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California Ground Squirrel

California Ground Squirrel

California Ground Squirrel

I see tree squirrels around town all the time, but this is the first ground #squirrel I’ve spotted in ages. You can tell by the narrower tail. and the pattern of the fur.

And when I moved too fast it dove into the hole instead of running off.

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I’ve seen so many tree squirrels since I started on iNat, I can’t even remember the last time I saw a ground squirrel. At least, I think it’s a ground squirrel – something about the head shape, plus the narrower tail. And the iNat AI seems to agree.

Plus it was sitting in a hole and rushed underground instead of running away when I moved too quickly.

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Great demo of devious design patterns. All you have to do to win the game is click through 29 questions without agreeing to the terms and conditions… Also, if you’re a webdev, don’t do these things.

Great demo of devious design patterns. All you have to do to win the game is click through 29 questions without agreeing to the terms and conditions…

Also, if you’re a webdev, don’t do these things. #DeceptionPatterns

TermsAndConditions.game

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Two crows chased a squirrel across the lawn at a park…

Two crows chased a squirrel across the lawn at a park, one of them swooping down and possibly making contact with its claws (I couldn't quite tell) until it ran up this tree.Then they perched on a nearby fence and waited. When it tried to run down the trunk, they flew at it again and it went back up. One crow perched on another branch of the tree and waited, while the other flew off.

#nature #birds #squirrel #crows

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Squirrel on iNaturalist
Crow on iNaturalist

I saw this squirrel from about 20 feet away. It slowly moved toward me, pausing to pose every few feet. I think it was hoping I would feed it.

I saw this squirrel from about 20 feet away. It slowly moved toward me, pausing to pose every few feet. I think it was hoping I would feed it.

I saw this #squirrel from about 20 feet away. It slowly moved toward me, pausing to pose every few feet. I think it was hoping I would feed it.

#animals #nature

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The weirdest migraine aura I’ve had added several hours of aphasia to the usual (for me) flashing zigzag lines and blind spots. I understood all the scans they did at the ER, but I could barely string a sentence together. I was back to normal the next morning.

@theavandiepen @TeamPumfy @StructuredSucc The weirdest migraine aura I’ve had added several hours of aphasia to the usual (for me) flashing zigzag lines and blind spots. I understood all the scans they did at the ER, but I could barely string a sentence together. I was back to normal the next morning.

So weird how people are convinced that someone whose signature move is to go back on his word to re-negotiate deals, and who viciously turns on anyone the moment they cease to be useful to him, has *their* back.

So weird how people are convinced that someone whose signature move is to go back on his word to re-negotiate deals, and who viciously turns on anyone the moment they cease to be useful to him, has *their* back.

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Interesting read on how the original cookie specs anticipated and tried to block tracking abuses, and how ad companies worked around it to create the privacy mess we have today.

Interesting read on how the original cookie specs anticipated and tried to block tracking abuses, and how ad companies worked around it to create the privacy mess we have today.

The Original Cookie specification from 1997 was GDPR compliant