Does Weird Al count? Because he is just as talented as any "serious" musician.

Also, The Presidents of the United States of America.

Tangentially related: if you see something that needs to be addressed now, like CSAM or gore, notify an instance admin via Matrix. That tool can send push notifications, so you're more likely to get a prompt response. Some instances also have public Matrix chats you can use.

You can find the Matrix account info for Lemmy users by clicking the "Send Secure Message" button in a user's profile.

The ghosts in Super Mario Brothers 3 (1988) would pursue Mario only when he looked away. When he faced them they would stop and hide their faces.

Good idea! Done.

You have a free weekend with no plans or obligations. What do you do with that free time?

I think two issues have caused them to take baby steps here.
First, there was a big lawsuit between the Girl Scout of America and the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts wanted to open up to girls, and the Girl Scouts felt like their turf was being threatened. That took years to resolve.
Second, scouting has deep personal ties for some folks. People can get irrationally emotional about changes to the program, as if there's some sacred tradition at stake.

In the northeast US we have something similar called Adirondack shelters. The fire pit is outside the shelter, though. As usual, the Scandinavian version is better.

Mostly in cars. The people that are marginally better-off have old RVs. The people who can't afford wheels will hide a tent in the bushes. Vehicle or not, everyone seeks out similar places where they are unlikely to be noticed or hassled: lightly-used dirt roads on public land, parking areas at trailheads, closed campgrounds, behind abandoned businesses on the edge of town, etc.

As much as I wish I could try an F2000 or AUG, I have no credible first-hand experience and can only parrot complaints that I have read on the Internet:

Ambidextrous use is more difficult when the ejection port is next to the shooter's face. It's not ideal for all your left-handed soldiers to have their weapons setup differently from all your right-handed soldiers. A workaround like the forward ejection on the F2000 is technically impressive, but complex.

All the controls - trigger, safety, bolt release, magazine release - are either operated by longer/more complex mechanisms or are tucked under the shooter's chin, farther away from the normal hand positions.

Putting the chamber close to the shooter's ear is nobody's idea of fun.

This reminds me of the tech bros from Three Panel Soul.

Good ol' Shitpost Calligrapher!
https://theshitpostcalligrapher.tumblr.com/

Definitely don't tell him you have a pacemaker.

Lemmy is also finicky about federating certain actions between instances. If you watch the modlog you will sometimes see a user be banned, unbanned, and then immediately rebanned. That's a mod or admin trying to get content removal to federate out to other instances.

That happened in the case of the spammer here ~3 hours ago. Their content was removed from their home instance but it stayed up in this community. It's gone now, though.

Mantises live solitary lives, and are cannibalistic. I assume it's more out of indifference than hate, but it's close to what you're looking for.

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I'm definitely interested in hear other people's opinions. Posting something in the Agora seems like a good idea. If nobody in this thread does it then maybe I'll put something up myself in a few days.

For now, @imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works's suggestion is the way to go: PM one of us admins on a case-by-case basis and we'll help out.

In the long term, maybe we should set some criteria for identifying dead or unmodertaed communities and locking them? Our instance has hundreds communities, many of which are hardly used and likely abandoned by their creators. I made an effort some months ago to find active mods for the busiest communities, and remove communities with no assigned moderator. I'm not sure what to do with the rest of them, if anything. They aren't causing immediate problems. And confirming the activity status of every mod is one of those dull chores that has lingered at the bottom of my to-do list.

Fiocchi makes shotgun loads with rubber projectiles. You could do the same with wooden projectiles.

I'm not an airsoft person, but I assume wood pellets would work in those guns, too.

If you want longer range then we can start playing with the rules of your hypothetical situation. Does the wood have to physically contact the vampire? With some effort, you could make a bullet with a wood core and a lead or brass jacket.

I especially liked the Neanderthals. Outsiders looking in.

You mean these people? They train hard and take care of themselves, too. No need to slander strangers for a meme.

Amber English, gold in skeet, Tokyo 2020:

Kayle Browning, silver in trap, Tokyo 2020:

Vincent Hancock, gold in skeet, Tokyo 2020:

Brian Burrows and Madelynn Bernau, bronze in mixed team trap, Tokyo 2020:

I am so proud of this community right now.