[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I vector traced a photo in Illustrator and then adjusted it.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I feel like malaphor should just be a more generalized term for all scenarios since they all involve modifying idioms, whether by combing two or twisting one, whether intentionally or unintentionally since mal- generally means bad or abnormal. Otherwise, a malaphor should probably be considered a sub form of whatever term you find for both.

I'm not finding any prefixes that seem better than trans, though I feel like there's one that is escaping me that means something like "twisted."

Possible options: meta, trans, per, dys, dis, para, caco, terato, skew, aniso, morph, neo

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Yes, a Benson Bubbler.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

The larger size of their bills is very distinct compared to American crows. And sure enough they're called large-billed crows. The videos I've found show they have much deeper voices than American crows. It looks like the carrion crows of Japan are more like American crows.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

I have a few families that visit me around my home and some at work. There's a distinct family that's easy to recognize because one of them has a wounded wing but still manages to fly. They just recently had a fledgling that left the nest because it's flying around with them squawking for food all the time these days.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

There are a number of people in the area that feed the local crows a variety of different foods—cat treats, peanuts, and whatever people toss from the local restaurants.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

It's actually worse. I use both in different contexts. Fahrenheit for weather and climate control because that's what all the forecasts and thermostats use, but then some of the equipment I work with like Czech or Chinese 3D printers use Celsius.

I do use milimeters more often than inches when doing design work for 3D modeling or laser cutting because it's a lot easier.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

She got the name Omelas from reading a road sign for Salem, Oregon backwards.

The Doctor Who episode The Beast Below presents a similar dilemma, except with the option for amnesia.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

If the goal is to spend less time with the diminishing returns of gaming, it could be effective while utilizing their interest and experience and possibly inspire other creative projects.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I thought of that, which is why I wrote it as an active verb.

[-] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

New Disney Galaxy resort on Mars celebrates successful opening after terraforming efforts on the colony planet progress. In other news, workers drilling for turbinium in the pyramid mines report they have found structures of possibly extraterrestrial origin.

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