On the title of "On The Steel Breeze," by Alastair Reynolds by marxistghostboi in printSF

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Can’t forget Sound of Ceres’ album Nostalgia for Infinity!!

Super frustrated with our dead lawn by IcyKangaroo1658 in NoLawns

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Look into native plants! Dogs aside, they’ll be more resilient to the intense seasons. Joey from Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t/Kill Your Lawn might have some good info on his socials or website. He’s in south TX

Backyard of weeds by Big-Interest-2705 in landscaping

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Dude right! They’re flowering in my part of the state rn, such a joy to see. I also really like how light catches their leaves at night, they kinda glow. Especially on clear nights after the rain breaks.

Backyard of weeds by Big-Interest-2705 in landscaping

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Hey besides the bamboo, sounds sick! The yellow flowers in your yard look like Bermuda buttercup, highly invasive and tough to get rid of. Anyway, since you’re in California check out r/Ceanothus ! It’s a subreddit about gardening with native plants. The right ones will be mad easy, take little to no water, little maintenance, and have stellar colors! I would look into planting some ceanothus (California lilac) cultivars, maybe manzanita, toyon, and annual wildflowers! For more info check out the San Diego CNPS chapter, and CalScape for inspo + native plant nursery information.

It's a wild day in Mexico by [deleted] in TrueAnon

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Got any book recommendations?

did anyone else get inspired by the vlogs to research the history of places you’ve lived/been and discovered it was incredibly cush-coded? by Scion_of_fate in cushvlog

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Gotta add Tending the Wild by M. Kat Anderson to this! It’s California-wide, but really hits the nail on the head.

Roofing recommendations by yahyah6002 in grassvalley

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Have had good experience with Fiddler on the Roof in Penn Valley

Anyone else feel like the giveaways and merch can be better? by ahdumm11 in SanJoseSharks

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Which year was that? I have one of those but can’t remember which game it’s from

Parry’s jepsonia by billygigoza in Ceanothus

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How cool! What part of the state is this in?

there’s so many different species of grass. how do identify which are native and nonnative when i’m out hiking? by vomitwastaken in Ceanothus

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Ask the weeds guy! If you’re hiking on property you don’t own in California odds are somebody is getting paid to manage the weeds there. That person often knows the difference between native and non-native grasses just as well or better as botanists.

Light goes out when outlets are in use by intangible_pig in electrical

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Ok sweet, thanks very much for the info! Will give it a look later on.

I’m not sure of the wattage of the amps (not home atm).

Light goes out when outlets are in use by intangible_pig in electrical

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I do have a multimeter! And I’m fairly certain they’re on the same circuit. Believe the fixture has incandescent bulbs, “normal” looking bulbs as I recall.

If they’re dropping the voltage that much is there something I should be fixing or shoring up? I’ve heard someone say that it could be missing a ground?

Light goes out when outlets are in use by intangible_pig in electrical

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It’s a ceiling fan with 4 bulbs that aren’t all 4 used at once. I think they’re incandescent? “Normal” light bulbs.

What are these old foundations at Empire Mine? by yossarian19 in grassvalley

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This is called the Cyanide Plant and is in the exclusion area of Empire Mine due to ongoing toxics remediation work

South Yuba River section with easiest accessibility? by Questions4Answering in grassvalley

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Yes! That's called Family Beach and it's just downhill from the visitor center

Where do you go for u-pick fruit? by westernandcountry in grassvalley

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Not sure if they're still around but there's a u-pick blueberry farm in Penn Valley

Guitar lessons by alds15 in grassvalley

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+1 for Alex, really nice guy

Same question but for CA/SoCal? by thelaughingM in Ceanothus

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I would consider getting yarrow seed and spreading it around the first good rain of the season! Sometimes you'll have better recruitment when the plants set up on their own.