I keep meaning to post about this and then forgetting, so while I remember:

Some twenty years ago, I heard about a very important pig who was genetically altered to have “human” blood. Having done a quick online search, it looks like the technology may have advanced to pigs growing hearts and kidneys that could be used by humans.

Now, xenotransplants are obviously not something that every human would be okay with, for social reasons, religious reasons, medical reasons, or even just squick reasons. But it is still a pretty huge thing medically, because for the people who are okay with it, that means that human blood and organs can be saved for people who prefer or need human-only transfers.

More importantly for this website, though, it means that there’s a potentially viable non-human alternative to human blood for vampires (etc). So knock it off with stealing blood bags and have vampires invest back into medical science, dammit!

power-handmaiden:

The year’s end is approaching and I realized that I’m going to be sad when my 2024 project is over if I don’t give myself something else fun to take its place in my routine. I’ve decided what I’m doing for 2025: draw one bug every day.

If you hate bugs and/or are only here for the Tingleposting, I’m going to reblog this again after my last 2024 Tingles My Butt post as a reminder so you can unfollow.

If you LOVE bugs, feel free to message me if you want to tell me about your fave and I can put it on my list. Especially if it’s something more obscure that probably isn’t in the first 100 bugs I’ve put down so far. (I am defining Bug pretty expansively. Any arthropod + snails and slugs. I’m even going to toss a couple blorbos and other fictional bugs in there for funsies.)

I have a soft spot for hairy aphids! They look like flying snowflakes 😍

mossadspydolphin:

what-even-is-thiss:

quantum-dragon:

“I’m tired of voting every 4 years”

You’re 26 and there’s 80 year old black women who remember a time when they couldn’t vote but STILL aren’t tired of it. Maybe it’s a skill issue on your part.

You should also be voting more often than every four years. Use your rights that people fought and bled for.

How do people get tired of voting? You can choose your government! You can actually do something to oppose those relatives with shitty politics! Voting is awesome.

Plus I like pressing buttons.

We still have paper ballots where I live; it probably reminds a few of us a bit too much of scantron sheets.

Still, though! That sounds to me like a very good reason to vote for people who will try to move education away from such a huge focus on tests and such.

(via alexseanchai)

regicide1997:

bisexualbaker:

regicide1997:

bisexualbaker:

nerdypagan1:

bisexualbaker:

regicide1997:

So when I was getting dressed today, I very quickly put on a lab coat and some cat ears, not even trying to have something coherent, just wanting to have some kind of costume, and then I used some eyeliner to draw some whiskers on my face, so, yeah, that’s my costume, cat in a lab coat, does it make sense? no. who cares. Still wearing the same skirt and striped knee-high socks from yesterday, but that’s just my work clothes.

But then when I got to my office in the physics department, one of my colleagues was immediately like, “Oh! Schrödinger’s catgirl!”

It both was and was not a coherent costume until someone observed you and collapsed the wavelength.

don’t you mean superposition?

(Shit, do I? I have no idea. Why didn’t I Duck Around before posting this…?)

(Oh right, it was late at night and I didn’t think this many people would jump on my attempt to be funny.)

No, @nerdypagan1, ey meant wave function

I still haven’t Ducked Around yet, but I’m inclined to believe Schrödinger’s catgirl þemself on the matter (and not just because it makes me look better to have at least remembered the ‘wave’ part).

My girlfriend just called me into the bedroom to tell me that she just saw a screenshot of this post (minus the corrections) posted to a meme page on Facebook, which one of her friends shared, placing it on her feed.

I honestly don’t know what to say.

It’s happened to me a couple of times now; at the end of the day, I’m mostly just grateful when it’s relatively silly posts like these (even with mistakes) that are blowing up, as opposed to anything that would get me particularly rancid attention.

the-forest-library:

Free & Discounted Election Day Rides 2024

ALT

Election Day is nearly here, and if you haven’t already mailed in your ballot or gone in for early voting, you might need a ride come November 5.

Here’s a roundup of some of the freebies, discounts, and information on getting to the polls that organizations are offering.

Lyft

Lyft announced that riders can preload the code VOTE24 for a half-price discount of up to $10 on rideshare, bike-share, or scooter rides on or before Nov. 5. The code is only valid between 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. every time zone.

Uber

Uber also announced it will offer half-off rideshare costs of up to $10 on Election Day for users in most states.

Using a new “Go Vote” tile displayed on the app, users can book a ride to the nearest poll with the discount unless they are in California or Georgia. The offer works between 4 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. local time on Nov. 5. The company will also offer 25% off food orders up to $15 with a minimum order of $25.

Lime

Lime is offering free rides to and from your polling place to vote early or on Election Day. Riders can use the promo code VOTE2024 to get two free 30-minute rides in the U.S.

Bird & Spin

Bird and Spin are also offering two free rides as part of their Roll to the Polls initiative. Riders can use the code RockTheVote2024 in the app.

Rideshare2Vote

Rideshare2Vote helps voters in need of a ride get to their local polling facilities for free. Ridshare2Vote is available in seven swing states (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin), as well as Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. If you live in one of these states and have a car, you can also volunteer to drive others to the polls. Go to Rideshare2Vote.com or call 888-977-2250 for more information.

Rides to the Polls (Georgia Only)

The New Georgia Project’s Rides to the Polls program will give free rides to voting sites for Georgia residents on Nov. 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Go to newgeorgiaproject.org/rides or call 800-874-1541 for more information.

Moovit

Moovit has integrated tens of thousands of polling locations from 130 counties across 11 states into its trip-planning app. The app also provides users with quick access to voter registration information and which transit agencies are offering free rides.

Transit Agencies / Public Transportation

There are countless transit agencies offering free rides on Election Day — everywhere from Detroit to Des Moines to Durham — so be sure to check with your local authority.

Please share any additional resources you’re aware of. Let’s make it easy for people to get to the polls!

(via alexseanchai)

bisexualbaker:

regicide1997:

So when I was getting dressed today, I very quickly put on a lab coat and some cat ears, not even trying to have something coherent, just wanting to have some kind of costume, and then I used some eyeliner to draw some whiskers on my face, so, yeah, that’s my costume, cat in a lab coat, does it make sense? no. who cares. Still wearing the same skirt and striped knee-high socks from yesterday, but that’s just my work clothes.

But then when I got to my office in the physics department, one of my colleagues was immediately like, “Oh! Schrödinger’s catgirl!”

It both was and was not a coherent costume until someone observed you and collapsed the wave form.

My sister-in-law has just reported seeing a screencap of this post floating by on Facebook, shared by someone who probably doesn’t know I have a Tumblr, and may not even know who I am. So.

Hello, Facebookians! Please click this link to an edited version of our esteemed original poster’s original post, where you can find a link to þeir Soundcloud. Also note the correction, since I’m betting money that the screencap has the old version, which says wavelength not wave form.

labelleizzy:

shrewreadings:

doralimasstuff:

izdmcsk:

infinitydivine:

catchymemes:

I am not taking a risk

Not risking it pals

U know what I want potato of luck

Damn right I’m reblogging. See previous post re wrath of whatever from high atop the thing.

Tomorrow is ELECTION DAY in the USA

USians especially BLUE USians, reblogging!!

[Image: A solid gold potato. Caption reads, “This is the potato of luck, don’t ignore it and tomorrow you’ll get good news.” End ID.]

(via dramaticowl)

mamoru:

mamoru:

🇺🇸if you are planning on voting in person, and you sometimes use a mobility aid, BRING IT WITH YOU. the lines are historically long. if you do not have a mobility aid, consider bringing something like a folding stool.🇺🇸

call your voting location, they may also have a wheelchair you can borrow depending on where you will be voting.

Sounds like maybe bringing a bottle of water (for example) might also be a good idea?

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quidam-vir:

The Romans really went off with ‘nisi fallor’. All the English online equivalents simply do not compare.

'if I remember correctly’ -> wordy, stupid, too long

'as far as I know’ -> sounds bad, clunky, can’t say it quickly

'afaik’ -> unpronounceable, weird looking

'iirc’ -> gibberish, incomprehensible, too many i’s

'nisi fallor’ -> good length, easy & fun to say, can be thrown in anywhere quickly, literally 'unless I am deceiving myself’ which is sick

(via redsixwing)

regicide1997:

bisexualbaker:

nerdypagan1:

bisexualbaker:

regicide1997:

So when I was getting dressed today, I very quickly put on a lab coat and some cat ears, not even trying to have something coherent, just wanting to have some kind of costume, and then I used some eyeliner to draw some whiskers on my face, so, yeah, that’s my costume, cat in a lab coat, does it make sense? no. who cares. Still wearing the same skirt and striped knee-high socks from yesterday, but that’s just my work clothes.

But then when I got to my office in the physics department, one of my colleagues was immediately like, “Oh! Schrödinger’s catgirl!”

It both was and was not a coherent costume until someone observed you and collapsed the wavelength.

don’t you mean superposition?

(Shit, do I? I have no idea. Why didn’t I Duck Around before posting this…?)

(Oh right, it was late at night and I didn’t think this many people would jump on my attempt to be funny.)

No, @nerdypagan1, ey meant wave function

I still haven’t Ducked Around yet, but I’m inclined to believe Schrödinger’s catgirl þemself on the matter (and not just because it makes me look better to have at least remembered the ‘wave’ part).