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So, how many of you are also getting this? I have them almost every day. Just recently I started to screenshot them to compare is the "sender" the same. Couple of months ago there were usually named accounts, but I used to report and block them, then just was deleting their posts in my inbox. Then all of them turned into anonymous bots. And I started to report them again. I suspect this is how they add you to their bot data base or something like that. Under this post there are hundreds of people mentioned.

I got mentioned like this couple of times before, right after I reported several named accounts. The reason why I am so stern with these scammers is because I know how they look like in my home country, Ukraine, where I spent most of my life with its coup, civil war and the 9 first months of the 2022 war. I understand what tactics they are using, what tear-jerking words they are writing (with an audacity to use sad emojis in a "cry for help") and how they are taking photos of soiled kids telling them to look more miserable and doe-eyed - it all will evoke pity to manipulate protective instincts in many kind-hearted people so they would give the scammers money. These guys flooded Tumblr to the brim, as Tumblr is full of impressionable young people and young people are the easiest to manipulate because of their natural thirst for justice. You can look at any revolution to undestand how dirty it was. Any war is complex and not entirely black-and-white. If you want to know the causes and reasons, do your research. It's not the best to listen to the loudest, because most of the time they are screaming over the quite truth. Yes, stay true to your morals, but don't let your emotions blind you. A certain dose of cynicism and mistrust is sometimes more helpful than a sea of sympathy tears shed.

"In recent years, there has been a rush on the internet to supply image descriptions and to call out those who don’t. This may be an example of community accountability at work, but it’s striking to observe that those doing the most fierce calling out or correcting are sighted people. Such efforts are largely self-defeating. I cannot count the times I’ve stopped reading a video transcript because it started with a dense word picture. Even if a description is short and well done, I often wish there were no description at all. Get to the point, already! How ironic that striving after access can actually create a barrier. When I pointed this out during one of my seminars, a participant made us all laugh by doing a parody: “Mary is wearing a green, blue, and red striped shirt; every fourth stripe also has a purple dot the size of a pea in it, and there are forty-seven stripes—”

“You’re killing me,” I said. “I can’t take any more of that!”

Now serious, she said it was clear to her that none of that stuff about Mary’s clothes mattered, at least if her clothes weren’t the point. What mattered most about the image was that Mary was holding her diploma and smiling. “But,” she wondered, “do I say, Mary has a huge smile on her face as she shows her diploma or Mary has an exuberant smile or showing her teeth in a smile and her eyes are crinkled at the edges?”

It’s simple. Mary has a huge smile on her face is the best one. It’s the don’t-second-guess-yourself option."

--Against Access, by John Lee Clark, a DeafBlind educator

Good stuff.

Disney’s Comic Strip Artist’s Kit by Carson van Osten.

You might know these already, but it is such good stuff I don’t think anybody minds if I share it here again. These hand-outs were meant as a way to get beginning artists working on the Disney comics to overcome some recurring drawing problems.

I found this on Mark Kennedy’s awesome blog: Temple of the Seven Golden Camels. Hence the ‘To Mark’ dedication on the fist page which, I guess, features some pretty sound advice for any artist:

“Just keep drawing my friend… Draw like the wind!”

http://sevencamels.blogspot.com

no thoughts just country boy x city boy AU

been a while since I drew some wigglytuff n chatot, sketched out some backstory headcanon things. I think Chatot started out working for the Pokemon Exploration Federation in a back-of-house role, as a cartographer or some other detailed work processing lots of information. he met Wigglytuff on an excursion for work, and Wigglytuff, being the affable person he is, convinced Chatot to team up for the day. They hit it off well, and Wigglytuff didn't want to let go of this connection. So, he approached Chatot and convinced him to form an exploration team together. Chatot was quite a stickler to his duties and refused at first, but as the days passed by, he realised his heart truly belonged out on the field with Wigglytuff, not stuck inside.

i'd like to expand on it later but for now, this is what i got.

tldr: drawing my adoptive gay grandparents

I recommend this show. The art style is eye candy, for one. The show incorporates Chinese mythology with modern interpretations/situations, so even if you don't know much about them, it is still easy to connect with and understand the characters.

Additionally, the gags in this animation are playful and visually interesting; the jokes are creative and fresh. Each episode has unique instances of exaggerated depictions of emotions, visual punchlines, and recurring jokes that appear in unexpected ways.

The show is starts off as a slice-of-life with a "monster of the week" structure that contributes to worldbuilding (a new mythical creature needs help, and we learn about their powers + why they are struggling in the modern world), but hints of deeper secrets and lore are dropped throughout. As the series progresses, layers of secrets are unraveled which seem to be building up into a larger narrative.

Finally, there is yuri.

Title: Fabulous Beasts

This is such a cute show. I love the animation! It’s about the modern lives of many of the Chinese mythical creatures. Just sharing in case anyone else thinks it looks interesting.

Also, it’s got the option to turn on English subs. For those like me who need them.

Here’s a link to the official free eps playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBakWosU0sfj_-XZSlGy-IOnDNplD3Ttj

¡Bienvenidos! Bem-vendo! Welcome!

...to the Month of the Three Caballeros! In honor of Latin Heritage Month in the United States and the many Independence Days in Latin America that occur, we are kicking off an event to honor our favorite Disney Bird Trio, the Three Caballeros that will span the entire month of September 2024! All canon and fan canon is allowed! Disney IP is encouraged, which includes: Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, DuckTales 2017, The Legend of the Three Caballeros, and even Gran Fiesta Tour at Disney World Epcot! YES, Miguelito Maracas too! If you can join, we would love to have you! If you would simply want to spectate, fasten your seatbelts because YOU TOO can participate! Prompts We are asking YOU, yes YOU!, to send in some prompts to help encourage our would-be artists, fanfic writers, cosplayers, meme creators, and other creatives to create for the day or for the week! Schedule Sunday September 1st - Saturday September 7th - Jose Carioca Week Sunday September 8th - Saturday September 14th - Donald Duck Week Sunday September 15th - Saturday September 21st - Panchito Pistoles Week Sunday September 22nd - Saturday September 28th - Three Caballeros Week Sunday September 29th and September 30th - !!!!!!! FREE FOR ALL Rules - Use the tag: #mesdelostrescaballeros2024 and follow along to see fun cute works from the fandom! - Use Asks to submit your questions! - Use Submit to submit your prompts! - Don't be weird!!! All prompts must be rated PG at least! - Any romantic ships or nsfw MUST be tagged accordingly! - If you see something you don't like, simply mind your business! <3 - This is an art event to have fun!!! SO HAVE FUN!

with regards to learning it may be important to know about IEOD(illusion of explanation depth) which may sometimes lead us to believe we understand more about the world than we think this can be especially true for those with an intuitive preference i write this because I've fallen for it too I hope this helps

I have discussed such learning problems in previous posts. After spending many years teaching, tutoring, and coaching students from a variety of backgrounds, in a variety of subjects, it never ceases to amaze me just how little people understand about learning. I believe that basic knowledge of learning theory is necessary for optimizing the learning process, if one hopes to be a good student of anything.

With so much information at the fingertips, it's more important than ever that people are mindful about how they learn. Being in the role of "student" is hard because you're a newbie and you're ignorant and you don't know the best way to tackle a big subject. Without a good teacher or an expert to guide you, you might come to rely on dubious sources of information, misinterpret what you read, misapply the ideas, or hit a seemingly insurmountable block/plateau.

Unfortunately, there are not enough good teachers to go around. Unfortunately, many teachers in public education are tasked with "babysitting" rather than teaching, to the detriment of learning. As a result, too many students get to high school, i.e., into adulthood, without a solid foundation of study skills.

Just recently, I was helping a twelfth grade student with essay writing. Being a good student, they couldn't understand why they kept getting low marks in writing despite putting a lot of effort into the assignments. Turns out, they kept submitting summaries of the literature when the teacher was explicitly asking for analysis of the literature. When I brought this problem to their attention, they were even more confused, because they thought they had been doing analysis all along. They had no clue that there was a difference between summary and analysis, so they were incapable of getting to the level of depth that the teacher was demanding.

One of the first things I often have to do with students is explain the difference between lower order vs higher order learning. Lower order learning is usually enough to pass the class throughout K-12 or achieve basic competency. Higher order learning moves people into expert territory. Without a clear vision of what they should be aspiring to, students tend to get stuck in lower order learning.

The difference between lower and higher order learning is neatly summarized by Bloom's Taxonomy, a conceptual framework for evaluating cognitive/intellectual ability. It breaks down the learning process into six categories/levels: 1) remember, 2) understand, 3) apply, 4) analyze, 5) evaluate, 6) create. Since it's hard to quantify exactly what's happening in a student's mind during learning, this framework helps by asking concrete questions about what the student can or cannot do.

My student got stuck at level 2 when the average requirement for the class was 4. They gave me a sample essay that their teacher considered to be "excellent" and it was easily at 5. While they could "feel" that there was a difference between their own essay and the excellent essay, they weren't able to articulate the difference at all.

One learning problem that people, Ns especially, often suffer is that they tend to get ahead of themselves, which is related to illusion of explanation depth. It's basically trying to run before walking. For example:

they believe "gist" is enough and dismiss details

they conflate knowing (theory) and doing (real world)

they judge/conclude without proper analysis

they try to create without mastering the basics

The above problems arise when a person doesn't realize how much they don't know (and in the case of an unhealthy personality, they refuse to acknowledge it). My student (N) is a good example. They believed that being able to do level 2 stuff (paraphrase, summarize, interpret, give examples) qualified as level 4 "analysis" and that this meant they had "mastered" the material. They simply didn't know any better or that more was possible. It wasn't until I explained to them the differences between lower and higher order learning that they began to realize how low-level their writing actually was.

I've talked before about the differences between a good student vs a good learner. A simple way to think about it: A good student is preoccupied with proving how much they know, so they are mainly motivated by extrinsic rewards or egotistical gain. By contrast, a good learner is preoccupied with how much they don't know, so they are mainly motivated by intrinsic rewards or intellectual humility that naturally breeds intellectual curiosity.

goodnight everyone (:

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HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY, DONALD DUCK!

The day you were made was the start of the Duckverse bursting forth! Who would've ever thought that 90 years later you would have fans who would become part of it?

Sending you all our love, Donald Duck!

Love,

Dio, Shelly O'Chunks, @a-little-birdy-told-me, @stoopakoopa, @donze-trash, Zeke, @momonoki23, @dandyfelines, @polisena-art, @monkey-li, @kiiwiighost, Paw_Draws, Stylus, @flakatita, @daamazingmeepers and @puffywuffy8904

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A special thank you and good job to all of you who joined in this 90th Birthday Donald Duck collab! Despite their differences, our Donalds meshed so well together and this came out beautifully.

happy 413 everyone!! 15 years felt like a significant number so i wanted to do push myself to do smthg over the top for this one haha

this comic has had me in a chokehold for over 10 years waow.. still lookin forward to see what comes from the new team! anyway happy anniversary sweethearts <333

MOLLY'S FUTURE MISHAPS: THE FULL TRAILER!!

In a world where sea slugs evolved to live on one of Jupiter's moons, one sea bunny's mistake causes the time travel adventure of a lifetime...! A 460 page comic, a plush, and more!?

NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!

[ Download Link ]

As promised, it’s finally here! Thank you to all of my patrons for not only the support that made this possible, but for giving me the confidence to work on a big project like this.

Rather than providing any drawing instruction, what this writeup aims to do is help you learn to unpack the decisions being made in a given composition, and articulate what elements in a piece are responsible for its impact. Being able to isolate these qualities in your own art and art that inspires you opens up avenues for improvement regardless of medium, style, or technical skill. This is the first of hopefully many PWYW art ‘tutorials’ from me. 

I hope you all enjoy! 

take it.

who's ur favorite character in the series?

Okay, okay, fine I will be honest...

Despite the fact that I drew many drawings of him I still got very flustered that i got this question... which is incredibly hypocritical because this is something i tend to ask people first regarding this game...

If there's one thing I envy about tumblr folk it would be their utter ability to gush over characters they enjoy the most without filter which is something that I find very hard to do with my favorites even if I really want to. Embarrassment aside I'm actually extremely glad I got this question because it allows me to overcome my own barriers. I am overjoyed.

Nick is just...an incredibly fun character both design wise and personality wise.

I spend waay too much time on this, but it's finally done! woohoo

Based on that scene I really liked in the comic when Donald goes shopping for christmas gift

neocities/indie webmastery resources

since a lot of people are getting into indie web stuff nowadays, I figured I'd post my collection of webmastery resources I've accumulated here!

full list under the cut, you can also view the list and other resources on my resource page (which contains resources for other things too, not just webmastery or programming). This post will probably be updated when I find more stuff too

Font selector code HTML - the HTML portion of code I made to implement a working font selector on my website

Font selector code JavaScript - the JavaScript portion of code I made to implement a working font selector on my website

freeCodeCamp - free coding courses and certifications

The Odin Project - full stack web development curriculum, open source

Developer Roadmaps - community-made roadmaps for self-taught developers

GTmetrix - shows how fast your site loads and gives recommendations on how to improve load times

Cappuccicons - free icons, alternative to Font Awesome

XP.css - CSS framework mimicking the look of Windows XP operating systems

Indieseek.xyz - an indie web directory

Archetype - experiment with font and spacing options and see a live preview of what they'd look like on a webpage

Porkbun - cheap domain and web hosting provider with free WHOIS privacy (not having your private information publicly available and linked to your domain name which normally happens when you buy a domain unless you pay a fee) included with every domain

Whatruns - free browser extension for Firefox that tells you what a website uses to run

Inclusive Components - a blog about designing inclusive and accessible web interfaces, with example code

WAVE Web Accessibility Tool - scans a webpage and identifies potential accessibility improvements

ACA 80x15 web badge maker - make a web badge

Sadgrl's 88x31 button maker - make a button for your website

A Field Guide to Web Accessibility - an informative guide about web accessibility

Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List - huge list of tools that assist in helping create accessible websites

SCM Music Player - customizable music player for your website

Resources - Bechnokid's resources, tutorials, and code snippets, including making an RSS feed reader for status.cafe and implementing Freezeframe JS (so animated GIFs don't play by default until hovered over or until the user clicks a button, important for accessibility)

Mobile Friendly via CSS - a tutorial by Dannarchy on making your website mobile-friendly

Website Carbon - calculates your website's carbon footprint, recommend pairing this with GTmetrix for specific recommendations as optimizing how fast your website loads will generally reduce its carbon footprint

Native Neocities Hit-Counter - a tutorial by Dannarchy on making a native Neocities hit-counter for your website

Cbox - free chatbox for your website

You Don't Need JavaScript - a collection of ways to do things typically done with JavaScript, without JavaScript

Creating your own website - a guide by 32-Bit Cafe

Zonelets - a simple, free blogging engine

Melonking's intro to the web revival - a series of blog posts on building a website for beginners

Code snippets - useful HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code snippets from Kalechips

Other people's collections of webmastery resources (not all of these are just webmastery):

sadgrl.online

Yesterlinks

Tinytools directory

32-Bit Cafe's massive resource list

awhe's cool links

30 seconds of code (free code snippets)

Milan's ultimate resource list (not just programming)

doqmeat's links

the garden of madeline's web resources page

Okay, I think that's all the links for now! If you have any questions on this stuff feel free to send me an ask btw, I'm happy to help :D

Fell Family Week!

Welcome to the Fell Family Week! Celebrate the bond between Alear, Veyle, Nel and Rafal as a family from September 9th to September 15th!

Day 1: Cozy / Masking / Journal Day 2: Spicy vs Sweet / Defect / Post-Engage Day 3: Bucket list / Mourning / Fell Xenologue Day 4: Gift / Missed opportunities / Memory Day 5: Embarassing moments / Perfect / Bad Ending Day 6: Favorite foods / Photograph / Extended Fell Family Day 7: Free!

Remember to tag @fellfamilyweek in your works and/or add #fellfamilyweek for your works to be featured!

The only rule is that because this is a week celebrating the four as a family, works containing romance between them will not be accepted. Other pairings are fine though!

(Artwork by @raikkuno)

📑HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY -

What better way to celebrate the holiday of love than by opening preorders for "Lavender Blue," an #AceAttorney #Franmaya zine? Our store (and our hearts) are open, from now until 11:59 PM CST March 31st! Get the zine here!

TIER 1: PRODIGY & INITIATE -

In this $20 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF copy of the fanzine, with over 90 pages of writing and art all dedicated to Franmaya

PLUS you can add $10 and get the digital bonus bundle, which includes MORE digital merch and our behind-the-scenes PDF! 🫶

TIER 2: IN LOCKSTEP -

In this $30 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF copy of the fanzine 📎 1 physical copy of the fanzine 📎 The opportunity to purchase our digital bonus bundle add-on

PLUS you'll be eligible to receive some of our coveted stretch goals! 🫶

TIER 3: GIRLFRIENDS -

In this $35 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF copy 📎 1 physical copy 📎 1 random die-cut sticker 📎 1 random print 📎 The opportunity to purchase our digital bonus bundle add-on

AND you'll be eligible to receive some of our coveted stretch goals! 🫶

TIER 4: LONG-DISTANCE LOVERS -

In this $45 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF & 1 physical copy 📎 2 die-cut stickers 📎 2 prints 📎 1 sticker sheet 📎 OPTIONAL: the digital bonus bundle add-on

AND be able to receive stretch goals AND the early bird merch (if you act fast enough)! 🫶

TIER 5: MRS & MRS FEY -

In this $60 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF & 1 physical copy 📎 all stickers and prints 📎 1 acrylic standee 📎 OPTIONAL: the digital bonus bundle add-on

AND you're eligible to receive ALL stretch goals AND the early bird merch (if you act fast enough)! 🫶

📑EARLY BIRD SPECIAL -

Only the FIRST 30 ORDERS of tiers 4 & 5 will be able to hold in their hands a physical copy of a darling correspondence: two love letters, one from Franziska, and the other a reply from Maya. Act fast if you want to receive this one-of-a-kind merch! 💙💜

📑STRETCH GOALS -

Do you hold the key to our hearts? In addition to the darling merch we already offer, we ALSO have a handful of stretch goals available, should we hit these preorder milestones! Stay tuned throughout our preorder period to see these rewards get unlocked! 💙💜

If you have any questions, please send them to our Retrospring or our Tumblr asks!

Thank you for the support!

@aafancalendar @zinesunlimited @zinefeed @zineforall @zinefans @zineapps @fandomzines @all-zine-apps

A team is formed...

Meet The Crescent!

I'm excited to present my Pokemon Mystery Dungeon team for Wayfarer ARPG, The Crescent! The team is comprised of Alvus, the contrast Sobble, and Stella, the inverted Snivy.

You can read more about their stories on their Adventure Log on AO3! You can also send asks about them, and receive in-character replies.

Alvus and Stella share a little bit of history, as Alvus temporarily worked for House Elysia, of which Stella is the youngest child. They befriended each other then, but Alvus did not come to only make friends. They wanted to steal one of House Elysia's rare artifacts known as the Lunar Disc, said to grant extraordinary powers, in order to become stronger. They were successful in their goal and soon left the house, their theft completely undetected.

But Stella could not forget her friend. She managed to track them down and convince Alvus to travel together. Despite Stella being oblivious to their crime, Alvus agreed to travel with her. Now, Alvus has to figure out how to use the Lunar Disc without Stella catching on...

If you want to participate in Wayfarer, the group will have an open beta on March 1st! You will need a ToyHouse to register.

I want old aros so badly. I want a history. I want a future. I want tales of lives that I understand. I want to see myself in a future where I’m happy and comfortable.

But I don’t have that, so I’ll have to build it.

My hypothesis is that in like 10 years gen z is gonna have a big cult boom the way the boomers did in the 70s

DonChito Week?

Fellow Fans of DonChito or DonPan, do you exist? I was considering that we arrange a DonChito Week just so we can focus on creating content for this rare ship.

I and a fellow shipper realized that one of the problems that DonChito fans go through are the following:

we're usually multishippers who also have other rare pairs in mind. This leads to us creating content for other ships as well. Our efforts can only do so much.

Old fans, artists or writers have already moved on to other fandoms

The way we can solve this is by arranging a week or at least a project where we can all band together to create content for this ship together. Through sheer focus we will be able to provide more content within a certain span of time. It doesn't have to be a lot but the dedicated work of a few will sure help.

And here's the last of my old duck comics, this time focusing on Quackmore, Hortense and the Duck family, lets get all three out at once.

How long do you think Donald and Della spent with their parents before moving with Grandma Duck? I wanna guess and say 5 years or younger, but I don't really know.

The two part comic deals with Quackmore and his siblings, they like to give him grief but he dishes back in equal force. I also think that Quackmore's the oldest, with Eider the middle child, and Daphne the youngest. They just seem to fit the part I think.

I want to make more of these comics but I don't have any ideas at the moment but I hope you like these!

Alflear Week (5)

something quick n late for small joys of @malflearweek

i planned out an entire celine fic for this one but life got in the way.

The hunt for the anonymous cartoonist who transformed pop culture

Video clip from YouTube related to the analysis of Carl Barks and his comics and the problem of why Disney has denied him and his comics for a long time. Listen to this, it’s very interesting.

Alflear Week (3)

Embroidery and rings

The game says Alfred keeps the Pact Ring in an embroidered bag. It also states he dislikes embroidery. He totally made that bag himself.

more @malflearweek shenanigans.