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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Orcas Memes

Posts tagged with Orcas

The Four Elemental Pandas

Biology Evolution Science
1 year ago 28.8K views 0 shares
The Four Elemental Pandas
Nature's black and white collection – now available in four elemental varieties! Taxonomists hate this one simple trick. Instead of spending decades on proper classification, just slap "panda" on anything with matching colors. The giant panda, killer whale, penguin, and magpie: four creatures that evolution designed with the same color palette but forgot to give the same instruction manual. If only Darwin could see how we've simplified his life's work into "things that look vaguely similar." Next up: calling zebras "horse pandas" and skunks "stink pandas."

The Bell Curve Of Biological Misclassification

Biology Science Oceanography
1 year ago 33.9K views 0 shares
The Bell Curve Of Biological Misclassification
The bell curve of intelligence strikes again! On both ends of the IQ spectrum, we've got people confidently declaring "dolphins are fish" while the enlightened middle screams in biological horror. Nothing triggers a biologist faster than aquatic taxonomy errors! Dolphins (and orcas!) are 100% mammals - they breathe air, give live birth, produce milk, and probably laugh at humans who can't tell the difference. The perfect visualization of how being spectacularly wrong can happen at both extremes of the intelligence distribution. Next up: "penguins are just fancy ducks" and "bats are birds" for maximum scientific chaos!

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Mac mini alternatives for local LLMs: M6, M5 and Strix Halo

Apple's M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio versus 128GB Strix Halo mini PCs for local LLMs, from a 256GB M3 Ultra owner. Bandwidth, price, me... Read article →

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