I taught middle school when those came out, would confiscate them, then feel bad and feed them during the day so I didn’t kill them before school let out and they could be returned to their owners.
None of our numerous store-bought cat trees were ever large enough for our 16lb boy, so I grabbed an old area rug and plywood scraps I had and took matters into my own hands....
Although Lemmy's userbase is quite large,it still is small enough that I do often see the same people in comment sections. It feels though, that I should recognise more names, because I can only remember around 5 individual ones.
In the end I don’t think internet users in rich powerful countries are the users most likely to benefit and invest their time into in the fediverse. They might be the ones with the most free time, money and privilege around computers which makes being on the leading edge of niche technologies far easier, but I don’t think...
the type of earwax you have comes down in part to your skin type, Dr. Shapiro explains. People with oilier skin may have wet earwax, while those with drier skin tend to have dry earwax, she says....
My family of 5 had just arrived at the gate at LAX and my three kids were in the row ahead of us. The plane was fairly quiet, my 4 year old daughter loudly farts and announces to the plane “I TOOTED!” 🤣
Plastic producers have known for more than 30 years that recycling is not an economically or technically feasible plastic waste management solution. That has not stopped them from promoting it, according to a new report....
I worked in packaging for 20 years. A bottle CAN be recycled indefinitely… if it’s made from GLASS.
Source: I worked 8 years for a glass bottle manufacturer.
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What's the most stupid trend (or fad) you participated in yourself?
TIL: How Henry Ford’s Strange Social Program Aimed to Control The Personal Lives Of Workers ( medium.com )
Homemade tree for the BIG BOY ( lemmy.world )
None of our numerous store-bought cat trees were ever large enough for our 16lb boy, so I grabbed an old area rug and plywood scraps I had and took matters into my own hands....
murder and doofus ( mstdn.party )
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Do you recognise any usernames on Lemmy?
Although Lemmy's userbase is quite large,it still is small enough that I do often see the same people in comment sections. It feels though, that I should recognise more names, because I can only remember around 5 individual ones.
To give perspective on the 48k monthly active users on Lemmy, and the 4.5k on kbin+mbin, Discuit has 6787 registered users
Link to their post: https://discuit.net/DiscuitMeta/post/5ZiPe34m...
Have you got any weird questions for the opposite gender?
That's it
Can't be the only one right?
So I created this blog from scratch, and after posting my first article I noticed something....
The countries with the most Fediverse servers are rich and former/current colonial powers. One of the best true barometers of the success of the Fediverse is how quickly we can turn that on its head. ( sopuli.xyz )
In the end I don’t think internet users in rich powerful countries are the users most likely to benefit and invest their time into in the fediverse. They might be the ones with the most free time, money and privilege around computers which makes being on the leading edge of niche technologies far easier, but I don’t think...
The Mac vs. PC war is back on? ( www.theverge.com )
I find it hard to believe that, outside of work computers, many people would be choosing Windows over Mac or Linux, especially is AI is their goal....
TIL that there are two types of earwax: wet and dry ( www.self.com )
the type of earwax you have comes down in part to your skin type, Dr. Shapiro explains. People with oilier skin may have wet earwax, while those with drier skin tend to have dry earwax, she says....
Do you like olives?
I need to settle an argument I started. My argument: olives are gross....
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Donald Trump says Democrats wanted him to overturn Roe v. Wade ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Adopted Family 😻 ( lemmy.world )
YSK: There is a website (app too) that shows what political parties companies support (if any) ( www.goodsuniteus.com )
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals ( www.theguardian.com )
Plastic producers have known for more than 30 years that recycling is not an economically or technically feasible plastic waste management solution. That has not stopped them from promoting it, according to a new report....