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Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by MichaelZuo »

BizarroLand wrote: post #68
MichaelZuo wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If random opining is worth any more than zero on HN… then can’t anyone else, also opine that they have more “soul” than ”mrbukkake”?

This is a textbook example of a logical fallacy called "poisoning the well", implying that because a user has a crass username that their opinions do not deserve to be treated with the same value as someone who posts under their feasibly real world name. To be rational, you should take opinions as written, not considering the writer, and debate them on their merits alone. Not that their opinion was rational, as we ha…

What? Is this AI written?

The point of the reply clearly wasn’t about pointing out a weird username.

But about the possibility of random opining having zero or non zero value.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by BizarroLand »

MichaelZuo wrote: post #71
BizarroLand wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a textbook example of a logical fallacy called "poisoning the well", implying that because a user has a crass username that their opinions do not deserve to be treated with the same value as someone who posts under their feasibly real world name. To be rational, you should take opinions as written, not considering the writer, and debate them on their merits alone. Not that their opinion was rational, as we ha…

What? Is this AI written? The point of the reply clearly wasn’t about pointing out a weird username. But about the possibility of random opining having zero or non zero value.

If you're mistaking my writing for AI then you need to calibrate your AI detection algorithm. 100% human response, and at the same time yet another attempt on your behalf to poison the well. Strange. It's almost like you don't want to engage with people as equals.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by MichaelZuo »

BizarroLand wrote: post #72
MichaelZuo wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What? Is this AI written? The point of the reply clearly wasn’t about pointing out a weird username. But about the possibility of random opining having zero or non zero value.

If you're mistaking my writing for AI then you need to calibrate your AI detection algorithm. 100% human response, and at the same time yet another attempt on your behalf to poison the well. Strange. It's almost like you don't want to engage with people as equals.

Are you confused?

Everyone can literally read what you wrote… and it bizarrely focuses on a nonsensical point.

It’s not like the comment is hidden.

Plus trying to accuse someone else of what you are doing is easily seen through, so if your not using AI, then it just flat out seems like weird trolling.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by BizarroLand »

MichaelZuo wrote: post #73
BizarroLand wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're mistaking my writing for AI then you need to calibrate your AI detection algorithm. 100% human response, and at the same time yet another attempt on your behalf to poison the well. Strange. It's almost like you don't want to engage with people as equals.

Are you confused? Everyone can literally read what you wrote… and it bizarrely focuses on a nonsensical point. It’s not like the comment is hidden. Plus trying to accuse someone else of what you are doing is easily seen through, so if your not using AI, then it just flat out seems like weird trolling.

I think what you're not getting is being a disagreeable jerk on the internet is bad.

You think me carefully explaining exactly why your post was downvoted is a "nonsensical point". Well, I wasn't explaining it to you. I was saying it in your general direction so that the other passers by can learn from your folly.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by MichaelZuo »

BizarroLand wrote: post #74
MichaelZuo wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you confused? Everyone can literally read what you wrote… and it bizarrely focuses on a nonsensical point. It’s not like the comment is hidden. Plus trying to accuse someone else of what you are doing is easily seen through, so if your not using AI, then it just flat out seems like weird trolling.

I think what you're not getting is being a disagreeable jerk on the internet is bad. You think me carefully explaining exactly why your post was downvoted is a "nonsensical point". Well, I wasn't explaining it to you. I was saying it in your general direction so that the other passers by can learn from your folly.

Anyone on HN can also opine that user “BizarroLand” is such and such?

On who is in fact the jerk falsely accusing someone else, and so on.

If you genuinely can’t grasp the fact that other HN users can say things about you with equal or greater credibility… then I would feel sorry for you.

But it still seems more likely to be weirdly disjointed trolling.

I’m not going to stop you from burning your account and getting banned, that’s your choice.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by asdff »

Salgat wrote: post #61
asdff wrote: post #23

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It doesn't. You already have a rat infestation issue. This doesn't cause it or further it. You think that little handful of kibble compares to the free calories available in an entire dumpster full of chicago deep dish pizza scrap that sits out in the open air day in day out?

My assumption is that it exacerbates it, by keeping the primary predator of rats well fed. Are you saying that cats have no impact on rat populations?

Their play drive is high enough that they will hunt for sport even if well fed otherwise.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by sigilsack »

undersuit wrote: post #38
Rotdhizon wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or you can just toss some food out and call it a day This ideology that all stray animals need to be siphoned up and neutered on the spot is bizarre to me. Sure there is a balance to be struck as you can't have a hundred thousand cats in a small area, but this idea that stray cats and dogs are simply not allowed to exist and reproduce naturally is insane.

Domestic cats and dogs are not native to the Americas. They are pets or work animals. The cats should be adopted if possible and made indoor cats or neutered to keep their invasive population down. Dogs too, you need to treat feral dogs as wild and excellent rabies spreaders.

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Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by ncr100 »

Terr_ wrote: post #9
ncr100 wrote: post #2

According to a local Instagram posting he has difficulty traversing fence rails. When he was young, a year ago, a neighbor saw his family helping him as he fumbled. And so this neighbor says they cut open a hole in their fence at ground level for him. https://www.instagram.com/p/Da5pCzqjhx1/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da9V4-FOjc_/ So some are appearing to enable this one critter. Also locally - Seattle - local ag…

> claiming Jimothy would want it that way. You might enjoy this satire [0], lengthily titled: "I’m Jimothy, the Short-Spined Raccoon Who Has Taken the Internet by Storm, and the Collective Weight of Your Adoration Is Breaking My Already-Compromised Back" [0] https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-jimothy-the-short-spi...

<3 thank you .. I will share this with my spouse.

Re: Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means

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Post by ncr100 »

Larrikin wrote: post #5
ncr100 wrote: post #2

According to a local Instagram posting he has difficulty traversing fence rails. When he was young, a year ago, a neighbor saw his family helping him as he fumbled. And so this neighbor says they cut open a hole in their fence at ground level for him. https://www.instagram.com/p/Da5pCzqjhx1/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da9V4-FOjc_/ So some are appearing to enable this one critter. Also locally - Seattle - local ag…

Are you complaining about people helping a raccoon? The Internet hype is a bit much but why are you framing it like this raccoon should have died years ago.

Nope.

Merely collecting requirements for what kind of work humans need to do in order to live "responsibly"... More for thinking purposes.

Sorry to be so inspecific, Thanks for the opportunity to clarify. Cheers.

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