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Cakekicker@cakekicker·
“Scientists still cannot explain the navigation. B6 had never made this flight before. Adult godwits leave Alaska weeks earlier, so young birds fly alone with nobody to follow” Its me, the B6. I know in my heart I must fly. My soul will tell me when Ive reached my destination.
Anish Moonka@anishmoonka

Before it took off, the bird ate parts of its own liver, kidneys, and gut. That was the only way to be light enough to fly. Then it flew 8,425 miles from Alaska to Australia, in 11 days, without eating, drinking, or landing once. The bird is called B6. It's a bar-tailed godwit, four months old, weighing about as much as a can of beans. In October 2022, scientists at the US Geological Survey tracked its flight from Alaska all the way to Tasmania. The trip took 11 days and 1 hour. It is still the longest non-stop flight of any animal on Earth. For two weeks before takeoff, godwits eat until they almost double in weight. Fat ends up being 55% of their body, more than any bird ever measured. Then they shrink their own insides. About a quarter of their liver, kidneys, stomach, and intestines gets broken down and reused for fuel, making room for the extra fat and cutting weight. Their heart and wing muscles grow bigger at the same time. They never drink along the way. The water they need comes out of burning fat, the same reaction their muscles use for energy. They also never really sleep. B6 flapped its wings for 264 straight hours, cruising around 35 miles per hour with help from storm tailwinds. By the time it landed, it had lost almost half its body weight. The shrunken organs grew back over the following weeks. Scientists still cannot explain the navigation. B6 had never made this flight before. Adult godwits leave Alaska weeks earlier, so young birds fly alone with nobody to follow. How a four-month-old bird finds its way across 8,425 miles of open ocean to a place it has never seen is still an open question. About 100,000 bar-tailed godwits leave Alaska every fall. Most of them land in New Zealand or Australia 10 or 11 days later, having eaten parts of themselves to get there.

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ghost@turboghosto·
question for the council, is using a spell that was created by a wizard who later fell to the temptations of the eternal pursuit of knowledge through lichdom considered problematic? or can i separate the spell from the spellcrafter
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ghost@turboghosto·
no disrespect to wizard who believe themselves to be wiser than the council but that could never be me. i am far too wise to do something so foolish. perhaps even wiser than the council
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Cakekicker@cakekicker·
I have a secret addition to league, which is why my feed posts memes like these (should be reserved for IG, but alas) - truth here is there is never enough time in the day - you simply combine things. Take phone calls in sun, while walking and lifting on grass. -> Sun / Workout / Gym / Phone Calls / Sweat -> all within one session. Trick to compress is to combine. Addition to league, add treadmill, several hours of steps combined. All things you do should be, some form of combination, or at least, you should always consider how to combine them. Audio book in long drive, etc. Only trick is to not go 'too efficient' as sometimes, things should just be enjoyed for themselves.
Viking@VikingAntonLOL

My Client I coach in gym applied my tip of getting a treadmill to the next level and play solo Q meanwhile walking Changed his name to Treadmill Rammus He climbed to Diamond 2 now meanwhile walking every game 😂🤣 Lost 30 kg and gained a lot of Muscle

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Cakekicker@cakekicker·
@ClickingSeason >Enter into economically solved industry w/ isolated government-backed advantages >Legally no one else can have these advantages or they're jailed, closed down >Welcomes the competition Circus
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Seasonal Clickfarm Worker@ClickingSeason·
How is it morally acceptable to run a business that pays no rent or taxes as a competitor to businesses that are required to to pay rent and taxes? Literally just abolish taxes on food sales and make food cheaper at all groceries simultaneously? It’s literally just cronyism?
Novara Media@novaramedia

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced the location of the city’s first publicly owned supermarket, marking a step towards delivering on his pledge to bring down the cost of food. The city will spend $30m (£22.3m) on the store, which is due to open next year at a marketplace in East Harlem, Mamdani announced on Sunday during an address to mark his first 100 days in office. He wants to open five of the stores - one for each of the city’s boroughs - before the end of his first term in 2029. They will operate without paying rent or taxes and pass those savings onto shoppers. During his address, Mamdani rebutted neoliberal arguments about the effectiveness of publicly owned businesses. "Some will insist that city-owned businesses do not work, that government cannot keep up with corporations," he said. "My answer to them is simple: I look forward to the competition. May the most affordable grocery store win." Mamdani has been quick to deliver on several of his major campaign pledges – many of them aimed at bringing down the cost of living – since taking office on 1 January. He announced the introduction of a free childcare scheme, intervened on behalf of tenants living in poor conditions and secured millions of dollars of restitution for workers. Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Mamdani’s address. "I know that the mayor has been criticised and some say this is a radical idea," he told the crowd. "I'll tell you what is a radical idea: Giving tax breaks to billionaires. Throwing people off health care. That's radical. What's radical is starting a terrible war. That's radical. But providing affordable food to working families? That's not radical, it's exactly the right thing to do."

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Cakekicker@cakekicker·
Depends on economic sector. Grocery stores exist as solved industries. If local government financial incentives passed to them, such as, no rent, competition would bring prices down instantly, as one tomato is the same as another across the street. Discourse on socialist economics are always missing basic principles (would be funny, but they are in positions of power). Kernel of truth in companies not passing savings - this only applies to monopolistic positions. Reflected back to your own personal positioning within the marketplace (business heads, this is to you), when given a choice (it's always a choice) you must choose positioning that is monopolistic, or you will be forced to pass any excess profits as savings to your customers. To maintain high profit margins, you must either have monopolistic position in product, or in brand. Reason why any high level head will say your margin is compressed above 10M / Y and will continue, unless you add in ~brand~
Jake@dontbanjake

Private companies don't typically pass their savings to the consumer, they pass it to the shareholder. That is capitalism. Mamdani is a commie but this is materially different from his free groceries campaign. City owned while still charging does indeed mean savings go to the consumer. It's actually not the worst thing he could do.

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Cakekicker@cakekicker·
@dontbanjake @ClickingSeason Depends on economic sector. Grocery stores exist as solved industries. If local government financial incentives passed to them, such as, no rent, competition would bring prices down instantly, as one tomato is the same as another across the street.
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Jake@dontbanjake·
Private companies don't typically pass their savings to the consumer, they pass it to the shareholder. That is capitalism. Mamdani is a commie but this is materially different from his free groceries campaign. City owned while still charging does indeed mean savings go to the consumer. It's actually not the worst thing he could do.
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Pascal@KnowsPascal·
Has not one of the poets said that a noble friend is the best gift and a noble enemy the next best? -C.S. Lewis
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Sherry@SchrodingrsBrat·
He deeply gets “for dust you are and to dust you will return”. Insane humility in rejecting the fantasy of self-preservation. The rebirth you’re looking for is in the death you’re avoiding. If you can’t risk losing it all to destruction you don’t have enough faith in creation
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Kanye had like 13 different instances that should have ended his career and it legit didn’t matter. Not sure I’ve seen anything like it lol

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alexei@alexeixbt·
nobody coming to save you also implies no one is coming to stop you
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☀️AliquisNovus☀️@PalmyrPar·
In hindsight, America probably should’ve held off on that whole “nuking Japan” thing and just let them have their way in China.
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