Zinn
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Physics and math! Fond of all animals (especially canids). Pfp by @sketchagon and character design by @ramahuro
I'm curious if you would consider stingrays squirting water to dislodge food to be closer to "tool use" or "problem solving". Figuring out that the water will affect a distant object takes some intelligence, but is it fair to say the water is a "tool"?
phys.org/news/2010-01...
phys.org/news/2010-01...
Stingrays Are Cute, And Pretty Smart Too! (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A gift from the Parc Merveilleux Zoo in Luxembourg to the Tiergarten Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna made in 2003 led to a serendipitous research project by zoo observers.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I'm curious if you would consider stingrays squirting water to dislodge food to be closer to "tool use" or "problem solving". Figuring out that the water will affect a distant object takes some intelligence, but is it fair to say the water is a "tool"?
phys.org/news/2010-01...
phys.org/news/2010-01...
Surely most digital art nowadays is viewed on phone screens. I'm not an artist myself, but I would guess most digital is produced on larger/better screens. I wonder if this mismatch (in addition to algorithms/attention spans) is another reason that high effort art does worse on social media...
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Surely most digital art nowadays is viewed on phone screens. I'm not an artist myself, but I would guess most digital is produced on larger/better screens. I wonder if this mismatch (in addition to algorithms/attention spans) is another reason that high effort art does worse on social media...
The good news is that you already did it once, which means you are capable of doing it again!
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The good news is that you already did it once, which means you are capable of doing it again!
I remember Christopher Hitchens once saying that loving a god who you must also fear is the essence of sadomasochism, so you reminded me of that xD
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I remember Christopher Hitchens once saying that loving a god who you must also fear is the essence of sadomasochism, so you reminded me of that xD
Sounds similar to the reasoning some give for why an all-powerful and all-benevolent being would allow evil to exist xD
I had assumed that all puppyboys were good by induction on the one that I know! If the base case is true surely the inductive step is as well
I had assumed that all puppyboys were good by induction on the one that I know! If the base case is true surely the inductive step is as well
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Sounds similar to the reasoning some give for why an all-powerful and all-benevolent being would allow evil to exist xD
I had assumed that all puppyboys were good by induction on the one that I know! If the base case is true surely the inductive step is as well
I had assumed that all puppyboys were good by induction on the one that I know! If the base case is true surely the inductive step is as well
Don't insult yourself and your fellow puppyboys by comparing Trump to them! :P
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Don't insult yourself and your fellow puppyboys by comparing Trump to them! :P
I also have some unplayed games but realizing that I wasn't playing my new games made me stop buying them. I have a handful with a bunch of hours that I revisit occassionally though.
I think your experience is pretty common, I know several friends who have a lot of unplayed games xD
I think your experience is pretty common, I know several friends who have a lot of unplayed games xD
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I also have some unplayed games but realizing that I wasn't playing my new games made me stop buying them. I have a handful with a bunch of hours that I revisit occassionally though.
I think your experience is pretty common, I know several friends who have a lot of unplayed games xD
I think your experience is pretty common, I know several friends who have a lot of unplayed games xD
The (respectful, hot guy) beatings will continue until morale improves?
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The (respectful, hot guy) beatings will continue until morale improves?
I agree that is very sad, I wish it weren't like that...
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I agree that is very sad, I wish it weren't like that...
That seems reasonable. I haven't bought games for a while since I don't have the time/patience to learn new ones like I used to, so I'm curious what people think. In theory I'd be willing to pay a little more per hour, but realistically I know I might not play much at all, even if it's a decent game
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
That seems reasonable. I haven't bought games for a while since I don't have the time/patience to learn new ones like I used to, so I'm curious what people think. In theory I'd be willing to pay a little more per hour, but realistically I know I might not play much at all, even if it's a decent game
Sounds like innovative fusion to me!
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Sounds like innovative fusion to me!
Only because you once corrected me on teas being a monoid instead of a group, I have to ask: are you sure this is the converse? I think the converse would be no rain => is prepared for rain :P
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Only because you once corrected me on teas being a monoid instead of a group, I have to ask: are you sure this is the converse? I think the converse would be no rain => is prepared for rain :P
I think most pieces look the best on my monitor and worst on my phone. It's most noticeable with ones that have more detail and shading, since some of that is lost through high saturation and the small size of my phone screen. For simpler art, it makes less of a difference as far as I can tell.
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I think most pieces look the best on my monitor and worst on my phone. It's most noticeable with ones that have more detail and shading, since some of that is lost through high saturation and the small size of my phone screen. For simpler art, it makes less of a difference as far as I can tell.