Turns out John Snow wasn't as ignorant as HBO would have us believe 1 comments
snowbeast
· 2 years ago
Observant man => hero
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So anyway, that's how I got into hiking. 2 comments
snowbeast
· 2 years ago
* permanent confused look on my face
* found in forests, carrying a basket of mushrooms but hopelessly lost
* the local children prefer my cat to me
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* found in forests, carrying a basket of mushrooms but hopelessly lost
* the local children prefer my cat to me
This looks like a job for Occam's razor! 1 comments
Ranked 462nd as a man to 1st 15 comments
snowbeast
· 2 years ago
It depends on the state of the body. The police/medical examiner records sex based on the physical appearance of the body, especially the genitalia. If something points to the deceased being transgender (i.e. dress, gender reassignment surgery scars, etc) then it would surely be noted as potentially having bearing on the case. If the remains are skeletal, then sex is determined by comparing bone dimensions against established ranges (same with race). Note that as the ranges overlap, sex determination can be tricky. Regardless, it would be impossible to detect from bones alone that a person changed gender as an adult.
Sleepovers are the best 7 comments
snowbeast
· 2 years ago
Some of us don't have a lot of opportunities! And I saw the way that raccoon was looking at me.
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Sleepovers are the best 7 comments
Rune-substance #3 8 comments
snowbeast
· 2 years ago
There is so much speculation about the zoomorphic decoration. This one is obviously a snake, but a lot of stones depict something more approaching a dragon, or a snake with multiple appendages at least. And then there are the lions, carved by people who had never seen one. I have more posts coming ;-)
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Rune-substance #3 8 comments
snowbeast
· 2 years ago
Runestone built into Kaga church in Östergötland, Sweden. Kaga church is one of the country's oldest, founded in ca 1137, and still retains its medieval spire.
Old Norse: Tufi ræisti stæin þennsi æftiʀ Lid-Bofa, faður sinn.
English: Tufi raised this stone in memory of Lid-Bofa, his father.
It is possible to date runestones approximately based on their decorative elements. On this stone, there is a looped band of runes, and a snake shown from above (rather than in profile) which is plain apart from a small lappet by the tail. This simple style, plus the fact that it was re-purposed when building the church, points to a dating between 1010 and 1037. Tufi likely personally approved its usage - perhaps to symbolically bring his father into the church?
See Gräslund 2006 for information on dating runestones stylistically.
L2012:9799 / Ög 103
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Old Norse: Tufi ræisti stæin þennsi æftiʀ Lid-Bofa, faður sinn.
English: Tufi raised this stone in memory of Lid-Bofa, his father.
It is possible to date runestones approximately based on their decorative elements. On this stone, there is a looped band of runes, and a snake shown from above (rather than in profile) which is plain apart from a small lappet by the tail. This simple style, plus the fact that it was re-purposed when building the church, points to a dating between 1010 and 1037. Tufi likely personally approved its usage - perhaps to symbolically bring his father into the church?
See Gräslund 2006 for information on dating runestones stylistically.
L2012:9799 / Ög 103
Country people talking to bugs 2 comments
snowbeast
· 2 years ago
Can confirm. Skeeters, ticks and flies experience immediate and devastating prairie justice. Bees, moths, beetles and the like are gently sent on their way after being told "this house ain't big enough for the both of us." Spiders I negotiate with, and the result depends on the individual, his powers of persuasion and whether or not I can reach him.
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Froggo Fun #51 - The Hot Tub's Ready 4 comments
Have a suspect or two 1 comments
snowbeast
· 2 years ago
A project manager would never ask for that. Sales & Marketing would ask for that. A project manager would simply reply, "That's not in the spec."
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I see your basket cat & raise you a basket cat 7 comments
snowbeast
· 2 years ago
Cat adorability isn't quantifiable. Lucky for you, as my cat would win paws down. Look at her little beans!!
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