Mechanismatic

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It's about 18 days from egg laying to hatching, then 20 - 40 days for the fledglings to leave the nest, so in about two months we'll probably be hearing the frequent loud squawks of the fledglings around town, bugging their parents to beak feed them even though the food is right there on the ground ready to eat.

 

Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.

 

Whether I'm at home or work, they land near the windows and look in, waiting for a treat.

 
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[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ironically, instead of "prescribing against," it seems like you mean proscribing.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I do play games, but I also work on creative projects and watch shows/movies on my computer. I use Illustrator to create typeface designs, graphic design for laser cutting or stickers, 3D modeling and slicing programs for my 3D printer, Google Docs for writing, coding for Raspberry Pi and Arduino projects, et al.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Thinking about it more, we also encountered it in literature classes.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I picked up a book on mythology in the summer before 9th grade in California in the 90s, but formal lessons on mythology were included in some history classes and in my high school Latin class.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago

It's too vague a question to answer easily. I'd need specific scenarios because the tell and the tipping point might be different in different scenarios. There might be a pattern, but you'd only see it with multiple scenarios about the same person, and even then, there might be some details you're not privy to that would otherwise change your perspective. It's also entirely possible for a person to be right some of the time, but to fight regardless of whether they are or not.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like to pull this list up whenever someone starts talking about how the signs are clear that the end is near: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, he knows I'm good for treats. His murder follows me around outside work a lot.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

The Crow Bar has been around for a while.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I vector traced a photo in Illustrator and then adjusted it.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This is a crow. Ravens are larger, have a more curved top to their beak, and neck feather ruff that this crow doesn't exhibit.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Could I cut up my wish into just wiping parts of a few songs? Like the march tune from Tears of a Clown, the electronic watch alarm in Rock the Casbah, and the chopsticks part of Blinded by the Light.

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