Squishy squirrel
The Japanese dwarf flying squirrel may be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen with my own two eyeballs.
LMAO
I learned in a Latin Studies class (with a chill white dude professor) that when the Europeans first saw Aztec cities they were stunned by the grid. The Aztecs had city planning and that there was no rational lay out to European cities at the time. No organization.
Step 1: begin at the beginning
read the title
get excited for cool science
note the authors
get mad at them for having more papers than you
spend ten minutes wondering if you’d have been better off going to whatever institution they’re at
die a little inside
Step 2: the abstract and introduction
read the abstract
skip right to the introduction because you’re not completely sure what they’re talking about and maybe that will clear it up
alright now we’re talking
understand the entire first paragraph of the introduction
mostly get the second and third paragraphs
skip over the technical bit at the end because boring
Step 3: the results (aka the good stuff)
read the first paragraph
really not get what’s being said
skip right to figure 1
read the figure caption
call it good, you got the jist
repeat for the remaining figures
Step 4: give up
this paper really isn’t answering the question you had in the first place
you’ll just cite it later it’s fine
Step 5: keep doing science!
fail because of some unexpected and puzzling problem
spend 2-6 weeks troubleshooting and getting nowhere
decide to do another literature search to see if anyone else has had this issue
find the same paper you read before cited a bunch
Step 6: reread
actually like read it this time
get to the end
find the answer to your question
die a little inside
wonder why you didn’t just read it fully to begin with and save yourself weeks of work
Step 7: follow citations to another paper that looks relevant
repeat entire cycle
wonder why science is so hard
llustrations for Fantasy Flight Games by Lenka Šimečková
Black Sails Season Two is like parallels on parallels on parallels on parallels on parallels
women should not be drafted into the US military
nobody should be drafted into the US military
nobody should be forced to participate in imperialist violence.
I JUST FINISHED THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO READ NEXT. CAN YOU RECOMMEND ME SOMETHING OF THE SAME CALIBER?
THE BEDLAM STACKS, ALSO BY NATASHA PULLEY, HAHA
I’m deadly serious – I loved The Bedlam Stacks even MORE than Watchmaker, if that’s possible. the same ‘here’s a weird, random period of history’ setting, the same ‘here are some really niche things you know nothing slash don’t care about’ plot, the same ‘here’s the quietest, sneakiest love story you’ve ever not noticed creeping up on you’ romance. but with more ADVENTURING. and PERIL. and a CAMEO from a certain CLAIRVOYANT, eh eh eh
buuuuut it doesn’t come out until July, so to tide you over here are some lists for books in the same-ish vein: queer historical novels, queer fantasy (almost exclusively YA), and some non-YA, adult, classic novels.
I was scrolling through the notes after I posted something similar, and absolutely agree! Additionally whatever point is attempted to be made, if you overstate an issue you end up undercutting the actual problems at hand, as instead ppl want to focus on "larger problems" (whether these bigger problems are actually reflective of reality, it grabs attention more easily as it alarms the reader).
That’s 8% of transgender Americans. An additional 43% of transgender Americans are seriously considering moving due to laws criminalizing our existence and healthcare.
“So many people are completely helpless to get out, even with all the bumps and roadblocks, the fact is I'm still one of the lucky ones.” Said Sheena, a trans woman who fled from from Florida.
“it's evident that the United States is in the throes of a swelling crisis of internally displaced political refugees. Over a million people, themselves contemplating relocation in the coming months, remain in a state of apprehensive vigilance, awaiting the potential signal that they too must bid farewell to their homes.”
Via Erin Reed, a professional policy tracker of transgender legislation. June 13, 2023.