David Patience
@davepa.bsky.social
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“A newfound species of frog doesn’t ribbit. In fact, it doesn’t make any sound at all.
Instead of croaking, the spines on male frogs’ throats might help their female counterparts recognize potential mates via touch, sort of like braille…”
#scicomm
#sensory
www.sciencenews.org/article/frog...
🧪 🐸 🐍
Instead of croaking, the spines on male frogs’ throats might help their female counterparts recognize potential mates via touch, sort of like braille…”
#scicomm
#sensory
www.sciencenews.org/article/frog...
🧪 🐸 🐍
A newfound silent frog may communicate via touch
A newly discovered frog species in Tanzania joins a rare group of frogs that don’t croak or ribbit.
www.sciencenews.org
November 30, 2024 at 3:55 AM
“A newfound species of frog doesn’t ribbit. In fact, it doesn’t make any sound at all.
Instead of croaking, the spines on male frogs’ throats might help their female counterparts recognize potential mates via touch, sort of like braille…”
#scicomm
#sensory
www.sciencenews.org/article/frog...
🧪 🐸 🐍
Instead of croaking, the spines on male frogs’ throats might help their female counterparts recognize potential mates via touch, sort of like braille…”
#scicomm
#sensory
www.sciencenews.org/article/frog...
🧪 🐸 🐍
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Had to rework a bunch of grid systems today to get depth sorting working for moving units. It was a long day, but hey, look at this dude go!😀😀 #gamedev #videogames #indiegames
December 2, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Had to rework a bunch of grid systems today to get depth sorting working for moving units. It was a long day, but hey, look at this dude go!😀😀 #gamedev #videogames #indiegames
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watashiato
n. curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see.
www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com
n. curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see.
www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
“Creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have.” — John Green, author of The Fault in...
www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:21 AM
watashiato
n. curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see.
www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com
n. curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see.
www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com
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When you view Mount Rushmore against the background of the sacred Black Hills site which it desecrated, you realize how hideous and pathetic it is. Truly a vulgar monstrosity.
December 2, 2024 at 6:28 AM
When you view Mount Rushmore against the background of the sacred Black Hills site which it desecrated, you realize how hideous and pathetic it is. Truly a vulgar monstrosity.
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The default example for destroying cultural heritage sites is always the Taliban's destruction of Bamiyan's buddhist statues, but never Mount Rushmore.
December 2, 2024 at 6:23 AM
The default example for destroying cultural heritage sites is always the Taliban's destruction of Bamiyan's buddhist statues, but never Mount Rushmore.
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Abbott is possibly the worst person in America.
Texas is “pumping $11 billion into Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border enforcement, busing migrants to distant states and targeting organizations that advocate for them.”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Texas is gearing up in a big way for Trump’s mass deportation campaign
The state’s Republican leaders say they’re primed for Texas to be both the model and epicenter as the incoming administration cracks down on immigration.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Abbott is possibly the worst person in America.
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I can’t help thinking at the end of all of this that making the president an elected king may not have been a great idea
December 2, 2024 at 6:05 AM
I can’t help thinking at the end of all of this that making the president an elected king may not have been a great idea
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It is true: if you take the point of view of the worst people in the medieval ages, you’ll have a shitty view of the world.
But, and this is important, you literally don’t have to do that.
But, and this is important, you literally don’t have to do that.
December 1, 2024 at 1:20 AM
It is true: if you take the point of view of the worst people in the medieval ages, you’ll have a shitty view of the world.
But, and this is important, you literally don’t have to do that.
But, and this is important, you literally don’t have to do that.
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So one of the things that is repeatedly showing up in response to this post is people saying things like “but don’t you realize history is misogynist” and look, there was a lot of misogyny in history, but there is even more misogyny in viewing history as a simple and easy monolith.
I’ve tried not to talk too much about Game of Thrones because people loved it and I don’t want to finger-wag, etc, but my problem with that series has always been its bone-deep misogyny.
Misogyny that ruined the show even for people who loved it!
Misogyny that ruined the show even for people who loved it!
December 1, 2024 at 1:04 AM
So one of the things that is repeatedly showing up in response to this post is people saying things like “but don’t you realize history is misogynist” and look, there was a lot of misogyny in history, but there is even more misogyny in viewing history as a simple and easy monolith.
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December 2, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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New archaeological research challenges assumptions about prehistoric gender roles. Prehistoric European females performed rigorous manual labor and were as strong as semi-elite rowers. 🏺 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 2, 2024 at 8:38 AM
New archaeological research challenges assumptions about prehistoric gender roles. Prehistoric European females performed rigorous manual labor and were as strong as semi-elite rowers. 🏺 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Just classic. I take a blowtorch to my career by coming out against Trump 6yrs ago, I spend every day for the past 6yrs doing everything I can do to stop Trump, but I criticize Joe Biden for pardoning his son last night, and I get bombarded on BSky with responses like this. We’re so fucking tribal.👇
Unfollowed.
Fuck you, Joe Walsh.
You're forever a Tea Party lunatic.
Fuck you, Joe Walsh.
You're forever a Tea Party lunatic.
December 2, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Just classic. I take a blowtorch to my career by coming out against Trump 6yrs ago, I spend every day for the past 6yrs doing everything I can do to stop Trump, but I criticize Joe Biden for pardoning his son last night, and I get bombarded on BSky with responses like this. We’re so fucking tribal.👇
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I don't always immediately block the folks who leave strident replies to innocuous posts, but I do a lot of "Hide for All" for misjudging the vibe, and if they keep at it, the cornfield is indeed waiting for them.
Same with people picking fights with other folks in my comments. Come on, folks.
Same with people picking fights with other folks in my comments. Come on, folks.
My new rules for immediate block.
I’ll keep the list here as I discover new use cases:
#1 - scorched earth lefty accts flagrantly using troll bait words like n@zi in my replies when I’m just being light n’ polite on here.
Don’t call your weirdos over to my pristine bluesky TL, please.
I’ll keep the list here as I discover new use cases:
#1 - scorched earth lefty accts flagrantly using troll bait words like n@zi in my replies when I’m just being light n’ polite on here.
Don’t call your weirdos over to my pristine bluesky TL, please.
December 1, 2024 at 11:41 PM
I don't always immediately block the folks who leave strident replies to innocuous posts, but I do a lot of "Hide for All" for misjudging the vibe, and if they keep at it, the cornfield is indeed waiting for them.
Same with people picking fights with other folks in my comments. Come on, folks.
Same with people picking fights with other folks in my comments. Come on, folks.
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What if I told you that the only reason I am bald is that I’m afraid of a Ratatouille situation? What if I told you that I’d have so much hair if not for the fear of a rat using me like a puppet? These are modes of control, Neo. This is how they manipulate us. Ratatouilles, Neo. Rats that pull hair.
December 2, 2024 at 3:36 AM
What if I told you that the only reason I am bald is that I’m afraid of a Ratatouille situation? What if I told you that I’d have so much hair if not for the fear of a rat using me like a puppet? These are modes of control, Neo. This is how they manipulate us. Ratatouilles, Neo. Rats that pull hair.
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Curious, how many people had student loans forgiven yet eggs were too expensive and they voted for the other guy?
December 2, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Curious, how many people had student loans forgiven yet eggs were too expensive and they voted for the other guy?
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Quite on point for the people who applauded seditionist Mike Flynn's pardon to be batshit over Hunter Biden being pardoned.
December 2, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Quite on point for the people who applauded seditionist Mike Flynn's pardon to be batshit over Hunter Biden being pardoned.
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My fear is that high-profile people not taking what Trump obviously has planned seriously means we're wasting the precious gift we have now less than two months to prepare for what's coming.
December 2, 2024 at 10:28 AM
My fear is that high-profile people not taking what Trump obviously has planned seriously means we're wasting the precious gift we have now less than two months to prepare for what's coming.
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No, guys. Cyber Monday doesn't mean to slide into her DMs uninvited.
And there's my virtue signal of the day.
And there's my virtue signal of the day.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his hands in the air and saying thank you .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his hands in the air and saying thank you .
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:02 AM
No, guys. Cyber Monday doesn't mean to slide into her DMs uninvited.
And there's my virtue signal of the day.
And there's my virtue signal of the day.
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New research from beneath the Thwaites Glacier suggests a more complicated picture than we ever imagined...
New Evidence From Beneath The 'Doomsday' Glacier
YouTube video by Dr Ben Miles
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 8:04 PM
New research from beneath the Thwaites Glacier suggests a more complicated picture than we ever imagined...
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I'm embarrassed, but I only recently tried Pho for the first time. Ya'll were right - lol, it's excellent! I went to Pho VN in Beltsville, but I will def be making the rounds. Lmk if you have suggestions. #BlackGirlsExploreDC
December 2, 2024 at 10:25 AM
I'm embarrassed, but I only recently tried Pho for the first time. Ya'll were right - lol, it's excellent! I went to Pho VN in Beltsville, but I will def be making the rounds. Lmk if you have suggestions. #BlackGirlsExploreDC
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James Comey really went and chose the morning of an armed Trump-inspired insurrection to argue that Trump shouldnt have to face the law. This man's ability to pick the 110% worst moment to say anything is truly elite at a level I dunno if the modern world has ever seen before
December 2, 2024 at 9:25 AM
James Comey really went and chose the morning of an armed Trump-inspired insurrection to argue that Trump shouldnt have to face the law. This man's ability to pick the 110% worst moment to say anything is truly elite at a level I dunno if the modern world has ever seen before
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"donald did the same" is not an valid argument. I thought that common understanding is that donald is an imbecile.
#samokažem
#samokažem
so....of all the possible ways to use executive powers of the office, Joe picks this 👇
www.ctvnews.ca/world/joe-bi...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/joe-bi...
Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden on gun, tax charges, despite previous promises he wouldn't
U.S. President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he pardoned his son Hunter Biden on gun, tax charges, despite previous promises that he would not do so.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 2, 2024 at 1:25 AM
"donald did the same" is not an valid argument. I thought that common understanding is that donald is an imbecile.
#samokažem
#samokažem