#geez that was big

[shower-phantom-ideas]

Danny as Fenton takes a hit that no human boy should survive while in a different city (im going crossover here) and just transforms into phantom and pretends to be all sad that he died. Just for a moment. He then proceeds to kick the baddies ass. Claims he got ghost powers and fucks off. Imagine if Captain America or Batman saw this while failing ti protect him, hell or any hero type. Danny doesn’t think much on it and just goes on with his week. Continues being Fenton of course but what if he runs into whatever hero, but out if costume, saw him do that.

“How are you here? And alive?”

Danny holding a smoothie:”uhhhh I made a miraculous recovery”

He just shrugs it off and goes about his day. It isn’t until he finally gets some sleep later that night that he wakes up in a cold sweat realising he now knows their secret identity. “Oh well it’s neat I guess” starts to go back to sleep only to bolt back up “oh god now they know my secret identity”

Meanwhile said hero is too busy trying to figure out how to help this random kid to even be worried about the fact that they outed themselves. Someone else probably points it out to them and has to explain it twice before it gets thru.

[teaboot]

Concerning "strong purifying selection", these are mutations in constrained coding regions that can be pathogenic variants, as far as the fitness portion of these events in a population they never reach fixation, but I am using that terminology in a very narrow interpretation here:

"This observation suggests that CCRs may identify regions under strong purifying selection that, when mutated, cause severe developmental phenotypes or embryonic lethality."

Ohhhhhh, I think I understand!

You mean to say that, under conditions presented by strong purifying selection, CCRs compounded by the dearth of genetic variation express as abnormalities in embryonic development that inhibit or deviate from genetically diverse growth patterns- so in practice, purifying selection results in higher embryonic fatality in-vitro attributable to genetic disease?

Meaning that two members of the same species which are genetically similar beyond a particular threshold, such as sibling pairs, are less likely to produce viable offspring- and should the pairs continue in this fashion generationally, are projected to ultimately result in a descendant which is ultimately effectively infertile?

Okay, yeah, that makes sense to me!

I do think we may have had a miscommunication here, though 😅 I didn’t make this post to describe the effects of limited genetic diversity within a population, but to instead correct the popular misconception of evolution as a whole being this single, directed march of linear progress towards an ultimate concrete goal

I feel like a lot of people I talk to about this stuff, who aren’t super familiar with the concept of evolution, seem to think “survival of the fittest” just means an animal species- like a tree-dwelling ape- will only become stronger and more adept and “advanced” over time, original traits vanishing slowly over each generation until the “ultimate goal”- in this example, Homo Sapiens- is achieved. And that from here, Homo Sapiens will only continue to grow stronger, smarter, faster, etc.

Then these people ask why those tree-dwelling apes still exist, if they were supposed to turn into humans? Which is where the conversation falls apart- because of that one tiny conceptual misunderstanding.

So instead of the “evolution of man” illustration- which folks at large still seem to look to as a linear progression and not a family tree- I posited the (also simplified) image of a plinko game, wherein a species enters “the game” and splits off and branches into other species as the environment around it shifts, ultimately ending in The Present Day, with numerous dead-ends and new species and yes, also perhaps also still that original creature.

So your example, yeah? How two overly-similar genetic individuals might produce a genetically unstable descendant? Because they pass on all their own existing genes, and all the ones that are identical will compound and compound and compound until they can’t anymore- but if they breed with genetically different members of their species, they don’t create offspring with those duplicated issues, so the likelihood of genetic disease is diluted- and whether they do or don’t, other individuals in the population still exist?

Like… you know how we selectively bred or used “strong purifying selection” to breed pugs? And now we have “Purebred” pugs, who have flat faces and tiny sinuses and can’t breathe or eat properly and get sick all the time? That’s a presentation of compounding CCRs in a population, right? And people seem to GET that, kind of

But like…. They’re still DOGS, and AS dogs, they can breed with almost any other dog, and breeding a purebred pug with, say, some kind of terrier? Would dilute those compounded CCRs that have built up by breeding siblings and cousins together and probably produce a longer-nosed mutt puppy with fewer health issues.

But that doesn’t mean PUGS disappear, you get me? And that seems to be where folks seem to get lost

My illustration was pretty slapshot, I’ll admit, but my intention wasn’t really on genetic divergence so much as it was on much broader notions like “evolution does not have a goal in mind” (because evolution is the word we use for a process that happens over time, not the name of a God with a mind of its own) and “there are, in fact, dead ends on the family tree”

To speak metaphorically- I do appreciate the practical mathematic applications of polynomial equations, and I think people should understand how they work, but if someone tells me that 2X+4=10 is bullshit, I might start them off with “sometimes letters represent numbers we don’t know”- even if that’s not everything they need to understand 12(2Y[-4X/16]-[y+2X]), you know?

….if that makes sense. 😅 Sorry, I went on a bit of a ramble, and the plinko-thing may not have been the best imagery to represent what I meant, but it was the best I could think of at the time lol

[noodleshark]

"We need more flawed/evil female characters" Some of you people can't even handle Izutsumi

[chez-cinnamon]

Probably no post tonight guys, I want a night to myself !!

Have a cat as recompense !!

[1captainjordan4]

Pb&J <3!!

[sumiye-draws-sometimes]

Boom another Ace Attorney Sprite Edit~

I'm not exactly known for character design but I tried to make Cammy Meele better (which wasn't that hard ig cause it seems everyone agrees her design is bad)

Also, she was definitely breaking every dress code...

[flyingfortress1]

Robert "Lucky" Hugh Leckie Research Part 1:

Well, time for everyone's favorite writer and Jersey boy- Leckie!

Born on December 18, 1920, Leckie first shows up in the 1930 census. And yeah, he's the youngest of a LARGE family- including but not limited to, John Jr. (22 years), FIVE daughters, and then our boy Robert at 9 years of age- his mom is like 45 so she probably had him around 39, which is wild (the sister before him is only a year older btw). So, Mr. and Mrs. Leckie were sure fucking busy. Now unusual thing- John Sr (father) is born in Pennsylvania- like all of the Leckies- but when it comes to his father's birth, it is both listed as Ireland and Penn. He's also in advertising- his eldest son is listed as a painter/printer, but same industry so maybe advertising too? The eldest daughter, Marion (19 yrs) is a stenographer- which good thing he's got kids working because that's a 9 person household to support on one paycheck- whew!

We also have- gasp- an address! 146 Carmita Ave- big house, but big family (also pretty house btw), worth $150 (circa 1930). It hasn't been sold in the past 20/30 years so unfortunately we have no interior pics on Zillow.

Moving on to 1940- still in the same house, but now we only have the parents, two of the youngest daughters, and Robert himself.

Some interesting stuff- Mr. Leckie and Mrs. never finished high school, one of Leckie's older sisters has four years of college under her belt, and Leckie must've finished high school very recently, I think- he was in school by March 1940- and his sisters are in college, or recently graduated. Leckie is working 48 hours a week- as a checker in the airplane manufacturing industry- I'm not totally sure what this is, but he may be the guy who double checks the quality of parts before they leave the factory. That's the best a google search tells me. Lot of responsibility for a 19 year old geez. If anyone knows the answer to that, let me know in the comments. HIs father is the pencil industry- as what, I'm not sure, advertiser maybe is what that says?

Now unlike his buddies so far, we do have some idea of what Leckie's childhood was like- because he wrote a book about it. Introducing:

the Blurb: "This warm, delightful story of Robert Leckie's childhood in Rutherford, New Jersey, tells of life with a distinctly likable family -- their pranks and problems, religion and revelries. There was Father ( called Foddy and sometimes :the Pope"), Mother, five sisters , assorted unemployed uncles, and Robert himself. Father held his position with the skill of an Old School Head of the House. "Lord, what a family!" he would say, when Mother learned to drive by complete intimidation of the Mayor of Park Avenue ( the local cop), or when Bojangles, the spaniel who thought he was people, chewed gum or could barely hold his liquor. When the Pink Fairy, the housekeeper who dressed in pink dress, stockings, shoes, fingernails and hair, locked herself in her room each night with a spike and hammer, Foddy-- answering Mother's excuses-- said, "Euphemism, Marion, does not necessarily lead to optimism. The woman's a nut!""

Only problem is it's out of print- and the copy on Amazon is 75 bucks sooo...I'm looking for it though. If you're interested in it, check your libraries and used bookstores! Might get lucky.

[chiosblog]

Still cant believe I was in one of the brocedes birthplaces

They were so young ohmy

[carlzy-berryz]

Well here's my 2024 art summary!! I wanted to do this last year but I didn't have enough art.. I think the improvement is probably in September, that's when my friend on DA recommended ibis paint to me XD. But I don't really like any of my art, lmao. And since i dont have a drawing for it, I also want to say Happy new year to everyone!!

[theunknownintrowert]

my no ai starter pack character. this is basically what i look like at home most of the year

also, the accessories are very important 👌🏼

[skyward-floored]

Me, crying and barely able to speak because of it: no really mom I’m not upset seriously it’s not a big deal (she didn’t believe me)

[hotcat37]

How we doing tonight Käsh nation

[dr-baldhead]

Maraquan brush if you’re still doin the neopets brush challenge (im trying to aquire it in the game but everythings way too spensiv ;<; )

Love this creature, the nurse shart

[herebutbarely44]

god I love Tumblr, until I literally try to do anything.

[mishkakagehishka]

Irredentist logic is so fascinating bro "image number 7 shows territories which had a large italophone minority in the 19th century, therefore theoretically they could be considered italian territory" what.

[kindahoping4forever]

📸: Cait Dennis