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xpityx:

Idelle looked up as a purse full of coins was dumped unceremoniously on the dresser where she sat, unweaving her sleep braid.

“What’s that for?” She asked, not bothering to put any politeness into the words.

“It’s money for a gravestone. I can show you where we buried her.”

Idelle turned to look at Anne Bonny. She was wearing her hat again, pulled low so she could only see the slight downturn of her lips.

“Why?”

Anne shrugged.

“You were right. She didn’t deserve what I done to her. Don’t know about him. I reckon most men could do with a knife in the gut now and then. But she didn’t deserve it. Nothing I can do for her now, but I can do this, see she gets something proper to remember her to her friends. To you.”

Idelle nodded, not quite trusting her voice, and Anne turned and left the room as silently as she’d arrived.

She waited until the door was shut and she was sure she was alone, then she allowed herself to cry for her friend, for Charlotte.

darkpuck:

forest-of-books:

2-face:

madamebomb:

cephalotodd:

we should make fun of americans more. why dont their shops include tax in the price tag. like how much does this item cost? its a surprise 🙂

Honestly, tea. I’ve lived here my whole life and I have never once known what my total is gonna be at the register. Total fucking mystery.

im an ex-american living in new zealand for the past two years and it still never fails to blow my mind that i can take a $2 coin, walk up to a counter with two $1 items, and perform the expected transaction

What

I assume it may have something to do with the tax varying from state to state, and some states not having sales tax at all, or only on certain items?

WE DO TAXES WEIRDLY HERE

thessalian:

autpunq:

libertarirynn:

kidlazer:

libertarirynn:

So my friend was telling me yesterday that she got a new Samsung smart TV for her living room. One afternoon she was sitting on the couch across on the TV, which was turned off, talking to her friend about social anxiety.

The next day her Samsung phone, Facebook account, and her son’s Instagram account (which is linked to her phone number) were blown up with ads for social anxiety medications.

She called Samsung up like “WTF“ and they admitted that it was a “feature“ on the smart TV for it to record conversations even when turned off in order to provide customized ads. You could turn off the setting but of course you probably wouldn’t even know about it unless something like this happened because it’s not like they readily advertise “this thing will record your conversations even when it’s turned off“.

this ain’t alright with me … bitch what the fuck 

https://www.cnet.com/news/samsungs-warning-our-smart-tvs-record-your-living-room-chatter/

This is so much worse than Mark Zuckerberg. This is literally some 1984 shit. This will make it so easy to spot people who don’t, umm, agree with the government, and in a fascist state that would be a great surveillance method. Since America is nearing that with Trump as president,

TURN OFF THIS FEATURE ON YOUR SMART TVS Y’ALL

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NO.

systlin:

I honestly always find the term ‘spinster’ as referring to an elderly, never-married woman as funny because you know what?

Wool was a huge industry in Europe in the middle ages. It was hugely in demand, particularly broadcloth, and was a valuable trade good. A great deal of wool was owned by monasteries and landed gentry who owned the land. 

And, well, the only way to spin wool into yarn to make broadcloth was by hand. 

This was viewed as a feminine occupation, and below the dignity of the monks and male gentry that largely ran the trade. 

So what did they do?

They hired women to spin it. And, turns out, this was a stable job that paid very well. Well enough that it was one of the few viable economic options considered ‘respectable’ outside of marriage for a woman. A spinster could earn quite a tidy salary for her art, and maintain full control over her own money, no husband required. 

So, naturally, women who had little interest in marriage or men? Grabbed this opportunity with both hands and ran with it. Of course, most people didn’t get this, because All Women Want Is Husbands, Right?

So when people say ‘spinster’ as in ‘spinster aunt’, they are TRYING to conjure up an image of a little old lady who is lonely and bitter. 

But what I HEAR are the smiles and laughter of a million women as they earned their own money in their own homes and controlled their own fortunes and lived life on their own terms, and damn what society expected of them. 

Lost in Space review

I finished it, obviously. It took me 2.5 days to do it, so that probably says something in itself – specifically that it was good enough to binge. Spoilers under the cut:

To start off, it’s no Black Sails, but then I wasn’t expecting it to be. It’s nowhere near as deep as that, although it does have its moments where it’s saying something with themes for an episode – don’t think I didn’t notice what you were going for with episode 9, LiS. I see what you did there.

Pros:

  • I love the entire Robinson family. I started out not liking Maureen much for reasons that I think now were more personal than related to the character, but once I’d realized what my issue was with her, it was easier to move past it, and also she grew as a character, so now I love her. 
  • The robot is fucking adorable
  • There is a chicken. Her name is Debbie. She says cluck and we love her
  • If I’m being perfectly fair, the villain of the series is chilling. They did a good job with creating a character that I just… can’t stand as a person, not as a character, but as a human person that I never, ever want to meet in a dark alley at night
  • The show has kids and I liked every single one of them, the acting was amazing, they’re well-written, and anyone who says otherwise can fight me
  • good special effects
  • Diverse cast that actually gets to say things and be important. So far we have a black female main (Judy), a family of Japanese people (the Watanabes), what seems to be a family of Indian/British people (Victor and family – I’m sorry, I don’t recall their last name, I’ll look it up later I promise)
  • half the time the characters say exactly what’s going through my head
  • excellent humor
  • John and Maureen start out rocky and get better and that’s so, so rare to see in anything for a married couple. Usually it’s “married couple is together but hates each other” and I’m sooooooo sick of that, so this is a refreshing change

Cons:

  • Um… the villain of the piece is… not exactly subtle in spots? I mean – I have to keep reminding myself the characters don’t know all of what I know as the viewer, so that kind of colors my perception, I think
  • random ass second alien robot as deus ex machina almost literally in the last episode
  • So far I know a couple of things about John Robinson: he has or had a mother, he loves his kids, and he’s a soldier. I’d like some more character details, please, show. Same with Maureen – she’s a scientist, and that’s badass, but like… background? Please? It’s not really a big thing bc the story is the show, but it’d be nice
  • Show please, I will beg – no romance between Don and Judy, please. she’s a kid. he’s…. definitely too old for her in terms of experience and age both judging from the way he looks. Sorry folks – I see where people who ship them are coming from, I get it, I just can’t get aboard that ship personally. Now, hook me up with some nice Don/John/Maureen and I’ll be here for that