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[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago

It's really annoying how people confuse cynics with skeptics.

There is nothing "skeptical" about flat-out denying the efficacy or safety of vaccines; there is abundant evidence of both. Refusing to accept plain facts because your livelyhood depends on it is just plain cynical.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago

SCOTUS basically told him to.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago

They found a whole den of "lone wolves?!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Their reuben might be the best sandwich I've ever had. Just perfect.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Guilty as charged!

Thanks for noticing 🥰

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

From Hydraulics of Roman Aqueducts : Steep Chutes, Cascades and Dropshafts (PDF warning):

The designs of dropshaft cascade, as well as steep chute followed by dissipation basin, show that the Roman aqueduct engineers were able to design specific features to cope with steep sections. It remains unclear whether they had some understanding of the hydraulic principles, or worked by observations and trial and error.

Most aqueducts were enclosed (covered) along their entire length, limiting the possibility for gas transfer at the free surface. Thus, the downstream waters were low in dissolved oxygen content unless reoxygenation devices were installed. I suggest that dropshafts may have been introduced in place of steep chutes in order to reoxygenate the water as well as to dissipate the energy of the flow. Aeration technology is commonly used today to reoxygenate depleted waters and to enhance the water quality. I recommend that further work by archaeologists focus on the excavation and survey of chutes and dropshaft to confirm this hypothesis.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Jocund: cheerful and lighthearted.

From Romeo and Juliet:

Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day

Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Crucifixion was the original t-pose.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

But if you get the app you can unlock the crisper drawer+ for only $11.99/mo and get those extra fresh veggies that you crave!

 

I picked this up yesterday and checked out a few games in the collection. What I've played so far has been a blast.

 

The canvas is filled with multiple mini-scenes including a Punch and Judy, the coach of a newly married couple, and a funeral procession. In the background on the right is St Marylebone Church.

 

Here is the painting that was based off the drawing, but I really like the drawing so I made that the main post.

 

I put some asparagus in vinegar with garlic, red pepper flakes, and pickling spice a couple weeks ago. I just cracked it open, and they're fantastic!

I also started a batch of sauerkraut today with garlic and caraway seeds in a brine. Gonna keep an eye on it and hope it comes out alright. I like that it's a live fermentation, and will hopefully be full of good probiotics.

What's your favorite thing to pickle, and in what?

 
 
 
 

Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt (22 May 1878 – 23 May 1960), commonly known by the title Rustam-e-Hind and by the ring name The Great Gama, was a pehlwani wrestler and strongman in British India and later, Pakistan. In the early 20th century, he was an undefeated wrestling champion of British India.

 
 
 
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