I’m having a crisis. The time of Surak was the time of the Vulcan Nuclear War and not during what I assumed would be the Vulcan crusade times with armour and weapons and shit. This changes everything.
If they had the technology to make nuclear weapons then they had figured out how to make other technology like cameras. Computers. Televisions. Which means, Vulcans with their lack of emotional control and Surakian logic were running with our 21st-century technology doing some really crazy and stupid shit.
Did they leap into trashcans to make their friends laugh? Did they run themselves into poles and walls with segway-like technology? Did some of their governments have to send out a public notice telling citizens not to try to take selfies with wild sehlats like we do with bears?
Did they change the pitches of their sehlat’s cries to make songs like we do with dogs?
according to Spock’s World, surak was the wealthy heir to a vulcan business
then he saw the impacts of an antimatter bomb, had an existential crisis, and drove into the desert to cry
that was where he had his epiphany that vulcans needed to chill, and became so chill that all the other vulcans agreed that being chill seemed like it would solve a lot of problems
surak was a youtube influencer pass it on
he was actually an sjw with a tumblr, still available on Vulcan Archive Dot Org
i can’t stop thinking about zack and ray’s reunion and how i’d love for it to be heartwarming, even though you know shit’s gonna go down once zack arrives lol
Have you ever wanted to own a noodle horse dragon alien?? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE.
hey! dont just randomly adopt a greyhound, especially if theyre a rescue!! you need to do some research first. rescues are A LOT of work
greyhounds require DAILY exercise!! but they are sprinters, not endurance runners, they need a safe enclosed place to run around or extra long walks. however they can run into danger at great speeds unless in safe area
since greyhounds are sighthounds they will have a tendency to chase smaller animals (especially since these are former racers, they will be more inclined)
so PLEASE make sure you are suited to owning a greyhound before adopting one! they are lovely and very sweet animals and deserve to be happy in a perfect home!!
Yeah this ban does more harm to the dogs than good and was PETA’S idea 😦
Today I found out that yarners think crocheting socks is subversive and controversial and I just…on one hand, why the fuck not, I guess yarners are allowed to have their controversies, but on the other, how much time do you have in your FUCKIN DAY??
My main concern is how they would feel but Maggie u know yarn fandom gotta think about something while knitting five miles of stockingnette for a sweater
Look, you can’t just leave it at that, why is it subversive and controversial? *gets popcorn*
I mean, I’m taking this on good faith, and I’m not saying this is my own personal belief. I believe in all crafts.
But…the structure of the stitches and the resulting fabric is pretty different between crochet and knitting. You get different effects between them, which lends themselves to different crafts. And none of the effects of (most) crochet stitches lend themselves naturally to socks. You’re (usually) going to end up with something either stiff and bulky, or full of holes that will Not Feel Good to walk on. Whereas knitted socks will just…BE elastic and comfortable.
Sure you CAN do it. And there are people and patterns that do it well!!
But MOST crochet socks are a bit like calling this a bicycle
I mean… Okay? But people are going to Talk.
But this is BABY controversy, this is nothing. You haven’t even touched on the good shit like RHSS or that time the Olympic Committee dissed us.
Iiiinteresting. So one of those “just because you CAN doesn’t mean you SHOULD” things.
Also I know very little about the yarn fandom except for that bit where a woman had to fake her death and had a nervous breakdown over selling homespun/dyed yarn so like, I already have big expectations.
Was that the one that “died” of leukemia or the one that “died” of lupus, or the one that overdosed?
From what I know of the narrative as it was described to me, I want to say the one that overdosed, but I am intrigued and vaguely concerned that there are multiple distinct individuals the above situation could apply to.
hey umm, what the fuck
the fake deaths thing: indie yarn dyer gets popular, gets overwhelmed by orders, can’t refund money because of shitty bookkeeping, decides faking online death is the only way out.
i’m sure some of them are unintentional rather than premeditated scammers but they’re all still thieving assholes who shouldn’t be running businesses and need to give all the money back.
the olympics commitee: ravelry, well-known knitting (fiber arts in general) site, held a contest they called the ‘ravelympics’ to drum up olympic support then get a cease-and-desist letter for copyright infringement, and the letter said that calling it that ‘denigrates the true nature of the Olympic Games’ and was ‘disrespectful to our country’s finest athletes’
except, you know, ravelry had like 2 million users who all, by nature of ravelry being a website, have basic tech literacy. the social media backlash was so bad that the olympics board had to make 2 official apologies because the first wasn’t good enough.
RHSS: Red Heart Super Saver is cheap Walmart-level yarn. some people hate it because it used to be just really fucking awful and they haven’t bothered updating their opinions. some people hate it because they hate non-natural yarns. some people hate it because they’re yarn snobs(which, btw, comes in two flavors: the disdainful assholes and the people who just don’t see the point if you have the money and don’t indulge yourself). a lot of people defend it because it’s cheap and widely locally available and honestly not that bad after a wash and some fabric softener.
crocheted socks: exactly what kaitoukitty said. people who crochet socks tend to either be new crocheters who are not aware crochet is not the best medium for socks or experienced crocheters who are pushing the boundaries of the medium.
babies on fire: i can’t believe we’re talking about yarncraft controversies and no one mentioned babies on fire. that’s my favorite controversy.
so when deciding what material to make baby blankets out of, in addition to considerations like softness, ease of washing, and allergy concerns quite a lot of people like to consider what would happen to the baby if the blanket was set on fire. yes, really.
wool has the problem of hand-wash only blankets for a new mother (superwash wool exists but that’s a whole ‘nother paragraph), allergy concerns, and also
real fucking expensive if you want quality not-itchy-on-baby-skin wool. but pro-wool-blanket people insist that because wool actually resists being set on fire pretty well and also can self-extinguish, it’s the only sensible choice.
acrylic on the other hand is cheap and you can throw it in the washing machine, and while bad quality acrylics might be stiff and plastic-y they’re not itchy, but if it gets set on fire it will melt onto the baby’s skin. pro-acrylic people insist that if your blanket is on fire, you probably have bigger problems than what the blanket is made of.
wow I didn’t expect such a detailed response. thank you!
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