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from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 26 Apr 21:23
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PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk on 26 Apr 22:29 next collapse

Not nearly on the same scale, but one of my favourite photos of me in a proud moment is me kneeling beside a local beach holding an oversized PR cheque for two hundred quid (my back-of-a-fag-packet maths suggests that’s around US$266) for a charity I ran for.

Now, two ton is next to fuck all in the grand scheme of things, and I was only expecting my colleagues and pals to empty their pockets of smash; euros; washers; and the odd Drachma into the tub - but for folk to think so highly of me and break my own target many times over in an era not too far after the credit crunch… well even now I look back and think “fuck yes past me, you did a bit of good there bro”.

Granted, I’ve given more in monthly GAYE donations (lol) off my top line in UK taxation dodges than that figure, but I absolutely get how the opposite is true - a relative minnow getting a cash boost that guarantees their R&D (and livelihoods too) for another fixed period of time.

Fuck yes. (sorry for the anecdote.)

SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz on 26 Apr 23:34 next collapse

😊👏👏👏

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net on 27 Apr 05:08 next collapse

Xerces is dope as hell.

Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org on 27 Apr 06:04 next collapse

I read it as “invertebrate conservatives”

fireweed@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 17:17 collapse

Live in the US? Have a yard or balcony where you can grow plants? Then you should check out the Xerces Society’s plant lists for recommendations re: plants to support pollinators in your geographic region.

xerces.org/publications/plant-lists

DoubleSpace@lemm.ee on 28 Apr 12:41 next collapse

Those native bee blocks are a lot of fun too!

VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 28 Apr 14:19 collapse

I finally started making plans for my little patio garden this week, so this is perfect! Thank you!