It’s all so crystal (lake) clear now.

If only you had paid attention you would know how to summon a president.

The Venn-d diagram where resolution effort and a bit of salmonella overlap?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/14157615

Fruity Feathered Friend

(TheRealBigRed) (2024)

Image description: A creatively crafted owl sits, made entirely from the body of a pineapple. The top leaves of the pineapple form a crown, mimicking the plumage of an owl. Its eyes, carved from the golden flesh of the fruit, are wide and expressive. The meticulous design transforms an ordinary pineapple into a representation of an owl, showcasing both nature’s and human’s artistry.

::: spoiler Full Generation Parameters:

(pineapple) owl hybrid, sharp focus, award-winning photograph

Negative prompt: bad lighting, deformed, text

Steps: 46, Size: 832x1216, Seed: 1880346009, Sampler: DPM++ 2M Karras, CFG scale: 10, Clip skip: 2

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11792585

In a Victory for Poland Spring, Maine Rejects New Groundwater Limits

The bottled-water company last year tried to kill legislation aimed at protecting aquifers at a time when many are at risk nationally.

Maine’s Legislature voted down a bill that would have limited large-scale pumping of groundwater in the state. Poland Spring, the bottled-water giant, had lobbied aggressively against the measure.

The proposal would have placed a 10-year limit on large-scale water-extraction contracts, a restriction that the bill’s supporters said would protect Maine’s precious groundwater at a time when water levels are falling across the country. It failed to pass on Thursday by a 21-to-12 vote in the State Senate.

Poland Spring, a major presence in Maine, draws water from eight locations around the state to bottle and sell. It is trying to lock in a new contract of up to 45 years to pump water in Lincoln, a former mill town.

BlueTriton — which owns Poland Spring and other major bottled-water brands, including Arrowhead and Deer Park — lobbied against the changes. Last year, The New York Times reported that the company wrote, and circulated among legislators, a proposed amendment that would have gutted the bill.

Non-paywall link

It’s okay mine wasn’t 1928 movie quality…

Earthworm Jim did not answer the number.

Don’t worry, they haven’t removed the sweaty/hairy arm attached to it tho.

The Real Stampede

P-p-p-puh, p-p-p-puh, Pingjuice, Pingjuice!

Fug.