#constructive knowledge

[npzlawyersforimmigration]

Navigating Employment Authorization for TPS and Parole-Based Workers: What Employers Need to Know in 2025

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#TPS #ParoleWorkPermit #EADUpdate #FormI9Compliance #ImmigrationNews #USCISUpdate #WorkAuthorization #EmployerCompliance #HRImmigration

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[hakunahistata]

Art by @lenaellsi

A Quiet Life

Mature, 23K. Complete.

Anthony J. Crowley is on the Central Line the day the world ends.  As the planet is thrown out of balance and into upheaval, what remains of humanity is forced into a near-silent life to stay safe from sightless extraterrestrial creatures who have claimed the Earth as their own. In a world of chaos, little does Crowley know that his life is about to begin.  A Quiet Place AU.

Written for the Silver Screen Bang in collaboration with @lenaellsi 🖤 Colossal thank you to @gaiaseyes451, @malachitegrey, @the-literal-kj, and @kneelbeforeyourdogbabylon for betaing

[starleska]

i just had an ancient fandom memory unlocked which i need to share with you all 🙈 many of you are far too young to remember the halcyon days of early-2010s-Tumblr...particularly a pre-Once-ler Tumblr. so there may be a good chunk of you who weren't present for the insanity that was the Portal fandom, and specifically the fixation around Wheatley: one of the earliest Tumblr Sexymen 😳 so strap in for a little Tumblr Sexyman History...!!!

meet Wheatley, your companion and later-turned-antagonist in the enormously beloved Portal 2. bumbling and never able to shut his digital mouth, Wheatley is a Personality Core: a type of artificial intelligence housed in a metal sphere, developed by Aperture Science. specifically, Wheatley is an Intelligence Dampening Sphere. he was developed to attach to GLaDOS, the main antagonist of the whole series, to distract her with a litany of terrible ideas 😂

however, Wheatley doesn't remain amiable for long. in a scheme to dethrone GLaDOS and escape the facility you (or your playable character, Chell) are trapped in, you perform a core transfer, placing Wheatley in GLaDOS's chassis. the sheer power of being in control of the entire facility immediately goes to Wheatley's head, transforming him into an evil, sadistic, Machiavellian figure who forces you to perform test after test for his own satisfaction. also, he has a British (Bristolian!) accent. you can see the recipe for obsession, right? 😂💖

however, this was a time wherein fandom tastes were a little different. while today we are delighted to obsess over characters with unusual designs (and particularly thirst over characters of the robot/android/objectum/etc. variety), 'White Twink Humanisation' was rife in the early 2010s. if you've seen humanisations of Bill Cipher and ideas of what Cecil Palmer looked like, as well as the site's preoccupation with pale gangly weirdos (David Tennant and Matt Smith's Tenth and Eleventh Doctors come to mind), you can imagine that the urge to humanise Wheatley was huge.

enter Stephen Merchant: Wheatley's actual voice actor, who just so happens to be a six-foot-seven, gangly, nerdy British guy. fanfic author Wafflestories wrote an extremely well-known Wheatley redemption fic called Blue Sky, wherein Wheatley is able to control a hard-light human version of himself...who bears a striking resemblance to the real-life Stephen Merchant. the Portal fandom unanimously decided that human Wheatley looked just like Stephen Merchant—a design trend we still see today!! 😳 here's where the cursed forbidden memory comes in. we were so goddamn obsessed with Wheatley. we wanted to see him as a human so badly. so we went through Stephen Merchant's filmography, and...

this is Tracy, Stephen's character in Tooth Fairy (2010), starring Dwayne the Rock Johnson 😂 Tracy is a wingless caseworker fairy assigned to the Rock's character Derek, an ordinary man who becomes a tooth fairy against his will. Tracy is...unhinged. bizarrely intense. a delightfully weird and memorable character in a movie that can only be described as a fever dream, played with idiosyncrasies only Stephen Merchant is capable of. i recently found out it was directed by Michael Lembeck, who directed both The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3 🙈💖 yes. for some ungodly reason, plenty of us Wheatley simps decided that not only was Stephen Merchant the faceclaim for human Wheatley...but this specific iteration of Stephen Merchant as a wingless tooth fairy. Tracy had his own little dedicated fanbase complete with ask blogs and fanart and extended Tooth Fairy lore. of course Tracy's popularity was helped along by his dapper dress sense and his...interesting personality. there was even a joking trend called 'Tracy Goes Insane 2011', wherein fans made a significantly more yandere, knifemurder-esque version of Tracy after he finally snapped. truly incredible 👏 so there you have it. we all started simping for a silly little metal ball who got drunk on testing juice and went full Joker mode, decided that he needed to resemble his tall, handsome voice actor, and consequently became obsessed with his stint as a deranged tooth fairy. and so it shall be written. thanks for reading 🙏💖

[thepersonalquotes]

The world is administered by rich but it is constructed by poor.

Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

[afterartist]

I’ll pretend this didn’t take me threeish months to actually upload to YT

I know I’ve already posted the actual video here before but in case anyone hasn’t see it UwU

[ttrpg-smash-pass-vs]

I've been gathering all the elligible creatures for next tournament, double checking my work. And I hit the retriever.

AND THIS FUCKING THING.

This thing stopped me for hours. Because they keep changing what it IS. Because look at it, cool spider robot, right? oh, and it knows languages, that means it's either a mindless automaton (fine because it's like a toy) or it's an intelligent creature, right? Wrong? Turns out it's NEAR mindless. Red flag, especially given it has 3 int. Usually sentient creatures don't go below 5, so it's likely either a smart automaton like your phone or animal, right? Well turns out it's made from an imprisoned bebelith that had most of its intelligence removed. MOST? Is it animal level or not, because that's down to the usual animal range but it apparently still understands language. Does it even matter, does being made from an imprisoned spirit that follows orders mean it couldn't consent anyways? I made an argument for that with golems, and we know that spirits imprisoned spirits cannot fight even if they want to as long as the vessel's durable metal. But then you look at the MPMM, this new book we're going into. and hey look, they removed the "imprisoned bebelith" part that's been in every description for decades. But it is gone because it's not true anymore, or is it gone because the MPMM shortened nearly every description? Some PLAYER RACES got reduced to 3 sentences, so is that no longer canon, or is it just not included in this summarized version of it because they assume you know from Tome of Foes?

ultimately, sorry, not including it in next tournament. 14 foot spider droid with paralysis and restraint powers would've done numbers. But I am really unsure if this is sentient and if it could consent even if it was (since the ritual seems to override its free will). And I can't in good conscious include an option unless I'm confident it can consent. I'll take "I can't think of a scenario in which it would want to, but it technically could." but not "incapable of consent."

[clonerightsagenda]

signing documents for the HOA and becoming everyone's worst nightmare by actually reading them first

[moeblob]

i have no idea where the compulsion to giver her a pokemon came from ??? but her and her minccino gotta go make sure her husband stays safe.

[npzlawyersforimmigration]

What Immigrants Need to Know About REAL ID and Domestic Travel After May 7, 2025

https://visaserve.com/what-immigrants-need-to-know-about-real-id-and-domestic-travel-after-may-7-2025/

#REALID2025 #ImmigrationNews #TravelUpdate #DomesticTravel #REALIDAct #ImmigrationLaw #VisaHolders #GreenCardHolders #TravelPrepared #TSARequirements #ImmigrantsInUSA #AdjustmentOfStatus #employmentbased

[omegaphilosophia]

The Ontology of Culture

The ontology of culture examines the nature, existence, and fundamental structure of culture as a concept, system, and lived experience. It addresses how culture emerges, exists, and functions in human societies, as well as its metaphysical status—whether it is an objective reality, a social construct, or an interplay of both.

Key Questions in the Ontology of Culture

What is culture?

Is culture a tangible entity, a system of symbols, or a set of practices?

Does it exist independently of individuals, or is it constituted by individual and collective actions?

How does culture exist?

Materialist View: Culture manifests through physical artifacts, art, tools, and architecture.

Symbolic View: Culture exists as shared symbols, language, and values.

Dynamic View: Culture is a process, constantly evolving through interaction, adaptation, and change.

Is culture universal or particular?

Are there universal cultural elements, or is culture entirely relative to specific societies?

How do shared human experiences shape universal cultural themes?

How is culture transmitted and maintained?

Through language, rituals, education, and media.

The role of institutions, traditions, and collective memory in preserving culture.

Is culture a static or dynamic entity?

Static perspectives view culture as enduring and unchanging over time.

Dynamic perspectives see culture as fluid, evolving in response to historical and social factors.

Theoretical Perspectives on Culture

Essentialism:

Culture is viewed as an intrinsic set of characteristics that define a group of people.

Constructivism:

Culture is constructed through social practices and interactions, shaped by power dynamics and context.

Structuralism:

Culture exists as a system of underlying structures, such as language or myths, that govern human behavior.

Postmodernism:

Challenges fixed notions of culture, emphasizing its fragmented, diverse, and hybrid nature.

Cultural Materialism:

Focuses on the material and economic conditions that shape cultural practices and ideologies.

Ontological Issues in Culture

Subjectivity vs. Objectivity:

Is culture a subjective experience unique to individuals, or does it exist as an objective, shared reality?

Individual vs. Collective:

How does individual agency interact with collective cultural norms and practices?

Temporal Nature of Culture:

How does culture persist over time, and what mechanisms allow it to evolve?

Intercultural Influence:

How do cultures interact, merge, or clash in a globalized world?

Nature vs. Nurture:

How do biological factors interact with cultural influences to shape human behavior?

Practical Applications

Cultural Studies:

Analyzing cultural products, practices, and ideologies to understand societal dynamics.

Anthropology:

Exploring the lived realities of diverse cultures to uncover universal and particular traits.

Sociology:

Investigating the role of culture in structuring societies and influencing behavior.

Philosophy of Education:

Examining how culture shapes knowledge systems and learning methodologies.

Globalization Studies:

Addressing the impact of cultural exchange, homogenization, and resistance in a globalized world.

The ontology of culture seeks to define what culture fundamentally is and how it operates across human societies. It integrates metaphysical, social, and practical dimensions to provide a holistic understanding of culture's nature and significance. By addressing these questions, we deepen our comprehension of what it means to live within, shape, and be shaped by cultural systems.

[ahamasmiyodhah]

𝐊𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐘𝐀~ The Saffron Shade of Love

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇; Pratap marries his second wife, Purbai Solankini.

sharad malhotra as 𝐘𝐔𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐉 𝐊𝐔𝐍𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐏 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐇 𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐘𝐀

rachna parulkarr as 𝐘𝐔𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈 𝐊𝐔𝐍𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐁𝐃𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐈𝐉𝐈 𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐖𝐀𝐑

riya sharma as 𝐑𝐀𝐉𝐊𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝐏𝐘𝐀𝐀𝐑 𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐈

“𝑯𝒖𝒌𝒖𝒎, 𝐽𝑎𝒉𝑎𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑚 𝒉𝑜, 𝑣𝑎𝒉𝑎 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑎𝑛 𝒉𝑜𝑡𝑎 𝒉𝑖 𝒉𝑎𝑖.”

Theme song for this short fic series: Kesariya Balam by Mame Khan

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪ, ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪɪ, ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪɪɪ,

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[pinkidoodle]

Bit of a better ref for Mikebit now!!! She!

I decided I liked the colored eye lashes, and the sparkles are now apart of the paint, all shiny. Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jrueships]

the average orthopedic surgeon jamming out to heavy metal before making bacon (burning flesh)

meemaw when you tell her you don't want to go on a walk with her

[psychomusic]

i had a vague idea last night on chiss space-traveling system. it's really just an idea and maybe it breaks the existing lore so. if there's any chiss expert here PLEASE tell me if it's something that could exist because i wanna know if i can put it to use in my story

i know they use force sensitives with that third sight power, but like. idk. i understand that they are trained and sometimes they fail but like that's SO complex. you're traveling faster than light - you can have jedi like reflexes and shit but that's still hard af.

so i was imagining (because lately I've been trying to better understand chiss lore, which i LOVEEE) wouldn't it be easier if there were like some stations in between planets, especially important colonies, to allow the force sensitives to have to navigate between smaller points, and not completely in the dark?

idk if any of you know sky: children of the light's trial of fire, so here's the link (skip the intro part). now imagine that instead of the checkpoints with rocks and candles you have little artifical moons/planets/asteroids (depending on how important that station is), and force sensitives are supposed to reach that and then re orientate etc.

BUT to make it cooler and most importantly, easier to sense for the force sensitives, imagine that those artificial ecosystem are made to be inhabited by different creatures that can't stay on their planet of origin (like. maybe because the environment changed and they are endangered, or they're too dangerous so they like. put them there). so they're full of life. they'd be like lit candles in the dark, literally.

THIS CAME TO ME BECAUSE TWO WEEKS AGO I SAW SUCH A COOL VIDEO (a 12 hour analysis of the phantom menace that's like. so fucking well-researched??? considering its length it's impressive really, so here's the link) that spoke (at 1:19:22) about that Boss Nass's phrase about going through Naboo's planet core. But to synthetize: basically in the lore, Naboo is supposed to lack a molten core, and at the center of the planet, plasma is being emitted, and it creates infinite tunnels that can connect even theed and otho gunga. but besides other worldbuilding problems that this rather absurd idea would create - that i won't recap here - in the video, there are some ideas on how to make it make sense (like. "going through the planet core" is simply a figure of speech and not what actually happened), BUT between those, there is one in particular that struck me: at 1:30:40, he proposed Naboo could be a constructed planet - like a planet-aquarium.

then, the video explains why it can't be the case for naboo but. GUYS!! if there's a species that could pull off something like that it's the chiss, with their sense of order, their need for knowledge, and organization abilities.

the maintenance of these stations with particular ecosystems could then be left at the nearest colony of csilla (kinda like the romans delegated the maintenance of their streets to each town it crossed and benefitted off of it), and be used as a "lighthouse" for new sky-walkers to train their third sight. researchers would benefit from keeping these animals alive + they could be kept in various different scenarios depending on how the specific station is made. if it's big enough, those creatures wouldn't be even captive, in a certain sense. especially since these stations need to be big enough (and full of life) to be perceived by the force sensitives, they'd just become replicas of the planet, where researchers, even in the creation of such stations, can really have a boost on their understanding of those ecosystems, through the feedbacks and experiments on the stations.

i have made a few sketches to visualize the idea

(ugly quality and poor rendition ops. in my defense it was late)

i know i wrote A LOT and prob not many will read this BUT if you've come this far, what do you think?

[lady-lilly-gray]

falling down a wikipedia rabbit hole because I just discovered a Vasu named Dhruva

Vasus are Hindu Dieties of Fire/Light that serve Indra

Like Agni (fire) and Soma (the moon)

and the sanskrit spelling of Dhruva literally means "Pole Star"

ya know, Polaris

[coralinefl0wers]

i am this fucking close to making a new blog for the conlang i’ve been creating since tuesday last week