#ios 17 problems

[groovy-lady]

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS BULLSHIT (blurry nonsense at the top) WHEN I MAKE NEW CUSTOM WALLPAPERS NOW?!?!?!?! I HATE THE NEW IOS UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[unscharf-an-den-raendern]

Ich wollte mal anmerken, wie gut die Diversity bei Schloss Einstein mittlerweile ist.

Wir haben ja schon festgestellt, dass sich Noah und Colins Geschichte von anderen queeren Storys dadurch unterscheidet, dass ihre Queerness nicht das Problem ist. ("Ist es weil ich ein Typ bin?" ist das einzige Mal, dass es explizit angesprochen wird). Ihre Story könnte genauso gut mit einem Heteropaar erzählt werden und der einzige Unterschied wäre, dass sie sich kein Zimmer teilen würden.

Aber das ist ja nicht die einzige Repräsentation, die wir haben. Während Schloss Einstein bei der Repräsentation von queeren Menschen und Menschen mit Behinderung immer noch etwas hinterherhinkt, machen sie eines ganz gut: Nicht-weiße Charaktere.

Eine Studie der Malisa-Stiftung aus dem Jahr 2021 hat ergeben, das im Fernsehen immer noch 95% der Charaktere weiß sind. Obwohl nicht-weiße Menschen 10% der deutschen Bevölkerung ausmachen, sind es im Fernsehen nur 5%. Der Großteil der Charaktere ist immer noch weiß, cis, hetero, hat keine Behinderung und keinen Migrationshintergrund.

In Staffel 27 werden von 17 Hauptcharakteren, 7 als nicht weiß gelesen. Bei den erwachsenen Charakteren drei von 9. Es gibt also zwar immer noch mehr als weiß gelesene Charaktere als solche, die als nicht weiß gelesen werden, aber prozentual ausgedrückt sind bei den Schüler:innencharakteren 41,18% nicht weiß.

Bis auf die kurze Story mit Io und Joyce in Staffel 26 wird das aber nie angesprochen. Oft wird die Herkunft auch gar nicht oder nur kurz thematisiert - wir müssen nicht wissen, warum Leon und Charlotte als Geschwister unterschiedliche Hautfarben haben, um ihre Story zu verstehen.

Das hilft dabei, nicht weiße Lebensrealitäten zu normalisieren. Viel zu oft drehen sich Geschichten über nicht weiße Charaktere nämlich um die Tatsache, dass sie nicht weiß sind. Klar ist es wichtig, Rassismus zu thematisieren, wenn nicht weiße Charaktere aber nur Geschichten über Rassismus kriegen, hilft das auch nicht weiter, sondern trägt nur noch weiter zum Othering bei. Genauso wie Noah und Colins Storys zur Normalisierung von Queerness beiträgt, weil, im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen queeren Storys, ihr Problem nichts mit ihrer Queerness zu tun hat.

Zudem sind die nicht-weiß gelesenen Charaktere auch vollwertige Charaktere und nicht nur Token. Sie wurden also nicht nur aus dem Grund geschrieben, weil man unbedingt auch nicht weiße Charaktere haben wollte und das ist dann ihre komplette Persönlichkeit.

Yvonne Abele, ehemalige Produzentin von Schloss Einstein, hat zu diesen Thema auch mal einen Vortrag bei den Medientagen Mitteldeutschland gehalten, in dem sie u.a. erklärt hat, dass sie "colorblind" casten. Sie weisen Charakteren also nicht schon während der Konzipierung fest einer bestimmten Ethnizität zu, sondern sind flexibel. Wie man z.B. bei Massuda gesehen hat, deren Nachname von "Maalouf" zu "Phanit" geändert wurde. Klar haben sie wahrscheinlich bei einigen Charakteren (Tahmi bzw. ursprünglich ja Bijan oder Massuda) von Anfang an geplant, sie idealerweise mit nicht-weiss gelesenen Personen zu besetzen, aber sie lehnen Leute auch nicht ab, weil sie die "falsche" Ethnizität für eine Rolle haben - Annika war z.B. ursprünglich als leibliche Schwester von Badu geplant, wurde dann aber zur Stiefschwester umgeschrieben, weil beim Casting die Personen, die phänotypisch gepasst hätten, vom Spiel her nicht überzeugt haben.

[sentience-if]

How would the ROs feel about an Io who constantly brings home whatever sad abandoned animal they find in the street? They are Val's stray so no stray left behind 🥺 a house full of bedraggled rats

i feel as though i've answered this but I'm too lazy to go find it

Val: it's adorable and the animals are adorable but please Io we can't keep doing this 😭 Eventually is forced to establish Rule #3: Only One Animal At a Time

Ira: also has to beg Io to stop because they keep getting too attached to all the strays and can't keep up. Most likely to help Io turn this into a local Pet Distribution System and find the animals real homes

Klaus: increasingly baffled by how Io is finding these things. Seriously, are you a magnet? Did you put out an ad or something? Will let Io do whatever they want as long as it doesn't seem like it's becoming a Problem

Kat: hey have you found any lizards yet. she wants a lizard.

Connie: will not stop complaining about stray puppy #17 but is also visibly distressed and defensive when Io caves in and agrees to get rid of it. Let Connie Run a Rescue Shelter 2k24

[satoshi-mochida]

BOKURA for PS5, PS4 delayed to summer - Gematsu

Publisher Kodansha and developer Tokoronyori have delayed the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions of two-player puzzle adventure game BOKURA from their previously planned April 18 release date to sometime this summer.

BOKURA first launched in Early Access for PC via Steam on February 14, 2023, followed by a full release across Switch, PC, iOS, and Android on August 10, 2023.

From today until April 17 at 9:59 a.m. PT / 12:59 p.m. ET, the PC version of BOKURA will be on sale for $1.79, or 70 percent off its standard $5.49 price point. All versions of the game include cross-platform support.

Here is an overview of the game, via Kodansha:

About

This is a two-player only puzzle adventure game. It is a two-player game played on two devices. Although it is a cooperative game, what you see on the screens of both players is completely different. For example, although they should be looking at the same person, to one it looks like a storybook animal character, while to the other it looks like a robot. (The difference in perception causes the objects on the field to work differently in each world.) Players share what only they can see with their partner through conversation. They continue their journey by cooperating to solve riddles and puzzles. Players can also play online while talking to each other at a distance. The basic game system is a side-scrolling puzzle adventure with a two-player cooperative element. During the course of the story, players are faced with a number of critical choices. Depending on the choices made, the story will unfold in several different ways.

Story

Two boys who ran away from home discover a “dead deer” on their journey. Seeing it, they faint and everything they see in each other’s eyes becomes different. One is the world of animals, the other is the world of machines. The boys must unravel the mystery that happened to them. Can they return to their original world?

Key Features

The main difference between this game and other games is that you need a partner to play with.

You cannot play this game alone or against the computer (CPU).

Two players are always required.

In other words, this game starts by deciding “Who will you play with?” The game starts with the decision of “who to play with.”

The total playing time is about three to four hours. During that time, the two players discuss with each other and reconcile their perceptions, solve problems, and make critical decisions

[chubbygirlmaddy14]

The Dollmaker: All for you

Dale Kobble x reader

A/N: I’m not saying much but, it’s happening :3

Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/story/374688245?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details&wp_uname=chubby_girl_maddy16

Chapter 17: All for you (1,900 Words)

  I stare at him in disbelief, my hand moving onto my gun as I sit up, backing away as I lift up my hand. "Woah hey, my sweet angel please put the gun down.." he walks closer with his hands up, "don't get closer! I- I don't even know who you are."

  He stares at me as his feet stop, his face turning into guilt. "Y- you know how long I've been looking for you? Since the day I fucking got here, and now this! The one man I thought I could trust." His face softens more as he turns his head softly to the side.

“You can trust me doll! It's okay, let's talk.”

He gets closer again as I bring my gun down. I don't know why but I know he's telling the truth, even if he's lied to me for this long.

  The gun doesn't leave my hand as I lower it, just letting it stay to my side. I look up at him, tears threatening to spill out of my eyes, "why? why did you do this." My eyes go wide after I realize, "my parents, my family it was you!?"

  "I did it to protect you! You were so young and I was the man next door who saw your situation. I knew you had to get out of there, I gave you a way!"

He just looks at me, "I'm sorry I did though really, I should've been reasonable, call someone to help you but.. I saw something in you, you were special."

I look down as the tears finally spill out, soft sobs breaking past my lips. "You did it to Joseph, to Ryan.."

He just smiles softly as I look back him, "All for you! it has been all for you. I did this for us, he wouldn't be in our way, they both wouldn't."

  I just listen as a headache soon forms, closing my eyes and whipping off my face of all the tears. Considering his words I really listened to him. "Joseph was on you. He wanted you and crossed boundaries. I know everything about you even if you don't know it."

  My heart picks up a bit, thinking of how he saw us after our 'date.' "And Ryan... he was nobody, someone who would hurt you just for fun, I couldn't have that happening." Tears flow down his face softly before he moves down onto his knees starting to beg.

  Even like this in front of me, we were eye levelled with one another. he really is longlegs. "Please forgive me, I will do anything for the rest of our lives with no hesitation for you, I can't lose you y/n please."

He grabs his hands together not looking away from me as his pleas turn into jumbled rambling as he tries to fight off more tears.

  I grab the back of his head under his hair, pulling him in and smashing our lips together. They fit perfectly, and Dale had no problem returning it. His hands fly to my cheeks pulling me in as we move our lips along one another's.

  Pulling away we catch our breaths staring at each other. Not thinking my hand comes up slapping him which leads a red hand print into his pale skin. "I should hate you! You killed all those poor people! I let you into my heart and home! What is even happening."

  His eyes look into mine as more tears stream down, him not saying another word. "I- I'm so sorry oh baby I hit you so hard." I felt drunk, high, any form on intoxication that messed with my head. The realization, what was gonna happen now, hit me hard.

  I kiss along the side of his cheek that I slapped, tears falling down onto me as I try to comfort him. He grabs my waist, pulling me in and kissing me again. I shouldn't be doing this, I should turn him in.

But god his lips are my new favorite drug.

  He picks me up and sits me on my desk, my hands holding onto his neck and his hands squeezing my hips. He pulls away, setting his forehead on mine as he bites his lip. "Do you forgive me?" He whispers softly

"No one has ever cared enough about me to kill someone, let alone my own asshole family," my voice grew soft as I take a deep breath, "but you did, I wouldn't be the person I am now if it wasn't for you."

Our eyes lock for a while and all I can do is pull him back in, my hands back around his shoulders and tangling into his hair as we enjoy each other. I know this is wrong, this is stupid, but I can't get enough of him. 

  "Baby.." I pull away after a little bit, "how did you do this?" I ask him seriously putting my hands on his chest. "It was all his work, i'm just his little puppet." I look confused before he backs up a tiny bit, holding onto my thighs softly. "We need to hide, they can't find me and they'll lock you away forever with me for this."

  I look at him starting to freak out a bit knowing a search for him was sure to come. He smiles before grabbing my hand, taking us to my room and pushing in a few of my clothes into a suitcase.

  "You have vacation days right?" I nod looking into his eyes, "let me take you out on a real date my little angel." I smile at him trying not to giggle at the comment

He could be gone forever with no freedom and he's making it better for the both of us. Grab his face softly and kiss him more lovingly than the other ones. "I don't want anything bad to happen to you," I whisper as he moves to kiss my face.

  "We can hide, it will be okay just don't you worry about me." I sigh not being able to look away, "I'm sorry I finally kissed the man, who I've been craving for since we met, just for me not to worry now that this is happening?? That won't happen Dale we need to get you to safety."

  He chuckles as his hands move to my hips, pulling me against him, "The man you've been "craving", is that right?" I roll my eyes, making him grab my jaw and force my face to look back at him.

My face flushes red as he leans in, "what did I say about rolling your eyes at me, doll." I bite my lip my face changing to be innocent looking, sticking out my bottom lip softly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

He smirks as I try to hold the fake expression out, "and to answer your question, yes I have, did you not want me too?" I raise an eyebrow, and before I can say anything else his lips are back on mine, "no no no, I did, I really did!"

He got nervous, he thought I was backing out but I just pulled him in. "I'm just joking!" I pull back to grab a few more clothes that I liked into the suitcase, and some extra things.

"So about that date, I actually don't really know where we are gonna go.." I laugh a bit at the comment before an idea pops into my head, "well my grandma has a cabin about an hour or two away, it's really hidden so, maybe we can go out there?" He nods smiling before I grab his hand and walk us down the stairs.

I'm walking out of my house, to a hiding spot, with a wanted criminal.

This is bad, I know my selfish actions are gonna do more harm than good, but looking up at him to see his eyes already looking down at me.

I'd do it all over again for him.

He walks home, as I pack up my car, knowing if we took his it could be spotted instantly. Driving up to the driveway, he comes out and puts the rest in with mine in the trunk before making his way over to the passenger seat.

I smile just admiring him, before he grabs my face, leaning in and kissing me softly. I don't wanna let go but I knew we had to leave and fast. The sun was almost completely set but I knew my grandma would still be awake.

The drive to her house, Dale had his hand on my thigh, not looking away from me. I loved every second of it, this was all I wanted since we started hanging out, and I finally had it, but at what price?

I knew there would be a catch, and I hope it doesn't mean the one that involves us actually caught. I pull into the driveway seeing her lights on and tell him to stay here as I move inside.

She was tired, didn't get enough sleep since she found him.

Walking in I notice her in the living room with something playing on the tv, "hey" I say softly letting her know I'm there. She doesn't say a word, just opens her arms up for me to sink into.

I was scared of course, but hugging her made me feel like there was hope, "Have you eaten dinner yet?" she nods her head, her hands playing in my hair, "do you wanna take some of the leftovers home with you?"

I giggle shaking my head, "no it's okay, I actually came by to see if you still had to cabin." She smiles at me "oh of course, do you wanna go there?" I nod looking at her.

"If you wouldn't mind, I have a friend coming with me and thought it would be a good idea to use it as a break from work."

I didn't like lying to her, it broke my heart knowing how sweet she was when I did but this lie was necessary. She takes me to where the keys are, laying them in my hands and asks me if I remembered where it was.

I repeat the address to her, letting her know my remembrance of it, and hug her tightly one more time.

I'm running off with a devil worshipper, and using the most god believing woman's house on the Earth to do that in.

I kiss her cheek softly before walking out and running to see Dale waiting patiently in the driver seat this time, "what are you doing?" I yell softly, his head just gesturing me to the passenger seat.

I get in and put the keys in a little dashboard tray, turning to face him he smiles, "you've had a long day, way longer than me, I drive and you relax."

He cares so much about me, and all I can do is reach over and hug him tightly, his arms returning it as they squeeze around my waist tightly.

I don't wanna lose him, I can't lose him. Pulling away from the hug I kiss him one more time before sitting back in my seat as he starts the car up.

"Ready?" I nod, even though I wasn't. I was scared and not ready, but Dale would make it all better.

[xivu-arath]

14, 15, 17: Your choice of character

going with some destiny ocs I talk about less!

oni-42

14. How important is friendship to your OC? Do they prefer to have one or two close friends or a large group of casual friends? Or do they prefer their own company over that of others?

friendship is tricky! oni definitely is the kind of person who can pick up a bunch of casual acquaintances, but vulnerability and her own fears of staying in touch long enough to begin being known by them freaks her out. left to her own devices, she'll try to be a loner

that said, she really does feel better if she can somehow get through that and rely on someone - having miraj psychically stapled to her helps, even if they have their own unique problems with that form of relationship. and working for and being friends with eva turned out to be hugely beneficial, as someone who has no opinions or expectations for her to be a guardian

she does deserve some casual hobby groupchats and people to go shopping with. one day!

15. What places hold significant meaning or memories for your OC? Do they have a positive or negative association with those places?

less so memories bc hers are shit or erased, but oni has... a lot of Feelings about the last city. it draws her in - it has crowds she can get lost in, and stuff she loves... but it also undeniably feels like a place that she did something horrible in, and the idea of what that is, and what might happen if it's uncovered haunts her

one of her first guardian missions was to venus to scavenge supplies in the ruins there and it's still a favourite "destressing alone" location for her

amita

15. What places hold significant meaning or memories for your OC? Do they have a positive or negative association with those places?

as someone who is super normal about the traveler and the light, the traveler's shard and io mean a great deal to them! they signify the enormity of the gift of the light, and what the traveler suffered in doing so. io especially is much like their view of guardians - a transitional state, trapped in an arc that will never meet its landing point

also it's a fascinating place as a scholar. they spend much time there

17. Does your OC have an enemy? What happened between them? Is it mutual or one-sided? Is it petty or serious? Is one party seeking revenge? Does one person want the other dead or are they content to hate them from afar?

several! not truly serious ones - no one wants them dead except maybe mara for making her life slightly more complicated - but the vanguard disapproves of their philosophy, new monarchy resents them for not ever using their influence to support the faction, and they have Very Important disputes with osiris, ulan tan, and the speaker on the nature of light and darkness

all mostly leading to "radiate disapproval from afar" sort of stuff. amita used to be quite close with ikora, so their interactions are the most strained due to actual personal reasons

[arcadekitten]

If someone somehow managed to export one of your itch io/steam games onto Roblox, would you be fine with it or kind of angry at it? I’m not gonna do it either way since I suck at Roblox studios. Also, it wouldn’t have the swearing in it unless said creator puts it in 17+ filter

I guess it depends??

If someone wanted to make a roblox game inspired by my games, like recreating the maps or NPCs and stuff I wouldn't really have a problem with that.

If they were trying to replicate the entirety of the game in roblox (like copying a game's storyline and dialogue from start to end) so that it's essentially the same game, just IN roblox, then that is less cool and I'm not okay with that.

I hope that makes sense!

[artsyaech]

... welcome 2 my page or whatevah

[PT: welcome to my page or whatever]

about me

my name is aech, but you can also call me kandi or io [if you're feeling generous]. full list of names

my pronouns are xae/xaer/xaers/xaerself and it/its/its/itself. [if you use they/them for me, i will bite you ^_^]

i am 17 years old.

i am icelandic with scottish ancestry [i am as white as humanly possible]

i am an alterhuman alien coatimundi frog thing. mostly an alien, though. ask me about my home planet, i am begging you.

i am a transxenine genderfluid girlboy creature-thing. i'm also a gaybian abrosexual lesboy turigirl faggot, so watch tf out.

this used to be a coining blog, but now it's just my main. might coin some stuff every now and again.

i'm autistic and i have ADHD and a lot of other stuff goin' on.

right now i'd describe myself as a j-fashion-obsessed punkish emo. i dabble in goth music, fashion and culture, but wouldn't really describe myself as such.

about this blog

i mostly post content related to my interests (see below)

i'm trying to make my blog more accessible again, i apologize for the absence of image IDs, i'll start tagging "id to be added" to posts i'll ID later.

askbox is always open and i encourage asks, actually. i need attention.

please be patient with me in general, i'm a nervous fella.

tags

#aech reblogs - reblogs

#aech rambles - textposts and misc ramblings

#aech’s terms - stuff i’ve coined (pride flags and stuff)

#the ghost of queue - queue

#aech’s asks - asks

current obsessions

musical / fashion subcultures are one of my biggest interests and have been for a damn while now. biggest fixation rn is emo [obviously], scene, goth and j-fashion.

my chemical romance, green day and jack stauber are my biggest music fixations at the moment [although, i'm really fixated on every aspect of jack stauber's work, not just the music]

david tennant and michael sheen [alec hardy is my wife btw]

tags, DNI and more info under cut

me because i got the emo freak autism instead of the science or math autism (music section)

killjoy, member of the mcrmy or whatever you wanna call it (i love my chemical romance and would die for ray toro)

my fav genres: 1st wave emo, crunkcore, easycore, emo [duh], emo metal, emo punk, grunge, grungegaze, indie, indie pop, metalcore, midwest emo, new wave, nu metal, pop-punk, punk, queer punk, screamo, shoegaze, "weirdcore" [worst genre name of all time].

emo music is the best and worst genre of all time [emo bands i like]: the academy is..., a day to remember, alkaline trio, brokencyde, dot dot curve, evanescence, fall out boy, green day, mayday parade, my chemical romance, paramore, pierce the veil, taking back sunday, the used.

i also like other music btw: alice in chains, bauhaus, blur, cavetown [saw him nov 2022], faith no more, gorillaz, jack stauber, kittie, lemon demon, siouxsie and the banshees, system of a down

other interests [in case you care]

writing and drawing. i might post the odd fanfic [ao3 url: artsyaech] or post a drawing once in a blue moon. i'm a college art student.

sociology and psychology.

collecting stuff. mostly virtually, i have a collection of internet graphics and such.

2000s culture in general, though i focus mostly on alternative stuff.

fashion. fashion history, fashion design, fashion styles. i observe modern fashion trends with binoculars from a bush, such interesting specimens. putting together outfits is a huge hobby of mine.

DNI

basic DNI criteria. bigots, right-wingers, TERFs, tr*mp supporters, etc.

queer exclusionists. this includes exclusion of any "good faith" queer identities [for lack of a better term]. this blog is a safespace for lesboys, turigirls, mspec gays and lesbians, xenogender people and neopronoun users. nobody has the right to dictate other people's gender, orientation, presentation, etc. research queer history.

anti-alterhuman [anti-therianthropy, anti-otherkin, anti-fictionkin] i am all of those things, if you have a problem with that, i'm just gonna continue existing

radqueers. go away, please.

proshippers and the like.

i think this pretty much sums it up, i won't have it too long.

[ruthfeiertag]

The White House just announced that President Biden has contacted COVID. I wish him a speedy and complete recovery. Because the President has been fully vaccinated (and because he has access to levels of health care few of the rest of us enjoy), he is likely to be well again soon. But even a mild or asymptomatic case can lead to Long-COVID, and we should be protecting ourselves and each other from catching this corona virus and possibly developing a permanent, debilitating condition.

Apoorva Mandavilli, writing for the _New YorkTimes_, reminds us that “for some people with certain risk factors — age, pregnancy, chronic conditions or a compromised immune system — an infection may bring serious illness.”1

If you want to know what it’s like to live with a post-viral chronic illness, read the Tumblrs of people enduring them (see the tags below), particularly those of us living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (me/cfs), the condition closely aligned with Long-COVID. (“The illness [Long COVID] is similar to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome [ME/CFS] as well as to persisting illnesses that can follow a wide variety of other infectious agents and following major traumatic injury.”2) And while some of us are more susceptible than others, ANYONE, no matter how young and healthy, can develop Long-haul COVID:

“Long COVID occurs more often in people who had severe COVID-19 illness, but anyone who gets COVID-19 can experience it, including children.”3

The CDC article also highlights the way that “Living with Long COVID can be difficult and isolating, especially when there are no immediate answers or solutions.” It does not describe the devastating possible “side effects” of losing the ability to work, to enjoy activities, to be independent, nor of the experiences of having doctors refuse to believe one’s condition is real, of the near-impossibility of getting to a doctor who specializes in post-viral diseases (and who won’t accept insurance)4, nor of the feeling of being an inconvenience or burden to those who care for us.

“In every age group, even a mild illness may trigger a lasting set of problems. Nearly 14 million Americans, or about 5.3 percent of adults, may now be living with long Covid, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”1

Wearing an N95 might not be the most comfortable fashion accessory, but putting one on when we will be among others can save lives and the meaningful existence of the people with whom we come in contact. The inconvenience is far less than the loss of income, health, and happiness Long-COVID can bring.

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1. Apoorva Mandavilli. “Long Covid and Vaccination: What You Need to Know,” _New York Times_, July 17, 2024, 6:03 p.m. ET

https://www.nytimes.com/article/long-covid-vaccine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2. Anthony L. Komaroff and W. Ian Lipkin. “ME/CFS and Long COVID share similar symptoms and biological abnormalities: road map to the literature,” Front Med (Lausanne). 2023; 10: 1187163. Published online 2023 Jun 2. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1187163

PMCID: PMC10278546PMID: 37342500

3. https://www.cdc.gov/covid/long-term-effects/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects/index.html

4. “There are only a handful of specialists and clinical centers that specialize in ME/CFS around the country. Many of them do not take insurance and most have waiting lists that can be years long.” https://solvecfs.org/me-cfs-long-covid/patient-and-caregiver-resources/

[eightyonekilograms]

It took like 10 years but iOS finally has widgets that are competitive with what you can get on Android (widgets were first introduced to iOS several versions ago but they sucked ass, then in iOS 16 they were somewhat-usable, and now in iOS 17 they're actually good), and I finally have a phone homescreen/lockscreen widget situation I'm happy with.

What's pretty cool is that Sonoma now lets you run any phone widget on your desktop as well, which might finally fix my longstanding widget problem.

Widgets on desktop operating systems, for me at least, is like the eternally-arriving disappointment. I feel like I've been trying to use them in one form or another since the 90s, and they've never worked out. I tried the OS-native widgets on both early OS X and Windows Vista, I tried Rainmeter (remember when you got forum e-penis points by having the coolest-looking Rainmeter setup that?), I tried Gnome Extensions, I tried these little webviews that you pinned to your desktop, and always ended getting rid of them. I think the reason why is twofold:

The maintenance question never got solved — people would make a widget, and then it became abandonware so as soon as the upstream API changed/broke, it was useless.

Some of the stuff I want widgets for is system info, but a lot of it is tied to particular products or services, and if they didn't make their own widget (and why would they), you were stuck. If you got lucky, hackers would make their own using the API, but then you were back to problem 1 above.

But when you can add phone widgets, both of these are basically solved, since the widgets are usually maintained by megacorps with enough interest in keeping them functional. So now I at last have a desktop widget situation I like as well.

[sapphicliaison]

absolutely obsessed with my best friend inviting me over just to go to a drag show (yes THAT taiwan pride one which fuck me i wanna go). only problem is he keeps forgetting he lives in taiwan and i'm still stuck in italy like babes we haven't been neighbours for what, about 10 years now? and i'm supposed to be the dumb one?? i can't with men, they're truly something else (derogatory).

e comunque amo se mi vuoi pagare il biglietto a/r io quelle 17 ore di volo d'andata e 17 di ritorno me le faccio anche.

[groovy-lady]

Does anyone else who has Apple electronics having issues since the iOS 17 updates?! Apple Music is broken now for me! I suddenly can no longer add music from playlists I’ve made using the Add To Playlist function to other playlists I’m making yet I am only able to add music to playlists I’ve made if the playlist I’m adding is created by Apple! WTF?!?!?! I’M SO PISSED BY THIS!!!!🤬

[just-a-space-nugget]

⚠️ ATTENTION ALL GEN 2 APPLE PENCIL USERS! ⚠️

Heads up! I just had to replace my gen 2 pen with a new gen 2 pen because it no longer worked on my iPad pro.

I could not get it to pair with my new iPad Pro, old iPad pro, nor any of BestBuy’s display iPads. Yet, their display gen 2 pens would pair perfectly with my iPad.

No one can tell me why it stopped working.

The only thing I can think of is that it stopped working with my old iPad after I factory reset it. It must have updated to the latest iOS.

The new iOS 17 update may make your older gen 2 pen stop working. And no there is no fixing it.

I have had my gen 2 pen for 3 years. It makes no sense as to why it suddenly stopped working. Thankfully we got money from trading in my old iPad and they had the pencils on sale, but not everyone is as lucky as I was.

Just be careful! For safety reasons it is recommended to keep your devices up to date, but just be aware of this problem!

If you have a more recently purchased gen 2 apple pencil then you may be fine but just still be aware of this!

Apple has done nothing to address this and from the looks of it it’s been a problem since the very first iteration of iOS 17. They haven’t even acknowledged the problem publicly. And from the looks of it it’s affecting a lot of people and has been for months now.

I don’t know if this was intentional or not since they will be releasing a gen 3 pen next year. If this was for marketing purposes then it was one shitting move. But its not like apple hasn’t done shit like this in the past.

[itz-darktrax]

Aight so yesterday Apple finally released their new operating systems for their devices. IOS 17, WatchOS 10, and MacOS Sonoma. What I was most excited about was WatchOS 10 since IOS 17 is mid and I don't own a MacBook. Sorry Apple cultists. (Do I still count as an Apple fanboy though?)

Anyways, the Apple watch desperately needed an OS revamp as it was lacking in comparison to rivals like Samsung. And boy did it not disappoint. So the first thing you'll see is that the side button is binded to the all-new control center which is transparent to your current watch which is a nice touch aesthetically. (In fact most UI elements are actually) You'll also notice that swiping down will open up the all-new smart stack which are widgets you can scroll through to get access to critical information (like your boarding pass and calendar) quicky. And this by far is my favorite feature with this iteration of watchOS. Another big thing you'll notice is that when you press the digital crown your app icons are grouped closer together so you can find your apps easily. I had a problem with WatchOS 9 where I couldn't find a specific app due to how zoomed in the app cluster was but with WatchOS 10 you can scroll through the icons much faster to find the one you're looking for. And lastly, first party apps made by Apple have a much better look and functionality like maps, (which now has terrain, walking distance ratio, and offline download capability) activity, and weather (which functions similarly to the iPhone counterpart now. You can view detailed forecasts such as feel like temperatures, distance visible, UV radiation, and more on an hour to hour basis). And last but not least when you are in an app on your Apple watch the app no longer blacks out top portion of your screen therefore it uses all of your screen size.

There are many more features here that I didn't list. You can check out the detailed list of new features of WatchOS 10 here.

If you have an iPhone and want a smart watch then you should really consider getting an Apple watch now. With WatchOS 10 it looks and functions better tan ever before. I would recommend the Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), Series 9, or Ultra (2nd generation since its the same price as the 1st lol) depending on your budget and needs.

Wow, you're still here? Impressed that you've read through my little infodump. Thanks for reading and here's an meme from last week's Apple event as thank you.

[livornointasca]

Fiorella Chiappi presenta il suo nuovo libro "Io me la cavo" alla Libreria Feltrinelli di Livorno

LIVORNO, 31 marzo 2025 – Ore 17:30 – La Libreria Feltrinelli di Livorno ospiterà la presentazione del libro “Io me la cavo. Riferimenti teorici e esempi letterari di problem solving” di Fiorella Chiappi, un’opera che esplora la competenza fondamentale del problem solving per affrontare le sfide quotidiane e professionali. La presentazione dell’opera, pubblicata dal Campano Editore, sarà…

[chubbygirlmaddy14]

The Dollmaker: The Dollmaker

Dale Kobble x reader

A/N: Hi guys :3

This was gonna be a crack fic (which it still kinda is to me) but I got serious with it because all of a sudden I got really into writing. This is the first fanfic I've written and I'm going based on fanfics I've read so DON'T JUDGE ME PLEASE IM TRYING MY BEST! Anyways, love you my pookie bears, enjoy!

TW’s will be at the beginning of each chapter (if there is any)

The story will also be on my wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/story/374688245?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create&wp_uname=chubby_girl_maddy16

Chapter 1: The Dollmaker (592 Words)

Cloudy and cold. How it's always been in my hometown, nothing new. Driving down the road I approached my new home.

                                 Well new to me.

It had been bought once I moved away for college a few states away, I couldn't stand being there after everything.

The blood, the mess, how everything was left after I came home that day. I closed my eyes as I parked in the driveway, taking deep breaths to forget.

         A 17-year-old me just                               

                 wanted to go to bed that night.

The U-Haul my friends helped drive pulled up on the sidewalk. Getting out of my car, I shut the door and start walking over to them as they get out. "Thanks for the help guys," I call out to them putting my hands in my trench coat.

"It's no problem! I always love road trips, you know that" Nicolas smirks leaning against the truck "Yeah you know how much we love you Y/N, we'll always help out, besides the fact you're now hours away," Linda sighs giggling a bit. I smile softly before coming over and hugging them tightly. "You know I will always come to see you guys, besides this isn't a one-bedroom house, you are always welcome"    

                                  Nicolas laughs

"Yeah sleep the night away in the murder house,

maybe have a little seance!"

We all laugh as I hit his arm shaking my head. After our laughter died down, I started getting a strange feeling. Someone's watching us, no     

                                        Me.

Shaking the feeling off, I open the back of the truck before pulling boxes out and heading inside. After a few hours we all slump down onto the couch the old owners left behind, catching our breaths. "So glad I didn't workout today, that was a awful" Nicolas said looking at the both of us.

"When do you ever workout twink?"

Linda said, making me giggle and cover my mouth having him hit me. "Y'all are both assholes" he said making us all laugh.

I stand up looking through the curtains to see that the sun was almost completely set smiling softly knowing I can relax now. Until I turned my head towards the tree and seeing something, someone, behind it.

  What is that.

I blink seeing it all gone and think it's just me being paranoid. New home, new state, new year. Everything was home to you but it was a fresh start, it felt different, not telling if it was a good or bad feeling. Linda and Nicolas stood up before heading over, saying their goodbyes to me, hugging me tight before heading back to Colorado and continuing with their lives. "Be safe." Linda said whispering to me as we hug. I know I wouldn't be able to get those words out of my head for a while

       "I promise." I say back hugging her tighter.

Deep down though I knew something was going to happen to make that difficult in the end.

I open the door for them, watching them turn back and walk to the truck. As they get inside it, I wave at them watching them turn on the truck, and step on the gas. They were gone, and even though I knew we all would keep talking.

                            I was alone again.

  In this cold, big, lonely house with nothing but memories. Some good ones, my sister and I playing in the yard, enjoying each others laughter, and the other day I don't wanna remember walking in on.

    All on her birthday, November 14th.