it’s weird that netflix used to be about mailing DVDs back and forth so you could watch movies. that seems like something people in the 1800s would do. “Jeremiah the mail-carrier died of smallpox so I’m afraid there’ll be no Wild Hogs 2 this winter.”
what is it about capybaras that attracts groups of small animals to them?
Its not just mammals either its like birds and turtles and frogs too
look at this shit
They radiate peace
capybaras are friend shaped
I love this post
This is actually a cool thing I know about!
In the wild capybaras live in large groups so naturally a female capybara will take care of not only her own offspring, but all of the other offspring in the group. So capybaras are super great mothers who will adopt pretty much anything and take care of it.
Lots of places that rescue different animals will give a group of baby animals to a capybara to raise if they have one.
Like puppies
Ducks
Deer
Emus
They are just super calm animals so they’re naturally great at mothering or just existing in a group!
Driving the Story Forward vs. Extending Drive Time
A wall of text series on how Nancy Drew games largely lost their charm.
We often joke on here about how the Nancy Drew games are internship simulators since not only does Nancy try out a record number of jobs, but we as players are often tasked with mundane, work-like objectives in the games.
This alone is not a bad thing and can often contribute to a sense of realism within the games, but only under one condition: it must serve to drive the story forward, not simply exist to increase the time the game takes to be completed.
In the early Nancy Drew games, the Pointless Task was used sparingly. Usually manifesting itself in the form of chores or job duties, Nancy would be asked to do things that–when looking at the game as a whole–had no bearing on the mystery itself. Early examples are the wooden inlay puzzle in Message in a Haunted Mansion and collecting eggs & vegetables in The Secret of Shadow Ranch.
The Pointless Task is totally fine when paired with The Seemingly Pointless Task–a task which inadvertently leads you to clues. For example, in SHA when Nancy is asked to build the fire, she finds a clue in the fire pit. Similarly, the MHM inlay puzzle is one of many “repairs” Nancy is asked to do around the house, most of which lead to clues.
However, over time it seems like HER forgot to pair Pointless Tasks with Seemingly Pointless Tasks. What that means for the game is that a large number of tasks are there only to artificially lengthen game play.
-blood tithing -bonecrafting -demon hosting -bearer of the dark crystal -arson -haruspex -slime -antagonizing extraterrestrials -thaumaturgy -aviation -day out on the lake of fire -grievous injury -self surgery -best warcry -chainmail fashion -week alone in the woods of eternal night -malevolent fungus taiming
i haven’t seen anybody talk about hopper helping eleven prepare for the dance and honestly? tragic because can you guys fucking imagine big ‘ol chief jim hopper taking eleven shopping for a new dress? fighting with her hair hours before the dance because he hasn’t done this shit in ages and why does she have so much of it goddamn it and really carefully applying her makeup for her, using a picture from a magazine she picked out as a guide? and then dropping her off to her very first ever dance and waiting outside like i’m crying whole tears for dad jim hopper and his adopted daughter eleven
their arms are similar to our tongues in that their muscle fibers are oriented in three different directions
octopuses are disconcertingly strong (anecdotal evidence says that a 15 inch wide octopus was as strong as the scientist handling it)
on that note that same scientist said that when her octopuses escaped she would have to run behind them, “like cats” (paraphrased from sy montgomery’s the soul of an octopus)
aquariums have “octopus enriching programs” so they don’t get bored and fuck shit up in their tanks
they are crazy smart like. really. really fucking smart
but we can’t compare their intelligence to ours because our evolution branched from the same common ancestor so long ago we cannot comprehend how they think
it’s believed that their intelligence evolved when they lost their shell, and had to adapt to predict how countless of different prey and predators would act, how to avoid them, distract them, lure them or trick them
they visualize how other creatures are going to act, which means they have have awareness that others are individuals which is a type of consciousness but i can’t remember what it’s called right now
like, they use tools
they have distinct personalities
aquarium octopuses are socialized from a very young age and even though in the wild they are solitary creatures they become extremely friendly with enough human exposure
sometimes they dislike people for no apparent reason and will shoot water at them
they have three hearts
each of their arms has a tiny brain that controls movement and sensory input on its own i shit you not
they are color blind and yet they can camouflage their color and nobody knows how
they can change the color and texture of their skin faster than human eyes can keep up with it
great pacific octopuses are white when they are peaceful, and red when they’re excited
aquarium octopus have escaped their tanks and slithered down pipes into the ocean
escaped their tanks to eat the fish in other tanks
escaped their tanks to go fight other octopuses cuz they were bored
octopus fight club
learned how to take photographs
cost thousands of dollars by flooding new floors
they can feel, taste, and smell with their suckers and all of their skin
they enjoy tasting their food by slowly moving it through their suckers instead of shoving it in their beaks
they can rewrite their rna. no, really
the only reason why they haven’t evolved to take over as the next dominant race is because they’re doing pretty well in the ocean so there’s no need for them to adapt further
there’s a ton more but i’m so overwhelmed by love i can’ think of any at the moment i’m going to cry
read the soul of an octopus by sy mongomery no she didn’t pay me i just love octopuses so much
