#document searching

[lemonsharks]

Hey @elodieunderglass, other nerds on this webbed site, et al, can I have a signal boost for a very silly request?

you know the motif of snails in medieval art (snart)

I'm looking for a particular master's thesis on this topic, which was:

- probably written within the last 6 years

- definitely within the last 10 years

- the author is probably a woman and

- probably did the masters in the USA

Given snail art (snart) as a topic, there's a nonzero chance the author is a fellow tumblrina

[sunnymainecoonx]

I know damn well I misunderstood the assignment but we roll, I'll understand it some day

It's killer and dust btw. If you couldn't tell. Which you probably couldn't.. forgor to say but shhh 🤫 Killers having a convo with himself..

..I kinda wanna change my url but idk to what

[cloudabserk]

had to make an appointment with the social security office and after waiting an hour to speak to them the woman told me she had “never heard” of new york city

[authoratmidnight]

I saw this TFA animatic on bsky and god. Im so normal about it.

In other news. Does anyone know if there's like. Any Transformers Animated fics where Optimus is swayed into joining Megatron/joining the Decepticons?

Can be MegOp idc. I just wanna see Optimus falling to the dark side

[ndostairlyrium]

and by the way

BY THE WAY

these aren't Gondole, they are probably Barchette da traghetto (traghetti da parada transport people from one side to the other of Canal Grande when there's no bridge available), or cheaper relatives of a Peota, or a Pupparin. And I'm using these terms loosely because the one above is clearly an hybrid between something that has real life historical value and a choice from the writing/design department.

A gondola is long approx 10m and can carry a maximum of 5 people inside (art. 26 of the rulebook, the original rule is from 1946), a licensed gondoliere can maneuver it. However, a regular traghetto requires two people maneuvering it because it can carry up to 12 people. That boat has only one Forcola which means that there's only one guy with the strength of a thousand men operating the boat. I find it rather concerning, considering that at full capacity a thing like that could easily reach 900 to 1k kilos - what is it, 16 metres of wood and metal? That in the picture may weight waaaay more.

Why did they call them gondole if they have more things in common with other Venetian historical boats? I don't know, I'm not a scientist

[kaiserouo]

yay friend shaped infested tv

btw the standard is EIA-170-A, the color tv signal standard in north america from 1957, which is probably still used in 1999?

the image is yoinked from page 203-204 of this ppt (https://usermanual.wiki/Document/1990BrooktreeGraphicsandImageProductsApplicationHandbook.1484485004.pdf)

also translation

it's just a bunch of random words tbh

[seasononesam]

so grateful for the spn wiki transcript search engine so that when I read a quote I don't remember hearing from the actual show on a supernatural blog I don't have to embarrass myself by asking if it was even on the show/what episode or google "[quote] + supernatural" and get the most random results of all time

[mlobsters]

how i find the source of art (and other things) to provide proper credits!

on (windows) desktop, i get the link of the image -> for ex, in tumblr:

then go to https://images.google.com/ and click that little square icon

so you can enter the url for the link without needing to download the image

drag the little selection thing on the image to pick the full thing otherwise it will only try to match the selected area

at the top result, it will have a link for see exact matches:

and fortunately for us, in this case, it takes us to the source right away. often times i will scroll through a bunch of pages of reposts, sometimes eventually tracking down the original source, and sometimes never finding it. but i feel like it's worth the time, especially with art

on mobile, i will download the image and use google lens from google photos, which is the same service - and a way to copy text from images easily, which is also extremely handy

art i used for this example: My turquoise bottles (170), 2023 by Serpil Ümit - source

[enjoyerofstories]

i haven't actually started oathbound yet but i read fragments and i'm preparing myself to be disappointed

[zeeza-says-relax]

my favourite totk sidequest is that one where a professor is challenged by a bunch of positivist children demanding to see official sources as proof of the fucking apocalypse

[icewindandboringhorror]

Recent life photos

[whentherewerebicycles]

courageously driving to daycare to retrieve my small child so he can crawl around on the floor at home and bang joyfully on the piano while my body falls apart

[ausetkmt]

How to Find Out Anything: From Extreme Google Searches to Scouring Government Documents, a Guide to Uncovering Anything About Everyone and Everything

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In How to Find Out Anything, master researcher Don MacLeod explains how to find what you're looking for quickly, efficiently, and accurately—and how to avoid the most common mistakes of the Google Age. Not your average research book, How to Find Out Anything shows you how to unveil nearly anything about anyone. From top CEO’s salaries to police records, you’ll learn little-known tricks for discovering the exact information you’re looking for. You’ll learn: •How to really tap the power of Google, and why Google is the best place to start a search, but never the best place to finish it. •The scoop on vast, yet little-known online resources that search engines cannot scour, such as refdesk.com, ipl.org, the University of Michigan Documents Center, and Project Gutenberg, among many others. •How to access free government resources (and put your tax dollars to good use). •How to find experts and other people with special knowledge. •How to dig up seemingly confidential information on people and businesses, from public and private companies to non-profits and international companies. Whether researching for a term paper or digging up dirt on an ex, the advice in this book arms you with the sleuthing skills to tackle any mystery.

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[topnotchquark]

It's crazy that gifs are pretty ubiquitous on the internet in the sense that they are not the most important piece of media but they are useful and they are passed around and they are a convenient way to represent something that requires one to closely analyse and watch but nobody actually works at creating gifs for the sake of them EXCEPT on Tumblr where giffing is an art form and giffing as a skill is a traditional practice which requires shared wisdom and basically everyone partakes in it and then the really crucial gifs get passed around and get crossposted to other sites and get used to make a point and get talked about but none of those other sites are working hard at creating gifs and when Tumblr finally croaks whenever that is the joy of giffing will be lost. It's like Tumblr is a small monastery in the mountains in italy and the bishops who come here all engage with the work related to the copying of manuscripts and texts that are widely used by libraries everywhere but no one gives the monastery it's due and then one day the monastery closes down and now nobody knows where to get copies of that particular text in that particular style and it's a major loss for scholarship in the world.

[ehlnofay]

been ten billion years since I posted any writing... I should get on that

[wordpress-blaze-239730566]

Noah's Ark on Broadway

LISTEN NOW (8 minutes):

Listen Now as Francis Douglas tells of when Noah's Ark was featured on New York City's Broadway stage.

PODCAST TRANSCRIPT:

Today on Celebrate the Bible:

NOAH’S ARK on BROADWAY in 1896

You are not likely to find anything about Noah's Ark on New York City's famous Broadway today … but, at one time, it was the "toast of the town".

Noah's Ark, and the great world-wide flood as recorded in Genesis, is perhaps one of the most easily identifiable events in all of the Bible. The most interesting aspect of this episode is not the illusion itself, but the fact that it attracted so many people from New York City's secular population: from every-day working families, to the City's upper crust … all were thrilled with the experience.

A few points of note:

Technical details of the illusion were featured in Scientific American magazine

The Olympia was the premiere entertainment showplace of the world

Biblical themes were very popular, with all NYC audiences at the Olympia

It was founded and built by famous Oscar Hammerstein

It was reported that audiences were left spellbound after each Noah’s Ark performance

It was so popular and well-received, that the highly respected science publication, Scientific American, devoted an entire page to this Biblically-themed entertainment attraction -- complete with stunning illustrations.

Let’s take a step-by-step look at the Noah’s Ark illusion. I will inter-space the steps throughout today’s presentation.

STEP ONE

Hammerstein's Olympia Theater and Music Hall was once celebrated as the foremost entertainment venue in the entire world.

Located at 44th and Broadway in New York City, it was only two blocks from what is known today as Times Square. The main theater held 2,800-seats. And the building took up an entire city block.

STEP TWO

The rooftop was just as famous as the theater and music hall. It had a 65-foot tall glass roof, and was illuminated with over 3,000 light bulbs. To provide electricity, there were four dynamos that generated 3,200 amps of power. These dynamos also powered a complete air circulation system, and pump, that brought refrigerated water from the basement to the rooftop area -- providing what was a very early version of air conditioning ... in 1896!

Not to be outdone by any other venue, the rooftop also had trees, rocks, and even a stream that eventually led to a 40-foot lake. There were swans, ducks, and even South American monkeys.

And, while you were enjoying all of this, you could walk around the perimeter of the roof, and take in views of Central Park and neighboring New Jersey.

At the time, the cost of admission for everything, including entertainment, was only 50-cents! However, keep in mind, with the rate of inflation from 1896 to 2025, that same fifty cent admission price would be equivalent to roughly $15 to $20 today.

STEP FOUR

The Scientific American publication was founded by inventor and publisher Rufus Porter in 1845. Contributors of note include Thomas Edison, Robert Goddard, Jonas Salk, Albert Einstein, and Linus Pauling -- just to name a few.

STEP FIVE: The SOLUTION

The answer to the filling of the Ark with water is a simple one … the water funnel on the top of the Ark is attached to a hose that runs down through the support beams, then empties under the stage. The water never fills the Ark in the first place.

Other than taking creative license with a few details (for instance, the real ark was never filled with water), it was a wonderful opportunity for audience members to experience one of the great Biblical events on the grand Broadway stage.

Perhaps one day we'll see a revival of the Noah's Ark Illusion, or a variation on the theme. In the meantime, I'm glad to have been able to bring it to you with this Celebrate the Bible 250 podcast.

So, until we meet again, and for celebratethebible250, this is Francis Douglas.


If you would like me to give a presentation and small exhibit to your church group, school, or organization, on the History of the Christian Holy Bible in America, I’ll place contact information below as the 2026 Semiquincentennial America 250 year approaches.

I will be available for Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Northern Delaware.

Source: Noah's Ark on Broadway

[cyanrendipity]

Sometimes I forgetting searching for stuff (even googling) is a skill.

I'm pretty sure I only still have my job cause I'm the only one who knows how to find things on our system's wiki