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Not The Onion @lemmy.world
wanderingmagus @lemmy.world
science @lemmy.world
wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

An international team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the University of Greifswald, and Universiti Brunei Drussalam has discovered that Nepenthes hemsleyana – a pitcher plant found in Borneo – uses an echo reflector to attract bats. However, it is not the bats themselves that the plants are after, but their droppings. As the pitcher plants grow in soil that is low in nutrients they need additional fertiliser and the bats’ droppings provide them with vital nutrients. In return, the plants offer the bats the perfect place to sleep inside their pitchers.

  • Fortunately or not, both the UK and France have thermonuclear teeth to bite back if the totally-not-a-Tsar tries. And as far as the UK goes, it's the same thermonuclear warheads, missiles and submarines as the USA, using the same procedures and with the same capabilities.

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13207517

    A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit over lives.

    News @lemmy.world
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit over lives.

    Physics

  • But that's never how magic is depicted - it always takes decades of knowledge and learning or powerful enchanted artifacts forged from rare minerals and materials, and rituals which always name a price.

    Modern magic can do all those things - if you have the right artifacts, likewise made of precious metals forged by lightning and etched with beams of sunfire and inlaid with gemstones from beyond the sea, fuelled by the ichor alchemically distilled from the remnants of ancient forests and carefully assembled by entire courts of white-robed magi who have each spent decades perfecting their deep knowledge of ritual and arcane lore.

    With these artifacts, I can incinerate an entire room with a twitch of my finger upon a staff of fire summoning, read minds with a helm of probing, lightning people with a tiny wand of stunning, and conjure familiar from across the world to do my bidding on my black mirror for the small sacrifice of tiny particles of lightning in a distant runestone.

  • Have you tried Owncast for self-hosted FOSS fediverse streaming? You literally can't get banned on it because you host your own stream, same with self-hosting a lemmy instance. Like, other streaming instances can defederate from you, but you can never be banned off your own stream.

  • Because of you I just had two slices of bacon and two eggs for breakfast, how does that make you feel? I've also got at least 15 chicken wings and drumsticks in my fridge and a couple racks of beef ribs, along with several wedges of hard and soft cow cheeses. How does that make you feel?

  • Submariner here. After several incidents in which submarines imploded, burned, or otherwise caused death and/or endangered thermonuclear weapons systems, our current procedures specify every single item used down to specific serial numbers, with specific authorized substitutes. If the authorized substitute cannot be found, the procedure is simply not done, and if necessary for ensuring the actual safety and conduct of the submarine's primary mission, the entire multi-million-dollar mission is cut short and the ship surfaces to either receive the requisite supplies or goes back to port. Specific serial numbers for lubricants, specific stress-tested seawater-proof pressure-resistant alloys for bolts, specific serial numbers and part numbers for fuses, specific torque wrenches, even specific serial numbers for indicator lights. Every single maintenance step of certain procedures are read out loud at least three times and re-confirmed and acknowledged by both the worker and supervisor before being conducted, including the opening and closing of maintenance panel doors.

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world
    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    Stolen data rule

    4 panel System32Comics comic 1: "Oh no! The virus is stealing my personal data!" 2: "Free Anti-Virus Software Help!" 3: Free Anti-Virus Software to the rescue! 4: Free Anti-Virus Software is stealing his personal data

    Technology @lemmy.world
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine after it was caught storing and selling customer information without their consent. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the fine on Thursday and said that it’s banning Avast from selling user data for advertising purposes.

  • So what happens if on the off chance someone decides to use the government purchasing system for COTS purchases and convince the SCIF to use one of these HP printers, and then try printing TS//SCI or other highly classified national security documents on the printer? Asking for a friend.

  • Right To Repair @midwest.social
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    Train manufacturer intentionally bricks trains serviced by independent service providers

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9227800

    Polish train manufacturer that lost servicing tender programmed train controller to brick itself after train stays for some time in 6 ISP facilities or in 1 their faculity(for testing?) until undocumented button combination is pressed. Some controller versions brick itself after train is idle for 10 days. After news about this became public, manufacturer removed ability to unlock train by button combination.

    Also manufacturer is able to remotely brick train over internet(connected via GSM) at any time.

    Mod wanted ONLY article, so enjoy reading in polish.

    Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    Good alternative to DiGiorno stuffed crust pizza?

    What are some good alternatives? I really, really like cheese stuffed crust, but if I can get it without apparently supporting Nestlé, that'd be even better.

    Videos @lemmy.world
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    How Bricks Made From Invasive Seaweed Clean Mexico's Beaches | World Wide Waste | Insider Business

    Millions of tons of sargassum wash up on beaches across North America every year. Exposure can lead to breathing problems, and it costs millions to clean it up. Now, one Mexican entrepreneur is building houses out of bricks made from the invasive species.

    Leopards Ate My Face @lemmy.world
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments

    The bitter fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Byron Donalds over a line about slavery in the state’s revised African American history standards is infuriating several prominent Black conservatives.

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    Pronouns Rule

    Connect for Lemmy App @lemmy.ca
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    Deleting private messages and reporting users

    Received a gif in private messages of a nude woman shitting from a user with slur-filled username n-word n-word f-word, home instance lemmy.world, which I can't post here because of the slurs in their username.

    Is there a way to delete the message, and report the sender? I already blocked the sender, but the gif is still in my inbox.

    lockpicking @lemmy.ml
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    locks I've been practicing with. Inconsistent on the middle one, and have only been able to open the right one once.

    Any tips on getting more consistent, and fitting both wrench and pick into tighter keyholes? Or is the latter just a matter of getting a more diverse set of wrenches and picks?

    FoodPorn @lemmy.world
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    Steak and salad

    Reverse seared steak and salad of romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sliced mushroom and shredded cheese, along with a drink.

    Ask Me Anything @lemmy.ca
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    I am a submariner. AMA.

    SSBN. ETV. Will not respond to questions about sensitive or classified subjects. My views are my own and I do not represent anyone.

    Hi there!

    Edit: since this has been asked several times:

    SSBN stands for “submersible ship, ballistic missile, nuclear powered”. That is, the same overall type of ship as the Red October.

    ETV stands for “Electronics Technican, Navigation”, because N was already taken by Nuclear Electronics Technicians. I work with everything from interior communications and announcing circuits to Electronics, shipwide atmospheric monitoring, navigational inertial gyroscopes, strategic nuclear missile navigation, and tank level indicators to basic underwater submarine navigation using the voyage management system and even helming the ship itself.

    New Communities @lemmy.world
    wanderingmagus @lemmy.world

    El Goonish Shive - a community for talking about Dan Shive's webcomic, El Goonish Shive. A direct copy of the original subreddit, as much as I could.

    lemmy.world El Goonish Shive - Lemmy.world

    A community for fans of El Goonish Shive. This is for EGS related stuff, including, but not restricted to: • Fan Art • Discussion of the latest comic(s) • Comic Slays (“remixes”) • Sketchbook stuff • Wild conspiracy theories about characters/the route of the storyline. Helpful Links ──────── Latest ...