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How did people make windows translucent in eras without glass or when it was prohibitively expensive by Lu Lei 鲁磊

Seashell windows (especially using "sea moon shells海月贝") were not common in ancient China. They were mostly found in coastal areas like Fujian and Guangdong, where shells were abundant. Ordinary people used paper windows, while seashell windows -due to their complex craftsmanship and scarcity -were mostly used in palaces, temples, or wealthy homes. However, seashell windows had drawbacks: poorer transparency than paper windows; fragile and hard to maintain; could not be opened or closed easily, often fixed as decorative panels rather than functional windows.

Most ancient windows were made of sturdy paper (like mulberry bark or cotton paper), treated with tung oil or rice paste to resist wind and moisture. Multiple layers of paper improved insulation, reducing cold air from entering.

Though thin, paper windows allowed light in while wooden frames provided some insulation. Traditional buildings also used smart designs to stay warm: facing south to maximize sunlight; overhanging eaves to block summer heat but let in winter sun; double-layered windows (e.g., "lift-and-hang windows") -outer paper layer for windproofing, inner wooden shutters or curtains for extra insulation at night.

In northern China, people used heated brick beds (kang炕), underfloor heating (dilong地龙), or charcoal stoves to stay warm. In winter, they hung thick curtains, felt, or straw mats over windows for extra protection. The Tiangong Kaiwu天工开物 (Ming Dynasty) even mentions oil-coated paper windows for better waterproofing and wind resistance.

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The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, August 9, 1918

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women of indian cinema

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the thing that’s really cool about dungeon meshi’s representation of autism is that Laios isn’t some savant. He’s just a guy with a strong interest. And he gets things wrong because that interest leads him to uncritically consuming biased sources

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the king of attolia is sick of this shit.

redraw from La Nuit Vetienne based on this

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so this interaction has been (rightfully) discussed a lot, but have we ever touched on the fact that these two were having it in the mission group chat in front of god and everybody

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Art Nouveau Nautilus Lamps

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having anti punitive justice morals sucks because you want to say "man that guy sucks he should get hit with hammers until he dies" but you also want to make it clear you don't think anyone should be put in charge of the 'hit people with hammers until they die" machine.

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my mum has severe knee problems and needs a replacement. Today she was told she's too fat to be operated on and the knee specialist suggested she gets a gastric band - which also involves surgery. So my mum was like first of all you didn't read my file because it explains that I'm not fat because I eat too much second of all you said it's impossible for me to get surgery and then suggested I get a surgery about it? He then asked her her weight and height, didn't believe her answer, and made her prove it to him because she "looks fatter than that". So she was like so you also just entirely based this on looks instead of actual numbers?

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Can we perhaps have either dhole or red fox facts? No pressure of course! :3

DHOLES OF COURSE... one of my favorite wild dogs!

Asiatic Wild Dog aka Dhole (Cuon alpinus), family Canidae, found in much of South and SE Asia, and parts of East Asia

ENDANGERED.

Also called Whistling Dog and Red Dog.

This dog once ranged across other parts of Asia and into Europe, but withdrew into its current range between 12,000 - 18,000 ya.

Diurnal pack hunter, preferring to feed on large prey.

Dholes live in clans of 12 - 40.

Clans are highly cooperative, with multiple mating individuals, and not as hierarchical as wolf packs.

Endangered due to habitat loss/fragmentation, eradication by farmers, and diseases from domestic dogs.

This species may have emerged from a hybridization event between the African Wild Dog and an unknown member of the genus Canis.

There are 6 subspecies of Dhole.

photograph by @yashasnarayan

Southern India - photograph by @anirudh__vidyabhushan

China - photograph by Eric Gevaert 

Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, India

photograph by Shoumo Bhattacharya

photograph by Kuntalee Rangnoi

Chinese Dholes - photograph via: Dublin Zoo

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obsessed with this scary space monster

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Cairn #2 (5 Stack) by yoonmi_nam.

Sources: x, x

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When your girlfriends intimidate the public into listening to you talk about your interests

Inspired by that one cute tiktok trend

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Oh my god Murderbot's memories have the same emotional importance to SecUnit 3 as Sancturary Moon does to MB. The story that made it reach for freedom. The first thing that made it feel like a person.

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u know that reminds me of this tweet going around making fun of dark mode users like 'haha do you guys need your books on dark paper' and it's like yeah some people can't read text printed on white paper? regular books aren't accessible to some people for that reason. whats the joke.