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Little_mouse

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  • Why do bumblebees die under the tilia?

  • There was once a thought that the linden tree had a sap that was toxic to bees. A paper that I found claims that the more likely cause of bee death is actually starvation. The flowers of fhe linden tree have little or no nectar late in their flowering stage, but the presence of small amounts of caffeine may mislead bees into believing they are finding a food source. This paper recommends planting alternate late summer flowering plants nearby.

    https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article/13/9/20170484/50480/Do-linden-trees-kill-bees-Reviewing-the-causes-of

  • It was never about protecting kids

  • I don't think ads for gambling, drugs, fad diets etc. Should be shown to anyone. But I especially think that they (or any advertising) should be knowingly shown to children.

  • It was never about protecting kids

  • It almost makes me want to push for an advertising freeze on anyone who can't or won't prove their ID and age.

    But I know it won't actually result in companies lobbying against requiring ID, it would just result in them lobbying to advertise more directly to children.

  • Jefferson Starship - Dragonfly

  • Nice Sound Burger, How's the audio quality?

  • When is it justified to use AI-generated images?

  • As bad as copyright laws are, they are made even worse when they are applied to everyday people via life-altering fines, and often ignored completely when applied to giant corporations.

  • Does ACAB include Edward Snowden?

  • Imagine a good cop, if you can.

    They will have to exist in a system which I think we can all agree is corrupt to the point that it cannot be repaired.

    They have a choice, they can silently watch as justice is applied unevenly. Allowing their coworkers to steal and murder with next to no oversight. This would (I feel) mean that ACAB applies to them just as much as anyone else.

    Or they can try to do something about it, try to fight the system through direct action or documenting/exposing the bad cops for the media. Almost always the result of trying to reform the police system from within is expulsion (one way or another) from the police. If the police excise any good cops from their own ranks, then you are again left with ACAB being satisfied.

    Edward Snowden is an example of the police identifying and elimination any good cops from their own ranks to ensure that ACAB still stands.

  • Tōkyō

  • Neat! Where in Tokyo is this?

  • I would like to play a calm game

  • yeah, in retrospect, Tunic probably shouldn't be on this list. I was fondly remembering the puzzles and exploration and less so the souls-like combat challenges.

  • I would like to play a calm game

  • A Short Hike

    The Outer Wilds

    Tunic

    Exploration focused games that are pretty calm (for the most part). They are some of my personal favorites. I recommend not looking up much about them (especially Outer Wilds and Tunic. Learning mechanics from gameplay is part of the game for those two). Tunic is probably the most action oriented of the lot, (like old Zelda games) and it leans hard on the puzzle aspect, so if that's not your favorite then it might not be for you.

  • Can we get a megatgread over results across the country? Only thing I miss from reddit

  • I Voted!

  • Permanently Deleted

  • Something like 20% of the world's oil is produced on the other side of Hormuz.

  • Trump says this fraud should disqualify political candidates. Probe finds he committed it

  • I keep imagining a world where if you declare something illegal (when it's not) and you are found to have done it, it amounts to the courts treating it as though it actually is illegal, but just for the accuser. I feel like it would clean up a lot of frivolous lawsuits and political bullies.

    It would probably cause a lot more problems though, and likely wouldn't be applied fairly. Like all laws.

  • More people protecting a secret makes it more protected ..right?

  • More people or things contributing to a goal does not always add more security/efficiency/capability to achieve said goal.

    A classic example is a length of chain.

    The more individual links, the more weight the chain as a whole needs to be able to carry.

    Each link needs to be able to support the weight of the load and the weight of the entire length of the chain.

    More links also introduces more opportunities for links with failure points to be included.

  • Those of you who don't wash your hands after going to the bathroom, why?

  • The people who don't wash their hands seem to believe that the only reason to wash is if they get pee on themselves.

    I have to imagine they only bathe if they pee their pants or something.

    They don't seem to have a problem with people touching their genitals or dirty surfaces and then immediatly handling other people's food, shaking hands, or sucking on their fingers.

  • [Technology Connections] Don't overthink electric car charging (we should be doing it differently) [52:12]

  • Charging from 0 to 100% really shouldn't be the goal here.

    Ideally you would be charging to about 80% for just daily use, and only going 100% if you are planning a longer trip.

    Unlike a gas car, you don't want to wait until it gets to 0% before you start charging it. Just plug it in when you get home and it'll recoup whatever you used that day.

  • Peanut butter

  • That's peanut oil that separates naturally from the rest of the peanuts.

    Stirring it just reminds it that it has a job to do.

  • Literally no help at all

  • Mortified

  • US Authoritarianism @lemmy.world
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