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[Viola @ViolaDear]

big fan of using :/

[titsay 𓆏 @titsay]

guardians of the forest

[L O L A @lolitascak3]

น้ำตาแตกเลย ช่างแต่งหน้าพาแม่มาเป็นนางแบบ โจทย์คือ ‘กามเธนุ’ เทวีแม่โคศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ตัวแทนความเป็นแม่ คนอื่นแต่งหน้าให้นางแบบ แต่เธอบอกว่า นี่แหละเทวีของฉัน ใบหน้าที่เห็นตั้งแต่ลืมตาดูโลก

แทนที่จะกลบรอยตีนกา ก็ไฮไลท์ให้ชัดด้วยสีทอง เพราะทุกรอยคือความสวยงาม หลักฐานว่าแม่มีชีวิต

[Spicymochi @spicy_mochi]

pick a cartoon puppy to adopt!

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

I completely understand where you’re coming from, but for a lot of gamers physical discs are the only way they could afford to play games because they could get them secondhand. You can also give games to your younger siblings Which is a great way to introduce them to the games you were playing.

Most importantly though, as we saw from PlayStation this past week, if the media we buy is only digital, it can be taken away from us at a moment’s notice with no recourse. Imagine that, one day your entire library of games could be deleted overnight because technically you don’t own it.

[Cat 🐈 @Cutecatpost]

Cat yoga

[We Assess Cats 🐾 @WeAssessCats]

i’ve watched this video like six times

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

A 17-year-old in Iowa boiled beets in her chemistry class and turned them into stitches that change color when your wound gets infected. Her name is Dasia Taylor. It started as a science fair project.

She wanted a low-tech version of the "smart stitches" Tufts researchers built in 2016. Those used thread wired up with sensors and a tiny chip that pinged your phone if something went wrong. Cool, but useless without a phone or a hospital that can afford it.

Her version doesn't need any of that. Healthy skin is slightly acidic, like lemon juice but much milder. When bacteria grow in a wound, the chemistry flips and turns more like soap or baking soda.

Beet juice has a quirk. The same red pigment that stains your fingers when you cook it shifts color based on what it touches. Bright red on healthy skin. Dark purple on infected skin. The switch lines up with infection almost exactly.

She tested ten threads before finding a cotton-polyester blend that soaked up the dye and changed color within five minutes. That was the prototype.

Around 1 in 40 American surgeries end in an infection at the cut, costing hospitals more than $3 billion a year. In poorer countries the rate is closer to 1 in 9. In parts of Africa it's 1 in 6. In some Ethiopian hospitals, up to a quarter of surgery patients leave with an infection.

The whole game is catching it early. Spot it in time and antibiotics handle it. Miss the window and the patient is back on the operating table.

Dasia filed a patent in 2021 and started a medical device company called VariegateHealth in 2022. The stitches haven't been tested on real patients yet. New medical device patents can take a decade. She's also looking into a side benefit: the beet pigment kills bugs like E. coli and Klebsiella in lab tests.

Smart stitches need a phone to read them. Hers just need eyes.

[Viola @ViolaDear]

my forever eepy boy

[Viola @ViolaDear]

losing my 13 yo cat Tucker who I had since middle school into adulthood was the worst I've ever felt. he got me through so much. I wish qt well 😢

[🍄 cho 🍂 @smolmushroomm]

Daisy Mae 🫜

[apofiss @apofissx]

Eggy kitten!🥚

[こねこ @jira_077]

⚫️🖤

[Alveus Sanctuary @AlveusSanctuary]

Today is Awa’s 2 year rescue anniversary!

🐺💚

[Alveus Sanctuary @AlveusSanctuary]

Maya's serval painting from today's auction!! (insane)