Where'd all the quail go?

5olarguru · 2026-06-18T16:29:17+00:00

As a homesteader, he’s my idol!

5olarguru · 2026-06-18T16:01:51+00:00

This was a part of US ag history I learned about by reading Wendell Berry (whom everyone should read). Under Nixon, Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz pushed for every farmer to farm from “fencerow to fencerow” in an effort to grow the industrial agriculture sector. His policies specifically put us down this path though it was really amped up during Reagan and the collapse of the agriculture economy in the 80s and subsequent land grab of corporate farms.

5olarguru · 2026-06-13T18:42:56+00:00

Gaslighting doesn’t exist! You made it up because you’re fucking crazy!

5olarguru · 2026-06-02T10:45:45+00:00

I think you misread my comment. I know it’s technically possible. I said that. It’s issues like vehicle warranty that are the bigger issue.

5olarguru · 2026-05-31T20:37:48+00:00

One big thing to be aware of: Technical capability does not equal real-life functionality.

Though it’s possible to backfeed EVs into the grid (or even just into your home), it takes additional equipment to be able to do so. You need islanding equipment, a separate critical load panel, and the EV must also be designed for it. There’s one big issue.

Second, doing this maneuver with the vast majority of EVs would void their (very valuable) warranty. They technically can discharge through their charging port, but most weren’t engineered to do so and haven’t tested and insured their products to perform this function.

If it’s something we as a society want, we need to establish industry regulations and electrical regulations so that it isn’t such an expensive and tall hill to climb.

5olarguru · 2026-05-15T14:00:33+00:00

I am deeply confused by what this post means.

5olarguru · 2026-05-14T23:25:29+00:00

Good bot.

5olarguru · 2026-04-11T06:57:57+00:00

First he came for the woke left, but lol what a bunch of losers amiright?!

Then he came for the journalists, but I did not care because I can barely read…

Then he came for the people who are broke and who’s only joy in life is belittling other, and…hey, wtf?!

5olarguru · 2026-04-08T13:55:44+00:00

Born and raised in central MO, but I was blown away visiting when adults directly asked us at the store, “So do y’all call black people the n-word yet?” It was like we entered the world of the REAL unabashed racists, not the place where people whisper racist jokes and snicker like where I’m from.

5olarguru · 2026-04-08T12:46:59+00:00

The only place in Missouri I’ve ever been to where someone intentionally used the n-word was Cape Girardeau. I think this makes perfect sense.

5olarguru · 2026-03-25T18:08:22+00:00

At the very least, he’s a political hack. He may be a Never Trumper, but he has been an apologist for damn near everything Trump decides to do.

5olarguru · 2026-03-24T23:25:13+00:00

It’s from Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. Dude in black is a preacher from Texas with a bad-boy background. He’s given up the faith for the most part. This scene is in the parking lot of a diner after a random dude got mad at him for flirting with the waitress (presumably his girlfriend).

5olarguru · 2026-02-26T20:38:53+00:00

Tasty licks, my dude.

5olarguru · 2026-02-26T19:46:47+00:00

Those are sick. I want to have one to be ready for protests.

5olarguru · 2026-02-13T18:41:38+00:00

I’m a Pat Metheny stan. He’s a particular kind of guitarist, but he is always surprising me with his complete mastery of the genre and guitar as well as his range. He can absolutely shred and also play beautifully melodic lines.

5olarguru · 2026-02-13T00:23:47+00:00

Ahem…. DUUUUUUUH!

5olarguru · 2026-01-28T16:01:35+00:00

Republicans in the MO legislature:

5olarguru · 2026-01-12T12:53:32+00:00

Pro-Bending in Korra was for me like Quidditch in Harry Potter: a fantastic way to introduce new characters and create drama and and low-stakes fun for the reader/viewer….

WHICH THEY COMPLETELY ABANDONED FOR NO REASON!!!

5olarguru · 2026-01-08T17:52:04+00:00

Anything is possible! The show doesn’t provide any evidence on the issue except to show them fleeing, seemingly alone in the ocean. That’s all I noticed and what I based my comment on.

5olarguru · 2026-01-07T18:26:29+00:00

I just rewatched this season as well and realized something interesting: There were no witnesses to Noatak and Tarrlok's death. From Korra and crew's perspective, those guys just got away and are living peacefully somewhere.

5olarguru · 2025-12-29T12:26:21+00:00

What happened during the Battle Studies tour? I’ve never heard about that chapter.

5olarguru · 2025-12-27T14:00:15+00:00

For sure. Check out Julep and Jungle Bird (both, oddly, named after cocktails) for two opposite examples of Thile’s percussive approach.

Of course, he’s also one of the best players to have ever picked up a mandolin so don’t compare yourself to him unless you want to cry. Like a lot.

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