#the pollution pollution noise pollution

[unluckystreak]

Americans have done nothing but complain about traffic for DECADES but when you go “ok. what if we weren’t forced to do all that car-centric nonsense then?” suddenly everyone would rather die than have more than one way to get from A to B

[cringecorp]

[acti-veg]

“We normalise the abnormal, and accept the unacceptable. Remember that more than 80 per cent of people live under light polluted skies, and two-thirds of Europeans are immersed in noise equivalent to constant rainfall. Many people have no idea what true darkness or quiet feels like.

Within that inexperience, vicious cycles begin to spin. As we desecrate sensory environments, we become accustomed to the results. As we push the animals away, we get used to their absence. As the problems of sensory pollution grow, our willingness to address it subsides. How do we solve a problem that we don’t realise exists?”

-Ed Yong, An Immense World

[crabussy]

for the record I think wind turbines are beautiful and are not a stain on any landscape and the sounds they make are beautiful and whenever I see one I am filled with love for human innovation and hope for the future of clean energy and if they needed to be built close to my house I would go YAYY ^_^ WAHOO ^_^ WIND TURBINE!!

[breelandwalker]

[mindblowingscience]

A new study by Deakin researchers, published in Science, proves that traffic noise exposure in baby birds directly interferes with their development, which causes severe and long-lasting harm to those chicks. In previous studies, both baby birds and their parents were exposed to noise. This new study reveals for the first time that noise is detrimental to the young, even when the mother isn't exposed. Bird embryos develop outside the mother's body and can be artificially incubated, so it is possible to manipulate an embryo's experience without manipulating the mother.

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[nemfrog]

"You can't get a moment's peace with all these submarines." Ménagerie. 1906.

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[carionto]

I'm gonna go for a quick run

Being on space stations is all well and good fun. And work. And people. Most of whom you like. And snacks. God, space snacks are the best, half the time the Aliens who bring them are like:

"We read this may be poisonous to Huma

They never get a chance to finish that sentence before I grab whatever it is and munch it down. Pretty much every time it's real spicy or oddly invigorating, it's a nice pastime learning what everyone's shocked expressions look like. Okay, I've had to go to the clinic a few times, and one time I was in a coma for two weeks, but I'm still alive and kicking!

There is the downside of all the noise when everyone talks. The translator unit does dampen to almost nothing everything it translates, but my left ear is sensitive so I tend to take that unit off whenever I'm off the clock. Let me tell you, when everyone is used to hearing everything in their tongue at normal volumes, many end up developing a much louder natural voice.

It gets real confusing sometimes. One thing I have begun to notice is the accents - everyone has very distinct ones. The translator normally renders in a neutral tone, and only adds a slight tinge for the more culturally prominent accents so people understand they are from a different major section of their respective race. But without it, there's so much to each language. At this point I can recognize twenty different clicking sounds that are the same word for this one species.

However, the cafeteria is a hellhole. A radio emitting white noise in a blender that's being microwaved is a peaceful and melodic tune compared to the mixture of thousands of every conceivable noise an organic creature could make. And many more I thought they couldn't - what kind of nightmare anatomy makes a sound that I can only describe as a sickly polystyrene foam mule getting squeezed in a rusty vice.

What kind of ears think that sounds okay?

What kind of noise do they make when making l

actually I don't wanna think about that

I'm just...

gonna go for a run now.

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Several minutes later.

Among the friendly chatter and typical gossip you find at lunch hour, people started hearing a rhythmic thumping sound regularly coming and going. After the third round, someone decided to investigate and opened their pad to tap into the public camera system. Switching from one to another, they suddenly screamed and dropped their device in shock.

It was Human Hanson. He was in his protective suit. Running in laps.

Around the OUTSIDE of the station!

[twig---verginix]

I need to read the early chapters of pokespe again... especially the Yellow chapter. RS understands the League as a sort of quasi-government, an organization that works collaboratively for the betterment of the region in times of crisis... but if I'm thinking about Kanto and trying to apply that same structure to them, half those fuckers were straight up EVIL. They were CAUSING the crises. I'm thinking from the perspective of, like, Misty. Or Blaine. Did they have to have meetings around a big table with all the gym leaders? Do the Rocket-affiliated leaders try to hide their intentions, or are the sinister vibes just completely out in the open? Does Blaine have to keep a straight face after his dramatic departure from Team Rocket knowing he's gonna have to see three of those assholes at Other Work in the morning. And I KNOWWW Giovanni did not come to the office parties did Brock like even know him?? Have they met?? AND THEN THE ELITE FOUR?? DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE ELITE FOUR. WHY WAS THE KANTO LEAGUE SO INSANE. Misty is like TWELVE.

[bluebelly-sun-serpentine]

We see this great horned owl watching us from the oaks below the ridge fairly often, if we're there around dusk. The other day while fireworks were going off through the marine layer on the bay side of the ridge we got distracted by a similar owl – perhaps the same one –landing atop the telephone pole across the street. I wonder if owls ever watch fireworks.

[danskjavlarna]

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If you can't sleep either, here's my collection of vintage insomnia and insomniacs.

[postpunkindustrial]

Pollution Opera (Elvin Brandhi & Nadah El Shazly)

[agent-darkfest]

So I may have been listening to a lot of Rock and a lot of Metal in the last couple of weeks… aaaand something was bound to stick.

So yeah, what if once a month the Pizzaplex, wanting to get more clients (cuz they are greedy b*stards with no idea what an OSHA citation is), decide to host late evening concerts for the adults. Leadership likes the idea because this might actually entice more people to come to the plex and bring their kids/family during the day (not to mention the amount of merchandising). The animatronics like the idea because they all get to perform alone or together and break from their kid-friendly routine. The backstage manager (not their actual job) is hoping that with these concerts people will grow to like and be more accepting of the animatronics. But also, they are hoping they can convince leadership to allow the recommissioning of a couple of dearly missed animatronics.

I’ve seen some pretty amazing designs for the daycare attendants from other people and I really wanted to give it a try. Definitely go check them out, cuz their stuff is really amazing and very inspiring!

Also, below is a sketch dump of the linework:

[pr-m-t-ve]

Humans are always so loud yet they make no sound. Mouths closed, they let their machines doing the talking for them. They buzz, screech, hum, speak. When I finally take a break from it all in the old woods, I realize how silent the world can be. So quiet that the sounds start to have meaning and they begin to tell me stories. Stories of great oaks and daring animals, stories of survival and kinship, even stories of humans. Not the stories of human destruction and sound but of their own quietness. It’s in those woods that I find true human kindness.

[waitingforminjae]

"you should stan--" respectfully, i am not stanning a fifteen year old. if i think they're talented or have potential, then i might check-in on their work from time to time, but i am not stanning a fifteen yr old ✋

[mindblowingscience]

The Federal Aviation Administration receives thousands of complaints every year about the characteristic loud buzzing produced as drone propellers slice through the air. That noise is an issue in other countries, too: Canada and England, for instance, report a sharp uptick in similar complaints over the last several years. Experts believe noise pollution caused by these unmanned aerial vehicles will only worsen as they are increasingly used for package delivery, photography, emergency response, and more.

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