FarraigePlaisteach

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Does anyone have a link to some nest cams? (self.birding)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by FarraigePlaisteach to c/birding
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I used to watch a friends one over the summer. It was so exciting to see a bird arrive and take such diligent care of the space and her eggs. (The males appear to be mostly useless but some did return regularly with worms etc).

It led me to cancel Netflix because I was enjoying the nest cam more.

Edit: here's a great one of a blue tit. They'll be gone by the end of the summer, I think: https://webcam.sanslogic.co.uk/?top

Thanks for the recommendations. I'm not as interested in the big predators for whatever reason but there are some nice suggestions.

SLRPNK community discussion - March 2024 in c/meta
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 2 points 8 months ago

Done: https://slrpnk.net/post/7789403

Thanks for the direction.

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Blocking a user behaves more like mute. Proper blocking needed to prevent harassment. (self.lemmy)
 

The block feature should be renamed to “mute”, which is what it seems to actually be. Currently I can apply this to a user and they can still see all my posts. So it’s a good mute feature but a terrible block feature.

SLRPNK community discussion - March 2024 in c/meta
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, it sounds like the mute feature I’m looking for. Which means there isn’t really a block option for those who need it. Thanks for explaining.

A Society That Lost Focus in c/solarpunk
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 7 points 8 months ago

So many quotable pieces in this article. This is one that stayed with me:

“ The brain has learned that the phone is a random provider of "new experiences". Even in airplane mode, it was demonstrated that having the phone on your desk or in your bag degrades heavily your attention and your thinking performance. Performance went back to normal only when the phone was put in another room.”

I can absolutely believe this. I find even other people’s phones distracting.

Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds in c/climate
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

“ financiers provided the world’s top 55 industrial livestock companies with average annual credit injections of $77bn”

Are the meat and dairy businesses applying for loans? The article says that the banks are in breach of their own environmental policies so I’m curious how it’s supposed to work.

SLRPNK community discussion - March 2024 in c/meta
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 5 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Is it possible to mute a user? I only see a block option, which seems excessive.

Testing Alexandrite alternative UI in c/meta
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Of the three (default, Photon, Alexandria), Photon is my favourite by a long way.

I use dark mode on everything so I have that bias. I find Photon easier to read than the others site to the colors.

The larger image preview is easier to see. I prefer text-only in general, but I notice my eyes are less strained trying to make out thumbnail details with Photon.

The UI layout seems tidier too.

Is the long term plan to keep them optional or phase out some in favour of others?

Richest oil states should pay climate tax, says former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in c/climate
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The. British are also silent when it comes to paying reparations for their own misdeeds overseas, which unfortunately strips this statement of credibility.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will give a speech this week in which he is expected to delay some of the government's policies to reach net zero emissions by 2050 in c/climate
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s a good point. I don’t know if I can blame them - there are powerful forces in the battles for hearts and minds. The Murdoch press is one example.

Disclaimer: I’m not from Britain though.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will give a speech this week in which he is expected to delay some of the government's policies to reach net zero emissions by 2050 in c/climate
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think the electorate know what to expect every time they vote his party into power.

Birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers in c/birding
[–] FarraigePlaisteach 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The reason I stopped eating them isn’t because they are smart, it’s because they have a nervous system and can experience pain. We now know too that many (most/all?) can experience emotional pain, for example, grief.

Edit: people downvoting scientific fact. You have my sympathies 😂