Illustration of a Polynesian Catamaran boat
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    1w ago 100%

    https://www.wharram.com/shop/building-plans/classic-designs

    I'm considering spending some time on a catamaran and love these. The high-end Lagoon series are nice also, but so expensive. You almost forget that you are on a boat!

    Polynesians knew what they were doing. The above designer kept it simple and honors their way of life by continuing their designs.

    These guys built one and took it across the Atlantic and documented it: https://youtu.be/uDQdjGbE7Iw?si=vkgBsIzs_k5z3M_B

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  • Why are peole hating on .world?
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    Lemmy.world users generally hold ridiculous, unrealistic leftist positions and do not have any concept of people who might have any other more moderate left positions

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    Every little girl's dream
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    Hits hard, been looking for work for a while now. Especially me, I identify highly with the work I do. Been working full time since I was 10

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  • Octopus Bones
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    I glide through the silent void, the water heavy around me. Darkness presses in from all sides, comforting, familiar. My arms ripple outward, feeling the currents, tasting the sea. A pulse, a thrum that echoes deep in my being, guides me. I am drawn toward it, though I do not know why. I only know that I must.

    The glow appears, faint at first, like a distant star glimmering through the ocean's eternal night. It grows as I approach, pulsing with the rhythm of something alive—yet alien. My arms curl inward in hesitation, my body shrinking into the safety of myself, but the thrum in my mind is too strong. It commands me forward.

    There, among the rocks that jut like jagged teeth, I see them. Creatures unlike any I have ever known, not of the fluid and soft-fleshed kind, but rigid, brittle, caged in something—unnatural. They do not sway with the currents, do not flow with the tides. They move—but not like us. They walk on limbs, as though the water does not hold them. How can they do this?

    I watch from a crevice, my skin shifting to match the coral beside me. They do not see me, these beasts with the cages. I taste the water they disturb with their awkward movements. It is wrong. They are wrong. Something inside them is... broken.

    I watch as one of them falls, its legs folding in a strange, disjointed way. The others gather around it, making low sounds that vibrate through the water. I move closer, cautiously unfurling an arm to probe the boundary of my hiding place.

    And then, I see it.

    The one that fell is not like the others anymore. The soft outer layer that holds its form—its skin—has been torn, revealing something beneath. Something hard, sharp. I recoil. There, inside the creature, where flesh should flow and shift, is a structure—a thing, white and jagged. A bloody coral grows inside this person.

    I blink, confused. I do not understand. There should be nothing inside but fluid and muscle, yet this—this is a prison, a fortress of bone and death. How can they live with such a thing inside them? My arms twitch with unease.

    I dare to touch the fallen one, just a gentle brush, a taste. The surface is smooth, cold, lifeless. The thrum inside my mind grows louder, a warning, but I cannot pull away. The hard, white thing—the skeleton, the word comes to me from the thrum—stares back at me, empty sockets where eyes should be, mocking my ignorance.

    These creatures are not alive, not in the way I am. They are something else. Something ancient and wrong. The coral that grows inside them is not natural, not of the sea. It speaks of things beyond the depths, things I cannot comprehend.

    I retreat, faster now, my arms spiraling through the water in panic. The thrum chases me, growing louder, sharper. I can feel it clawing at the edges of my mind, filling me with visions of towering structures of bone and stone, of beings that defy the natural order. Creatures with skeletons.

    I do not belong here.

    I dive deeper, into the safety of the blackness below, but I can still feel it—the thrum of the bone-caged creatures. They walk where they should not. They live where nothing should live. And they are coming.

    The deep will not be safe for much longer.

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  • Pssst...
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    2w ago 100%

    My apartment is fully concrete between floors and between units. I have never heard a neighbor. I thank glob every day 🙏🙏🙏

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    ISS view of Hurricane Milton
    Milton strengthens to Category 5 hurricane
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    I'm not the one making an assertion. I don't have to prove a negative.

    The person making a claim is responsible for providing evidence.

    Name calling is not acceptable. I expect better from you in future conversations.

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  • If You Stay ‘You’re Gonna Die’: Tampa Mayor Warns Residents in Hurricane Milton Evacuation Zones
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    Fyi they build them out of cinder blocks and poured concrete, mostly. Florida house walls are incredibly strong. Problem is: the roofs are still generally wood and can get ripped off in the high wind.

    Someone I saw on YouTube did a monolithic concrete dome instead and fared much better. That's what I would do if I had the money for a custom build.

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    How could this be possible?
    https://youtu.be/DOuNn-PI9j0?si=SqTFYaE3aY7cxLsA

    Worth a watch. Good interviews with locals. Some towns have gotten 50% bigger in less than 2 years as new people moved in. Schools and infrastructure were not prepared. Why is this happening? And - as seen in the comments on this thread - why are you a racist if you ask about it? To be clear: immigration is important, and necessary, but I had not heard or seen the impact that this huge surge of people have had on many small towns until I saw this. If your reaction to someone asking this simple question is anger: that's a problem. Feel free to treat me like an idiot and back up your opinion with data. Otherwise, I don't understand why we should be obligated to treat this massive influx of people better than our own citizens. No other country does it.

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    If your bag needs wheels, it is, by definition, not a carry-on. So tired of people bringing massive bags in the plane that they cannot lift into the overhead bin. Pack lighter Or Check your bags If you downvote...check which sub you are in

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    I have a bunch of old bare hard drives with tons of content sitting on them, and I was thinking about setting up a new NAS / piracy Linux box, as a backend for Plex or similar. I want to be able to index my old content and automatically grab new episodes of TV shows and popular movies, with minimal fussing around after initial setup. I am capable with technology, so happy to spend time getting it set up in the first place. Where should I start?

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