May222013
May212013

thebibi:

safelovedwise:

languageek:

Languages ranked from easiest to hardest for English speakers - Infographic found here

China represent woohoo

I need to use this next time some asks me why I don’t speak Arabic. Its interesting that Hindi is on there, but not Farsi or Urdu. I think they’d also be difficult to learn because they use an alphabet similar to Arabic but not identical to it.

So I’m lucky I know Chinese already?

(via fabelyn)

9PM
“Women read comics. Anyone at all engaged in social media knows this. Women read comics and are a driving force behind fandom. I think I could call them the driving force behind fandom and put up a convincing argument. Just think about it: what fandoms have driven America crazy in the last decade? Could anyone dissuade me from saying that they were Harry Potter, Twilight and the Hunger Games? “Avatar” may have put butts in theater seats, but you don’t hear about it… ever. No one is immersed in the world of “Avatar” except James Cameron and people who enjoy wearing Na’vi Zentai suits. “The Avengers” was pretty darn huge and, if Tumblr is any indication, a whopping portion of the people driving that fandom online do not possess a Y chromosome. Women engage in fandom to levels that men do not. When women get behind something, their sheer numbers and passion force it into the mainstream. That’s why you can name the actor who plays that werewolf kid in “Twilight” and probably sing at least the chorus to one Justin Bieber song. What do tween boys like? I have no clue. Sports? Probably sports.”

Brett White, Comic Book Resources (via wandrinparakeet)

and yet men remain the most marketed demographic for just about everything.

(via ohhoechno)

I’m pretty sure the only men who spend more time thinking about DC than women on Tumblr are the men who actually work there.

(via touchofgrey37)

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May202013

Hogwarts Headmasters (x)

Hogwarts Headmasters (x)

(Source: personallyvictimizedbycomics, via fourteenacross)

May122013
ha-ze:

lovefreediehard:

clearerly:

allthingshyper:

colorphobia:

Semi-transparent.
The eye color changes depending on your background. 

MY MIND IS BLOWN

love this

holy shit it looks amazing with my background

this is so cool

ha-ze:

lovefreediehard:

clearerly:

allthingshyper:

colorphobia:

Semi-transparent.

The eye color changes depending on your background. 

MY MIND IS BLOWN

love this

holy shit it looks amazing with my background

this is so cool

(via fabelyn)

May102013
8PM
7PM

ankankimatank:

“Katniss is very skinny… How much do you weigh?

I am so fucking happy that female celebrities are starting to call interviewers out on their bullshit.

(via fourteenacross)

May92013
science-junkie:

Charlie Chaplin rotating mask
This astounding illusion was first described by Richard Gregory. It’s a form of depth inversion and it involves a hollow (concave) object which appears to be non-hollow (convex).Initially you see Charlie Chaplin’s face on the outside of the mask. However, as the mask rotates, your visual system refuses to see the inside of the mask as a ‘hollow’ face. A lifetime of experience has taught you that faces always stick out. So despite the fact you know the mask is hollow, your visual system dismisses this hypothesis as too improbable, and favours the hypothesis that the hollow mask sticks out.As the mask rotates, and the Charlie Chaplin face disappears a particularly interesting effect is seen and felt. There is a moment of slight confusion, before the inside of the mask is perceived as sticking out; at this point the mask appears to rotate in the opposite direction.
In a paper called The hollow-face illusion Hill and Johnston discussed the intricacies of the mask illusion, concluding that probably it’s driven by expectation, but it also relies on their being some ambiguous information in the first place. And while the expectations in question don’t need to be about specific objects, like faces, it helps if they are.
Oh, one last thing. If you can’t see this illusion, maybe, you are in trouble.
Sources: [x][x]Video: youtube.com

science-junkie:

Charlie Chaplin rotating mask

This astounding illusion was first described by Richard Gregory. It’s a form of depth inversion and it involves a hollow (concave) object which appears to be non-hollow (convex).

Initially you see Charlie Chaplin’s face on the outside of the mask. However, as the mask rotates, your visual system refuses to see the inside of the mask as a ‘hollow’ face. A lifetime of experience has taught you that faces always stick out. So despite the fact you know the mask is hollow, your visual system dismisses this hypothesis as too improbable, and favours the hypothesis that the hollow mask sticks out.

As the mask rotates, and the Charlie Chaplin face disappears a particularly interesting effect is seen and felt. There is a moment of slight confusion, before the inside of the mask is perceived as sticking out; at this point the mask appears to rotate in the opposite direction.

In a paper called The hollow-face illusion Hill and Johnston discussed the intricacies of the mask illusion, concluding that probably it’s driven by expectation, but it also relies on their being some ambiguous information in the first place. And while the expectations in question don’t need to be about specific objects, like faces, it helps if they are.

Oh, one last thing. If you can’t see this illusion, maybe, you are in trouble.

Sources: [x][x]
Video: youtube.com

8PM
“The fact that you’re struggling doesn’t make you a burden. It doesn’t make you unloveable or undesirable or undeserving of care. It doesn’t make you too much or too sensitive or too needy. It makes you human. Everyone struggles. Everyone has a difficult time coping, and at times, we all fall apart. During these times, we aren’t always easy to be around — and that’s okay. No one is easy to be around one hundred percent of the time. Yes, you may sometimes be unpleasant or difficult. And yes, you may sometimes do or say things that make the people around you feel helpless or sad. But those things aren’t all of who you are and they certainly don’t discount your worth as a human being. The truth is that you can be struggling and still be loved. You can be difficult and still be cared for. You can be less than perfect, and still be deserving of compassion and kindness.”

Daniell Koepke (via internal-acceptance-movement)

Oh what’s that? The sound of me crying as I read this, never mind.

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