[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago

Legally integrated, but I wouldn't say fully. Source: living in the South.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

If they're matching the pace of the car ahead, explain the offense.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Looking at post-industrial wealth distribution, they weren't entirely wrong.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

What have you got to lose?

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

They're destructive and difficult to deter. If squirrel hate is more common among Boomers, it's probably because they've lived long enough to find this out firsthand.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Any trusted friend who's been around to witness you meeting new people should be able to tell you.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

You're right that it's wrong, but ostracism doesn't strike me as something that can be outlawed—not just because it's one of our fundamental primitive social behaviors, but because of logistics. I'm curious how you envision it working? That is, you could probably forbid a church from declaring excommunication in a formal fashion, but could you actually stop its members from shunning someone? It would raise a lot more questions, like what if one member of the church is revealed to have abused another? Does the church still have to welcome them back?

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Those have a 5- to 10-year warranty, depending on which kind. Have you tried reaching out to GE for replacements?

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Would the shrinkage in the labor force make it impossible to provide end of life care and financial support as the larger generations age?

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

Not to promote violence, but I'm afraid nothing is likely to change until people are pushed far enough to do more than hope.

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Wtf is "redneck agenda," the farmers almanac?

[-] lovely_reader@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The highlighted section of that link reads as follows:

The research found that putting the toilet lid down reduced the number of both visible and smaller droplets during and after flushing by 30-60%. However, use of the lid also increased the diameter and concentration of the bacteria in these droplets.

The article doesn't indicate whether the total bacteria contained in the now larger and more concentrated droplets is thought to be comparable to that contained in the full spray of open-lid droplets, which means a precise comparison isn't available, so technically I guess it could go either way. However, common sense tells us that many of those microorganisms will either get stuck to the underside of the lid or fall back into the water, so it seems nearly impossible that closed-lid flushing could spray 100% of the microorganisms that open-lid flushing does, right? So if the best (seemingly unlikely) scenario for open-lid flushing is that maybe it only sprays the exact same number of farticles into the air, then what's the appeal?

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