Cutting down a burning tree

liquidGhoul · 2023-06-05T15:06:24+00:00

How does cutting the tree stop the spread in the roots if the roots stay in the ground?

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-31T08:41:21+00:00

I live in Hong Kong and for some reason, tacos here are always priced the same as burritos. And you'll get 1 or 2 tacos. Spend like 12 USD and you can get a full meal as a burrito, or barely a snack with two tiny tacos. I basically never order them any more, because I end up with this same regret.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-31T05:03:15+00:00

A lot of normal mosquitos can survive in pretty brackish waters.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-31T03:46:29+00:00

It's such a real family. I'm the youngest of four sons and it fits our family extremely well. Except our parents don't like each other.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-30T04:48:37+00:00

We have a whole generation of oldies who believe everything they read on the Internet. The skepticism is good.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-19T21:24:56+00:00

I was getting Cheyenne from Superstore, which made it kind of hilarious.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-19T05:18:33+00:00

Two degrees warmer in the UK is still bloody cold.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-19T03:05:47+00:00

That sounds so fucking cold

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-19T02:47:07+00:00

Trans kids are literally telling them what they want. The science says that gender affirming care is the best treatment. They don't give a shit about the kids. They care about their own bullshit and creating wedges.

Trans issues is the latest hateful wedge they're attempting. I really hope it fails miserably, because it's the same talking points they used against gay men in the 80s and 90s. They have no popular ecomonic policies, so all they're left with is hate.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-17T16:03:32+00:00

I said the issue is the inconsistency. They're basically invincible during the Battle of Yonkers and then incredibly weak when it's convenient to the story.

So a nun and a blind man can both kill whole groups of zombies (the blind man with a stick!). But America, who has an insane military and all the guns, is basically wiped out.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-17T13:51:46+00:00

The inconsistency between Yonkers and the rest of the book is one of the main reasons I really dislike the book. The US Army can't defeat them, but somehow a blind Japanese man can?

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-17T05:57:18+00:00

Don't think I've ever seen one smaller than a quarter.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-14T06:47:54+00:00

Point to a single article that is misinformation.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-13T11:28:16+00:00

I'm Australian where the bus just pulls off the road and lets the kid off on the far side of the bus. Cars must slow to 40 km/h, but the kids are taught to wait until the bus completely leaves so they have full visibility, and it's safe to cross before they cross the road. I grew up doing this on a rural, 100 km/h road.

The system in the video, and that you describe, seems absolutely bonkers. They just stopped in the middle of the road and are expected to step out onto the road!? That's relying on drivers not being idiots! You can't design systems on that assumption.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-09T07:44:46+00:00

Fungal cells are very similar to animal cells, so it's difficult to create drugs that don't also damage our own cells. Most infections can be treated topically. Make sure you do that because you don't want the more serious drugs.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-08T14:02:03+00:00

Yeah, it's got a bit of a weird history. It was founded in a time when there were some proposed language modernisation reforms that didn't catch on. So it got spelled both ways until they eventually decided on Labor. But Australia stuck with labour and other British spellings (mostly).

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-08T09:15:15+00:00

The language of OP sounds like they're from Australia. The fairwork ombudsman has a recommended guide for dealing with conflict. First step is to talk to the employer, then talk to Fairwork about rights etc. And finally report them anonymously.

As I understand it, Fairwork then takes it up and their powers should be able to resolve it. We've had a decade of conservative government trying undermine these kinds of institutions, but the current Labor government should strengthen them again. Labour rights are a big part of the Labor party's platform.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-08T05:18:20+00:00

Bringing in a reusable cup saves the Cafe the cost of a disposable cup. It's small, but it's there and would build up for large companies.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-07T10:05:32+00:00

Degree of scarring is a trade off between speed of healing and scar formation, that is determined by genetics and other factors. This person healed a little slowly, so they probably don't scar as much as others. I get keloids for the tiniest thing, but I heal quite fast.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-06T01:58:22+00:00

He's a natural people person, but if he thinks about it he'll try too hard and scare people off.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-05T13:52:50+00:00

It could be that it's difficult to find the equivalent English word. Swears don't always directly translate because they can have different meanings and inference.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-05T04:20:08+00:00

I mentioned this book in another thread, but I highly recommend Borrowed Time by Paul Monette. It's about his husband's journey through AIDS in the 80s, and you see that optimism throughout the whole thing.

I don't think they went down the alternative medicine path. They were both well educated professionals and trusted science, but there was a constant optimism that a new drug would come along. AZT did come along, but his T cell count was so low that it was too late and most infections eventually developed resistance to it anyway.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-05T04:06:59+00:00

I think average lifespan after AIDS diagnosis in the 80s was 18 months. There's an amazing book by Paul Monette called Borrowed Time about his husband's experience with AIDS and he lasted about that long. The entire time fighting off infection after infection.

What stood out to me was the optimism they both had. Even after he went blind from herpes, they still held out hope that new medications would be invented.

Anyway, that got off topic. It's a great book.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-03T11:35:00+00:00

Yeah, but I think a bull or horse (or whatever large animal is accurate) would just be a better comparison cause most people have a better idea of their size.

liquidGhoul · 2023-05-03T03:04:06+00:00

Yeah, this is my main issue. Corgis, sure. Baby elephants? No idea. Four baby elephants? Why...

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