#or should it be mathematician monarch?

[coreancitizen]

Hold on one "The King Eternal Monarch" minute! Lee Gon, king of Corea, the one who owns a mountain of rare minerals, is poorer than the "Heirs" and "BOF" dudes? C'MON!!! Should have continued debating or you might get "beheaded" (and not the way Lee Gon beheaded Jeong Tae Eul 😉 )

[raphsmuneca]

𝓔𝓮𝓷𝔂, 𝓜𝓮𝓮𝓷𝔂, 𝓜𝓲𝓷𝔂, 𝓜𝓸𝓮

[Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe] The Introduction

NSFW/18+/suspense/romance/softsmut/agedturtles

Yes, I’m back! 💕

The Introduction

𓆉✩.･*:｡≻───── ⋆♡⋆ ─────.•*:｡✩

‘It’s been 5 years now?! Well damn.’

For five unbearable years you’ve had to put a clutch on your womanhood because of the world’s most dominant MAJOR DICKS! Their names? Jerk, Asshole, Pansy, and Half-Wit!

Jerk, aka Leo, ughhh…. What is it with his monarch-like superiority? Given your exceptional teamwork, he’s never satisfied. If his balls were cowbells the resonant clanks would create structural damage to the roads that kept Manhattan’s traffic flowing. You’ve never seen a whiner less creative than he. When you first met him he was vehemently constructing new schemes for the new world of criminals, but now? He is just as boring as his daily cup of tea: green, no milk, no sugar, no steam, just cool green tea. Bleh!

And what of the orifice of all arses, you ask? Care to venture a guess? No need! He’s the one caricature in your mini series of sketches that remains as solid as his “musk-les.” Parodying his temper should make him easier to describe, yet he remains the same insufferable individual. No imaginary weapon or wily tool could crack through that thick skull. He was like that hidden underwater kingdom Aquaman was reaching for; except you lacked Atlantean armor and power. ‘Damn you, Raph!’

Then there’s America’s unrevealed gifted scientist and mathematician, “Dr. Pansy, MD.” He’s Mozilla’s next Firefox “X.” You’ve been treated like nothing but a demi-decade, shrinking violet by this blind scholar. He’s a walking firewall! You speak, he hums. You cry, he hums. You laugh, he hums. The same bland expression on his face makes you question both your humanity and belonging. His focus is strong, but it’s never on you. There was a time Donnie would join conversations to be heard, but now he's as unresponsive as a deaf mule.

And then there's the “half-wit” - I'm not mincing words!! He's obsolete and shows poor judgment, failing to consider the consequences for the rest of us. Are you all emotions and no substance, Mikey? He’s 25 and still can’t grasp the concept of responsibility! I know he means well, and his heart will forever be in the right place, but we don't need a showman; we need someone to hold down this fort since it's falling apart. And, as crazy as it sounds, he's the only one who can wake the rest up. Let's be honest, Mikey's the bass of this beat, and without him, there's no sound.

……

Here we are, after one of our misadventures led us to a faraway planet, at an unknown time, arranging our pre-planned escape, but I must choose to wed one of the four aforementioned idiots. However, with a twist of their own alien-like minds, they have decided that before my chosen one and I can marry, we must first make amends and recreate a romance for their benefit. They possess the technology to alter the ending, yet they permit the victim to select an ending of their liking before taking the next step, which, under my circumstance, means we are trapped in this hell. For their honeymoon, the newlyweds are allowed to travel anywhere in time only this once. That's our one gate! We've been stranded here for three weeks, with all escape attempts unsuccessful.

This is it! I have to choose one of these duds and pretend to care in order for us to make an escape; the problem is, which one do I choose, and how does that story play out?

I managed to convince them to let me tell all four untold stories before making a decision to improve our chances, but, why is it so difficult to go through with this? Because in the last year my bond with any of the turtles has declined. I struggle to hold conversations with them, let alone pretend romantic interest, even if our lives are at stake!

I’ve got quite the parody in my sketchbook, but they lit a candlestick to my ass with this one!

Here we go…

(Part 2 Leo’s Version <-)

Parts 3, 4 & 5 will be added accordingly… DO NOT REPOST!

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[scenvs3000w25]

The Power of Teamwork (Unit 9)

You see it everywhere: outside, on the sidewalk, tiny little ants walk in a line, carrying breadcrumbs back to their nest. Bees buzz around the flowers, intent on gathering nectar to take back to their hive. You even see it in the skyscrapers rising up into the clouds, the organized roads and streets that take you where you want to go, and the people you collaborate with every day to get things done. 

(Video: bees bustling around on a hive. Taken by Serena Causton)

(Photo: Toronto skyline as sunset against clouds. Taken by Sequoia Death)

The most amazing thing that nature has to offer is teamwork. Species of all shapes and sizes work together to create something greater than the sum of its parts. Humans create technology, spaceships, medicine, buildings, and more, together. Bees create hives they fill with honey. Ants create a network of tunnels to house the colony. Species everywhere create a system; a system that functions independently of the individuals that created it (Meadows, 2008). If one individual is lost, the system remains. 

Monarch butterflies even use transgenerational teamwork; one generation begins the migration south to find somewhere warm to overwinter. Then the next generation is born in the south, and makes the return journey north (US Forest Service, 2024). This journey is guided by instinctive genetic patterns. 

Unfortunately, it’s easy for humans to overlook the importance of these connections within a system when we get lost in the technology created by it (Beck et al., 2018; pg 468). Nicolas Carr (2014) warns that...

“the mounting evidence of an erosion of skills, a dulling of perceptions, and a slowing of reactions should give us all pause.”

Interspecies cooperation is everywhere in nature, from ants to bees to birds to dolphins to elephants; this quality, preserved through millions of years of evolution, is clearly essential. These skills that we are losing, the skills of empathy, connection, and agency, were cultivated in our species for a reason; throughout our evolutionary history, these skills have made us stronger, better, and better adapted to survival.

What happens to us if we lose these skills?

Are we devolving? We as a society need to take proactive, intentional measures to connect with each other and strengthen our bonds.

As nature interpreters, we can strengthen these skills in ourselves and in others through promoting and supporting nature connection. Through nature, we can inspire awe, and awe can inspire action (Beck et al., 2018; pg 472). By being in nature we can also reduce reliance and dependence on technology, which can reduce the distractions that prevent people from connecting with each other, nature, and themselves. 

Next time you go outside, whether in the city or in a forest, in a suburb or next to the ocean, think about everything you see around you. The birds you hear calling to each other from the trees. The squirrels running up and down the trunks, working hard to scavenge for acorns. The worms in the ground that filter soil and nutrients, turning chemicals into compounds that plants can eat. The plants that take up carbon dioxide and release oxygen for us to breathe. 

(Photo: Centennial Park at sunset in 2018. Taken by Serena Causton). In this photo, the moss was disrupted on the right hand side by a mother duck and her ducklings swimming across the pond.

If you’re in an urban environment, think about the number of people who worked hard to mix and pour cement for the sidewalk. The people who measured and remeasured and mixed and remixed ratios until they found the perfect combination to even make cement. Think about the architects that designed the buildings you see, the mathematicians and engineers that made it possible, the construction workers that operated the equipment and machinery to build it, the transport workers who travelled across the country with materials to build.

(Photo: A night market in Osaka, 2024. Taken by Serena Causton)

Think about all these things that contribute to the system that makes life possible, whether it be natural or human-made. What role do you play in the system? Do you like your role?

What do you want to do to contribute to the system? 

References:

Beck, L., Cable, T. T., & Knudson, D. M. (2018). Interpreting cultural and natural heritage: For A Better World. SAGAMORE Publishing, Sagamore Venture.

Meadows, D. H. (2008). Thinking in systems (Illustrated edition). Chelsea Green Publishing.

U.S. FOREST SERVICE. (2024). Monarch Butterfly Migration and Overwintering. Www.fs.usda.gov.https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/Monarch_Butterfly/migration/index.shtml

[whatifijustmashedwordstogether]

I have only ever read the flatland book and never watched the movies, but all the interpretive biology of flatlanders is so !!!!!

also going to ramble about the book and what I remember from it because A. Square (character) is so silly to me. Also this book has been living in my head for the past 2 years. it's really late at night and I'm so tired. but I need to get it out there. might have mediocre takes but we stay silly

A Square is the character ever. He attempts to murder SPHERE, then trys to worship SPHERE as a god, then thinks himself a god to be worshipped. also he goes to jail because the priests don't want the 3rd dimension to get out. book :/// also A. Square canonically remains in contact with Spaceland (our world tho our world might actually be the canonical ≥4th dimension but that's just a theory). so like how is he getting his transcripts out??? not the point of the novel and rn I'm taking the book at face value even tho I've written an essay on the book to be submitted soon about its themes because it's so interesting and I keep thinking about it so yay.

Okay so. yes I know someone just appeared in his house and is growing and shrinking and appearing generally scary in it's otherness, BUT his first instinct is literally murder like that's so silly of him. also why is everyone so prone to murder and calling each other "fools" like. that's so silly of them. why is the Monarch (the king of lines) like that and also booooo wish the universal colour bill got passed :/// they literally said no to pretty much more opportunities to gain equal rights.

also sight recognition should be taught more :((( because why only give that to the higher ranking figures? why is being able to recognise each other by sight a privilege??? also everyone else gets touch recognition which does not pair well with how those who get taught sight recognition get the idea that touching each other is rude which just makes the gap even bigger and more people villainise the lower ranking :////

also I'm all for women committing crimes but I feel bad that a massacre of isosceles is seen like an extermination :((((

also i despise how Square uses words to put down women and irregular shapes and triangles like :/// have more class. or less actually. idfk.

also. SPHERE. why reject the idea of more dimensions when there are literally 2 other dimensions below the third??? at least Square has an excuse but SPHERE??? you literally see a precedent and you still deny? smh :////

wish I made my interpretations of their designs before I looked on Tumblr because now all I think about are the blue A. Square and the yellow Sphere.

everyone forgets Monarch. he's such a silly. he also tried to kill A. Square.

do u think a square was the disappointment in his family? actually what does being a mathematician even mean in flatland? actually how do flatlanders write numbers? they need to calculate somehow. hm. also would geometry be like. biology??? maths??? secret third option?

idk

also I think sphere should break a square out of jail. he definitely could. hm.

is square a jesus figure actually?

hm.

good night!

[gayanelogic]

2) Gayane Logic - Quaternary (multivalued) logic.

Why has binary logic remained and is the “monopoly leader” in the digital world for so long? Although the beginnings of non-binary logic are already in the works of Aristotle, Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci) mentions the best side of the ternary system. 1840, Thomas Fowler in England built a mechanical computer based on ternary logic. 1947, in the USA, work led by John von Neumann mentions non-classical logic. In the USSR, it came to mass production, the locomotive of which was Nikolai Petrovich Brusentsov. 1973, in the USA they created Ternac, an emulator of a ternary computer, and in California in 2008 they built a three-tertiary digital computer system TCA2, version v2.0. In addition to the above, it should be mentioned that the last century is also known for the boom of logical systems, but binary logic still remains the “sole monarch”. The two most compelling reasons are physical, technical feasibility and tradition. Some may believe that the simplicity and ease of learning of binary logic play a role here, but for me this is a secondary argument. Our technical and technological capabilities have changed. In the transmission, storage and processing of information, other technologies and their capabilities have appeared, with varying successes. For example, when transmitting information, optics have long been the leader. And no success has yet been seen in storing information. There are some advances in information processing. And quantum systems have already proven themselves well in some areas of computing. But logicians and mathematicians do not stand still; they propose different logical systems for the computers of the future.