LibertyLizard

@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a leftist ran for president, would liberals support him?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I think democrats would, for the most part, perhaps less enthusiastically, but since they hate Trump, I think it would not be a major issue.

  The question is, how would low-information unaffiliated voters respond to having a socialist in the ballot? This is a difficult question to answer. Traditionally socialism is a bad word in US politics, albeit less so with younger voters.

  Personally I don’t really buy the “Bernie would have won” stuff but there’s really only one way to find out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨MOREL DILEMMA⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Is the dilemma that I can’t take the tram to my foraging grounds? If so I agree that is a problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Foot Fungus⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Also this one: allianceforthebay.org/…/from-the-grave-dead-mans-…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Optimisation is a Slow Process⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I see the problem, you forgot to clear your browser cache before evolving. closes ticket

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Know Nut November⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  A friend is getting married there next year. I’ll have to keep an eye out so I can try them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Know Nut November⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If you want to post another one tomorrow you are welcome to do so on !treehuggers@slrpnk.net. Maybe we can make this a thing!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Know Nut November⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow I’m impressed. I consider myself a bit of a nut expert but I have never heard of this one. You really know your stuff.

  Or you used computer vision and know nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Know Nut November⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  How do I subscribe?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Serious statement: I don't understand the argument that not voting for Harris was the morally correct thing to do, because of Gaza. Why does anyone believe this?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  There are a variety of reasons.

  Some people feel that voting is offering material support to a specific candidate or system, and they cannot bring themselves to do so given the horrors that that person or system is either supporting or failing to condemn.

  Others may feel that strategically withholding their vote as a punishment may motivate democrats to take these types of issues more seriously in the future.

  Or they may feel that their vote is more impactful magnifying the voice and power of third parties who offer more meaningful solutions to end the killing, even if they won’t win.

  Others still may believe that Trump’s incompetence will accelerate the end of America imperialism and lead to a better global political situation sometime in the future.

  Finally, some people feel that voting won’t matter at all and is a distraction from efforts to directly slow or stop the war machine.

  I don’t personally endorse any of these viewpoints, but some are relatively serious positions and others are not, in my opinion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Election Simulations⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Fuck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Election Simulations⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Who would win? The world’s greatest collection of polling experts, political analysts, and election modelers, or one copper boi?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would he still love me as a worm?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh my god it’s a whole paper. Amazing.

  I’m not sure how she planned to secrete eggs on Chad but maybe menstruation is as close as humans can get.

  I noticed in the references that Chad is also published! I wonder if that’s a real paper too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would he still love me as a worm?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Now I really want to know which worm sexual behaviors the author tested on Chad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨And I grew strong!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Stop eating my oak trees, you fuckers!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kill it with fire!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  youtu.be/mbbaPsvCDDE?si=cJ2hvsNSywCcipP4&t=25m30s

  It’s just difficult to carefully follow bio security protocols while importing millions of tons of shit all the time. Especially while racing to the bottom in terms of time and money spent on that process.

  No way to avoid it other than stricter controls on imports and a more local economy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kill it with fire!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Certainly more nutritious.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is the term "bloodline" often used instead of "family tree"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe a cultural or regional thing? Or is it related to a hobby or something? I can’t think of a single time I’ve heard this phrase in normal conversation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is the term "bloodline" often used instead of "family tree"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s a bit different. Female at least refers to a real biological trait (or at least collection of traits). As a scientist I use the word female in my work all of the time, and frankly I’m not sure what alternatives to it even exist.

  Bloodline is like… weird racist antiquated European ideas about ancestry that are more or less completely unscientific and wrong. I don’t think I’ve ever once heard it used in a scientific context.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is the term "bloodline" often used instead of "family tree"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Who is actually using this term? I’ve only heard it in like medieval period fiction.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Learning Botany⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I know but I object to calling all plants in the asparagus family types of asparagus. Otherwise we’ll soon be dealing with famous types of asparagus such a hostas, agaves, bluebells, dracaenas, and many others.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Learning Botany⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How is it asparagus if it’s not in the genus Asparagus?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Be a rebel, pick up trash.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And most importantly, work to disassemble the systems that normalize and support the production of the wasteful and toxic materials we now call trash.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Please be patient.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t most sub-atomic particles have the same charge and mass?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I miss you.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I keep hoping de-extinction becomes a thing but it’s taking a long time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Teehee⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We can call ourselves the Horticultural Organization for the Reviewing of Names Yearly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Teehee⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  With how much squabbling and splitting and recombining and all this nonsense with Latin names lately, sometimes the common names are just more practical to use.

  I’ve started wishing there was a common name authority like with birds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  True but people also use this as an excuse to dismiss any research they disagree with which is idiotic.

  Most research is legit. It just might not be interpreted correctly, or it might not be the whole picture. But it shouldn’t be ignored because you don’t like it.

  People are especially prone to this with Econ research in my experience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cognitive Biases⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Someone call the mods!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do residential skyscrapers always seem to include balconies that never get used?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe a way to make use of all those unused balconies. I’m on board.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨bamboozled⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Technically you’re not wrong. Mainly because there’s no agreed upon technical definition of what does or doesn’t constitute a tree.