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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I realize this is a meme, but isn't it mostly linked to how many men died in wars last century, which disproportionately skews the numbers?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes "sustainability". Whaling is such a sustainable industry that basically every civilized nation has banned it. That's okay though, we've proven that we're really good at farming and fishing sustainably, so I'm sure we'll be just as good at whaling. We definitely aren't fishing the oceans to extinction, or releasing millions of tons of methane from factory cattle farming.

Oh wait...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It takes a lot less time to grow a new cow than it does to grow a new whale.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Sorry to hear this friend, I hope things get better for you!

[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Lemmy.one, my instance of choice, has been down since Thursday - just a reminder that smaller instance isn't always the solution. Having a few solid account choices on multiple instances is the way to go.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

As far as barriers, better to know where they are and how big they are now so you know exactly how high the metaphorical ladder you need has to be. All municipalities have water purveyors of some sort, but you're right in that they'll likely be less focused on conservation. They won't however be less focused on protection and they may still have beneficial use projects. Also that's not inherently bad news for you - it means a likely lower barrier to entry.

Anyways best of luck.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm am absolutely positive that OP only lives in one country, not two or three. Do you think he lives in more than one? Or are you just surfing around trying to be pedantic?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What area of the country are you in?

Water conservation and environmental protection are probably your best available avenues into a climate science career of any sort. I've worked in environmental since 2012 when I got my master's. I specialize in hydrogeology, but there are lots of fields. The problem you will run into is they are gated by credential barriers at a certain point - specifically PE/PG requirements. If you have the math portion you are probably well capable of passing the PE exam, you just need the experience and recs, so you may want to tailor your class load to put you on that path. Engineer's also generally have higher pay brackets so there's that little carrot as well.

Most environmental based companies, regardless of their area of focus, have modelers and need engineers of various backgrounds. You typically don't get hired into modeling, but can sort of steer yourself that way once you're established. I'd recommend you avoid environmental consulting - it does not sound like the work environment you're looking for, and most clients end up being polluters. Water Purveyors could be a really interesting target to aim yourself at. They do SO MUCH more than water supply, and they are constantly looking into all kinds of interesting projects. When your job is to supply an ever increasing population with an ever dwindling supply of a crucial resource, creativity is very much necessitated.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Afaik (I'm an environmental geologist) Climate Modeling isn't really tech, or the tech industry, it's more academia. Most climate modelers I know of are working off grants in university labs. That may/may not help you get into it, but if you're seeking something that is a deviation from teaching/education, academia isn't much better for all the same reasons really.

Do you have a background in climate science or environmental science? Or modelling for that matter?

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago (8 children)

The strange thing about reddit refugees on Lemmy is that they have this weird sense that the platform they left actually died when they did so. The trith is that the vast majority did not migrate and are happily eating their spoonfed shit.

When we say it's dead, we mean what is used to be is dead. But let's not pretend the site actually died or is no longer working. We can all (justifiably) think it's a shit filled shell of it's former self without being in denial.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do you think it requires you to lie? If you're lying on your resume it's (I can only assume) you are not actually qualified for the position you are applying for. I also assume that you are at more of an entry level in terms of your skills/qualifications. Is that accurate?

If you have success with that strategy good for you, but I'll caution others - as you get further in your career, interviews get longer and more in depth. If you say you know how to do something, you are often asked technical questions on that thing, or in-depth questions on how you'd implement that thing/skill/strategy/into the position. As others have said lying and embellishing are not the same thing. You can oversell your skill to a degree, but be prepared to need to put in extra work (probably off the clock and in your own time) to get yourself to the skill level you said you had. You may not need to! But in some positions, you may be RELIED on for that skill you're not as good at as you said you were.

Also - UPDATE your resume and keep it current. If you learned a new thing and can do it, put it on there before you forget you did it. Also, prioritize. Remove old things from your resume as you get further into your career and those skills/accomplishments are less impactful or Relevant. Replace with newer things. Keep track of what's going on in your field and stay up to date with buzz words and topics and be able to speak to them even if it's not your area of expertise.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I assume it's because they don't have a very good resume and won't get called/interviewed otherwise.

 

Hey Beehaw friends. I made a community over on the reddthat.com instance where musicians can share cover songs they’ve made or collaborated on! I didn’t see anything like this on Lemmy so far, and wanted to make a place where people can share and get advice/help! If you’re a musician and have cover videos of anything (open to all genres), please come post!

 

Here's a cool mic'd up highlight video from the Golden Knights game 5 Cup Clinching win over Florida!

 

Mic'd Up highlights from game five of the Stanley Cup Final!

 

"Angry Music for Happy People"

August Burns Red (ABR) is probably my favorite band of all time, and yesterday they announced that their album "Rescue and Restore" is being repressed for the first time in celebration of it's tenth birthday! So I thought I'd share my favorite song off the album. It's a song about losing someone you love, and something that most people can (unfortunately) relate to.

One of their slogans, as I referenced above, is angry music for happy people. Their singer started a mental health focused gym recently (your life gym), and as a band they recently organized and hosted "Heart Support" festival. I know it won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I hope some of you enjoy it! I'll post the lyrics in a separate comment if anyone cares to read them.

 

My wife and I have been complaining about how our trash cans keep getting infested with creepy crawlies that that build nests in the wheels out of the plant debris nearby. I had no idea how go best go about fixing this, so I just did it. I bought ten of these 16x16" paver stones, dug down a little, and used that big ass wood beam thing in the photo as a sort of leveler. It's actually blacktop about 4" down, so compaction should be minimal. Once I had them flush and evenly spaced, I backfilled around the edges so they stay flush and not shift too much. Then I hosed the area down a few times and added more backfill anywhere that settled or had gaps remaining.

We are redoing the landscaping at the house next year, so this won't be permanent, but for now it should help keep the area free of debris, and be less appealing to bugs.

 

First, I'm sorry if this isn't 100% on brand, I know that this is more of a community betterment aimed community, but I wanted to post here because it can be very hard/overwhelming to take on personal improvement projects when you're not sure how to do them. So I was hoping it would help people! Mods if this is too off topic, I 100% am good with you deleting it.

My wife and I have been complaining about how our trash cans keep getting infested with creepy crawlies that that build nests in the wheels out of the plan debris. I had no idea how go best go about fixing this, so I just did it. I bought ten of these 16x16" paver stones, dug downs a little, and used that big ass wood beam thing in the photo as a sort of leveler. Then I backfilled around the edges so they sit fairly flush and won't settle too much. It won't be perfect, but long term we want to replant this area of the yard anyway. Not every solution needs to be the very best or permanent, even if it just helps for a little while, it helps!

 

This is the official Game Day Thread! I've never set up a game day thread so...let me know if there's anything you want added! I'll try to keep the scores up to date throughout the game.

Stanley Cup Finals Game 4:


Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers


Vegas currently leads the series 2-1.

Game Time: 5:00 pm PST / 8:00 EST

Broadcast: TNT, TBS, CBC, Sportsnet

  1. Game 1 Result: VGK (5) vs FLA (2)

  2. Game 2 Result: VGK (7) vs FLA (2)

  3. Game 3 Result: VGK (2) vs FLA (3) (OT)-

 

There are many like him but he is mine, and I love him. ❤️

 

Title says it all. Ive never set up a game thread but it would be cool to have some for the final game(s) of the season! Anyone ever done one before? Interested?

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