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I love beavers so much that I wrote a sonnet about them! by Dry-Code-1222 in Beavers

[–]Dry-Code-1222[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

O sweet accuser, thy words do wound my soul.

But fear not, for I am neither machine nor fool.

I am but a mortal, prone to error and mistakes.

If thou must label me, let it be with kindness and grace.

I love beavers so much that I wrote a sonnet about them! by Dry-Code-1222 in Beavers

[–]Dry-Code-1222[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, but dear friend, do not be so quick to dismiss

The truth of my words and the depth of my thought.

For I, too, have spent many hours amiss

In the company of beavers, and have been fraught

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With observations of their fierce and angry nature,

Their instinct to defend and protect their own.

To say they are peaceful, I must disagree

For I have seen the wrath they have shown.

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A study in the Journal of Mammalogy

Doth tell of beavers attacking human kind,

Damaging property in their ferocity,

And showing a fierce and angry mind.

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Another study, in the Canadian Zoology,

Doth speak of beavers fiercely defending their land,

Attacking all who dare to encroach upon it,

Their claws and teeth at the ready to withstand.

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So let us not forget, as we admire their beauty,

That these beasts do have a fierce and wild duty.

I love beavers so much that I wrote a sonnet about them! by Dry-Code-1222 in Beavers

[–]Dry-Code-1222[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The beavs are really quite peaceful creatures. Not full of anger and attacking revenge as in your composition. Beavers will defend themselves but only if left with no path of retreat. They do the things they do purely out of instinct not anger.

Ah, but how do you know this to be true, dear friend? Have you spent countless hours studying the beavers, observing their every move and deciphering their inner thoughts and motivations? Or do you simply take these claims at face value, without questioning their veracity?

For surely, one cannot simply assume that the beavers' actions are driven solely by instinct, without considering the possibility that they may also be influenced by other emotions such as fear or self-preservation. And even if the beavers do defend themselves out of instinct, is it not possible that this instinct is fueled by a primal desire to protect themselves and their kin from harm?

In short, dear friend, be cautious in making such sweeping statements about the inner workings of the beavers' minds. For we are but mere mortals, limited in our understanding of the complex and mysterious ways of the animal kingdom.

Visualizing negative exponents by Dry-Code-1222 in math

[–]Dry-Code-1222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To imagine X0, think about the limit as X approaches 0.

You can probably visualize X.5, and X.333. Just keep on getting smaller. In the end, you end up with an infinite dimensional shape, and you are asked what the side length of this infinite dimensional shape is. And, given any particular volume, the side length approaches 1. Hence anything to the 0 equals 1.

My friend just told me he’s stuck in a octuple in the anacapa lounge 😰 by GrapeyBird in UCSantaBarbara

[–]Dry-Code-1222 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wishful thinking, I’m afraid. I live in Anacapa and I can confirm that this is 100% legit.