Crows everywhere, and Sunnyvale’s going to do something about it

WHAT

Deterrance, not culling. But why the hell do you think crows are something that needs doing about? Lay off my corvid buddies! Yeah, the racket they make at dusk in downtown is pretty loud. I think it's super cool seeing these giant flocks of crows fill the trees and trade the day's ( Read more... )

Corvid lovers, I would like to introduce you to my new favorite webcomic, Crow Time. This entry was crossposted from https://arethinn.dreamwidth.org/2778093.html, where there are
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/19/breaking-evacuations-begin-as-winds-reignite-fires-in-santa-cruz-mountains-czu-burn-scar/

UGGGHHH could we not This entry was crossposted from https://arethinn.dreamwidth.org/2760831.html, where there are
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/06/watch-joe-biden-gives-election-speech-nov-6/

...A sign-language interpreter.

*searches memory* Has Trump ever had a sign-language interpreter for any of his random speechifying? (granted, I try to avoid watching video footage of the man as much as possible.)

This feels like a "giving extra credit for what should ( Read more... )

Sen. Feinstein draws criticism after hugging Sen. Graham

WHAT THE ACTUAL. And even besides the whole "um... you have got a pretty outdated picture of the dignity of the Senate or some such blah blah blah in your head, haven't you, lady?" and "Lindsey Graham does not deserve kudos for this" things, why in the chicken-fried hell would you get in close ( Read more... )

Bus passenger uses live snake as a face mask:Transportation officials in the UK have warned commuters not to use live snakes as face coverings, after a bus passenger was spotted with a large reptile wrapped around his head. [...]

A Transport for Greater Manchester spokesperson told CNN that passengers are expected to follow government guidance on ( Read more... )

Big Sur tribe regains land 350 years after being removed:In a deal rich with historic significance, the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County closed escrow to purchase 1,199 acres in Big Sur as part of a $4.5 million acquisition involving the state and an Oregon-based environmental group.

The purchase secures a property for the tribe slightly larger than ( Read more... )

English Heritage will livestream the summer solstice sunset at Stonehenge, Saturday June 20 9:26 PM BST (1:26 PM PDT)
"Live" Stonehenge skyscape - actually a composited image, using a computer-generated night sky and a videoed daytime sky accurate to within 5 minutes (not actually a webcam as such; I think the video feed may be taken from somewhere ( Read more... )

Santa Cruz County has banned surfing. Now you know this is srs bsns.

This entry was crossposted from https://arethinn.dreamwidth.org/2739800.html, where there are
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/the-great-google-hangouts-shutdown-begins-october-2019/

Somehow I didn't manage to hear of this 11 months ago. ARGH. How many messengers is this I've had to replace, now? I just want ( Read more... )