DonaldJMusk

How ironic that you have been banned from here though.

There's a new one started just yesterday: !conservative2@lemmy.today

i like the daily mail. U can join Lemmy in your hate for them. I'll post what I want tho. Good luck!

Super interesting part about these fire-bellied toads being observed: "The Doberg frogs were repeatedly observed to cover themselves with pond soil. This could hint at a perception of the imperfect match of their dorsal coloration to the substrate."

This indicates that the frogs from the Doberg population, when they were observed in the wild, were covering themselves with debris, possibly as a behavioral response to the mismatch between their dorsal coloration and the surrounding substrate.

Suggests that the frogs might recognize the inadequacy of their camouflage and attempt to improve their concealme

I have heard people saying stuff like that happens. But my camera shows the entire walk up to my house. So no real way they could get to my front door without being seen.

Yeah weird situation, curious what the actual story is here.

Actually, all solved. I updated the original post. So basically, after I posted video of it on a neighborhood networking page, a friend of my gf's reached out. She asked if she could post on her social media as well. And that worked. Because someone identified the girl, and contacted the girl.

Turns out, she was going home from a friends house, got turned around and a little lost since it was dark. Her phone died. My house had living room lights on and I also have a cute "Little Free Library" sharing library in my front yard, so she felt safe knocking and asking for directions.

When I didn't answer she went back to the main street, figured out her where she was, and made it home fine.

I still feel bad that I missed her out there, but very relieved that all turned out well and ended up being not being a big deal. And happy it wasn't a scam, like so many were saying. :)

I’m still convinced there is something pretty wrong in some law enforcement avenues

Oh no doubt. But from news media, I think non-US people get the impression that this is just a lawless wild-west scenario, and if you run into a police officer, you life is in danger!

Not like that at all. Also the news you see is mostly from crowded inner cities. Most of the US is quiet, peaceful rural towns or quiet suburbia. My neighborhood is near a park and schools. I can walk out and hear kids playing outside. Flying kites on a windy day. Kids walk down my street to the ice cream shop. People walking their dogs.

The vast vast majority of US is just people being nice and going on with their lives. And that's not news. News is a shooting or trial etc.

And Lemmy especially is not a good indicator of the US at all. Most lemmy commenters are computer nerds in cities who rarely leave their houses and are anti-social, and make political strife and chaos a part of their identity.

Most of the US is boring. Which is a good thing. But boring isn't news.

Thank you!

Yeah, the whole experience has taught me something. There def is a danger of people baiting. See someone in distress, answer door, then boom, two people off to the side rush in. Hasn't happened in my area yet, but even on the Nextdoor app, people were weary of it.

So I'll find a happy inbetween. I think from now on, as soon as I hear doorbell, I'll check cam and just talk to person thru the cam and if it's someone in distress, let them know that police will be here shortly.

Unless daytime. I'm out and about in my yard pretty often during the day, and I feel pretty secure. But I was pretty disheartened at how rough the Nextdoor crowd was--and the video was on there, so they saw the girl. Some were understanding, and like I mentioned, one happened to be a friend of my gf, and managed to track down the girl through her social contacts.

But I'd say vast majority were saying, "Scam! Good thing you didn't open door!" lol

I thought I heard a sigh of relief so massive it circled the world twice.

That was just about how loud my sigh was. I had talked to neighbors, the police, the convience store down the street. Checking news. And it was all for nothing, she's fine. I am so relieved. Nextdoor saved the day tho. I usually hate that app because it's a bunch of Karen's bitching about everything. But one took the vid I posted, showed her friends, and mystery solved. :)

Oh wow no fucking kidding you’re a goddamned boomer.

Actually early retirement. I'm not a boomer.

our post is EXPLICITLY TITLED so as to ask how to even further insulate yourself from the outside world

What?! What are you even talking about? It didn't say anything about insulating myself from the world. I go out all the time. You seem ill.

And even if it is they can fucking wait! I’m the fucking center of the universe!

What are you going on about?! Dude, do you realize that Amazon doesn't wait for us to answer the door? They leave packages and then leave. What makes you think I was intentionally making anyone wait?! lol

A woman was looking for help and in distress,

Again, you need to read the fucking post, guy. When I went to get my package, no one was there. Then I check the cam and saw her. I didn't ignore her. I didn't know she was there.

You are so in the mood to be mad about something, that you didn't even read the post.

Also, i've already added an update. She was fine. My gf's friend took the vid and identified her on the Nextdoor app and she reached out to say she was fine and her phone was dead.

You literally ranted on and on about nothing. What's it like being so angry all the time? lmao

Girl was identified thru my Nextdoor posting of the vid. She was just lost, dead phone, but made it home fine.

Girl was identified thru my Nextdoor posting of the vid. She was just lost, dead phone, but made it home fine.

I posted it vid on my local Nextdoor. And today someone recognized her, and contacted her. So she did need help, but not lifethreating. Phone died, she needed directions because she was turned around. But she recognized the next street over and made it home fine! :)

Nextdoor citizen solved it. Police did not! lol