The new constitution has put at rest, forever, all the agitating questions relating to our peculiar institution African slavery as it exists amongst us the proper status of the negro in our form of civilization. This was the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution.
In March a farm worker who reported no contact with sick or dead birds, but who was in contact with dairy cattle, began showing symptoms in the eye and samples were collected by the regional health department to test for potential influenza A. Experts have now confirmed the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza...
I have a plastic cistern which has started leaking, only when flushing. The cisterns in the region are installed to sit on a foam ring (~12mm thick), which serves as a gasket. The foam eventually fails. I’m baffled because failing foam looks no different than new foam. They charge €10 for these gaskets that probably...
In US the most common type of seal is a wax ring. The wax deforms into an exact fit. But everything needs to be extremely rigid, any movement later will break the seal.
I’ve also used a rubber seal (once) with good results.
Wouldn’t grinding the ceramic remove the enamel coating? I would worry about your future seal not fitting snug against whatever surface you end up with.
If you have to replace it, there are so many things you can do with an old toilet. People dump them in the woods, then shoot at them with shotguns, shoot at them with rifles, shoot at them with pistols. Filling the tanks with ice makes a good beer cooler for backyard barbecues. They make classy planters for flowers (usually petunias) in your front yard. So many options…
The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year’s general election....
Not really. It used a series of photos of the lead programmer’s brother(???) Walking, running, jumping etc, which were used to create the character sprites. Very rudimentary. But it worked.
First star means they ate all their broccoli at suppertime. Second star means they got all their chores done. Third star means they went a week without peeing the bed.
New bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate aims to promote full public disclosure of government records and information related to unidentified aerial phenomena, commonly known as UFOs....
Not only that, they have a flotilla of boats covered with mattresses to catch those that get through the fence. But they don’t have enough boats yet, so the success rate of catching people of diminishing altitude is only about 20%.
Despite seemingly having nothing else in the pipeline and the AI Pin being dead on arrival, Bloomberg reports the company is “seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion in a sale.”
"It's about history"
Taliban Militants Fed Up With Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit (time.com)
First case of highly pathogenic avian influenza transmitted from cow to human confirmed (www.sciencedaily.com)
In March a farm worker who reported no contact with sick or dead birds, but who was in contact with dairy cattle, began showing symptoms in the eye and samples were collected by the regional health department to test for potential influenza A. Experts have now confirmed the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza...
‘X Files’ Creator Says Studio Execs Asked ‘Where’s the Sex Appeal?’ About Gillian Anderson, Calls New Reboot a ‘Hard Job’ Since ‘Everything’s a Conspiracy’ Now (variety.com)
Florida Allows Doctors To Perform C-Sections Outside of Hospitals (kffhealthnews.org)
[solved] EU plastic toilet cistern with foam gasket leaks when flushing -- trapped with old design or forced to upgrade the whole toilet… or take a grinder to the motherfucker
I have a plastic cistern which has started leaking, only when flushing. The cisterns in the region are installed to sit on a foam ring (~12mm thick), which serves as a gasket. The foam eventually fails. I’m baffled because failing foam looks no different than new foam. They charge €10 for these gaskets that probably...
Nesting capabilities of slicer (overview)
Short overview of how good the nesting capabilities of various 3D slicer are....
Futuristic beach (lemmy.ca)
Pixar’s "INSIDE OUT 2" will get a 100-day theatrical run before it hits streaming. (www.bloomberg.com)
Morgue worker tried to steal sex doll from dead man's home for ‘evidentiary purposes' (lawandcrime.com)
“This Is War” — Tommy Tuberville Tells Americans to Choose a Side After Trump Conviction (truthout.org)
Kansas Constitution does not include a right to vote, state Supreme Court majority says (apnews.com)
The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year’s general election....
The Rogue Prince of Persia Early Access Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com)
old bike
Sovereign citizen using their three star passports (stars on a passport mean nothing) (lemmy.world)
New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity (www.theatlantic.com)
Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day. archive
Congress Seeks Full Disclosure on UFOs with New Legislation (newspaceeconomy.ca)
New bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate aims to promote full public disclosure of government records and information related to unidentified aerial phenomena, commonly known as UFOs....
Another helpful tip by google (will drop 2 bonus facepalms in comments) (lemmy.world)
Reddit has redditors, what does lemmy get?
Lemmians? Lemmings??
Humane AI Pin is a disaster: Founders already want to sell the company (arstechnica.com)
Despite seemingly having nothing else in the pipeline and the AI Pin being dead on arrival, Bloomberg reports the company is “seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion in a sale.”
The 25 Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time (www.rollingstone.com)
Sony Pictures Explained (i.imgur.com)
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