Rattus Norvegus (common brown rat) was named by that Norwegian Linnaeus guy who came up with the Latin naming scheme for species. They are not particularly Norwegian actually.
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- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL there's a subspecies of rat whose scientific name is *Rattus rattus rattus*English63·2 days ago
- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoPC Master Race@lemmy.world•NVIDIA Becomes A Buyer Of Last Resort For Its Own GPUs By Earmarking $7 Billion For Poolside, Just As Sam Altman Admits He Was Wrong On The AI TimelineEnglish8·2 days ago
On a strategic level, however, by earmarking just around $7 billion for Poolside, NVIDIA is gaining a significant hedge against a possible collapse in demand for its GPUs,
NVIDIA claims it will get $600 bin in revenue next year. This isn’t even a wee in a tsunami .
- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•When the lunacy of the absurd job application finally puts you over the edge1·2 days ago
Let us waste your time doing nothing of value or meaning to prove how you’ll behave when given a task of value and meaning” is linkedinlunatics material.
You’ve never had a job have you ?
- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•When the lunacy of the absurd job application finally puts you over the edge1·2 days ago
That’s basically what the screenshot shows ? The uploaded resume is just for the interview.
- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Not to arm chair general it. How come the US doesn't get a bunch of helicopters over to the Lincoln with food meds and whatever? How did it get this bad where we can't supply our own ships?13·6 days ago
Hello mate it’s an aircraft carrier, they could use planes.
The place is also surrounded by ships, that’s kinda the whole point.
I suspect the reason is due to logistical regulations and internal control. You can’t just order things, it has to percolate through a massive bureaucracy.
They dumped the tailings behind the building and it slid after heavy rain, toppling the building.
- Plainly Difficult.
- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What are examples of anachronisms you've seen from movies depicting historical settings?2·6 days ago
Most westerns use that same patch of ground in Hollywood that has a vehicular track used by the film truck.
- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What are examples of anachronisms you've seen from movies depicting historical settings?21·6 days ago
But that’s correct.
Tooth decay was fairly rare until sugar became widely available in the 19th century with the invention of the steam powered sugar mill.
- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Baby chicks cost $6 at a supply store, but I can get a rotisserie for $5? What is the real cost of having chickens?0·9 days ago
It is much cheaper to brew beer than buy it in Australia. A carton of 24 is about $50, a $18 kit will make 60 cans worth.
- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Baby chicks cost $6 at a supply store, but I can get a rotisserie for $5? What is the real cost of having chickens?6·9 days ago
We got 50 broiling chicks for $2.50 each. We started slaughtering them after 8 weeks when they were a size 25 (2.5 kg) and had finished by 11 weeks when they were a size 38 and were beginning to break their legs.
The $5 supermarket chicken is a size 12, it’s less than 4 weeks old and is still covered in down.
- ThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•Of the three most popular superheroes, Superman was born with powers, Batman created his powers, and Spiderman had powers thrust upon him2·9 days ago
In the original story Batman has “bat senses” that allow him to hear the conversations of criminals, a bit like The Shadow. It used to be believed by some that bats could sense in the “ether”, sn invisible river in which electromagnetic energy flowed, this was before echo location was proven.
Trackie dacks and UGGs, just brings everyone to the same level.