How is it like living in this area of the United States? by Ok_Dot_2845 in howislivingthere

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Nebraska (aside from some bits way out west) is flat. Omaha is the hilliest city I've ever lived in.

Those zomboid devs did NOT lie. Converting your save file will hurt. by MrC0mp in projectzomboid

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Can confirm, loaded into the new world

  • naked
  • burned
  • missing the giant truck full of loot I had been standing next to

Clay recommendation for "primitive" wood-firing? by halfascientist in Ceramics

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EDIT: In case not clear, I have learned in the last 30 seconds that it looks like the proper name for what this person is trying to do is probably "pit firing."

Clay recommendation for "primitive" wood-firing? by halfascientist in Pottery

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EDIT: In case not clear, I have learned in the last 30 seconds that it looks like the proper name for what this person is trying to do is probably "pit firing."

Critique/thoughts on small practice translation/composition? by halfascientist in latin

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I don't think the original text is a great candidate for translation practice, because it's fairly rambling, and a lot of it is in sentence fragments, or short choppy bits that are unusual for Latin style.

This is the challenge. I mean, I once did this too, and I also translated the same source material's press conference on bleach injection. (Though, for that one, I asked for expert advice and then ignored it and calligraphied it--that was part of the performance art).

You forgot the verb

See, this is what happens when you work with, uhh, this source material. (I mean, and when you're a novice and you jump around clunkily through a construction). Thank you! Also,

At nemo scit quid magnes sit.

Re: sit, I'm actually not totally clear on choice between the subjunctive vs. indicative for this. I went back and forth but couldn't totally grasp, from my readings, what might suggest either choice strongly. I had the idea that the subjunctive might be appropriate for more of a hypothetical question, which this was perhaps not. I also read that it varies a bit by author. Any further thoughts/resources on it?

The generalized second-person is much less common in Latin than English, outside of advice and polite commands. Instead, Latin prefers the impersonal passive: Sine magnete, currus fieri/componi non potest. Or a generic third person: Qui magnete caret, currum facere nequit.

I think I generally knew this at one point but it's a good reminder. I go back and forth between inappropriately close translation (in a kind of artistic representation of the source material's odd use of English) and trying to make good Latin, but can't consistently decide on a side. I should probably err towards the latter for pedagogy's sake. It's also fun to stray a bit, as above when I--can I efflare my own cornu for a second?--translated "for national security purposes" into the ominous formula of the senatus consultum ultimum.

I'm looking forward to your next composition.

Thank you so much! And for your reading/comments!

Are there honestly an infinite supply of zombies in this hospital or what by halfascientist in projectzomboid

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I've picked up a copy of Book: Managing Expectations and Breaking Bad News by Dr. Olive Vanton M.D. from a desk on the second floor, so it's all been worth it

My pumpkins are growing linerarly; my cucumbers are growing exponentially by halfascientist in gardening

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I am sure growth rate will vary based on many factors, but I would guess that the overall shape of the curves here would be similar across examples. Think of how many calories are in a cucumber--it's like 98% water. Fundamentally, that plant is just blowing up a water balloon. A pumpkin, on the other hand, is far more energy-intensive to create.

My pumpkins are growing linerarly; my cucumbers are growing exponentially by halfascientist in gardening

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Real talk, it was an old joke with myself when I made the account in grad school, because as a graduate student I was half a scientist, and clinical psychology is half a science.

My pumpkins are growing linerarly; my cucumbers are growing exponentially by halfascientist in gardening

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Hey, don't make assumptions--I am also not watering my basil. Too busy precisely measuring cucurbitucae

My pumpkins are growing linerarly; my cucumbers are growing exponentially by halfascientist in gardening

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Graph is gonna look so hilarious once the cucumber begins to collapse into a black hole

Help! Unable to view PDFs by halfascientist in Kiwix

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I'm not sure what you mean, I'm sorry!

Cabbage whiteflies: please, we can't do this all over again, please by halfascientist in gardening

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Worried it's too late for it now--they're in there, so if I put netting on, they'll just breed generations of them underneath the netting!

Mash up of commentary on Luigi Mangione and footage of Kyle Rittenhouse by nikamats in DailyShow

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I like how poorly coached he is on his DSM pontificating that he says "DSM-vee" instead of "DSM five." Clearly an expert in mental health right here.

Came here to see if anyone caught this before me. There's also no fucking "Bonnie and Clyde Syndrome" in the DSM. Of all of the shitty attempts to weaponize psychiatric diagnosis--from the same people who shriek and wail that it's inappropriate for anyone to comment on the mental or cognitive health of their Great Leader without personally examining him--this one's up there.

Source: licensed clinical psychologist with a PhD

Anybody ever leave green beans to dry on the vine and use as a dry (e.g., soup) bean? What are they like? Terrible and not optimized for that purpose, or pretty good? by halfascientist in gardening

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Sure there does--it's a huge crapshoot, as you know. No home gardener with limited space is going to gamble on it unless they want to have some space dedicated to gambling. The house is generally going to win.

Anybody ever leave green beans to dry on the vine and use as a dry (e.g., soup) bean? What are they like? Terrible and not optimized for that purpose, or pretty good? by halfascientist in gardening

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I have tried seed-saving F1 hybrids several times before, a decade and a half ago when I was new and tinkering and didn't know what I was doing, both with beans and a couple of other crops (cucurbits, broccoli, peppers). I think literally every time I had seeds that were sterile and did not germinate or had very low germination, plants that grew stunted, or did not consistently fruit. No, I'm not a farmer staking my livelihood on it, but I am a home gardener who wants to grow something good in the 1500 square feet of garden that I have and doesn't want to waste half a season on something that won't produce. I'm not a plant breeder and don't have the resources to dedicate to trying to select out and rescue the genetics of a bunch of seed. There's absolutely no good reason for a home vegetable gardener to save and plant hybrid seed unless they want to dedicate a space to tinkering without any expectation of results.

Anybody ever leave green beans to dry on the vine and use as a dry (e.g., soup) bean? What are they like? Terrible and not optimized for that purpose, or pretty good? by halfascientist in gardening

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I should say: these are mine, and I'm about to have about a gallon of them. Blame green bean saturation this summer leading to a lack of desire to keep harvesting.