#windows tricks

[sofiaflorina2021]

This is a Very Unconventional Way to Uninstall a Program Right?

Like this, I ever installed an application and somehow I didn't know how to uninstall it so I just deleted all of its files from program files folder, included its uninstall file. Little did I know that the cache of it still appear in the settings. 

When I wanted to uninstall it Windows told me that Windows cannot find uninstall.exe. After looking for the solution online, I did a very unconventional way to delete it, I deleted the program key from Windows Registry. After that, I can delete the cache of that application. 

I'm actually scared of what I've done but I'm pretty sure that I only deleted one folder from the registry, the folder titled the name of the application developer. It is one of the most important parts of Microsoft Windows operating system. Hopefully there won't be any problems with my sister's laptop.

[lupinescribbler]

How to write Injuries!

Note this is how to utilize them in your story and not going into the physical details how how to write every type of injury, because that second one would both stretch my medical knowledge and be way too expansive for a tumblr post.

1) Research

Knowing about the malady you are afflicting your character with is important. In the most optimal case this involves talking to an actual medical professional who is well-versed on that type of injury. However, since not all of us have doctors at our beck and call, a few articles from decent sources can suffice. Typically you're going to want these pieces of info:

symptoms (description fodder)

mechanism (how could this injury be sustained?)

level of impairment (know how and to what level the injury would reasonably impair someone. This info might need more digging around than the others)

healing time (know how long it takes to heal from this injury)

treatment (potentially including symptom management)

Having this knowledge will help ground your story in at least a touch of realism. Make sure your symptoms match the injury, make sure the mechanism of the injury is sufficient and just overall makes sense for the injury, don't have someone with a broken leg strolling around like nothing happened, don't have the healing time unexplainably short or long, don't treat shock by trying to cool them off, etc.

A quick note, if you are doing a fantasy/not-real injury or illness you don't get to necessarily skip this step. In fact, imo, it can become even harder since you have to fill in these details yourself. Remember, internal consistency is key.

2) Attach Relevance

You want the injury to matter to the plot or character development. Does the broken leg prevent a character from joining a big battle? Does the flu present an extra challenge to going to their daughter's dance recital? Does being weak or out of the action aggravate their hero complex or self worth issues prompting growth or self-reflection? Does a captive's injuries complicate a rescue mission? Does having their dominant arm injured force a usually brunt force reliant powerhouse to be more creative in their strategies? Does the overpowered character have to rely on their friends/allies more because of a certain injury?

Use the injury to show the level of a character's commitment or mental toughness, use it as an obstacle they have to work around, use it to up the stakes, use it to force them to be vulnerable or else show how unwilling they are to being vulnerable, use it to thwart the main team's perfect plan, use it to push a situation into even more dire straits, use it as an alternative to character death, etc etc. These are just a few ideas, there are numerous different ways you can use different injuries/illnesses in stories. Really think about how it could affect or reveal things about the plot, characters, and relationships.

As always, remember writing advice is highly subjective. Find what works for you. My number one writing advice is always to not take writing advice as hard truths :) happy writing!

[an-established-butt-dent]

The Veil is thin tonight-

-Can you feel it on your skin?

Tingling?

Ink and fineliner on paper

Available as Print

[sonkitty]

[englishotomegames]

Plastic Trick

Release date (Windows, Mac OS, Steam) English: October 30th, 2024

"Serena is a cheerful employee for a tech company and she keeps at it to fund her truest love: shopping. A shopaholic and mall shopper extraordinaire, she frequently combats her busy work days by spending time shopping and keeping track of the latest merch drops.

After what she presumes was a routine shopping day, Serena is shocked to discover three mannequins coming to life before her very eyes, each inhabiting the soul of a either an interdimensional god integrated into the wrong form, a medieval sculptor who’s escaped her fate to be burned for witchcraft, and a nobody who insists he’s anything but the celebrity of the plastic figure he’s inhabiting.

And for some forsaken reason, all three mannequins want Serena to be the one to unleash them from their plastic bodies again."

This is a commercial game by Nochi Studios! You can buy it on Steam here. The Android and iOS versions are coming soon.

[thatsbelievable]

[drowxiv]

Most people probably already know this but just in case (also it's a fun visual lol) Wind-Up Sun (and Moon) can give you extra, movable lights. You can spawn them in Brio, position them anywhere using the XYZ controls, and then just zero out the size. Refining this last pose right now - then the next "Lieutenant" set will be up tomorrow. Viedyn seems to be holding his hand.

Hmm.

Perhaps he fell?

[aithusarosekiller]

Peter: James, fuck, marry, kill: Snape, Marls, Regulus Black

James: well kill Snape obviously! Then that leaves fuck and marry, so Re-..........oh

Sirius: ......🤨

James: um

Sirius: well? What is it, James?

James: 😰

[90s-2000s-barbie]

Trick or Treat Download CD-ROM (1994) 🎃

[4amarcanethoughts]

Baby Jayce having a crystal phase

He believes in all the stories of healing and energies, etc. because he has seen evidence! A crystal saved him and his mother. It's entirely possible that other crystals have similar abilities, right?

He learns, quickly, that this is not the case.

[sickfreaksirkay]

imagine you get killed by a french guy who named his sword "happy". id be mortified

[lupinescribbler]

How to tell a story with your character’s outfit

1) think about the ‘why’ of their style

You might put them in a flannel shirt and boots because that fits the vibe you’re going for, but why do they wear it? Not everything has to be super intentional, sometimes people just wear what they like/was accessible to them, but it can be a good thing to consider. If they dress for a specific subculture (punk, goth, etc) why are they drawn to it? What aspect of it is appealing to them? Same with pretty much any other style of clothes. Sometimes it might be more due to location or context, do they live somewhere that’s hot/cold? Sunny/rainy? Are they financially well off? Did the styles of their family or friends rub off on them? Some of this might seem unnecessary or trite, but thinking of it through their eyes/experience instead of purely aesthetic or arbitrary choices can help ground it in a sense of realism and make it feel like an extension of who the character is.

2) diversify

A lot of the time I think writers will get caught giving characters variations of either what they themselves wear, or a handful of specific styles/clothes that they like. This can get redundant and limit how much you can express about a character through the outfit. If you struggle with ideas, pay attention to what people around you wear, people in shows, clothing isles in stores, etc.

3) add little details that tell us something about the character

Small details can help a story be immersive, and help with some more subtle storytelling. However, do note that a single detail on its own might not speak specifically to the trait you’re thinking of. Ill fitted clothes could indicate carelessness, frugality, hand-me-downs, obliviousness, etc. On its own it might be somewhat generic, but within the context of everything else about your character it can fit in nicely to paint a picture. Get creative with these little details, and really think of what they could help say about your character. Mismatched shoelaces, how exactly they wear different articles of clothing (buttoned up/not, wrinkled, etc), whether they wear their watch with the watch-face on the top or bottom of their wrist, whether the frames of their glasses are thin and light or thick and durable, whether their boots are clean and shined or dirty and scuffed, etc.

4) think of what vibe/image the overall outfit has

When you describe the character, a small handful of traits/things should pop out at them. I would advise against being too all over the place with it, if you’re trying to use the outfit to tell your reader twenty different things about your character through one outfit, most of them are going to be lost and the overall first impression of your character is going to be muddled. Figure out what you want to come across first and primarily for your character, other details will slowly come out over time. First impressions are important!

5) leave something for the imagination (or at least for later on in the story)

Mystery is alluring. A reader wants to be intrigued by a character, for details to unravel over time instead of being told everything from the beginning. Sometimes it can be useful to seed something to find out about the character later, or at least something that would only be given depth later. Maybe there is an element of their outfit that feels out of place with the rest, and the reader only finds out later in the story that it was a gift. Or a character who is always hauling around a backpack has a fear of being caught off-guard/underprepared which only slowly becomes evident as the story progresses.

This is something that can be done with a ton of different elements in a story, from characteristics, quirks, dialogue, reactions, etc, with attire just being an additional avenue.

6) parallel and contrast different character’s outfits

This one is pretty self evident, you can use it to demonstrate two characters have very different lifestyles, personality traits, backstory, etc, or to parallel where they are similar. Is one messy, another tidy? Two siblings have the same inclination towards frugality from their shared past? Bright and flashy versus dull tones? Practical versus stylish? Etc etc. I find it especially useful to compare very different characters, or to contrast more similar characters.

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For final notes, take everything here with a grain of salt. This is what works for me and what I enjoy in reading. Pick and choose whatever you like, and discard anything if it doesn’t fit with your goal or writing style. Writing advice isn’t hard and fast rules, it’s a craft that everyone does in their own way. Happy writing!

[leclercskiesahead]

This new game called foot golf, apparently

[deepspacedukat]

I know I have not been very active on tumblr of late, but I saw something that has angered me enough that I feel compelled to say something.

Empathy is NOT a sin.

Let me repeat that for those who didn't understand me the first time.

Empathy is NOT a sin.

Empathy leads to compassion. When you show someone compassion, what they do with that compassion is not your burden to bear.

Empathy is what allows a person to see a stranger struggling with something heavy and imagine ourselves in their place. Doing so allows us to realize that they might want help lifting it, because we would if the roles were reversed.

Compassion is what moves us to actually go over and help them.

And mercy? Mercy is what stays our hand when a person makes a mistake or does something we don't agree with. Mercy is recognizing that we have the capacity to be cruel, but that we DON'T HAVE TO EXERCISE THAT ABILITY.

Mercy is not laughable, or worthy of disdain. Compassion is absolutely necessary if we are to remain human beings. And empathy is never a sin.

[burntlikethesun]

I have to say one of my only quibbles with last year was the lack of conflict between the Doctor and Ruby, so the fact that Belinda is being sold to us as 'more combatative' and 'she doesn't actually want to be a companion' is extremely satisfying to hear.

[thatsbelievable]