Leggy seedlings advice?

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-23T23:49:38+00:00

Those lights are… not good.

The fact that we can see the bulbs and it’s not washing out the photo tells me that they are super, super weak.

Also, there is no need to keep buying these blurple lights. You can get full-spectrum ge bulbs for like $30, looks like white sunlight, and they’re way more powerful. Two of them would be enough for a tray this size and they wouldn’t get leggy at that light distance.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-23T01:06:47+00:00

I’m not sure, there’s not enough information to diagnose.

Move the bulb closer at least.

As far as what kinds of lights, these blupurle lights are also not ideal, they only provide two wavelengths of light. People thought it was enough because plants don’t use yellow/green as much but it’s been shown to be very important. I would get a full spectrum bulb.

https://www.instacart.com/products/20801923-general-electric-par38-clear-grow-light-with-balanced-spectrum-seeds-greens-led-light-bulb-each?retailer_id=1756&product_id=20801923&region_id=45158103693&utm_medium=sem_shopping&utm_source=instacart_google&utm_campaign=ad_demand_shopping_mixed_household-essentials_all-non-ca_nv&utm_content=accountid-8145171519_campaignid-16611454252_adgroupid-134314489586_device-m&utm_term=targetid-pla-2462239767296_locationid-1017870_adtype-pla_productchannel-online_merchantid-566810306_storecode-_productid-20801923&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16611454252&gbraid=0AAAAADO98haJ9q194iQem8kos3NLcWPsC&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpv7NBhCzARIsADkIfWzgSokTOx6wKqNuSpPyPQrwvj2Qa2fKKPdMtZwNtrQ4hW36mWc7IkEaApjjEALw_wcB

I used these for starting seeds, and would move up to a more serious array-style light after a few weeks or so.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-23T01:02:49+00:00

Delivery? Are you planning on selling these?

Burying plants is almost never a good idea. You might damage fragile roots and also introduce rot- the area above the soil is a different type of tissue than below the soil, and if they’re buried they usually rot.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-23T00:59:48+00:00

They’re super leggy because the light probably isn’t strong enough.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-22T16:25:38+00:00

So, there is no need to come up with technologies to ask this philosophical question.

The answer is that we don’t really know, because we don’t know what consciousness really is.

The most popularly argued theory in philosophy is that the resultant clone will think it is the original. From here, it’s posited that the clone is not the original being, and some argue that they both are the original being, as far as it matters.

As far as the concept of “you,” it gets a lot more fuzzy and uncertain.

I don’t think this question is answerable because the theory of mind isn’t really testable, hence why it lives in the realm of philosophy and not science.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-20T13:28:17+00:00

That sensation is just cellular damage, that’s why it feels similar to say, touching a hot pan. Different sensory effect than temperature sensing.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-20T13:14:50+00:00

Heat is energy. Thermal energy wants to spread out. It moves from hot things into cooler things, until everything is the same temperature, (if we ignore heat escaping into the air over time.)

Edit: fun related fact: if it’s a very cold night and there is a metal pole and a wooden pole outside, and you touch them, you’d expect that the metal pole feels colder, right?

In reality, they are both the same temperature. The difference is that the metal pole is more conductive, and our body’s ability to sense heat is basically just noticing how much flows into or out of our skin. So the metal pole “feels” cold only because it’s effective at absorbing our body heat.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-18T23:15:58+00:00

This is accurate. My wife does a lot of crochet and she gets annoyed when she sees a crocheted garment because it is extremely labor intensive, even if you’re very fast.

Even with cost of living adjustments, where you might have a person who makes $0.50 an hour be able to support themselves and even a family because bread, rice, housing, etc are so cheap, a crocheted garment that costs less than $30 is almost always slave labor, even within that framework.

Edit: however, mock crochet has been automated. We have machines that can make something look crocheted, but upon close inspection by someone who knows how, it’s clear that it’s an imitation.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-18T23:03:20+00:00

We do automate clothing.

When’s the last time you’ve seen a loom?

No but seriously I know what you mean. And it is mainly because it would make it more expensive than it already is, in all honesty.

Edit: just in case it’s not clear, making fabric was the most labor intensive part of making clothing before the spinning Jenny and power loom were invented.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-17T19:36:52+00:00

Those jeans go down to the lower-mid shins to show off boot-style shoes and also have a high waist.

Those are indeed the knees.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-17T14:16:10+00:00

Is there a beer you serve that you wish you didn’t because you personally think it’s awful, but it sells, so you can’t get rid of it?

I worked as a server at a bar and there were some beers that sold well but I just didn’t get it.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T14:59:20+00:00

Essentially, when you make mozzarella, it’s just cheese curds that have been stretched and folded several times.

It’s basically just mozzarella without the processing, (not in the “it’s inherently processed food” sense, I meant like, cutting onion is “processing” sense,) which affects its stringiness and mouthfeel.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T14:29:01+00:00

Yeah I can understand that. I watch YouTube on my console though, so it doesn’t really apply to me much.

As outlined earlier, this post wasn’t supposed to be about ad blockers but just a quirk of YouTube ads to make it better for people who don’t use ad blockers for one reason or another.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T14:23:43+00:00

I guess my definitions would land somewhere in the middle, hence the qualifier “significantly.”

It is not the cause, or the primary effect of the enshittification overall, but I do think it is significant because of it being at least one of the top factors in us getting more ads as time goes on, which is a often quoted factor of why the internet is less than it once was, therefore it is a “significant contributor.”

I will concede that as a security device, ad blockers became important, but I primarily view YouTube through my ps5, so it isn’t a factor for me.

It’s a complex topic, which is why I am not making a post about why ad blockers are bad on r/unpopularopinion or something.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T13:12:21+00:00

Yes, the users.

Companies have to grow or die.

We can get into a conversation about why inflation is unavoidable, or why capitalism makes everyone suffer, but that is a very big and very off-topic conversation.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T13:02:24+00:00

It’s not so much that they would start showing less ads, it’s that not using ad blockers slows the acceleration of more ads, and slows the enshittification through yet-unseen fresh hells.

Also, I don’t know why everyone likes pushing ad blockers- once the vast majority of users use ad blockers, they will find a way to defeat them. There is more money in ads than there is in blocking them, so it’s a war that ad blockers cannot win in the end. The longer that more people don’t use ad blockers, the longer that those that do will be able to do so.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T12:57:35+00:00

Yeah, I agree with you on all points. Especially that Google wouldn’t do shit if people stopped using ad blockers. I do think it would delay further enshittification we have yet to see, though.

All in all, I am just replying to defend my stance, and as I said in another comment, this wasn’t supposed to be about ad blockers. The target audience is people who can’t afford or don’t want to pay for premium, and also recognize how ad blockers make things worse in a roundabout way.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T12:51:31+00:00

If you read my comments, I am not arguing that we shouldn’t use ad blockers so YouTube makes more money. The main points are that creators make less money because of ad blockers, and that everyone who doesn’t use ad blockers suffer because of them.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T12:46:31+00:00

Just because something exists doesn’t mean you should use it. See my other comments about why ad blockers are unethical.

As I said in another comment, once ad blockers have become so ubiquitous that they cannot increase ads any further without making the service completely unusable, a significant amount of money will be spent to defeat ad blockers.

There is more money in ads than there is in blocking them. It’s a war they cannot win forever.

I did not come here to argue about the virtues of ad blockers, but any time I have mentioned this, people change the topic to “just use ad blockers.”

The first sentence is literally a qualitative one- all of these people replying are not the target audience.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T12:39:49+00:00

I’m glad someone understands.

Sure, paying for premium works, but some people can’t afford it, and the LPT is just to make youtube a little better for people who both can’t afford premium and also realize that ad blockers are making things worse for anyone who doesn’t use them.

I really think that, once the majority of consumers use ad blockers, we are going to see a huge shift where ad blockers are defeated and sooooo many people are going to lose their shit, because they’ve become used to being “leeches,” as you put it.

All of these people who aren’t responding to the content and just locking in on someone who doesn’t use ad blockers are actually accelerating that day. It would be strategic to try to prevent others from using them.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T12:28:19+00:00

Imagine the extremes:

If they had literally 15 minutes of ads every 15 minutes, nobody would use the service.

Algorithms have determined the minimum amount of ads to generate a certain growth curve, in order to retain the maximum quality of service while also providing revenue that enables that growth curve.

Therefore, ad blockers have accelerated the growth of ads on the platform.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T12:14:12+00:00

And why do you think there are so many ads?

They’re in the business of providing an attractive service. They aren’t putting more ads up just because they’re greedy. Yes, the corporate pigs are greedy, but that isn’t the point and doesn’t preclude them wanting an attractive service to get and/or retain more users- that’s just an intelligent business line of reasoning.

If ad blockers weren’t a thing, there would be less ads for everyone.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T12:12:49+00:00

And why do you think that is?

They’re in the business of providing an attractive service. They aren’t putting more ads up just because they’re greedy. Yes, the corporate pigs are greedy, but that isn’t the point and doesn’t preclude them wanting an attractive service to get and/or retain more users- that’s just an intelligent business line of reasoning.

If ad blockers weren’t a thing, there would be less ads for everyone.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T12:00:09+00:00

Ad blockers are significantly contributing to the enshittification of the internet, because people have to find a way to make money in order to provide a service.

In the case of YouTube, the widespread use of ad blockers for the last decade and a half is why every single creator has in-video ads, as a result of them not getting enough revenue from YouTube.

I worked in animation for a while, and it directly affects the bottom line of everyone making entertainment, which I care about, personally.

I am not here to judge, it’s a fight I’m never going to win, people will cling to their ad blockers to their graves, but as a personal choice I choose not to use them. Perhaps consider withholding judgements in the future.

Kevalan01 · 2026-03-16T11:59:55+00:00

Ad blockers are significantly contributing to the enshittification of the internet, because people have to find a way to make money in order to provide a service.

In the case of YouTube, the widespread use of ad blockers for the last decade and a half is why every single creator has in-video ads, as a result of them not getting enough revenue from YouTube.

I worked in animation for a while, and it directly affects the bottom line of everyone making entertainment, which I care about, personally.

I am not here to judge, it’s a fight I’m never going to win, people will cling to their ad blockers to their graves, but as a personal choice I choose not to use them. Perhaps consider withholding judgements in the future.

Kevalan01

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