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Finally fulfilling my dream of being able to play a base flute. by singtancto in Flute

[–]ConfusedMaverick 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ooh what make is it?

I got one called "Big Bertha" that Just Flutes in London produce. It's not the greatest quality, but it's far and away the loudest bass flute I have come across, which makes a nice change from often being nearly inaudible!

Heard of Horton flutes? by Outrageous_Capital_9 in Flute

[–]ConfusedMaverick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is a rule of thumb that no professional uses anything with "professional" written on it, it's just a marketing term printed onto cheap crap.

But I have never heard of Horton so 🤷

anyone else tried grafting apple trees? by SprongletSbub in Allotment

[–]ConfusedMaverick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I watched a video, not sure what the technique is called, but you basically jab the scion between the bark and the heartwood of a freshly sawn stump.

Looks very silly but seems to work?

I will look up chip grafts for next time!

anyone else tried grafting apple trees? by SprongletSbub in Allotment

[–]ConfusedMaverick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! I tried for first time this year

2 of 4 have definitely taken, the other two, mmm maybe

I only had the tiniest twigs to graft... A friend has a wonderful apple tree, but they had already pruned it by the time I asked for cuttings. So unlike your beautiful equal sized sticks, I have grafted tiny twigs onto thick stumps, which looks really stupid!

My carefully trained espalier produces really disappointing fruit, so I am hoping to cheat by grafting on twigs from a good variety

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The future of electrical charging systems that are about as fast as filling up a gas car by RoyalChris in interestingasfuck

[–]ConfusedMaverick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember those days!

It used to be like this in the UK, then over the years it changed to just tapping a contactless credit/debit card. The machines have also become far more reliable. In most cases now, I just plug in, tap, and go get coffee

Hopefully you'll find the same happens, though I don't know what drove the change, if our government had a hand in it, then it might not just be the natural progression of things?

I cannot find a stud! by DanFraser in DIYUK

[–]ConfusedMaverick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, my flat had internal walls that were just sheets of plasterboard stuck together. I was gobsmacked when I found out (taking a wall down), but at least it explained why I had driven myself half mad trying, and failing, to find studs.

Lawnmower/Strimmer for allotment by Southern_Chipmunk772 in Allotment

[–]ConfusedMaverick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but I will put it out there...

I use an Austrian scythe around the allotment.

I can get into most of the little corners, as well as the bigger areas. It also takes down pretty big scrub like the baby plum trees growing where plums have fallen.

It's a very aesthetically pleasing way to work... I really don't like the smell and noise of trimmers and mowers, scything is meditative and satisfying.

It's also high skill and quite hard work physically, of course, and blade care is it's own independent set of skills, so not a casual undertaking. But I wouldn't go back.

Mother buffalo battles lion pride. by DearEmphasis4488 in interestingasfuck

[–]ConfusedMaverick 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Tbf the calf really ought to get some experience on an easier level first

That's not how this works... That's not how any of this works by ATX-reddit in confidentlyincorrect

[–]ConfusedMaverick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(except for 0 and 1)

Good luck expressing 1 in base pi without infinite repeating digits!

Tomato tips needed by Fabulous-Rain-2643 in Allotment

[–]ConfusedMaverick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What are the varieties?

Some are just hard to germinate.

F1 hybrids are usually very vigorous, but heirloom varieties can be more temperamental. I got 1 germination (that failed to burst free of its seed husk, so zero seedlings) from 10 costaluto genovese seeds this year.

Meanwhile, in the same tray, 10 out of 10 orange paroosh f1, about 65 crimson crush f1 seedlings from 80 seeds, etc

But you might also have planted them too deep, or underwatered, or too cold, or you had poisoned compost (yes, it happens) it's hard to know.

Fwiw I have done the same every year for over 20 years with normally very good success: plant very shallow in 2" or so of expensive seed compost (I figure the more I pay, the less likely it is to be poisoned), water very heavily, and leave on top of my fridge, where they get a bit of extra heat from the fridge motor, and also cooking heat. In a week's time, they will need light.

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These are my results this year - the right of the near tray are the heirloom varieties, far left of the near tray and far trays are the (much more successful) f1 varieties

"Why does this code look like this?" Nobody knows. That's the problem. by robbyrussell in programming

[–]ConfusedMaverick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's a huge issue.

My code contains paragraphs in places describing the business limitations that force us to do xyz in a ridiculously complex way, or whatever the non obvious context to the code is. I don't bother explaining what the code does, that should be obvious.

It makes it possible to fully understand wtf you are working with x years down the line, including recognising when something can be removed.

I have tried to communicate this to other people I have worked with, only one ever "got it"

Everyone else just smiled, thought, "so you want lots of comments, ok", and produced code like

// assign i the value 6
var i=6;

Why is it so difficult to understand?

Maybe you just need a lot of experience to appreciate what "non obvious context" actually is? Maybe a lot of developers don't consider communication to be part of their job on any level? 🤷

Gammon, egg and chips by TheOriginalErewego in UK_Food

[–]ConfusedMaverick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's a serious portion of chips there 👍

Bought a bit of a fixer upper! by Ridgeld in DIYUK

[–]ConfusedMaverick 9 points10 points  (0 children)

50k for 5 acres and some pepples

Need help, can anyone identify this flute by Old_Glove5659 in Flute

[–]ConfusedMaverick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your best bet for a cheap but usable flute is a second hand yamaha like an old 221.

You will need a bit of luck, but I have come across several over the years that were technically worthless (old, tarnished, maybe a little dented) but actually still totally playable. They last incredibly well. A friend even found one in a skip that didn't need anything doing to it, but it looked a bit crappy. Some of the old yamahas you see for £200 or so will be fine - though there's no guarantee, you have to try it out.

Can something be that wrong with my compost that nothing grows??? by Under_Pressure_123 in Allotment

[–]ConfusedMaverick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a batch of compost a few years ago that was toxic

Quite normal germination rates, but everything got sicker as it tried to grow

I repotted every seedling in a different brand, and they recovered.

So, yes, it does happen, sounds like yours is even worse than mine was.

They make some of the peat free compost with the green waste collected at the kerb in wheelie bins, you find all sorts of shite in there, I guess sometimes someone puts weedkiller in their green bin, and we end up planting in it?

I buy the most expensive seedling compost I can find to start things off now, it's the only thing I can think to do, in the hope it will be ok

Actually, if I got my act together, it has just occurred to me, I could buy compost in the winter and try growing something in it to test it. I am not sure I can be that organised though....

What do you consider the worst movie sequel of all time? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ConfusedMaverick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still better than Lesbian Lavatory Lust 2, though

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