How much is 25 lbs. of fuel savings worth to you? How much is it worth to Boeing?

Zelenskyy= Theoden, prolly. Aging well, but so tired of the bullshit.

Glory to your sublemmy, c/weedtime!

1/13/2024, I found this worn neck gaiter in a pack of milsurp clothes. Flores, can you hear me? Flores, can you see me? Did you lose this at the post laundry? I'd like us all to share our cherished memories of Flores, whether he's still in the E4 Mafia or moved on to opportunities in managing a chain of vape stores in Tulsa. You are not forgotten, Flores. Have a happy Easter.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/7992206

An eerie glow has been emanating from Wales' forests and rockpools for the country's annual dark skies week.

David Atthowe, a nature guide from Norwich, was invited to shine his ultraviolet (UV) torches on some of the best nature spots in Pembrokeshire and Monmouthshire.

His photos of temperate rain forest in Wales reveal shapes, structures and colours that rival a coral reef.

"It is hidden from our human senses, waiting to be discovered," he said.

The 34-year-old is on a one-man mission to shine UV light on what he calls a "magic world" in which plants and animals fluoresce to communicate.

"Wales is so lucky to have so many beautiful sites [for biofluorescence] with its rockpools and temperate rainforest," he said.

Hey mah shitizens, I went to make an simple OC image post on Noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works and the "browse" image upload dialog will not open. Tried logging out, then logging back in and restarted my phone. Android, firefox, all updated recently. I also tried uploadingcit from lemmy.world. checked my android and browser media permissions. Halp

In Robert Heinlein's novel "Farnham's Freehold", the protagonists accidentally end up in a very technologically advanced feudal society that depends on a drug called "Happiness" to control things and keep social classes rigidly separated. The hypothesis of this question: the drug is a pleasant tasting drink you take daily. It has no known negative side effects. It rapidly induces a feeling of deep contentment, peace, clarity of mind and general satisfaction with your life. You will not become physically dependent on it. You don't have to pay anything to get it. A small, unchanging dose must be taken every day to maintain this effect, but you don't control its distribution. It is distributed by the ruling class of your society, but no one is coerced to take it, as they are psychologically dependent on it. After many centuries of Happiness distribution, no one has shown desensitization or needed a higher dose. The protagonists in the book rejected their doses, escaped briefly and were recaptured. Would you take Happiness? Why or why not?

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/2213195

I remember how big this was for a while - only for this bit of news to be buried with a short article. Surely the scale of infestation (resulting in the change in approach) is going to have significant impacts to pollinator-dependent agriculture?

Will Putin have his phallic insecurity tables transported to South Africa on their own plane? Will they get there in time? Does he want to be a big dog again, enough to show up in person and risk arrest? Where is Mrs. Putin? What air defense doin?

CROSSPOOOOOST from my boi u/lusterko at https://kbin.social/m/Ukraine_UA/t/194809. If you are not following that subkbin, you're missing out on rich veins of raw meme ore. Lusterko is posting like it is his job. Quality Ukraine posting there, he seems to keep it up 24/7. Until kbin.social has an API, let's support this one by whatever means necessary. I think Lusterko takes hryvnias. EYEBROW/WRY GRIN.

Crosspost from BombOmOm at https://lemmy.world/post/1400777 Why would Prigoz hand over hundreds of millions in valuable equipment that the Russian Ministry of Defense claims is theirs? Is this part of the massive atate-sponsored community theater project to set up his heart attack?