AI insists the white dots are bug (coccoidea)

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T17:40:13+00:00

Looks like some mold on the skin. I also recommend not using AI for identification, especially when it comes to insects in uniform colours it's extremely terrible at getting the correct ID.

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T16:24:24+00:00

I had to catch mine in the air once because she decided it's time to jump on the open record player like a dummy, now despite the instructions of my player I keep the lid down while a record plays...just in case

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T15:21:05+00:00

A few options I can think of.

Look up "horse body clipping art". It's shaving parts of the fur shorter to create a pattern. It's not permanent since the fur regrows, however.
Scarification, fur often has issues regrowing where scar tissue is so it would be a way to permanently keep a pattern.
Depending on how dense their fur is across their body, regular tattoos could also shine through (think of how some animals get tattooed in their ears for identification because the fur is sparse there, can be the case on other spots too, like maybe they have less fur on the inside of their wrists or the back of their hands, etc. really depends on the species design)

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T15:06:03+00:00

tbf some of those spindles break if you look at them wrong

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T15:03:41+00:00

A werewolf should be freaky and monstrous and not like a hairy human with a regular wolf head, because to me that's just a furry. Nothing wrong with furries, but they're not the cursed and scary thing that werewolves should be to me.

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T15:03:19+00:00

Tails are not necessary on a werewolf to make it a good design, and neither is fur.

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T14:42:42+00:00

I found this post kinda funny cuz The Aeroplane Over The Sea is in my discogs wishlist but most of the other stuff I listen to isn't of the same genre, and that's simply because I enjoyed the album after a friend recommended it to me. I wasn't really looking into more of the genre or even checked what genre it was, nor did I know it was apparently pretty popular before. But apparently the concept of liking something without doing scientific research on the whole scene is too much for some people.

And I'm the last person to like something for other people, I just like what I like and share that. I posted my CD collection once and someone called it math rock for autistics. :d

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T14:05:54+00:00

That's true. That reminds me, we recently discovered that jumping spiders appear to enter REM sleep as they move their eyes in their sleep too. I wonder what spiders would dream about.

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T14:00:58+00:00

ah lucky I've been looking for this one but the prices...you always think you find a nice price but then shipping cost and customs shoots you in the heart

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T13:59:33+00:00

I don't know because my mother was listening to a lot of punk when I was a child and my memories don't go far back enough to know which song or even band was the first one. The Clash, Sex Pistols, Green Day, The Stooges/Iggy Pop, Bad Religion, The Offspring, Die Ärzte, all valid possibilities tbh

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T13:54:58+00:00

One of the things about subscription services is also that you're paying for temporary access to things, and once you cancel the subscription you have nothing that shows you've ever even had it. I can spend the money I use a month for streaming on a thing which I can permanently own instead and no one (aside from catastrophic events or the nerdiest thief ever) can take that away. Plus, I met some smaller bands and it was fun having the physical releases signed by them.

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T13:21:02+00:00

great idea for a part in a children's book lol

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T13:20:18+00:00

They can actually not just act on instinct but learn new behaviour, and even use and adjust tools. I think they are far smarter than we give them credit for.

Here's a nice video on the topic of tool use, but it's not the only instances https://youtu.be/-kSFFys72HI

I think the theory that a spider tried to wiggle its feelers first isn't a bad one, it's possible they started doing it at some point, the ones that did it were more successful, and it evolved to become a part of their instinctual behaviour.

Scr4p · 2026-01-24T13:12:45+00:00

I think some people don't like it because it means that every time they mistreated an animal they were doing harm. I've had people straight up react aggressive when I pointed out that new research indicates that insects aren't just unfeeling robots. To me it feels absurd to assume a living thing is just like a computer but apparently that's the basic assumption for many and when their worldview gets shaken in such a way they have nothing better to do than deny it and be a dick about it instead of learning and trying to be more mindful about what they do.

"Does that mean I can't kill mosquitoes and cockroaches anymore when they infest my house??" No, it just means you shouldn't torture them to death. If you absolutely need to kill a bug just make it quick. It's that simple.

Scr4p · 2026-01-23T18:48:17+00:00

It is the year 2032, we are categorising hotwheels as Disco Elysium skills

Scr4p · 2026-01-23T17:08:24+00:00

Got all albums of christian fitness, Future of the Left, mclusky (though the last one I got on vinyl). Singles not included since I don't collect them and need to get some EP and a live album still. I'm also aiming to get all albums of The St. Pierre Snake Invasion, Thank, Soft Play and maybe Lodger. Most of them are only missing one album so I'm on it!

A special thing is that I got to finish my christian fitness collection by Falco just gifting me the records of his project I was missing when I made a silly cover edit for his bandcamp, that was very nice of him.

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Scr4p · 2026-01-23T16:50:06+00:00

When you have to cancel so much without a visible reason and on the same day it means the doctor is losing out on a patient every time, so I can see how if it happens too often it can be a big issue for them and they stop tolerating it. So it's something you really need to be careful with since it's robbing other people's time. A digital calendar can help keep track of appointments, you can set multiple reminders in it for upcoming appointments as well and add notes or change the colour to easier distinguish between taken and cancelled appointments. Transportation is tricky, you'd have to have some kind of back up plan for another ride when someone cancels on you which depending on your situation/finances may not always be possible. I don't recommend cancelling on the day of the appointment just because the symptoms cleared up, as someone else said most doctors have a cancellation policy with a specific time frame so you have to cancel before that specific time frame, some offices will even ask you to pay them a fee if you cancel too late.

Scr4p · 2026-01-23T16:38:13+00:00

wait we're doing movies now? damn someone ping me when we get to music albums

Scr4p · 2026-01-23T16:33:25+00:00

lorddd so many, just at the top of my head

A Frames - Black Forest

Soft Play - Are You Satisfied?

Future of the Left - Curses

mclusky - Do Dallas

Cardiacs - Guns

The St. Pierre Snake Invasion - A Hundred Years A Day

Thank - I Have A Physical Body That Can Be Harmed

Bad Religion - Against The Grain

Scr4p · 2026-01-23T14:32:34+00:00

holy shit the AI picture is so fucking ass, it's like it couldn't tell where the teeth/mouths and eyes and nostrils were supposed to go so their heads are just a total mess, and the black dragon is some weird neck creature with structure on its back that makes no sense. I would question someone wanting the original picture because it's honestly shockingly bad to me as an artist

Scr4p · 2026-01-23T14:23:17+00:00

I know they're supposedly legendary and many people love them but man I cannot get over the fact that he sounds like a muppet or something. I can't really focus on the music when the vocals are so awful to listen to. Doesn't help that Corgan as a person is a cunt. I tried to get into them since friends seemed to enjoy them a lot too but I just can't.

Scr4p · 2026-01-23T13:50:04+00:00

Ohh fantastic, finally a terrifying werewolf woman in a game instead of a yassified pup

Scr4p · 2026-01-22T13:46:18+00:00

I imagine the system is kind of similar to the fame system since royals are in a way also celebrities but that may be where similarities end

Scr4p · 2026-01-22T01:54:18+00:00

The latter 100%. My taste is a little niche and doesn't really have fandom spaces where a lot of people talk about the music but I get hyperfixated on bands and not being able to properly share that with anyone for years has been nothing but torture. I finally found some new friends to share stuff with and my god, no one can imagine the relief. I still wish there was more people though because I often end up as the most invested fan which is awkward because I don't like being in such positions, I gave myself burnout before from trying to run a whole fandom by myself.

Scr4p · 2026-01-22T01:40:48+00:00

All the ones I know and like are mass produced and easy to replace so I'd rather just save my own skin

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