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Humble polite inconsequential scientist. “Garlic and sapphires in the mud”

@nathancofnas.bsky.social hey, Natha!, can you show your methodology for your genetic basis for race? Does it only work if you use your own special algorithm? Or can the rest of us test your data and methods? Or are you scared to let us see?

Good to see a bunch of cis het white sci commers finally realising there are some things that are not acceptable and we have a duty to speak on them. Sorry it took you so long I guess?

By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”

photograph of the relevant passage in Fitzgerald's translation of the Odyssey ("I make no bed of love with you upon it. Or swear me first a great oath, if I do, you'll work no more enchantment to my harm.")

I would like to announce that Bluesky has definitely broken through to the regulars bc my not-at-all-ever-on-social-media spouse just mentioned a Bluesky thread that one of his friends sent him. This is big, people. Huge

I can’t do it. I can’t apply for jobs and cook and clean and take care of mum. I can’t do it all. How the fuck do mothers do it ?

"He’s bypassing barricades, crushing fences, lying on roads and bashing into at least one parked car." “He’s broken fences, he’s harassing people’s cars ....” There is a 1-tonne seal, named Neil, that is the deliverer of chaos and destruction to Tasmania. An excellent character.

A 1,000kg mammal is wreaking havoc in Tasmania – and Neil the seal is loved for it

The elephant seal has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour

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Watching Cunk on Earth. “Has a film ever been made of the Lascaux cave paintings” one of the great lines of history

Nephew has started laughing. We have video of this. Esp of my brother singing to baby and pausing to cough to the side mid-song and then continuing without pause and baby cracking up at the same point we did

14 years ago, Magdalene Lum wrote a letter to Sir David. This inspired us to create a wider letter project, Letters to Sir David/Dear Sir David, culminating in a booklet that we hoped would reach him. We don’t know if it did, but the gratitude and affection remains. Happy Birthday, Sir David

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