Oops--I meant to include a line about how I'll definitely be sending these to my dad, who I know will greatly appreciate this series

These are really accessible and well written!

I have a decent collection of button-up shirts with animal designs on them (a lot of birds, some mammals and inverts) but I've spent about 10 years building it

Similarly, it's incredible how folks will say things like "isn't it a hypocritical act of capitalism to buy merch at a punk show?" and then congratulate themselves for being smarter than you. Like, do they think buying food is also embracing capitalism? They have no idea what capitalism means

Oh no. I'm so sorry. What a sweet little bird 🖤

Similarly, it's incredible how folks will say things like "isn't it a hypocritical act of capitalism to buy merch at a punk show?" and then congratulate themselves for being smarter than you. Like, do they think buying food is also embracing capitalism? They have no idea what capitalism means

I hate how often this debate pops up because keyboard warriors don’t understand the difference between commerce and capitalism.

“Pirate everything, creators don’t deserve to be compensated” doesn’t do anything but hand more power to fascists and bloated corporations.

Oh I've definitely done that before, too (terrible disappointment)! For morning coffee, I think drip coffee makers can be terrific as long as you grind the coffee beans fresh yourself immediately before making it

I like to joke that cladistics is the all-time "well actually" discipline of science. Cladists spent decades "well actually"-ing one another in their own journal (and some of them still do). In fact, Felsenstein may need to add this definition to his list for what the word "cladistics" means

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, see Rant #7 here

I like to joke that cladistics is the all-time "well actually" discipline of science. Cladists spent decades "well actually"-ing one another in their own journal (and some of them still do). In fact, Felsenstein may need to add this definition to his list for what the word "cladistics" means

Yes that sounds interesting!

Well, I've published more scientific papers than Greg but I'll never be as cool as him or Milo Aukerman lol

That sounds like an awesome idea. I'm in love with tinned mackerel