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- Comment on Study reveals that honeybee dance ‘styles’ sway food foraging success. 5 days ago:
They must, since not only do they find their way back to the same flowers day after day, they also seem to remember when peak nectar production is, and when the flower will be open (in the case of species that close during bad weather/certain parts of the day/night).
- Comment on They seem to turn a blind eye to many things as long as you have a (R) next to your name and promise to hurt the right people. Must have missed that bible verse 6 days ago:
Clinton was in favor of abortion and women’s rights. As Trump is against both, he is ‘God working in mysterious ways’ and therefore should be seen as a sign of divine providence.
I wish I was joking.
- Comment on is it wrong/selfish to cut contact with my trump-supporting father? 1 week ago:
With Trump, it isn’t a difference in politics.
It’s a difference in morality.
- Comment on So, is the USA screwed? 1 week ago:
Shoot the dictator and prevent the war? But the dictator is merely the tip of the whole festering boil of social pus from which dictators emerge; shoot one, and there’ll be another one along in a minute. Shoot him too? Why not shoot everyone and invade Poland? In fifty years’, thirty years’, ten years’ time the world will be very nearly back on its old course. History always has a great weight of inertia.
-Terry Pratchett (Lords and Ladies)
Been thinking about this quote a lot lately. The fact that Trump is so popular shows that he’s just the symptom of a deeper, possibly terminal disease.
- Comment on So, is the USA screwed? 1 week ago:
To be fair though, Texas seceded once already and within a year or two was begging to be taken back. They probably would have crumbled too.
- Comment on Now we know 2 months ago:
Owww
Glad he survived that!
- Comment on CENSORED!!!!!!!!!!1 2 months ago:
- Comment on Just a little guy 3 months ago:
Maybe because they’re trying to get people to pet a blue-ringed octopus?
- Comment on Watching passport bros get bodied by SEA women is a complete mood. Get rekt manlet. 3 months ago:
Dude… these guys go there because us western women are ‘too woke’, ‘too feminist’, ‘don’t understand traditional gender roles’ (i.e. we refuse to be a housebound sex slave) etc, etc.
They’re told that women in X country (Mexico, Japan, and Thailand are the usual culprits listed) are submissive, traditional, uneducated, and you can just buy one, instead of, you know, actually working at building a relationship.
They don’t bother to learn the culture. They don’t bother to even learn the language. They believe that, because they’re white, all they have to do is show up and wave money around and every woman will fall all over their epic alpha maleness.
These guys are just gross.
- Comment on hard to argue with 4 months ago:
Not in this post, true, but in pretty much all her other ones.
- Comment on Is American politics really as seemingly satirical of itself as it is portrayed? 4 months ago:
More damning? I would think trying to overthrow the government and trying to install himself as a dictator would be just as bad.
- Comment on Fruit Flies 4 months ago:
But they do? Along with any other animal that happens to be nearby.
That is the one insect I will go out of my way to kill.
- Comment on Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it 5 months ago:
I mean, you did kinda leave yourself open for that one.
- Comment on Favoirte indepth youtube channels? 5 months ago:
If you’re into cooking, history, or both, Tasting History with Max Miller is great. Lots of wonderful history, from the common to the obscure. He works hard to find primary sources for every story he shares, as well as calling out fake stories. He also corrects himself when he gets something wrong. And the recipes are fascinating!
Been getting into Bonsai Mirai lately. Very educational, in-depth videos about how to do Bonsai, with tips for everyone from a beginner to an expert. Also very relaxing to watch.
- Comment on Tupperware in fight to survive after bankruptcy filing 5 months ago:
pyrex or PYREX? Because they changed for the worse too.
As far as MLMs go, I’d say it depends on the focus. If the focus is selling the product, then it isn’t an MLM any more than Lyft is. If the focus is on creating a downline and forcing them to aggressively purchase from the company, with sales as a tacked-on fig leaf, then yeah, definitely an MLM.
- Comment on Predators 6 months ago:
You know, you’re always welcome to post your own, not-reposted content.
- Comment on obesity 6 months ago:
It is, though—women having children later in life are at higher risk for complications for both themselves and the baby. It also has a higher risk of birth defects.
- Comment on Does anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution? 7 months ago:
Honest question: have you considered getting him desensitized to the sound? It’s totally doable; hunters teach their dogs to not be afraid of the bang from their guns after all.
- Comment on Tripping 7 months ago:
There was a book like that, but this illustration is from a calendar James Gurney did.
- Comment on Chicken vs Egg 9 months ago:
That depends on what you mean.
Did a giraffe stretch its neck longer and longer, and then pass that long-necked gene onto its kids? No.
Can an embryo that gets a random mutation while developing in the egg/womb pass it on to their children? Yes.
This gets a bit more complicated if you really dig into it, though. Environment does change the expression of genes, and that particular sequence of genes that have been activated/shut-off/whatever can be passed on to children too.
Hence why children who were born to two shorter parents will often grow much taller than them if given much better nutrition. Or why obesity often shows up chronically in families that were poor or had limited access to healthier foods in other ways; their bodies had adapted to grab and store every extra calorie they could to guard against starvation, and unfortunately shutting that gene expression off naturally takes multiple generations.
- Comment on How come liberals dont hate conservatives the way conservatives hate liberals 9 months ago:
- Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range 9 months ago:
It works for good congressmen. I know Oregon’s congressmen have cited those letters and calls as reasons for their actions on policies.
- Comment on Come on, science! 9 months ago:
The reason birds are going extinct is humans. Hunting, habitat loss, and climate change are far, far more impactful than cats. As much as they kill, cats shouldn’t even be making a dent in bird populations in most of the world (yes, there are islands and a few microbiomes where they have an outsized impact, and that is an issue that needs to be addressed).
Cats only have such a big impact because we drove those species of birds to the edge of extinction already.
- Comment on Infected blood scandal: Children were used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials 10 months ago:
One was only an infant. What the ever-loving holy fuck.
- Comment on best anime to start on 10 months ago:
I’m going to go old-school here:
Magic Knight Rayearth - admittedly the manga was better since the anime had to do filler episodes, but the idea of a good story with no good guys or bad guys, and subtly riffing on RPG tropes, was an interesting watch. The OAV is a different take but also good (object censored nudity notwithstanding) and has a tighter storyline.
The Slayers - one of the anime that I first watched, so it holds a special place in my heart. Megumi does an amazing job as Lina.
Kimagure Orange Road - one of the earlier popular anime in the ‘love triangle’ genre, with the fun add-on that the main character secretly has esper powers. The characters are pretty well-rounded too.
Gundam Wing - yes, yes, but jokes aside it isone of the anime that made Mobile Suit shows popular outside of Japan; if you want to try out the Mobile Suit genre then it’s not a bad one to start with. Plus the Gundam designs are pretty cool, especially the Endless Waltz versions.
…And one more modern one: Spy x Family. It’s cute, dramatic, and the kid actually acts like a kid and not a mini-adult.
- Comment on best anime to start on 10 months ago:
I liked it. The novel was a little better maybe.
- Comment on happy spring :) 10 months ago:
Bunnies! I need me some bunny seeds
- Comment on If only 11 months ago:
If you look closely it does appear to have a cover, and it looks like the kind that doesn’t. But yeah… you’d think he’d come up with something else.
On a related note, I really don’t get those covers that are one solid piece and have to be all the way down because they don’t lock in place at any other angle. Plenty of things I put in a truck bed go a bit beyond the bed. Like lumber.
- Comment on 'We don't have shareholders, but we also don't think about them,' Larian Studios uses its stage time at the DICE Awards to speak out against a brutal industry climate 1 year ago:
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- Comment on ‘Don’t Mess With Us’: WebMD Parent Company Demands Return to Office in Bizarre Video 1 year ago:
What I was describing was something many people who are happy to work from home have said about their jobs. Others cite their terrible commute as the reason they love not having to go into the office.
If you don’t want to give up a part of your home to your job that’s totally fine. But don’t go around saying that everyone should do things your way. Many people are quite happy working from home, and cite having more time for their family and hobbies, and never having to deal with annoying meetings or commutes.
You can see many examples in the comments on this very post, as well as the sheer number of people quitting when their jobs tried to force them back into the office.