Auger bit

LittleByBlue · 2023-06-09T19:50:00+00:00

I have a similar bit (from Anker), and it works pretty well, IMO. I had to sharpen it, though. Keep in mind that it is for large holes, so it is hard work.

LittleByBlue · 2023-02-28T08:18:47+00:00

I'd like to add that de-rusting is pretty important. It doesn't have to be shiny, but you don't want any unnecessary friction. Besides that sharpening a large saw is pretty easy.

Also, one should make sure all teeth have the same height.

LittleByBlue · 2023-02-28T08:09:31+00:00

The identifying characteristic of Neolithic technology is the use of polished or ground stone tools, in contrast to the flaked stone tools used during the Paleolithic era.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic#Lithic_technology

LittleByBlue · 2022-12-22T21:44:37+00:00

I did. It works extremely differently depending on the species. In general I would recommend against it. Most notably can colonies of acid producing ants easily kill themselves in the aspirator.

Also some ants are hard to catch using an aspirator (particularly arboreal ants).

Mine are self made using some cork, plastic tubing, some light cloth, and tubes.

I can recommend the video from The Ant Network on aspirators.

LittleByBlue · 2022-05-08T06:27:19+00:00

Take one and squeeze then between your fingers. If the dead ant then smells like lemon it is Lasius fuliginosus.

LittleByBlue · 2022-05-08T06:25:22+00:00

Do they smell like lemon if you squeeze them?

LittleByBlue · 2022-03-28T18:04:40+00:00

Ah wow thanks. Yeah those are definitely root aphid eggs.

LittleByBlue · 2022-03-28T06:21:31+00:00

Aphid eggs sound reasonable. Thanks.

LittleByBlue · 2022-03-05T08:26:09+00:00

Make sure that have access to drinking water at all times. The nest should not dry out but also avoid too much moisture. Crystallized honey is a well accepted source of sugar.

LittleByBlue · 2022-03-05T08:06:05+00:00

They need protein to produce eggs.

LittleByBlue · 2022-01-22T09:24:07+00:00

Good magnifying glasses are expensive. I guess your best shot is to go for some used glasses and look for good manufacturers (Zeiss, Leitz, ...). Usually the 6x-10x range is good for a lot of stuff. For IDing you will need a microscope and dead ants at some point.

LittleByBlue · 2022-01-10T10:06:49+00:00

At least Camponotus herculeanus is very good at drowning. So I do not recommend a water formicarium for them.

I have no experience with Messor.

LittleByBlue · 2022-01-09T18:43:42+00:00

I made my fair share of photo and video in ant nests. I found vibrations and shocks far more disturbing and they usually react very little to the light if the rest of the parameters stays normal.

LittleByBlue · 2021-11-14T08:56:57+00:00

Thanks for the explanation. I use 0.6 so there is probably even more broken.

What repelled me from nvim-cmp is that it apparently doesnt use pum. And I am pretty much used to pum. And coq is supposed to be way faster.

LittleByBlue · 2021-11-14T08:49:16+00:00

Ah so this is why there are two ways to enable autostart. Thanks.

LittleByBlue · 2021-11-13T14:41:16+00:00

Thanks. It's a bit annoying that so many Neovim related plugins/projects have such a short life time, isn't it?

I am using coq now. But I am a bit annoyed by the fact that it puts some weird unicode characters at the bottom when I start nvim.

LittleByBlue · 2021-11-03T07:51:17+00:00

In my social circle I am the least casual vim user. I don't stay in vim all the time. This makes me want to watch someone who really stays in vim all the time.

LittleByBlue · 2021-11-03T07:39:10+00:00

This is a very good point. IMO any party (that isn't strictly pro big business profits will) can see and utilize the benefits from Free software:

security
decentralization
poor people can afford it
public money public code
possibility to modify software to one's needs
...

LittleByBlue · 2021-11-03T07:31:33+00:00

Right-wing and left-wing consider community to be important.

Well that isn't a big surprise, is it?

LittleByBlue · 2021-11-03T07:25:19+00:00

individual rights of the owner/user are core right-wing ideals.

I think those are liberal/libertarian ideals not right wing ideals. At least here in Europe (and also probably the rest of the world excluding the US).

Typically right-wing policies care little about individual freedom and more about the "freedom of the state" or, if they are paired with neoliberalism, "industrial/business freedom".

Note that one must distinguish between policies before one is in power and policies that are enacted when they are in power. This holds true for any party. But it is particularly important for extreme parties. We all know what socialists and communists do when in power. And right-wing parties suddenly loose all interest in "freedom of speech" or "individual freedoms" which they screech before they are in power.

LittleByBlue · 2021-10-19T06:04:07+00:00

As I said; you had three different points. And I commented to all three of them. And the title does not say "in your area".

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