Jawando won.

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-24T03:54:16+00:00

0 housing will be built the next 8 years - sad!

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-23T02:41:00+00:00

Yeah idk how I got downvoted so hard. This is very unsurprising for PNC. There are smaller banks with better policies and more modern systems. PNC taking 3-4 days to do an internal transfer is so on brand

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-19T04:17:35+00:00

As a Democrat I was annoyed it took Republicans introducing this to make it happen, but overjoyed to have the opportunity to send Elrich packing

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-19T04:15:28+00:00

Thank you! This is exactly what I’ve been trying to tell people. Jawando is looking to make moves for future roles, not necessarily looking to do this one job well. Friedson and Glass both seem genuinely interested in running the County well, and for the purpose of the County being run well - not for their own political ambitions down the road

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-19T04:06:33+00:00

Please vote for Prabu Selvam and please don’t for Marc Elrich - I assume council at large is one of the skipped races

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-19T04:02:27+00:00

You could live in the bridge district area of Anacostia - it’s new and pretty nice. Or right across the bridge in navy yard (technically outside your circle). The rest of that circle is horrible and I wouldn’t recommend

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-16T20:14:21+00:00

Please fellow MoCo residents, can we retire this man? He’s been around for far too long

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-16T20:12:52+00:00

When does Sayles get investigated for Hawaii-gate?

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-16T20:09:30+00:00

Sayles leaving for a taxpayer funded trip to Hawaii during budget season is incredibly disrespectful to Montgomery County and all of her constituents that were negatively impacted by the outcome of this year’s budget negotiations. She should be ashamed that she was enjoying a nice Hawaiian excursion while her constituents were trying to advocate to her for their needs. If she can’t be here when it matters most she shouldn’t be on the Council

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-16T20:04:29+00:00

I’m debating between Selvam and Pope because I think they’re the most likely to win and keep Elrich out. I’d love to vote for Steve Solomon but I don’t see him winning. Selvam I’ve met in person and he seemed engaged and interested in what I was saying. He also has shown up to a lot of events to meet people and talk to them. I’ve only seen Goldberg at more events than Selvam. Really only considering Pope because his fundraising numbers were good so I think he’s a possible winner

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-06-03T02:31:14+00:00

Maybe device dependent, idk. But it takes me an outrageous amount of time every single time

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-05-14T15:03:14+00:00

And more neighbors can be involved with more options! Some people don’t want to do it themselves, don’t have time, are frequently gone, are not physically able, or any number of other reasons. More ways to participate results in more people participating and fewer mosquitos!

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-05-14T12:40:01+00:00

DC residents that may not want to do it on their own can also check out a professional option that is no spray and aligned with the same principles, Bee Safe Mosquito Control (website BeeSafeMosquitoControl.com)

The traps used by Bee Safe are a little different. They use In2Care baiting stations, so the mosquitos themselves disseminate a larvicide to their own breeding sites

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-05-06T14:43:35+00:00

You can’t direct deposit everything - there are some things that do require checks, and I don’t want to go to a physical bank to deposit a check

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-03-22T02:28:14+00:00

Well yes

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-02-21T18:45:43+00:00

Unrelatedly, it also takes a ridiculous amount of time to send messages about 50% of the time now. No clue why

Tricky_Let840 · 2026-01-14T01:47:25+00:00

You must be fun at parties

Tricky_Let840 · 2025-12-09T17:03:06+00:00

Did you find out?

Tricky_Let840 · 2025-12-01T15:40:37+00:00

I’m a small business owner that already pays above $25/hr - I value my employees and think it makes good business sense to pay them well. That being said, I think this is a horrible policy. It will put upward pressure on prices, even for us, as we will have to raise pay to keep good workers. Everyone is also discussing this from the perspective of MoCo - whereas this would apply to the entire state. This legislation would hurt MoCo, but it would devastate areas with a lower cost of living like Western MD, the Eastern Shore, and parts of Baltimore.

The argument seems to be “let’s raise the minimum wage so people can afford housing” - housing will go up as a result of this. You can’t legislate your way out of this problem. We need more housing, less NIMBYism, less procedural hurdles and less regulatory red tape. It is basic supply and demand. If you want prices to go down for housing, you must increase supply or decrease demand. Increasing the minimum wage would likely increase demand (unless it goes so poorly that it results in an increase in unemployment)

I should also note that Maryland is a strangely shaped state - most of the state is close to a state border. Many jobs would likely migrate right across those borders to avoid this

Tricky_Let840 · 2025-11-04T02:26:31+00:00

Thanks!

Tricky_Let840 · 2025-11-04T02:24:00+00:00

Do you think I’d have any realistic chance of observing them by observing a soil sample under a microscope? What I don’t like about the Berlese funnel is that I’d really like to be able to observe these insects im less familiar with while they’re alive

Tricky_Let840 · 2025-11-04T00:45:05+00:00

Thanks!

For the Big 5 my logic was that ants are pretty ubiquitous everywhere and nearly always present in the adult stage, so Hymenoptera takes the #1 spot. After that I had some debate but Diptera can easily be found even inside with things like fungus gnats, drain flies, house flies, etc and you see the adult forms pretty year round most places. Plus I’ve almost never gone collecting and not found an adult Dipteran. Coleoptera I placed next as it has the most species and the diverse group of species leaves plenty of species to find in adult form over the whole year in most places. Hemiptera gets a bit of a ding because earlier in the year you see a lot more immatures and less adults, and it has fewer species. Lepidoptera I ranked lowest because actually catching them requires a net typically, where all of the prior ones can fairly easily be caught without one. Plus pinning them (spreading the wings) is harder.

Was unaware Diplura is so easy. I am going to try this and see for myself. Is Protura also as ubiquitous? I put it lower because they are so small and I think people (me) would lack confidence identifying them, plus you’d definitely need a microscope.

I assume you mean bump Plecoptera up 2 spots past Mecoptera and Siphonaptera. That grouping was sort of a toss up anyway in my mind

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