trafguy

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[–] trafguy@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Thanks, that makes sense. So the only workable solution for the largest owl species is to not ruin their environment in the first place, and for smaller species building habitats is a risky proposition. Hopefully we're successful in preserving what remains of our primordial forest cover then.

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I'm 100% in favor of preserving old-growth forests, but would it be effective to build habitats specificially for owls, distributed throughout both new and old-growth forests?

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

We honestly should just replace every single fixed dollar amount in every law with an algebraic formula. It's ridiculous that we design laws to become dated and require replacement.

Minimum wage should be tied to worker productivity, and wealth tax should be tied to the median personal income, including that of non-working adults. Welfare programs should be tied to regional cost of living. Limits on rent should be tied to changes in regional median income.

We're already tracking most or all of that data anyway, might as well put it to maximum use.

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago

"There's no way someone could want equality. Those commies must want to make me the tenant" - some landlord who's afraid of losing their power over people

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago

And you also do not know where you are in Dunning-Kruger Club

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago

Never been part of that community personally, but thanks for helping to support the platform. Even if you're not seeing much traction, it's appreciated. What would you think of picking the most engaging Reddit content and migrate it here to help boost community size? Or maybe posting to Reddit with a watermark/credit leading to your Lemmy community?

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think Lemmy would either need to find a way to wean Redditors off of their dopamine machine or replace that dopamine machine long-term to sustain an exodus from Reddit. Either that, or Reddit will need to break their dopamine feedback loop. There are some cracks showing, and that might have already killed the platform in the long term, but it'll keep going from pure momentum for a while. Maybe as long as months or years.

Seems like there's more sexists and racists than I used to see over there, which is definitely offputting. I've found communities that are supportive of thoughtful discussion are more appealing, and Reddit definitely lacks that lately, outside of some small, relatively niche communities.

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago

I'd also like to hear what your idea is. I don't know of a platform to solicit someone building your device at a price you'll be wanting to pay, but there are forums to help you learn how to do it yourself if you're motivated enough.

If it's cool enough to pique interest, you could try posting the concept in an electronics community and seeing if anyone's interested in the challenge, or an ideas community and just floating it for people to choose to run with.

It's also possible the device already exists and someone can suggest an easy option for you

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago

Part of this is the focal length of a photo vs your eyes. If you take the photo from farther away or use a camera with a higher focal pength, you'll tend to get better results.

https://i.imgur.com/mJqIwLT.mp4

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, I'll admit it might be poorly suited, but I know it supports comments, posts, and user signups. Users would sign up with a sbscriber role, you'd verify them somehow, and then you'd update their role. It would be a little janky but should work with little adjustment

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Easiest? I'd say WordPress on a Digital Ocean droplet if you're going super small. Allow people to sign up and vet them, and you have a functional standalone platform pretty much as soon as you can get users. I don't know that it would take off or have a sustainable userbase though

[–] trafguy@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Would you be willing to share how you make that work? I can't imagine living on my own for that much, let alone raising 3 kids. What does a weekly meal plan look like? Do you drive? What are rent and property values like in your area?

Edit: Just ran some numbers, and I can see how that could be possible, but it's dangerously lean. We shouldn't need to live like that. I commend you for making it work, but would like to say that you're definitely worth more than $20k/yr (especially with all those home improvement skills, but regardless)

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