LibertyLizard

@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's not up for debate!⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Needs less head before crab.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Consider the following...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  !nolawns@slrpnk.net

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨dendrochronology⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They usually use a coring device. It doesn’t do significant damage to the tree.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨dendrochronology⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s the main accurate way, at least for living trees.

  There are other methods but none really have a proven track record of accuracy the way tree-ring based methods do.

  For well documented trees that coexisted with literate cultures, historical records can be used, though these records can sometimes be wrong. Some trees have ages from oral tradition too but these are difficult to verify.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨dendrochronology⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Also, if you didn’t count the rings then you don’t know how old the tree is. I don’t care how old your uncle thinks it is. You have no idea how often this comes up and how many completely implausible tree ages are just posted as fact in the internet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you think the US will actually log its national parks?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Doubtful but all other public lands yes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨wrong again⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Where’s your proof?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meow⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh I’ve got the link, but it’s paywalled. I’ll find the full paper later.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meow⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, this seems more in line with what I was wondering. but I’ll need to see if I can get access to the full paper. The example given in Australia actually fits my hypothesis since they historically lacked felid predators. So I’d like to see the full list to see the location and severity of the effects they’re reporting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meow⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess you are going off of the genus Felis which is probably valid since I expect their hunting behavior is similar enough. However the map I saw showed they were absent from most of Russia and China, so there are exceptions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meow⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Again it would depend on where those are—threatened species are disproportionately located on those islands I mentioned. Furthermore it doesn’t assign any causation to cat predation.

  Maybe cats are a serious conservation threat on continental areas but I’m just saying I haven’t seen evidence of this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meow⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve seen a lot of stats about cats and it seems very likely they have important conservation implications in island ecosystems where birds did not evolve with similar predators.

  But I’ve not seen evidence of conservation impacts on the mainland where we do and did have similar predators in the past. Just stating that cats eat a lot of birds doesn’t mean they’re a threat to overall populations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meow⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Even in the Americas we have cats though. Bobcats are slightly larger but not completely dissimilar. We even used to have ocelots across much of the US. So I find the claim that mainland birds are not able to handle cat predation to be a bit questionable. However I am not fully educated on this topic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meow⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think it’s true that they’re native to 2/3rds of the earth, is it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meow⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can see the logic but it does feel like the cat’s already out of the bag on this one. There are so many free-ranging and feral cats that I wonder if it makes any difference at this point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why do some straight people deny their loved ones’ homosexuality? (keyword: SOME)⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ironic because bi is the largest demographic but also the one that can blend in the easiest which hasn’t forced people to advocate for acceptance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨place yer bets⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So what level of calamity are we talking about here? 3% doesn’t sound that low to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are mood problems a “turn off” for people even when they’re hard to manage?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, if you are unkind to people many will not wish to be around you regardless of your reasons for it.

  You’ll need to work to change your behavior if you want to avoid this. Many people have anger issues. It’s hard to control how you feel but you may have success in changing how you act when you feel this way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨THE EARTH IS SPHERICAL, DIPSHITS⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I like to question everything, which is the reason I know this. I investigated and saw the evidence myself.

  It’s a little disappointing to me that most people aren’t this way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨THE EARTH IS SPHERICAL, DIPSHITS⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There is literally so much evidence that anyone can perceive with their own eyes if they want to. You can easily observe the curvature of the earth anywhere with objects visible across an open plain or water.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy Valentine's Day!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I assume they’re fucking? But I’m not sure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there communities to post videos of police brutality / excessive use of force?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Might be a better idea for a local project to start with?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When a country is ruled by a dictator, does it matter which party he belongs to?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  OK fair enough. I think I get what you mean. China has more of an elaborate bureaucracy than the typical dictatorship. I’m not sure what word best describes this model.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When a country is ruled by a dictator, does it matter which party he belongs to?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this your first introduction to Marxism? Lol welcome to leftism 101, if you reacted this way then there is hope for you.

  When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called “the People’s Stick”. -Mikhail Bakunin

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When a country is ruled by a dictator, does it matter which party he belongs to?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How is it democratic though? There is some policy deliberation yes but that’s not what democracy means.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is anyone planning on doing anything about trump creating a concentration camp at guantanamo bay?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I am upset about it but what else can we do?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the deal with Signal?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Openly Marxist is just the start of it. Dude is utterly unhinged, so his theories don’t mean a lot to me unless they’re backed by evidence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is anyone planning on doing anything about trump creating a concentration camp at guantanamo bay?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Gonna be tough to stop the creation of the camp since it’s in Cuba but there are orgs that are rolling out strategies to protect people in their communities from getting caught up in this. Check out your local orgs and see who is working on this and cooperate with them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Permabanned from Reddit?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I just met you and I already love you OP. I’m sorry you got banned from Reddit but I’m glad you’re here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you could improve PeerTube, what would you improve?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Easier to join and clearer instructions. I don’t really get how it’s supposed to work from a user perspective.