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Trustafarians: When the Rich Pretend to be Poor in c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

[-] spicethedirt@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Love Chat Pile! Actually saw them on Saturday night in Chattanooga, on their new tour with Portrayal of Guilt. They always put on a fantastic show.

Quality of care declines after private equity takes over hospitals, finds nationwide analysis in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] spicethedirt@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

No fuckin shit.

If I was feeling hopeless about the climate, what of the scientists? So I asked them in c/climate@slrpnk.net

[-] spicethedirt@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Preach 🙏

What part of sunlight causes algae to grow? in c/askscience@lemmy.world

[-] spicethedirt@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Blue and red are the biggest drivers for photosynthesis, but other wavelengths have effects on the plants as well. For example, far red light (infrared) has a huge influence on flowering and stem elongation in many plants. They really rely on light for a lot of cues for regulation.

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House GOP approves cutting EPA budget by nearly 40 percent in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] spicethedirt@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

One of these things is not like the others...

We need a 2meirl4meirl community in c/funny@sh.itjust.works

[-] spicethedirt@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Here you go. Enjoy being sad together.

Canadian thanksgiving was last weekend in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] spicethedirt@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Dead alive is such an amazing movie.

It's the horror movie season. What is your favorite horror movie genre, and what do you consider to be the absolute best example of that horror genre? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] spicethedirt@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I love horror comedies [Killer Klowns from Outer Space

](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0095444/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) is a classic and a must see.

Fun fact: the Chiodo brothers did the creature effects for both KKfOS and [Ernest Scared Stupid

](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0101821/) They even refused some of the costumes in Ernest: Killer Klowns into trolls! Such a good movie.

My final rant will be about Sir Peter Jackson's earlier work. Dead Alive (aka Braindead) is a movie from 1992 that absolutely blew me away. It is also streaming free on YouTube! It has some of the most fun/disgusting practical effects I have ever seen. What a wild ride. Would recommend to anyone who can find body horror amusing. 10/10