shalafi

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Oh. My. Fuck. Me.

The image shows a man and a girl walking on a path in a wooded area. The foreground is covered in fallen leaves and pine straw. In the background, there is a wooden structure that appears to be some sort of storage shed or lean-to. A fire pit is visible to the left. The trees are dense and the lighting suggests it's daytime. There appears to be a small animal or bird under the wooden structure.

The man appears to be middle-aged, Caucasian, with a casual style. He appears to be wearing camouflage clothing and jeans, suggesting an outdoorsy lifestyle. He is carrying a water bottle. The girl is young, likely elementary school-aged, wearing a pink shirt and shorts. She looks somewhat pensive. They both appear to be of average economic means and are engaging in a simple outdoor walk. The picture was taken at 2:44:22 AM on February 1st, 2020, with a Bushnell camera. There's also an unidentifiable object hanging from a tree branch in the background.

The image's resolution is somewhat low, indicative of a security camera, making the details somewhat blurry. The lighting is not uniform, with patches of sunlight and shadow. There is a subtle difference in the ground texture between the path and the surrounding areas. The girl appears to have a slightly concerned expression on her face. The wood used in the construction of the shelter seems weathered and may be indicative of its age and prolonged exposure to the environment.

Mostly spot on except the date because I never set the trail cam. Also, no animal under the firewood shed and the water bottle is a Keystone in a cozie. Cannot believe it picked up the ground difference in the trail and the edge of it.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 87 points 14 hours ago (9 children)

My step-son was 11 and constantly singing YMCA.

"Look, I don't want to freak you out, but in case you get made fun of at school, YMCA is a gay anthem. No problem with that, but you should know."

He was horrified, so he started singing "I Will Survive" instead. I just didn't have the heart to tell him.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 18 points 14 hours ago

"I Will Survive"?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Seen some math on the mountains of salt we would have to move. Very discouraging for desalinization and/or getting hydrogen that way.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago

This is not that discussion, even remotely. Try to stay on topic.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

While we're throwing around our favorite TED talks, here's the meat of my favorite in animated form.

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Looking back over my jobs, hobbies, life in general, yeah, this hits hard. And yes, they found some surprising results.

EDIT: I was wrong. Not a TED talk. Watch it anyway and learn!

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

By virtue of you actually knowing what a firewall is, and participating in the conversation, on this platform, you are ahead of 99 out of 100 people.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Y'all missing the whole point here.

If an area requires covering, it might as well produce some power. And cells on the ground aren't as bad as they're made out.

I have one laying flat in the yard powering a 12V water pump. Been there for 6-months, covered in pollen and dust, weeds growing over one side, grass cuttings on top, never cleaned, works fine. I have another on my shed roof at our camp. Same deal with the pollen and dust, works fine. But guess which one is easier to clean?

Cells don't have to be pristine to produce power. And if you do want to clean them? The installation pictured looks easy to work with a garden hose and squeegee, couldn't take 30 minutes. Use concrete instead? OK, now you have to power wash it. What a pain.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I've got a 4D Mag but just can't justify the expense of the conversion kit. Got one for an old gf's light and they are DOPE! But for the $70 price tag I can get a couple of super nice handhelds that weigh nothing.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

There are only two reasons any post-pubescent human isn't having sex:

  • They can't find anyone to fuck them.

  • They're legitimately asexual. (A rare thing. And no lemmy, just because you're not getting laid doesn't make you "asexual".)

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