The insect glue, produced from edible oils, was inspired by plants such as sundews that use the strategy to capture their prey. A key advantage of physical pesticides over toxic pesticides is that pests are highly unlikely to evolve resistance, as this would require them to develop much larger and stronger bodies, while bigger...
I've been wondering about that. Do you think the Trump office is a fun place to be? Do you think people are laughing and joking around? I imagine they're deadly serious all the time and only ever laugh to mock someone. I imagine it's absolutely miserable and highly stressful.
It doesn’t take long for mold to grow on empty beer bottles. Considering beer bottles get returned for a refund, you have to assume that the brewery will make an effort to reuse as many as possible....
I know what a watershed is, we're talking about borders between states.
Draw a squiggly line that follows the river. You get the left side, I get the right side. The river moves as rivers do. After 100 years we do a survey and find I have a big chunk of property that used to be my side of the river but the river moved towards me and now that's on your side of the river. I've lost some land due to some being on the other side of the river and more due to the land I used to have being a river now.
Is the boundary between us the water and we put up with the uncertain nature of our property, or do we honour the line drawn 100 years ago even though the river isn't anywhere near there now?
While using rivers to divide states may seem conceptually simple, the natural tendency of river courses to change over time has caused complications. If you look carefully at maps and legal history, there are numerous territorial oddities and disputes that have arisen over the years.
For instance, a series of earthquakes in 1811-12 shifted the course of the Mississippi River in a way that stranded two Tennessee towns—Corona and Reverie—west of the river in what seems like it should be Arkansas. Upstream, the same earthquake, and a lack of precision by early surveyors, left a bit of land known as the Kentucky Bend completely surrounded by parts of Missouri and Tennessee. Meanwhile, Kentucky and Indiana have engaged in a protracted debate about which state owned a piece of land near Evansville that connects to Indiana if the river is low but becomes an island if water is high.
My preferred way to browse here is using All and blocking communities I don't want to see. That way I get exposed to new things I wouldn't seek out on my own (for example: British archaeology)...
That's a good idea. I've blocked so much almost all I get is depressing news. They need to let you export blocked lists. Mines so long it's probably worth something.
During a bad day the bosses mom asked me why I wasn't my usual chipper self. I said if you want me to smile all day every day I need paid more. Then the boss yanged at me "why are you telling mother you want paid more?!?" and I told him, because I want paid more.
I found these kind of cool as an idea, as they can be added rather easily to existing cities and provide some greenery without taking up space, while providing shade:...
This is totally dumb. I wouldn't want one attached to my building. How heavy are they? I'm guessing it doesn't snow there? How do you weed it when it invariably gets infested with weeds. The irrigation system is sure to break, how do you service that? This will look like absolute shit in a year.
I make canvas and awnings. Shade sails are almost always really stupid. Big bucks for very little bang. Most of the day you end up with a wee thong shadow halfway up the wall
Boeing is for sure a shit show and terribly managed, but I don't think they would blatantly kill guys like that. I think it's far more likely that the first guy did kill himself because he figured everybody would think Boeing whacked him and that would do far more damage to the company than his testimony would. Now any news...
I only found out this year. CBC was talking about it this spring when the US updated theirs and said Canada was working on a new one but it would take longer because it had more variables. Still waiting for the update...
The Guardian obtained a copy of Noem’s soon-to-be released book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.” In it, she tells the story of the ill-fated Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer she was training for pheasant hunting....
The dementia was Reagan's biggest plank in his platform. Those actually making the decisions found it super helpful. That's why this time they're running 2 demented candidates. Even if they lose they win.
I don’t know if others are experiencing a similar situation. My all feed is very sparse with engagement. If I sort top six hours or by top 12 most posts have between 5-10 comments. I feel like there was more in the past? Is engagement dropping off? I’m on lemmy.world as my instance.
Lemmy has way, way too much dross. Any user that pops in to check it out finds a billion foreign language posts, a billion weirdo anime shitposts and a billion Linux posts. It’s a massive turnoff. I spent 6 months blocking communities that had zero interest to me and I’m left with news and Star Trek posts. I don’t even like Star Trek but it’s the only OC in this place.
Instagram is profiting from several ads that invite people to create nonconsensual nude images with AI image generation apps, once again showing that some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies unable or...
Maybe those 20 seconds were because of the lack of getting raises? ( lemmy.world )
Fake Videos Embarrassingly Exposed - Part 2 - YouTube ( youtube.com )
Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals ( www.theguardian.com )
The insect glue, produced from edible oils, was inspired by plants such as sundews that use the strategy to capture their prey. A key advantage of physical pesticides over toxic pesticides is that pests are highly unlikely to evolve resistance, as this would require them to develop much larger and stronger bodies, while bigger...
Felon Busk's robobork celulink astroker for the good of the future people ( lemmy.world )
Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes wild conspiracy theory about Slovakia PM’s shooting: ‘No wonder they shot him’ ( www.independent.co.uk )
Romney Says He’d ‘Have Immediately Pardoned’ Trump If He Were Biden ( www.thedailybeast.com )
NTSB releases report on Baltimore bridge collapse ( www.cnn.com )
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA24MM031.aspx...
Eating? Believe it or not... ( DEAD ) ( lemmy.world )
A dedicated dad joke ( lemmy.world )
Beer bottles can get quite nasty before people return them -- how good are industrial beer bottle dishwashers?
It doesn’t take long for mold to grow on empty beer bottles. Considering beer bottles get returned for a refund, you have to assume that the brewery will make an effort to reuse as many as possible....
I am a trans man incarcerated in a woman’s prison where feminism is a four-letter word ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Boy Scouts of America rebranding to more inclusive Scouting America ( www.pbs.org )
Fatherly hazing ( lemmy.world )
2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Actual size is supposed to be 1.5 ( kbin.run )
I dont know why they have to lie about it. At $5/8ft board you'd think I paid for the full 1.5. Edit: I mixed up nominal with actual.
The slime! ( lemmy.world )
How many communities do you have blocked?
My preferred way to browse here is using All and blocking communities I don't want to see. That way I get exposed to new things I wouldn't seek out on my own (for example: British archaeology)...
Rule ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
Generate shadows without trees: vegetable awnings, a new way to generate shadows in the city. ( www.singulargreen.com )
I found these kind of cool as an idea, as they can be added rather easily to existing cities and provide some greenery without taking up space, while providing shade:...
Is The US Headed Towards Fascism? ( youtu.be )
I don't think Boeing killed those guys
Boeing is for sure a shit show and terribly managed, but I don't think they would blatantly kill guys like that. I think it's far more likely that the first guy did kill himself because he figured everybody would think Boeing whacked him and that would do far more damage to the company than his testimony would. Now any news...
Elon Musk hosted an ‘anti-Biden’ dinner party. Here’s who attended ( www.independent.co.uk )
A Cool Guide on different types of knots ( i.redd.it )
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2824496...
Nature [Last Place Comics] ( lemmy.world )
https://lastplacecomics.com/
Raw ( lemmy.sdf.org )
The fun of living in a 3A climate. ( lemmy.world )
Ad rule ( lemmy.ca )
Inspired by the pervasiveness of ads in society in general
South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog ( apnews.com )
The Guardian obtained a copy of Noem’s soon-to-be released book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.” In it, she tells the story of the ill-fated Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer she was training for pheasant hunting....
MAGA begins to panic: Trump may not make it to the ballot ( www.salon.com )
Has community engagement dropped off suddenly?
I don’t know if others are experiencing a similar situation. My all feed is very sparse with engagement. If I sort top six hours or by top 12 most posts have between 5-10 comments. I feel like there was more in the past? Is engagement dropping off? I’m on lemmy.world as my instance.
Signs you're getting old?
My knee still doesn’t feel right after that hiking trip two weeks ago....
Anthropology ( mander.xyz )
Instagram Advertises Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps ( www.404media.co )
Instagram is profiting from several ads that invite people to create nonconsensual nude images with AI image generation apps, once again showing that some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies unable or...
Freedom Caucus' new 'FART' team sparks avalanche of jokes, memes ( www.newsweek.com )
The House Freedom Caucus has reportedly deployed its Floor Action Response Team (FART), triggering a wave of jokes and memes online.
Disneyland faces pressure to electrify its stinky 'Autopia' ride, and quick ( electrek.co )
Boston Dynamics introduces a fully electric humanoid robot that “exceeds human performance” ( spectrum.ieee.org )
…replacing the previously hydraulic version....
Alien | Back In Theaters April 26 ( www.youtube.com )
Rule ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )