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What is this gel like thing?
  • Salpa fusiformis

    From (Spanish) Las salpas, las extrañas criaturas que llenan las playas de Málaga

    estos invertebrados no tienen nada que ver con las medusas, por lo que no son urticantes, (...)

    "Son el paso intermedio entre los invertebrados y los vertebrados, puesto que tienen una primitiva columna, y forman parte del plancton, la sopa marina que es la base de la cadena alimenticia en el mar", ha manifestado.


    These invertebrates have nothing to do with jellyfish, so they are not stinging, (…)

    “They are the intermediate step between invertebrates and vertebrates, since they have a primitive column, and they are part of plankton, the marine soup that is the base of the food chain in the sea,” he said.

  • The Neverending Story
  • By the way, both links in your post lead to two different Spanish editions, mine is the one from the second link.

    Thanks... I must have had a brain fart. I don't know why I though it was a German edition, probably the font (facepalm).

    Fixed!

  • "Babalisa", my first pixel art character

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1184815

    > After bingwatching all of Brandon James Greer's videos, I draw my first character: Babalisa. > Criticism and advice are more than welcome. > > Animated progress sequence > > Palette: Nanner Jam Palette by Nannerman > Reference: "Two Peasant Girls" by Vladimir Makovsky > > The name is a reference to Baba Yaga and Vasilisa. > > Posted originally on r/pixelArt 2 years ago

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    [SOLVED using `columns`] I cannot list items vertically in columns using display: grid
  • This is really promising, thank you very much!!

    I did a quick test and the only issue is that "extra elements" are not placed from left to right, but from center to the sides. See image below.

    If that's not how it works by default, I will take a deeper look to see if that's caused by other CSS properties I have.

  • Monolingual Fieldwork Speedrun
  • There was a very similar comment in the reddit post, to which I replied:

    I also noticed that. I think it's so the audience have something to know what's happening. It could have been hidden from the volunteer. The only reason I can imagine for not doing so is that not seeing what he is writing might be less comfortable (especially if she were the only one in the room that cannot see it) and making it easy for "the subject" seems to be an important point.

  • Monolingual Fieldwork Speedrun
  • I think is this one:

    daniel everett is the guy who worked on pirahã. he has all sorts of fantastical claims about the language but chief among it is the idea that the language doesn't include recursion because the speakers avoid relative clauses (not what recursion means in this context but ok). the papers are basically unfalsifiable because the pirahã people distrust outsiders, rightly so, and he steers very close to outright calling the people primitive savages, which is very uncomfortable. if you call him out on his shit he just calls you a chomsky shill. super toxic guy.

    I find it funny that it's from the same user that wrote this comment in another meme I posted about it:

    everett's papers are incoherent and contradictory

    yes we should be skeptical of any theory. but finding proof that one part of a theory might be wrong does not make the entire theory wrong (also evidence keeps emerging that everett had an incomplete understanding of pirahã as for example didn't someone prove that recursion is actually possible in pirahã, just marked by prosody rather than syntax?). and then framing it as "fuck chomsky" rather than "fuck universal grammar" is disingenuous at the very least.

    i dunno i could say more but i won't. i will say though: the way that everett frames this discussion as being either with him or with chomsky is frankly delusional

    Found with new Reddit's comment search:

    https://new.reddit.com/search/?q=Daniel%2BEverett%2Bcopypasta&type=comment

  • Monolingual Fieldwork Speedrun

    Source: "Monolingual Fieldwork" Demonstration - Daniel Everett (YouTube)

    Summary from UWElingo blog post:

    > In this video, Dan Everett is doing a ‘monolingual fieldwork presentation’, something quite impressive: he works with a speaker of a language that he doesn’t know (and which was chosen in secret by others, so he couldn’t prepare for this). Dan is showing that without having a language in common, it is still possible to do Linguistic Fieldwork. In this case, Dan is speaking Pirahã, to ensure that the lady he is working with won’t get any additional clues through his language use. > > This is a great example of how you can do monolingual fieldwork – in particular how to start monolingual fieldwork. > > After the presentation, there are numerous questions from the audience (again: really helpful in showing how this works). Also, it is revealed that the language is [REDACTED]!

    Posted originally on r/linguisticshumor

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    "Waste of a diamond" - The Weekly Roll (Chapter 143) [Not OC]
  • returning to the old magic of RSS feeds

    I love to read that, RSS-powah!

    I've been missing this

    You probably already saw it, but just in case, the WEBTOON page of The Weekly Roll has RSS feed (lnked above):
    https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-weekly-roll/rss?title_no=358889

    such a hard time getting RSS feeds added to Feedly

    I cannot help with Feedly, I use www.commafeed.com (2000 feeds limit on the public instance).

    You may find help here:

  • Jumping spider (Parabathippus sp.) with eggs by Melvyn Yeo
  • From the description:

    Taken at night in Singapore forest.

    Quote from https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_spider Jumping spiders are among the easiest to distinguish from similar spider families because of the shape of the cephalothorax and their eye patterns. The families closest to Salticidae in general appearance are the Corinnidae (distinguished also by prominent spines on the back four legs), the Oxyopidae (the lynx spiders, distinguished by very prominent spines on all legs), and the Thomisidae (the crab spiders, distinguished by their front four legs, which are very long and powerful). None of these families however, has eyes that resemble those of the Salticidae. Conversely, the legs of jumping spiders are not covered with any very prominent spines. Their front four legs generally are larger than the hind four, but not as dramatically so as those of the crab spiders, nor are they held in the outstretched-arms attitude characteristic of the Thomisidae.[3] In spite of the length of their front legs, Salticidae depend on their rear legs for jumping. The generally larger front legs are used partly to assist in grasping prey,[4] and in some species, the front legs and pedipalps are used in species-recognition signalling.

    The jumping spiders, unlike the other families, have faces that are roughly rectangular surfaces perpendicular to their direction of motion. In effect this means that their forward-looking, anterior eyes are on "flat faces", as shown in the photographs. Their eye pattern is the clearest single identifying characteristic. They have eight eyes, as illustrated.[3][4] Most diagnostic are the front row of four eyes, in which the anterior median pair are more dramatically prominent than any other spider eyes apart from the posterior median eyes of the Deinopidae. There is, however, a radical functional difference between the major (AME) eyes of Salticidae and the major (PME) eyes of the Deinopidae; the large posterior eyes of Deinopidae are adapted mainly to vision in dim light, whereas the large anterior eyes of Salticidae are adapted to detailed, three-dimensional vision for purposes of estimating the range, direction, and nature of potential prey, permitting the spider to direct its attacking leaps with great precision. The anterior lateral eyes, though large, are smaller than the AME and provide a wider forward field of vision.

    The rear row of four eyes may be described as strongly bent, or as being rearranged into two rows, with two large posterior lateral eyes furthest back. They serve for lateral vision. The posterior median eyes also have been shifted out laterally, almost as far as the posterior lateral eyes. They are usually much smaller than the posterior lateral eyes and there is doubt about whether they are at all functional in many species.

    The body length of jumping spiders generally range from 1 to 25 mm (0.04–0.98 in).[3][5] The largest is Hyllus giganteus,[5] while other genera with relatively large species include Phidippus, Philaeus and Plexippus.[6]

    In addition to using their silk for safety lines while jumping, they also build silken "pup tents", where they shelter from bad weather and sleep at night. They molt within these shelters, build and store egg cases within them, and also spend the winter in them.[7]

  • Jumping spider (Parabathippus sp.) with eggs by Melvyn Yeo

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    "Rainy night" by khoairyan

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    Humor en español @eslemmy.es Crul @lemmy.world

    La paternidad | El Listo

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    "loc" by Park Pyeongjun

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    "King Theoden and Grima" by Lorenzo Colangeli

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    CassetteFuturism @lemm.ee Crul @lemmy.world

    Apollo 11 Data Acquisition Camera (by Neil Houari)

    Source with more images: Apollo 11 Data Acquisition Camera (by Neil Houari - ArtStation):

    > The Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia" was equipped with this automatic Maurer 16mm data acquisition camera (DAC), designed to operate at several speeds while documenting technical aspects of the mission. Around 15k tris.

    Posted originally on r/cassettefuturism

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    General / Noticias @eslemmy.es Crul @lemmy.world

    Mural de Pixel Pancho animado por A. L. Crego - Rexenera Fest 2015, Carballo

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    SN 1006: Liberating Star Stuff

    More info in comment.

    Source: Chandra :: Photo Album :: SN 1006 :: July 01, 2008

    Credit: Credit:X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/G.Cassam-Chenai, J.Hughes et al.; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF/GBT/VLA/Dyer, Maddalena & Cornwell; Optical: Middlebury College/F.Winkler, NOAO/AURA/NSF/CTIO Schmidt & DSS

    Found via APOD: 2023 August 6 – SN 1006: A Supernova Ribbon from Hubble

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    Omni-Wheel Bicycle by James Bruton (video in description)

    Source (Full video): Can I ride a Bike with an Omni-Wheel? - (James Bruton, YouTube)

    1 minute edit: https://i.imgur.com/ywsDJ2f.mp4

    From the video description:

    > Last time I built a giant omni-wheel. An omni-wheel can move in multiple directions because it has lots of smaller wheels around its circumference, so it can roll like a normal wheel, or slide sideways. Normally you’d use at least three omni-wheels on a vehicle so that you can move or rotate in any direction. But in this video I’m going to put my giant omni-wheel on the front of a bicycle, and with some clever electronics I’m going to control the wheel so I can ride it. I’m using the back end of the bike from the Makers Secret Santa Christmas video which Colin Furze left on my driveway. I’ll need to modify the bike so I checked it wasn’t Colin’s bike from his childhood or anything and he said it sounds cool. As I mentioned last time, the wheel is going to be mounted the wrong way around on the front of the bike so the two wheels make a T-shape. So first of all I need to make some modifications to the front forks of the bike.

    > CAD and Code: https://github.com/XRobots/BIGOmni-Bike

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    Ben Finegold VS Quokkas

    Previously:

    Repost (from reddit) of the second in the series Chess player VS animals.

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    by simzart

    Source simzart on Tumblr:

    > #drawing #illustration #dark-academia-moodboard #dark-acadamia-aesthetic

    From the same author, see the webcomic Ghost Cats and Tea | WEBTOON

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    Imaginary Landscapes @lemmy.world Crul @lemmy.world

    "総本山" (Headquarters) by 加藤オズワルド @ozoztv

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    "Everywhere I look there’s a dead end waiting" by Simon Stålenhag

    Source: SIMON STÅLENHAG — Everywhere I look there’s a dead end waiting....

    > Everywhere I look there’s a dead end waiting. > > www.simonstalenhag.se

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    The skin of Googly-Eyed Stubby Squid (EVNautilus, 2016)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2381349

    > Source (video): Googly-Eyed Stubby Squid - 2016 | Nautilus Live (Remastered!) - YouTube > > > > > This moment comes from 2016 offshore of Los Angeles investigating the Southern California Margin. This (now famous) stubby squid was spotted by ROV Hercules at a depth of 900 meters (2,950 feet). Related to the cuttlefish, this species spends life on the seafloor, activating a sticky mucus jacket and burrowing into the sediment to camouflage, leaving their eyes poking out to spot prey like shrimp and small fish. > > > > More info: > > > > - Wikipedia: Bobtail squid > > - National Geographic: Watch a Googly-Eyed Sea Creature Crack Up Scientists

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    CassetteFuturism @lemm.ee Crul @lemmy.world

    Canon DCC Camera (fictional prop) by Rustam Shaikhlislamov

    Source with more images: Canon DCC Camera (by Rustam Shaikhlislamov - ArtStation): > Fictional prop.

    Searching for "Digital Compact Cassette" portable, I found the (very cool) Sony TCD-D10 (source with more images and specifications: Hifi Speaker Wiki). It wouldn't surprise me if it was part of the mood-board for this project, or even its main inspiration.

    Posted originally on r/cassettefuturism

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    Heather crab spider (Thomisus onustus) - Jason Ogbourne

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    "Waste of a diamond" - The Weekly Roll (Chapter 143)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2736445

    > Source: WebToons - Ch. 143. "Waste of a diamond" - 145 | The Weekly Roll > > RSS Feed: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-weekly-roll/rss?title_no=358889

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    "Waste of a diamond" - The Weekly Roll (Chapter 143)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2736445

    > Source: WebToons - Ch. 143. "Waste of a diamond" - 145 | The Weekly Roll > > RSS Feed: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-weekly-roll/rss?title_no=358889

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