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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2022 1:01:33 GMT -8
I anticipate that anyone into taxonomy will appreciate this:
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Post by bobw on Jan 3, 2022 2:59:05 GMT -8
I find it wonderful that in these busy times, people can waste their time on such glorious frivolity.
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Post by exoticimports on Jan 3, 2022 5:34:10 GMT -8
Maybe it was a school project, or somebody practicing website construction. Who knows? It is rather funny. That the site still exists after 11 years is odd.
Keep in mind too that people spend time on all sorts of frivolous activities: watching football, wandering the mall, posting their opinions on FarseBook. It probably wouldn't hurt me to be more fun and funny, all my time goes into work, family, and research.
Chuck
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Post by kevinkk on Jan 3, 2022 9:57:39 GMT -8
It is amusing, and it's entirely possible our tax dollars paid for that.
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Post by inopinatus on Jan 4, 2022 4:04:50 GMT -8
This is truly fascinating stuff. Should deserve an IGnobel. There are so many level to analyse this! 1- first you think it is a very funny joke, smart and sophisticated. 2- then you realise that there is a philosophical aspect to it, questioning the added value of taxonomy especially in entomology, the Vanity in the act of categorising stuff 3- then looking deeper at the site you see the enormous amount of work involved. I suspect that what started as a joke evolved in something more serious. The person involved in it probably got hooked into this and in the end got serious in the hobby. 4- you realise there is a lot of literature about this site on the internet. It is said ( I have not fact-checked) that The classification was used in medical papers. Indeed some people were injured ingesting these and some recommendations were made to change the shape based on this website… So not so frivolous after all. www.theliftedbrow.com/liftedbrow/toward-a-taxonomy-of-the-plasticae-meeting-the?format=amp |
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Post by wingedwishes on Jan 6, 2022 7:55:08 GMT -8
Keep in mind too that people spend time on all sorts of frivolous activities: watching football, wandering the mall, posting their opinions on FarseBook. It probably wouldn't hurt me to be more fun and funny, all my time goes into work, family, and research. Chuck How.......are......we.......not related? You just accurately described me. |
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Post by exoticimports on Jan 6, 2022 9:09:04 GMT -8
Keep in mind too that people spend time on all sorts of frivolous activities: watching football, wandering the mall, posting their opinions on FarseBook. It probably wouldn't hurt me to be more fun and funny, all my time goes into work, family, and research. Chuck How.......are......we.......not related? You just accurately described me. LOL. Not likely. Someone told me that last year malls, bowling alleys, movie theaters, and sports bars were closed. I’d not noticed. |
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