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ALostInquirer OP , 1 month ago to Ask Science in Does having fur help or hinder animals like otters/beavers/polar bears when they swim about?

Second, as a disposable, dead layer, it also provides protection against UV light and such. We don’t think of living out of water under the direct radiation from the sun as being particularly difficult or the environment harsh, because we casually do it every day, but it was a very hard problem for life to solve.

Oh yeah, that's a good point! I'd typically be more concerned with the drying out part for a lot of aquatic life, forgetting about the UV exposure issues.

ALostInquirer OP , 1 month ago to Ask Science in Does having fur help or hinder animals like otters/beavers/polar bears when they swim about?

Huh, thanks for the detailed reply! I suspected some of them must have something extra going on to help their time in the water, but wouldn't have thought this!

Were you able to feel how dry the otter was through the sealed fur, or was it sealed enough that you couldn't really tell?

ALostInquirer OP , 1 month ago to Ask Science in Does sociology extend to other social animals besides humans?

Thanks for the pointers, I'll have to give'em a look! Eusociality does sound right in line with what I was wondering about, but hadn't heard of it before!

ALostInquirer OP , 1 month ago to KDE in KDE Connect should only enable downloading files from allowed directories, right? [issue report found, may be very old notifications]

Fairly certain, as I hadn't downloaded anything on my phone when away from my PC that would have produced a notification to mirror. Also, sorry, I should have mentioned from the start that I typically run my phone in Do Not Disturb and Silent to minimize any notifications whatsoever.

On further digging I did notice that it looks as though the files mentioned in the notifications may have been downloads, but from literally years ago in, I think, every case (e.g. from 2018!). I don't think I even had Connect installed back then to have caught those notifications. 🤨

ALostInquirer , 4 months ago to Politics in Gavin Newsom faces another recall threat in California

Are recalls possible in other US states, such that people could try to recall other governors?

ALostInquirer , 7 months ago to aww in Why so cute when so deadly

Isn’t there an adaptation for some organisms that’s basically, “im just a fren c’mere and give me a pat” and then you help them the most by feeding them and they always remember you fondly as, “mmmmm good nom”?

ALostInquirer , 8 months ago to Politics in Up yours Google

Out of curiosity, are you Canadian, or just on the Canadian instance? I ask because if memory serves the search results tend to be a combination of search history (if you have personalized ads enabled, you can opt out of them), country/region, and general subject/topic (so in this case social apps), probably among other details.

ALostInquirer OP , 10 months ago to Photography in Advice on using smartphone cameras?

Thanks! Trying to get a better sense of working within the constraints of smartphone cameras to learn when or if I might want to move on to a dedicated camera is why I was asking this, and I think your points have helped get a better sense of some of the constraints to take into account. Appreciate it!

ALostInquirer OP , 11 months ago to Ask Science in What (non-human) surface organism tends to burrow the deepest into the Earth?

That sounds like some pretty dedicated earthworms! Also, as noted in another comment about the Alice reference, that’s a good point, albeit I guess one could say it’s about more of a figurative depth than literal given the curious places they go!

ALostInquirer OP , 11 months ago to Ask Science in What (non-human) surface organism tends to burrow the deepest into the Earth?

Oh, that’s a fair point on both counts, I should have specified non-human organisms. Still, we’re apparently really good at digging deep holes, so that’s fun!