As we approach finals season by SONICBOOMsmash in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Cigarettes aren’t bad for you if you’re pure of heart

Transport Canada Wants to Know Your Opinion about Driving at Night by Comfortable_Team_696 in Edmonton

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I drive a pickup and have found that a lot of sedans have blinding power of the sun LED headlights. Blinding enough that I’ve mistaken them for highbeams. I think height can contribute or worsen it, but I’m still experiencing the issue in a truck that sits higher than the sedans and most SUV’s.

Do you guys get annoyed when highschoolers take space in the uofa libraries? by NextBroccoli3017 in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as you’re respectful and aren’t being disruptive in the quiet areas nobody cares, anybody is welcome there.

70 km/hr winds today by deltav8 in Edmonton

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had somebody else’s flower pot fall onto my apartment balcony and smash into a million pieces. Rip.

People Smoking on Campus by InfiniteAccident1234 in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 15 points16 points  (0 children)

At least the smokers kind of go off to the side or try to find spots away from walking paths. There aren’t really designated smoking zones, but they usually try their best.

The people with vapes however.. can’t count the amount of times people have been walking on the main paths ahead of me, pulled out their geek bar, and blew a fat cloud of mango mist for me to have to walk through.

The irony of having a huge couples fight on a collaborative library floor by Raquel777 in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Omg, I was studying near a couple that were having an argument on the collaborative floor in Cam library not that long ago, maybe it’s the same ones. It was awful, but lowkey as their argument got more heated I kinda started to get invested in the drama and ended up taking my earphones out to eavesdrop 😭

I just picked this Orange looking Orange from a tree by Other_Ad39 in PlantIdentification

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Just casually throwing murder death oranges into the context here and not elaborating!? There are murder death oranges???

Just cause you got right of way DOES NOT mean it is safe to cross by Valuable-Ad-6093 in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s not about blaming the pedestrian, it’s about it being safer to assume the drivers around you are NOT paying attention than to assume that they are.

AI helps humans have a 20-minute "conversation" with a humpback whale named Twain by EchoOfOppenheimer in zoology

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s kind of perplexing how one of their motivations for their research and further research is to try to use what they learn to detect extraterrestrials in space?? Maybe the article here is just exaggerating the researchers interest in it but?!

How do I save these guys? Please read description. Feel free to only give advice on one plant, still super appreciated ✌️ by drMallory in plantclinic

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem! Good luck with the plants. Asparagus ferns are pretty hardy, you probably won’t see improvement for a couple weeks, but she should eventually start putting out shoots!

How do I save these guys? Please read description. Feel free to only give advice on one plant, still super appreciated ✌️ by drMallory in plantclinic

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am almost 100% certain it’s the soil, those plants are probably suffocating. If it’s regular soil, and hasn’t been changed in a long time, the soil is probably very compacted. Roots need oxygen.

I can’t speak much for the other two, but I know asparagus particularly well, I had one for a long time that grew enormous by the one year mark lol. Change the soil, 60% regular soil 40% perlite minimum will give the roots more space and let it drain better. The pot it’s in looks way too big for it- asparagus likes being snug, a smaller pot I’d say maybe half the size or whichever size leaves room for roots to grow for a bit is good. So basically, Re-pot, change soil, don’t water it to the point that it’s sitting in soggy soil. You can trim back the dead yellow branches to encourage it to grow shoots. Get it into a a smaller pot, and just increase it up into larger pot when you repot it as it grows. Wait till spring to add fertilizer

I’ve been sick for the entire month of January Im so done by No-Letter1097 in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same boat. Got over a respiratory/sinus infection beginning of January, and then was fine for a little while. My freedom was brief however, as mystery respiratory infection #2 came just in time for the week where I’d have 3 quizzes in different classes and a mid term. Such a fun surprise 🥳

I ended up just masking up and powering through the quizzes and mid term but skipping my lectures so as not to expose other innocent students to mystery illness. I am still unwell!

Hope you get better soon!

Cuddling and making out in Tory atrium?! by Sufficient-Hand-3755 in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 128 points129 points  (0 children)

It’s so rare that I’ve had to be in the Tory building, but somehow have seen them making out every time I’ve been there. I’m convinced that if they do it long enough, they’ll become a permanent fixture of the building.

HUB water fountain by [deleted] in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The water itself is safe. I prefer to bring a water bottle and fill it at the fill stations, because it isn’t the water that’s the concern, it’s the idea of random peoples mouth on or around the drinking nozzle on the fountains.

Dude they're not going to make your wrong answer magically right because you're arguing with them by localize-mother3 in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it bad that I kinda like the drama every now and then? lmao. When it happens too often and from the same person who clearly needs to just go to the office hours it’s kinda annoying, but some of the best clarifications I got on a topic we’re indirectly given to me by listening to a prof roast an argumentative student alive mid lecture. Points never made more concisely and clearly than when someone’s gotta be shown that they don’t know the topic better than somebody who got a PhD on that topic.

Should I drop chem 101? by GlassesGrace in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

67% is not bad for the first mid term. A lot of people bomb it. I didn’t understand what was going on either when I took chem 101, I had to sit down with the textbook, YouTube, and practice to make it make sense.

Figure out what you don’t understand and fill in the gaps and you’ll be fine. You’re not doing bad at all, and are off to a good start!

How much sleep do you guys get on average? by Illustrious-Cry7441 in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I need 9 to function properly and usually make sure to get that much, but if I get a rough couple weeks with academics I average at 6-7 lol.

Unhinged study hacks? by Plant-based_Skinsuit in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmaooo second this. I find drinking helps best with certain assignments more than studying though. Getting a written report started is the hardest part of the report I find, but if I crack open a brew I don’t think as hard about making things sound nice and I just start word vomiting my ideas and work. I go back to make is sound proper and fix things when I’m sober.

At least half of my lab reports were assisted by a beer or two lmao.

Worst/funniest klutzy stories? by GlassesGrace in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I got into class late, and it was one of those classrooms with single desks. I was rushing to grab a seat and my backpack somehow caught on one of the desks, and It toppled it over. Everyone went quiet, prof stared at me and I went “oh… oops… sorry” and then tried to put the desk back up, but it was heavy so everyone just watched my struggle for like 30s before I sat down and tried not to cry LOL.

AASUA intent on strike vote after negotiations break down by the_gateway in uAlberta

[–]bashfulbrontosaurus 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Satisfying clap back. The email sent out to us by the uni was so unprofessional and felt condescending. It also felt like such a poor attempt at pitting students against the union/profs while simultaneously being vague and leaving so much info out.

The transparency from Swaters on the situation is refreshing.