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Friday, June 2nd, 2023
🌟 New
- Accounts created after May 8th, 2023 have the “For You” tab as the default dashboard tab. Other existing users’ dashboard tabs are not changed. We are also working on making dashboard tabs even more customizable, including adding the ability to choose which tab appears first.
- In the Android app, you’ll now see ads in the image lightbox from time to time.
- When you’re using Tumblr in a web browser, typeahead search results will show a Live indicator if the blog is currently livestreaming.
- Another thing for web users: There’s a new activity filter that allows you to include or exclude notifications about Tumblr Live.
- One more web thing: The sample posts on /customize now include NPF posts so you can check how those look in your theme.
- Folks who send anonymous asks will now receive a push notification when that ask is answered.
- In the iOS and Android apps, we added a button to insert a read more into a post (typing :readmore: + hitting return still works though).
- Some folks will start getting access to certain badges (similar to those important internet checkmarks) based on different actions/accomplishments.
- On web and Android, we’re experimenting with highlighting tags that are trending, so you might see a different color tag on a post in your dashboard. That means it’s trending on Tumblr! Here’s an example of what that looks like:
You can find this post here.
🛠 Fixed
- We fixed a bug that could sometimes prevent the post editor from being closed if you opened it using the C key. This bug only happened if you were using Tumblr in a web browser.
- Another web fix: Unpublished submissions no longer show a note count.
🚧 Ongoing
- Nothing to report here today.
🌱 Upcoming
- We are continuing to remove the option to use the legacy post editor. Next week, we’ll begin removing the option to create legacy photo posts.
👀 In case you missed it
- On web, clicking the reblogged-from blog name in a reblog’s post header now takes you to that blog, not their reblog. Clicking in the empty space in the post’s header, and in the header of each reblog trail item, now takes you to that specific post in the blog view popup. This is one of a series of updates we’re making to the reblog consumption experience across all platforms to make Tumblr more consistent.
Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can!
Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.
So remember how I told everyone the Twitter/TikTok-ification of tumblr was coming? Here ya go. I also love the fact you’ve broke the functionality of the site TWICE (the “image padding” issue and now the reblog trail) and instead of fixing them, they’re now “features”. Changing your theme still doesn’t fix the padding issue in the app. Can’t wait til everyone finds the post where y’all also admit that custom themes are on the way out too but I’ll let someone else do that work. Forcing lightbox and sacrificing accessibility to shove more ads in isn’t the best look.
Also -
It’s not going to happen!
BTW, just to make sure everyone knows, this isn't just some internet rando commenting on her observations on the internet.
They are an Assistant Professor of Media Industries at New York University and literally just finished writing The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal, a book on the history of the computer industry in the 70s.
This tweet isn't just an observation, it's the result of years of research and study. And it's absolutely true.
These captions are peak Muppet and Jim Henson would be delighted.
how can you post this and not link to the original on the official Muppets youtube
Angel of War, angular and strange, gleaming silver and gold,
Angel of Wonder, pure and one-eyed, looking to stars new and old,
Angel of Harvest, simple and hidden, bring nature's sweetness to all,
Angel of Health, mysterious and fine, beacon when life starts to fall,
Angel of the Deep, crooked and cage-like, guide us across the sea,
Angel of Solace, protect us from evil, lead us to where we are free.
We're in uncharted territory. A 22-year-old polisci student with vaguely center-left political views, a Sunday school teacher's sense of right and wrong, and the soul of Commodus is even now running ChatGPT and telling it "Computer, write me a thousand statements that will cause friendship- and life-ruining Twitter fights" and it's still spittin 'em out.
I GOT FROGGED???

Anyway guys don’t let this equivalent of a bunch of car keys dangling in front of a baby to distract you from the fact that Tumblr’s latest update removed the short cut to access people’s reblogs and original posts. Remember to file your complaints through Tumblr’s support ticket system.
Oh for fucks sake
EDIT: It seems Staff just decided to change more shit that’s worked a certain way for about a decade just because…. I dunno…. they’re not stimulated by the 9000 spam bot reports we send daily?
the “old” way is that you clicked on the reblogger’s username and it would take you to the original reblog. this now just takes you to their blog:
the “new” way is that you click on the empty space above the post:
I think @staff grossly underestimated just how many tumblr users routinely use this feature to get rid of dumbass comments at the bottom of bad reblog chain (while preserving the good part of the reblog chain). I spent 5 frustrated minutes clicking random shit before finally working out what I needed to press.
Remember if you’re out at a store and someone says “This is a robbery” you can say “no it’s not” and then the robber will leave because theyre a robber and this is no longer a robbery .
Ok so,
My dads coworker is at the front and this man comes Up and hands him a document.
The coworker took a Look at the document and while he couldn't read the things written by Hand, because he wasn't wearing his glases, he did notice the Logo of a different Bank so he's like:
"Oh, sorry sir you can't do that here! You have to go to the other Bank for this :)"
The man, visibly confused leaves, but dosen't take the document with him.
The coworker, now just as confused as the Guy actually Takes Out his glases and reads the hand written part:
This is a robbery
Can you imagine trying to rob a god damn bank and the teller just cheerfully tells you to go rob the competition instead
I worked as a bank teller for several years and a few things you should know, bank robberies happen far more frequently than you might think and they come in waves. When a bank gets robbed a notification with photos goes to all banks in the area to be on the lookout. And there are two kinds of robbery, the pass the note and the takeover (what you see in movies).
So our branch had had a big takeover robbery as well as a note one. We also had a teller that had transferred to our branch after having been through a robbery. She was sweet as apple pie, hair up to the ceiling, southern lady who had just been through multiple robberies.
A guy comes in and hands her a folded note. Her immediate thought was “this guy needs to learn you don’t hand bank tellers notes. I am just not going to read that.” So how the conversation goes:
Her: how can I help you today?
Him: I’m here to get money
Her: great *hands him a withdrawal slip*
Him: all the information is on the paper
Her: to process the transaction I need you to put it on my piece of paper
SO HE FILLS OUT A WITHDRAWAL SLIP. Meanwhile another coworker is looking at her latest robbery notification email thinking the guy at the window looks a lot like him but the teller is calm and seems to be following standard transaction.
Back at the window the teller notices his name on the withdrawal slip doesn’t match the name on the account so she asks for his ID. He once again tells her all the relevant info is on the folded note but also gives her his ID and says it is his dad’s account. She tells him he will need a check from his dad to get cash. He grabs the note and leaves.
ONE HOUR LATER
Two new robbery notifications hit our emails, both branches within a mile. It is our guy. Teller goes over to the manager and sheepishly informs them he was here and the time. Security department is notified as are local police and the FBI. The FBI comes over believing that these poor tellers had been robbed for the 3rd time in a month and take her statement. She is completely embarrassed telling them how everything went down and he kept signaling to the note and telling her to read it but she was just done.
To which this FBI agent of 40 years who has been to the scene of many bank robberies (several at this branch in recent weeks) says: Ok. Let me see if I got this right, he came in fully intending to rob you. He gave you the note and you just…refused to read it? So he left and went to the bank literally across the street, handed them the exact same note, and they just handed him five grand? Do I have that correct?”
Her: I am so embarrassed
FBI: this is best thing I have ever heard. He even handed you his ID! Holy-
Her: I feel so dumb!
FBI: don’t! This is the best thing I have ever heard. This is going to be in training courses. (He sat there giddy for at least 5 more minutes)

























