LibertyLizard

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 36 minutes ago

Very good point. To be honest, I haven’t paid much attention to this story but maybe I should.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 38 minutes ago* (last edited 37 minutes ago)

PTB. Not sure why this would be assumed to be trolling unless there’s more information missing here?

In my opinion, “trolling” should not be used as a ban excuse at all. It requires an assessment of a user’s intentions and internal mental state. Which mods have proven completely incapable of making accurately.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

The theory put forth here doesn’t make a lot of sense. Are we sure left leaning people aren’t just becoming more anti-car in general?

For me, 5 years ago, buying an EV seemed like a great idea, albeit one I couldn’t really afford. But then I realize I could just reduce my driving by 90% and achieve the same benefit while saving money. So I don’t really need an EV anymore now that I barely ever drive.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 hours ago

Why not just use a pump?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

This is what cracks me up about all the people calling for guillotines on Lemmy. You think they’ll stop with oil company ceos or whatever? No chance.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

I think he’s full of shit but just how full of shit is an important question.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago

I feel like that’s probably including a lot of trolls or people who barely know who Stalin is.

On any survey with two responses you will get at least a few percent, even if the option is rather odious.

Not to mention that unless their sample size is huge, the margins of error will be very large on a small subsample like this.

So I mean I’m not saying it’s wrong per se but there are a lot of reasons it might not be completely accurate.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I don’t think they’re even close to that many but I have actually been curious if there has been much polling that can estimate the size of fringe ideologies like this.

I guess it will be tough to measure due to the margin of error.

For reference, Claudia de la Cruz got .1% of the vote in 2024. And some of those people probably just protest voted without really understanding her platform. So I think we’re dealing with a tiny number of people here.

Also, the only way they would affect the outcome is if those people would have otherwise voted for Harris. Which is far from obvious.

It’s pretty clear that Harris lost because she was not well liked by all sorts of voters. The far left is just one tiny piece of the larger phenomenon.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The second part is true though. Terminally online leftists have no power to change anything.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Good news. Although, as we’ve seen, elections don’t guarantee any real self-rule by the people.

Still, a positive step.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 days ago

Terrorism is a nebulous word that means whatever the government wants it to mean.

This is why anti-terrorist laws should be abolished.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 54 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Why would you need to be famous to ignore social media?

 

A Meadowview, Virginia, research center spearheads the effort, and more than a dozen experimental, large-plot plantings on state public lands have not only survived but reached maturity. Lesesne State Forest in Nelson County, for instance, holds about thirty acres of natural, second-growth woods anchored by seventy-foot-tall American chestnut trees that are more than sixty years old—and produce delicious wild nuts that few living people beyond foresters and researchers have ever tasted.

“We don’t go out of our way to advertise this fact,” says Scrivani, “but the public can now hike in and walk through natural groves of healthy [American chestnut trees] and forage for nuts for the first time in nearly a century.”

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25092390

State law bars police from sharing data from automated license plate readers with federal agencies. They're doing it anyway.

 

State law bars police from sharing data from automated license plate readers with federal agencies. They're doing it anyway.

 

A man shares his love of classic rock with his best friend.

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Lemm.ee closing (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to c/foraging@lemm.ee
 

Hi all, as you may have heard, this instance is unfortunately shutting down at the end of the month. As far as I know, this is the only Lemmy foraging community, so I’d like to keep it going elsewhere if possible.

Does anyone know of or wish to create another foraging community?

If not, I’d be happy to make one on slrpnk.net. There used to be one but I think it was closed due to mod inactivity.

 

I’m not sure if Lemmy is big enough to sustain such a niche topic yet but if there is still interest in this community I’m curious if there is another similar one or if one should be started?

 

I got to thinking last night that theoretically, with enough hair, the air resistance would slow you down so that your terminal velocity would be low enough to land unharmed. How long would it need to be? How would one go about calculating this?

I assume you need some kind of drag coefficient and a density for hair to start with. Not sure where to find that information.

 

I assume y’all know the onion is satire at this point but you’ve been warned just in case.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to c/foraging@lemm.ee
 

Not exactly traditional foraging but I have a lot of these that grow without care in untended parts of my garden and I’ve heard they are edible. The tubers are decent size for something that isn’t a crop and I could harvest a good number pretty easily if I wanted.

However, the sources I find online that talk about their edibility don’t seem too reputable, so I’m curious if anyone has first-hand experience. Are they safe to eat in quantity? Any preparation tips?

Please share any knowledge you have!

 
 

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were convicted of causing more than £620,000 worth of damage to the tree and more than £1,000 worth of damage to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.

On 27 September 2023, the pair drove 30 miles through a storm to Northumberlandfrom Cumbria, where they both lived, before felling the tree overnight in a matter of minutes.

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