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Rustybot t1_ixe3cow wrote
Reply to Sheep flocks operate as a type of ‘collective intelligence’ and elect temporary leaders to guide them while moving. The fluidity of this process is extremely surprising. by nimobo
Bellwhethers are fascinating. I strongly suggest the novel “Bellwether” by Connie Willis. It’s a fictional story that explores the idea of trends/fads and sheep.
Rustybot t1_iwws0yo wrote
A hobbyist was able to use this photo to ID the exact spy satellite, which was previously an anonymous spec in the sky, that took the picture.
Rustybot t1_ivrqvdc wrote
Reply to comment by 17times2 in He jokingly compared covid to a zombie apocalypse. An arrest followed. by maxxspeed
Such was the arresting conditions.
Rustybot t1_ivqigno wrote
Reply to comment by PuellaBona in He jokingly compared covid to a zombie apocalypse. An arrest followed. by maxxspeed
Yeah, but if you reduce the headline to “Sherrif’s office slightly abuses power by enforcing marginal transgressions for personal BS reasons” this would stuck in the pile with all the others. This is the core of our police system.
Rustybot t1_ivq70kr wrote
Reply to comment by PuellaBona in He jokingly compared covid to a zombie apocalypse. An arrest followed. by maxxspeed
Correct. And if you know anything about satire, you know that it often, predictably gets confused for truth.
He was arrested, not convicted. The charges were dropped.
Rustybot t1_ivpyk1l wrote
Reply to comment by Insipid_Pedantry in He jokingly compared covid to a zombie apocalypse. An arrest followed. by maxxspeed
First amendment does not protect ones right to incite violence and mayhem.
Rustybot t1_ixf1z13 wrote
Reply to comment by Whatever-ItsFine in Sheep flocks operate as a type of ‘collective intelligence’ and elect temporary leaders to guide them while moving. The fluidity of this process is extremely surprising. by nimobo
Oh yes, the very same!
For those that don’t know, all her books are great: