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The most memorable of these for me, by far, was the Surinam Toad on the cover of Windows XP Annoyances by David Karp. Every problem has another little brood of
by sandymcmurray 5y ago
The most memorable of these for me, by far, was the Surinam Toad on the cover of Windows XP Annoyances by David Karp. Every problem has another little brood of problems inside it. Brr. https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/windows-xp-annoyances/0596008767/ https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/windows-xp-annoyances/0...
- BitwiseFool 5y agoSomething about that species makes me profoundly uncomfortable every time I see it...
- sangnoir 5y agoIt looks infested by something unpleasant. My pet theory is that revulsion was an evolutionary mechanism to discourage eating diseased or parasite-infested food (parallel to odors indicating organic putrification).
- jetrink 5y agoYou might be experiencing trypophobia[1]: Trypophobia is an aversion to the sight of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps. It is not officially recognized as a mental disorder, but may be diagnosed as a specific phobia if excessive fear and distress occur. Most affected people mainly experience disgust but not fear when they see trypophobic imagery. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia