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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • One thing I want to do is set up a disaster response station. My area is situated near a fault line and some neighbourhoods in my city have a sea-can full of supplies (water, food, solar panels, lights, first-aid, etc.) and they recently hosted a workshop to teach people what to do in the event of a major earthquake/natural disaster, what supplies were there, and how to use the tech stored in the can.

    There were a lot of people there and many of them stuck around after wards to talk with each other. Likely they were neighbours, but that’s part of community building I think.

    *https://dunbaremergency.ca/services/map-your-neighbourhood/ <- Info if you want to create a similar meeting point for your community







  • snoons@lemmy.catoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldMoths and lamps
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    The death spiral is real. The reason moths (and all other flying insects) are attracted to lämps is because they use light for navigation. Often it’s not just nocturnal insects, but insects that think it’s daytime because of the light. So they will fly in circles under the lämp until they starve to death because they think they’re heading towards food.

    It’s thought this is actually the main reason for the collapse of insect populations across the planet, coupled with excessive insecticide use in agriculture. We’ve created an incredibly dangerous habitat for almost every species onmthe planet.