts were catching up to him, despite his determination to power through. Alastor couldn't help but admire Vox's dedication, but he also felt a sense of concern for his friend’s well-being.

He knew what it was like, the sort of position Vox was in. It had been hard for him to make a name for himself, to get to this point at all, and Alastor could relate. Being a creole radio host in the early 1900’s wasn’t easy, and he had often found himself staying up and pushing his limits much like Vox was doing now. He tried to think of what would’ve convinced him to take a break back then.

Deciding it was time for a different approach, Alastor set his book aside and moved closer to Vox. He perched on the edge of the couch, gently nudging Vox's shoulder with a playful smile. Vox was stubborn, but so was he. Alastors mother always had to be persistent in reminding him to take a break, and later on, it had been the same with Mimzy and his other friends. Perhaps this would work with Vox.

"Come on, Vox. Just a short break. For me?"

Vox glanced at Alastor, his eyes tired but still resolute. "Alastor, I really need to get this done."

Undeterred, Alastor leaned in closer, his voice softening. "You know, sometimes a short break can help you work better. Clear your mind a bit."

Vox hesitated, the logic in Alastor's words breaking through his stubborn resolve. Before he could respond, Alastor playfully nibbled on Vox’s shoulder, eliciting a surprised laugh from the normally stoic demon.

"Alastor!" Vox exclaimed, though his tone was more amused than annoyed. "What are you doing?"

"Just trying to get your attention," Alastor replied with a grin. "Take a break, Vox. Please."

Vox looked at Alastor, seeing the genuine concern and affection in his eyes. It was a rare moment of vulnerability between them, and Vox found it endearing. With a resigned sigh, he set his pen down and leaned back against the couch.

"Alright, alright. Just a short break," Vox conceded, a small smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

Alastor's grin widened, and he settled in beside Vox, the two of them sharing a moment of quiet relaxation. The radio continued to play its soft melodies, and for the first time that day, Vox allowed himself to unwind, enjoying the simple pleasure of his friend’s company.

Alastor brought Vox’s hand up to his face and bit it gently. Vox raised a brow, stifling a small laugh and the radio demon smiled. “Just seeing what you taste like… I’m afraid you might work yourself dead one of these days. Stress doesn’t make for good meat, you know. You promised me one last meal, I’d hate for it to be subpar. Wouldn’t you?”

“Absolutely. I’d hate to disappoint you, but I’m not sure two bites give an adequate amount of data. Maybe you should check again, just to be sure.”

Alastor just laughed and dropped his hand. “Ha! You wish.”

The tension in the room eased, replaced by a warm, comfortable silence. Vox felt the stress of the day begin to melt away, replaced by a sense of calm he hadn’t realized he needed. Alastor’s presence was soothing. The soft music from the radio and the slight radio static that accompanied Alastor everywhere made for a comforting tune that seemed to lull Vox to sleep. Within moments he was nodding off, not even noticing how exhausted he’d truly been.

Alastor smiled fondly, a rare warmth in his eyes as he wrapped an arm around Vox’s shoulder, guiding him closer. He positioned Vox’s head on his own shoulder and provided the rest of him support with his own body, humming along gently to the song on the radio. “See you when the sun rises…”

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evangelinesbible · 2 years

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NEPTUNE PERSONA CHART MC

ShawtyAstrology on twitter posted this really cool observation. (If you don’t already follow her on twitter and TikTok do it! She’s amazing and has lovely hair)

So now I’m going to go through all the sign/degrees AND MC lord

Aries/1H/1°, 13°, 25°

A career in sports, self employment, business ownership, personal training, piloting, engineering and/or directing

Taurus/2H/2°, 14°, 26°

A career in fashion, modeling, music, singing, design, cooking, decor and/or nature

Gemini/3H/3°, 15°, 27°

A career in communication, therapy, public speaking, journalism, social media, and/or book writing

Cancer/4H/4°, 16°, 28°

A career in teaching, nursing, veterinary, family counseling, social working, art, and/or cooking

Leo/5H/5°, 17°, 29°

A career in entertainment, acting, comedy, music, performance arts, and/or childrens media

Virgo/6H/ 6°, 18°

A career in doctoring, farming, life coaching, personal training, producing, and/or criminology

Libra/7H/ 7°, 19°

A career in law, couples therapy, fashion, modeling, politics, and/or party/event planning

Scorpio/8H/ 8°, 20°

A career in astronomy, criminology, law, investments, police, military, banking, and/or psychology

Sagittarius/9H/ 9°, 21°

A career in teaching, philosophy, language, religion, science, and/or traveling

Capricorn/10H/ 10°, 22°

A career in business, corporate, banking, stocks, doctoring, and/or management

Aquarius/11H/ 11°, 23°

A career in electricity/technology, stocks, online, neurology, language, and/or science

Pisces/ 12H/ 12°, 24°

A career in physiology, astrology, music, teaching, creative writing, photography/cinematography, and/or spirituality

Mine is Taurus 29° MC lord 5H

What’s yours?

#astrology #astro observations #astro placements #astro notes #astrology notes #aries #pisces #capricorn #taurus #cancer #Neptune persona chart #Neptune #persona chart

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fatehbaz · 1 year

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Regarding this post going around:

Recommend checking out an article by Kasey Keeler and Ryan Hellenbrand, published at Edge Effects in 2021, which, aside from addressing the Ojibwe story about the Nanabozho fighting against logging, also describes the origin of Paul Bunyan as an icon of clear-cutting timber industry and, later, as a symbol of the advent of the US federal government’s “German-style” forestry management.

Some quick tidbits from their article:

- References to Bunyan appear in local print media from the 1890s onward, but Bunyan became more widely known in 1916 after a scholarly publication about the folklore. In the same year, 1916, an important mass media pictorial representation was made in a promotional pamphlet by the marketing team of a major logging company as a move to give them a folksly and “local” charm as the corporation expanded from Minnesota to California.

- That same logging company had owned the land that would become both Paul Bunyan State Forest and Chippewa National Forest.

- The first national forest created by act of Congress rather than presidential proclamation was actually Chippewa National Forest, which has been described as “a laboratory” to solve “the Indian problem” and discipline/contain Ojibwe people.

- Paul Bunyan was a sort of icon of German folklore in the region. Ironically, even though Bunyan was originally associated with clear-cutting, it would in fact be "German-style” forestry policy that (in Minnesota and later across the US) replaced the original clear-cutting industrial extraction methods with a "modern" and "sustainable" management approach meant for "sustained yield" (which still just treats forests as a resource to be extracted for profit).

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Anyway, some images, captions, and text from the article [all text below is excerpted from the article]:

Across the Northwoods, a geography that spans the U.S.-Canada border, stories are used to make and claim space. [...] Throughout northern Minnesota, legends of Paul Bunyan, the fictional giant lumberjack, have been used to claim space. [...] Bunyan has been credited with creating Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes, the Mississippi River, and the Grand Canyon, while simultaneously logging millions of acres of forest. [...] Together, we juxtapose the history of two forests -- the Paul Bunyan State Forest and the Chippewa National Forest -- to reveal how German settlement, logging, and forestry have contributed to placemaking narratives, and how [...] nostalgia links past and present. Paul Bunyan’s literal and figurative imaginings advance American Indian erasure narratives, leading to the invisibility of these same communities today. [...] The Northwoods have been popularized and imagined as America’s version of northern Europe. [...] Across Minnesota, towns like New Ulm, New Munich, Heidelberg, and Luxemburg bear witness [...]. More recently, Native scholars Michael Dockry and Christopher Caldwell have examined [...] “the Menominee people’s profound sense of place and their intimate relationship with place.” [...]

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Ojibwe dispossession, well underway by the late nineteenth century, is not told in any Paul Bunyan story. [...] The "heroic labor" of logging formed a significant portion of Great Lakes region economies [...] on the heels of, and entangled with, Ojibwe dispossession. [...] Formally established in 1908, the 1.6-million-acre Chippewa National Forest (CNF) lies nearly contiguous with the Leech Lake Reservation. [...] [T]he CNF was the first national forest created "for the benefit of [American] Indian people." [...] In 1902 came the Morris Act. Authored by [a] Duluth congressman [...], the act "created the first forest reserve established by congressional action rather than presidential proclamation." The act established the 225,000-acre Minnesota Forest Reserve as a “compromise,” a way to tackle the “Indian problem” while allowing for timber harvest. Here, Ojibwe homelands became “a laboratory for the first comprehensive forest management plans undertaken by a federal agency.” In 1928, the forest was renamed the Chippewa National Forest, as it remains today.

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While the Chippewa National Forest forces us to consider the many ways logging and forestry has usurped American Indian peoples’ access to land, the nearby Paul Bunyan State Forest encapsulates the material legacy of symbolic myth. [...]

Officially recognized in 1935, the Paul Bunyan State Forest evolved from the site of the Red River Lumber Company sawmill. Founded in 1884, the Red River Lumber Company (RRLC) directly participated in and contributed to Ojibwe dispossession. By the end of the nineteenth century, he RRLC had purchased most of the land that comprises the present-day Pual Bunyan State Forest, milling millions of board feet of lumber at the company town of Akeley. [...]

The expansion of RRLC to California precipitated another key move: using Paul Bunyan in their marketing. William B. Laughead (pronounced Log-head), advertising manager in 1914 and a logger himself, spun another Paul Bunyan tale for the promotional booklet “Introducing Mr. Paul Bunyan of Westwood, Cal,” which included Bunyan’s first pictorial representation. This marketing campaign relied on the new and growing nostalgia for the grand logging days in the Great Lakes to keep the transcontinental corporation rooted in place.

With logging long established throughout the Great Lakes region, the ecological damage was clear. To remedy this, in the mid-1930s (German) forestry was introduced to manage timber on a sustained yield base. This, then, is the irony of the Paul Bunyan State Forest: named for an American legends who is said to have literally cleared the path for settlement, forest management now proposes to maintain the integrity of the forest. [...]

Though Paul Bunyan narratives dominate the landscape of the Northwoods, if we look closely we can see the ways Native people resist the legendary exploits. Indeed, a lesser-known Ojibwe oral story reminds us that the Anishinaabe people, their culture, and their histories will always prevail over dispossession and logging. In the story, Nanabozho, an Ojibwe trickster or cultural figure, confronts Paul Bunyan, who had already logged off most of the northeastern states before making his way to Minnesota. Nanabozho tells Paul to leave, to not log any more timber. A fight ensues, and [...] Nanabozho swings a Red Lake walleye at Paul, knocking him off his feet. As Paul stumbles, Nanabozho pulls at Paul’s whiskers, making him promise to leave the area. This is why, today, Paul Bunyan does not have a beard and why he is facing west at the statue on Lake Bemidji, as he prepares to leave the region.

This is also why we have the Chippewa National Forest, because Nanabozho and his Ojibwe kinsmen saved it from being logged. It is this contemporary narrative that highlights the complexity of Ojibwe storytelling [...].

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Images, captions, and text as published by: Kasey Keeler and Ryan Hellenbrand. “Paul Bunyan and Settler Nostalgia in the Northwoods.” Edge Effects. 2 December 2021. [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks added by me.]

#abolition #ecology #indigenous #great lakes #imperial #colonial

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sumoattack-gooddog · 2 months

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Here’s the thing about WatcherTV,

Let’s talk about what’s being offered —

Let’s talk the financial —

Let’s talk the unanswered —

Let’s talk the solution —

Cumulatively since they began — trailers included — Watcher has 377 videos available for view. Netflix has 17,000 titles. Episodes, movies, and most recently games. If the minimum price of Netflix at $6.99/month provides that, how can one justify $6/month for WatcherTV? 2.2% of Netflix’s size is what Watcher is offering — all of which are currently free on YouTube.

The closer similarity, of course, would not be Netflix but Dropout. The prices of their subscriptions are equivalent, but again, what isn’t, is the amount of content. There is already a significant backlog of videos that can be consumed for new subscribers AND three different shows which post weekly. Had the company come forward with a backlog of new media at the ready to be watched, people would have been far more receptive to this proposal.

I understand that, as a creative, you have certain aspirations for making the best version of your idea. You want what you put out in the world to be as close to the image in your head as possible. Sometimes there are constraints due to time, due to money, due to manpower — so on and so forth. I recognize that. I, myself, have worked professionally, academically, and privately in film/media production. I Understand.

What I do not understand is the decision to ostracize a larger portion of your audience. Not everyone can afford a new streaming service — especially one that offers such little in return for the cost. But beyond the American-centric perspective of it. This platform isolates the majority of foreign fans, especially those who are subject to exchange rates. What I have seen some refer to as “the price of a single coffee,” for others is a week’s worth of food.

This community was beautiful and passionate and diverse as a result of its ability to be easily and freely consumed. That will be lost without change.

Furthermore, we see issue derived from the lack of transparency as to what is being offered. We are being promised “bigger and better,” new things, and the return of collapsed things. However, there is a significant lack of clarity and it is felt. Beyond Travel Season and its upcoming May time release, there is no clarity as to what (beyond the old content) people are getting. Yes, there is the vague promise of future seasons of the fan favorites, but there is no clear time as to when. If people subscribe now, how long will they be waiting for content that isn’t already free?

How can this be fixed? Frankly, good fucking question. Perusing through the comments, it’s pretty clear that a majority of fans feel blindsided and lied to. Watcher has consistently denounced capitalism and condemned corporate greed, and to what extent this behavior falls into it definitely raises some questions. I think it is worth acknowledging, they are a company that has grown to put out content. That means they are responsible for 27 (I believe) paychecks, beyond their own. But that is not the only explanation for why they’re doing this. Or their most prominent one — I’ve already acknowledged their bigger and better mindset, but their other reasoning was that they are at the mercy of advertisements. And that this will stop those.

Well, what if it didn’t? The most obvious compromise, in my mind, would be something like Peacock’s cheapest streaming option of roughly $1/month which includes ads to make up the subscription cost disparity from their ad free option. That is far more manageable for most, even with exchange rates, than $6. It would still be a luxury beyond free, but most people would be able to justify a 1 USD splurge especially while waiting for content backlogs to actually come out.

I don’t hate the Watcher company after this, but I am frustrated and disappointed by their announcement. I am sure it was not done without thought, but it does not feel like it given what they have to actually show for this decision. I have been a consumer of their content for 10yrs, and it is what helps me during troubling times — Just as Shane acknowledged caring about. I would hate to lose the connection to this wonderful community because of a narrow minded perspective on the future. I urge @wearewatcher to consider this moving forward.

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Those buying the "Bumblebee is pandering" line of thinking are a lot of thinly-disguised bigots but others are those who are queer and have grown up on a media landscape that has jerked them around. Be it through LEGIT queerbaiting or gay characters as inoffensive side characters (seen but not heard as the Victorian phrase would go).

Thus it has instilled within us a sort of vigilance to queer depictions in fiction that have often come from a place corporate vetting far more than what a creator will decide upon. Even with smaller companies like Rooster Teeth or the more creatively free CRWBY, that weariness persists.

But this is yet another example of the Right co-opting the language of Left spaces against them. This seed of doubt turns us against each other and plays upon the uncertainty of sincerity. Not helped when RT's mismanaged management trickled down to RWBY's production (not nearly as often post-Gray's sacking).

We've been burned as a community over and over but we owe it to ourselves to NOT always take people at their word regarding queer rep. Some of those people are not working in our best interests and it benefits them to turn us against each other.

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The thing about Avery being banned right now is that people have been pushing back against the site's moderation for well over a year by now citing overzealous moderation - specifically, flagging trans selfies as sexual content even when the user is fully clothed - while dragging their feet on accounts that explicitly break the TOS.

We've seen users arguing between buying the checkmarks and the crabs to make the website profitable for the reason that this may be the first avenue of monetization to actually sustain the website, ever - and users who don't want to reinforce the haphazard standard that the website is being run by. We've even seen staff try to push users towards mass-buying the Tumblr crabs on a specific date, calling it "Crab Day", using the same rhetoric, only to be rebuked by users who are unhappy with the way the website is being run.

The issues that led to Avery being targeted by TUMBLR'S FUCKING CORPORATE BOSS have existed for well over a year by now. This is simply a progression in a direction that Tumblr has been criticized about before. What makes it notable is how explicitly targeted this has been towards a single user of the website, and how gormless and petty it reflects on a figurehead who singlehandedly reflects the management of Tumblr - the captain of the ship.

The core issues that led us to this point have existed for longer than this blowup, this is just the most public, unbelievably immature way that it could have crossed from "plausible deniability" to "explicit, textual confirmation".

And I just want to say: Tumblr users have never been beholden to the administration of the website. Historically, Tumblr users have rejected changes to the site whether it be the visual design, changes in TOS or whenever the website has changed hands. I remember when Tumblr was bought out by Yahoo for over a billion dollars, everyone was melting down over "yumblr" and fearmongering about a massive corporate entity forcing sterile corporate values onto our vibrant community.

That certainly did come to pass with the porn ban, but for most of the time it was just Yahoo flailing around trying to monetize the site and getting pushback at every turn, before ostensibly admitting defeat by selling the website for just over a million bucks. The porn ban sucked and we feel its effects to this day, and frankly it's probably the harbinger of this exact scenario - where again, the CEO of the website is beefing with a user after that user was harassed for years, WITH EVIDENCE, only for the administration to ban her for life and dismiss her concerns entirely on the way out.

But the sheer majority of the naysaying didn't come to pass, and the stuff we didn't want that Yahoo did try to push? Users fought back. People weren't afraid to say to management "this isn't why I use Tumblr, it sucks ass and we're going to bug the fuck out of you for it". People complained when post editing was taken away. People complained about ask limits and fanmail. Tumblr users have been complaining about Tumblr for longer than any other userbase on the internet. We have never been beholden to the administration of the website.

Are we bound by TOS? Sure, but look at all the cowards who flag users en-masse and send them death threats, who somehow come out the other side unscathed. Fuckfaces break TOS all the time. Being noticed by staff obviously puts a lot of pressure on you to follow the TOS, but think of every bastard on this website you've ever seen break the rules and go unpunished. Secondly, think about the raw, hyperbolic nature of Tumblr's comedy. This website has always had leaner guidelines than other social media sites. Short of making terroristic threats - and Christ, can't that be exploited by the world's most thin-skinned CEO - Tumblr users are known for taking a joke way further than it probably needs to go.

I'm getting off track, so here's my point.

Tumblr's culture, its norms and community, come from us. And that has always come at the expense of the reigning power over the website - whether it be David Karp or Yahoo before Automattic. Tumblr users have been enjoying the website at the expense of the website for years, but it might be time to become more vocal about it. Go back to your roots as Tumblr users. Complain. Make memes. Make sure this shit goes down just as noticeably as shit like Do You Like The Color Of The Sky. That has always been what we do.

This was not an isolated incident. It was the most visible instance of this happening, and given that once again, the CEO OF THE WEBSITE - THE CAPTAIN OF THE WORLD'S STUPIDEST SHIP - is the one going after this one disgruntled user in front of the entire userbase, this is arguably the most notable case of transphobic moderation happening since Automattic bought Tumblr.

It's not transphobic solely because the user is transgender - it's transphobic in the way that her posts were mass-marked by bad faith actors, those posts were slapped with sexual content disclaimers, the user disputed these claims (successfully, until the team reversed that decision later) and she was personally banned while nothing happened to the people whose harassment of her and admittance to abusing the moderation tools to make her a target were catalogued and submitted to Tumblr staff. As if to add insult to injury, they followed up as they banned her a second time, saying that they found nothing wrong with the evidence of harassment she submitted.

Trans users have been reporting unfair treatment ever since Automattic bought the site Avery is just one of multiple trans women who've had to deal with this treatment, and she arguably got banned for being the most vocal about it. A bit hyperbolic in what she said, but nothing that other users haven't said before and perfectly in the spirit of the Tumblr community openly and brazenly taking the administration to task for their fuck-ups.

I do feel sorry for the staff who chafe under Matt Mullenweg. A former staff member has come forward to answer questions and talk about their time working at Automattic, and there are people working there who are employed around the world, who are always putting out fires, who need the steady paycheck for the work that they do. This isn't a call to harass or single out staff.

But I do think that Tumblr users have rested on their laurels in regards to criticizing and challenging Tumblr's administration. The institution of Tumblr. And given that the foremost authority over this entire fucking website is singling out and personally banning users, and threatening to report them to the police and the FBI, I think that has to change.

I think Tumblr users have to rediscover their sense of civil disobedience and challenge this horseshit as far as it will go.

All that Matt Mullenweg can do is shut down the website. That's bad for sure, but WE are Tumblr. WE give this website its value ("value" as in the content of its character, its beating heart. Revenue-wise, we suck the place dry lmao). And I would rather take Tumblr down in a blaze of glory than let this malignant cunt fail his users and personally go after them when they get too loud in criticizing how he runs the site.

So do what Tumblr users do best, and complain. It's all we really can do imo. The worst case scenario is that Matt Mullenweg goes full meltdown, drops an orbital nuke on some tags and/or decides to ax the entire website. And that would genuinely fucking suck - I would lose a lot of longtime internet friends who have shaped my life for the better over the course of a decade.

But if the CEO of Tumblr got so ass-blasted he wiped out a bunch of tags, that's a point where we can point at him and go "that's wrong, you fucked up and broke your own terms of service, you literally cannot justify that outside of sheer petty anger". And if he nukes the website? That would genuinely be hilarious. There's no coming back from that. Dude would go down as the most high-profile ragequitter in the history of the entire tech industry.

I've lost my original point in the mix. Point is, Tumblr users have never taken this corporate dogshit lying down. Make memes. Bake this horseshit into the history of the site, and never let Matt forget the day he lost the trust of Tumblr's entire userbase. There's no way for Matt, or Automattic, to win this. So make it as hard as possible to justify what happened to Avery, and shitpost as hard as you can.

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Hello there! I hope you don’t mind me just dropping into your asks like this, but by all means def feel free to just delete this if so, it is kind of a weird ask.

This is the anon from the computer blog asking about a private laptop for collage! After doing (a small amount of) research into Linux, one thing that’s super confusing to me, is… how does one know which distro to use? You mentioned in the replies of the post that you use Ubuntu Linux, which seems to be one of the more popular ones. Would you recommend — and if so, why? Is it good for privacy, do you think? The best? Does the user need to have a good deal of experience with computers to keep it running? (I’ve never used a laptop before but I don’t mind trying to learn stuff)

Also this is an EXTREMELY stupid question my apologies, but how….. exactly do you put Linux on a laptop? OP from my ask said to buy a laptop with no OS but is that something you can do? I’d think so, since 0P works with computer and stuff as their job, but Reddit says that it’s not really possible and that you should just “buy like a Windows laptop and scrap the software”??? Is that… correct? How did you install Linux on your laptop — did y ou have to remove software off it or did you, as OP says, manage to find a laptop with no OS?

Again, feel free to ignore if you don’t wanna put in the time/effort to reply to this, I absolutely don’t mind — it’s a lot of stuff I’m asking and you didn’t invite it all, so ofc feel free to delete the ask if you’d like!

ha, you've zeroed in on one of the big reasons Linux is kind of a contrarian choice for me to recommend: the wild proliferation of distros, many of them hideously complex to work with. luckily, the fact that most of them are niche offshoots created by and for overly-technical nerds makes the choice easier: you don't want those. you want one of the largest, best-supported, most popular ones, with a reputation for being beginner-friendly. the two biggies are Ubuntu and Linux Mint; i'd recommend focusing your research there.

this isn't JUST a popularity-contest thing: the more people use it, the more likely you are to find answers if you're having trouble or plugging a weird error message into google, and the greater the variety of software you'll find packaged for easy install in that distro. some combination of professional and broad-based community support means you'll find better documentation and tutorials, glitches will be rarer and get fixed faster, and the OS is less likely to be finicky about what hardware it'll play nice with. the newbie-friendly ones are designed to be a breeze to install and to not require technical fiddling to run them for everyday tasks like web browsing, document editing, media viewing, file management, and such.

info on installation, privacy, personal endorsement, etc under the cut. tl;dr: most computers can make you a magic Linux-installing USB stick, most Linuces are blessedly not part of the problem on privacy, Ubuntu i can firsthand recommend but Mint is probably also good.

almost all Linux distros can be assumed to be better for privacy than Windows or MacOS, because they are working from a baseline of Not Being One Of The Things Spying On You; some are managed by corporations (Ubuntu is one of them), but even those corporations have to cater to a notoriously cantankerous userbase, so most phoning-home with usage data tends to be easy to turn off and sponsored bullshit kept minimally intrusive. the one big exception i know of is Google's bastard stepchild ChromeOS, which you really don't want to be using, for a wide variety of reasons. do NOT let someone talk you into installing fucking Qubes or something on claims that it's the "most private" or "most secure" OS; that's total user-unfriendly overkill unless you have like a nation-state spy agency or something targeting you, specifically.

how to install Linux is also not a dumb question! back in the day, if you wanted to, say, upgrade a desktop computer from Windows 95 to Windows 98, you'd receive a physical CD-ROM disc whose contents were formatted to tell the computer "hey, i'm not a music CD or a random pile of backup data or a piece of software for the OS to run, i want you to run me as the OS next time you boot up," and then that startup version would walk you through the install.

nowadays almost anyone with a computer can create a USB stick that'll do the same thing: you download an Ubuntu installer and a program that can perform that kind of formatting, plug in the USB stick, tell the program to put the installer on it and make it bootable, and then once it's done, plug the USB stick into the computer you want to Linuxify and turn it on.

Ubuntu has an excellent tutorial for every step of the install process, and an option to do a temporary test install so you can poke around and see how you like it without pulling the trigger irreversibly: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop

having a way to create a bootable USB stick is one reason to just get a Windows computer and then let the Linux installer nuke everything (which i think is the most common workflow), but in a pinch you can also create the USB on a borrowed/shared computer and uninstall the formatter program when you're done. i don't have strong opinions on what kind of laptop to get, except "if you do go for Linux, be sure to research in advance whether the distro is known to play nice with your hardware." i'm partial to ThinkPads but that's just, like, my opinion, man. lots of distros' installers also make it dead simple to create a dual-boot setup where you can pick between Windows and Linux at every startup, which is useful if you know you might have to use Windows-only software for school or something. keep in mind, though, that this creates two little fiefdoms whose files and hard-disk space aren't shared at all, and it is not a beginner-friendly task to go in later and change how much storage each OS has access to.

i've been using the distro i'm most familiar with as my go-to example throughout, but i don't really have a strong opinion on Ubuntu vs Mint, simply because i haven't played around with Mint enough to form one. Ubuntu i'll happily recommend as a beginner-friendly version of Linux that's reasonably private by default. (i think there's like one install step where Canonical offers paid options, telemetry, connecting online accounts, etc, and then respects your "fuck off" and doesn't bug you about it again.) by reputation, Mint has a friendlier UI, especially for people who are used to Windows, and its built-in app library/"store" is slicker but offers a slightly more limited ecosystem of point-and-click installs.

(unlike Apple and Google, there are zero standard Linux distros that give a shit if you manually install software from outside the app store, it's just a notoriously finicky process that could take two clicks or could have you tearing your hair out at 3am. worth trying if the need arises, but not worth stressing over if you can't get it to work.)

basic software starter-pack recommendations for any laptop (all available on Windows and Mac too): Firefox with the uBlock Origin and container tab add-ons, VLC media player, LibreOffice for document editing. the closest thing to a dealbreaking pain in the ass about Linux these days (imo) is that all the image and video editing software i know of is kinda janky in some way, so if that's non-negotiable you may have to dual-boot... GIMP is the godawfully-clunky-but-powerful Photoshop knockoff, and i've heard decent things about Pinta as a mid-weight image editor roughly equivalent to Paint.net for Windows.

#anonymous #recs #linux

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Excessive exposure to cell phones and Wi-Fi networks has been linked to chronic diseases such as cardiac arrhythmias, anxiety, depression, autism, Alzheimer’s and infertility.

Last month, a case study published in the Journal of Community Medicine & Public Health reported that within a week of a 5G cell tower being activated 20 metres from his apartment, a 49-year-old Swedish man developed severe heart symptoms. This case is the fifth scientific report by Dr. Lennart Hardell, a world-leading scientist on cancer risks from radiation, and Mona Nilsson on the human health effects of real-life 5G radiofrequency (“RF”) radiation.

It’s not only fifth-generation technology (“5G”) that poses risks. For many years, published peer-reviewed studies have already indicated that the current wireless technologies of 2G, 3G and 4G – in use today with our cell or mobile phones, computers and wearable tech – create RF exposures which pose a serious health risk to humans, animals and the environment.

Earlier this year, president of Cellular Phone Task Force Arthur Firstenberg wrote that it wasn’t “bird flu” that killed wild birds in Europe last spring, it was radiation sickness. We previously published an article which listed 94 incidences in 2022 when vast numbers of animals died suddenly. Although no link to EMFs has been made, perhaps we should, at least, ask the question.

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