As the climate has warmed, there’s been an increase in the ingredients that make up hail storms: more instability in the atmosphere and stronger updrafts. The altitude in the atmosphere where water freezes has also been rising because of the warmer weather. This means that small hailstones often melt before they hit the...
Ghe point is that the automatic process tends to be very reliable and instantaneous while hand counts can be used as an auditing process. So machines that are easily auditable and have an inherent paper trail because thenvotes are on actual paper ballots are the best combination of steps for voting.
Auditable machines make ballot stuffing impossible.
I’d like to have a feed which consists of a group of communities dedicated to a specific topic but exists apart from the subscribed communities in my Home feed. Can’t currently figure out how to do this with Boost, or Lemmy in general. Is it possible?
Repurpose is reuse, just for a different use than originally intended.
Your point about reduce, reuse, recycle being enough is absolutely correct and all I ever hear about is the recycle part which is counterproductive when it is used to justify mass consumption and disposable products.
Today, a bunch of people on my Mastodon feed are making declarations about somebody apparently flying a flag upside down, and this apparently has something to do with the New York Times being terrible....
“I just wanna debate this guy, but you know– and I’m gonna demand a drug test too, by the way,” Trump said as the audience cheered. “I am. No, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite.”
That is why some bubble packaging has the logo but a reminder to reuse, since it can’t be recycled.
As a society we have skipped completely over the reduce and reuse because of the recycling myth. It isn’t a myth that plastic can be recycled, but that it rarely if ever is because only limited types and in specific conditions are ever cost effective.
Mar-Jac Poultry has denied it knowingly hired minors for its Jasper, Alabama, plant, and also argued some workers were doing jobs that are not banned by federal rules....
Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away....
All of the major broadcast networks have always canceled stuff as fast as Netflix, maybe faster since they sometimes cancel shows before the first season has completed airing.
Giant Hail Is the Weather Threat Keeping Insurers Up at Night (www.bloomberg.com)
As the climate has warmed, there’s been an increase in the ingredients that make up hail storms: more instability in the atmosphere and stronger updrafts. The altitude in the atmosphere where water freezes has also been rising because of the warmer weather. This means that small hailstones often melt before they hit the...
Iranian President Stoned To Death With Mountain (www.theonion.com)
OpenAI says Sky voice in ChatGPT will be paused after concerns it sounds too much like Scarlett Johansson (www.tomsguide.com)
Getting 200 kills was a struggle (sh.itjust.works)
Don't fall for MAGA's "election integrity" con job (www.salon.com)
Marco Rubio says he would not accept 2024 election results ‘if it’s unfair’ (www.theguardian.com)
Republican senator’s comments come as he is considered among Trump’s top candidates for vice-president...
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I’d like to have a feed which consists of a group of communities dedicated to a specific topic but exists apart from the subscribed communities in my Home feed. Can’t currently figure out how to do this with Boost, or Lemmy in general. Is it possible?
My friends and family don't understand why I'm so happy with my air fryer notification.
“Hur Hur that’s what a timer on your phone is for dude”...
Little things you can do to save the environment (jlai.lu)
Why are people talking about flying a flag upside-down?
Today, a bunch of people on my Mastodon feed are making declarations about somebody apparently flying a flag upside down, and this apparently has something to do with the New York Times being terrible....
Trump Demands Biden Take a Drug Test Before Debating and Claims the President Was ‘High as a Kite’ During the State of the Union (www.mediaite.com)
“I just wanna debate this guy, but you know– and I’m gonna demand a drug test too, by the way,” Trump said as the audience cheered. “I am. No, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite.”
Woman Stuck in Tesla For 40 Minutes With 115 Degrees Temperature During Vehicle Update (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Virginia governor allows Confederate groups to keep tax exemptions (www.theguardian.com)
Republican Glenn Youngkin also vetoed bills related to maintaining access to contraception, saying they were ‘not ready’...
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Four minors found working at Alabama poultry plant run by firm found responsible for teen's death (www.nbcnews.com)
Mar-Jac Poultry has denied it knowingly hired minors for its Jasper, Alabama, plant, and also argued some workers were doing jobs that are not banned by federal rules....
Six-month-old baby shot repeatedly during Arizona standoff with child’s father (www.theguardian.com)
Police were able to rescue child, who is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, before house caught fire with father still in it...
Netflix Windows app is set to remove its downloads feature, while introducing ads (www.techradar.com)
Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away....
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise (www.reuters.com)