The word "plagiarism" literally evokes the "kidnapping" of thoughts and ideas.
It's from the Latin plagiare "to kidnap" (or plagiarius "kidnapper"), from plaga "snare, hunting net."
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The word "plagiarism" literally evokes the "kidnapping" of thoughts and ideas.
It's from the Latin plagiare "to kidnap" (or plagiarius "kidnapper"), from plaga "snare, hunting net."
A comic called Animals with Misleading Names. There's an electric eel labeled "not an eel". There's a mountain goat labeled "not a goat." There's a maned wolf labeled "not a wolf." There's a king cobra labeled "not a cobra. Also, snakes are typically self-governing." There's a peacock mantis shrimp labeled "Not a peacock. Not a mantis. Also, not a shrimp." There's a horny toad labeled "Not a toad. Only thinks of you as a friend." There's a mayfly labeled "active through the spring and summer." There's an eastern kingbird labeled "found in the west. Many birds do not recognize its authority."
Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.
15.12.2025 16:01 โ ๐ 3610 ๐ 1217 ๐ฌ 63 ๐ 63We did this in #ibbio as a practice #IA last month.
02.11.2025 01:52 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โHey, I thought everybody knew that adding more lanes to address traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to address obesity.โ
01.11.2025 03:35 โ ๐ 312 ๐ 40 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 3Teachers are Fighting on the Front Lines While the System Leaves Them Stranded.
Excellent article by @jbradshaw.bsky.social (sorry, no commentary this time)
Come. To. Canada.
We like vaccines, pot, and Koreans.
How dandelions conquered concrete to bring nature back to cities
theconversation.com/how-dandelio...
My heart is full, and my tears flowing...80th anniversary of Netherlands liberation
youtu.be/GH39vA0eG7k?...
Trying to focus on gradings #ibbio labsโฆ this playlist is helping
open.spotify.com/album/72eREP...
Cat on pillow in front of window
She wasnโt a kitten when we got her, so hereโs a recent picture where I think she looks like the thumbnail of a โcats being sillyโ video.
18.01.2025 13:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0In todayโs instalment of โI wonโt go to the ER unless Iโm literally dyingโฆโ an Ottawa hospital is housing patients in the gymnasium due to overwhelming demand.
We need masks in healthcare. We need to stop pretending COVID is over. We need to push back on anti-vaxx rhetoric
This isnโt sustainable
Your child is not sick from lack of exposure to sickness. They do not have immunity debt. Your child born after lockdowns does not have intergenerational immunity debt. The immunity debt that your childโs mother never had was not passed on to them via her mitochondriaโฆ
12.01.2025 23:53 โ ๐ 156 ๐ 60 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1Photo of Mikhail Baryshnikov from move on.org. Text reads Forty two years ago I left a country that built walls to come to a place without them. But today, as a citizen of the United States, for the first time, I'm hearing rhetoric that reminds me of the Soviet Union of my youth, where it was a crime, and continues to be, a crime to be different. 99 -Mikhail Baryshnikov
โ42 years ago I left a country that built walls to come to a place without them.
But today, as a citizen of the United States, for 1st time, I'm hearing rhetoric that reminds me of the Soviet Union of my youth, where it was a crime, and continues to be, a crime to be differentโ
-Mikhail Baryshnikov
#Caturday
04.01.2025 17:46 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Something something history rhymes something
04.01.2025 16:45 โ ๐ 13235 ๐ 3047 ๐ฌ 497 ๐ 131Yes, I was supposed to see it in 2020 - cancelled - and finally saw it about a year ago. Wonderful!
04.01.2025 17:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It was for the TOK exhibition. Students pick three โobjectsโ to answer a question about knowledge. This student was answering a question about interactions with other knowers. #IB #TOK
04.01.2025 17:22 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Hard to choose, but this is definitely one of them www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...
28.12.2024 14:30 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Long Way Down by the same author was one of mine this year
28.12.2024 14:28 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0www.instagram.com/reel/DBd5NLf...
Truth!
2(3) + 2(4) =14
08.12.2024 05:02 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0No, you donโt. If I really canโt get into it or Iโm not enjoying it, I skip it and still go to book club to see what others thought and socialize.
08.12.2024 04:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok?
Signed, a librarian.
We are witnessing an exodus from the caring professions.
Educators. Nurses. Mental health providers. Family physicians.
Everywhere I look, I see stories of caring people who are so burned out that they can no longer continue to serve.
And this breaks my heart.
I have completed my challenge of 125 books!
#goodreads2024