TIK TOK MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE IT DESTROYS LANGUAGE
Ok, unless something’s going on I’m not aware of (extremely likely), I gotta point out the term “Pet Play” is significantly older than Tik Tok, or most of its userbase for that matter.
Yeah, I’m not mad about using the term “pet play”. That’s a perfectly fine term. I’m mad because they didn’t use that term: they used “pet p!ay”, a censored version
Oh. Oh gawd I missed that. Objection withdrawn, that is objectively terrible.
To anybody who is new to posting on ao3, if you’re using a tag you have to use the correct spelling of that tag. People aren’t going to type in every version of a censored word to hide or look for your content 
For everyone new to tumblr, the same rule applies to tumblr too.
You cannot censor your tags! Censored tags cannot be block or filtered. Censoring tags HARMS your audience, it does not protect them
Source and more details below. Thanks for posting, OP!
“The rare ʻalalā Hawaiian crow was successfully reintroduced into the wild in Maui more than 20 years after being declared extinct [in the wild], officials announced Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
Why it matters: "ʻAlalā are found nowhere else on Earth, and their existence is essential in Hawaiʻi,” per a statement from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, which worked to reintroduce the crows. “As they fly from tree to tree, these corvids disperse seeds that help grow new trees and restore native forests.”
ʻAlalā “also help provide food and shelter for other indigenous wildlife that share their island,” according to the the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. “Their very presence supports and even propagates their ecosystem’s rich biodiversity.”
The big picture: The endangered ʻalalā are sacred in Hawaiian culture and regarded as spiritual family guardians, per the Hawaiin Department of Land and Natural Resources.
They went extinct in the wild in 2002 and earlier attempts to reintroduce these intelligent birds — one of only two corvid species known to use twigs as tools to reach food — were unsuccessful.
Conservationists have now declared the introduction of five Hawaiian crows to Maui’s Kīpahulu Forest Reserve last month a success so far.
What they did: “To prepare, experts raised the two females and three males in a social group to strengthen their relationship-building skills,” according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
“This approach helped the ʻalalā practice how they’d depend on each other, giving them every opportunity to succeed in native habitats. Teams also worked closely on prerelease assessments, looking at how the birds were likely to respond to predators and how they’d seek native foods like insects and fruits.”
The crows were then transferred from the Maui Bird Conservation Center to a temporary field aviary on the slopes of Haleakalā before being released.
Stunning stat: There were fewer than 20 ʻalalā in the late 1990s. Now, there are more than 110 individuals due to conservation efforts.
What we’re watching: “The endgame is to get to a self-sustaining population on Hawaii Island,” said Michelle Bogardus, a deputy field supervisor at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to the Washington Post. “The ʻalalā are part of the natural and cultural fabric of Hawaii Island, and they belong there.”“
Happy 99th birthday to screen and television legend Dick Van Dyke, born on December 13th, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri. ❤
Gif from Coldplay’s music video for All My Love, released on December 6th, 2024. A beautiful and heartwarming tribute to Van Dyke, it’s guaranteed to invoke smiles (and perhaps a few tears).The video was filmed with Dick’s extended family at his Malibu home, which he had to evacuate a few days ago due to the Franklin Fire. “It was coming from the hill, you could see it,” Van Dyke stated in an interview with the Today show. “And oh my God, we got out of here.” After trying to extinguish “a little fire in the guest house” by himself, Dick said “I was trying to crawl to the car. I had exhausted myself. I couldn’t get up. Three neighbors came and carried me out.” He was then evacuated to safety with his wife, Arlene Silver, and their pets, but one cat named “Bobo” escaped during the commotion. In a traditional Hollywood happy ending, when they were allowed to return home “Bobo” was there waiting for them, safe and sound.
Ironically, the hero who may bring down RFK, Jrs nomination is … Mitch McConnell. McConnell had polio as a child and is not interested in the polio vaccine – or other viral vaccines — being taken away as RFK is seeking to do.
It’s true. I started calling “the cloud” offsite storage, and the comprehension that dawns in my customers’ eyes is super gratifying. They understand external hard drives, but many couldn’t wrap their heads around this mystical floating in the air storage–because that’s not how it works at all. You’re just using space on someone else’s hard drive.
[Image is a t-shirt which reads:
There is no cloud It’s just someone else’s computer]
I explain this to eeeevery patron who comes in to ask for tech help etc. I find ways to explain it, because it’s important.
“Oh ‘the cloud’ is just what they decided to call it. What it actually means is that you use the internet to connect to some dedicated computer somewhere where your file is stored, and then you can access that file, which is why it only works with an internet connection. You’re just renting space on a computer the company owns.”
Today in History: December 14. The Bush shoeing incident
Happy bush shoeing anniversary 🙂 ❤️🎉
I have had this queued since December 15th.
[ID: an image of the Wikipedia page for “bush shoeing incident”, including a picture of bush crouching down with his hand in the air and a blurry object near his head. The date provided is December 14th, 2008, and journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi is credited as the shoe thrower. /End ID]
happy Bush Shoeing Day!
the years sure have flown by. just like that shoe.
amhrancas 