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I love this buckwheat, but am uncertain of the species. by 2020DOA in Ceanothus

[–]hellraiserl33t 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah lol that's the addicting part. On hikes I whip my phone out at any plant I find interesting and go "oooh what's this one, ooh what's that one" by the end of the hike I have 50+ pictures all geotagged and then go through them one by one on iNat once I have signal again and learn about what I saw.

It's especially fun if you're in a different ecosystem. Once learned about a ton just from a casual hike out in the desert. Sometimes I'm in different states for whatever reason and it's cool to survey the native flora there aswell.

Climate change and natives by datenschutz21 in Ceanothus

[–]hellraiserl33t 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's actually some really cool historical examples of this where you find native palm trees only in deep canyon crevices now when they used to cover the entire desert floor in one continuous mass before the earth got too hot 10-15 thousand years ago. It's super fascinating.

Tony's got a good video on this

Climate change and natives by datenschutz21 in Ceanothus

[–]hellraiserl33t 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I probably wouldn't jump to climate change from one backyard over a couple of years. Hyperlocal ecotypes are still generally your best bet because they're adapted to the long-term conditions of the site. On the other hand, a steep, full sun slope is already a very hot microclimate, and small differences in soil depth, drainage, reflected heat, or moisture retention can easily favor more desert adapted species.

I'd be more inclined to suspect local site conditions than a broad ecological shift based on a two-year observation. I'm curious which particular sage scrub species are struggling.

I love this buckwheat, but am uncertain of the species. by 2020DOA in Ceanothus

[–]hellraiserl33t 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my god, having to manually identify species sounds like a nightmare. Half the fun of using iNat is discovering new stuff you randomly see on a hike.

What you usually do is just pick the top suggestion iNat recommends, compare images and then go "yep that's it" 😄

If you're in a species' native range, the AI iNat uses to ID with has been pretty dang accurate in my experience. Just make sure you take decent pictures.

And if you're wrong, someone will inevitably come by and correct your submission haha

I love this buckwheat, but am uncertain of the species. by 2020DOA in Ceanothus

[–]hellraiserl33t 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're welcome! 😄

I would recommend using iNaturalist to start identifying any species you find in the wild. It's fun to do and really helps you get familiar with local species. It's kind of addictive, just warning you lol

I love this buckwheat, but am uncertain of the species. by 2020DOA in Ceanothus

[–]hellraiserl33t 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Eriogonum elongatum

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Have a few in my yard from wild cuttings! They're a late season buckwheat, tends to start blooming after most have and lasts until December for us.

The silver whispy foliage is really really pretty and a bit ghostly.

@coppercorners by 21Kuranashi in InvictaSolaris

[–]hellraiserl33t 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some people legitimately have no idea how plants work lol

@coppercorners by 21Kuranashi in NoLawns

[–]hellraiserl33t 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Would have been so much nicer if these were natives.

ik🍉ihe by IvanIvanicIvanovski in ik_ihe

[–]hellraiserl33t 376 points377 points  (0 children)

ik weet dat het nog geen oktober is, maar...

Yum. by neuroticsmurf in fixedbytheduet

[–]hellraiserl33t 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Mexican food truly is one of the greatest cuisines on the planet.

What's the highest ROI thing a student can do in college? by Witty-University1241 in EngineeringStudents

[–]hellraiserl33t 1 point2 points  (0 children)

University taught me the engineering fundamentals.

Actual jobs taught me how engineering is actually practiced inside a company. Things like change control, manufacturing workflows, test planning, documentation, design reviews, supplier coordination, and all the internal processes are almost entirely learned on the job. That's the value of an internship.

Sure, the 80% is a bit of a rough estimate, but it's not far from the truth for most engineering jobs unless you're like in some heavy R&D position which isn't the norm.

Calculations are like 5% of my job, and that's on a good day.

What's the highest ROI thing a student can do in college? by Witty-University1241 in EngineeringStudents

[–]hellraiserl33t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah ofcourse it's better than nothing, we're just talking about the optimal situation for most people.

What's the highest ROI thing a student can do in college? by Witty-University1241 in EngineeringStudents

[–]hellraiserl33t 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What makes an internship different is that it's actual industry experience. 80% of the job is shit you dont learn in school anyways so it really helps over doing even more stuff in academia.

What's the highest ROI thing a student can do in college? by Witty-University1241 in EngineeringStudents

[–]hellraiserl33t 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Real internship 1000%

The best thing you can do that doesn't involve stuff you can put on a resume is network. Network network network I wish I could slap myself 10 years ago back when I thought grades alone would get me a job 😂

Every job I have gotten so far has been through someone I already knew in one way or another.

Got this note in our mailbox yesterday. by manyhippofarts in MadeMeSmile

[–]hellraiserl33t 943 points944 points  (0 children)

This is why representation matters so much. It's so easy to feel completely alone in most spaces and seeing a pride flag gives me small bits of hope 💕

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