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The reassignment of Brachiosaurus brancai to its own genus occurred through a series of steps by different paleontologists:

## Initial Classification In 1914, Werner Janensch first described the African species as Brachiosaurus brancai, considering it part of the existing Brachiosaurus genus[4].

## Path to Reclassification Gregory S. Paul made the first step toward separation in 1988 by proposing a subgenus classification, Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan) brancai, after noticing significant skeletal differences[4][10].

George Olshevsky then elevated Giraffatitan to full genus status in 1991, though this change was largely disregarded by the scientific community at the time[4][10].

## Formal Establishment The definitive separation came in 2009 when Michael P. Taylor published a detailed study demonstrating 26 distinct osteological differences between the African and American species. This comprehensive analysis firmly established Giraffatitan as a separate genus, creating the combination Giraffatitan brancai[3][4]. From 2012 onward, most researchers have accepted this classification[10].

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Of course any cause or point can and likely will be distorted, and some will be performative. There are also, e.g. performative people who like to moan about lefties in universities, but this kind of low effort behaviour doesn't in itself undermine reasonable criticism about e.g. universities sometimes being too intolerant of free speech.

My point is this is fairly lazy. It starts assuming woke, which I note the author agrees is often used perjoratively (and therefore is surely used in a specific loaded way, in the same way if I call someone a piece of shit I'm not generally using it to praise the human body's ability to excrete waste effectively), is some performative nonsense and not wondering or being curious whether there's something useful or at least sincere underneath that.

This would all be fine if there was a bit more thoughtful distinction and critical appraisal of the author's work, and he wasn't treated with such uncritical reverence.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41401505

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# Comments: 1

One aspect I've loved of writing the reviews is some very cheap lenses (the Canon 135mm cost me very little second hand) take truly extraordinary pictures, and I don't think I'd have tried that lens if I hadn't had a go at this blog.

I'm no coder, but I have read a lot of "don't think about it, do it" posts here. I love photography; I'm very average, but I like trying something new and late last year I realise I have a lot of lenses and I thought I should force myself to use each of them in 2024 and 'review' them. It's an excuse, as much as anything, to lean into the constraint that each lens uses. I can't remember what I was reading here when I had the idea, but I do remember it was one of those "Amazing demo in [tiny amount]KB" and it made me think how much joy there is in constraint and trying something different, just for the fun of it.

I also am posting here as I've read a lot of "just get on with it"; arguments against faffing with formatting and tweaking, and it was with this in mind that I've used a fairly standard template in Wordpress (where I don't really know what I'm doing) and just got on and taken pictures and written, and not mucked around too much. I'm ten (of about 36) lenses in now, and enjoying it. Comments, criticism and anything else greatly received.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39806477

Points: 3

# Comments: 4

I have several Windows computers - all four now running Windows 11. In all cases at the minimum Bluetooth keyboard and mice are used all the time and in all cases it works absolutely fine with no faults. This is with decent, high-ish-end-branded devices (Logitech, Microsoft) and generic nonsense from Amazon.

I use Bluetooth earpods - cheap things from Amazon - with my phone and sometimes my laptops again without issue. The very worst that will happen is that it won't connect one time, I'll put them back in the case, take them out again and it will work fine. I've had three bluetooth earphones/headphones before this and all have worked the same.

So I wonder if this is something about the specific kit you use (or you've been very unlucky, or I've been very lucky). Or a specific other condition of the environment you're in, e.g. very high interference on the 2.4GHz band. Are you able to check this by moving these to a very different location? Or have you a friend with a Windows laptop who you could try the devices on? If you cannot connect a single BT device to a Windows device under any circumstances that does seem highly unusual and likely to be about something else.