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[theoverboardgaygirl]

[wachinyeya]

Millions of Birds Now Migrating Safely Through Darkened Texas Cities After Successful Lights Out Campaign https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/millions-of-birds-now-migrating-safely-through-darkened-texas-cities-after-successful-lights-out-campaign/

[hope-for-the-planet]

From the article:

“We really kind of refer to this as our third aqueduct,” says John Bednarski, an interim assistant general manager at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California — a powerful agency, as the largest wholesale provider of water in the nation and owner of the Colorado River Aqueduct. The “third aqueduct” Bednarski is referring to is not another man-made appendage stretching to the Colorado River Basin or into Northern California but rather a project that’s designed to stay local — and sustainable: Pure Water Southern California would recycle wastewater, treat it and produce 150 million gallons of water each day, accounting for about 10 percent of the agency’s local water demands, according to Bednarski. “So it’s going to be a major contributor,” he says. [...] The L.A. Department of Water and Power is pursuing a similar recycling project. And in 2022, 26 cities and wholesale water providers that pull from the Colorado River wrote a memorandum of understanding committing to focusing on water recycling and reuse. The signatories, including Metropolitan, often point to Las Vegas as a model for recycling wastewater to reduce its total Colorado River use and increase the amount of water available for use. Nevada has long faced scarcity; of all the states, it receives the smallest share of the river: just 1.8 percent of all the water rights. By treating and reusing nearly all of its indoor water, the Las Vegas water purveyor effectively uses the same water over and over, expanding its supply. Now Las Vegas officials, along with Arizona water managers, are looking to the Pure Water project to further shore up supplies on the Colorado River. Their thinking: If Metropolitan can reduce its Colorado River use, its unused water could flow to Nevada and Arizona, providing a needed boost in an era when there is little to spare.  In that way, water recycling projects in one area can have consequences across watersheds."

[wearepeace]

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.” ― Neil Armstrong

[reality-detective]

There have been many times people have solved the energy issue. Then their labs were ransacked and they were murdered 🤔

[thatsbelievable]

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Solvatochromism

When a solution changes color depending on the solvent a given solute is dissolved in, the effect is known as solvatochromism. This effect is also said to be a "response to a change in polarity of the local environment", and thus solvatochromism can be used as an indicator of solvent polarity. Solvatochromic materials are typically dyes, and are used to differentiate organic solvents.

Sources/Further Reading: (Image—Wikipedia) (2015 article) (2008 article) (Ball State University) (2001 article)

[civanticism]

[pratchettquotes]

"Yes, wizards are good at getting you out of the sort of trouble that only wizards can get you into," said Creosote. "Then they expect you to thank them."

Terry Pratchett, Sourcery

[microgeneration]

Storage Solutions (1985)

[missiongd]

A newly established social media platform where you can earn cryptocurrency. The platform is still under development, keeping pace with modern technologies such as cryptocurrency exchange.

https://www.soc-web6.com/share/person/109023952345758776?code=AIHWWPDX

Invitation code: AIHWWPDX

You'll find plenty of explanations on YouTube.

[notetakers-blog-of-holding]

Tips For First Time DM's

Have a Session 0 where you explain to them the vibe of the game and build your characters together. Make sure everyone has built a character that will want to engage with the story. Hash out any ground rules you'd like to have.

Being a DM is like any performance - Things will go wrong, but only you know how things are meant to go. No one else will realise when things have gone off track, so don't panic (it happens to every DM) . Just roll with it, I'm my experience things get back on track eventually.

You're meant to be having fun too! (I'm serious) If you're not, then that's a good time to check in with your players and problem solve how y'all can contribute to a great table

Everyone at the table is a team (unless you've clearly set out it's DM vs players in session 0, which may be a simpler dynamic for your first campaign). With this in mind, everyone should be contributing to things running smoothly.

Getting into the role play side of things will probably not happen immediately. It's hard to focus on being your character while you're still learning the ropes. This is fine! You'll all find your rhythm as you work together to build the world

Combat will probably be unbalanced for a bit. The Challenge Rating system is a useful guide but how things turn out will definitely depend on your players. It'll take you a bit to adjust to your tables' dynamics.

If you don't want PCs to die, have a plan (no I'm serious). Have a TPK plan as well. It doesn't have to be elaborate, could be a local healer or a character's god. Many new DMs accidentally kill characters. Tell your players about this plan so they're not afraid to take risks; Learn and experiment!

Encourage feedback. At the end of the day, these are your friends. You should all feel comfortable communicating with each other if things are going wrong or you think they could be better. Encourage feedback on things that are going well also! Sometimes it feels like you're DMing into the void, so knowing they're enjoying sessions is very useful.

Ultimately it's your table. You can prepare and look at heaps of advice online but it's up to you what you use. You'll discover your own unique style of running things - don't fight it to fit into what you think a DM "should be". There's not one right answer. There's you, your table, and how you all enjoy playing!

[dk-thrive]

Don't get involved in partial problems, but always take flight to where there is a free view over the whole single great problem, even if this view is still not a clear one.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein, Journal entry, November 1914; tr. Anscombe, 1961. Titled "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus", which was first published in 1921 by Kant Verlag in Germany.(via Thoughts)

[thepersonalwords]

Problems are very complicated when you don't know the solutions.

Debasish Mridha

[wearepeace]

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” ― Albert Einstein