Luvs2Spuj

joined 2 years ago
[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

If Hungary left wouldn't this actually strengthen the EU? I thought they often made things difficult with vetoes, but I'm no expert.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

The goblins were alerted by the bucket, but it was because Gandalf lost his shit that they swarmed. Fool of a Maia!

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I have those random realisations on the theme of 'hey that woman who was on my sofa last month wanted to have sex with me'

Make sure you're really mean else I may not notice.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

The front garden is not space to get cozy in the UK, especially if you live somewhere where neighbours pose for compo face for the local paper, have a triple head crease at the head neck neutral zone, keep white goods or sofas in the front garden etc. I expect if you explore the area where this photo was taken, there is a pub with a flat roof and no other amenities than a chip shop, bookies, vape shop.

For the record, I absolutely love places like this

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

This might get me banned from the community, but on several occasions I've watched the fellowship up until Frodo wakes up in Rivendell and then gone to bed. It's a natural enough ending when I've bitten off more than I can chew.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Shoes ok downstairs, but usually off except for if I'm about to go out and roaming about finding things. Guests do what they prefer and I usually mention it's fine to leave them if they prefer. I think the fact that I have dogs is important. My floor normally has paw prints and hair so I wouldn't expect a person to take off their shoes downstairs, it's pretty much like the dogs leave their shoes on spoiling it for everyone.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

There's shampoos that are safer for animals, it's not unheard of to wash animals but completely unnecessary based on what you're describing. So long as you don't do it too often or cause undue stress, it's your time and money so go for it.

Alternatively, you could provide them with specific dust to bath in that won't discolor them. You can mix herbs and perfumed things in to the dust which can even have some health benefits.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Surely a contender for OoTY 🧸

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Makes more sense when you consider him a Russian asset; weakening NATO and the US position as a super power.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I might get some flak for this, but this nest looks like it needs a lot more work. After reading the caption and scrolling down I had a little chuckle, I expected something grander. She knows best though of course!

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Developing your pieces and contesting the centre instead of capturing pawns in the opening will always give you a playable position. Sometimes a pawn is actually free, but in general you can focus on development without being worse off. Get it wrong and that extra pawn might make the rest of the game an uphill battle.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world to c/superbowl@lemmy.world
 

I've officially been cookie profiled as an internet user who is interested in owls.

Two stowaway owls have been living the good life in Spain after hitchhiking on Allure of the Seas' transatlantic cruise

During the 12-night voyage, a pair of burrowing owls felt right at home in the ship’s Central Park neighborhood after boarding the ship in Miami, Florida.

 

Picture from RSPB page on these great creatures.

Owl of the year has this squishy bird against the favourite, I was hoping to stir up some support.

 

I'm wondering if there is a recommendation for a small camera to take hiking, or just for general convenience. I like to turn my phone off when I'm out so I can properly disconnect, plus I'm winding down my phone dependency in general.

Something to point and shoot would be nice, but I'm potentially interested in learning a bit about using some actual camera techniques.

 

I don't have an id, I just thought they were cool.

 

I've got some determined leghorn pullets that I'm hoping to keep free range, but they are really getting good at flying now. I'm going to run an electric wire over the top of my fence so that they can't perch up there and plot their escape. Does anyone have experience with electric fencing and chickens?

I'm worried if I buy a normal kit it will be juiced up for horses and the like and I'll end up harming the hens. If there are recommendations for energizers that would be great too.

 

I was thinking today how cool it would be to live in a community that restricted technology to things no later than 2010.

I'm not sure exactly why but I can't think of anything after then that properly enriches my life.

If you could pick a date and create a real community around it, when would you choose?

 

I get why people don't like it, but when I scroll lemmy and see a post which looks like it has a decent level of engagements I'm finding an endless stream of replies that are always the same.

"Is this ai?" "Looks like it might be ai" "Ai slop" "This is ai, look at the [feature]"

Communities should set a rule to allow ai or not. Allowing ai but it must be declared could be a decent approach.

If there isn't a rule in the community that prohibits ai, I really wish people would cool it.

 

I've hatched 6 eggs and got 2 roosters. I was thinking about keeping one if I can manage the noise and agree with my neighbours.

If I do go ahead, how do I deal with the inbreeding thing? I assume he is probably going to try mate with his sisters... Obviously I wouldn't hatch any of those eggs, but is it normal to just allow that kind of weirdness in the flock?

 

I had a small flock of 3 hens who all got along once the pecking order was figured out.

One day, a lower hen became broody and I allowed her to hatch a clutch of eggs. This broodyness made her a bit defensive and caused some issues with the top hen.

Once the eggs hatched I separated her and her chicks to a nursery space away from the other hens until I felt they were old enough to free range, ~4 weeks. I didn't move her while nesting because I was afraid of breaking her broodyness.

Gradually she became less and less protective and has now returned to laying eggs. The chicks are independent approaching 8 weeks, although still attached to the mother hen. They are still roosting/nesting separately to the other hens in the nursery coop.

When the bullying happens now, she submits immediately to the lead hen and has no protective urges for the chicks.

The issue is that the top hen isn't letting up and I'm concerned about what happens when the chicks become too big to fit in the nursery coop and everyone needs to roost together.

I've seen some recommendations to separate the one being bullied for awhile, others to separate the bully and others to let things play out. One thing I was potentially going to wait out was for the rooster chick(s) to grow up enough to police the hen fighting.

Any other suggestions here?

 

Do school kids still belt that out in assembly?

 

The knowledge of what these actually are, appears to have been lost to the ages. A modern tragedy equivalent to the burning of the library of Alexandria.

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