Valerie
@oloriel.bsky.social
Ambidextrous Calligrapher. Mixologist. Cat Mom. Lisp Programmer. Neuroscience Nerd. She/They
And a lot more blind impartiality!
June 23, 2023 at 5:19 PM
And a lot more blind impartiality!
Anything claimed above ~135 is dubious.
June 23, 2023 at 5:18 PM
Anything claimed above ~135 is dubious.
The funny thing is that IQ scores don't go that high. There was one test in the 1960's that went to 160, but as the raw scores go up for everyone, the actual score for "100 IQ" has moved up since then. It's sometimes used in children to discriminate very high giftedness, but that has other problems.
June 23, 2023 at 5:17 PM
The funny thing is that IQ scores don't go that high. There was one test in the 1960's that went to 160, but as the raw scores go up for everyone, the actual score for "100 IQ" has moved up since then. It's sometimes used in children to discriminate very high giftedness, but that has other problems.
right?! Like, regardless of other problems with the concept of IQ, any number beyond 135 is almost impossible to have measured in a meaningful, standardized way. A three point difference above 150 is utter nonsense.
June 23, 2023 at 5:10 PM
right?! Like, regardless of other problems with the concept of IQ, any number beyond 135 is almost impossible to have measured in a meaningful, standardized way. A three point difference above 150 is utter nonsense.
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Hi! I'm Elwyn, I do traditional (classical realism/atelier) style paintings and drawings.
June 22, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Hi! I'm Elwyn, I do traditional (classical realism/atelier) style paintings and drawings.
Not much about that image is platonic
June 15, 2023 at 11:49 PM
Not much about that image is platonic
It's astounding how this can go over people's heads sometimes.
June 15, 2023 at 7:07 PM
It's astounding how this can go over people's heads sometimes.
Mostly just if you store facts around in them too, or they only end up in real places? Or is it only places you've been?
June 15, 2023 at 5:08 PM
Mostly just if you store facts around in them too, or they only end up in real places? Or is it only places you've been?
yep, I also have several strange modes of thinking, including a few synesthesias, and know exactly what you mean about enjoying most of them (most of the time.)
June 15, 2023 at 5:06 PM
yep, I also have several strange modes of thinking, including a few synesthesias, and know exactly what you mean about enjoying most of them (most of the time.)
I'm very curious how you perceive fictional places now.
June 15, 2023 at 5:03 PM
I'm very curious how you perceive fictional places now.
Gotcha, I often retrieve facts by where I happen to be when I learn them. People sometimes (especially historically before paper got cheap) try to systematically induce something like what you are talking about. Pretty neat that your brain just serves it up to you.
June 15, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Gotcha, I often retrieve facts by where I happen to be when I learn them. People sometimes (especially historically before paper got cheap) try to systematically induce something like what you are talking about. Pretty neat that your brain just serves it up to you.
That's actually exactly what a hippocampus does. Our brains organize our memories (especially autobiographical memories) based on where we are, and we know in pretty good detail how the hippocampus does it. It's one of the "shared synesthesias." (If you are prone to them your more likely to see it.)
June 15, 2023 at 4:41 PM
That's actually exactly what a hippocampus does. Our brains organize our memories (especially autobiographical memories) based on where we are, and we know in pretty good detail how the hippocampus does it. It's one of the "shared synesthesias." (If you are prone to them your more likely to see it.)
I love the expression on the woman's face in the first one.
June 14, 2023 at 9:22 PM
I love the expression on the woman's face in the first one.
I never had Twitter to begin with. I technically had an account at one time, but no idea if I still do.
June 14, 2023 at 9:13 PM
I never had Twitter to begin with. I technically had an account at one time, but no idea if I still do.
Orchid seeds are so small that they can't germinate on their own; they don't carry enough energy to do so. Instead they have to land in just the right place with just the right species of fungus. The fungus coats the seed and breaks down dead stuff, and the seed uses that energy to germinate.
June 13, 2023 at 7:03 PM
Orchid seeds are so small that they can't germinate on their own; they don't carry enough energy to do so. Instead they have to land in just the right place with just the right species of fungus. The fungus coats the seed and breaks down dead stuff, and the seed uses that energy to germinate.
Ironically, a lot of right handers doing older styles of cursive use a special angled nib holder that gives them almost the exact angle that left handed underwriters have naturally. If you underwrite and use light pressure on the upstrokes being left handed can be an advantage.
June 12, 2023 at 6:33 PM
Ironically, a lot of right handers doing older styles of cursive use a special angled nib holder that gives them almost the exact angle that left handed underwriters have naturally. If you underwrite and use light pressure on the upstrokes being left handed can be an advantage.
If you are doing broad nib calligraphy, you'll want to rotate the paper practically 90° clockwise, so you are writing the lines top to bottom.
June 12, 2023 at 6:26 PM
If you are doing broad nib calligraphy, you'll want to rotate the paper practically 90° clockwise, so you are writing the lines top to bottom.
Another tip is to make sure you are underwriting (holding the pen below the line you are writing on.) This should eliminate smudging. A lot of lefties still don't get proper instruction because their teachers dont know how, so they end up halfway emulating right handed examples.
June 12, 2023 at 6:23 PM
Another tip is to make sure you are underwriting (holding the pen below the line you are writing on.) This should eliminate smudging. A lot of lefties still don't get proper instruction because their teachers dont know how, so they end up halfway emulating right handed examples.