When a person tells you that a loved one has passed, ask what the their name was and say it back. It can be awkward when that comes up and you might not know how to respond best. I’ve found that most people don’t want you to feel bad for them, but them saying their name and having a chance to talk about them is often a nice thing.
I’m in healthcare so death comes up a lot. “David. That’s a nice name. Where was he from?”
This is in Oregon and there is a hot springs nearby. It’s worth seeing but for a better time check out the French Glen Hotel and Malhuer wildlife refuge....
One of the parents was running around the drain making a bunch of noise, went to investigate and found the baby trapped inside. I fished it out with a hair net wrapped around a coat hanger that I taped to a broom handle.
Carbon capture is hands down the worst plan we have. At the rate this carbon capture plant operates it would take 100,000 of them just to offset the emission from cars alone. 100,000 plants . Imagine how much metal had to be mined for those. How much product needs to be shipped and produced and built. How much ecological damage and emissions would just building them some create? Then you realize that they use lots of power to run them. Most of the world’s electricity still comes from fossil fuels. So to offset those emissions you now need even more plants. Where are you going to put 100,000 plus plants like this? Do you know how hard it is to get these kinds of things approved? Whose land is this going on?
That’s not even the stupidest part. The idea is that these plants will suck out the carbon and use a - I can’t believe I’m about to say this- a pipeline. A PIPELINE! To pump carbon dioxide underground. I mean who has ever heard of a pipeline leaking, right? And putting it underground? Do we have even the foggiest idea of the potential effect of that? What if it just seeps out through the ground and back into the atmosphere, choking out all the life along the way?
Now if that’s the stupidest part, the evil part is this: carbon capture is an excuse to continue fossil fuel. Why should anyone stop if we are capturing it? That means the reason these fuckjng things are going to get approved is because the goddamn oil companies are backing them! It’s worse than those worthless carbon offsets since this can actually cause so much harm to the world.
Beautiful! I have all the same ones in my PNW native bed. I’ll try and share a pic today. I bet you just planted those, bc they grow super fast. In a month you won’t even see the soil anymore.
Do conservatives just want us all to give in to our enemies? And then let them take Poland and eventually the US too? Bro. Some people’s kids. The US has been at war in one form or another since the 50’s. We have fought proxy wars against them as recently as Syria in 2019 and please don’t forget that they are regularly attacking the US through ransomware attacks against hospitals, local governments, water bureaus, and banks. They are also attacking our elections through misinformation and bribery. They have directly threatened our country with nuclear war as recently as last year. If conservatives don’t love our homeland enough to defend it than thank Biden for your safety.
Dude awesome. I mean you gotta hand it to them. Killing it with affordable electric cars, solar panels and now this. It’s a step in the right direction, and that’s more than you could say about UK
Democrats, Johnson told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt last week, “move in a herd” and “act like a union” following their leader because there’s no diversity of opinion causing them to stray. Their groupthink could even be described as the behavior of “socialists,” he asserted. Republicans, however, can’t be...
Ya for sure mosquito larva, however mosquitos and their larva are delicious snacks for bats and dragonflies. It’s all part of the big picture, I guess. I’ve been thinking about doing a little pond like this. We have a bat box but no bats yet. Of course I don’t want mosquitos but I have seen dragonflies and bats at night so I think nature would balance. We’ll see! I would just be so happy to see a little frog. Little wet man. Wet little boy with a big happy mouth.
So I have balls and yeah they’re the first thing on my body to start to smell. I can skip a shower if I’m in a hurry and I don’t smell much. That’s with working a job that’s usually physical. I was a punk kid fucking punk girls when I was younger and we didn’t bathe every day. I didn’t notice much smell then....
I’ve been seeing those too. And one of them says “72 hour protection” like what? You’re not showering for three days but you’re just going to febreeze you vageeze and call it good ? Insane behavior
Last year a Lemmy user ( I think called Thrawn) mailed me some tomato seeds of their favorite varieties, plus some mammoth sunflowers. I sent them foxglove seeds. It made me feel connected. They have all sprouted and are growing vigorously. I’m excited to eat them! Brad’s Atomic Grape tomato and Sart Roloise.
We currently have two GOP Congresswomen that did not graduate high school, and a former President that reads and writes at a third grade level. This is hardly the dunk the writer thinks it is.
What's the best wax-on-wax-off-style advice you've heard that you can attest as being helpful in certain situations?
[OC] visited the Alvord Desert where they broke the land speed world record with rocket cars (lemmy.ca)
This is in Oregon and there is a hot springs nearby. It’s worth seeing but for a better time check out the French Glen Hotel and Malhuer wildlife refuge....
Climate protesters try to break into Tesla's Germany factory, multiple people arrested (www.cnbc.com)
Baby Killdeer I rescued from a storm drain (sh.itjust.works)
One of the parents was running around the drain making a bunch of noise, went to investigate and found the baby trapped inside. I fished it out with a hair net wrapped around a coat hanger that I taped to a broom handle.
Philosophy (lemmy.world)
This is my cities 4th false spring. 9 days ago there was 15cm/6" of snow. (lemmy.world)
Previous post for the reminder...
The world’s biggest plant to pull carbon from the sky just opened | Experts say we’ll need carbon capture to offset stubborn emissions that can’t easily be cut with existing green technology. (wapo.st)
the plant is designed to remove 36,000 metric tons of carbon each year, the equivalent of taking 8,600 cars off the road....
short-eared owl by Ian Parker (lemmy.world)
Shade garden of native plants (lemmy.world)
From bottom to top: Trillium ovatum Oxalis oregana Polystichum mutinum Dicentra formosa Melica subulata
The Biden Admin Is Trying to Guarantee a Forever War in Ukraine (www.theamericanconservative.com)
Wisconsin school district says active shooter 'neutralized' outside middle school, lockdown ordered (apnews.com)
Remember my birdhouse gourd I grew last fall? After drying all winter it’s ready now! (lemmy.ca)
I’m going to move it lower to the ground in an effort to attract house finches. Otherwise the sparrows will take it and they are invasive....
China launches world’s largest electric container ship with 50 MWh battery (thedriven.io)
Classic SNL: What the Hell is That? Steve Martin, Bill Murray (youtu.be)
GOP House hard-liners won’t compromise. They’re losing key fights because of it. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Democrats, Johnson told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt last week, “move in a herd” and “act like a union” following their leader because there’s no diversity of opinion causing them to stray. Their groupthink could even be described as the behavior of “socialists,” he asserted. Republicans, however, can’t be...
Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills (www.bbc.com)
I love the idea and goals, but just reading the headline, I immediately leaped to one thought. Reading the article, they eventually addressed it....
Made another whimsical tool holder with the scraps from my credenza (lemmy.ca)
Why is there a surge of deodorant products mostly advertised to women in the US?
So I have balls and yeah they’re the first thing on my body to start to smell. I can skip a shower if I’m in a hurry and I don’t smell much. That’s with working a job that’s usually physical. I was a punk kid fucking punk girls when I was younger and we didn’t bathe every day. I didn’t notice much smell then....
What's everyone's favorite garden flower/plant they are looking forward to this year? (lemmy.world)
Me, I love my Lillie’s, especially these dark purple ones.
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I got professional photos done for my credenza. Hoping to start selling furniture. What do you think? (lemmy.ca)
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Column: California's budget relies on the richest taxpayers, and we're paying the price (www.latimes.com)