It was really good — I think Ark in Space is up there as one of the best stories in Classic Doctor Who, and Genesis of the Daleks is one of the most important.

I've now seen 401 episodes (47.17%), and recommend 217 of them (54.11%)

https://averylychee.neocities.org/doctor-who/

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**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 15, 2019, 01:27

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 15, 2019, 01:27

Mar 15, 2019, 01:27

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Classic Doctor Who ░ Revenge of the Cybermen

I wish this story was better. It's the only time that the 4th Doctor encounters the cybermen, and it's a somewhat dull one.

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**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 11:52

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 11:52

Mar 14, 2019, 11:52

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I'm going to become a lying-down-and-snoozy-lizard

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 11:50

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 11:50

Mar 14, 2019, 11:50

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@softgoat yesssssss

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 08:01

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 08:01

Mar 14, 2019, 08:01

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affection

@LottieVixen *wraps my arms around you and holds you close*

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 07:57

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 07:57

Mar 14, 2019, 07:57

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affection offer

@LottieVixen *offers soft cuddles*

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 07:29

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 07:29

Mar 14, 2019, 07:29

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@LottieVixen lottie!!! ♥♥

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** · Mar 13, 2019, 20:28

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**✨Soff✨ Mawr** @mawr@plush.city · Mar 13, 2019, 20:28

Mar 13, 2019, 20:28

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How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger [npr.org]

This article is incredible.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/685533353/a-playful-way-to-teach-kids-to-control-their-anger

>> "Shouting, 'Think about what you just did. Go to your room!' " Jaw says. "I disagree with that. [...] When we yell at a child [...] We're training them to yell when they get upset and that yelling solves problems."

In contrast, parents who control their own anger are helping their children learn to do the same, Markham says. "Kids learn emotional regulation from us."<<

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 03:46

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 03:46

Mar 14, 2019, 03:46

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linguistics stuff

@garbados (from the top of my head, one of the most important criteria is "recursion" — in English, we can embed sentences inside sentences with words like "that":

"I thought that (they were the farmer who (ate the jam donut))"

There's no limit to how deep we can embed sentences, except that our memory is limited and we can easily lose track.

Almost no animal communication systems allow for recursion or embedded sentences.)

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 03:40

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 03:40

Mar 14, 2019, 03:40

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linguistics stuff

@garbados animals definitely can communicate, often in very complex ways, and calling them non-sapient is… wrong

Often, the capacity for language is the only difference between the intelligences of animals and humans

Animals do speak to each other. But for something to be language, it has to meet certain criteria. No known animal communication systems meets all the criteria, but all known human languages do — even languages that isolated children invented with no guidance.

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 03:36

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 03:36

Mar 14, 2019, 03:36

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linguistics stuff

@garbados we can distinguish between communication systems and languages — in language, we can talk about things outside our environment, whereas non-lang communication cannot.

If you wake up on an island with someone who doesn't speak your language, you can still communicate, collaborate to build shelter, etc, but holding a conversation isn't possible. To our knowledge, Animals can communicate, but they're limited to their environment.

I hope we find a species with language…

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** · Mar 14, 2019, 02:28

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**Alonealastalovedalongthe** @Alonealastalovedalongthe@toot.cafe · Mar 14, 2019, 02:28

Mar 14, 2019, 02:28

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After a nice long run at things, objective reality is officially not a thing anymore.

This universe is strange.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613092/a-quantum-experiment-suggests-theres-no-such-thing-as-objective-reality/

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 02:35

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 14, 2019, 02:35

Mar 14, 2019, 02:35

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@chao sleep well!

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 13, 2019, 23:54

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 13, 2019, 23:54

Mar 13, 2019, 23:54

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(good morning)

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**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 13, 2019, 23:54

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 13, 2019, 23:54

Mar 13, 2019, 23:54

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dggimnnooor

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 13, 2019, 10:35

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Mar 13, 2019, 10:35

Mar 13, 2019, 10:35

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Doctor Who • Audio Dramas ░ Main Range 24: The Eye of the Scorpion

aaaa this one was amazing!

It explored a period of history that the show rarely seems to want to touch (Ancient Egypt), created some interesting historical political drama and mixed it with alien influences...

it's so good

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