Lizard Person

@ataikus

just a weird little dude with a gecko

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Lizard Person@ataikus· 6d

Incorrect. You don't understand what you're talking about.

Why Prevalence Estimates Vary So Widely
Two figures dominate this debate. The higher one, 1.7%, comes from biologist
Anne Fausto-Sterling and has been widely cited in academic papers and media. It
includes a broad range of conditions: chromosomal variations like Klinefelter
syndrome (an extra X chromosome in males) and Turner syndrome (a missing X
chromosome in females), as well as late-onset forms of adrenal hyperplasia that
may cause no visible differences at birth.
The lower figure, 0.018%, comes from a 2002 response by physician Leonard Sax,
who argued that most clinicians would not classify many of those conditions as
intersex. His narrower definition focuses on cases where the body's physical sex
characteristics are visibly ambiguous or clearly at odds with the person's
chromosomes. Under that stricter lens, intersex conditions affect roughly 1 in
5,500 births.
Neither number is "wrong" exactly. They answer different questions. If you're
asking how many people have any variation in sex chromosomes, hormones, or
reproductive anatomy, the broader figure is more relevant. If you're asking how
many newborns have visibly ambiguous genitalia or a clear mismatch between
their chromosomes and their body, the narrower figure applies.

While the terms are often used interchangeably in casual conversation, sex and gender refer to distinct
concepts: one based on biology and the other based on social and personal identity.
Sex: Biological Characteristics
Sex refers to the biological and physiological differences between males, females, and intersex
individuals V. It is typically assigned at birth by a medical professional based on physical attributes.
Key biological markers include:
• Chromosomes: Such as XX for females and XY for males V.
• Hormones: The prevalence of estrogens or androgens
•
• Reproductive Anatomy: Internal and external organs, such as ovaries, uterus, testes, and penis
•
Gender: Social and Personal Identity
Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, expressions, and identities that a society
considers appropriate for men, women, and non-binary people
1 3
/. Unlike sex, gender is not determined by
biology but by culture and individual internal experience
2
•
Gender is often divided into several dimensions:
• Gender Identity: An individual's internal sense of being a man, a woman, both, or neither
2
• Gender Expression: How a person presents their gender to the world through clothing, hair length,
and behavior
3
5
•
• Gender Roles: Societal expectations regarding how people of a certain gender should act or dress
V.
Summary Comparison
Feature
Sex
Basis
Biological/Physiological
Determined By Chromosomes, anatomy, hormones
Categories
Male, Female, Intersex
6
Example
Difference in average height
Gender
Social/Psychological
Internal identity, societal norms
2
Man, Woman, Non-binary, Genderfluid, etc.
Expectations that women have longer hair 5

Lizard Person@ataikus· 6d

It's incredible that the sleaziest ultra-rich conmen have successfully gaslit so many people like you into blaming the Democrats for all the things that THEY are doing! How do you not see that Republicans are doing all of those things to you right now?? You really think Trump is trying to help you?

Lizard Person@ataikus· 7d

Nicely done, algorithm.

Screenshot of my feed where directly below this post featuring a smiling Obama is the famous picture of Trump looking up and pointing at a solar eclipse, positioned perfectly such that it looks like Trump is both jealous and giving Obama kudos.

Lizard Person@ataikus· 7d

This is so easily debunked LOL If you think CNN is bad, wait until you find out how much Fox and all the right leaning news are lying to you. "Reality has a known liberal bias." https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/no-evidence-4000-people-are-killed-yearly-by-undocumented-immigrants-2024-09-27/

There is no evidence to support the claim that 14 Americans are killed per day by foreigners or
undocumented immigrants.
This figure (which would equate to approximately 5,110 deaths per year) appears to be a variation of several
widely circulated but unsubstantiated claims.
Key findings from fact-checks and research include:
• Lack of Supporting Data: There is no authoritative, nationwide database or government tally that
tracks the specific number of U.S. citizens killed by "illegal aliens" or foreign nationals on a daily or
annual basis
3 7
• Debunked Similar Figures: Fact-checkers have specifically debunked similar high-end claims, such
as the assertion that 4,000 people are killed annually by undocumented immigrants, stating there is no
evidence to suggest these numbers are accurate 2
•
• Comparative Crime Rates: Peer-reviewed research and academic studies consistently find that
undocumented immigrants have homicide rates that are equal to or lower than those of native-
born U.S. citizens
4 5
• Broader Trends: Data from the American Immigration Council indicates that as the share of
immigrants in the U.S. population increased between 1980 and 2022, the overall crime rate actually
declined 1

Lizard Person@ataikus· 13d

Men who are violent play violent video games, but men who play violent video games aren't violent. Correlation is not causation. Most young men play violent video games, but only a tiny percentage of them commit violent crimes. It's well documented that video games don't cause violence.

A table from an AI search result which says:
85% of male and 46% of female gamers reported playing violent video games (Source: Usability News)
60% of males (age 18-34) reported playing violent video games weekly (Worldmetrics)
97% of male and 75% of female US teens reported playing video games in general (Pew Research)

Lizard Person@ataikus· 15d

Jimothy Jiu-jitsu! 😍

Lizard Person@ataikus· 17d

I love it up there! That whole area is magical. Here's Shasta to complement your Lassen :)

A vast forest landscape dominated by a massive pile of volcanic rocks from an ancient eruption. Behind it Mt. Shasta is visible on the horizon, against a bright blue sky.

A wider shot of the vast forest landscape dominated by a massive pile of volcanic rocks from an ancient eruption. Behind it Mt. Shasta is visible on the horizon against a bright blue sky; half the sun is visible just off center of the top of the frame, and the lens flare looks like sun rays radiating outward. At the bottom in the foreground some small shrubs are poking out of rocky red volcanic soil, and there is a small tree to the right.

Lizard Person@ataikus· 18d

What a smarmy little buttweasel.

Rep. Zach Nunn looking like a twat in the instant before he tries to smack the camera out of a reporter's hand.

Lizard Person@ataikus· 21d

CAR-lambda YOU HORE

Screenshot of one of the balls being thrown at Hegseth in the above AI slop image. The ball reads “CARh YOU HORE?”. The ‘h’ in “CARh” is deformed and kind of looks like the greek letter lambda

Lizard Person@ataikus· Jul 10

encounter

Lizard Person@ataikus· Jul 9

Saw me some ducklings! I can’t get over the way they bob with each little kick 🥹

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Lizard Person@ataikus· Apr 27

is this anything?

A pair of shriveled black bananas sits on an off-white paper plate held up by a left hand in front of a white door.

Lizard Person@ataikus· Apr 20

In the US it was sold as Obetrol (though it was half amphetamine, half methamphetamine) and you could buy it over the counter as a diet pill until the 1970’s! After the war on drugs they took out the meth and repurposed/rebranded and it became Adderall.

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 31

Close up of two Bird of Paradise flowers in full bloom on the same plant

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 31

I made a friend. We discussed our mutual interest: my sandwich.

A centered close up of a mallard’s face.

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 31

Oh her name is Toppi! (突飛— pronounced like “toe-pee” — Japanese for “erratic”) Named because these geckos are SUPER flighty and quick. I call her the spirit animal of my anxiety disorder.

A Japanese dictionary app showing the definition of the word “Toppi”: erratic, offbeat, wild, extraordinary

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 27

I just looked up his website out of curiosity and it’s wild! They’re hawking all kinds of supplements, along with a life size cutout of Mike Lindell himself lmao

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 17

Giant Day Gecko looking up licking its lips, doing a little mlem

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 16

So long, partner. Not going anywhere, but would you not agree that she is a long boiii …? I like how this picture flows very .↖️ ..⬆️ (There are probably art words for that) #gecko #daygecko #phelsuma #phelsumagrandis

Female Madagascar Giant Day Gecko resting on a shaded piece of bamboo resting at a 45° angle amongst some leaves. There is a tall stem in the foreground, and combined with the gecko, bamboo, and leaves, the overall visual directionality flows up and to the left.

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 16

A Madagascar Giant day Gecko upside down on a glass wall, eating out of a which is partially obscured by a branch.

A Madagascar Giant Day Gecko chilling upside down on the wall of her enclosure.

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 16

slurp

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 9

Glad I cleaned because I noticed lots of webs and found a big spider guarding a fat egg sac inside one of the bamboo pieces. Looked black widow-ish but I couldn’t see any markings. Pardon the crappy pics

A big black spider inside a stick of bamboo, visible through the crack in the side.

A look down into a stick of bamboo, down a ways is a white blob which is a big spider egg sac

Lizard Person@ataikus· Mar 9

You’ll find out if you ask Kash Patel to un-redact the tens of thousands of references to Trump in the Epstein files. Biden deported more people than Trump did in his first term. There were never open borders. Stop watching Fox “News” (which “no reasonable viewer” would believe is factual)

DHS Repatriations & Removals 2017-2024 bar chart showing that Biden deported roughly twice as many people each year as Trump did during his first term (except in 2024 where they were nearly equal)

Lizard Person@ataikus· Feb 28

This. It was so Fox could spin that surely since she was subpoenaed and testified for HOURS she must be so corrupt, Lock Her Up and all that This is the only part of the Epstein investigation they’ll be covering

Lizard Person@ataikus· Feb 26

Vibe

The tail and back leg of a bright green Madagascar Giant Day Gecko sticking out of a piece of bamboo that she likes to “hide” in

Lizard Person@ataikus· Feb 16

ChatGPT explains how my wall heater works (using the visual search feature on an iPhone). I never knew about the combustion gagies or the room air wars before, learned a lot today! So glad ChatGPT is integrated into phones now…

A ChatGPT-generated diagram of what is supposed to be the heat exchange in a gas heater. Titled “Gas Gas Heater”

Chat says “Here is a labeled diagram illustrating how a wall-mounted gas heater separates heat from exhaust using a sealed heat exchanger and flue system”

In the diagram none of the pipes are connected and the labels are nonsense. Apparently the heat exchanger vents exhaust into the room in several places. Bottom right there’s a flame labeled “COMBUSTION GAGIES
EXHAUST OUT”

next to a label that says “combustion gagies to the otode”

Other labels include “warm exchasger out” , “warm air fo warming”, “warm warming and”

AI isn’t intelligent.

Lizard Person@ataikus· Jan 30

By oxidizing compounds in its peel, this remarkable subspecies of banana has evolved the ability to camouflage.

A brown banana laying atop some bark, dirt, and redwood duff.

Lizard Person@ataikus· Jan 7