Posts by Grandalf@aus.social
(DIR) Post #AZwvEUI0NIwPjrVEie by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-09-20T03:37:24Z
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@dan Not many people still include the nose; it's fallen foul of the habit of shortening everything. :-(
(DIR) Post #AaDEKrscO2lvDUoC9o by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-09-28T02:50:11Z
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@todayilearned A contextual way of translating that phrase would be "Farting cat", which I find hilarious 🤣😹
(DIR) Post #AaNbWZMJJYRHmAqRSC by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-10-03T02:57:12Z
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@jbowen"Xits"Which can be pronounced as either "Shits" or "Zits", depending on your locale.@w7voa
(DIR) Post #AaQa3hXYIgmwGveaRM by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-10-04T13:24:49Z
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@stux The dreaded Red Barrel! 😳
(DIR) Post #AbJVVReuh6JoNAqv44 by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-10-31T01:22:53Z
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@stux Our daughter's cat used to leave half a mouse in her washing machine everytime he brought dinner home.It wasn't appreciated ...
(DIR) Post #AbUzcYOQGAJtTgopIe by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-05T06:55:29Z
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@NanoRaptor The IPod was released Oct 23, 2001; 22 years, 14 days ago today.The 1970's ended 21 years, 9 months, 23 days before the release of the iPod.Your statement is incorrect.Try again in just over 3 months.#AccuracyIsKing 🤣
(DIR) Post #AbUzd6rg5tvKOGlfcW by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-05T07:36:34Z
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@NanoRaptor Shit! I did that backwards! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
(DIR) Post #AbYy043xFtUz5JATKq by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-07T02:53:47Z
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Wind tubines:1. Kill whales.Bullshit. Constantly referring to results published nowhere from a study that never took place remains bullshit.2. Reduce ocean swells, killing surfing.Bullshit. You would have to build a literal wall of turbine towers to stop ocean swell, which developes over hundreds of kilometres. The best surf involves ocean swell and offshore winds, which simply can't be affected by offshore wind turbines.3. Reduce onshore winds by 40%.Bullshit. There is no indication that wind turbines reduce onshore winds. The wind continues past the turbine blades, they don't block it; they don't even slow it down by any reasonable measure. A couple of hundred metres past the turbine you can't measure any effect at all.4. Reduce fishing catches.Bullshit. The tower bases, buried in the ocean bed, provide safe places for fish nurseries and coral growth, increasing the local fish population.Don't buy into the disinformation being spread in order to stop offshore wind turbine installations. Look at who benefits from them not going ahead.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-07/editor-blasts-fake-study-linking-whale-deaths-to-wind-farms/103069922#RenewableEnergy #WindPower #ClimateCrisis
(DIR) Post #AbbPkgTvph8Iddh0sq by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-08T08:23:59Z
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@mnemonicoverload I'm betting Publius is going to spruik nuclear power.No. Not on the table. That power regime simply pushes a major polution issue down the line. It also requires extensive centralised infrastructure which is not the way we need to go to improve our power consumption.Existing generators? Problematic, but they are already in use, so whatever. New reactors? No.@publius
(DIR) Post #AbbQLWPeESoq7lFqIy by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-07T07:00:57Z
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@sabThen read. Real publications, not sensational eyeball-grabbing BS designed to tickle your emotions and distract you from the truth as shown by data.Most arguments against wind farms are seized on and promoted by NIMBYs who don't have an interest in the truth, just what they see as a personal affront.@CStamp
(DIR) Post #AbbxhKjHeF6CkORn5U by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-08T23:03:38Z
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@publiusCan you not see the issue with that thinking? Passing a problem to later generations - quite a few generations - to manage until it "goes away" is selfish and irresponsible.The bomb didn't blow up while I was there, so it's all good ...@mnemonicoverload
(DIR) Post #AbgXgVJbB9uSGrB1rk by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-11T04:04:54Z
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@clive Tommy Bloody Tuberville sure knows how to make money ... from insider trading. 😡
(DIR) Post #AbrReW4kAtVohSubuy by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-16T03:44:55Z
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@DrALJONES The attempts to equate Israel the State with Judaism are sickening. They make it obvious that those supporting the State know full well that what Israel is doing in unconscionable.
(DIR) Post #Ac2zvp5YGvadlsH0DY by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-22T00:04:14Z
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A Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus AKA Elagabalus, has been reclassified from a man to a trans woman. By the British Museum, no less. As noted by the BBC (no less 😁). Wringing hands all'round, I would say.Certain stodgy old Classics Professors don't like it, but then they wouldn't, would they? They're sure to get their stockings in a knot.https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67484645#Trans #TransRights
(DIR) Post #Ac30ZfgUeilqBiYNii by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-22T00:10:39Z
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@anemone Why exactly? Or are you just shitposting again?
(DIR) Post #Ac31oPeCfA3ikS4jj6 by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-21T23:13:49Z
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10. He's 10-years old, isn't he?No grown, sensible adult would post this.He's a child, in charge of arguably the largest media platform in the world.#Musk #Twitter #X
(DIR) Post #Ac31oRiswizbBYHVIm by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-21T23:29:31Z
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Oh, Dog. It's worse than I thought...He posted that in reply to someone posting a picture of him brandishing a sword in front of the USA's flag, trying to look tough (spoiler: he just look pudgy).I'm revising his age - downward.#Musk #Twitter #X
(DIR) Post #Ac35fEi4MKDC2IlOym by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-11-22T01:10:10Z
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@joe A kid raised to a position of ultimate power? What could go wrong?
(DIR) Post #AchE6RTEUJXfzGwh04 by Grandalf@aus.social
2023-12-11T09:53:10Z
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@stefano This and California Dreamin' are my all-time favourites of theirs.
(DIR) Post #AdZKnCJvBKSMIzecls by Grandalf@aus.social
2024-01-06T12:21:22Z
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@vasperThat's a well-known and much used psychological effect: people are happy to pay per month while railing at a one-off payment.@stefano