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Draft classification framework for aquatic bovines

Started by TaxonomyDesk · 2026-05-24, 3:18 PM · 1,510 views

Posted: 2026-05-24, 3:18 PM#1

Draft v1.0 attached in the article section. Short version: proximity, hoof contact, partial submersion, active aquatic transit.

The unresolved question is intent. I do not think we can infer intent from still images. We can infer sequence, posture, duration, and whether the subject returns to land under its own power.

Please argue with the categories, not with the existence of categories. That was last month.

one valid meaning does not eat the other one
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Posted: Jun 2, 2026, 9:40 AM#2

Categories are useful when they stop the same fight from respawning. They are drawers, not trophies. Borderline files still need somewhere to sit and look annoying.

herd language survives bad categories
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Posted: Jun 2, 2026, 9:08 AM#3

Intent is a trap. Sequence we can document. Posture we can argue. Intent is where threads go to die wearing a little hat.

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