The_v

@ The_v @lemmy.world

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2h ago

( ^-)ノ∠※。.:*:・'°☆
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The_v @lemmy.world 2h ago
https://doi.org/10.4161/21645698.2014.945883
Here's a paper discussing the issue.
Corn to teosintes GMO contamination is also huge issue especially in southern states.
20+ years after a failed introduction of GMO RR wheat, they are still finding it in fields.
https://www.producer.com/news/cause-of-gm-wheat-escape-unlikely-to-be-known/
https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/usda-investigates-unapproved-gmo-wheat-found-in-washington-state-idUSKCN1T900N/

2h ago

Russian Submarine hit in Dramatic Attack in Black Sea

My guess: Waterproof outdoor fiber cable, several km's long connected to a relay out at sea. The sub unspools the cable as it moves in.

This way it avoids all jamming or detection from observers.

9h ago

Makes perfect sense

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The_v @lemmy.world 9h ago

A form of sexual dimorphism. Honestly compared to real examples like the angler fish it's not even that weird.

13h ago

The so called terminator gene was developed in and to attempt to limit the spread of GMO genes into the wild populations. It was a USDA-ARS program. Not their best work but it would have prevented today's clusterfuck of contamination.

1d ago

Soil staying too wet?

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The_v @lemmy.world 1d ago

Where on the plant are the leaves yellowing?

My first guess would be transplant shock. When the roots are damaged the plant has heal them. The plant needs to uptake nutrients to repair the cells and grow new tissues. The problem is the roots are damaged and plant struggles to pull nutrients from the soil. So the plant moves mobile nutrients (like Nitrogen) from older leaves to the new growth.

The solution is usually to give the plant some fertilizer and wait a few weeks.

2d ago

'The Expanse' at 10: The Outer Space Drama That Should Have Been as Big as ‘Game of Thrones’

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The_v @lemmy.world 2d ago

Nope, tried the books before the shows came out. Had zero interest in the shows.

2d ago

'The Expanse' at 10: The Outer Space Drama That Should Have Been as Big as ‘Game of Thrones’

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The_v @lemmy.world 2d ago

Tried reading the books. Got bored with the slow story line and predictable plot.

It was a little better than Game of Thrones. Siblings fucking and attempted murder of a little boy in the opening scenes. I noped the fuck right out.

2d ago

Business Bandaid

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The_v @lemmy.world 2d ago

Why is productivity down 80%? We can't get good employees in our country We should downsize them all and outsource to India.

3d ago

American Whiskey Production Has Plummeted to a New Low

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The_v @lemmy.world 3d ago

Prices on domestic whiskey have held mostly flat. Some minor decreases. Prices on the imported good stuff (scotch and Irish whiskey) have spiked with the tariffs.

Wine has decreased by 20-30%. Some wineries are going under..

Beer sales have severely tanked especially the expensive smaller brands. Hops are massively oversupplied with many hop yards pulled out of production last year.

4d ago

And so it begins

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The_v @lemmy.world 4d ago

Umm... With 2 free computers and nothing on them.

Run down the list and install all the different distros. Test them out for a few weeks then onto the next. Pretty soon you'll one that you prefer.

4d ago

Gotta commend them for the effort

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The_v @lemmy.world 4d ago

When I worked in unloading package trucks in college there was always a few idiots who would ship dangerous stuff in totally unacceptable ways.

That looks like a repackage job. Somebody put an axe into a regular box and shipped it. The axe came cutting out of the box somewhere along the journey. This is the type of repackaging that we would do if it didn't endanger anyone. We's also put a no belt sticker on it and put a hold on the shipment until the asshole paid for shipping an dangerous object. Everyone then knew what it was and it was shipped safely.

I once had a box fall off a tier and 10 sharp unsheathed bayonets stabbed into the deck less than 1cm from my foot. Some idiot had stacked a whole bunch of lead bullets for reloading on one side of the box and placed the unsheathed bayonets on top of them at an angle. Since all the weight was on one side, it tipped over off of the stack and fell. The blades came out on on impact and stuck 2cm into the deck next to my foot.

We returned the box to the sender, after using a bunch of bubble wrap and several rolls of clear tape to turn each bayonet into a ball.

4d ago

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The_v @lemmy.world 4d ago

For most of the dog/human interaction, dogs have always worked: herding, hunting, guarding, transportation, etc. Up until the 19th century we selected and bred them for their instinctive behaviors that are useful to us.

Then during the Victorian age we started fucking up their genetics primarily for their looks and ignoring their instinctive behaviors.

So today we have animals with fucked up genetics and preprogrammed behaviors being kept by people with no idea what the animals need. So the animals get into all sorts of trouble.

4d ago

Ukraine Launches War’s Most Massive Drone-Missile Strikes, Russian Energy Targeted

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The_v @lemmy.world 4d ago

Russia had a lot of oil infrastructure. Some equipment can take months or even years to manufacture. Its routine to keep lots of spare parts around if possible for critical or routine repairs. Down-time on the plant = losing lots of money.

So the initial strikes were an inconvenience and caused a short pause in production. Russia rapidly repaired the damage infrastructure with spare parts.

Then Ukraine keeps hitting the fully operational facilities. Russia utilizes more spare parts and they start to run out. This delays the recovery times as reconstruction waits on parts to be manufactured. This also delays normal maintenance, leading to more breakdowns across the entire system.

Currently it's reported that production across the entire system is down. If Ukraine keeps hitting a fully functional facilities regularly, the production will remain suppressed for years.

6d ago

It's really ugly but it's a sign of a healthy environment for soil microbes.

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The_v @lemmy.world 6d ago

Trichoderma is the genus, there is currently 89 different species classified.

That being said, they did use the species that became a primary pathogen as an antifungal for many years. As soon as the species was identified as a primary pathogen the suppliers changed to another related species. They also claimed to have mislabeled the species on what they sold before (bullshit of course).

6d ago

Alright you fucking degenerates. It's time to get your edumacation on about corn smut.

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The_v @lemmy.world 6d ago

It tastes like a corny mushroom. Do not try them from a jar. Those taste more like a slimy snot rag.

It's an obligate parasite that enters the corn plant via tiny wounds when it's the plant is small. The most common source of wounding is insect damage or wind. Sandy soil + wind creates the highest incidence. Once you find some hotspots it's easy to find.