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a hexbug is a perfect machine. battery just small enough for its fragile little plastic housing. the motor inside vibrates to give the illusion of life, but only for the absurd task of shuffling around a flat surface randomly. oftentimes it flips over, unable to right itself, a perfect mimickry of the humble beetle. and you can build little racetracks for them. no notes. i love you hexbug.

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The 2025 Gender Census is now open!

[ Link to survey ]

The 12th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 30th August 2025.

It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

If you can't wait for survey numbers, you can click here for a public spreadsheet of non-secret info with graphs as it comes in, updated manually a few times per day.

Thank you so much!

[ Link to survey ]

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colors

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interesting fact i have titanium in my spine

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Aw, damn.

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amateurish first effort

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starting a compilation of my favorite "no thank you" buttons from when they want you to subscribe so bad

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song of the summer (via muco_0 on tiktok)

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had a dream about getting addicted to vaseline on toast. my girlfriend crying, begging me to stop eating "that miserable greasy toast"

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Xie Lian would have one of those ‘making my husbands lunch/dinner’ channels and the comments would be full of people unsure of he’s genuinely that bad of a cook or is slowly trying to kill his husband.

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you can tell things are bad when this type of article is coming back...

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Tub of terrapins - a variety pack of colors, patterns, and sizes. Maryland, Chesapeake Bay.

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Here’s my take on the whole audio books vs. reading:

Oral tradition of storytelling predates written ones by millennias, and honestly, which one you like is just a personal preference.

The actual difference is

when listening, you have no idea how to write characters’ names

when reading, you have no idea how to pronounce characters’ names

hope this helps!

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i'm tired of the lies