So it has come to this

(I'm loving everything about this meme)

so far ~52 people have claimed that their default interaction is to reblog while only 19 have reblogged this poll, proving once again that tumblr users are liars

this made me realize that I don't consider liking a post to be interacting with it

which is true, if you want to participate you reblog and/or comment

and I don't mean that that's preferable/that you should participate, that that's better; but it is good when you wish to let someone feel seen/communicate your approval. Lurking is also fine, because I wouldn't tell someone that they owe people actions outside that person's safety zone.

i feel like the boeing whistleblower case should radicalize more people. a major airline company is producing planes with less and less regard for safety and it's starting to get noticeable. man takes them to court, which would reduce profit at the cost of public safety. he fucking dies the night that boeings legal team asks him to stay an extra day. if nothing happens about this, i hope it gets through to people that america would literally kill you for a few extra cents

That we want an america where corporations or some local authority doesn't get to do that.

There's that mental boundary people get, of 'how often does this really happen/affect me' but frankly: unless the above line is your entire standard, it's too often, and will affect someone.

Monaco’s actual sea wall

when it comes to hubris italians are running the game

oh. I had a dream like this. But it was the house.

Do not fall for the trap (moreso for salary workers), also known as fto (flexible time off)

Trying to explain this to my US colleagues in a tech company was like talking to a blank wall.

Run like he'll from companies with unlimited vacation days. They will start looking for reasons to fire you if you take more than 2 weeks total.

Reminder that anyone trying to sell you on unlimited PTO without having a mandatory minimum is trying to take advantage of you. It’s horseshit without a mandatory minimum. Your manager can technically say No, forever. Period.

Do not let Corporate own your life. Take a day off already.

not my situation, but any good-to-know for this stuff is good to know. Don't let work own you if you can help it. I know, it's the 'help it', but for someone, this is good information.

please fucking vote

“if somebody becomes panicked when you accuse them of lying theyre obviously not telling the truth” shut up ugly im a survivor who got punished for shit i never did all the time of fucking course im gonna panic when im blamed for something i didnt do

since this post is actually getting attention rn i really want to emphasize this-

many of the “tells” of lying are traits commonly found in abuse survivors and mentally ill/disabled people.

stuttering, averting eye contact, panicking, raising your volume, fidgeting, and other similar traits are actions performed commonly by these groups, especially in situations of heavy stress- such as being accused of doing something we didnt do, especially if we are afraid of being punished for doing nothing.

im honestly begging people to think critically when accusing somebody of lying for small traits like these.

there's nothing worse than existing and being told that you can be treated accordingly for something a person invented about you. That's a broad topic, broader than this, but this is absolutely an example.

When I was in the hospital, they gave me a big bracelet that said ALLERGY, but like. I'm allergic to bees. Were they going to prescribe me bees in there.

So there's a medication called hyaluronidase. It's used to make other medications absorb better, because it makes the cell wall more permeable.

One common usage is to make local anesthetic more effective during surgery, for instance. It's used in a number of injected medications.

Bee stings contain an enzyme very similar to this medication, so sometimes, people with bee allergies have an allergic reaction to hyaluronidase.

This is called cross-reactivity, where your body mistakes something for the thing it's actually allergic to, and has an allergic reaction anyway. For instance, sometimes people with latex allergies also are allergic to bananas and other fruits. They don't actually contain latex, but there are some similar proteins.

Apparently, hyraluronidase used in humans is derived from one of four sources: sheep testicles, cow testicles, cow testicles again, and GMO hamster ovaries.

tl;dr: They won't inject you with bees, but they might inject you with purified cow testicle juice, and your body might say 'eh, cow balls are BASICALLY bees' and try to kill you anyway.

The world is full of such beauty and wonder. Thank you for that sentence.

And every time someone is like "but, c'mon, who's allergic to X" I seethe.

This is just one more really good, not inherently obvious, useful to know, thing for those situations.

Remember when the media said “greedflation” was a fringe theory?

Now looking back, it’s undeniable.

I highly recommend people get familiar with what’s called a revenue management system. RMS companies work for large corporations to fix prices in a way that lets them off the hook for liability. Since they’re only taking the “recommended price” of their consulting company, they can’t possibly be violating any anti-trust laws, despite RMS companies’ sole purpose being that they keep prices in line with competitors regionally.

It even works in a way that will ease customer’s complaints. They won’t lift prices too much that customers will notice right away. They project price increases to get prices in line with the market based on current prices charged, wage increases, and “inflation”. The whole basis of those companies is finding what prices customers are willing to pay, in their words, a.k.a. What customers pay because they cannot afford to live without.

please reblog this i spent way too long on what was supposed to be a quick edit

we've done it again folks

I wake up, I see an ides of march post

Good job

(in case you need a knife in the next two days for reasons unrelated to political assassinations)

a good sumerian inexplicably donated five packs of 500 temporary tattoos to the classroom, each pack featuring identical pictures of a different invasive species of bug

i meant samaritan you jackasses i was typing with one hand bc i was putting on one of the temporary tattoos and it got autocorrected

ea-nasir I know that's you

Ain't nothing like turning to your coworker to ask what they're making and hearing them say "piranha solution".

For the curious it's a mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide. It'll dissolve anything organic faster than you can say "fuck I spilled it".

Hazard statement(s)

H272 May intensify fire; oxidiser.

H290 May be corrosive to metals.

H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.

H350 May cause cancer.

Precautionary statement(s) Prevention

P201 Obtain special instructions before use.

P210 Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. - No smoking.

P221 Take any precaution to avoid mixing with combustibles/organic material.

P260 Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P281 Use personal protective equipment as required.

P220 Keep/Store away from clothing/organic material/combustible materials.

P234 Keep only in original container.

Okay you're clear to reblog this now.

Piranha solution vs chicken drumstick.

If you think he's exaggerating the 'vaporizing' part you're wrong

amazing intersection with NileRed

william shatner is kind of like a sith lord because he was born with the divine and incredible power of being incredibly cunty yet he only uses it for evil (being annoying on twitter and going to space for no reason) like we know he has astronomical levels of pure cunt coursing through his veins (we’ve all seen kirk)imagine if it was used for good.

In another, better world i know the Shatster is fulfilling his true destiny of being a guest judge on drag race 

the post i just reblogged reminded me of how today i learned my husband has no idea who William Shatner is

that's. wild