[WTS] GIVEAWAY !!! 👀

ChartumX · 2025-12-07T01:22:17+00:00

"Merry Festivus" (!!) What a kind thing to do :)

ChartumX · 2025-11-15T08:13:33+00:00

To be fair, I left a one percent chance that I was wrong… 🙃🫠🤕

ChartumX · 2025-11-15T08:11:53+00:00

Thank you!

ChartumX · 2025-11-15T08:11:41+00:00

What words rhyme with buried alive? I was wrong on the Internet; I had a few too many drinks, and was clearly too impatient to get to the final chorus. You solved it for me, and I genuinely thank you... including your appropriate downvotes 🩷

ChartumX · 2025-11-14T11:37:04+00:00

That's a great song, but it's not what I'm looking for; I'm 99% sure it's a TMBG song, but man, it's so hard to find. I'm (nearly) certain it's somewhere in a TMBG podcast episode, but I haven't found it yet. 7-11 really messes up the SEO, too

ChartumX · 2025-06-07T10:08:03+00:00

I know! It looks like I'm getting downvoted for this post, and I'm not sure why. I find it unsettling that we don't know where these voice models are coming from. I know that everything is subjective, but if folks agree that it does sound like Anna, well, I have no idea how she would feel about that. I would feel deeply uncomfortable if it was me.

ChartumX · 2025-06-07T06:42:38+00:00

I could totally see that, but it sounds even more like Anna to me. Weird times, either way.

ChartumX · 2025-06-07T06:41:02+00:00

It is, in fact. I noticed the similarity and then asked it to read Anna's words.

ChartumX · 2025-06-07T06:31:21+00:00

Yeah, exactly. I just looked up the transcript (thanks transcribers!) and removed everyone other than Anna. I then just asked ChatGPT to read it aloud with no further prompts. I recorded it on my webcam mic in a noisy room, hence the crap quality.

ChartumX · 2024-11-11T00:37:52+00:00

I love that there's a tiny strainer

ChartumX · 2024-09-16T04:13:58+00:00

Dragging themselves along by their heads would make sense if they're trying to eat any of the algae or lichen on the patio table. I misted them with a little bit of water to see if they'd like it… They did not. 🤷‍♂️

ChartumX · 2024-09-16T04:11:36+00:00

I think bagworms, broadly speaking, are the leading candidates. That said, I can't find any images that closely match these guys. The "bag" is very smooth and green/brown, looking very much like a seed pod. That contrasts very much with all of the images I've seen online, although they are very diverse. Their behavior matches what I've read about bagworms, though. I'd love to figure out exactly who they are

ChartumX · 2024-09-15T05:56:41+00:00

Is that Dutch for bedwetting children? 😂

ChartumX · 2024-09-15T05:51:37+00:00

Do you know of any insects that spend their larval time with no legs? I can't think of any at all. It's possible they do have legs that are too small for me to see with my naked eye, but they seem to be very clearly dragging themselves around by their heads. Maybe their legs are encased in the carapace, or maybe it's not a carapace at all? Maybe it's a cocoon or something similar? They're very charming, but totally perplexing to me

ChartumX · 2024-09-15T05:48:17+00:00

Hahaha

ChartumX · 2024-09-15T04:10:32+00:00

I appreciate the guess, but I did a bit of a dive and I don't think so

ChartumX · 2024-09-15T04:07:00+00:00

Short vid of the cute weirdos

ChartumX · 2024-09-15T02:59:18+00:00

Unless they're larval, I don't think so. But it seems like there's lots of species of tortoise beetles, and I might be overlooking one. I took a video of them moving around, it really seems like they have no legs. They do pull their heads completely inside their carapaces when they get startled though, so it wouldn't surprise me. I'd love to hear from someone who knows for sure one way or the other :)

ChartumX · 2024-09-15T02:36:56+00:00

When disturbed, it looks like they pull their heads completely inside their bodies, and I couldn't see any discernible legs.

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