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October 18, 2005

D: Objectification

I deftly reposition the reflected light base, switch objectives and peer into the ocular. A twist of the course focus followed by a slower refinement of the fine focus and I can see it through the lens of the microscope.

Confirming every social theory there is that species, no matter how big or small, have social strata that every member can be segregated into is the pinnacle of single-cell evolution.

Normal amoeba would float through the Petri dish by means of pseudopods, however the diva amoeba is actually moved around by several "minder" amoebas that tend to her every need.

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Comments

In the spirit of the theme can I just canvas why I went from +5 to +1?

What's wrong, not enough baseball? No Christianity or political sniping? Too highbrow? What?

Posted by: D at October 19, 2005 1:43 AM · Permalink

I didn't give you a -1 but I have a personal distaste for anything written textbook style. This style comes across as 'telling' instead of 'showing' (if that makes any sense).

By the way, what's with starting out by giving yourself a +5 sometimes? That hardly seems equitable.

Posted by: Jim Parkinson at October 19, 2005 8:06 AM · Permalink

Surely a post about scientific discovery/exploration should be written in a clinical, informative textbook style?

As for the starting pluses and minuses, they're dealt out by the script. Or maybe I just am that good.

Posted by: D at October 19, 2005 8:27 AM · Permalink

Hey. I'm the last person to dictate somebody else's style selection.

If you're going to ask a question, you should expect an incorrect answer. :)

Posted by: Jim Parkinson at October 19, 2005 8:38 AM · Permalink