techs-workbench

[techs-workbench]

Oh, okay. I see. You think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select out, oh I don’t know, that gaslight gatekeep girlboss meme, for instance, because you’re trying to tell the world that you think modern feminism has been co-opted by corporations. But what you don’t know is that that meme is not from Instagram, it's not from Twitter, it's not from Tiktok, it’s actually from Tumblr. You’re also blithely unaware of the fact that in January 2021, Tumblr user missnumber1111 posted, "today's agenda: gaslight gatekeep and most importantly girlboss." And then I think it was a-m-e-t-h-y-s-t-r-o-s-e, wasn’t it, who reblogged it with an image of the phrase edited over a piece of "Live, Laugh, Love" wall art? And then gaslight gatekeep girlboss showed up in the feeds of eight different Twitter repost accounts. Then it filtered down through Instagram and then trickled on down into some tragic “alt side of Tiktok” where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that meme represents millions of notes and countless Tumblr users and so it’s sort of comical how you think that you’ve made a choice that exempts you from Tumblr when, in fact, you’re wearing the meme that was selected for you by the people in this room. From a pile of “stuff.”

[techs-workbench]

[techs-workbench]

if you don't do anything else today,

Please have a moment of silence for the people who were killed instead of freed when news of emancipation finally reached the furthest corners of the american south.

have another moment for the ledgers, catalogs, and records that were burned and the homes that were destroyed to hide the presence of very much alive and still enslaved people on dozens of plantations and homesteads across the south for decades after emancipation.

and have a third moment for those who were hunted and killed while fleeing the south to find safety across the border, overseas, in the north and to the west.

black people. light a candle, write a note to those who have passed telling them what you have achieved in spite of the racist and intolerant conditions of this world, feel the warmth of the flame under your hand, say a prayer of rememberance if you are religious, place the note under the candle, and then blow it out.

if you have children, sit them down and tell them anything you know about the life of oldest black person you've ever met. it doesn't have to be your own family. tell them what you know about what life was like for us in the days, years, decades after emancipation. if you don't know much, look it up and learn about it together.

This is Juneteenth.

white people CAN interact with this post. share it, spread it.

[techs-workbench]

today is a good day

[techs-workbench]

THE REPUBLIC NEEDS U!! >B]

[techs-workbench]

If a desert highway gas station could be a person, it would be Cad Bane.

-Me

[techs-workbench]

What are your thoughts on Andor S2 and THAT ending?

I LOVED IT!! STOP TAKING IT IN BAD FAITH AND THINKING OF IT AS A TROPE, IT’S A CONTINUATION OF THE SHOW’S THEMES/DISCUSSIONS!!!! THAT BABY REPRESENTS THE FUTURE!! IT REPRESENTS THE FACT THAT WHILE CASSIAN’S FIGHTING FOR A SUNRISE HE’LL NEVER SEE, FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL GET TO SEE THAT SUNRISE!!!!!! SAME AS KLEYA GETS TO SEE THE SUNRISE!!! ITS ABT THE THEMES!!!!!!!!! ITS NOT A DUMB TRAGIC TROPE!!!!!!!!!!!

[techs-workbench]

kleya "can't stand these rebels" marki

[techs-workbench]

Basically every conversation between Luthen and Mon:

[techs-workbench]

so i have a mildly popular “reblog and put in in the tags” post going around and its. very clear how many people don’t know how to interact with a tumblr post

so, first of all, tumblr’s culture has changed a lot in the past couple years. there’s a genuine community effort to not start any drama, and ironically a lot of the current hostility is an effort to keep things calm. there’s also a change in how people interact with posts, so if you haven’t been here in a while please skip down to the tags/replies/reblog with text section.

for newcomers: you should be reblogging posts about as liberally as you would like something on twitter. if you only like stuff, people will think you are rude/a bot. you’ve probably heard people talk about “cultivating your dash,” and thats because this platform is 100% centered around your dashboard. trending matters less, unfollowing and blocking in order to shape your dash into it’s best form is widely accepted, the majority of the content you’ll find and interact with will be because of your dash, and the only way to put things on your dash is to reblog them. tumblr users are deeply distrustful of algorithms and have largely turned off the “see posts your friends have liked” function (i recommend you also turn of the various algorithms in settings → general settings → dashboard preferences).

so, once you’ve reblogged a post, there’s three ways to add content to it. the tags, replies, and reblogging with text. all of them have different connotations

the tags: an inside voice. originally they were meant for organizing your blog (and they’re still used for this), but they’ve also morphed into a way to share thoughts that aren’t funny/insightful enough for non-followers to be interested in. when in doubt, put your comment in the tags

replies: basically talking to your friends in class. your followers have no way of finding your replies (they don’t pop up on the dash, nobody gets notified except for the original poster) so chances are, only the person who made the post is gonna see your comment. it’s for quick one-offs that you’re okay with other people overhearing, but really is only made for one person. they’re like a public dm

reblog with text: an outside voice. you’re getting up on a stage in town square and entertaining people. make sure it’s funny or insightful— bottom line, add something new to the conversation. you should use this the least

general rules of thumb: 

when in doubt, reblog. people will judge you if your blog is only personal posts and you only interact with other content by liking it.  

the only things people will judge you for reblogging are personal vent posts. leave a like to give a little virtual hug

if a post is asking about your personality/opinions (i.e: tell me what’s the last tv show you watched, that kind of thing) put it in the tags 

also if you see a nice edit, gifset, or art, reblog and say something nice in the tags! it’s that nice sweet spot of common enough that no one will notice but uncommon enough to make the artist’s day

[techs-workbench]

Your friendly slightly violent metal giant

[techs-workbench]

Some motivation for the week

[techs-workbench]

i truly think the most torturous thing kleya has to get used to on yavin —aside from the living arrangements, aside from carrying her grief, aside from everyone being nice to her all the time, aside from the gaping space of her control centre— is she has to be sincere in her interactions now.

she has to make small talk with strangers and mean it. she has to give constructive criticism and mean it. she has to take compliments on her work and mean it. she has to make connections with people and have it stick and get to know them beyond their utility, their skills, their discretion, their disposability. she has to do all the things she used to do as a facade and be genuine about them.

for so long it's only been her and luthen and her various masks; the customer-first shop assistant, the unnerved and relentless comms monitor, the collected and headstrong logistics manager who makes sure people are calm and where they need to be. and then luthen's gone and she's kept everyone else at arm's length and all of a sudden cassian's seen her panic and melshi's seen her scared and vel's seen her dissociate and it's the emotional equivalent of a nightmare where you're in your underwear in class. she has to accept kindness and aid and affection, all things that she's never been able to give others because she's never been able to afford the risk, has to let them know that she has shortcomings and blindspots and vulnerabilities.

she has to, gods help her, let herself be known.

[techs-workbench]

The Mindset of a Set Mind Chapter 14: Disguises

Dogma and Jheyla reluctantly get ready for the harvest dance.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62554303/chapters/169752568

“Dogma,” she whispered. “It’s wonderful.” She turned it over in her hand and saw that it had a small, toothed tension clip, and her smile brightened even more. “You don’t have to wear it tonight, or...well, ever. I only put that there in case you—” “I’m wearing it,” she said instantly, lifting her eyes from the little piece of art to his anxious expression. She kept her eyes on Dogma’s as she fixed the clip a few inches above her temple. “How do I look?” He didn’t know it was possible to be envious of a hair clip.

Art of Dogma in a sweater (and accompanying art ref) by @thecoffeelorian Dogma divider by @lornaka and @freesia-writes Reblog divider by @dystopicjumpsuit

[techs-workbench]

This is convenient because you are very good at drawing hugs! The feels from this one!! 🤌🫡🫠

Ok, this started as a sketch page dedicated to Riyo Chuchi, but then I got bored and was wondering “who else do I love that knows Riyo and could add?” Echo it is! They both have great boss mom energy. Also, I love drawing hugs and sunset color schemes.

[techs-workbench]

@superiorsniper liked this 😏

guys what if we get a techphee moment or mention in the bad batch novel