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“One useful way to understand organisms a bit more clearly is as the (intelligent) conservation bodies of anciently negotiated beneficial relationships. The domains of conservation are place, form and time.” — infraheard

004773

“My mom taught me to let others go first. She said that they will think I am being polite, which will impress them and incline them to think I am kind and attentive. Then she explained that the real benefit is that the lions and alligators and other hidden...

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“Sorry I missed your 3rd call. I was briefly and unexpectedly whisked off to an alternate universe where cartoons tell stories about human beings.” — infraheard

004778

There are three things I know of that employ the word shot or shoot. The first is a projectile weapon, like a bow or gun. The second is »a camera. The third? A basketball. But I think it’s interesting that we call photography… »shooting. We think of it as...

004779

“Any organism, but especially any groups or ecologies of organisms, are vastly more interesting — and effective — than any time machine that could ever be constructed. What they are actually doing is inventing time, and without them, there would not be any. But...

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“Don’t get stars in your eyes — they’ll burn your head off.” — button wisdom