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The lurking one is watching...

@lurking-goddess-leen / lurking-goddess-leen.tumblr.com

Currently (still) an university student. Majors are etholinguistics and japanese studies. I enjoy a variety of TV shows, radio dramas, books, movies, cartoons, comic books and anime series. At the moment my favourites include a bunch of dead Japanese writers battling each other with superpowers and a girl and her friend turning into a ladybug and a cat respectively. You know - as you do.
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reqsketch

I just need you guys to see how cool my brother is rn

“people always talk about the naruto run but they never talk about the kingdom hearts run” [THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP THWAP]

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duskisnigh

The story behind the bat nomenclature, or, batkids from Jason onwards question Bruce Wayne’s obsession with bats

Inspired by batfamscreaming’s very cute post  about Batman being a dad, and the very adorable and real phenomenon of words or phrases coined by older siblings being added to the family’s lexicon.

I took the liberty of including the typical (if altered) “Why?”/”Because I’m your father, that’s why” exchange because there can never be enough batdad, dammit.

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staff

The internet could change next week, and not in a good way

You may have heard about the efforts in Europe to reform copyright law. The debate has been ongoing in the European Parliament for months. If approved next week, these new regulations would require us to automatically filter and block content that you upload without meaningful consideration of your right to free expression. 

We respect the copyrights and trademarks of others, and we take all reports seriously to ensure that your creative expression is protected. We make this clear in our Community Guidelines. There’s already a legal framework that works and is fair: Today we take down posts and media that contain allegedly infringing content when we receive a valid DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown request. We also provide clear-cut ways for people to fight back if they believe their removed content was not a true violation. These instances are monitored and reported and live in our biannual transparency report

The suggestion to use automated filters for issues of copyright is short-sighted at best and harmful at worst. Automated filters are unable to determine whether a use should be considered “fair use” under the law and are unable to determine whether a use is authorized by a license agreement. They are unable to distinguish legitimate parody, satire, or even your own personal pictures that could be matched with similar photographs that have been protected by someone else. We don’t believe that technology should replace human judgment. Tumblr is and always has been a place for creative expression, and these new regulations would only make it harder for you to express yourself with the freedom and clarity you do so now. 

If you access Tumblr from Europe and want to act, you can find more information on saveyourinternet.eu

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Recipe Masterpost

An anon asked if I had a masterpost of all the recipes I’ve made so far, so I figured I might as well make one. I’ll pin this to the main page and update as needed.

Bonus Recipes: 

Artisan Goods:

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