Optimal recruitment
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recently on youtube i uncovered a “new” ficus species in the himalayas… ficus timlada. this isn’t a straightforward new species case like someone posting pics of a butterfly that experts had never seen before. in the ficus case, basically the taxonomic system failed because it’s fundamentally flawed. in my paper i mentioned an expert by the name of D [name withheld for privacy]. i emailed him my paper and he replied that he was excited about the possibility of a new ficus species, but that ...

This is worth delurking for.

A ficus-lover on the forums for iNaturalist (where people crowdsource identifications of nature pics) is clearly brain-poisoned by LW or their ilk, and perforce doesn’t understand why the bug-loving iNat crew don’t agree that

inaturalist should be a market, so that our preferences, as revealed through our donations, directly influence the supply of observations and ids.

Personally, I have spent enough time on iNat that I can identify a Rat when I see one.

I can’t capture the glory of this in a few pull quotations; you’ll have to go there to see the batshit.

(h/t hawkpartys @ tumblr)

  • Mr_Blott@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I just stumbled on this post on my “all” feed. I don’t know which is more confusing and deranged, your post or the mentally ill person with the broken shift key you linked to

    What the fuck are you talking about and why are you bothered about it?

    Edit - read the sidebar, and realised you’re a bunch of angry little keyboard warrior cunts 😂😂😂

    Sad as fuck, I blame your parents lmao

      • self@awful.systemsMEnglish
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        1 month ago

        also, could you imagine being this fucking embarrassing? “a post I didn’t immediately understand appeared on my screen so instead of looking any of the words up I decided to be a gigantic fucking asshole instead” did you expect applause for coming in here and shitting on the carpet?