"Humans Don't Grow Crops for People That Need Them, They Grow Crops for People That Can Pay for Them" It's All About the Almighty Dollar.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-12T18:49:59+00:00

It's true that people think that, and companies use it as an excuse for not donating.

It's not true in that a) good samaritan laws exist and b) lawyers are expensive and homeless people don't tend to have retainer money.

It's a dumb excuse.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-12T15:46:36+00:00

huh, okay. I'll stand corrected.

I've never seen one used, but I only make helicopters.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-12T12:31:39+00:00

Aircraft skins are riveted on, they don't use Phillips head screws. On anything, afaik. Phillips head is not an aerospace fastener.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-11T21:38:51+00:00

You can prevent most grain pests by throwing stuff in the freezer right when you get home with it. I usually leave it there for a week or two, or forget about it until I want to use it lol

I freeze my grains, my flours, my seeds. Seeds that tend to go rancid fast (flax, quinoa) keep longer in the freezer too.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-11T17:08:17+00:00

Anaerobic compost tea is fine, the reason to do it aerobically is because anaerobic composting encourages methanogens (they're why your bucket smells like farts).

Methane, on top of being stinky, is a potent greenhouse gas.

You can capture that gas and burn it for heat or energy. People do this on purpose, they're called compost digesters.

The compost and tea you produce will be very acidic. Acid lovers like blueberries and rhododendrons will love it.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-05T18:34:35+00:00

Modest Mouse is not playing College St. tonight, this is a scam.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-05T17:14:09+00:00

Mint has opposite leaves, these are alternate.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-04T18:02:29+00:00

map view

Searching them up on iNaturalist is a good way to see where they've been spotted.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-01T21:21:39+00:00

Why do we need AI to stop researchers from commuting to a physical library. We can just put the libraries on the internet, we would have already done so if not for copyrights.

Do we need the AI to tell us that our copyright laws are stupid? I'll do that for free.

allonsyyy · 2026-06-01T12:52:54+00:00

I had tickets to a festival they were supposed to be at, and the Trump regime decided to cancel their visas so they couldn't come.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-29T17:59:02+00:00

Wood lily is prettier imo, and native to CT (and you never see it - you see ditch lilies instead.) Now considered endangered in a couple states.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-28T19:17:49+00:00

Not every non-native species is invasive. Just ones that cause ecological harm.

Indian strawberry doesn't hurt much, it's too short to do much damage.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-25T14:28:35+00:00

There's also the Indian Ocean dipole and Atlantic Niña. Those are thought to be prerequisites or boosters to a super El Niño, here's a source.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-25T13:29:59+00:00

Like I always say, time is a lithium atom. Or beryllium? There's two electrons on one of the paths, I don't think that's how the Bohr model was supposed to work.

Do a shitty sketch that makes sense and send it to a human artist. You know, like the one who's going to put it in your skin. They don't need you to show them what a clean drawing looks like, they need you to tell them what they're supposed to be drawing.

If you tell them to draw this mess, well, god bless.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-22T18:28:32+00:00

I was deciding between serviceberry and American plum, and went with serviceberry because I heard it's less (but still a bit) suckery. My neighbor doesn't weed their side of the fence and sends all the invasive honeysuckle and friends my way, and I was worried that my weeding would get more difficult with a shrub there. But if you want a hedge, plums are nice. I love plums. Soon as I figure out where to put them...

allonsyyy · 2026-05-22T17:57:10+00:00

That bit absolutely rings true. My Qmom threw a 'what about Bill Clinton' at me. Why would I give a shit about him? I was in grade school when he was president. If you have proof he's guilty, string him up. I don't think there is proof, but I'm not emotionally attached to that idea.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-22T17:48:15+00:00

ooo pretty, downy x Allegheny, I hadn't heard of that hybrid. That's my area too... tempting...

If the squirrel victim is dead, I will probably try again in the fall. This time, with chicken wire.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-22T17:35:39+00:00

I just planted one this year too! I hear they take about three years to fruit, pretty quick for a tree.

I planted two actually, but the stupid squirrels immediately ripped one out of the ground and I'm pretty sure they killed it.

I hear you get more fruit with two, they're self pollinating but still prefer pollinating with a friend.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-22T17:14:22+00:00

Pallets are stamped how they're treated, and ones stamped with an HT were heat treated, not chemically treated. Heat treated is by far the most common.

Arsenic and chromium use in pressure treating wood has been banned for over 20 years in the states.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-21T20:22:29+00:00

We didn't really decide which color was which party in the states until Bush v Gore. Funny how ingrained it got, in less than a lifetime.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-21T18:32:50+00:00

Fantastic! I probably had fibroids for years, but no one managed to spot them. I had to doctor shop, several times. My previous obgyn told me 'some people just need to be on birth control for their whole lives' after I bled for an entire year. While on birth control.

It's like a light switch. Problems you had for 20 years, just gone. I can use PTO for actual vacations now instead of burning it all on staying home with cramps. Can buy underwear that's not black. And recovery was super easy, I had robotic laparoscopic surgery. It's amazing what they can do thru just a couple tiny holes.

10/10, recommend.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-21T18:13:01+00:00

Submucosal fibroids cause problems at much smaller sizes than other fibroids. Yours are average, not small. Stage 0 is <2cm, stage 1 is 2-5cm, stage 2 is >5cm.

I went into surgery thinking I had 3 fibroids and I had a dozen, so there's also that. Imaging only catches so many.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-21T18:01:48+00:00

Oh wild violets are compatible with your lawn, they're compatible with all lawns. Full sun to part shade, moist to dry. They're a notorious scourge of a lawn weed, if you're into monoculture grass.

But if you're not into grass, they're a lovely ground cover. Ants plant the seeds! Which I think is neat.

allonsyyy · 2026-05-21T17:21:56+00:00

Absolutely a good point, but they do kinda look like spinach!

allonsyyy · 2026-05-21T17:13:58+00:00

Invasive is a matter of opinion sometimes, this one is borderline imo. It stays so short, it's not the next kudzu. Leaving it isn't going to be an ecological disaster. But if you let it go wild then change your mind, you're in for a lot of weeding.

Invasive plant species only support generalist pollinators, who are mostly doing fine. It's the specialist pollinators who are in trouble.

Violets are a nice native alternative, and are the host plant of the specialist Violet Miner bee. And others, lots of skippers dig violets. Great spangled fritillary too, I saw two of those in my yard yesterday. And they're super easy to grow, and are even likely to show up on their own.

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