#Lighting service

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

Edit: if you are able, use $5 you would otherwise use for a streaming subscription to donate to a GazaFunds campaign.

[outdoorlightingdesign]

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Pathway: How Landscape Lighting Can Transform Your Outdoor Space

Introduction: Picture this: It's a warm summer evening, and you step into your backyard oasis. The sun has set, and the once-hidden features of your outdoor space are now illuminated by a subtle glow. This magical transformation is made possible by landscape lighting, a design element that goes beyond practicality to create a mesmerizing ambiance. In this article, we will explore how landscape lighting service can elevate your outdoor space into a haven of beauty and functionality.

Enhancing Aesthetics: Landscape lighting is an art form that can turn your garden, pathways, and architectural features into captivating focal points. By strategically placing lights, you can highlight the unique aspects of your outdoor space, creating a visual spectacle. Use spotlights to accentuate tall trees, statues, or water features, casting a warm and inviting glow that adds depth and drama to your surroundings.

Guiding the Way: Practicality meets elegance with pathway lighting. Illuminate walkways and garden paths with softly glowing lights to guide guests through your outdoor space. This not only enhances safety by preventing tripping hazards but also adds a touch of enchantment to your garden. Opt for fixtures that seamlessly blend into the landscape, creating a whimsical trail of light that beckons exploration.

Creating Ambiance: Landscape lighting is a powerful tool for setting the mood in your outdoor space. Consider incorporating string lights, lanterns, or even LED candles to add a warm and cozy ambiance to your patio or seating area. The gentle glow of these lights can transform your backyard into an intimate space, perfect for entertaining guests or enjoying a quiet evening under the stars.

Extending Usability: With the right lighting, your outdoor space can be enjoyed well into the evening. Extend the usability of your patio, deck, or garden by strategically placing lights in key areas. Whether it's downlighting from trees, subtle uplighting on the exterior of your home, or well-placed fixtures on the deck, the right lighting allows you to make the most of your outdoor living space.

Seasonal Transitions: Landscape lighting is a versatile tool that can adapt to the changing seasons. During the warmer months, focus on creating a vibrant and inviting atmosphere with well-lit social areas. As autumn sets in, consider adjusting the lighting to highlight the rich hues of fall foliage. In winter, use soft and subtle lighting to create a serene and magical atmosphere in your snow-covered garden.

Energy Efficiency and Technology: Modern landscape lighting options are not only aesthetically pleasing but also energy-efficient. LED lights, in particular, are long-lasting, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly. Additionally, smart lighting systems allow you to control and customize your outdoor lighting remotely, providing convenience and flexibility.

Conclusion: Landscape lighting is the secret ingredient that can transform your outdoor space from ordinary to extraordinary. By carefully considering the placement, type, and intensity of lights, you can create an ambiance that suits your style and enhances the functionality of your outdoor living area. So, let your outdoor space twinkle and shine, turning it into a haven of beauty and tranquility that can be enjoyed day and night.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

there's just... there is no reason to make yet another cop show in this day and age. copaganda is not only bullshit, it is a failure of imagination.

you want to watch brooding characters with dark pasts investigate crimes in an official capacity? just use private detectives (cops have a miserable solve rate anyway). want eccentric geniuses & their sidekicks solving mysteries? i present you with armchair detectives & neighborhood busybodies. oh, you're craving a workplace comedy-drama starring overworked protagonists doing their heartfelt best to resolve community conflicts? social worker office sitcom! bitch this is ACHIEVABLE

[vintagecamping]

US Forest Service poster.

1955

[itsbrooklynbaby]

Ghibli studio- Kiki's delivery service 🌷

How are you doing angels?

[xxnghtclls]

“What?”

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Andrew Prokop at Vox:

Former President Donald Trump has lately been trying to distance himself from Project 2025, claiming it was cooked up by the “severe right” and that he doesn’t know anything about it. But it turns out the severe right is coming from inside the house. Kevin Roberts, the self-proclaimed “head” of Project 2025, has a book coming out in September — and the book’s foreword is written by Trump’s vice presidential candidate, J.D. Vance, who lavishly praises its ideas. “Never before has a figure with Roberts’s depth and stature within the American Right tried to articulate a genuinely new future for conservatism,” Vance writes, according to the book’s Amazon page. “We are now all realizing that it’s time to circle the wagons and load the muskets. In the fights that lay ahead, these ideas are an essential weapon.”

What ideas? Like Vance, Roberts is obsessed with the idea that the left controls major American institutions — he lists Ivy League colleges, the FBI, the New York Times, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Department of Education and even the Boy Scouts of America. The book argues that “conservatives need to burn down” these institutions if “we’re to preserve the American way of life.” (Vox has requested a copy of the book, but has not yet received one at the time of this writing.) Obviously, this poses a problem for Trump’s attempts to distance himself from the virally unpopular Project 2025 and its lengthy agenda for what he should do if he wins, which includes proposals to restrict abortion access and centralize executive power in the presidency.

And it’s one more indication that Trump’s pick of Vance might be politically problematic for him. Vance has a fascination with provocative and extreme far-right thinkers, and a history of praising their ideas. He is not a running mate tailored to win over swing voters who are concerned Trump might be too extreme — quite the opposite. The book was written and announced before Vance was chosen as Trump’s running mate. But there’s some indication that people involved had some late second thoughts about it. It was originally announced as “Dawn’s Early Light: Burning Down Washington to Save America,” with a cover image showing a match over the word “Washington.”

More recently, though, the subtitle has been changed to “Taking Back Washington to Save America,” and the match has vanished from the cover.

[...]

Vance agrees quite a bit with Project 2025’s most extreme ideas

Project 2025 contains a multitude of proposals in its 922-page plan, not all of which J.D. Vance necessarily supports. But he’s on record backing ideas similar to those put forth in two of Project 2025’s most controversial issue areas. The first is abortion. Project 2025 lays out a sweeping agenda by which the next president could use federal power to prevent abortions, including using an old law called the Comstock Act to prosecute people who mail abortion pills, and working to prevent women from abortion-banning states from traveling out of state to get abortions.

Vance is on record supporting these ideas. Last year, he signed a letter demanding that the Justice Department prosecute physicians and pharmacists “who break the Federal mail-order abortion laws.” In 2022, he said he was “sympathetic” to the idea that the federal government should stop efforts to help women traveling out of their states to get abortions. That year, he also said: “I certainly would like abortion to be illegal nationally.” At other points, Vance has struck a different tone. ““We have to accept that people do not want blanket abortion bans,” he said last December. And this month he said he supported a Supreme Court decision that allowed the abortion bill mifepristone to remain available. Here, Vance is trying to align with Trump, who — fearing political blowback — argues he merely wants abortion to be a state issue, despite his long alliance with the religious right. But Vance’s record implies his true agenda might be otherwise.

The second controversial area where Vance is sympatico with Project 2025 is centralizing presidential power over the executive branch. The project lays out various proposals to rein in what conservatives view as an out-of-control “deep state” bureaucracy — mainly, by firing far more career civil servants and installing far more political appointees throughout the government. Vance, as I wrote last week, has backed a maximalist version of this agenda. In 2021, Vance said that in Trump’s second term, Trump should “fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.” The courts would try to stop this, Vance continued, and Trump should then “stand before the country like Andrew Jackson did, and say, ‘The chief justice has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it.’”

While Donald Trump is doing his darndest to supposedly run away from the highly unpopular Project 2025, his ticketmate J.D. Vance is making that proposition difficult to impossible.

See Also:

HuffPost: There’s Another Link Between Trump’s Campaign And Project 2025

[mftm1987]

you guys wanna see my peche cassette collection im very normal

[bambiilooloo]

act 1 ody design

[dejwrldarchived]

the topic of colorism within the black community will never be understood until people understand that it's deeper than being bullied in high school and dating preferences.

[raz0rvampire]

Where’s my janitor ghouls

Where’s my sound and light engineer ghouls

Where’s my ghouls that tend to the costumes and uniforms

Where’s my ghouls that work in the ministry food court

Where’s my garden assistant ghouls and child caregiving ghouls

[yardsards]

the thing about labru vs kabumisu is that both of them have the same core appeal to me, specifically from kabru's side of things: kabru being someone who is constantly agonizing about social rules and putting on the right mask, and meeting this Weird Fucking Guy who does not (cannot) care about all those things, and so kabru slowly allows himself to be more genuine. they're both such good relationships (whether you view them romantically or platonically), why must there be so much hostility between enjoyers of these ships?

[paper-birdies]

I've been reading a Gravity Falls fanfic called "The Therapist" by @bapple117, where you - The reader- are Bill Cipher's Therapist in the Theraprism. I was on Bapple's Discord server and came across a conversation asking "What if Bill had a secret collection of art he made of the therapist and got super flustered when the therapist finds them."

Posted that and then someone mentioned that in a panic, Bill would probably try to eat the art and tries to eat the pages.

Anyways, I freakin' love this fic and this funky lil' guy.

[send-me-a-puffalope]

just watched the new ghostbusters movie with my friend and truly, awkward teenage lesbians will both end and save the world.

[theneondreaming]

[swiggity-swexual-i-am-asexual]

DPxDC Prompt

Thinking back on it, Danny probably should have been more wary of being given the title ‘Ender Of Timelines’.