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What's a food you forget you like? Then you eat it, and wonder why you don't buy it more often?
  • Not a big fan of it myself, but the best snack ever is some kettle chips and cottage cheese as the dip. It looks weird/gross, yet every one who has tried it has loved it. I usually sprinkle some black pepper on it prior.

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    Detective show recommendations?
  • Vera is my absolute favorite British detective show! Also really enjoyed Grandchester, especially if they liked father Brown. Line of duty is pretty good too. Unforgotten is really good as well.

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  • Potential therapeutic use and consumption...

    Wait , so we can still eat the pig after it's sacrificed for the heart?

    I am not a geneticist, so maybe I am overreacting, but are they only messing with the heart genes?

    I think I would like to skip the pork chops from these pigs.

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    Which prediction was supposed to happen already?
  • Right?! We call it "The before times" now in my circle. It's so stark, it's similar to how everything changed after 9/11.

    Ironically, in my bubble of life/friends there are two camps, like you stated and I am in camp 2016. I always use the night the Cubs won the world series as my benchmark ;) nothing has been the same since.

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    Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods
  • Their chicken is nasty IMO. I just got Purdue at Kroger and hour ago and it was 2.99 a pound for boneless/skinless. It's my preferred brand. Butchered well, way more tender.

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    Bill Gates take on Climate change
  • Ok, that's fair. I think I got really mad about the trees :/ Especially living where I do. When I am in the concrete jungle it is crazy how much hotter it is.

    Regarding emissions, I agree something has to change. On top of the oil and gas, our chemical plants are killing us too. They call where I live Chemical Valley and one town near a huge plant has the 4th highest cancer rate in the country.

    Add to that, this is coal country. It's baffling how many people around me are disabled or have lost family who worked in the mines, yet flip out when you talk about taking their coal away.

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    Bill Gates take on Climate change
  • Ok, that's fair. I think I got really mad about the trees :/ Especially living where I do. When I am in the concrete jungle it is crazy how much hotter it is.

    Regarding emissions, I agree something has to change. On top of the oil and gas, our chemical plants are killing us too. They call where I live Chemical Valley and one town near a huge plant has the 4th highest cancer rate in the country.

    Add to that, this is coal country. It's baffling how many people around me are disabled or have lost family who worked in the mines, yet flip out when you talk about taking their coal away.

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  • fortune.com Bill Gates gets real about climate change: Planting trees is ‘complete nonsense’ but the end of the oil and gas era is finally in sight

    The billionaire says he’s “the person who’s doing the most" on climate innovation and solution and trees are a distraction. “Are we science people or are we idiots?”

    This article is frustrating for me. Especially his take on trees. The article states the target goal/amount of trees planted would only reduce carbon 6%. Ok, but, it will reduce temperature. I live in WV near a state forest. It is typically 7°-15° F cooler at my house than in town. Additionally, the sun in the summer doesn't even hit my house until noon-ish, which significantly reduces my air conditioner consumption.

    I chose to share this mostly for awareness. I am not especially fond of his perspective.

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    Biden-Harris Administration Announces $15.5 Billion to Support a Strong and Just Transition to Electric Vehicles, Retooling Existing Plants, and Rehiring Existing Workers
  • Same here! My main issues/concerns are due to weather and the lack of a place to charge up. Already this year we've seen how they don't do well in extreme cold or heat. And my area also had significant storms recently so flooding, no power, etc. And I live in an area will large hills (look like mountains, but not quite) and my friends with electric cars complain about it quite a bit. It drains the battery and struggles on some inclines.

    The best I've seen so far is a Lexus hybrid sedan a friend has. Handles the terrain well, charges as you drive, doesn't need plugged in at all.

    I feel like they need to have more going for them until we can all switch.

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    Can I ask this girl out?
  • Just wanted to say I agree with everything you said. As a woman who has worked with the public for 30+ years I have never said yes to someone who asked me out while working.

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  • www.insider.com An otter in California that keeps bullying people off of their surfboards has been too quick for wildlife officials to catch

    A fearless sea otter has a history of misbehavior in its family. Its mother was known for approaching boats and kayaks.

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    What's something you used to do/see/say but don't anymore because you don't feel it's right?
  • My 17yo thought I was bullshitting him when we were talking about these jokes. He googled it and was speechless. I was kinda young when they were popular but remember vividly my uncle's telling them often.

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  • cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1287820

    > Heya! I thought I'd mention that I've been doing a bunch of development on the optical Timex Datalink watches! I have been carefully sniffing data from the original Timex software with a logic analyzer, and have fully reverse engineered every Datalink protocol, the serial Notebook Adapter, and even the CRT syncing graphics! This means that every Datalink device, including every Timex and Motorola watch, all PDAs, and the funny e-BRAIN talking toy is supported! > > For those that aren't familiar, the Timex Datalink is a watch that was introduced in 1994 that is essentially a small PDA on your wrist. The early models (supported by this software) have an optical sensor on the top of the face that receives data via visible light. > > ! > > The original data transfer method involves drawing patterns of lines on a CRT monitor for the watch to receive with the optical sensor. CRTs use electron beams that draw scan lines one-by-one from top to bottom, then it returns to the top and repeats for the next frame. This means that the electron guns turn on when its drawing a white line, and and turn off when its drawing the black background. This produces flashing light as the graphics are drawn, which is ultimately received by the optical sensor and decoded by the Timex Datalink device. > > ! > > For laptop users, Timex also offered the Datalink Notebook Adapter. Instead of using a CRT monitor, the Notebook Adapter simply flashed a single LED light. This adapter is fully supported by the Timex Datalink software, and sends the same data as a CRT. > > ! > > However, Notebook Adapters are rare and expensive now, so I reverse-engineered one! Here's my timex_datalink_client Ruby library communicating with my DIY Datalink Notebook Adapter to emit data to a Timex Datalink watch! > > ! > > And if you want to try the reverse-engineered CRT graphics, I got you covered! I reverse-engineered that, too! > > ! > > As a fun tidbit, these watches are flight certified by NASA and is one of four watches qualified by NASA for space travel! Here's a shot of James H. Newman wearing a Datalink watch on the Space Shuttle for STS-88! > > ! > > Here is my Ruby library with all options for all watches reverse-engineered into a tidy model-based syntax! > > - https://github.com/synthead/timex_datalink_client > > Here is a Notebook Adapter emulator that is fully compatible with all Timex software on old and new machines, and also works with my library too! > > - https://github.com/synthead/timex-datalink-arduino > > And if you have an anchor that happens to contain an electron beam and wanna try it, here's my library for drawing graphics to a CRT to transfer data! > > - https://github.com/synthead/timex_datalink_crt > > This has all been done over months of careful effort with lots of VMs, Pentium machines, Windows 98SE, logic analyzers, and solving data puzzles little by little. On July 4th, 2023, I'm proud to announce that I have reverse-engineered every Datalink device with 100% feature compatibility! This is definitely a passion project by all means, and I thought I'd pop in and share this passion with y'all! > > Enjoy!

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    New Florida driver’s license law could impact people with Minnesota licenses later this year

    kstp.com New Florida driver's license law could impact people with Minnesota licenses later this year

    In October, a new Minnesota law will allow licenses to be issued to anyone who qualifies, including undocumented immigrants.

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1290213

    > Florida’s new out-of-state driver’s license law is raising eyebrows among Minnesota drivers. > > “I think it’s a bunch of baloney,” declares Doug Rosnau, from Hibbing. > > “It definitely sounds strange,” adds Alison Basilakis, from Edina. “Doesn’t sound legal right off the bat.” > > As of July 1, out-of-state licenses from Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont, are no longer valid in Florida Read more

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    kstp.com New Florida driver's license law could impact people with Minnesota licenses later this year

    In October, a new Minnesota law will allow licenses to be issued to anyone who qualifies, including undocumented immigrants.

    Florida’s new out-of-state driver’s license law is raising eyebrows among Minnesota drivers.

    “I think it’s a bunch of baloney,” declares Doug Rosnau, from Hibbing.

    “It definitely sounds strange,” adds Alison Basilakis, from Edina. “Doesn’t sound legal right off the bat.”

    As of July 1, out-of-state licenses from Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont, are no longer valid in Florida Read more

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    apnews.com Recent events that indicate Earth's climate has entered uncharted territory

    Scientists say global heat that inched into worrisome new territory this week is a clear example of how pollutants released by humans are warming their environment.

    This past few weeks when I see these posts and realize I am not in the collapse community 😔

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    https:// wvexplorer.com /2023/06/28/west-virginia-monsters-gomart-cryptid-quest/

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1115255

    > GASSAWAY, W.Va.— Is West Virginia monster lore going corporate? A new commercial app that features the Mountain State's most famous monsters suggests it could become big business. Read more

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    www.theguardian.com Birds may ‘divorce’ because of promiscuity or long spells apart

    Monogamous birds switch partners for reasons similar to human breakups, scientists say

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1053188

    > Monogamous birds switch partners for reasons similar to human breakups, scientists say >

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    www.usatoday.com 'Public health has lost the war': States legalize raw milk, despite public health warnings

    Distrust of public health officials who say raw milk is dangerous is fueling demand for unpasteurized milk products, leaders say.

    LORIMOR, Iowa — Babe the goat is trendier than she looks.

    Babe lives a quiet life on a hillside farm in southern Iowa, where she grazes on grass with a small herd of fellow goats. Her owner, Stacy Wistock, milks her twice a day.

    Wistock takes precautions to keep the milk clean, but she rarely pasteurizes it. Until recently, she gave it away to family and friends. Now, she’ll make a little money off it. Iowa legislators decided this spring to join dozens of other states in allowing small producers to sell unpasteurized milk from cows, goats, and sheep. The story continues

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    www.theguardian.com US maternal deaths have doubled since 1999 with most among Black mothers

    The south and the midwest were hit hard, and the greatest increases were seen in Native American and Alaska Native women

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    phys.org Scientists have finally 'heard' the chorus of gravitational waves that ripple through the universe

    Scientists have observed for the first time the faint ripples caused by the motion of black holes that are gently stretching and squeezing everything in the universe.

    Scientists have observed for the first time the faint ripples caused by the motion of black holes that are gently stretching and squeezing everything in the universe.

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