LovesTha

Liberals's preselected candidate for Morrison's former seat vows to move into area within days (www.abc.net.au)

That’s right Cronulla, your likely next local member isn’t actually local. But, he promises he will be real soon!...

jpm, 2 months ago to random

Inside every PCB is a shitpost waiting to get out

Study Finds More Americans Commuting To Work Splattered On Grill Of F-150 (www.theonion.com)

ajsadauskas, 2 months ago to car

Concerned about microplastics? Research shows one of the biggest sources is car tyres

A lot of the emphasis on reducing microplastics has focussed on things like plastic bags, clothing, and food packaging.

But there's a growing body of research that shows one of the biggest culprits by far is car tyres.

It's increasingly clear that we simply cannot solve the issue of microplastics in the environment while still using tyres — even with electric-powered cars.

"Tyre wear stands out as a major source of microplastic pollution. Globally, each person is responsible for around 1kg of microplastic pollution from tyre wear released into the environment on average each year – with even higher rates observed in developed nations.

"It is estimated that between 8% and 40% of these particles find their way into surface waters such as the sea, rivers and lakes through runoff from road surfaces, wastewater discharge or even through airborne transport.

"However, tyre wear microplastics have been largely overlooked as a microplastic pollutant. Their dark colour makes them difficult to detect, so these particles can’t be identified using the traditional spectroscopy methods used to identify other more colourful plastic polymers."

https://theconversation.com/check-your-tyres-you-might-be-adding-unnecessary-microplastics-to-the-environment-205612#:~:text=Tyre%20wear%20stands%20out%20as,rates%20observed%20in%20developed%20nations.

"Microplastic pollution has polluted the entire planet, from Arctic snow and Alpine soils to the deepest oceans. The particles can harbour toxic chemicals and harmful microbes and are known to harm some marine creatures. People are also known to consume them via food and water, and to breathe them, But the impact on human health is not yet known.

"“Roads are a very significant source of microplastics to remote areas, including the oceans,” said Andreas Stohl, from the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, who led the research. He said an average tyre loses 4kg during its lifetime. “It’s such a huge amount of plastic compared to, say, clothes,” whose fibres are commonly found in rivers, Stohl said. “You will not lose kilograms of plastic from your clothing.”"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/14/car-tyres-are-major-source-of-ocean-microplastics-study

"Microplastics are of increasing concern in the environment [1, 2]. Tire wear is estimated to be one of the largest sources of microplastics entering the aquatic environment [3,4,5,6,7]. The mechanical abrasion of car tires by the road surface forms tire wear particles (TWP) [8] and/or tire and road wear particles (TRWP), consisting of a complex mixture of rubber, with both embedded asphalt and minerals from the pavement [9]."

https://microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43591-021-00008-w

#car #cars #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #FuckCars @fuck_cars #environment #microplastics #pollution #plastics

LovesTha, 3 months ago to random

The Colemak 26-key keyboard is probably not going to be the worst aspect of using my computer.

https://xkcd.com/1806/

RickiTarr, 3 months ago to random

Can I just say that Homer Hickman is a gatekeeping fuck, and he can suck my dick and balls?

Imagine taking someone's dream job over a curse.

lightweight, 3 months ago to random

Interesting to see that this InternetNZ-funded survey report about NZers' internet use & impressions contains (fleeting/dismissive) mention of Mastodon but fails to mention any form of the words 'corporate' or 'colonialism' once... https://internetnz.nz/assets/Uploads/New-Zealands-Internet-Insights-2023.pdf Seems like the typical unquestioned assumption that total foreign corporate dominance is A-Ok for Aotearoa/NZ.

ajsadauskas, 3 months ago to fuckcars

What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house?

A recent YouGov survey asked Americans what they think they should be able to get to within a 15-minute walk of their house.

Of these choices, I can currently walk to all of them from my apartment, aside from a university (no biggie, I'm not currently studying, although there is a Tafe within walking distance), a hospital, and a sports arena.

How many can you get to with a 15 minute walk from your house?

#fuckcars #walkability #urbanism #UrbanPlanning @fuck_cars #walking

mcdanlj, 3 months ago to random

I've had browser tabs open to a few Hemingway #machining kits for I think over a year, thinking about buying them but wondering about cost to ship metal stock overseas. A few weeks ago it hit me that I had some UK colleagues about to visit my office, and I asked if they maybe had a few pounds worth of freeboard in their suitcases.

I have some wonderfully kind colleagues, and shipping to our UK office was quite inexpensive.

I now have kits for a rotary broach, sensitive repeatable knurling tool, and clutched die holder, and I'm busy reading the detailed instructions. I'm looking forward to these projects, including the occasional mistake I'll make.

RickiTarr, 3 months ago to random

It has been a minute since I've done a music question, and it seems like a fun day for it, so:

What is your Pump Yourself Up Kickass Song?

Here's one of my favorites:

https://youtu.be/3CGxxJeQ6Tk?si=1cVMNoZWQzNOSpOA

RickiTarr, 3 months ago to random

It is strange how many completely arbitrary and unproven numbers we live by:

10k Steps
The BMI
2000 Calories
6 inch Penises
8 Glasses of Water
8 Hours of Sleep
8 Spiders A Year

How to improve a street in one easy step… (lemmy.ml)

mastodon.world/

RickiTarr, 3 months ago to random

If you could pause body aging, what age would you have paused at, and why?

LovesTha, 3 months ago to random

Car centric thinking is so invasive.

5yo has started school this week. And we've ended up driving. Parking is bad, leading me to thinking they should have a bit more parking, not a lot more, just a little bit.

When the right solution is just a shuttle bus service from the bottom of the hill, to the school then to the top of the hill. A loop like that should only run around school peak, but it would be an excellent solution to the 17% grade hill the school is built on.

elizayer, 3 months ago to random

Question for the #lazyweb: what companies are doing a really good job at not f-ing up a great, mature product?

LovesTha, 3 months ago to homeassistant

So I want to set up #HomeAssistant. I have various services running in docker on the home server. Home Assistant gives me too many options, and then describes the differences in terms of things I'm not yet familiar with.

Any hints on which method of installing it is going to be the least pain without hamstringing myself from being able to get things working?

#AskFedi :boost_love:

GottaLaff, 3 months ago to tesla

1/... "What’s so jarring about all this is not simply the laughable insignificance of the fines in all of these cases, but the fact that every single data point we have points to the same picture: #Tesla is a routine, systemic polluter that ignores environmental laws across every aspect of its business..Tesla knows the cost of violations is so low, it makes effectively no effort to meaningfully comply with any environmental law."

More... (H/t: @lolgop)