Havunen Minttu On Mun Lemppari Niloiri

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Havunen Minttu on mun lemppari Ääniloiri

Miku is wearing etelä-pohjanmaa Finnish national dress and the art is inspired old packaging of Finnish Oat brand called Elovena.

In original packaging Elovena girl is actually wearing mishmash of different elements of multiple different Finnish national dress. I wanted Miku to wear an actual national dress and the Etelä-Pohjanmaa was the closest one.

You might know this tiny frog.

This is Mini mum (photo by Andolalao Rakotoarison), a species I had the pleasure to name—together with a team of amazing colleagues—back in 2019.

That was the start of a fascination with the process and consequences of miniaturisation for vertebrates. How the hell does this tiny frog manage to fit all of its vital organs—more or less all the same senses and organs that we have—into a package the size of a tic-tac‽ Why and how has it evolved to be so small? And why don't we get frogs that are much smaller?

Well, I just secured 1.5 MILLION Euros (!!!) in the form of a European Research Commission Starting Grant, to answer these and other related questions in the genomes of Mini frogs and other miniaturised vertebrates.

Because it turns out, there are *lots* of miniaturised vertebrates, and they push the boundaries of how small we think it is possible for a vertebrate to be! Here is a little graphic of some of them, scaled to a BIC ballpoint pen.

The project is called GEMINI: The Genomics of Miniaturisation in Vertebrates! You can read more about it on my website here, and in the press release, here!

Followup: King Kong vs Godzilla

I was not left disappointed. This movie is fun and good. Not emotionally gripping, but very good fun.

This movie is absurd and funny, especially in a good couple of the dialogues. The film being (in part) kickstarted by a pharma executive frustrated with the company's poor advertising is honestly incredible. And it's even funnier how he keeps on rooting for King Kong even after having lost any kind of control over the situation.

The fights are kinda fun, but obviously a bit underwhelming because of the technical limitations. And while the larger practical setpieces are pretty well done, I find some of the greenscreen effects very janky. The octopus was a very neat setpiece, however, and kind of an exception almost.

I generally do like the designs of the kaiju. They're pretty brutish overall and can be a bit silly sometimes. Godzilla himself looks very dinosaurian with his head and fat body (another example of his versatility as a basic design), and I fw how Kong has this sort of orangutan-macaque-like build moreso than that of a gorilla.

The Bernard Heuvelmans/cryptid deal with the kaiju's general background as unkown strange kinds of otherwise real animals is pretty charming. Not surprising since this was fairly popular or sensational in contemporary sci comm iirc?

I have seen a bit of similarish things with some older science books at my grandparents'. On the topic of cryptids, I strongly suggest getting Cryptozoologicon, btw.

The film also has some cool shots.

And the score, by none other than Akira Ifukube, is brilliant. Here's an anniversary concert rendition of it.

Anyways, a pretty fun watch, and I suggest watching it.

Finished Heartstopper season one. Unsurprisingly, peak.

I have many praises, including how it fleshes out other characters' development with new scenes. The acting also adds interesting nuances to existing interactions, I find, as does the pacing. For these reasons I would say it is a really good adaptation.

I felt many emotions while watching it. Happiness, amusement, sometimes sorrow. I found some scenes hellish. Bullying is painful to think about and there was a surprising amount I could recognise.

However there is a strong sense of determination and optimism in spite of such struggles. This is is a really valuable message. And with how powerful the comic gets, I feel the following seasons will be remarkable.

Anyways, outstanding, beautiful show, and I look forward to seeing the rest.

... TOMORROW IT IS TIME FOR KING KONG VS GODZILLA!

... ASI ANAROI A SEKE SAMOAI! ASI ANAROI A SEKE SAMOAI!

(Main theme is an utter banger and I love that they reused it for Godzilla: Minus One)

((I fear(?) posting Godzilla in conjunction with Heartstopper will become a habit))

PS: my thoughts on KKVG

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Followup: King Kong vs Godzilla I was not left disappointed. This movie is fun and good. Not emotionally gripping, but very good fun. This

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