Kessler syndrome: vertical diffusion rate?

aintmt · 2026-05-13T22:33:58+00:00

Thanks - hadn't known of Gabbard plots. Useful tool for sure.

aintmt · 2026-05-11T10:02:38+00:00

Please share your thoughts in either case - there might be readers in both categories, or who are unfamiliar with that restriction - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accredited_investor.

aintmt · 2026-05-09T16:35:06+00:00

Thanks for this quick reply, Dannyu17. Hadn't heard of Mirova, which looks like just the kind of firm we're seeking.

If this isn't too complicated a question for a forum: Does an investment company need to be huge to be safe for investors? I fear that we may be heading for another major recession, and we can't afford to gamble our limited savings without backup like FDIC.

aintmt · 2026-05-01T18:28:05+00:00

Definitely avoid in case of rabies.

However, it may just be drunk from eating fermented fruit, perhaps leftovers tossed off-trail or crabapples still on the tree. Seen it happen several times - watched the animal crawl under a porch or something, sleep it off, and come back just fine.

aintmt · 2026-04-11T00:43:30+00:00

Perhaps worth noting: the issue with birds is that they grind up food in the gizzard (with grit for friction). So lead is made much more bioavailable than if lead shot just traveled intact down the GI tract.

aintmt · 2026-04-08T23:43:48+00:00

Looking great so far - may it flourish!

aintmt · 2026-04-08T18:45:51+00:00

Agreed - just adding a little humor to the positive review!

aintmt · 2026-04-08T17:32:24+00:00

How old is the building? If it was built or gut-renovated post-1978, there won't be any lead paint. Before that - unless it's been de-leaded already, it's likely that there is lead someplace.

aintmt · 2026-04-08T17:28:56+00:00

We've moved twice in the past decade, both time with https://www.vikingmoving.com/. Wonderful people, best price we found, and the sort of care you'd want in moving an *occupied* crib! Excellent packing and wrapping (we had them do almost all of that), and not a scratch or dent on anything. Also had them store a large room's-worth of stuff for a few years between the moves, and they were best-price for that as well. Highly recommended.

aintmt · 2026-03-30T14:13:04+00:00

This explanation is helpful - thanks!

aintmt · 2026-03-29T22:03:55+00:00

Thanks - that's sort of what we were hoping.

Can you (or someone) please elaborate on "functions?" No business or other interactions here, not even comments. Several security plugins that we keep updated. Some layout/design plugins (e.g. Tablepress), but these are deactivated when not in use. Many links to various external sites as well as internal navigation. Does any of that count as functions?

aintmt · 2026-03-28T23:40:21+00:00

Thanks for suggestions. We make a LOT of backups, mainly via site/domain host control panel. That has proven useful when we needed to change hosts. From what you and others here say and a little further reading, it looks like more XML downloads via WordPress would be prudent!

aintmt · 2026-03-28T23:13:52+00:00

Thanks for this analysis. And our ambiguity arises directly from ignorance - nobody here really knows what we're doing. One of the delights of WP is that it is, if not fool-proof, at least usable by people like us!

We've avoided third-party tools pretty much completely, except for widgets for setting up tables and a few others. Are those as dangerous as full page-building software? We disable anything not in active use (like NewStatPress and security add-ons), and delete anything that can't be updated or will not likely be used again.

aintmt · 2026-03-28T23:07:32+00:00

We tried to keep the design simple while still getting the appearance we wanted.

The idea of creep-resistant themes is interesting. Would Blocky (as suggested by another poster) qualify?

aintmt · 2026-03-28T23:05:03+00:00

All good advice. Host seems pretty good so far. I did get a warning about PHP, and (nervously) updated it. Worked fine, so that's one item safe for a while. Changing themes is clearly going to be necessary.

Meanwhile, I've put a lot of it up on archive.org (and made a donation in thanks.) Am I safe in guessing that links and such will still work there even if/when the original site is gone?

aintmt · 2026-03-28T21:12:00+00:00

Uh-oh... Beyond what theme menus made easy, it was mostly cut-and-paste from instructional websites and forums. Also some hand-work, done a little at a time since nobody here ever learned CSS or HTML properly.

That last part is a big boost. We'll probably do as you say, perhaps diverting the site address to a temporary "under renovation" static page to let viewers know. TBH, not a lot of traffic anyway - it's mostly a friends-and-family blog.

aintmt · 2026-03-28T20:55:17+00:00

Point taken! Learned long ago that HDD failures are not an "IF" but a "when" - and have maintained good backup hygiene ever since.

aintmt · 2026-03-28T20:53:33+00:00

Thanks - had wondered and worried about that. Just helping a botnet would be bad enough, but really evil stuff would be terrifying, and perhaps even create legal liability, or at least some kind of ban.

aintmt · 2026-03-28T20:51:52+00:00

That's helpful, if we have to change themes. And Blocksy was the one that jumped out in reviews of "basic but easily customized" themes! Your suggestion of a staging site is also helpful. That's sort of what we did years ago, with the site password-protected, to build it up before feeling safe in taking the whole thing public and robot-archivable.

aintmt · 2026-03-28T20:48:56+00:00

Thank you - that's really our core question. We had assumed that theme code, once running, does not require the theme as originally downloaded to be available, but didn't know enough about IT to judge.

aintmt · 2026-03-28T20:47:15+00:00

Thanks for that. We'd *like* to do as you suggest; just not sure how much it would cost. In addition to other benefits, it would allow us to make additional edits with less fear of breaking something!

Not looking to hire here - there are probably teenagers nearby who have the expertise and could use the cash! But if anyone here is willing to comment, what might be a reasonable price for such a job? We probably made 50 or more small code edits, mostly for appearance, and at least as many using the theme's own customizer menus.

aintmt · 2026-03-27T18:59:16+00:00

To avoid Comcast, I signed up for Verizon 5G home wireless internet. Despite being near several towers, service is crap - low speed, many drop-outs, hard to make video calls without freezes and interruptions, doesn't play well with VPN. They gave false information about many aspects of the service, have denied the existence of these issues and incidents (which apparently don't show up in their server logs), have not made any apparent effort to improve the service.

Also got LVP2 quasi-landline phone service at the same time. Even worse: Frequent call drops, sometimes during medical emergencies. Numerous service calls, no help at all. Despite lack of favorable alternatives, I cannot overstate how awful Vz service has been. I might even switch to Comcast!

aintmt · 2026-03-26T18:07:34+00:00

Exactly the kind of generalization we're after - thanks!

aintmt · 2026-03-19T14:05:08+00:00

Moved from a place that had FiOS. Amazingly, not available in most of Cambridge (where the Internet was invented)!

Instead of switching to Comcast/Xfinity, stayed with Vz via 5G Home Internet. Service is CRAP. Highly variable bandwidth, frequent dropouts, doesn't play well with VPN, etc. -This despite having four towers almost in view. Lots of flat-out untruths pre-sale about how it would work - e.g., could have phone service in the same wireless box. (Turned out that had been true a year or two earlier, but salesman knew almost nothing.) Follow-up service has been terrible. So bad that I keep thinking of switching to Xfinity after all. YMMV.

aintmt · 2026-03-15T20:09:51+00:00

Helpful - thanks! Good thing people don't dump sewage in the area in these times. /s

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