trigaranus

25487 pts · April 8, 2011


Swiss bloke here. Interested in history, languages, and brunches. Says "Did you know..." a lot at parties just before going off on random observations about Celtic helmets or Roman butt sponges.

We have decent amounts of soft tissue from two edmontosauri, one borealopelta, and a triceratops. And afaik there is also one tyrannosaur with its stomach outlines clearly preserved. And at least for those species, there was nothing to indicate that palaeontologists' modern estimates are way off. But, of course, on the other hand, it took a while before the first ichthyosaur with a preserved dorsal fin turned up -- so there will likely be interesting soft tissue features that we'll never know.

2 days ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Same thought. It's important to take a step back to recharge. Love my students, but definitely want nothing to do with them at the weekend.

4 days ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

The last one was the same AI face wearing samurai armour. It was the exact same kind of shit. Please downvote.

5 days ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

#4 As someone else pointed out: the Comanche did not have horses prior to the late 17th century; plus if you wore horse armour over your own, you'd be in for a spot of bother. (It's an alternative history pic.)

1 week ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

Mostly yes. The Roman Empire had systems in place where grain would be shipped to affected areas (up until its collapse). But even in the Late Middle Ages, where transportation and long-range organisation would have been available again on a comparable scale, there was very little to be done in order to stave off a famine. One could say famines then happened due to *a lack* of political decision-making.

1 week ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Oh, and apparently also the X.

1 week ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Their slingstones identify them as belonging to legiones III and XII.

1 week ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"crap" is a Romansh word for rocky outcrop. (It ain't all English.)

1 week ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

See my comments to this post.

1 week ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's this spot here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sJ1sVncUeMGuQBbT7

7000 ft sounds crazier than 2200 m above sea level. The picture in the article is probably from one of the nearby 3000m+ peaks like Piz Ela or something. The Romans did *not* camp on top of a barren peak. The Colm la Runga is still way within pasture grounds.

1 week ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Too much development, mate. We're a densely populated fucking country, it ain't the 1910s anymore.

1 week ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#4 Alright, overall fun and tough look ... which makes me understand the heels even less.

1 week ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Remember the Dara O'Brien bit where he mentions various baby animals, and the whole auditorium goes "aaaaw", even for baby crocodiles? And then he mentions baby humans, and everyone goes "meh". Not everyone needs to like kids, let alone be a fan of theirs. So, my kind of guy.

1 week ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 2

First off: Ask yourself, does this look like it was taken in a police precinct's photo set-up? Second: Does his hair look realistic? Third: Is it a shitty, cheap plastic set of Samurai armour that might be attainable for a skint Floridian? Is he wearing it badly? Fourth: Does he look like a meth-head who can't keep his face in line, or does he look like a walking cliché? Fifth: Ask yourself, how tired of this AI crap do I have to get until I totally swear off the Interwebs?

1 week ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

This is just the US being the US. Please ignore the OrphanCrusher5000(TM). This is supposed to make you happy, not sad.

1 week ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

I'll go out on a limb here and reckon that Anastasia Balabina might be of the lady kind, herself.

1 week ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I heard he has a loyal scribe.

1 week ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

Very cool cats. Should not be kept as pets, period.

2 weeks ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's a seriously impressive shot. (I teach on this type of bow at my school.)

2 weeks ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Pfft, learn *the local* one to your part of the country, as @ghettosoak said. Don't get me wrong, most of us are ready to speak English, but I'm always baffled by people who live here and don't pick up the lingo. If would never occur to me to move to France or Spain or the UK for that matter without getting the language thing sort of sorted.

2 weeks ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Given that they've bought Denner (a smaller supermarket chain that mostly caters to friends of affordable, low-quality alcohol), they have that market cornered, too.

2 weeks ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That is just some other minger, not Markwayne "The Tool" Waynemarkymark.

2 weeks ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Oh shit, I must have forgotten to put on my whataboutism pants this morning.

3 weeks ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 5

Okay, but seriously: "I don't like your face"?!?

Isn't this one of the straight-out shittiest thing you could say to the person who loves you? I'm struggling to find that one palatable or funny, even if it's a spur-of-the-moment statement.

3 weeks ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 2

If you check out her socials, she really seems that buff. Those aren't filters, those are compression / conversion artefacts, as my learnèd friend has already pointed out.

3 weeks ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1