Val Syverson 🕷️
@vjpsyverson.bsky.social
Paleontologist, teacher, parent, biophile, UU, intellectual omnivore. Topics: natural history, nerd stuff, surviving the culture war. Tenuous professor at UC Davis. Allergic to puns. (protogynous, he/they/Þei; Dr.)
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Except that Bill Kristol is on the right side of it this time, lol
September 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Except that Bill Kristol is on the right side of it this time, lol
I had to go looking for this and holy shit it's true
September 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I had to go looking for this and holy shit it's true
I'm pretty confident in assuming that anyone who says they want this guy (me) in the ladies' room is just lying in order to cause trouble.
September 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I'm pretty confident in assuming that anyone who says they want this guy (me) in the ladies' room is just lying in order to cause trouble.
My unsolicited contribution to today's hot sauce discourse
July 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
My unsolicited contribution to today's hot sauce discourse
look at these goofy little fuckers, the kids love them
June 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
look at these goofy little fuckers, the kids love them
"In the second photo, dozens of troops appeared to be sleeping in a larger room on concrete floors with their backpacks and other equipment next to them. The source said they redacted the name of one soldier that appeared in the photo." Also see alt text on photo. This is all they seem to know.
June 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"In the second photo, dozens of troops appeared to be sleeping in a larger room on concrete floors with their backpacks and other equipment next to them. The source said they redacted the name of one soldier that appeared in the photo." Also see alt text on photo. This is all they seem to know.
OK, what fresh bullshit is this and how do I opt out of it?
May 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
OK, what fresh bullshit is this and how do I opt out of it?
so, uh, trans geologists: what are you folks thinking about GSA in San Antonio this year?
May 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
so, uh, trans geologists: what are you folks thinking about GSA in San Antonio this year?
Some of you like to make fun of Dutch, and you're right, but also clearly you haven't encountered Limburgs.
Exhibit A: you've seen one of these before; guess what they call it? li.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/feep
Exhibit A: you've seen one of these before; guess what they call it? li.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/feep
May 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Some of you like to make fun of Dutch, and you're right, but also clearly you haven't encountered Limburgs.
Exhibit A: you've seen one of these before; guess what they call it? li.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/feep
Exhibit A: you've seen one of these before; guess what they call it? li.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/feep
definitely the first description that comes to mind, yes ma'am, you got me
May 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
definitely the first description that comes to mind, yes ma'am, you got me
fwiw I was pretty sure this wasn't even a correct etymology so I checked (and "penis" is entirely distinct from this; it's just the word for "tail")
May 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
fwiw I was pretty sure this wasn't even a correct etymology so I checked (and "penis" is entirely distinct from this; it's just the word for "tail")
ice dye experiment #2 (on a piece of crappy old cotton jersey from the stash): gonna call this a success
April 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
ice dye experiment #2 (on a piece of crappy old cotton jersey from the stash): gonna call this a success
to expand on this thought: the part of this human-eye chromaticity diagram that is not inside any of the digital color gamut triangles cannot be depicted on a screen, and you will notice that the affected areas are mostly green
April 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
to expand on this thought: the part of this human-eye chromaticity diagram that is not inside any of the digital color gamut triangles cannot be depicted on a screen, and you will notice that the affected areas are mostly green
If they start drawing brood comb today, and the queen starts laying immediately, there will be some new workers in 3-4 weeks. Until then the initial swarm is all they've got, so I need to make it easy on them.
Of course that's assuming the queen is mated. If not, then the hive fails and we're SOL.
Of course that's assuming the queen is mated. If not, then the hive fails and we're SOL.
April 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If they start drawing brood comb today, and the queen starts laying immediately, there will be some new workers in 3-4 weeks. Until then the initial swarm is all they've got, so I need to make it easy on them.
Of course that's assuming the queen is mated. If not, then the hive fails and we're SOL.
Of course that's assuming the queen is mated. If not, then the hive fails and we're SOL.
Sitting in my backyard, doing my fake computer job (science), watching this swarm of bees working really hard to figure out where on earth I teleported them while they were sleeping yesterday
April 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Sitting in my backyard, doing my fake computer job (science), watching this swarm of bees working really hard to figure out where on earth I teleported them while they were sleeping yesterday
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![The court looked elsewhere in the Fish and Game Code for definitions to help clarify whether bees may qualify for protection under CESA. Importantly, the section 45 of the code defines “fish” as “a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals.” (Emphasis added). According to the court, the term “invertebrate” under the definition of fish includes both aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates, such as bees. The court ultimately held as follows:
[W]e agree with the Department and the Commission that the Commission may list any invertebrate as an endangered or threatened species under 2062 and 2067, if the invertebrate meets the requirements of those statutes, and thus may also designate any invertebrate as a candidate species under section 2068, if the species or subspecies may otherwise qualify as an endangered or threatened species.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sjtly7ed3bahyw5eazohrcov/bafkreih6jzaygvk3xunl6rtv7pqwq7nxh2eryh24dm5x5enq2xmwsizsgy@jpeg)
April 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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they're moving in!!!
April 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
they're moving in!!!
ok. stick 'em out, folks, I need to know
April 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
ok. stick 'em out, folks, I need to know
I looked at all the tables and didn't see anything that pertained to your argument at all. Which of these data tables are you talking about?
March 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I looked at all the tables and didn't see anything that pertained to your argument at all. Which of these data tables are you talking about?
There's a magnificent passage in "The Dispossessed" about this.
March 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
There's a magnificent passage in "The Dispossessed" about this.
I imagine it must have been more or less like the way people still do this!
March 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I imagine it must have been more or less like the way people still do this!