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the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here. However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night. Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that. During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy. Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9— Click the photos for captions
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the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here. However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night. Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that. During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy. Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9— Click the photos for captions
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the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here. However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night. Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that. During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy. Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9— Click the photos for captions
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the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here. However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night. Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that. During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy. Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9— Click the photos for captions
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the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here. However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night. Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that. During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy. Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9— Click the photos for captions
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the-science-llama:

If Earth Had Rings

First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here.

However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night.

Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that.

During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy.

Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9
— Click the photos for captions

Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent

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Sometimes we must turn to other languages to find le mot juste. Here are a whole bunch of foreign words with no direct English equivalent.

1. Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.

2. Shemomedjamo (Georgian)
You know when you’re really full, but your meal is just so delicious, you can’t stop eating it? The Georgians feel your pain. This word means, “I accidentally ate the whole thing.”

3. Tartle (Scots)
The nearly onomatopoeic word for that panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can’t quite remember.

4. Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego)
This word captures that special look shared between two people, when both are wishing that the other would do something that they both want, but neither want to do.

5. Backpfeifengesicht (German)
A face badly in need of a fist.

Read More: 38 Wonderful Foreign Words We Could Use in English

I want most of these words! And my parents use “gigil” all the time with my son.

Mmm… grief bacon.

Day Four. Describe your characters relationship with every member of their party. Who are they friends with? Who do they argue with? Alistair - Tangerine and Alistair love each other more than anything. They began as very good friends, so their relationship has a solid basis. After Tangerine passed on her Warden Commander duties, Alistair proposes to her. They have two wedding ceremonies: one in the Chantry, and one in Ostagar with the Dalish. He makes her laugh, and she keeps him grounded and gives him more confidence in himself. They do argue from time to time - Tangerine let Isolde sacrifice herself and perform blood magic, which Alistair obviously was angry about - but they talk through their disagreements as best they can. They’re very happy together. Morrigan - Morrigan is like an older sister to Tangerine, much to Alistair’s chagrin. They’re very close and trust each other implicitly. When Morrigan disappears, it makes Tangerine sad to think of Morrigan traveling without a friend beside her. After the Dark Ritual, Tangerine has a difficult time with the decision she made to let it happen, but ultimately makes her peace with it. She knows Morrigan’s heart was in the right place, and that if she can’t be the one to give birth to a child of Alistair’s, she’s glad it’s Morrigan to do it instead. Leliana - Tangerine is close friends with Leliana, but not as close as with Morrigan. Tangerine often does not see eye to eye with Leliana and doesn’t quite understand her faith in the Maker. But she is accepting of Leliana’s faith and admires the strength of it. Tangerine also genuinely enjoys hearing Leliana tell stories and sing songs. Zevran - Tangerine tried to get along with Zevran. But she could not lie to him and tell him she approved of assassination. She sees a distinct difference between fighting an armed and able opponent, and killing an unsuspecting unarmed target. She was also very uncomfortable with all his overt sexual advances. Even though she knows he did it to nearly everyone, she didn’t appreciate it, and found it especially annoying after she got together with Alistair. Zevran ended up betraying her to the Crows, and she regretfully killed him. Shale - Tangerine and Shale are good friends, probably to the same level as she is with Leliana. Tangerine thinks Shale is funny, and enjoys her unique perspective on things. They also relate as outsiders amongst humans; as an elf whose people have been exploited and oppressed by humans, she empathizes with Shale’s plight as a golem. The Sten - Tangerine felt that she and Sten weren’t getting along at first, but grew to understand that Sten was just taciturn and not apt to expressing himself. Tangerine is very straight-forward and blunt, which Sten seemed to respect. They’re about as close as a qunari and one outside the Qun could possibly be. He calls her kadan, and Tangerine is honored to be considered as such. Wynne - Though Tangerine has argued with Wynne on several occasions, Tangerine respects the older woman and appreciates her advice. They like to have philosophical discussions together. While Tangerine calls her a friend, they have more of a close teacher-student relationship than a traditional friendship. Oghren - Tangerine likes Oghren - she finds him funny and a great warrior. But she has difficulty relating to him as more than a comrade-in-arms. She thinks he’s gross and smells kinda funny, but cares for him as one of her Warden brethren. She thinks of him as a short drunken uncle whose heart is in the right place and just happens to be great in a battle. Dog – Tangerine named her mabari “Satsuma”, which is a bit of a pun on her own name (as tangerines and satsumas are both different varieties of orange-like citrus fruit). Tangerine dotes on her mabari, showering him with gifts at every opportunity. He is her constant companion, and they love each other very much. After having to leave her clan, Satsuma and Alistair become her family, and she defends them fiercely. Loghain – Tangerine beheaded Loghain. After his betrayal at Ostagar, his constant attempts to have them killed, and his enslavement of the Denerim elves (no matter what his excuses), she really kind of hated him by the time the Landsmeet rolled around. She had no mercy for him, choosing to fight the duel against him herself. She has no respect whatsoever for traitors, especially when it leads to the slaughter of hundreds of honorable soldiers.
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Day Four. Describe your characters relationship with every member of their party.

  • Who are they friends with? Who do they argue with?

Alistair - Tangerine and Alistair love each other more than anything. They began as very good friends, so their relationship has a solid basis. After Tangerine passed on her Warden Commander duties, Alistair proposes to her. They have two wedding ceremonies: one in the Chantry, and one in Ostagar with the Dalish. He makes her laugh, and she keeps him grounded and gives him more confidence in himself. They do argue from time to time - Tangerine let Isolde sacrifice herself and perform blood magic, which Alistair obviously was angry about - but they talk through their disagreements as best they can. They’re very happy together.

Morrigan - Morrigan is like an older sister to Tangerine, much to Alistair’s chagrin. They’re very close and trust each other implicitly. When Morrigan disappears, it makes Tangerine sad to think of Morrigan traveling without a friend beside her. After the Dark Ritual, Tangerine has a difficult time with the decision she made to let it happen, but ultimately makes her peace with it. She knows Morrigan’s heart was in the right place, and that if she can’t be the one to give birth to a child of Alistair’s, she’s glad it’s Morrigan to do it instead.

Leliana - Tangerine is close friends with Leliana, but not as close as with Morrigan. Tangerine often does not see eye to eye with Leliana and doesn’t quite understand her faith in the Maker. But she is accepting of Leliana’s faith and admires the strength of it. Tangerine also genuinely enjoys hearing Leliana tell stories and sing songs.

Zevran - Tangerine tried to get along with Zevran. But she could not lie to him and tell him she approved of assassination. She sees a distinct difference between fighting an armed and able opponent, and killing an unsuspecting unarmed target. She was also very uncomfortable with all his overt sexual advances. Even though she knows he did it to nearly everyone, she didn’t appreciate it, and found it especially annoying after she got together with Alistair. Zevran ended up betraying her to the Crows, and she regretfully killed him.

Shale - Tangerine and Shale are good friends, probably to the same level as she is with Leliana. Tangerine thinks Shale is funny, and enjoys her unique perspective on things. They also relate as outsiders amongst humans; as an elf whose people have been exploited and oppressed by humans, she empathizes with Shale’s plight as a golem.

The Sten - Tangerine felt that she and Sten weren’t getting along at first, but grew to understand that Sten was just taciturn and not apt to expressing himself. Tangerine is very straight-forward and blunt, which Sten seemed to respect. They’re about as close as a qunari and one outside the Qun could possibly be. He calls her kadan, and Tangerine is honored to be considered as such.

Wynne - Though Tangerine has argued with Wynne on several occasions, Tangerine respects the older woman and appreciates her advice. They like to have philosophical discussions together. While Tangerine calls her a friend, they have more of a close teacher-student relationship than a traditional friendship.

Oghren - Tangerine likes Oghren - she finds him funny and a great warrior. But she has difficulty relating to him as more than a comrade-in-arms. She thinks he’s gross and smells kinda funny, but cares for him as one of her Warden brethren. She thinks of him as a short drunken uncle whose heart is in the right place and just happens to be great in a battle.

Dog – Tangerine named her mabari “Satsuma”, which is a bit of a pun on her own name (as tangerines and satsumas are both different varieties of orange-like citrus fruit). Tangerine dotes on her mabari, showering him with gifts at every opportunity. He is her constant companion, and they love each other very much. After having to leave her clan, Satsuma and Alistair become her family, and she defends them fiercely.

Loghain – Tangerine beheaded Loghain. After his betrayal at Ostagar, his constant attempts to have them killed, and his enslavement of the Denerim elves (no matter what his excuses), she really kind of hated him by the time the Landsmeet rolled around. She had no mercy for him, choosing to fight the duel against him herself. She has no respect whatsoever for traitors, especially when it leads to the slaughter of hundreds of honorable soldiers.

prism-break: hetastein: strideyourass: oyrishcreme: sonicdoctors: dead-end-generation: So I got sent to the dean today for wearing this top. My study tech teacher said that I was “exploiting” myself and that it could be a distraction to the other students. I got up out of my seat and told her that I wasn’t going to listen to her dress codes. In a way, she was being misogynist and slut shaming and I think that’s wrong. I will continue to wear what I want and nobody can tell me not to. The fact that womens bodies are sexualized and objectified so much angers me and that’s the reason why this happened. I’m going to wear what I want, how I want, when I want and that’s it. I was there, reblog the shit out of this guys I’m a guy. I can’t wear a shirt like this either, even though I’m not going to be wearing a bra. it’s dress code. It’s not slut shaming. You can’t show your bra like that at most jobs. why should you at school? Yes sexism is wrong and all that, but you can’t get ‘angry at the patriarchy” because you can’t show your undergarments in public. I’m not going to wear jeans with a rip in the side  or the front that show off my flowery boxers, because that’s just not appropriate for school. Have some professionalism. You can wear whatever you like at home or with your friends or whatever, yes, but school prepares you for real life. At work you can’t have this attitude of “I wear the fuck ever I want.” and expect to keep your job. School is the same way because it’s trying to teach you that lesson. That’s unrealistic; almost any job you get is going to have someone tell you what to wear or what to do because you work for them and you represent their company. If you don’t look the way they need you to look, that makes them look bad. A tattoo parlor probably isn’t going to hire someone who dresses like a nun and a top company isn’t going to hire someone who comes to work in a tank top that shows off her bra or a guy that shows off his ballsack.  You can’t blame patriarchy for this, I’m sorry. You can’t blame sexism for this. If I wore booty shorts and you could almost see my balls through my semi transparent flowery goddamn boxers, I would get in the same amount of trouble as you, and it’s within good reason. ^^^^^^^THISPlease, girls, I also hate sexism but dont try to be “rebeld” everywhere, come on, if you have that attitude you are going to get fired in most of works.Dont get mad for every single rule in the world. You can be feminist AND also mature, think about it. I’m a feminist and I agree wholeheartedly with the last two comments. I don’t care what you think, showing your undergarments in public is NOT a.) mature, b.) professional or c.) attractive. Honestly, it looks really trashy in places where it’s inappropriate and, say what you will, but people will not take you as seriously as you want them to for it. Sure, there are times and places where showing your undergarments would be okay, but no, that’s not in the general public like at school or at your job. You have to look at least somewhat presentable in those cases because it’s the way life is. Deal with it.  Also, while some dress codes are indeed bull-shit and slut-shaming does not mean all of them are - yet another reason why so-called Tumblr “feminists” are nothing but an embarrassment to us real ones by problems out of non-issues like this. These last three comments are perfect.
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prism-break: hetastein: strideyourass: oyrishcreme: sonicdoctors: dead-end-generation: So I got sent to the dean today for wearing this top. My study tech teacher said that I was “exploiting” myself and that it could be a distraction to the other students. I got up out of my seat and told her that I wasn’t going to listen to her dress codes. In a way, she was being misogynist and slut shaming and I think that’s wrong. I will continue to wear what I want and nobody can tell me not to. The fact that womens bodies are sexualized and objectified so much angers me and that’s the reason why this happened. I’m going to wear what I want, how I want, when I want and that’s it. I was there, reblog the shit out of this guys I’m a guy. I can’t wear a shirt like this either, even though I’m not going to be wearing a bra. it’s dress code. It’s not slut shaming. You can’t show your bra like that at most jobs. why should you at school? Yes sexism is wrong and all that, but you can’t get ‘angry at the patriarchy” because you can’t show your undergarments in public. I’m not going to wear jeans with a rip in the side  or the front that show off my flowery boxers, because that’s just not appropriate for school. Have some professionalism. You can wear whatever you like at home or with your friends or whatever, yes, but school prepares you for real life. At work you can’t have this attitude of “I wear the fuck ever I want.” and expect to keep your job. School is the same way because it’s trying to teach you that lesson. That’s unrealistic; almost any job you get is going to have someone tell you what to wear or what to do because you work for them and you represent their company. If you don’t look the way they need you to look, that makes them look bad. A tattoo parlor probably isn’t going to hire someone who dresses like a nun and a top company isn’t going to hire someone who comes to work in a tank top that shows off her bra or a guy that shows off his ballsack.  You can’t blame patriarchy for this, I’m sorry. You can’t blame sexism for this. If I wore booty shorts and you could almost see my balls through my semi transparent flowery goddamn boxers, I would get in the same amount of trouble as you, and it’s within good reason. ^^^^^^^THISPlease, girls, I also hate sexism but dont try to be “rebeld” everywhere, come on, if you have that attitude you are going to get fired in most of works.Dont get mad for every single rule in the world. You can be feminist AND also mature, think about it. I’m a feminist and I agree wholeheartedly with the last two comments. I don’t care what you think, showing your undergarments in public is NOT a.) mature, b.) professional or c.) attractive. Honestly, it looks really trashy in places where it’s inappropriate and, say what you will, but people will not take you as seriously as you want them to for it. Sure, there are times and places where showing your undergarments would be okay, but no, that’s not in the general public like at school or at your job. You have to look at least somewhat presentable in those cases because it’s the way life is. Deal with it.  Also, while some dress codes are indeed bull-shit and slut-shaming does not mean all of them are - yet another reason why so-called Tumblr “feminists” are nothing but an embarrassment to us real ones by problems out of non-issues like this. These last three comments are perfect.
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prism-break:

hetastein:

strideyourass:

oyrishcreme:

sonicdoctors:

dead-end-generation:

So I got sent to the dean today for wearing this top. My study tech teacher said that I was “exploiting” myself and that it could be a distraction to the other students. I got up out of my seat and told her that I wasn’t going to listen to her dress codes. In a way, she was being misogynist and slut shaming and I think that’s wrong. I will continue to wear what I want and nobody can tell me not to. The fact that womens bodies are sexualized and objectified so much angers me and that’s the reason why this happened. I’m going to wear what I want, how I want, when I want and that’s it.

I was there, reblog the shit out of this guys

I’m a guy. I can’t wear a shirt like this either, even though I’m not going to be wearing a bra. it’s dress code. It’s not slut shaming. You can’t show your bra like that at most jobs. why should you at school? Yes sexism is wrong and all that, but you can’t get ‘angry at the patriarchy” because you can’t show your undergarments in public. I’m not going to wear jeans with a rip in the side  or the front that show off my flowery boxers, because that’s just not appropriate for school. Have some professionalism. You can wear whatever you like at home or with your friends or whatever, yes, but school prepares you for real life.

At work you can’t have this attitude of “I wear the fuck ever I want.” and expect to keep your job. School is the same way because it’s trying to teach you that lesson. That’s unrealistic; almost any job you get is going to have someone tell you what to wear or what to do because you work for them and you represent their company. If you don’t look the way they need you to look, that makes them look bad. A tattoo parlor probably isn’t going to hire someone who dresses like a nun and a top company isn’t going to hire someone who comes to work in a tank top that shows off her bra or a guy that shows off his ballsack. 

You can’t blame patriarchy for this, I’m sorry. You can’t blame sexism for this. If I wore booty shorts and you could almost see my balls through my semi transparent flowery goddamn boxers, I would get in the same amount of trouble as you, and it’s within good reason.

^^^^^^^THIS

Please, girls, I also hate sexism but dont try to be “rebeld” everywhere, come on, if you have that attitude you are going to get fired in most of works.

Dont get mad for every single rule in the world. You can be feminist AND also mature, think about it.

I’m a feminist and I agree wholeheartedly with the last two comments. I don’t care what you think, showing your undergarments in public is NOT a.) mature, b.) professional or c.) attractive. Honestly, it looks really trashy in places where it’s inappropriate and, say what you will, but people will not take you as seriously as you want them to for it. Sure, there are times and places where showing your undergarments would be okay, but no, that’s not in the general public like at school or at your job. You have to look at least somewhat presentable in those cases because it’s the way life is. Deal with it. 

Also, while some dress codes are indeed bull-shit and slut-shaming does not mean all of them are - yet another reason why so-called Tumblr “feminists” are nothing but an embarrassment to us real ones by problems out of non-issues like this.

These last three comments are perfect.

(Source: rottentothe-core)

strengthissexy: littlegreybook: “We mistake sex for romance. Guys are taught that pushing a girl up against a wall is romance. Sex is easy; you can do it with anyone, yourself, with batteries. Romance is when someone you like walks into a room and they take your breath away. Romance is when two people are dancing and they fit together perfectly. Romance is when two people are walking next to each other and all of a sudden they find themselves holding hands, and they don’t know how that happened.”—John C. Moffi  I love this so much.
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strengthissexy:

littlegreybook:

“We mistake sex for romance. Guys are taught that pushing a girl up against a wall is romance. Sex is easy; you can do it with anyone, yourself, with batteries. Romance is when someone you like walks into a room and they take your breath away. Romance is when two people are dancing and they fit together perfectly. Romance is when two people are walking next to each other and all of a sudden they find themselves holding hands, and they don’t know how that happened.”—John C. Moffi 

I love this so much.

(Source: lovesmisery)

Bah, my husband and I were supposed to finish Gray Matter (the point-and-click adventure game we’re playing together) tonight after my son went to sleep. I’ve been waiting for him for nearly 2 hours now. I don’t think it’s gonna happen tonight. And I was really excited to find out what happens next.

I think I might shower, watch Psych, and go to sleep. *grumble*

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