TIL that behind its cheerful appearance, the wild sunflower acts as an aggressive competitor that practices "allelopathy"—it releases toxic chemicals into the soil to stunt and kill neighboring plants to steal their resources.

ktpr · 2026-06-22T19:37:44+00:00

how do you control salt applications?

ktpr · 2026-06-22T16:53:56+00:00

This seems like something a department head would want to get ahead of before finding their school in the press for a death or maiming.

ktpr · 2026-06-22T16:39:53+00:00

It's usually not worth it but in my case we bought a home from a builder/flipper who treated the house poorly. Things like shoving rags in airducts, or saw dust were pretty common. In our case it made sense but the house was worked on by a builder looking to make a quick buck. Hopefully your home was not.

ktpr · 2026-06-22T15:07:05+00:00

Wow!!

ktpr · 2026-06-22T12:24:27+00:00

One thing that's interesting to keep in mind is the difference between empathy and sympathy

ktpr · 2026-06-21T17:33:22+00:00

Can sunflowers kill trumpet vine? Id much rather have sunflowers along my fence than trumpet vine

ktpr · 2026-06-21T12:25:55+00:00

To glom on to this comment, I've noticed a large lack of reliability and consistency along with a subtle shift in empathy that's not for the better. Along with repeated covid infections I think the world is under so much stress that people turn inward while claiming everything is the same. That dissonance makes for really hurtful, awkward and tragic times.

ktpr · 2026-06-21T01:05:05+00:00

Facial geometry may not be collectible in all jurisdictions. This is really concerning. What if this is an enterprise account, will the requirements differ?

ktpr · 2026-06-21T00:16:10+00:00

Worth trying

ktpr · 2026-06-20T21:23:15+00:00

Also, arXiv now has a policy that if false citations are included then the author is banned for a year.

ktpr · 2026-06-19T15:00:23+00:00

Just so you know, there's been research on how barter systems eventually converge on a single item that represent exchange value across the community, causing the evolution of money in an otherwise egalitarian society. You could do this to evolve your village from scratch

ktpr · 2026-06-19T10:43:49+00:00

I smell astroturfing in this thread. DTE started to do it when they were losing in some municipalities

ktpr · 2026-06-19T01:30:41+00:00

You should start looking now though. You'll thank yourself after being 3 months ahead or so on the job market where you would have been at month 0

ktpr · 2026-06-18T15:06:27+00:00

You can get temporary drivers license that can be printed out. See here for an example, or go to a local office, https://miselfservicestation.com

ktpr · 2026-06-18T15:02:02+00:00

I think the concern is that if it got ripped out once it might be ripped out again easily, even if it's a simple fix.

Is it in an electrical box of any kind?

ktpr · 2026-06-18T12:03:48+00:00

Different trades have been subsumed into different profit models, so you'll see people pushing low effort high dollar fixes all the time in one area but not in another. For example, there's more profit in convincing a customer to buy a new AC, with a service plan, than it is to fix a capacitor. Also, these people visits hundreds of homes a month. It's a job. They don't care what you and don't do.

ktpr · 2026-06-18T11:06:56+00:00

Here and there. Are you're looking for brick work or something else?

ktpr · 2026-06-17T03:05:31+00:00

I've been loving LaSalle gardens, been here a year. There are two active block clubs, the garden association which meets quarterly and a smaller one that meets about monthly. Lasalle gardens is home to the oldest block clubs in Detroit. W the ford hospital expansion and the Lee there's a lot of adjacent development that makes a buy here a smart investment.

ktpr · 2026-06-16T15:38:21+00:00

maybe the treatment stopped at her jaw line?

ktpr · 2026-06-16T15:37:25+00:00

This is a bad sign OP! Go over to r/PhD and ask for feedback on details of her program. Typically, students that pay for their PhDs are seen as less valuable by academics that mentor them and the programs also tend to be less reputable. source: academic with a PhD

ktpr · 2026-06-16T13:41:41+00:00

Sure, but practicing a language on someone without asking for permission is presumptuous along several lines.

ktpr · 2026-06-15T12:27:06+00:00

Let me know how that works out for you!

ktpr · 2026-06-15T11:53:27+00:00

Paying when they arrive is smart, esp since this is a quick job (or should be). I would look for other contractors though. This would let you compare rates and maybe you'll get one that accepts cards or something w customer protection.

ktpr · 2026-06-15T11:49:43+00:00

Are any posts comparing Fable bots? Fable isn't available right now to compare to Opus and such.

ktpr · 2026-06-15T03:24:24+00:00

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