I'm really quite surprised at how many people actively working with the #refugees crises fail to see how the degradation of the middle-eastern #ecosystem is a root cause of the problem.
And how much of our own work is in that degradation.
And even if they see it, restoring that land is rarely considered a priority.
Wonders of life.
An anecdote about it
Once my pharmacognosy professor told me he had a secret in his office, and moved the courtain to show me his little #peyote, almost flowering. It's touching to think he had to hide his small love because it's #illegal.
Mine was flowering hard one month ago or so. Can't hide it, really, it's too beautiful.
@arteteco Montana, about an hour and a half from Helena.
So one of my photos was put on display about 5 years back in this really fancy garden in Sydney called the Royal Botanic Garden. Here is a picture of the display:
http://photo.jeffreyfreeman.me/index.php?/albums/my-work-on-display/
check this out. I took it, It is a gigapixel panorama (you can zoom in really far):
https://easyzoom.com/imageaccess/448e76d3246c41469243e404288b347e
@Angle Just dont hold it too close. Make sure you have god lighting.
@wowaname Nope just the two, with a whole spectrum in between :)
I had someone tell me today "There are only two genders male and female!" to which I replied "Sure, just like there are only two temperatures: hot and cold!"
@kaniini Why not be both.
@clhendricksbc Yea it is weird how different genders just seem to prefer different professions. I wonder if anyone ever dug into the genetics and correlated it to professional preference. Would be interesting to do now that we mapped the genome.
@Gargron Well if it doesnt work you can always use it to buy some time in the holosuite off of a ferengi!
@Riley Its true "Fake News" is a very real problem in america. Leaving out the context (cultural or otherwise) is often very much intentional.
@contra Let me know if you feel I can do anything to improve the place.
@callmes3th Some people get enjoyment for discource and hearing different opinions and insights (like me). Others don't. No worries if your not one of them.
@callmes3th @rotatingskull Because it was unnecesary and rude when someone is being polite to you. Dont want to talk to someone then simply stop talking to them first.
Also look at the discussion my response sparked, seems it achieved exactly my goal.
@callmes3th @rotatingskull I never try to engage someone in order to lead them to a particular outcome or change in POV. I simply discuss the points I find interesting. What comes of that is whatever it will be.
@shaokahn is most of your content here a repeat from your main account (no worries you are still welcome)
Jeffrey Phillips Freeman
Innovator & Entrepreneur in Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computing & Big Data. Avid SCUBA diver, Open-source developer, HAM radio operator, astrophotographer, and anything nerdy.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, USA, currently living in Utrecht, Netherlands, USA, and Thailand. Was also living in Israel, but left.
Pronouns: Sir / Mister
(Above pronouns are not intended to mock, i will respect any persons pronouns and only wish pronouns to show respect be used with me as well. These are called neopronouns, see an example of the word "frog" used as a neopronoun here: http://tinyurl.com/44hhej89 )
A proud member of the Penobscot Native American tribe, as well as a Mayflower passenger descendant. I sometimes post about my genealogical history.
My stance on various issues:
Education: Free to PhD, tax paid
Abortion: Protected, tax paid, limited time-frame
Welfare: Yes, no one should starve
UBI: No, use welfare
Racism: is real
Guns: Shall not be infringed
LGBT+/minorities: Support
Pronouns: Will respect
Trump: Moron, evil
Biden: Senile, racist
Police: ACAB
Drugs: Fully legal, no prescriptions needed
GPG/PGP Fingerprint: 8B23 64CD 2403 6DCB 7531 01D0 052D DA8E 0506 CBCE