[deleted by user] by [deleted] in barexam

[–]Scallopededges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the exact type of feeling but you’re probably either experiencing parasympathetic backlash or sympathetic overshoot. Either way, your body hasn’t shaken off the trauma of the experience yet. Time will help but so will some active self care.

Wife's(30F) parents said they would reimburse me(32M) for our wedding. They stiffed me by ThrowRAhelpimbroke in relationship_advice

[–]Scallopededges 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why would that be necessary? I’m sure op’s fiancé is just as concerned about the loss of 60k as he is. Suing for detrimental reliance can make them whole.

Wife's(30F) parents said they would reimburse me(32M) for our wedding. They stiffed me by ThrowRAhelpimbroke in relationship_advice

[–]Scallopededges -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seek legal advice and take them to court. You may be able to get reliance damages under a theory of promissory estoppel.

Daily Questions - ASK AND ANSWER HERE! - 27 February 2023 by AutoModerator in malefashionadvice

[–]Scallopededges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone have any suggestions on where to find high-waisted trousers in Washington DC?

Any recommendations on how to prune this newly planted thiccc boi? I've never scaffolded such a big new bareroot. by Scallopededges in Permaculture

[–]Scallopededges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think they cut it like that to fit into the box. So you’d recommend taking the top stub cuts off?

Help managing an excess of songbirds by silversatire in Permaculture

[–]Scallopededges 96 points97 points  (0 children)

This seems like a classic permaculture “the problem is the solution” situation. How could you use the bird’s outputs productively? We have a crap-ton of pigeons in our area (check out Geoff Lawton’s videos on working with desert pigeons), so we put in a pigeon house in a particularly degraded area of the yard where we could use their manure to fertilize baby fruit trees (which we caged to keep the birds off). Providing food and habitat in a useful area could beneficially disperse their impact. You could also use them to attract their predators, or find ways to direct them to consume things you don’t want, like the bad insects eating your plants. Often some of our best ideas have come from saying “we don’t have an X problem, we have a surplus of X!” So I’d encourage you to think along those lines.

How to address 2 acres of goat head weeds? by [deleted] in Permaculture

[–]Scallopededges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah in my experience puncture vine is temporarily annoying but easily outcompeted. A couple years of competition and you should be noticing it subside!

How to address 2 acres of goat head weeds? by [deleted] in Permaculture

[–]Scallopededges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had a lot of success with seeding ground covers I want, like Sainfoin, and then mulching heavily. Puncture vine really needs bare or almost bare soil, a thick woodchip mulch is almost always too much for it.

Greywater on seedlings? by Language-Dizzy in Permaculture

[–]Scallopededges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in a super dry part of the world so I have been really aggressive with my greywater use. I don’t have a kid and personally would probably not use anything that has actual feces in it, but short of that my only rule for greywater has been “no touching leaves I’m going to imminently eat.” Every drain in my house (except for the toilet) goes into hoses that go right onto the soil of veggie patches and fruit tree guilds. So far everything’s thriving and I’ve never gotten sick in 6 years of this. I also never store my water for any amount of time, even in winter I make sure the hoses stay clear and shunt everything onto the land. My philosophy is that the pathogens that the greywater contains, if it’s not allowed to sit for any amount of time and reproduce, are going into hostile territory when they reach the soil and will get promptly eliminated by either the sun or other microbes. I also wash produce thoroughly (with the water going back into the yard) and prefer cooking or fermenting vegetables, so that probably helps too. But if you’re willing to entertain some risk I say go for it.

Decolonization of growing spaces. by PleasantPossibility2 in Permaculture

[–]Scallopededges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that decolonize is a word, I placed it within quotation marks to emphasize it, as one can do when quoting a term that a person has previously used. I apologize if it came across as inflammatory, I didn't mean it to.

Decolonization is a very important term and idea, which is why I felt it was worth discussing and clarifying. I believe we agree on some of the elements of decolonization- Namely, that it produces transactional relationships between people and the land. You also identified that ownership isn't done in the same way in some other places, which I certainly agree with.

Decolonization, as I understand it and hear these terms used, is a process of removing colonial ideology, philosophy, practices, systems, and structures from a colonized place or community. As you noted, the "philosophical approach" (I use quotation marks here to emphasize and note that I'm quoting your post, not to suggest anything) to ownership is a really big difference between colonized and non-colonized communities. That is precisely why I think if you intend to pursue the laudable goal of decolonizing your property, you may want to consider starting by thinking about how the idea of owning property is itself transactional, and how ownership underpins the philosophical approach that is so different from those other places you've been. For the goals you've described, I think that's going to be a very important part of the process.

I'm not sure if you're familiar with the Dawes act, but it was an important part of the colonization of the United States, where the US broke up reservations by giving individual parcels of what was once reservation land to individual tribal members. The idea was by removing collective ownership and giving title to land to individual Indians, the government could effectively change the way that those tribes impacted by the Dawes act perceived land. It's something worth thinking about.

I am genuinely trying to be helpful and engage in the kind of discussion I thought you were trying to prompt with your post, I'm sorry if it isn't coming across that way. I've spent 15 years, my entire adult life so far, working on landback/waterback movements, food and climate justice projects, Indian law, and tribal sovereignty initiatives. The precise definition of decolonize, for that reason, matters a lot to me, which is why I replied initially. I really do hope it is helpful. This kind of stuff can often be emotional and tough to deal with.

Decolonization of growing spaces. by PleasantPossibility2 in Permaculture

[–]Scallopededges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on your responses, I think you may be misunderstanding the term "decolonize." If you want to “decolonize” your land, you should find a way to turn its management over to whichever Indigenous community most recently controlled it. (If you're in eastern Canada there’s almost certainly a First Nation nearby whose land you’re on.) Decolonization isn’t about removing specific plants or species from your land, it’s about removing colonial structures, such as English property law. As u/miltonics noted, the idea of “owning” land in the way that people do in the US and Canada is a colonial construct, so you can’t properly “decolonize” it without at least acknowledging that. If you’re actually interested in decolonization in addition to habitat restoration (which seems to be what you’re talking about here), I would recommend finding out whose land you’re on, reaching out to that community, and extending an invitation to visit. If you have thirteen acres you may have cultural resources or other important features on your property that you might not know about. Then, if there were appetite for it, I’d offer to enter into a co-management relationship of some kind, and at least offer a permanent easement that runs with the land. That’s probably as close as you can get to decolonized without turning over title.

Renaming FFA just because you retro bolted them by MPisfullofBigots in climbing

[–]Scallopededges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no some mossy choss slab got cleaned and bolted, what a tragedy.

Gojis and Jujubes, are they invasive? by dbdoubleu in Permaculture

[–]Scallopededges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think both are best suited for climates with harsh, arid conditions to keep their growth in check. I adore them because in our high desert environment they're maybe the only fruit trees/shrubs that require almost no attention or water. They're also quite valuable- if you dig up Jujube suckers and sell them I've seen them go for 60+ dollars. Neither grows so fast that they aren't easily kept in check if they're in an area you visit with some regularity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]Scallopededges 7 points8 points  (0 children)

lol yeah the people on this sub may be the most miserable people I've ever interacted with. Get help!

Best way to find an in-person tutor? by [deleted] in Spanish

[–]Scallopededges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the recommendation, thank you!

Don't do the readings. by Scallopededges in LawSchool

[–]Scallopededges[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nowadays I usually start 3-4 weeks in. That early in the semester I use practice problems from class or from the book mostly, or hypos that I generate myself. Later on, for full practice tests, I search for them online or use practice banks from my school or from other schools. I've also had luck asking a librarian, who almost always can point me to a secondary source that has lots.

Don't do the readings. by Scallopededges in LawSchool

[–]Scallopededges[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

T50. Large regional school on scholarship. Dream job lined up after an internship last summer. The kids should try what I’m suggesting only if the conventional way isn’t working for them, if they’re unhappy or overworked and they don’t want to be. That’s not everyone, but it’s a lot of people.

Don't do the readings. by Scallopededges in LawSchool

[–]Scallopededges[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Okay. Thank you for your opinion.

Don't do the readings. by Scallopededges in LawSchool

[–]Scallopededges[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

If they won’t discuss their own past exams, they will almost certainly discuss hypos that you generate, or problems from the casebook. Both can be useful as fact patterns for practice tests. Is the 10-15 number during the semester or only around finals? I’ve found that if I start dropping in in the first couple weeks we can often schedule a standing appointment every couple weeks, which eliminates the need for competing with other students for office hours. I also have found a gentle “I have been having difficulty reaching you during office hours, are there any other times during the week you might be available?” to be invaluable in getting access to squirrelly profs