2026-03-21T19:09:32Z https://yabu.me Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág https://yabu.me/npub1u6fz3apk23c0d944g4js2atletquxteep0kmgz6j77x0uedatfnq6gnjaq https://files.ohai.social/accounts/avatars/109/363/951/543/751/170/original/46188c1e1defbecf.jpeg https://files.ohai.social/accounts/avatars/109/363/951/543/751/170/original/46188c1e1defbecf.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfcnf4yrm2v7zkg3t2r4yaaz8rm0kc7sws2eajc4a43x0sc7nl5cqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvmcedlw Anyone else running into a ton of hassle with sending letters to the USA since the regulations changed?<br/><br/>They flat out told me at a Budapest post office that I can&#39;t send anything in the envelope but personal written mail. They hand-wrote &#34;Contains personal correspondence only&#34; (in Hungarian 😅 ) on the envelope and I had to sign it.<br/><br/>It differs wildly between offices too. Some offices write it in English. Some have a stamp. Others don&#39;t care at all, lol. 😆 <br/><br/>#USA #mail 2025-10-21T06:31:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryzelk70kq3udt29fkwkx25atplw556dl6symquk0932r0fjhn9szyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv5n22nr I hate it when I talk about AI &#34;art&#34; and how awful it is, and people respond with &#34;Oh, but it will get so much better at it! It will be able to create amazing stuff, not just creepy images!&#34;<br/><br/>I. Don&#39;t. Care.<br/><br/>I want stuff made by thinking, feeling, flawed humans. That&#39;s the whole point. I don&#39;t care how good AI is at &#34;art&#34;. I don&#39;t care that &#34;writing a good prompt is difficult&#34;. I really don&#39;t. The problem was never the quality to begin with.<br/><br/>#AI #art 2025-09-07T04:58:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfn0qq2aku23py9p07ztcxwmaa4h58gmshjjlmak58ldt6frmqggqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvtxv6p5 Does anyone ever just get a sudden burst of random interest?<br/><br/>Like, sitting over a cup of coffee and out of the blue thinking &#34;I would LOVE to know more about shark evolution?&#34;<br/><br/>Cue the book search binge.<br/><br/>#books #science #bookstodon #BrainThings 2025-08-26T12:03:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr23uhvle4ta3qk3x2ttecpv27vsjc949ww26ja5vywl6gvh3scjqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvwnsf9d Random folklore tidbit from the Hungarian collection I&#39;m reading today:<br/><br/>&#34;When popping popcorn, people were told that if they laugh, the corn will pop faster.&#34;<br/><br/>🍿 <br/><br/>#folklore 2025-06-12T06:49:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhgs8jzssze9lkhfrnwm84ukv6lhjku4f6r7akws86lx8uq2rngszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv33w7qe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfj5jeuydyfl02tucvxzcyeg7g72tq3f6qk69fhj3zxs3zer5hqhqt8guux'>nevent1q…guux</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because the stories we tell matter. The stories we highlight matter. The heroes of those stories matter. And the canon needs to expand.<br/><br/>#women #epics #WomensEpics #WomensHistory #storytelling #StorytellingPSA #books #literature<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/431/980/188/372/203/original/4bf6cad3fb1faf7e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/431/980/189/523/105/original/91a97e4ab57cd10d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/431/980/188/417/446/original/371af0b11ff33a06.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/431/980/191/523/658/original/213f20c8fb501964.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-01T10:00:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfj5jeuydyfl02tucvxzcyeg7g72tq3f6qk69fhj3zxs3zer5hqhqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv93pzgl So the #WomensEpics series is officially done. You can find and read all 26 posts here:<br/><a href="https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/p/womens-epics-to-z.html">https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/p/womens-epics-to-z.html</a><br/><br/>I also made some promo posts. Because I think these epics should also be highlighted, and included in a wider literary canon. Because they have fascinating, complex, amazing women protagonists, and they have a whole lot to teach us.<br/><br/>#women #WomensHistory #epics #mythology #folklore #literature #books<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/431/962/657/762/915/original/7ee4a1fb332e5940.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/431/962/656/012/735/original/dff8333960e25736.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/431/962/662/630/128/original/dedc39a829936ef8.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/431/962/660/775/156/original/0ffbffd56eeb4550.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-01T09:57:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxed98yqneql0xu5qyf9n9a7zfh8jfkj8rp4pu598y96tl4dpuxqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvnyty7u Conservative folklore pees in Hungary: &#34;Folktales carry our Traditional Values and the Ancient Wisdom of Our Ancestors. They follow a strict set of Traditional Rules&#34;<br/><br/>Literal Hungarian folktales I found in archives:<br/><br/>- Princess Rosalia Lemonfarts<br/><br/>- The Diamond Prince in a Rubber Suit<br/><br/>- The Magic Flying Penis<br/><br/>- Rapunzel, but it&#39;s a bloke who makes a rope from his body hair<br/><br/>- Saint Peter got drunk and puked the first 🌈<br/><br/>- The Princess who became a Prince<br/><br/>#folklore #folktales #storytelling 2025-03-26T16:56:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5xcf8fqqnkfc7zq68ad5gmvgtwnkf5ejkau47xrcu3rwwu34j6czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvapgl4t Just spent 6 hours in an ER (I&#39;m fine) and witnessed, in no particular order:<br/><br/>A nurse bit by a patient<br/><br/>A patient screaming MURDERERS from an exam room<br/><br/>Two nurses patiently dressing and re-dessing an elderly man who kept stripping<br/><br/>Someone yelling at a student doctor about wait times<br/><br/>Urine being spilled on the floor<br/><br/>Someone yelling &#34;the patient made a run for it!&#34;<br/><br/>A patient trying to call the cops on doctors<br/><br/>Whatever we think hospital workers should be paid, it&#39;s not enough.<br/><br/>#HealthCare 2025-03-17T13:09:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxy776902cqwqym4263elahakgg89hdmedglh25smdz6fa33w6skqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvskn3a4 I did not expect to see a folktale motif number for &#34;large bag of frozen raccoons&#34; today...<br/><br/>(Thompson folktale motif index X1115, in case anyone is wondering)<br/><br/>#folklore #folktales #storytelling #WTF 2025-03-13T10:57:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dh25e423rlp2luqgrthzrweufc8gzpstujgfnc9k9n9x9tzrv8szyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvmeepw9 So, by law in Hungary books with any #LGBTQ content have to be sold with the warning &#34;Non-traditional content!&#34;<br/><br/>On top of being sinister, his system is also:<br/><br/>1. Ironically useful, because Hungarian bookshops didn&#39;t have queer sections before, so the label actually makes queer content a lot easier to find<br/><br/>2. Low key surreal when the label is put on folktales, Greek mythology, or biographies like Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls...<br/><br/>3. Useless and dumb<br/><br/>#bookstodon #books #BookBanning #queer 2025-02-22T07:38:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97nnf5h5slz6d3m0u56ms60luhmhhy4j2ax5h7ck64wl44907uqqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvezesf9 Today I did a storytelling workshop for future landscape architects at the university. We talked about how to use folktales and fairy tales in environmental education. They&#39;ll be working on a project about a local urban forest and its connections with the community. <br/><br/>I love my job 😊😊<br/><br/>#storytelling #folklore #education #environment #teaching #nature 2025-02-21T12:08:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdga3qf3622n08u3q4kn0d7xlt93kjc5z458kjp457zlpm86m4y4szyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvmklak4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstq489l5g0y2fgs9d7leklq2fyjw0gm4p620v52zg6fj6zfcqzkccll3453'>nevent1q…3453</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did edits, but not 8 times... I think I did 3. Sorry about that! 2025-02-20T12:42:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqde500tcj7jx7f3yqghaaxtej6jvzu69u3a7hvl7v94whamzrnwszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvas830p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs225s9669lj8p0djtsq9z6ek4kv3lzmaye5dqy4500h6luzs856qsm5cn88'>nevent1q…cn88</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, it&#39;s a picture book I can mostly follow, but can&#39;t quite get the ending without the language. I found a video of someone reading it:<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaNZGRPBvTY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaNZGRPBvTY</a> 2025-02-20T10:39:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8l0ssksfrkeuzfaeyw8ylauzgrpnvxyvtgv62q8fggeaq6ugygtgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvcmgwmg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspmxmvw4tdd7dqxcuzgwt5z2ntk2jg4zmgvugpuz8rhtvx9ts5q7cvpevuv'>nevent1q…evuv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a picture book so characters 2025-02-20T10:26:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz344jga73z2ljepfv285y9m5j40vkc7alv4yy5jku6z767ct4f7czyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvhpca3s Do I have anyone here who reads #Chinese and can help me with a story?... 2025-02-20T06:58:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9srgrwzearn3c9sd3erldc5fwleq03f5kcsj3hsmgf06qgk93wgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvf4v0e6 Apparently people are now putting out AI books under famous authors&#39; names?<br/><br/>I am getting tired of saying &#34;this is why we can&#39;t have nice things.&#34;<br/><br/>Also, I was promised a hand basket.<br/><br/>#AI #writing #bookstodon #WTF 2025-02-18T19:54:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmyd72dtrxyr7vhatf3py4vpem0ltqcyeck8myvf5kzllzm75nfgzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvkcu4pq Alright tooters, out of curiosity (and because I am way down in this rabbit hole):<br/><br/>If you hear &#34;epic&#34; what stories do you automatically think of?<br/><br/>(In the interest of narrowing it down, let&#39;s say &#34;traditional epic&#34;!)<br/><br/>#question #literature #folklore #mythology #epics #storytelling #tradition 2025-01-15T17:03:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz3u0jqech9nhmhv0lvwulqvr5l7m6lfpmzeqgj02sp3rk23qtlzqzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvgsn947 Alright, here it is:<br/><br/>#PolymathReadingChallenge 2025<br/><br/>Read 12 #NONFICTION books<br/><br/>Rules: <br/>- you can read them in any order<br/>- (auto)biographies count<br/>- write a review of each (here or on Bookwyrm)<br/>- use the # when posting about the challenge<br/><br/>Categories: See next toot in this thread.<br/><br/>Everyone gets their 12th category randomly through WikiRoulette. If you want to take part, respond to this thread and I&#39;ll give you one.<br/><br/>Feel free to use # for recommendations<br/><br/>#bookstodon #reading #ReadingChallenge 2025-01-05T11:56:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvd5jamagq72cce0nl79upkg44yd56ere5yzz8tt6lhq7rhf3atczyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvltkrhj Honestly, all the #AI crap is making me think long and hard about what content I put online, where, and why. I am phasing out Facebook. I don&#39;t feel like competing with kitsch and fraud that gathers thousands of likes and shares. It&#39;s a no win game that is bad for my mental health.<br/><br/>#venting 2024-12-21T16:44:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd4l2s6vy45ar6puk3w6gep53l2m28u3gwxxmlvhea3cmtzqj5p9qzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvpqqrqn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ge7um3dkvh9k7mdsa48wu0ghcwsd65wr97tq6hmx9apdr378zrgyk9zs2'>nevent1q…9zs2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cue &#34;Ryugu Host Club&#34; series 2024-09-03T12:28:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0jzz5hj3dam4yl6r0adwe2wqm2jjysyrddxsxwk0clncjsdh9ggzyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvlvewpf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfdt9wx4ggdwhjwgcrrj7hz5jdds69z27n8zxvv3l0gsecmjlqqgpuepw8'>nevent1q…epw8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now there is something that is DEFINITELY a thing in modern pop culture... :D 2024-09-03T12:23:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwyzpw6jy3luq8p67as6jp663vzda5347z3lvnt32spfaxtswmnszyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxv9xa0zs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfvelrktm8thpuvjsg2th5k04axv0m74yujxse26m25xa7s9fmz7qf9dm3w'>nevent1q…dm3w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fun! What would the male hosts be? Shrimp?... 2024-09-03T12:14:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80hm3dl6frr9cl67arvklh7cs2kqvhhmqz3aemgflc2sa88rul7szyrnfy285xe28pa5kk4zk2pt40l9vrse08y97mdqt2tmceln9h4dxvfwakeu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszym4vj06nw9qy2jxsuhgnmfv8fwukgnwyweynpf3q0uku2kw0gzcqfxqxc'>nevent1q…xqxc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK I&#39;m gonna add that Meyer cites a source, and 18th century book that elaborates on the legend of Urashima Taro. Apparently the mermaid is Urashima&#39;s illegitimate daughter from a koi fish courtesan from the Dragon Palace&#39;s red light district. :D 2024-09-03T11:58:26Z