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[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

ooh yeah, a good tooltip on mouseover would be perfect.

there is quite a bit of granularity to the options these days if you haven't tried it in a bit. I was able to make it work more or less exactly how i wanted.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

yeah, I've got it set to off by default. i used it almost like a spoiler tag. click the button to see the answer to "THIS AMAZING DEVICE DOES WHAT????"

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

the only reason Android was locked out of imessage was Apple, the only reason rcs is locked out of ios is Apple. it's all Apple trying to keep the wall around its garden.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

man IDK, i know a lot of vegans and none of them are silent about it. they're all deeply passionate people and that's not necessarily bad, but they're definitely not quiet.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

it didn't actually say she did that as a job. this is more like when a teenager gets their pilot licence, it sounds like. a difficult goal that they set and achieved at an early age. it's literally just a license that says she passed a test of skill.

this isn't necessity about labor at all. it's about someone being really good at what the do. idk about you, but I'd rather still see sushi chefs that are skilled like this in a post capitalist society.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

more disk shaped than flash memory.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

yeah, but they have an easy instant right click to send to camp button. it's really not a hindrance.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

loose gunpowder* but yes, gunpowder actually burns very slowly. in fact, we have designed gunpowder to burn slower than old blackpowder from the musket days. it's the containment and pressure that makes it work in a gun. but it's also why it's not uncommon to actually shoot some amount of unburned powder from many guns. a thing that was difficult to know or prove before high speed cameras.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

lmao, even if i thought i could it's too low res to read.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

oh it's very true! generally when a bullet enters the body the damage it does spreads out like a cone from entrance to exit as more displaced material is accelerated and the shockwave travels outward. that's why the exit wound is generally many times larger than the entrance wound. a large enough round at a high enough velocity will start taking chunks out of people. that's why many were concerned the m16 wouldn't have enough stopping power when it was first being brought to the battlefield, it used a smaller round than the ak-47. it's not about the size of the bullet, it's about the amount of energy it can impart into the target. a heavier, wider round will create a much larger wound channel. the difference in damage done is much greater than the difference in the size of the bullet.

there are also a variety of specific types of bullets that can affect the wound created and the damage done internally. for example, in smaller, slower rounds that might struggle to create this expanding wound channel effect, they might use hollow point bullets. bullets that are made to expand and/or break apart after impact. creating a larger wound and transferring the energy of the round into the target's organs better.

generally, you can expect that anyone using guns designed to kill humans to be able to damage an area at least 4 times the size of the bullet with every shot. often more, sometimes less. so when you think about getting shot and whether it will hit your internal organs imagine the bullets are more like softballs. because that's the size of the exit wound they'll create. that is why i say it's generally unlikely that you won't fall when shot with intent to kill. i do specifically man using a weapon of war, not a .22 backpack rifle. honestly, people get shot with small caliber handguns often enough. they probably usually don't need to fall over. might feel like it though. i know i tend to sit down when I'm hurt badly enough.

uhh... I'm not a gun nut btw. i generally support sensible gun control and would even like to see something like Australia's method thought about for here (America). I'm just autistic and blame mythbusters for sending me down that rabbit hole when i was younger.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

hmmm, like they don't do a Hollywood fall, but they do often just drop. sack of potatoes style. there's a lot of stuff in you that could make you stop standing if it got shot. it's not guaranteed, but depending on caliber, it can be quite likely that they will fall. just straight down or in the direction of their existing momentum usually.

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

i bet it's honestly more more from like 4chan and other modern online racist communities. where they would mock aave with racist caricatures. agree with the rest, but if it's related to aave then i doubt the old newspapers were the source.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world to c/birding@lemmy.world

stopped by my favorite birding spot after work and had these fellas fly in over my head. guest appearance by a great blue heron.

shot on sony a7siii with a tamron 150-500. all handheld and after the sun was behind the mountains, so you'll have to excuse some shakiness and focus issues.

music: creep - original song by Radiohead - performed by scott bradlee's post modern jukebox.

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