News report - Date unknown
In the early days of the war the Russian regime made regular threats to use nuclear weaponry, but most experts and lay-people believed that even that brutally sadistic despot would not go the extreme of destroying the earth to achieve his goals.
By 2024 Russia was doing small-scale ecocide in hopes of lending credence to their threats. Looking back, the poisoning of an entire riparian ecosystem connected to the Desna River in what was Ukraine should have been a clear signal of what was to come. But nobody listened and the nuclear weapons flew.
I am not making a joke here. This is where my brain naturally went when reading this. Let's just hope my invasive thoughts are wrong.
[Edit: I am also not saying to appease this fucking psycho either. This is just a snippet of thought that I felt the urge to share.]
Soft Play - Punk's Dead
15+ years working remote. I only turn my camera on when there are new vendors/clients on the call and it is my turn to introduce myself.
It's nice to be able to rely on having dog shit stupid takes from the same username all the time. Consistency is key. Keep it up.
My wife misspoke and said "Neil Degrasse TITAN"
So obviously I spent half an hour in a generative ai tool.
sharing their faith respectfully
How can you respectfully tell someone that they will burn for all eternity for not following the same book you do?
Yeah the printing lines were not even sanded off the top.
I do want to thank you kindly for the offer to print one up. You Rock! But shipping to Canada would probably be ugly.
I hope to pick up a 3d printer this winter and if I manage it I will use this as a learning project.
Oh man. I had so much fun on these. Great project!
What are ya building? Old motorcycles are my jam!
I'm currently rebuilding my '73 triumph for the 5th time. This time as a bobber with a bolt-on hardtail.
One-size-fits-all batman cat mask was not so one-size-fits-all
For context - This cat's name is batman.
I pay for yt family premium and Netflix but use neither of them on a regular basis.
My nephews grew up with a pretty shitty life. They don't have a lot of fun things they can do in their situation. I figured the least I could do is give them YouTube music and some access to watch TV and movies on Netflix wherever they happen to be.
It's the same reason my steam family is chock full of games I'll never play.
Can we please be friends? I'll make sure those lovely snacks don't go to waste. I can bring two grackles, a bluejay, and a couple of raccoons to fill out the party. Oh, and my wife!
Has strawberry gotten any easier to theme? I tried a few years back and just couldn't handle the aesthetics, and theming it seemed to only do some parts properly.
City of Heroes has been golden by comparison.
-homecoming gang represent.
Vans you say?
This doozy was shot just two days ago. I never thought I'd have a use for it on lemmy!
Anybody familiar with optician work able to tell me if this optician was lying?
Location: Canada
Background: When I first started wearing glasses the optometrist would just give me a piece of paper that I could take to any shop to get my lenses made. Then they started refusing that paper and insisting I either leave my frames with them for two weeks, or that I buy new frames.
And now it seems like even asking for the script, or the measurements, is 'against policy'.
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I recently went in for an eye exam and some new glasses, and the optician said something I have never been told before.
I had asked if they could give me the prescription for my sunglass lenses since they don't deal with the brand that I prefer, and he said that I would have to schedule another appointment at a shop that deals with that brand, because the prescription was not enough, and I would also need the measurements he took.
I asked if I could have those measurements and he said it was against policy.
Is he lying to try to get me to buy new frames from his shop? Or is there something to what he is saying?
Confession - When he walked away I took a picture of the measuring app he had used which seems to show all the measurements.
Would this be useful to another shop? I'm just trying to buy lenses without spending a fortune on yet another frame.
It all feels like a scam.
Another Double Bun
There are four from the most recent batch. But they are never all in one spot. And the parents don't come around much during the summer.
Mullein covered in morning dew
This mullein is now over 6 feet tall. It is my favorite wild plant by far.
NCSoft has granted the 'Private' homecoming server City of Heroes devs a license to host the game legally.
NCSOFT & Homecoming License Announcement Hello everyone! We’d like to thank you all for your patience over the past few years, and we’re incredibly thrilled to announce that it’s paid off: NCSOFT® has officially granted Homecoming a license to host City of Heroes™. We’ll have much more to sha...
The private servers have been up a while. But it is always hard for fan projects to gain traction for devs, players, or donations, when the IP could be yanked at any time. NCSoft granting a license should provide one heck of a shot in the arm for this cult classic game.
Go. Hunt. KILL Skul!
Little (fun)guy trapped by root
I thought this growth pattern was weird, and on inspection it seems like it pushed up past a tiny root that is now choking it.
I was thinking of going out his morning to cut the root out.
What do the pros think?
My (possibly poor reading of) the audobon guide, my instinct, and my foraging friend tells me these are oysters.
Is there any way to be be 100% certain?
Tis the season.
Taken this morning near Danford Lake, Quebec. I'm no mycologist, so I have no idea what these are. But I do enjoy taking their picture :)
It is that time of year again
Ok, you got me. These are from last year. But the mycelial networks are kicking into high gear right about now, and I'm getting antsy for some photo hunting.
