I was today years old when I learned that particular euphemism

I was also today years old. Fandom codes man

Reblogging to spread knowledge about the Premise, because I absolutely love that bit of fandom, and I want to make sure that it survives. (and yay to everyone who is part of today’s 10,000!)

Was I the one scrolling this post like "surely this is going to be the last one"

no I was too

Wondered that myself @cyberneticpoison

It is genuinely baffling to me, in a very kind and positive way, especially coupled with the local news continually going several shades of 'wtf, this thing is a roaring success again and we don't quite get why'. They've already quadrupled their capacity for simultaneous clicks and it's still nowhere near enough and there's just... Bewilderment.

1. I think people want to help the environment in small but tangible ways, which is hard right now because of.. well... because of The Horrors. And being able to say 'wow! I helped this creature cross a dam' makes you feel good.
2. I also think that most people can relate to a small, helpless creature trying to get from one place to another and there's a FUCKIN WALL in the way.

But to come back to point 1- Citizen Science fills a hole in the soul that wanted to go out on adventures and discover things when we were younger, but the study of it was hard or we didn't have the money or our schools were garbage. But you don't have to have a degree to do things like... press a button or download and use an app, or count or transcribe notes.

Anyways- here's some Citizen Science links if the Fish Doorbell makes you feel happy and you yearn for more ways to help scientists do stuff:

Foldit (folding proteins)

Fathomverse (sea animals)

Project Monarch (butterflies)

Bioblitz, an event where citizens identify as many species in an area within a period of time

Species Watch (animal species)

BOINC’s Compute for Science

Zooniverse is a website that hosts information on many citizen science projects

Label trees in aerial photos

Count cells in fossils and modern leaves

Digitize Atmospheric Data

Count penguins

US-based Citizen Science Database

eBird (bird identification)

Merlin (bird identification by sound)

iNaturalist (nature identification)

MapSwipe (collaboration between several Red Cross organizations and Doctors Without Borders, update vital geospatial data)

Smithsonian Archives Transcription Center

Something I learned from a costume designer: if an item can be washed multiple ways the designer is only legally obligated to put one of the ways on the tag, but if there’s only one way to wash that item they have to put Only on the instructions

If the tag says “Dry Clean” it’s safe to machine wash but the designer thinks it looks better if you get it dry cleaned 

But if it says “Dry Clean Only” you will destroy it if you wash it any other way

Reblogging for that last bit which this 37 yr old adult did not lnowy

i have a dress that says on the tag:

dry flat outside in the shade

so i put it in the dryer.

Was… was the dress okay?

oh yeah it’s perfectly fine. washed and dried many times now 👍

For all my uninsured judys out there it's for Walgreens only: walgreens.rxsense.com

as a pharmacy technician i can share with you some websites that give you those "coupons" for your meds!

goodrx is the most well known one, but if i'm trying to find the cheapest price for a patient i compare it to scriptcycle, and use whichever is offering the best price. you just type in the medication (PLEASE make sure you're getting the right drug, dosage, and quantity) and your zip code and they will spit out some offers for you

some pharmacies may have their own discount card to compare to as well!

if you are getting a name brand medication, you can also look at the manufacturer's website to see if they offer any evouchers for you to use too

good luck out there 👍

How to Pay Hospital Bills When You’re Flat Broke

another one is singlecare.com, brought my duloxetine from $240 a month to $20

and there are coupons for hrt on there as well :) different options for different pharmacies

As a pharmacy tech I can't recommend these enough. In my experience insurance where the deductible is paid will still save you more than these programs, but if you just can't afford to pay fucking $400 towards deductible on a tube of ointment these are lifesavers.

GoodRX, BuzzRX, Singlecare, Chippo are all great options!
KEEP IN MIND!!! They all will give different price quotes depending on what pharmacy you're getting your meds from! Always doublecheck the info you put in, as tablets and capsules can be different prices as much as the pharmacy chain can be.

Also also also...research if your state has banned copay accumulators. Insurance loooooves to use these to "cut costs" (theirs) by saying you didn't spend $900 when you used that $900 coupon. Basically it means you pay more actual $ and hit your deductible and out of pocket max much later than when the coupons/discounts/etc count toward them. My goddamn insurance just tried to pull a 180 on my deductible AND out of pocket max being met in JANUARY (perks of hella expensive medication?) and is trying to say that medication doesn't count anymore. So I called em up and said my state's law XYZ prohibits that shit, kindly fix it. I'm supposed to get a call when the dude has finished "investigating" why this happened (48 from last night so 24 from now)...will report back on how much fuss they make me kick up before they eventually concede that yeah yeah they're supposed to count that medication's cost.

I fear a fresh wave of the plague

Update from twitter

i want to explain to people- the lower bit is accurate

you probably pay way more in taxes/rent then a medieval peasants well as have less time off of work

FLOOD THIS :D

MAKE IT UTTERLY UNUSABLE :D

The email is DEIAtruth@opm.gov btw

Don't just spam it today. Keep spamming it until they shut it down. Spam it for weeks, months, however long it takes. Queue this post to reblog periodically to remind other people. Set reminders on your phone or calendar to send Trump bullshit. Treat this like a challenge and win it

Don't let the momentum die down. Don't allow the tipline to become useable in a few weeks when this post stops spreading. Don't allow them to harm vulnerable people on your watch

If we're gonna make people more scared of something, it should probably be cars, infections, and heart conditions, not "outside".

THESE FACTS WILL BE RELEVANT I SWEAR:

Boiling point of water: 212°F

Crock pot temperature: 140°F-180°F

Crock pot depth (commercial, 100 gal): 3 feet, could not submerge most humans.

Meat begins to cook: 105°F

Water burns skin within 3-6 seconds: 140°F

Steak/chops/roasts are safe to eat: 145°F

Collagen melts into gelatin, meat "falls off the bone": 160-180°F

Average tourist: 30% collagen

Stomach acid: pH 1.5-3.5 (lower is more acidic)

YELLOWSTONE FACTS!

Max recorded temp of a Yellowstone pool: 280°F in Norris Basin

Depth of spring that dissolved a man: 10 feet, Norris Basin, could and did submerge an adult human

Lowest pH (most acidic) pH of a Yellowstone pool: pH 2-3 in Norris Basin

Yellowstone pools: crock pots full of stomach acid

I think if people ARE outside -- say, tourists near a spring -- they should be warned that the spring will cook them, then dissolve what is left. Because you CANNOT tell by looking.

We should be a LOT more afraid of some parts of Outside, actually.