LibertyLizard

@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨nightshade⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just poking a bit of fun at the absolute panic people experience when they hear the word nightshade. Despite the fact that people have been eating a variety of nightshade species for thousands of years if not longer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨nightshade⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh shit I’ve been eating these for years along with millions of people. Are we all going to die?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Can you give an example? I’ve heard many now that are bearable to listen to but none that really sound human.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inside China’s plan for ‘621mph floating train’ that goes faster than a plane⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds dubious but they’ve achieved surprising things before.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What happens in the North Woods⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So does my man get some or not? Don’t leave me hanging!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not overreacting. Driving is extremely dangerous for yourself and others around you, not to mention environmentally destructive. And an increasing number of people are choosing to live a car-free lifestyle for these reasons.

  If you live in an area where alternatives like walking, biking, or transit are viable, then I’d definitely consider it. If not, then you may not have a choice. But consider whether you can move to an area where you can avoid driving. Even as an experienced and competent driver, as I’ve gradually decreased the frequency I drive, my quality of life has improved a lot.

  Biking especially is increasingly viable in many cities and even suburbs nowadays. However, if you’re forced to share the road with heavy cars and trucks it could be dangerous if you don’t have good situational awareness. But that is something you may be able to develop with practice. As someone who is a regular urban cyclist I feel my awareness and skills have dramatically improved with time.

• ICE and National Guard Invade Los Angeles and Roadsteamer sings Queen to them!youtu.be ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Request to moderate c/television⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll just advise against oversaturating Lemmy.world with users and communities from Lemm.ee. If they ever shut down it would be very destabilizing to the lemmyverse as is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Womp womp⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah damn that’s still cool though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Womp womp⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait is this real though? Because that’s pretty incredible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Name, Same Old Me⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  lol you gotta change your email preferences. I don’t let them send me shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨respect dandelions!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting but it’s important to remember that Europeans and their plants have been in the Americas for over 500 years now, which is plenty of time for oral traditions to develop. I’m not saying it’s untrue but I’d be curious to see what the genetic evidence says, since that would be a verifiable way to confirm. But in my experience dandelions grow almost exclusively in human developments, so it would be pretty surprising if they were native here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨respect dandelions!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait, what? Expand on this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unfortunately, this is science too.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Make sure you publish that shit somehow so the next person doesn’t waste their time on the same experiment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sticky icky⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  AKA bedstraw. Known for being used as bedstraw back in the day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On trees...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well there are certain features needed for a plant to get that big. So those features had to evolve independently each time which is a bit interesting. Wood is the famous example.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“The Curtains Were F*cking Blue”: Thought Terminating Cliches, Anti-Intellectualism, and Propaganda - YouTube⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m glad to hear the “I ain’t reading all that” meme reply getting called out. It’s honestly one of the most ignorant things I’ve ever seen online and it should be shamed every time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨triosaur⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fucking splitters at it again.

• The News Is Just Police PRyoutu.be ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Polar bears⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are tons and tons and tons of species that can do this. It’s not clear to me what the prevailing species concept is nowadays, if we’re even still following one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Showing your ID to get online might become a reality⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s wrong with being able to opt out of cookies?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Real talk people are just going to need to get over this because there’s no real way to stop it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Liquid Trees⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  True, but unfortunately, this species is way over-planted in many cities. I would not recommend them unless they happen to be uncommon in your local area. Urban forests need to be as diverse as possible to resist the constant barrage of pests and diseases being introduced by global trade.

  In California we have a relatively new pest called shot-hole borers which are killing off many of the London planes, so we’re scrambling to plant other species that can resist them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Liquid Trees⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Your potted tree isn’t a tree in the sense that I’m talking about. The environmental services trees provide are all based on size and are predominantly provided by larger trees.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Liquid Trees⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Trees don’t attract VC funding the way some dumb new invention does.

  I guess this could be useful in places trees don’t fit but I think there are other simpler solutions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Liquid Trees⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The amount of water required is trivial compared to most other water uses. Especially if correct species are selected.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the evolutionary benefit of loving a pet so much you melt into a puddle when they are around?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My hypothesis has always been that we find baby (and adult!) animals cute to incentivize us to care for them when they need care, because our ancestors benefited tremendously from their presence in our lives. I agree that it probably started as accidental overlap from parental instincts but I think the feeling is too strong and applies to too many distinct animals to be coincidental.

  That said, this is just my pet theory and I have no evidence for it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Know when you are appreciated⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Xerces is dope as hell.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨mmmm proper mammilian⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean the obvious answer is to smell and then eat them. That’s what I do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This being’s air tastes of sweat and milk. Disgusting.