St.Zane

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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keepcalmandcarriefischer

Did you guys know that the most recent version of sharks have fins that are kinda leg like and they like to walk up onto land?

hotchocolatenotsex

no way i must have missed an update!

keepcalmandcarriefischer

The Epaulette shark is only about 9 million years old as a species, making it the most recent branch in the shark family. And it is slowly but surely evolving into a land animal

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froodette

You know what to do boys

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effeminate-wastrel
nagichi-boop

I think it’s important to remember that executive dysfunction doesn’t just apply to doing chores (work, cleaning, etc). It also makes it difficult to engage with your hobbies.

Some people don’t seem to understand that when I say that I don’t have the motivation to do something that I have said I want to do, it has nothing to do with not being interested enough in said thing. It is just that my brain is not allowing me to do it even though I want to.

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petermorwood:
“rideroftherange:
“ historyarchaeologyartefacts:
“Rapier, Germany 1590/1600[786x2000]
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Blue
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Turquoise? Lapis? Enamel?
Probably enamel - though possibly even porcelain, because this sword-hilt was enamelled to imitate blue-and-white...
historyarchaeologyartefacts

Rapier, Germany 1590/1600[786x2000]

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Blue

petermorwood

Turquoise? Lapis? Enamel?

Probably enamel - though possibly even porcelain, because this sword-hilt was enamelled to imitate blue-and-white Delft ware…

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…while these sword grips were real Dresden / Meissen porcelain.

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This, however, is Modern Art done in polyurethane. Still looks good, though…

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ETA: many thanks to @rhetoricandlogic​, who provided this link to where the OP rapier is held by the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The blue material is “glass paste”, a ceramic product made by melting glass grains with pigment in a mould.

Side-note: “paste jewels” refers to glass cut and polished in the same way as gemstones. It’s a term which pops up in fiction - often when the paste jewels are stolen in mistake for the real thing, or where the real thing has been pawned or sold and replaced by paste “to keep up appearances”. Such plots sometimes also involve trying to conceal an insurance fiddle…

effeminate-wastrel
libraford

One thing I urge adults to unlearn is the stigma surrounding forgetfulness.

Perfect memory retention is rare. A faulty memory can be the result a host of mental illnesses, from ADHD to PTSD. It's not a sign that someone wasn't listening. I have a friend that has a four year gap in her memory due to trauma. I have another with poor short term memory retention because that's one of their autism symptoms.

Your brain can also trick you into misremembering things. I can't tell you how many times I've remembered putting my keys somewhere and unearthed them in a completely different place. I have to remind myself what my birth date is because I said it wrong once and now the wrong date is in my memory forever. I have to come up with mnemonics for birthdays, anniversaries, and events because my brain doesn't do numbers for some reason.

I see people bicker about forgetting a person's favorite food or what their mothers favorite color. I think it's important to forgive people who forget easily.

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wiisagi-maiingan

I'm all for natural remedies and traditional medicine, but I think when your "natural remedy" is based on the idea that water can become medicinal by being in the presence of a teeny itty bit amount of something, then it's probably bullshit and you're getting scammed. Go buy some ibuprofen or see a doctor.

wiisagi-maiingan

Things that can be true simultaneously:

  • The idea that Western medicine is the be-all-end-all of science is based around white supremacy and elitism. Traditional medicine DOES have its place and is incredibly useful, especially when combined with the emotional, social, and spiritual effect it has on people from those cultures and communities. Many people also choose to combine their traditional cultural medicine with Western medicine and that should be respected by doctors.
  • Homeopathy is a fucking scam.