holy dicks, that’s useful
reblogging for future reference
reblogging for future essays
reblogging for future roleplays
You need Jay-sus; some moral ambiguity in religious discourse on the Internet
I don’t normally respond to comments on TGWTG; I didn’t do this for Ender’s Game, for instance, because by and large the people taking issue with it were… well… not to make too generalizing a point here, but they had a touch of the homophobia on them. Just a pinch. But knowing how me talking about LGBT advocacy can bring out the idiots, I didn’t read the comments on it. I just threw it out there unto the masses, and let it fly. I heard second hand about the comments, but frankly one can only handle so much frustrating. The second hand reports were enough for me.
Then this last one I did on viral videos of the Olde Internet; it was a pretty nothing video, but once again that same pushback. This time I read a couple of these comments, to paraphrase, “You clearly have issues with Christianity based on [liberal indoctrination from liberal college because you clearly have no critical thinking skills] , why don’t you just make an hour-long rant about how much you hate Christians and be done with it?”
Hrrnnnnnn.
This is a set of illustrations I did for the children’s magazine Highlights a while back. The issue is now out, so I’m free to upload it to my galleries.
It depicts the “before” (top) and “after” (bottom) status of the Smithsonian Museum’s Camptosaurus skeleton, which underwent some substantial renovation recently. The skeleton was originally mounted for the museum in 1911, and has become badly damaged and out-of-date in the century of its service. It has now been entirely remounted, both to repair the damage and to conform with modern accuracy standards. If you’re ever at the natural history museum in DC, look for Camptosaurus in the Dinosaur Hall!
Here’s a scan of the article if anyone is interested.
What’s that thing sticking out of its butt?
Well, I answered that riveting question to the best of my ability at DeviantArt, but to summarize: It’s the dinosaur’s ovipositor. Dinosaurs, much like insects, had retractable tubular extensions that they used to lay millions of eggs out of their butts. This fossil is very unique in that it actual preserved this organ, which is soft-tissue and usually decomposes. This is why Camptosaurus is so important to paleontology!!!
Are you sure that’s not just bone?
No, I’m not sure it’s not! :p It is part of the pelvis, the structure formed by the ischium and pubis.
Pandas would be proud of you.
This is a set of illustrations I did for the children’s magazine Highlights a while back. The issue is now out, so I’m free to upload it to my galleries.
It depicts the “before” (top) and “after” (bottom) status of the Smithsonian Museum’s Camptosaurus skeleton, which underwent some substantial renovation recently. The skeleton was originally mounted for the museum in 1911, and has become badly damaged and out-of-date in the century of its service. It has now been entirely remounted, both to repair the damage and to conform with modern accuracy standards. If you’re ever at the natural history museum in DC, look for Camptosaurus in the Dinosaur Hall!
Here’s a scan of the article if anyone is interested.
What’s that thing sticking out of its butt?
Well, I answered that riveting question to the best of my ability at DeviantArt, but to summarize: It’s the dinosaur’s ovipositor. Dinosaurs, much like insects, had retractable tubular extensions that they used to lay millions of eggs out of their butts. This fossil is very unique in that it actual preserved this organ, which is soft-tissue and usually decomposes. This is why Camptosaurus is so important to paleontology!!!
Are you sure that’s not just bone?
This is a set of illustrations I did for the children’s magazine Highlights a while back. The issue is now out, so I’m free to upload it to my galleries.
It depicts the “before” (top) and “after” (bottom) status of the Smithsonian Museum’s Camptosaurus skeleton, which underwent some substantial renovation recently. The skeleton was originally mounted for the museum in 1911, and has become badly damaged and out-of-date in the century of its service. It has now been entirely remounted, both to repair the damage and to conform with modern accuracy standards. If you’re ever at the natural history museum in DC, look for Camptosaurus in the Dinosaur Hall!
Here’s a scan of the article if anyone is interested.
What’s that thing sticking out of its butt?
Some Plato Links
http://www.personal.kent.edu/~jwattles/republic.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/mb/jmorris/philosophy/might_makes_right.html#
