protist

No thanks, I'll just use two paper towels fashioned into a little cup instead

This would be unconstitutional

I guess what's weird is how abashed the government's response was, like it was some embarrassing secret. In Austin, we had a major project that regulated the flow of a downtown creek by pumping water upstream from the lake and creating a flood bypass tunnel. This was all over the news and was a point of pride when it was completed. Here, the government seems to be acting like they did this in secret to fool people.

Didn't Square Enix just announce they're not doing PS exclusives anymore and will be releasing all their games on Xbox too? Seems like the movement is coming from both directions. Next generation consoles are still years away, regardless

I've always stored mine at full charge, though granted I still use them over the winter, just less often. I wonder if storing them so long unused harms battery life

I've carved up my lawn to plant trees and native plants beds, but still have sections that are grass. It's a great play space for the kids, and with the trees there's enough shade to really limit the amount of irrigation necessary during the worst of the summer. Point is, lawns aren't inherently bad, their extent and how you manage them are what matter most.

I got a Greenworks 40V mower in 2016 that came with 4Ah and 2Ah batteries. The 2Ah gave out after about 6 years, but the 4Ah is still going strong and holds a great charge. I live in Texas and store them in my uninsulated garage. Were you storing them drained? It's important to recharge them before you store them. Also you might have just had shitty batteries. I got another 4Ah battery along the way as I added the trimmer, blower, and chainsaw and have never had an issue with running out of juice unless I let the grass get too long and try to cut it too short

H5N2 is not a new virus, it's well known to virologists.

Influenza A virus is classified into subtypes based on the viral proteins haemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). As of 2019, 18 H subtypes and 11 N subtypes have been identified. Most potential combinations have been reported in birds, but H17-18 and N10-11 have only been found in bats. Only H subtypes H1-3 and N subtypes N1-2 are known to have circulated in humans

Whatever you're talking about right now, it has nothing to do with actual EV prices in the US today

A lot of doomsaying here, but a big part of what we're seeing now is the scientific progress we've made to more accurately sequence viruses in the moment. Novel flu variants are not a new thing, influenza has been passing back and forth between animals and mutating for thousands of years and has killed tens of millions of people. 30 or even 15 years ago this case, which is likely to be a one-off, would have gone completely unnoticed. The patient also sounds like they might have struggled to survive any flu variant given their comorbid diagnoses

I'm really not opposed to veganism in any way and try to limit my family's consumption of animal products, but your memes suck