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LibertyLizard , to World News in Ukraine’s troops withdraw from parts of north-east as pressure mounts
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So what’s the problem? Lack of arms? Has the new aid had time to make its way to the front yet? Or is it lack of soldiers? That would be harder to solve.

LibertyLizard , to World News in New Caledonia: Two dead as riots escalate after French vote
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Agreed. If you’ve lived somewhere ten years why should you be denied a vote? Frankly I would allow all residents to vote even when they first arrive but I’m sure this would be even more controversial.

Seems like a strange thing to riot over—is this being perceived in a lens of colonialism?

LibertyLizard , to Ask Lemmy in Is this a mosquito?
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Ah I understand what you were saying now. Yeah unless it’s a macro lens most cameras have difficulty with very small, close objects. Maybe some insect expert can make out enough detail from this image but I think it’s probably not possible.

LibertyLizard , to World News in Ukraine says it has no reserves as Putin amasses half-million troops for summer offensive: report
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Seemed like a decent article. What is the nature of your criticism?

LibertyLizard , to Ask Lemmy in Is this a mosquito?
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Well cropping it shouldn’t change the actual resolution, so if that’s all you did then you might be out of luck. My assumption was the image was resized or compressed somehow. If it’s just a bad picture to start with then it’s probably not possible to identify.

LibertyLizard , to Ask Lemmy in Is this a mosquito?
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Well the resolution you posted is about the size of a postage stamp, so somehow there is a problem between your fancy camera and us. It’s not (only) a focus issue. The image is so low quality I can’t even assess the focus or lack thereof.

This image is just over 100 pixels by 100 pixels. For comparison, my phone takes pictures that are at least 3000 pixels on each axis.

LibertyLizard , to Ask Lemmy in Is this a mosquito?
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You need to post again with higher resolution.

LibertyLizard , to Ask Lemmy in What's the actual difference between greater vs metro cities?
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I feel like metro has more of a concrete definition and greater is more colloquial. I also feel like greater might sometimes include some further flung nearby communities.

LibertyLizard , to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility in Forget aerobars: Ars tries out an entire aerobike
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I did some reading and it seems like 30mph is a reasonable speed on flats. So similar to class 3 e-bikes.

Is it legal to ride them on bike trails generally?

LibertyLizard , to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility in Forget aerobars: Ars tries out an entire aerobike
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So what kind of speeds is a normal, non-elite athlete going to cruise at in these? And where can you ride them? I don’t fancy sharing the roads with monster trucks in something so low to the ground.

LibertyLizard , to Ask Lemmy in Ladies if all the men of the world disappeared for 24 hours, they are fine they will come back, BUT during those 24 hours what are YOU doing?
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Yeah most people would survive but the electricity grid would probably go down, roads and airports would be shut down due to a instantaneous huge number of crashes, fires started might not be able to be put out due to lack of firefighters and no way to transport their equipment, etc. So not quite apocalyptic but probably comparable to a natural disaster or war across the entire earth.

LibertyLizard , to No Stupid Questions in How do people actually dumpster dive to get free food? Are there any other cheap/free ways like this to get food?
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I’ve rarely done it myself but my roommate did often and she got lots of things. Fancier grocery stores are usually the best. Depending on the neighborhood they can be locked though. Wealthier areas will have fewer people scrounging so more likely to be unlocked.

If you are a novice, start with non-perishable goods. Perishable goods can sometimes be fine too but requires more judgement.

That said, I have to believe that there must be more services available to you somewhere. Is there some office in your local government that can provide advice?

LibertyLizard , to Chat in Why does beehaw and Lemmy in general feel so dead?
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No, stay away unless you subscribe to Marxist-Leninist ideology. Alternative viewpoints (so the vast majority of people) will be strongly criticized at best and banned at worst.

LibertyLizard , to Ask Lemmy in Ladies if all the men of the world disappeared for 24 hours, they are fine they will come back, BUT during those 24 hours what are YOU doing?
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Instant economic and infrastructure collapse as 50% of human labor is now missing.

LibertyLizard , to Technology in Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of Mastodon's new US nonprofit | TechCrunch
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Ok, this doesn’t seem to be the overall picture in the economic literature but thanks for sharing your experience. Given that, I can see why you hold those views.

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