LibertyLizard
@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
- Comment on Growing in a mango tree (more pics inside) 2 days ago:
They love mushrooms actually. I’ve seen them eating mushrooms a number of times.
- Comment on Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users 3 days ago:
Sure but they only want the bots they approve of. That way they can charge for the privilege of allowing someone’s preferred bots onto the platform.
- Comment on Gov. Landry signs new drone defense law; first in nation 5 days ago:
I’ve thought of this years ago. Y’all are just lucky I’m not a terrorist.
- Comment on YSK: Non-violent protests are 2x likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of the country population has ever failed 1 week ago:
I do because I’ve read the research on which it was based. It’s complicated though, you should read the paper.
- Comment on YSK: Non-violent protests are 2x likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of the country population has ever failed 1 week ago:
I would encourage you to read the actual research. It’s all documented there.
- Comment on YSK: Non-violent protests are 2x likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of the country population has ever failed 1 week ago:
I think the research was done prior to that event. It’s fairly old at this point.
Also, it’s a bit ambiguous how to count Hong Kong as a semi-autonomous region in China. Should you measure by percentage of Hong Kongers or percentage of Chinese? I might think the latter, since they’re subject to the force of that nation.
- Comment on YSK: Non-violent protests are 2x likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of the country population has ever failed 1 week ago:
I assume you’re comparing this to rhetoric around cops. Cops are ideologically and organizationally unified with top down command structure and they protect one another even in cases of wrongdoing or violence.
Most modern protests are just random people who chose to show up. These are totally different situations.
- Comment on YSK: Non-violent protests are 2x likely to succeed and no non-violent movement that has involved more than 3.5% of the country population has ever failed 1 week ago:
This is an important question. I believe the research in question was defined by the predominant tactic used, even if there was a small amount of violence.
So protests like the anti-ICE ones in LA would probably count as non-violent in the research.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Not overreacting. Driving is extremely dangerous for yourself and others around you, not to mention environmentally destructive. And an increasing number of people are choosing to live a car-free lifestyle for these reasons.
If you live in an area where alternatives like walking, biking, or transit are viable, then I’d definitely consider it. If not, then you may not have a choice. But consider whether you can move to an area where you can avoid driving. Even as an experienced and competent driver, as I’ve gradually decreased the frequency I drive, my quality of life has improved a lot.
Biking especially is increasingly viable in many cities and even suburbs nowadays. However, if you’re forced to share the road with heavy cars and trucks it could be dangerous if you don’t have good situational awareness. But that is something you may be able to develop with practice. As someone who is a regular urban cyclist I feel my awareness and skills have dramatically improved with time.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Is that really what’s being implied here? I feel like you’re unconsciously buying into this narrative that you have the support either Likud or Hamas when the morally correct position is neither.
- Comment on Womp womp 3 weeks ago:
Ah damn that’s still cool though.
- Comment on Womp womp 3 weeks ago:
Wait is this real though? Because that’s pretty incredible.
- Comment on New Name, Same Old Me 3 weeks ago:
lol you gotta change your email preferences. I don’t let them send me shit.
- Comment on respect dandelions! 3 weeks ago:
Interesting but it’s important to remember that Europeans and their plants have been in the Americas for over 500 years now, which is plenty of time for oral traditions to develop. I’m not saying it’s untrue but I’d be curious to see what the genetic evidence says, since that would be a verifiable way to confirm. But in my experience dandelions grow almost exclusively in human developments, so it would be pretty surprising if they were native here.
- Comment on respect dandelions! 3 weeks ago:
Wait, what? Expand on this.
- Comment on Unfortunately, this is science too. 3 weeks ago:
Make sure you publish that shit somehow so the next person doesn’t waste their time on the same experiment.
- Comment on sticky icky 4 weeks ago:
AKA bedstraw. Known for being used as bedstraw back in the day.
- Comment on On trees... 4 weeks ago:
Well there are certain features needed for a plant to get that big. So those features had to evolve independently each time which is a bit interesting. Wood is the famous example.
- Comment on Showing your ID to get online might become a reality 1 month ago:
What’s wrong with being able to opt out of cookies?
- Comment on Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators 1 month ago:
Real talk people are just going to need to get over this because there’s no real way to stop it.
- Comment on Liquid Trees 1 month ago:
True, but unfortunately, this species is way over-planted in many cities. I would not recommend them unless they happen to be uncommon in your local area. Urban forests need to be as diverse as possible to resist the constant barrage of pests and diseases being introduced by global trade.
In California we have a relatively new pest called shot-hole borers which are killing off many of the London planes, so we’re scrambling to plant other species that can resist them.
- Comment on Liquid Trees 1 month ago:
Your potted tree isn’t a tree in the sense that I’m talking about. The environmental services trees provide are all based on size and are predominantly provided by larger trees.
- Comment on Liquid Trees 1 month ago:
Trees don’t attract VC funding the way some dumb new invention does.
I guess this could be useful in places trees don’t fit but I think there are other simpler solutions.
- Comment on Liquid Trees 1 month ago:
The amount of water required is trivial compared to most other water uses. Especially if correct species are selected.
- Comment on What is the evolutionary benefit of loving a pet so much you melt into a puddle when they are around? 1 month ago:
My hypothesis has always been that we find baby (and adult!) animals cute to incentivize us to care for them when they need care, because our ancestors benefited tremendously from their presence in our lives. I agree that it probably started as accidental overlap from parental instincts but I think the feeling is too strong and applies to too many distinct animals to be coincidental.
That said, this is just my pet theory and I have no evidence for it.
- Comment on The YouTube Alternative Nobody's Talking About ! Peertube 1 month ago:
Interesting. I’ve watched some videos without issue, though not many since there aren’t that many to watch.
- Comment on 34% of the US population doesn't vote. Why do polticalitcians cling to the idea that these voters can't be reached? 1 month ago:
Agreed. Even though I think voting is the right thing to do, forcing people to vote is an infringement on their freedom and I don’t think it’s justified.
- Comment on ‘Why would he take such a risk?’ How a famous Chinese author befriended his censor -- [Long read] 1 month ago:
Love that is enforced by violence is meaningless.
- Comment on Did the top of my little tree die? 1 month ago:
I think that’s what it is, but I’m not too familiar with this species and its potential maladies. You could try cross posting to !treehuggers@slrpnk.net to see if another arborist sees it there but I don’t know if any on Lemmy unfortunately.
- Comment on Did the top of my little tree die? 1 month ago:
Is this an eastern redcedar? If so, it should be cold hardy enough for Wisconsin I think.
To me the top doesn’t look dead, but I’m not sure what’s causing the color difference. Perhaps it’s just maturing? If it’s still soft and pliable I would assume it’s OK.