boost: corgi costumes; non-Newtonian liquids; nifty DW entries

[jesse_the_k]

It's often been said (even by me) that the Corgi phenotype is so strong that when Corgis create mixed breed dogs, they look like "Corgis in costumes."

I'm delighted to report there's a Reddit sub devoted entirely to pictures of these costumed wonders: no matter whether the outgroup dog is a chihuahua or a husky, the dog has a long body, short legs, and a definite attitude.
https://reddit.com/r/incorgnito
No login required to admire

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If you saw a cornstarch slurry in science class -- often called "oobleck" -- you've experienced a "non-Newtonian liquid." That's a substance which changes its structure based on pressure. A local industrial pump manufacturer does a lovely job explaining the varieties:
https://blog.craneengineering.net/what-are-newtonian-and-non-newtonian-fluids

I found this after rabbit-holing for a post on gluten-free gravy.
https://gluten-free.dreamwidth.org/55497.html

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Nursing Clio continues to deliver accessible historical perspective on the social impacts of medicine, in this case, Black nurses during the US Vietnam war:

[Elizabeth Allen]’s motivation for joining the war effort came from the same deep well of solidarity within the Black community that produced the anti-War activism of Angela Davis and Malcolm X. Allen expanded on her ideological justification for volunteering: “It’s not for me to decide as to the rightness or the wrongness of the war, my decision was what was the best possible care I could give.”

Subscribe to nursingclio_feed

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china_shop, who I met oh so long ago in due South fandom before Dreamwidth, came up with a rousing fannish pub-quiz style game — you can play on your next Zoom call!

https://fictional-fans.dreamwidth.org/72400.html

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skygiants muses about the fanfic trope "forced to work together" and the optimistic hope that humans can love each other just for that.

https://skygiants.dreamwidth.org/602008.html

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fail_fandomanon is an anon community where hundreds of posts and comments appear daily. I visit the 6-year-old Dreamwidth edition maybe yearly. Its purpose and culture is mysterious to me. Here's a Fanlore attempt to describe it https://fanlore.org/wiki/Failfandom_anon

Enter erinptah, who must read closely to gather these non-wanky, in fact, intriguing discussions under the fail-fandomanon tag: https://erinptah.dreamwidth.org/tag/fail-fandomanon

Comments

[gloss]

All these links look fantastic -- thank you!

[jesse_the_k]

<3

[azurelunatic]

I think of FFA as a place to yell about fandom. Both unhappy and happy yelling. It's a small-doses place for me, since my tolerance for unhappy yelling is limited.

"Yelling" captures the atmosphere

[jesse_the_k]

...quite precisely. That's why erinptah's curation is so helpful.

I just discovered they also host a Personal Issues, Off Topic Conversation, Religion, & Everything Else category, which is a great place to ask strangers on the internet random stuff. Current iteration at https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/453686.html

Re: "Yelling" captures the atmosphere

[brainwane]

Thank you for the links!

I ran across Ptah's work through Colbert Report fandom ages ago and I'm glad to see other connections to other work she's made, such as these curations! Thanks.

[agoodwinsmith]

Thank you for the link to the link about various starches - useful and interesting. I have also subscribe to the gluten-free because yes. :) Thank you!

[jesse_the_k]

Welcome to the wonderful world of wacky cooking! Glad to have you.