#called-kept

[healerqueen]

So fun to find someone else who loves the Freddy the Pig series!

Oh, yes!! I always love finding fellow fans of Freddy! I'm so glad you told me. It's one of my favorite classic children's book series. I grew up on it with my siblings, and we still love it. I have a tag for Freddy the Pig with just a few posts in it, but there are just a handful of other fans of the series on Tumblr.

[fictionadventurer]

For the distracting asks, 1, 10, and 18?

1 What are you reading now?

No Name by Wilkie Collins and The Doctor's Family by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant. I'm enjoying both.

10. Favorite animal?

I'm gonna say tiger.

18. Dream job?

Today? Mattress tester.

[winterinhimring]

Where do I learn how to code and use linux? I want to try it but I don't know anything about coding.

I will do my best to help! The answer to that question is very long if I write it all out here, but a lot of it has been answered by other people, so I'll give you an overview and link you to some resources along the way.

The good thing is that you don't need any programming knowledge to use Linux. If you just want to try out the Linux operating system and see what it's like, I would start by downloading a program like Oracle's VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/

This will allow you to basically run a second, simulated, computer on your actual computer. From there, you can download a Linux image and install it, run it inside VirtualBox, and get familiar with the operating system. This has the additional benefit that if you do something wonky to your Linux virtual machine (VM for short) by mistake, you can just delete it and recreate it and no harm will be done to your actual computer. For a step-by-step explanation, see: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-run-ubuntu-desktop-on-a-virtual-machine-using-virtualbox#1-overview

Short aside: Linux is not a monolithic operating system like Windows or MacOS. Linux, written by a man named Linus Torvalds, is a "kernel" made up of certain very basic computer functions, and the rest of the operating system, things like the graphical user interface (GUI, to nerds like me) doesn't come with it. To be usable by normal people, Linux has to have that functionality filled in by other programmers, which creates something called a distribution, or distro for short. Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, Linux Mint, and OpenSUSE are all Linux distros. Different distros are designed for different purposes. Ubuntu and Mint are both pretty friendly to normal folks who want to write documents, check their email, etc. RedHat is for large companies. There's a distro called Kali that's for cybersecurity and penetration testing. Etc. etc. etc. There are tons of distros. If you don't know which one to pick, I recommend Ubuntu or Mint, as I have experience with both, and they're fairly easy to use.

From this point out, a search engine will be your best friend. There are lots of helpful tutorials online, and also answers to almost any question you can imagine. If you're unsure where to start, documentation from the website of an official Linux distribution, like Ubuntu, is usually reliable, though it can be kind of opaque if you're not used to reading tech-ese. The tutorials on Ubuntu's site, however, seem to be structured with beginners in mind, and I would run through this one to start with: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/command-line-for-beginners#1-overview

Once you get to the point of having specific questions about how a command works or how to make the operating system do something, I would take a good look at any answers from StackOverflow, which is basically a website for computer people of all skill levels to ask each other questions ranging from the basic to the ridiculously obscure. If you're wondering it, chances are good someone on StackOverflow has asked it.

Other than that, click around your new VM, create files, find programs, etc. If you really get stuck, I'll try and help, but keep in mind I may very well be searching StackOverflow myself. XD

The other cool thing about VMs is that you can try multiple operating systems, i.e. Linux Mint (https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) which is pretty user-friendly, as I recall.

Once you get to the point where you actually want to install Linux, you'll want to back up your computer to an external hard drive so you can restore from the backup if something goes wrong, and then follow the instructions for your chosen Linux distro. LibreOffice runs on Linux and can open most Microsoft file types, so you shouldn't need to move your files to a different type, you'll just need to copy them somewhere (like another external hard drive or a thumb drive) and then copy them back when you're done with the installation. Obligatory word of warning: installing Linux on your actual machine, as opposed to a VM, WILL OVERWRITE YOUR ENTIRE HARD DRIVE. Do this with caution. Restoring from a backup is possible, so as long as you backed everything up you will not lose any data, but it can be a pain in the neck and if you're not particularly tech-savvy, you may have to go to a computer repair store to get them to do it.

Now, as to your question about learning to code: this requires no VM and no new installation; you can start doing that today. There are almost infinite tutorials online about how to start coding. CodeCademy.com is a pretty decent one, as I recall, though it's been a long time since I used it. There's also a channel on YouTube called BroCode that puts up free 'how to get started in this programming language' tutorials, which are pretty beginner-friendly. I would recommend that you start with either Python or Java (NOT JavaScript; it's not the same thing as Java, and it's a really annoying programming language, so don't do that to yourself). Python has syntax that is more similar to English than most programming languages and it is pretty powerful, but it may confuse you when you start moving to other programming languages. Java is less immediately comprehensible but probably more representative of programming languages as a whole.

Hope this helps! Feel free to send me follow-up questions or ask for clarification if I lapsed into tech-speak and this doesn't make sense.

[itspileofgoodthings]

1 and 4?

What have you learned in the last few months?

It’s really hard so I wouldn’t say I’ve learned it 100% but I’ve definitely gotten better at accepting that other people’s reactions and thoughts have so much less to do with me than I think. I’m so finely calibrated to see everything as a response to me. In good ways as well as bad ones! Because a response to me, to something I say, even just to my person, is my favorite thing in the world. But sometimes it just isn’t. At the very least it’s fifty-fifty but honestly I think it’s far more often that someone’s words and moods have nothing to do with me and everything to do with that person’s own rich and complex inner life than that it is about me.

What hard things have you accepted lately?

It’s all part of the same thing but I think I’ve accepted, no not accepted, am on my way to accepting/am at least not actively fighting as Much, the reality that so much is not in my control. Especially as regards other people. I can’t make them love me, or make them care, or make them stay, or make things be the same if they have to change. And I wish I could!!! So, so, so, so badly. But I can’t. And even just comparing where I’m at now to where I was a year ago or two years ago, I think I’ve come a long way.

[prlssprfctn]

Imagine in the beginning, before Red Hood's goons figure out that he is a baby, they think he is a single dad of a bunch of kids, instead. And it is not like they are wrong, since he does parent all kids of Crime Alley, but they mean not them. They mean Bats, instead.

No one is sure how old Red Hood is. But they saw a single white streak of the hair once, so he is... old, right? And these Batkids, they always hang around him, whining and asking for something - surely, it is his kids? Right? That gotta be it.

Red Hood: Now, back to- Sorry, I need to take a call. Goons: Sure, sir. Red Hood: What... Oh my god, Red. What do you mean, you don't know how to wash the carpet without- Spoiled brat. Okay, listen to me, you first need to get a really hot water... Goons: That's definitely his son being in troubles.

(It was Tim, who accidentally ruined Alfred's favourite carpet. He was in big troubles that day.)

Robin, appearing on the doorstep of Red Hood's den: Scram. I am here to see Hood. Goons, staring at little Damian: Hm-m. Red Hood, pushing them away: Bad day? (Damian wordlessly raising his arms to be picked up by Jason) Okay. It is fine. Goons: Hm-m-M.

Nightwing, whining: You are so boring. Why don't you want to play Twister with us this Sunday? Red Hood, rolling his eyes: Shut up. Goons, overhearing the conversation: Kids, am I right? Red Hood: Huh?

Goons, watching Batman and Red Hood shouting on each other on the rooftop: Hey, do we think Batman is also his kid?.. Goons: (thoughtful pause) Red Hood, completely pissed off by his dad in the meanwhile: I am TIRED of you. Go back to your stupid ass CAVE and think about your behaviour. I don't want to see you AGAIN. Batman: But- Red Hood: OUT OF MY TURF. NOW!!! Goons, staring at Batman, who walks away sulkily: ...HM-M.

Red Hood, staring at the "Best Dad" merch, given him by his goons on his birthday: I am confused. Do they mean kids from Alley, or they view themselves as my kids... What does it mean? Uh. Whatever. It is kinda sweet. Red Hood, on the next day: Thanks, guys. Very thoughtful of you! Goons, high-fiving each other: Sure, boss!

[royriako]

[scribbletropolis]

Breathe.

Progress under the cut

[mcr-themed-brain]

What accent coach is working magic behind the scenes of iwtv. A british man plays an american man with a thick new orleans accent that slowly fades to a standard american accent. Another british man plays an indian man with a french accent that morphs into a british accent. An australian man plays a french man with the strongest most unintelligible french accent youve ever heard

[nataliescatorccioapologist]

So tell me why Nat has multiple concert tickets for the band Team Dresch, a queer riot grrrl band that have lyrics such as “I’m a flaming S&M rubber dyke” and “queer sex is great” and the band have described themselves as “a bunch of queer freaks.” 👀👀

Natalie Scatorccio I know what you are

[batsyheere]

Duke, who is tired of being bullied for still having only a few spots checked off on vigilante bingo, decides to get even when family game night includes Never Have I Ever. Danny, who is either a friend or basically adopted family at this point, was invited.

He brings up the fact that he has never died and been brought back to life. Multiple fingers are put down, groans and complaints are made, and then they all turn to Danny when he just stares at the ground.

"If it happened more than once, do I put more fingers down? Or just the one?" he asks. The room falls silent for a few seconds before the flood of questions start.

[tillydouspart]

i am so immensely invested in midnight strangers by @seriouslycalamitous you have no idea

[fictionadventurer]

Top five snacks?

Top 5 snacks that I like to have on hand at the moment.

Cheese and crackers. Buying a big variety box of fancy crackers was one of the best decisions I've made lately. If I need a quick after-work not-quite-a-meal, it's so nice to have a snack that's a little bit more substantial, but still easy to throw together with zero thought.

Aldi chocolate bars. Those kind that have five little bars in one packet. So nice to have up in the cupboard so I can break off a piece if I just want a tiny bit of sweet after a meal. (The new cranberry ones are amazing.)

Fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt. It's yummy and easy to have on hand, while being maybe a little bit healthy.

Fruit-filled granola bars. I've kept a box in the car for the past couple of weeks in case I'm hungry while driving home and need to avoid the temptation of gas station food. It's been nice.

Bananas. Look, bananas are nowhere near my favorite fruit. But they come neatly packaged, are easy to peel, require no washing, and are filling. If I eat a meal and I'm not hungry enough for more actual food, but I'm still not full, a banana's the perfect way to finish off.

[ryllen]

yuu as my favorite freshwater fish

[emariedraws]

This man is NEVER beating the dog allegations

[newttxt]

my march 2025 fanart for fanfic is from

Crawling under skin, my heart offered up to the feast by unacalluna (u must be logged in on ao3)

i rly love this au concept (im a sucker for forensics…) and i was rly cheering luffy on as she tried her best to seduce permanently-married-to-her-work law ☺️

please please please leave comments and kudos for the author too!

[theoldkyokodied]

The Allegiance of the Ascended Vampire and the New God of Magic