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biogeo

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I'm a neuroscientist and cat enthusiast.

This is my "non-professional" account for stupid jokes, crotchety ranting, and photos of my cats. For slightly more professional behavior, see my other account @biogeo.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.

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A fledgling American Robin. It has been hanging out by my house the last few days, clearly not quite yet having its flight feathers. It's surprisingly indifferent to people and just kind of hung out while I stuck my phone within 20 cm of it to get this shot.

biogeo , to random
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I got caught in a sudden downpour during my evening walk today, which was no fun, but afterwards on the trail I met this guy, which was cool. I think it's an American Toad. It was surprisingly okay with me walking around it to get a photo.

flexghost , to random
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If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class.

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biogeo ,
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@flexghost In a just system, punitive fines should only ever be defined as a fraction of the person's net wealth.

BrianBinh , to random
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The English suffix "-ard" (as in "drunkard", "laggard", "braggard", and "sluggard") is used to make adjectives into deprecating nouns.

"He's drunk" is just a description.
"He's a drunkard" is a moral judgment that finds the subject lacking.

The same process turned "he's wise" into "he's a wizard".

"Wizard" was the medieval equivalent of "smartass".

biogeo ,
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@BrianBinh @bluedragon So was Richard a wealthy-ass motherfucker?

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