The Republican congresswoman said “while none of my actions or words as a private citizen that night were intended to be malicious or meant to cause harm, the reality is they did and I regret that”
The Veluwemeer Aqueduct, also known as the Drontermeeraqueduct, is a unique structure in the Netherlands that carries a canal over a large lake.This impressive water bridge spans the Veluwemeer lake, connecting the provinces of Flevoland and Gelderland
This is the Netherlands, where swaths of the land is below sea level. So, naturally, this is a road below the water’s surface with an aqueduct above it, enabling boaters to cross over the road. Or at least that’s what I’m seeing here.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison was the most challenged book in the state, on grounds it contained sexually explicit content. Other challenged books include Gender Queer, All Boys Aren’t Blue, and other books with LGBTQ+ or anti-racism themes.
What do you call it when they remove books that aren’t sexually explicit but deal with LGBTQ+ and anti-racism themes?
Woke up on Monday and my Pixel 6 Pro wasnt quite fitting in the case while i was checking news while having coffee on the morning. Pushed it in and it didnt seem to fit right. Took the case off to find it had turned itself into a spicy pillow and was splitting along the side. Was 1 month inside warranty, messaged support who...
Ouch. I’m not surprised though. The 6 sounded like a total mess when I was researching for a phone replacement recently. Why they got rid of the back fingerprint sensor or didn’t go with the better type of sensor is beyond me.
In the years following the 2013 debut of Adult Swim’s cartoon phenomenon “Rick and Morty,” its star and co-creator Justin Roiland became a titan of the animation and video game industry and a rock star of youth counterculture. His artistic style and caricatures became ubiquitous in cannabis culture, and his career expanded...
Hm. I guess if one can reverse the code and sniff the network then one can probably figure out all but the most sophisticated phone home evasion. Just like with cracking games, eventually someone figures it all out. Game crackers will have to add network monitoring to their toolkit if they haven’t yet I guess.
I guess the only way to be sure is to not buy those games.
But Illinois is about to overhaul the system that upended Ross’ life. Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act, which abolishes cash bail as a condition of pretrial release, will take effect Sept. 18, making Illinois the first state to end cash bail and a testing ground for whether — and how — it works on a large scale....
We barely got to the point of impeaching Nixon for his bullshit and Reagan got off scott free for Iran-Contra. So it shouldn’t be too surprising that Bush didn’t get keelhauled for his bullshit invasions especially since most of the morons in Washington were totally on board with it.
Some of us could see it coming from a mile away with Afghanistan. (Just had to look back to how it went for the USSR and like every other country that tried before us (see “Graveyard of Empires”).
Iraq* looked an awful lot like bullshit driven by greed, oil, and “finishing what daddy started” at the time. Idk about the last one now but the first two? Definitely. But fucking Congress went along with all of it. Probably lobbied by billionaires.
🤦🏻 yeah Iraq. Autocorrect probably. Daddy Bush probably also wanted to avoid a quagmire. Idk.
I agree we were justified invading Afghanistan and felt so at the time but it’s just not a great place to try and “conquer”. You might be right about the distraction of Iraq. However, Afghanistan strikes me as a country with the kind of deeply entrenched culture and politics so different from anything we are familiar with that I don’t know if we could ever actively transform it in meaningful ways.
You totally can!! Got to get out there and try taking lots of pics. Take a hundred pics and you might get a handful of decent ones (totally normal).
Of course (and you may know already) it helps to have some ideas about color, composition, texture contrast and such to help you decide how to take the best picture for a given situation. There are lots of ways to take a meh pic of a bee on a flower but also many ways to take kickass pics of the same.
With this pic as an example of what works, the composition, the depth of field, the lighting, the contrasting colors, the mix of textures all work really well together here.
Sorry if I’m telling you what you already know but hopefully it helps someone idk.
I love photography. I should really get back to it :)
Wow love that bee pic! I find it really hard getting the focus perfect in that kind of shot. How do you like the Canon? I have a Rebel EOS T1 we got when my daughter was born that still works great.
I got a set of AKG K240s which aren’t even close to the best but of the options available at the guitar center (various Sennheiser, Grado, Audio Technica, etc) the clarity really impressed me. Love those things.
I don’t trust the ph part (and didn’t buy one for that) but the water sensor seems to be good enough (is it dry or not?) based on knowing when I last watered .
True. Although letting cats roam around isn’t great either. They often get diseases (e.g. feline AIDS) or get run over and tend to decimate local wildlife. It’s not awesome.
PS but doing this doesn’t solve anything. They will get another cat and do the same goddamn thing.
The 24 year old Al-Maadeed left the UK for her home country Qatar after local authorities promised to provide her with the necessary protection and respect for her human rights upon her return. However, she disappeared in March 2023 and it’s unclear whether she is alive, Khalud Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center...
I am too young to know. I had to catch reruns as a kid in the 70s. Both were bold, awesome choices.
The 1960s were peak cold war, fear the Russians type shit. To put it in perspective, the Cuban missile crisis happened just a few years prior! People were building fallout shelters in their back yards at this point.
What I love is that none of the characters call special attention to it on the show. In that time is totally normal and expected and no big deal. That’s the kind of world I want to live in where all these differences are accepted and everyone is cool with everyone. (Minus the blatant misogyny obvs)
Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil....
People don’t process tragedies like this the same. It’s a fucked up fact of human psychology. Seeing a horrific, scary, very rare event like planes crashing into the towers has way more impact on the typical person than reading about numbers without the scary event visuals. It sucks, but that’s how the human brain works.
“I simply fell short of my values”: Lauren Boebert issues apology after being removed from “Beetlejuice” performance (coloradosun.com)
The Republican congresswoman said “while none of my actions or words as a private citizen that night were intended to be malicious or meant to cause harm, the reality is they did and I regret that”
California Sues Giant Oil Companies, Citing Decades of Deception (www.nytimes.com)
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The Veluwemeer Aqueduct: Netherland's Unique Water Bridge (i.imgur.com)
The Veluwemeer Aqueduct, also known as the Drontermeeraqueduct, is a unique structure in the Netherlands that carries a canal over a large lake.This impressive water bridge spans the Veluwemeer lake, connecting the provinces of Flevoland and Gelderland
I'll do it again! (lemmy.world)
Texas was state with most book bans in 2022, report shows (www.theguardian.com)
Number of book challenges nationwide doubled from 2021 as book ban movement gathers speed in Republican-led states...
My Pixel 6 Pro commited suicide this week (i.imgur.com)
Woke up on Monday and my Pixel 6 Pro wasnt quite fitting in the case while i was checking news while having coffee on the morning. Pushed it in and it didnt seem to fit right. Took the case off to find it had turned itself into a spicy pillow and was splitting along the side. Was 1 month inside warranty, messaged support who...
I'm pretty sure I've actually seen lemmy logs grow that fast (midwest.social)
Justin Roiland used his ‘Rick and Morty’ fame to pursue young fans, text messages show (www.nbcnews.com)
In the years following the 2013 debut of Adult Swim’s cartoon phenomenon “Rick and Morty,” its star and co-creator Justin Roiland became a titan of the animation and video game industry and a rock star of youth counterculture. His artistic style and caricatures became ubiquitous in cannabis culture, and his career expanded...
Hypothesis: Insufficient moderation tools lead to instance protectionism, which leads to a decline in the overall discussion quality on Lemmy (lemmy.world)
Garry Newman: The new Unity pricing would have cost him $410,000 of lifetime revenue (i.vgy.me)
This is of course not including the yearly Unity subscription, where Unity Pro costs $2,040 per seat (although they may have Enterprise pricing)...
Good news, everyone: Apple’s Polishing Cloth supports the iPhone 15 Pro Max (www.theverge.com)
Health insurance (lemmy.world)
Classic Geordi (startrek.website)
Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it (apnews.com)
But Illinois is about to overhaul the system that upended Ross’ life. Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act, which abolishes cash bail as a condition of pretrial release, will take effect Sept. 18, making Illinois the first state to end cash bail and a testing ground for whether — and how — it works on a large scale....
Emotional Support (feddit.uk)
Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating (www.bbc.com)
Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape have been referred to as surgery’s open secret....
xkcd: Brassica (imgs.xkcd.com)
Source: xkcd.com/2827/
Toyota's Commercial in Japan - Father's View and Daughter's View (youtu.be)
Why wasn't former President Bush of the USA, charged with any crimes, when we marched into Afghanistan and Iraq by his orders, under pretenses?
I'd like to thank to my dog for letting me take a picture of a bee during his walk [OC] (lemmy.world)
I cropped this @ 16:9 suitable for desktops! I’ve taken a lot of bee photos this year, but this might bee my favourite
It fucking sucks listening to music in an apartment and feeling no emotional effect from the loud parts besides anxiety about 'oh god will my neighbors complain'
i don’t have any answers or anything but it does suck. headphones are not the same.
PSA: Don't buy these or similar units. These are snake oil. They do not work nor are they accurate. (lemmy.ca)
Don’t be afraid of the little reagent kits, they’re easy to use and accurate and cheap! Think of them like little science kits. :)
How to prevent cats from shitting on my lawn?!? (lemmy.world)
Neighborhood cats shit right in the middle of my lawn. It stinks and the robot lawn mover makes it even worse....
Human rights group urges EU states and the UN to exert pressure on Qatar over disappearance of activist Noof Al-Maadeed (globalvoices.org)
The 24 year old Al-Maadeed left the UK for her home country Qatar after local authorities promised to provide her with the necessary protection and respect for her human rights upon her return. However, she disappeared in March 2023 and it’s unclear whether she is alive, Khalud Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center...
Special group (i.ibb.co)
Chekov reflects upon life aboard the USS Enterprise (startrek.website)
The United States marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska (apnews.com)
Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil....
Sourdough country bread (lemmy.world)
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The future is here (lemmy.world)
Always wanted an AI assistant that can write smut inside IDE while I write code