A 70-year-old Alaska man who was attempting to take photos of two newborn moose calves was attacked and killed by their mother, authorities said Monday....
I was once watching a grizzly and cub way up near the treeline, from a well hidden spot. Then we saw the wolverine and the bear smelled it around the same time and took off with her cub at a swift trot.
We agreed and hid more until we were sure the wolverine wouldn’t see us, then trotted away ourselves. Two of the world’s most badass predator species just scrambling to get away from the little murder rug. Won’t forget that.
There are still supply chain issues, or synthetic shortages. So many annoying ‘out of stock’ listings for PS5’s in Canada, and prices are locked at MSRP mostly.
The number of buyers in the U.S. considering an electric vehicle purchase in 2024 has fallen from a year ago due to a shortage of affordable cars, inadequate charging infrastructure and ignorance about EV benefits, a study by J.D. Power, opens new tab has shown....
I can’t imagine anyone that has decent prospects would agree to go back to Tesla after getting canned with those kinds of wild swings in decision making.
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that across all political and social groups in the United States, there is a strong preference against living near AR-15 rifle owners and neighbors who store guns outside of locked safes. This surprising consensus suggests that when it comes...
Canadians have a lot of guns, for hunting and for fun. Most of them are long, though, because handguns are heavily regulated and a bit of a hassle so pretty much just a firing range thing. We don’t have a lot of gun deaths compared to the USA, and it’s not just culture. It’s the handguns.
The theory is simple: instead of buying a household item or a piece of clothing or some equipment you might use once or twice, you take it out and return it.
A London surgeon who has provided testimony over the current war in Gaza after operating during the conflict has been denied entry to France, where he was due to speak in the French senate later on Saturday....
I own a Vitamix, a Zojirushi rice cooker, and a Zojirushi Home Bakery Supreme. I also own the instant pot max, and an air fryer by Sur la table. Between these appliances they help me make 90% of my food at home. The food is relatively easy, especially once you get the hang of the recipes, and they taste incredible!...
I stopped using a bread machine because it was too much work. Fussing over the recipe and cleaning the bloody thing, plus it is always no-stick coating inside with all the lovely forever chemicals.
I do a slack ‘no-knead’ dough (5 min work) then 8 hours later bake at high temp in a preheated cast iron dutch oven that I got used.
Everyone raves greedily about the results and it’s very forgiving to work with. Cleanup is simple, and the bread lasts 3 days on the cutting board, cut side down. Freezes really well, too.
Cost is three cups of flour and maybe some oats plus a little instant yeast and salt, and 450F of oven for 40 minutes.
I totally agree… except for the high power blender. Those are a different category from cheap blenders, they do recipes impossible without the power. Nut milk is a good example, where if you drink a lot of the stuff you can pay off the blender in under a year with savings.
I make artisanal bread by hand, takes about 10 minutes total effort–less than a bread machine when you include cleanup–and I eyeball the ingredients. It was a big upgrade for me from the machine.
BIFL isn’t usually really ‘for life’ since we buy practical stuff as adults.
But… when I was born in the '60’s someone gave me a simple, elegant little steel cup and plate, with cartoon bears engraved in simple lines for decoration.
The plate is still in the cupboard with the general plate population, and the little cup is perfectly sized for a double shot, so it lives on top of the espresso machine and gets used daily, adding special value each time because it’s a joy to use, and old like me.
Sells for around $5. A power blender could make that for around $0.20 in ingredients.
You would have to make the equivalent of 80 of those 1.75l oat milks to pay off a refurbished vitamix blender. That’s about a year for our house. We buy organic oats in full 25kg bags and vacuum pack them, so I am considering this.
Germany has too many solar panels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territory (markets.businessinsider.com)
Amal Clooney, a key figure in the request for Netanyahu’s arrest by the International Criminal Court (english.elpais.com)
Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves (apnews.com)
A 70-year-old Alaska man who was attempting to take photos of two newborn moose calves was attacked and killed by their mother, authorities said Monday....
Analysts: PS5 Outsold Xbox Almost 5 To 1 This Past Quarter (www.forbes.com)
Fewer people in the US plan to buy EVs this year, study shows (www.reuters.com)
The number of buyers in the U.S. considering an electric vehicle purchase in 2024 has fallen from a year ago due to a shortage of affordable cars, inadequate charging infrastructure and ignorance about EV benefits, a study by J.D. Power, opens new tab has shown....
Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them (arstechnica.com)
I can’t imagine anyone that has decent prospects would agree to go back to Tesla after getting canned with those kinds of wild swings in decision making.
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‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families (www.theguardian.com)
A fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children...
Report: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billion (www.motherjones.com)
A teen said a deputy threatened him as he filmed his mom's arrest. A jury awarded him $185,000. (apnews.com)
Peter Thiel was trapped inside a student debating hall by pro-Palestine protesters accusing him of genocide (www.businessinsider.com)
Study reveals "widespread, bipartisan aversion" to neighbors owning AR-15 rifles (www.psypost.org)
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that across all political and social groups in the United States, there is a strong preference against living near AR-15 rifle owners and neighbors who store guns outside of locked safes. This surprising consensus suggests that when it comes...
How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money (www.theguardian.com)
The theory is simple: instead of buying a household item or a piece of clothing or some equipment you might use once or twice, you take it out and return it.
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France (www.theguardian.com)
A London surgeon who has provided testimony over the current war in Gaza after operating during the conflict has been denied entry to France, where he was due to speak in the French senate later on Saturday....
Ron DeSantis bans 'global elite' lab-grown meat (www.bbc.com)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has banned lab-grown meat, saying he will “save our beef” from the “global elite” and its “authoritarian plans”....
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump (www.usatoday.com)
5 home appliances that will change your life and allow you to cook tons of gourmet food extremely easily and at a low cost.
I own a Vitamix, a Zojirushi rice cooker, and a Zojirushi Home Bakery Supreme. I also own the instant pot max, and an air fryer by Sur la table. Between these appliances they help me make 90% of my food at home. The food is relatively easy, especially once you get the hang of the recipes, and they taste incredible!...
Your best BIFL purchase?
What’s your top BIFL purchase, that might not in itself has been all to frugal, but long term, will be?...
Shrinkflation has started with non-dairy milk...
Even though prices have shot up for things like almond, soy, and oat milk, the size of refrigerated versions have always been 1.89L....