Sven Slootweg (soft-deprecated) @joepie91@pixie.town

This is my favorite photo for demonstrating the impact of #LightPollution on physiology. The image was taken by shows a soybean field illuminated by a badly directed streetlight.

What's happening here is that soybeans are supposed to grow leaves in the early part of summer, and as nights get longer, they should make #soybeans and turn brown. In the green area, the plants don't understand what time of year it is, and it's therefore a complete loss for the farmer.

The reason I love the photo so much is because you can see the shadow of the light mast on the field.

The photo was taken by Dwaine Eddie McGriff & Ben Tankersley, and originally posted to Xitter (the post no longer exists).

The problem could be entirely solved by using a streetlight with strong backlight shielding (i.e. shining the light only on the roadway).

Can anyone put me in touch with a lawyer who really understands the European Accessibility Act (EAA)? I have a question I could use an opinion on - and happy to pay for the time. Thanks.

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american leftists at least know their country is shit and geopolitically evil but most europeans have zero self awareness and are completely delusional about it

bitch, europe started colonialism and still haven't stopped doing it, they're not the "good guys"

so you know that thing where USB A plugs sometimes fit into ethernet ports, depending on tolerances of the exact plug and receptable involved?

TIL that a USB C plug also fits perfectly in an SD card slot

Wat leuk! @Trouw schrijft over het eenvoudige initiatief tegen eenzaamheid in een HEMA-filiaal: Bij het restaurant staat “een bord, met daarnaast een bak vol badeendjes: 'In je eendje? Zet een eendje op tafel als je openstaat voor een gesprek of contact met andere bezoekers van ons restaurant.'”

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Hoe veel winst maakt de A2 ondertussen?

https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/treinkaartjes-ns-dreigen-weer-duurder-te-worden-ondanks-recente-6-verhoging~b36cefbf/

I wrote a postmortem of the University of Washington harassment investigation. I don’t get into details but I do explain my perspective and name the men involved, plus some lessons learned at the end. https://irenezhang.net/blog/2025/03/04/uw-harassment.html

There's a less valid argument here that this will all fall apart when people lose interest/capacity and therefore is it not sustainable.

On the first point, good. People should stop doing voluntary stuff they no longer have the resources or motivation to do, boundaries, rest and self care are good actually.

Secondly: the idea that since it could spontaneously stop any time, and probably will, that is inherently by definition unsustainable.

On the same token one might argue singing a song in a group is an unsustainable thing to do. Because you cannot sing the same song together forever without stopping.

You must rest when you're tired, then perhaps sing a different song, maybe with different people. This doesn't make singing songs an unsustainable practice. Most people in sustainability would agree singing songs in groups has a lot of offer sustainability from many angles.