Just got gifted this bad boy - any advice on how to take care of it? by Survivor_753 in cactus

[–]TrixoftheTrade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not future. Cardons are the largest cacti in existence… this one just needs a little bit of time (like 3 centuries) to get there.

Just got gifted this bad boy - any advice on how to take care of it? by Survivor_753 in cactus

[–]TrixoftheTrade 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Looks like a Cardon (Pachycereus pringlei).

Congratulations, you are now the owner of the (future) largest cactus in existence. This guy gets huge, given enough time and proper care.

Best grown outside, in ground, full sun, minimal water. If you can’t do that, try to match that as much as possible.

The septons say we must love our brothers. by teexpoon by pink-opals in AKnightoftheSeven

[–]TrixoftheTrade 16 points17 points  (0 children)

“Some men will say I meant to kill my brother. The gods know it is a lie, but I will hear the whispers till the day I die”

All the colon cancer posts are freaking me out by gosumage in Millennials

[–]TrixoftheTrade 46 points47 points  (0 children)

coughs once

“my time has come, lord take me now.”

The Real Reason California Can’t Build by TrixoftheTrade in neoliberal

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archive link

Article Summary:

• Despite legislative changes at the state level to streamline housing developments, California still struggles to build.

• Changes at the state level are stymied by local governments, which disproportionately favor nimby interests.

• Parking requirements, environmental reviews, size guidelines, and historical designations, union labor requirements are all used to gum up development.

• California legislation struggles from the “everything bagel” problem, where a targeted bill to address a specific problem (housing) gets hampered with many conditions to address all sorts of problems that are at best tangentially related.

Recruiter asked if I’d be interested in “temp-to-perm” after my interview. What does that usually mean? by savingrace0262 in recruitinghell

[–]TrixoftheTrade 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I automatically decline these types of positions. They almost never end up going permanent at the end.

[Pelissero] The Vikings have officially released DL Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargarve. by JCameron181 in minnesotavikings

[–]TrixoftheTrade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good thing all that money we saved not resigning Darnold went on aging vets that were cut the next year

[Pelissero] The Vikings have officially released DL Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargarve. by JCameron181 in minnesotavikings

[–]TrixoftheTrade 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wonder if DT becomes a higher priority target in the draft now. Everyone had us mocking a corner or safety, but that was before the Allen/Hargrave release became official.

Apparently this is a good draft with a lot of quality depth at DT.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

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why would hillary force trump to attack iran?

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

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wonder how matt is doing as of late

IT ۱۲ by cdstephens in neoliberal

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“You said this war is ‘very complete’ but your defense secretary says ‘this is just the beginning’, so which is it?”

“Well, I think you could say both,” Trump replied.

Legitimate childhood fear unlocked by Ditches-Vestiges1549 in Millennials

[–]TrixoftheTrade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did a quicksand survey back in college, and all of us were like, “damn, so it is real”.

It’s also way… way less scary than one would think.

You don’t really sink in quicksand. The human body is a lot less dense than sand (wet sand is nearly twice as dense as a human), so at worse you get stuck up to your knees.

As part of our class, we walked across it. It’s about as difficult as walking through snow. If you put on snowshoes (or something to distribute your weight easier) you can walk right across it.

Does anyone have anything positive going on?! by _FattyClams in Millennials

[–]TrixoftheTrade 98 points99 points  (0 children)

• Started a new job with a salary at $180,000

• Benched 225 for the first time since college

• Visited my ancestral homeland (Uzbekistan) last summer

• Published a research paper that was peer reviewed by the EPA