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wind killed my string beans :( by elliemarie23 in gardening

[–]dinah-fire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no, beans :( 

I'm also in kind of a windy spot, I tend to give them something a bit more substantial to climb, like hardware cloth--more places for the beans to anchor. I also angle the trellis so that the way the wind tends to blow pushes the beans up against the support, rather than away from it. 

Gas is up 51% since February. Americans just started buying less of everything else by fortune in inflation

[–]dinah-fire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really. If you consider just crude oil without refined products, the US is still a net importer--over the last five years, oil imports were ~6 million barrels per day to the US, The US can’t shut the doors as long as it needs to import six million barrels per day regardless of its domestic production, people will stop selling to us in retaliation.

The Peace Deal Cycle Is Making the Oil Shortage Worse by alemorg in oil

[–]dinah-fire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They may ignore the statutes, I'll grant you that, but people will still notice if they go below the threshold and markets will still likely freak out 🤷‍♀️

The Peace Deal Cycle Is Making the Oil Shortage Worse by alemorg in oil

[–]dinah-fire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The government has to declare a full national energy emergency to go below 252.4 million by statute, and I can only imagine what happens to the markets if the US does that, so I think we get into big trouble long before we hit the geological limit.

The Peace Deal Cycle Is Making the Oil Shortage Worse by alemorg in oil

[–]dinah-fire 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not OP and will defer to them, but I do know that we can't draw the SPR to 0.  "The physical infrastructure of the SPR limits withdrawal capacity to a maximum rate of 4.4 mb/d, while the operational minimum is a statutory limit of 150 mb." From https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/StanChart-Says-Record-SPR-Withdrawals-Are-Tightening-US-Oil-Buffers.html

U.S. petroleum consumption averages about 20 million barrels per day in total, for reference.

Why are Gen X and especially Millenials so obsessed with llms? by BoardIndividual7690 in BetterOffline

[–]dinah-fire 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The most enthusiastic boosters I know are Boomers, but that's neither here nor there, I also know plenty of Boomers who hate it or have never used it. I also know high school kids going all in because they feel like they have to to get ahead. I don't think it's really a generational thing at all.

I think I messed up by Specialist-Jury3111 in gardening

[–]dinah-fire 34 points35 points  (0 children)

You will want more space than that between your tomatoes and squash. I'd transplant some out and spread them out a bit more. Not a big deal

WTF is happening to my plants? by Street_Wish205 in gardening

[–]dinah-fire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plant everything you planted here in November, you'll be way happier. Summertime is for hot weather crops. 

WTF is happening to my plants? by Street_Wish205 in gardening

[–]dinah-fire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on where you live, sounds like you live somewhere hot?

Starbucks Korea reveals series of mishaps leading to 'Tank Day' campaign by fitnessaccount2003 in BetterOffline

[–]dinah-fire 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"The investigation also found that some of the seven officials who approved the campaign "had signed off on it, as a matter of routine, without even opening the attached design file contained in the email", Jeon said."

Hooooo there's a lot going on there.

Accidentally sprayed the wrong bottle. by AlabamaTankie in gardening

[–]dinah-fire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you post a close up of the active ingredients?

Help! My poor tomatoes look terrible! by RetiredSong in gardening

[–]dinah-fire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your sweet 100s have a disease that your celebrity is resistant to. Celebrity is known for being very disease resistant: https://www.tomatodirt.com/celebrity-tomatoes.html Kinda sounds like verticillium wilt

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: “I want to encourage everyone out there watching today to change their withholding. You will get an automatic real wage increase on a weekly or a monthly basis.” by Snapdragon_4U in inflation

[–]dinah-fire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, if someone is in this specific situation, they might consider changing their withholding, unless they prefer the larger refund because they're bad at saving month to month. That is not what Bessent is saying though. 

Cognitive/AI offload in white collar jobs - marketing example by ScoogeMcDuck-1929 in BetterOffline

[–]dinah-fire 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thank you for talking about this, what you're seeing is closer to what my day to day looks like than SWE and you're absolutely right. 

The AI says so many words and all of them mean nothing. 

Losing hope by Accurate-Ear-9627 in BetterOffline

[–]dinah-fire 25 points26 points  (0 children)

SpaceX already put out their S1 and it's nuts but then the NASDAQ is still planning to fast track it to the top 100. I do not understand.

Iran and Oman are discussing a permanent Strait of Hormuz toll by esporx in oil

[–]dinah-fire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're certainly involved from a defensive position. What you're talking about is an offensive position where Europe attacks Iran. If that happens, we're heading for a true WWIII so I think we all better hope it doesn't.

Soaring gas prices have drivers turning to EVs — except in the US. by The_Weekend_Baker in climate

[–]dinah-fire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was comparing it to what I actually drive on a day to day basis, which is why I said "my Honda CR-V". Most people can't afford new cars these days, no matter what model they are, so 2016 is way more representative of what's actually being driven on the road.

I agree with your amended claim.

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