I Saw Pill Bugs On Here A Few Weeks Ago And Really Wanted To Make My Own! The Pattern Is A Bit Rough

If you're feeling anxious or depressed about the climate and want to do something to help right now, from your bed, for free...

Start helping with citizen science projects

What's a citizen science project? Basically, it's crowdsourced science. In this case, crowdsourced climate science, that you can help with!

You don't need qualifications or any training besides the slideshow at the start of a project. There are a lot of things that humans can do way better than machines can, even with only minimal training, that are vital to science - especially digitizing records and building searchable databases

Like labeling trees in aerial photos so that scientists have better datasets to use for restoration.

Or counting cells in fossilized plants to track the impacts of climate change.

Or digitizing old atmospheric data to help scientists track the warming effects of El Niño.

Or counting penguins to help scientists better protect them.

Those are all on one of the most prominent citizen science platforms, called Zooniverse, but there are a ton of others, too.

Oh, and btw, you don't have to worry about messing up, because several people see each image. Studies show that if you pool the opinions of however many regular people (different by field), it matches the accuracy rate of a trained scientist in the field.

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I spent a lot of time doing this when I was really badly injured and housebound, and it was so good for me to be able to HELP and DO SOMETHING, even when I was in too much pain to leave my bed. So if you are chronically ill/disabled/for whatever reason can't participate or volunteer for things in person, I highly highly recommend.

Next time you wish you could do something - anything - to help

Remember that actually, you can. And help with some science.

Writer/Director Clive Barker on the set of the first Hellraiser movie.

if you want to see an amazing Star Trek "musical episode," it's The Abduction from the Seraglio staged by the Pacific Opera project. Complete with redshirt orchestra, horny Spock, a Gorn battle, and Klingons doing bat'leth dance choreography.

The plot and score is the same, just rewritten into English and Trek-ified. (Spock's got a whole aria about his human vs. Vulcan struggle. “Yes, my blood is really green. But how much does that mean? Still, I cannot deny my fears. Am I human with weird ears? I’m a Vulcan. I'm a Vulcan!”"

and if you don't have the patience for a 2-hour opera, someone put together a 30 minute highlight reel of a different performance (by the same company, just a different year. there's some casting changes too):

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big fucking horror masterpost

are you a horror fan, getting into the genre, or just looking for something to watch? here’s a bunch of links to some horror films and shows (both good and bad cuz i felt obligated to put whole franchises in here) for everyone to enjoy!!!! or hate!!!! always remember: being a horror fan is watching god awful movies to find the good ones that will change your life

halloween (1978)

halloween 2 (1981)

halloween 3: season of the witch (1982)

halloween 4: the return of michael myers (1988)

halloween 5: the revenge of michael myers (1989)

halloween: the curse of michael myers (1995)

halloween h20: 20 years later (1998)

halloween: resurrection (2002) 

halloween (2018)

halloween kills (2021)

candyman (1992)

candyman: farewell to the flesh (1995)

candyman: day of the dead (1999)

candyman (2021)

the evil dead (1981)

evil dead 2 (1987)

army of darkness (1992)

evil dead (2013)

ash vs evil dead (2015-2018)

scream (1996)

scream 2 (1997)

scream 3 (2000)  

scream 4 (2011)

scream (2022)

night of the living dead (1968)

dawn of the dead (1978)

day of the dead (1985)

child’s play (1988)

child’s play 2 (1990) 

child’s play 3 (1991) 

bride of chucky (1998)

seed of chucky (2004)

curse of chucky (2013)

cult of chucky (2017)

chucky (2021-ongoing)

the texas chainsaw massacre (1974)

the texas chainsaw massacre 2 (1986)

leatherface: the texas chainsaw massacre 3 (1990)

texas chainsaw massacre: the next generation (1995)

the texas chainsaw massacre (2003)

the texas chainsaw massacre: the beginning (2006)

texas chainsaw 3d (2013)

leatherface (2017)

texas chainsaw massacre (2022)

saw (2004)

saw 2 (2005)

saw 3 (2006)

saw 4 (2007)

saw 5 (2008)

saw 6 (2009)

saw 3d (2010)

jigsaw (2017)

spiral: from the book of saw (2021)

ringu (1998)

ringu 2 (1999)

ringu 0: birthday (2000)

a nightmare on elm street (1984)

a nightmare on elm street 2: freddy’s revenge (1985)

a nightmare on elm street 3: dream warriors (1987)

a nightmare on elm street 4: the dream master (1988)

a nightmare on elm street 5: the dream child (1989)

freddy’s dead: the final nightmare (1991)

wes craven’s new nightmare (1994)

freddy vs jason (2003)

friday the 13th (1980)

friday the 13th part 2 (1981)

friday the 13th part 3 (1982)

friday the 13th: the final chapter (1984)

friday the 13th: a new beginning (1985)

friday the 13th part 6: jason lives (1986)

friday the 13th part 7: the new blood (1988)

friday the 13th part 8: jason takes manhattan (1989)

jason goes to hell: the final friday (1993)

jason x (2002)

hellraiser (1987)

hellbound: hellraiser 2 (1988)

hellraiser 3: hell on earth (1992)

hellraiser: bloodline (1996)

alien (1979)

aliens (1986)

alien 3 (1992)

alien resurrection (1997) 

predator (1987)

predator 2 (1990)

predators (2010)

prey (2022)

house of 1000 corpses (2003)

the devil’s rejects (2005)

3 from hell (2019)

fear street part one: 1994 (2021)

fear street part two: 1978 (2021)

fear street part three: 1666 (2021)

the strangers (2008)

the strangers: prey at night (2018)

a quiet place (2018)

a quiet place part 2 (2021)

the silence of the lambs (1991)

hannibal (2013-2015)

get out (2017)

us (2019)

nope (2022)

perfect blue (1997)

killer klowns from outer space (1988)

the thing (1982)

carrie (1976)

the shining (1980)

doctor sleep (2019)

pet sematary (1989)

it (2017)

it chapter 2 (2019)

trick ‘r treat (2007)

suspiria (1977)

black christmas (1974)

my bloody valentine (1981)

american psycho (2000)

el hoyo (2019)

shaun of the dead (2004)

train to busan (2016)

resident evil: welcome to raccoon city (2021)

hereditary (2018)

jennifer’s body (2009)

the lighthouse (2019)

little shop of horrors (1986)

orphan (2009)

spree (2020)

re-animator (1985)

wolf creek (2005)

freaky (2020)

bloody birthday (1981)

scary stories to tell in the dark (2019)

mandy (2018)

the cabin in the woods (2012)

ready or not (2019)

10 cloverfield lane (2016)

the blair witch project (1999)

possum (2018)

the exorcist (1973)

stranger things (2016-ongoing)

the twilight zone (1959-1964)

twin peaks (1990-1991)

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Why "Universal" means "Equally bad."

So you go to the store to buy needles for your sewing machine. You are going to find one of two things: a few "Universal" needles, or a large section with dozens of needle types.

"None of these say my machine brand on them," you think. "What do these numbers mean?"

I'm here to help you out!

It turns out that needles for sewing machines have amazing specialties to help make the work easier.

Ball point/Jersey: these needles have a rounded 'ball' point so that they don't accidentally cut the threads in a knit fabric. Ever cut a thread in a sweater? We don't want that to happen in a knit fabric either. Knits are used for t-shirts, Sweatshirts and the like.

Sharp/Microtex Sharp: My Beloved. If you sew on any woven fabric, and see "puckers" along your seam, you're not using a Sharp needle. Developed for micro-textiles, these are brilliant for printed quilting cotton, satin, woven silk, and the like.

Jeans/Denim: larger eye, bladed tip. The Sharp is a stiletto; a Denim needle is a sword. The bladed tip makes it easier for your machine to power through densely woven fabrics like canvas, upholstery fabrics, brocade, and old-fashioned denim.

Stretch: this needle is designed to sew on Elastic fabrics with minimal skipped stitches. Spandex and Lycra can stretch so well that they're carried by the needle into the bobbin area of the machine, preventing the stitch from completing. Stretch needles pass through the fabric easier without punching holes.

Quilting: Yep! There's a needle for this! Great for piecing, these really shine while sewing through the layers of fabric and batting. They make free lotion quilting a lot easier, and you won't have to fiddle with the tensions as much!

Leather: perfect for Vinyl, pleather 'vegan' leather, actual leather, and suede, this needle is like a Denim needle with a twist; a twisted blade, that is. It makes a perfectly round hole to prevent the dreaded "Tear along the dotted line" effect.

Metallic: yes, all needles are made of metal, but this type is gentle to metallic threads for decorative work.

Topstitch: this needle has an extra large eye and groove to accommodate heavier threads. Great for high-contrast visible topstitching with heavier threads.

There are others, but this is a good place to start. "Universal" needles don't have any of the specialized features listed above. They aren't sharp, aren't ball-pointed either. They have an average sized eye and groove.

They will sew. They will form a stitch, and they can be a lifesaver when you're not sure what kind of needle to use because you're sewing with more than one challenging fabric simultaneously. However, they aren't "good at" anything. They're kind of "equally bad" at everything.

Do yourself and your sewing machine a favor: Use the right needle for the right project.

One final pro tip: change your needle every 8 hours or so of actual sewing, or at the beginning of every major project.

when i say my gender changes to the tune of the bit i mean a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do and if he can’t then god forbid women do anything

Bug Crochet Patterns // Jenna Wingate

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Btw if I say things like “by god” or “good lord” in posts please be aware I don’t mean it in a catholic way I mean it in a 1950s scientist reacting in horror after they create an evil creature in the lab set in the distant future year of 2005

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Hey i’m a fashion design student so i have tons and tons of pdfs and docs with basic sewing techniques, pattern how-tos, and resources for fabric and trims. I’ve compiled it all into a shareable folder for anyone who wants to look into sewing and making their own clothing. I’ll be adding to this folder whenever i come across new resources

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16uhmMb8kE4P_vOSycr6XSa9zpmDijZSd?usp=sharing