Otter in a Hoomyn Suit
@ottermagically.bsky.social
Applied Polymath (Evolutionary Biologist, AI Ethics, Information Architect, Professional Musician, Ecological Economist, Biostatistician, Poet/Essayist), Yale/AMZN Alum, Frequent Flaneur & Sometime Snorkeler
Ever have the feeling you're being watched? (1962 photo from Taiwan, of a cluster of Optometrist offices)
July 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Ever have the feeling you're being watched? (1962 photo from Taiwan, of a cluster of Optometrist offices)
I much prefer capturing phantastical images from Reality as opposed to using Generative AI. In this case, a fiery and bossy red-haired Sky-Siren shrieks above the South Atlantic between Antarctica and me. The beach was evidently sculpted and colored by the French Surrealist Yves Tanguy.
July 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I much prefer capturing phantastical images from Reality as opposed to using Generative AI. In this case, a fiery and bossy red-haired Sky-Siren shrieks above the South Atlantic between Antarctica and me. The beach was evidently sculpted and colored by the French Surrealist Yves Tanguy.
Digital versus Analog / Summation versus Integration / imagery for Math education... "summed up" as it were (I couldn't resist).
July 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Digital versus Analog / Summation versus Integration / imagery for Math education... "summed up" as it were (I couldn't resist).
An LLM having a writer's block panic-attack core-dump... best example I've seen yet:
June 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
An LLM having a writer's block panic-attack core-dump... best example I've seen yet:
Technically speaking, Arthropleura (this 10 foot long Millipede from the Carboniferous) is not an ancestor of hoomyns, but I find this meme amusing anyway.
June 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Technically speaking, Arthropleura (this 10 foot long Millipede from the Carboniferous) is not an ancestor of hoomyns, but I find this meme amusing anyway.
Fascinating. I note with special interest "Head Injury" as plausible causal explanation for the mysterious "Florida Man" phenomenon.
Geographical clustering of "Suffocation" in High Desert biogeophysical region is also thought-provoking.
Geographical clustering of "Suffocation" in High Desert biogeophysical region is also thought-provoking.
June 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Fascinating. I note with special interest "Head Injury" as plausible causal explanation for the mysterious "Florida Man" phenomenon.
Geographical clustering of "Suffocation" in High Desert biogeophysical region is also thought-provoking.
Geographical clustering of "Suffocation" in High Desert biogeophysical region is also thought-provoking.
As my Poppa always said, "Finding that the field of play has been distorted can be hopelessly confounding, even if the rules of the game have not changed".
(and, yes: planning moves on this geometrically altered 8x8 matrix would be exhausting...)
(and, yes: planning moves on this geometrically altered 8x8 matrix would be exhausting...)
June 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
As my Poppa always said, "Finding that the field of play has been distorted can be hopelessly confounding, even if the rules of the game have not changed".
(and, yes: planning moves on this geometrically altered 8x8 matrix would be exhausting...)
(and, yes: planning moves on this geometrically altered 8x8 matrix would be exhausting...)
Thank you, and shared on FB etc. I've been bemoaning insect population collapse for decades and it hit me especially viscerally this summer: I live in a place nicknamed "Dragonfly Meadows", but this summer... I've only seen ONE Dragonfly in what seems an otherwise ideal 3-pond habitat. Tragic.
June 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Thank you, and shared on FB etc. I've been bemoaning insect population collapse for decades and it hit me especially viscerally this summer: I live in a place nicknamed "Dragonfly Meadows", but this summer... I've only seen ONE Dragonfly in what seems an otherwise ideal 3-pond habitat. Tragic.
Life finds a way
June 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Life finds a way
As much as I am in awe of Beetles for many reasons, I do nonetheless find this beetle meme gently amusing, and Otter means no disrespect to this taxonomic group.
June 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As much as I am in awe of Beetles for many reasons, I do nonetheless find this beetle meme gently amusing, and Otter means no disrespect to this taxonomic group.
Animals by Esteban Klassen (b 1969, Paraguay)
June 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Animals by Esteban Klassen (b 1969, Paraguay)
I've been having unusually vivid dreams this past week.
June 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I've been having unusually vivid dreams this past week.
As a former taxonomist, I should like to point out that Habeas corpus is actually a species of terrestrial snail found in Brazil, described by Simone (2013, Journal of Conchology).
Little is known about the genus Habeas, typically collected in caves. But Noem should've known 🙄😜
Little is known about the genus Habeas, typically collected in caves. But Noem should've known 🙄😜
May 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
As a former taxonomist, I should like to point out that Habeas corpus is actually a species of terrestrial snail found in Brazil, described by Simone (2013, Journal of Conchology).
Little is known about the genus Habeas, typically collected in caves. But Noem should've known 🙄😜
Little is known about the genus Habeas, typically collected in caves. But Noem should've known 🙄😜
Beetle of the Day A stunning Lamiinine Cerambycid, Glenea celia from Malayan Peninsula
May 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Beetle of the Day A stunning Lamiinine Cerambycid, Glenea celia from Malayan Peninsula
Know the codes.
April 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Know the codes.
Some kit-tehs are very existential in their choices. Like this one. Or Henri.
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Some kit-tehs are very existential in their choices. Like this one. Or Henri.
Today's "Technical Advances in Male <-> Female Communications" phunny.
April 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Today's "Technical Advances in Male <-> Female Communications" phunny.
Cute example of fallacious imputation of Agency.
March 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Cute example of fallacious imputation of Agency.
Reminder to ALWAYS ask AI LLMs (and hoomyns) if they are lying to you if you have doubts. At least in this case, my inquisition yielded a confession.
March 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Reminder to ALWAYS ask AI LLMs (and hoomyns) if they are lying to you if you have doubts. At least in this case, my inquisition yielded a confession.
OMFG! It's... A SIGN! (please share, everyone needs to know 😹)
March 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
OMFG! It's... A SIGN! (please share, everyone needs to know 😹)
I love when this happens.
#Otterservations
#Otterservations
February 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I love when this happens.
#Otterservations
#Otterservations
Today's hilariously ridiculous AI LLM phail:
February 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Today's hilariously ridiculous AI LLM phail:
When Brutalist Architecture is Life-saving: Bus Stops in Western Hebrides and North Skye. Winds can reach around 120-140mph. Such winds and sleet/snow/rain can be deadly, the risk of severe hypothermia is real. These are an essential part of life there, and have saved many people during storms.
February 19, 2025 at 6:14 AM
When Brutalist Architecture is Life-saving: Bus Stops in Western Hebrides and North Skye. Winds can reach around 120-140mph. Such winds and sleet/snow/rain can be deadly, the risk of severe hypothermia is real. These are an essential part of life there, and have saved many people during storms.