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If you live a million years you'll still never understand why someone would park right next to you in a forest campground when there's dozens upon dozens of empty spots with more privacy available.
  • After rereading they do mention they’re at a campground. I focused on the ‘dispersed camping spot’ phrase.

    The only conclusion I can come to is OP uses different camping terminology than I’m familiar with. For me ‘dispersed’ can have a broad range of meanings but always means ‘not at a campground’.

  • If you live a million years you'll still never understand why someone would park right next to you in a forest campground when there's dozens upon dozens of empty spots with more privacy available.
  • Am I crazy or is the weird thing actually where you drive to a national forest and “dispersed” camp in your car?

    In my mind dispersed camping is when you maybe drive to a trailhead but then actually camp after hiking several miles into the forest.

    If I saw a car parked in a parking lot I would not assume anyone was sleeping in it.

    Maybe it’s a regional thing?

  • wcti12.com Debates over ending inshore shrimp trawling to protect marine life

    Inshore shrimp trawling in North Carolina might soon come to an end if the North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF) succeeds in its call for a ban to protect o

    Debates over ending inshore shrimp trawling to protect marine life

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16984145

    > TL;DR: Inshore commercial shrimp trawling is devastating our marine fisheries by causing by-catch (untargeted marine animals trapped and killed in the nets) at a rate of 4 to 1 by weight. > > North Carolina is the only state that still allows inshore shrimp trawling. > > Here’s what the North Carolina Wildlife Federation has to say on the topic. It bugs me that they’re framing it as the loss of recreational flounder fishing being the primary consequence, but I suppose whatever brings more attention to the issue is a good thing. > > The NC Wildlife Commission is holding a meeting Tonight at 7:00pm at the New Bern Community College > > * It’s worth noting that the linked article is to WCTI which is a Sinclair station.

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    wcti12.com Debates over ending inshore shrimp trawling to protect marine life

    Inshore shrimp trawling in North Carolina might soon come to an end if the North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF) succeeds in its call for a ban to protect o

    Debates over ending inshore shrimp trawling to protect marine life

    TL;DR: Inshore commercial shrimp trawling is devastating our marine fisheries by causing by-catch (untargeted marine animals trapped and killed in the nets) at a rate of 4 to 1 by weight.

    North Carolina is the only state that still allows inshore shrimp trawling.

    Here’s what the North Carolina Wildlife Federation has to say on the topic. It bugs me that they’re framing it as the loss of recreational flounder fishing being the primary consequence, but I suppose whatever brings more attention to the issue is a good thing.

    The NC Wildlife Commission is holding a meeting Tonight at 7:00pm at the New Bern Community College

    • It’s worth noting that the linked article is to WCTI which is a Sinclair station.
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    When does investing become gambling?

    Is there a hard threshold? Do high risk investments such as penny stocks qualify as gambling? Do low risk investments? Annuities? Bonds? CDs?

    This comment got me wondering.

    Is it more to do with the venue? Stock markets and real estate vs casinos and the lottery?

    Were the MIT Blackjack Team gambling or investing?

    Or Jerry and Marge Selbee?

    Is this just another semantic hotdogs are sandwiches discussion or is there an agreed threshold?

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    Contestant Generations by Season

    I finally got caught up on season 46. After stumbling on a discussion on /r/survivor about generational1 participation and play styles I decided to waste a whole bunch of time and pulled together some data2. I thought it was interesting and thought I’d share.

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    Number of contestants by generation by season

    | Season | Gen Z | Millennials | Gen X | Boomers | Silent | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | 11 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | 13 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | | 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 17 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 18 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 19 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 20 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | | 21 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 23 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 24 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 25 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 26 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 27 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 28 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | 29 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 31 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | 32 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 33 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | | 34 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 35 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 36 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 37 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 39 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 40 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | | 41 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 42 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 44 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 45 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 46 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

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    First Season a generation appeared in

    | Gen | Season | |---|---| | Silent | 1 | | Boomers | 1 | | Gen X | 1 | | Millennials | 4 | | Gen Z | 32 |

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    Last season a generation appeared in (so far)

    | Gen | Season| |---|---| | Silent | 32 | | Boomers | 39 | | Gen X | 46 | | Millennials | 46 | | Gen Z | 46 |

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    First season of plurality

    | Gen | Season | |---|---| | Silent | None | | Boomers | None (almost 12) | | Gen X | 1 | | Millennials | 11 | | Gen Z | 45 |

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    Number of seasons participated in

    | Gen | Season Count | |---|---| | Silent | 9 | | Boomers | 36 | | Gen X | 46 | | Millennials | 42 | | Gen Z | 12 |

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    Total participants

    | Gen | Participants | |---|---| | Silent | 11 | | Boomers | 115 | | Gen X | 305 | | Millennials | 356 | | Gen Z | 52 |

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    Miscellaneous

    • Only Gen X has appeared in every season
    • Only Season 32 had a representative from all 5 Generations
    • Seasons 3, 28, 35, and 40 only had 2 Generations represented
    • Season 33 was "Gen X vs Millennials" but had a Boomer and a Zoomer (by USC Standards)

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    1 Generations are arbitrary, inconsistent, and ill defined. I used USCs definitions 3 for no particular reason other than I had to pick something

    2 A contestant is counted for each appearance in a season at the age of their appearance in each season. Contestant’s generation was determined by <Year of Filming> minus <Age>. Age and Filming dates were sourced from Wikipedia

    3 https://libguides.usc.edu/busdem/age

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    VMware customers may stay, but Broadcom could face backlash “for years to come”

    arstechnica.com Price hikes of over 2x widely expected under Broadcom’s VMware, survey finds

    300 director-level IT workers making VMware decisions were questioned.

    Price hikes of over 2x widely expected under Broadcom’s VMware, survey finds

    Price hikes of over 2x widely expected under Broadcom’s VMware, survey finds

    300 director-level IT workers making VMware decisions were questioned.

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    www.semafor.com Western allies near deal to fund Ukraine with Russian assets | Semafor

    ‘There’s a lot of forward progress’ towards an agreement ahead of the G7 summit, a Treasury official tells Semafor.

    Western allies near deal to fund Ukraine with Russian assets  | Semafor
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    www.semafor.com Western allies near deal to fund Ukraine with Russian assets | Semafor

    ‘There’s a lot of forward progress’ towards an agreement ahead of the G7 summit, a Treasury official tells Semafor.

    Western allies near deal to fund Ukraine with Russian assets  | Semafor
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    New York Times gift articles @sopuli.xyz ccunning @lemmy.world
    www.nytimes.com Opinion | Mitch McConnell: We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s

    On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we are forgetting the lessons of World War II.

    Opinion | Mitch McConnell: We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s
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    www.nytimes.com Opinion | Mitch McConnell: We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s

    On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we are forgetting the lessons of World War II.

    Opinion | Mitch McConnell: We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s
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    President Biden is the First President Elected From The Silent Generation

    This is kinda blowing my mind right now.

    I know generation bounds can be inconsistent, but I’m using this as the guideline:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation#List_of_social_generations

    That puts Clinton, W, Obama, and Trump all as Baby Boomers and Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and HW all as Greatest Generation.

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    Coastal Carolina Regional Airport [EWN] adds Breeze Airways

    They’re adding two new direct flight options, Orlando and Hartford, with flights starting at $49.

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    Radiation Ruling The Nation (Protection) | Massive Attack

    “Top five side ones; track ones”

    • Rob “High Fidelity”
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    Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Righteous & the Wicked

    <=> Righteous

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    thinkbigpicture.substack.com Joe Biden Is Betting He Can Flip North Carolina Blue

    Can demographic shifts and MAGA extremism help deliver Joe Biden a victory in North Carolina this year?

    Joe Biden Is Betting He Can Flip North Carolina Blue
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    Could a link to the modlog for moderated posts be added here?

    I’m often curious what has happened but not frequently enough to know offhand how to get to the modlog or filter it to find the post in question.

    Having a direct link here would be awesome but I’m not sure how feasible it would be, if at all…

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    The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington D.C. [NYTimes Gift Article]

    www.nytimes.com The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington D.C. Right Now

    The food scene in and around the nation’s capital is vibrant these days, with Italian, Ethiopian, Salvadoran and more. Comments are open.

    The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington D.C. Right Now

    Alright - I know you folks gotta have some opinions on these:

    1. 2Fifty Barbecue
    2. Albi
    3. Almeda
    4. Baan Siam
    5. Bostan
    6. Bresca
    7. Casa Teresa
    8. Crisfield
    9. Ellie Bird
    10. Ethiopic
    11. Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly
    12. Lapis
    13. Maketto
    14. Mama Chang
    15. Mita
    16. Oyster, Oyster
    17. Pineapple and Pearls
    18. Pupuseria Mama Emilia
    19. Rasika
    20. Reveler's Hour
    21. St. James
    22. The Dabney
    23. The Duck & the Peach
    24. Thip Khao
    25. Z\&Z Manoushe Bakery

    (Shamelessly lifted from Reddit, including the gift link 😅)

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    So the Star Wars fans don't feel left out

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    Scream - Soundtrack - Don't Fear The Reaper - By Gus

    Connection: Gus appeared on the Scream Soundtrack along with The Connells.

    I really wanted to share track 11 off the album linked below but couldn’t find it anywhere (ok; I only tried looking on YouTube but gave up after seeing neither Apple Music nor Spotify acknowledged its existence):

    https://www.discogs.com/release/3884397-Gus-Gus

    Anyway; I’m just going to post the song actually on the soundtrack since it’s likely the only song anyone might possibly recognize…

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    Run The Jewels - JU$T [ft. Pharrell Williams and Zack de la Rocha]

    m.youtube.com Run The Jewels - JU$T [ft. Pharrell Williams and Zack de la Rocha] (Lyric Video)

    Director: Winston Hacking - @winstonhackingProducer: Rik GreenExecutive Producer: Amaechi Uzoigwe; Rik GreenProduction Co: Pulse FilmsCo-Designer: Andrew Zuk...

    Run The Jewels - JU$T [ft. Pharrell Williams and Zack de la Rocha] (Lyric Video)

    Zack de la Rocha

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