#solutions for small spaces

[getbangedon]

Design ideas for a small Mediterranean l-shaped open concept kitchen remodel with a beaded inset sink, brown cabinets, quartz countertops, a beige backsplash, a travertine backsplash, stainless steel appliances, and an island.

Women Leaders In Higher Education

[alwaysasoldier]

Modern Powder Room - Powder Room Example of a small minimalist white tile and porcelain tile porcelain tile and beige floor powder room design with flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white walls, an integrated sink, solid surface countertops, white countertops and a floating vanity

[chordati]

Exterior Stucco in San Francisco

An illustration of a small, white, one-story Danish stucco house

[laurellancesource]

Scandinavian Living Room - Living Room Example of a small, enclosed, formal Danish living room with a light wood floor, white walls, a standard fireplace, a wood fireplace surround, and no television.

[itsfrancisco-lachowski]

Modern Kitchen Portland Inspiration for a small modern galley eat-in kitchen remodel with ceramic tile, a white floor, a flat-panel sink, gray cabinets, quartz countertops, a white backsplash, quartz countertops, paneled appliances, a white countertop, and no island.

[veganmisanthrope]

New York Pantry

Small trendy u-shaped kitchen pantry photo with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets and a peninsula

[wearetatal]

Powder Room - Bathroom

Contemporary bathroom image

[zinaaatjuh]

Pantry - Kitchen

Inspiration for a small contemporary u-shaped kitchen pantry remodel with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets and a peninsula

[mockinqay]

Kitchen in Portland Example of a small minimalist galley ceramic tile and white floor eat-in kitchen design with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash, quartz backsplash, paneled appliances, no island and white countertops

[galaxywarp]

You guys know the little joke about fanfiction with like, authors losing track of what position the characters are in, so they end up moving all over the place throughout a scene?

I think I’m creating the exact opposite problem for myself rn. and I’m spending wayyyy too much time worrying about exactly how Mercy and Moira are circling each other around this room in this scene.

Like. DAYS worth of pondering.

[arcandoria]

I don't have strong feelings between fandom on discord vs. fandom on tumblr because they're sort of separate areas to me that cover separate needs - I do have to say though that one thing discord makes evident is when someone is pointedly avoiding reacting to or interacting with your art/writing.

And if you don't make a point to not think too much about it, that kind of thing can cause all sorts of insecurity (there's a dozen reasons why someone might not want to interact with what you post, and the chance that the reason is actually unimportant is big)

[girderednerve]

Low quality books that appear to be AI generated are making their way into public libraries via their digital catalogs, forcing librarians who are already understaffed to either sort through a functionally infinite number of books to determine what is written by humans and what is generated by AI, or to spend taxpayer dollars to provide patrons with information they don’t realize is AI-generated.

With Hoopla, librarians have to opt into Hoopla’s entire catalog, then pay for whatever their customers choose to borrow from that catalog. The only way librarians can limit what Hoopla books their customers can borrow is by setting a limit on the price of books. For example, a library can use Hoopla but make it so their customers can only borrow books that cost the library $5 per use.

“Investigating these authors, their book covers, their social media, etc takes A LOT OF TIME, especially with the volume of questionable material increasing month to month (and that's not including the sheer amount of legitimate books published each month in adult fiction that I'm looking at),” one librarian who asked to remain anonymous so she could talk openly about her job, told me. “Is it the best use of my time doing this work on top of my other duties when customers may or may not care? And with the rising multitudes of AI generated content, will there come a point where it just ‘is what it is?’”

This type of low quality, AI generated content, is what we at 404 Media and others have come to call AI slop. Librarians, whose job it is in part to curate what books their community can access, have been dealing with similar problems in the publishing industry for years, and have a different name for it: vendor slurry. While the term now encompasses what seems like AI-generated content as well, it predates the rise of generative AI, and also refers to the glut of low quality, often self-published ebooks or book “summaries” that are common on Hoopla. As some librarians told me, the sheer quantity of books in Hoopla’s service makes it seem more valuable because it offers such a large number of books, but in reality that number is misleadingly inflated by this slurry.

Several of the librarians I talked to said that they are worried about discussing [the problems raised by Hoopla's weak, unclear selection policies, including the 2022 inclusion of explicitly white nationalist texts,] because of the growing hostility towards libraries and groups like Moms for Liberty demanding that books about LGBTQ rights, race, and ethnicity be removed from libraries. One the one hand, librarians want to curate their collections and make sure their patrons are getting access to quality information. On the other hand, they don’t want people to think that they are trying to censor what materials patrons can access in way that’s comparable to what organizations like Moms for Liberty want. None of the librarians I talked to suggested the AI-generated content needed to be banned from Hoopla and libraries only because it is AI-generated. It might have its place, but it needs to be clearly labeled, and more importantly, provide borrowers with quality information.

[donovanwelshdesigns]

[cottagelvx]

Step inside this enchanting tiny home and feel the warmth of a space that radiates comfort and personal expression. The rustic wooden walls enclose a sanctuary filled with vibrant, tribal textiles, each detail telling a story of craftsmanship and connection to the earth. Plush pillows and layered patterns draw you into the built-in daybed, where you can curl up with a good book as soft light filters through the forest outside. With its open yet intimate design, this tiny retreat proves that even the smallest spaces can be filled with big style and soul. Every corner whispers of a life lived in harmony with nature, where simplicity meets artistry in the most inviting of ways.

[lokh]

i cannot ollie and i must scream