Links of the Past Month Or So

[baratron]

You know what I've been really missing since people started spinning off to other types of social media? Awesome links that people found. I only have a couple of people left on my friends list who post cool links, and it tends to be one or two at a time rather than massive linkspams. I miss them

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The Illustrated Kinsey

[softfruit]

Oh hello! :D

[jinian]

Well, since bears aren't carnivores... :) As far as I can tell, cats at least still like sweet things even though they're not supposed to be able to taste them. I assume it's because of the other flavors present, since I haven't actually tried plain sugar on them.

[baratron]

Well, bears are classified in the order Carnivora, so plenty of sources say that's it, they're carnivores. But if you look at their teeth and diets, it's fairly obvious that they're evolving towards being omnivores. Ursus americanus, which are the bears I know most about due to following the daily Bear Research Updates, basically don't eat meat. They get their animal protein from sources like termites, ant brood, and bee larvae, topped up by occasional fish at the right time of year

[jinian]

Anything that depends as much on berries as bears do is not a carnivore in my book, ancestry aside.

[jinian]

My reaction to the racial differences in ASL is twofold: OMG SO COOL, love it when there are interesting dialects you wouldn't expect; DAMMIT another prestige judgement on dialects that are both perfectly valid. Great article, though, thanks. (Note however that your link goes to page 3.)

[baratron]

Ah, I can't fix that until I'm on from a real computer. Can't tell from here what the correct link "should" be. Will fix when I get home.

[barakta]

Did you think it was judging? I read it as recognising the issues around judgement (and potential privileges) of Black ASL vs White ASL and who may or may not understand it and where it may/may not be commonly used. Also that the reason black signers sign differently is due to retention of manualism vs white people being pushed to the failure which was oralism...

I shall reread when not working and think more on it.

[jinian]

I did not think the article was judging; it describes a judgement that exists, which I do not think ought to exist.

[skibbley]

Interesting stuff. Thanks!