#discovering America

[jo-the-cosmic-being]

I just looked up when was “hell nah” first used and it said some shit like 1500’s so here’s the first thing that came to my mind lol, enjoy!

Columbus: duuude, guess what!

Random person: what?

Columbus: i just discovered a new, cooler way to go to India!

Random person: umm… gimme a map!

*map appears*

Random person: bish, that ain’t India that’s a whole ass new continent!

Columbus: HELL NAHHH

(It’s 2:00 so pls forgive me)

[dclanisms]

arizona you beautiful lonesome desert

[3-aem]

deeply perplexed by the idea that you can draw a 1x1 square but if you draw a diagonal line between two points you’re telling me that that value is irrational and infinite even though you literally just drew the line But Also theres no specified unit for this square so is the square root of 2cm vs 2 inch vs 2 cosmic measurements hypothetically sometimes rational

[kalashnikovlobotomy]

uuh can i get the rusame apology special to go? yes the one with no "sorry" pronounced, that's right. and fries.

[the-lonesome-raven]

It took like three months, but I finally finished my big three-drawings goal that I set out to do back in October 😭😭

So here's Yua along with Vic and Cecilia, two other TWST ocs from two blogs that I follow, holding a plushie of their corresponding ship!

Drawing other people's ocs for the first time made me a little nervous, but ultimately it was a really fun process to do, and it also helped me in seeing how much I've improved my art.💕

Cecilia le Fay belongs to @anevilbunnyinthehat

Vic belongs to @tinyfantasminha

Transparent PNGs below

[pangeen]

" Green Iguana " // © ajnitro_official

[olowan-waphiya]

A huge ancient city has been found in the Amazon, hidden for thousands of years by lush vegetation.

The discovery changes what we know about the history of people living in the Amazon.

The houses and plazas in the Upano area in eastern Ecuador were connected by an astounding network of roads and canals.

The area lies in the shadow of a volcano that created rich local soils but also may have led to the destruction of the society.

While we knew about cities in the highlands of South America, like Machu Picchu in Peru, it was believed that people only lived nomadically or in tiny settlements in the Amazon.

"This is older than any other site we know in the Amazon. We have a Eurocentric view of civilisation, but this shows we have to change our idea about what is culture and civilisation," says Prof Stephen Rostain, director of investigation at the National Centre for Scientific Research in France, who led the research.

"It changes the way we see Amazonian cultures. Most people picture small groups, probably naked, living in huts and clearing land - this shows ancient people lived in complicated urban societies," says co-author Antoine Dorison.

The city was built around 2,500 years ago, and people lived there for up to 1,000 years, according to archaeologists.

It is difficult to accurately estimate how many people lived there at any one time, but scientists say it is certainly in the 10,000s if not 100,000s.

The archaeologists combined ground excavations with a survey of a 300 sq km (116 sq mile) area using laser sensors flown on a plane that could identify remains of the city beneath the dense plants and trees.

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"The road network is very sophisticated. It extends over a vast distance, everything is connected. And there are right angles, which is very impressive," he says, explaining that it is much harder to build a straight road than one that fits in with the landscape.

The scientists also identified causeways with ditches on either side which they believe were canals that helped manage the abundant water in the region.

There were signs of threats to the cities - some ditches blocked entrances to the settlements, and may be evidence of threats from nearby people.

Researchers first found evidence of a city in the 1970s, but this is the first time a comprehensive survey has been completed, after 25 years of research.

It reveals a large, complex society that appears to be even bigger than the well-known Mayan societies in Mexico and Central America.

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Some of the findings are "unique" for South America, he explains, pointing to the octagonal and rectangular platforms arranged together.

The societies were clearly well-organised and interconnected, he says, highlighting the long sunken roads between settlements.

Not a huge amount is known about the people who lived there and what their societies were like.

Pits and hearths were found in the platforms, as well as jars, stones to grind plants and burnt seeds.

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Prof Rostain says he was warned against this research at the start of his career because scientists believed no ancient groups had lived in the Amazon.

[garblegarden]

i fear the golden age of acrylic charms for me is over

at least we still have print media... i need to go and make some fun designs for mini prints

[frenchvanillafox]

tfw you accidentally get into a ship in the best time possible

I SWEAR YOUR HONOR I JUST THOUGHT THEY LOOKED HOT AND WANTED TO READ FANFICTION THAT ONE TIME, I DIDNT KNOW THE RABBIT HOLE GOES THIS DEEP---

[wundrousarts]

The Nevermoor hiatus has been crazy because what do you mean I was 19 when I read Hollowpox and now I’m going to be 23 turning 24 when Silverborn finally comes out 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[senseearly]

Before the first time loop

[fierykitten2]

Funny thing I realised earlier: the UK elections this year happened on America’s fireworks day (independence day) and the US elections this year are happening on Britain’s fireworks day (Guy Fawkes day)

[stenclastiel]

Not this man trauma dumping while being rizzed up by Misha Collins in a slutty police outfit

[kaelula-sungwis]

🇨🇦 Golden Eagle by Dave Wong

[candlelightreader]

So... even if it gets renewed, I may not come back for Doctor Odyssey--at least not till they have at least one or two seasons in the can, or they end. The season started strong, but it was a letdown for most of 1b and I don't feel like I enjoyed myself. I'm all for complexity in characters, but it has to come from somewhere that feels earned. I don't think the writing if the characters was great. I didn't even like Athena's cameo that much and I was sat! It just was not well executed despite having all the ingredients. How you fumble Angela Bassett is beyond me.

I mean, it is a pilot, so it's not meant to be perfect. This is me cutting them some slack. And I am invested for the most part. But I also feel like the characters were not well drawn out. They were all over the place, narratively speaking. This makes me lest in tune with them as people. I just lost my suspension of disbelief during 1b and I'm a big suspension of disbelief girly. If I was binging this, and I got to this finale, I would want to keep going, no question. Because having more (one or two seasons) to look forward to suggests things have a good chance of clearing up. But to watch it live seems unrewarding to me at this point. I've lost my trust in the writing. I don't feel like involving myself into these people.

[roseworth]

what if a hard traveling heroes special was written by someone who never read the original gl/ga and didnt pick up on any of the themes of the book. dc dares to ask this question