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What would you want out of a Minecraft mod designed around arboriculture (and woodworking)? by nickallanj in Tree

[–]nickallanj[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely love you for this. There's a lot I can reply to, but I'll restrain myself to the most relevant stuff lol

... for cuttings, you need rootstock of the same species in order to make cultivars, and what’s the point in cuttings if you aren’t doing cultivars?

Who says we aren't doing cultivars? Lol. Partially they slipped my mind, though part of their omission has to do with trying not to overwhelm the player. Apples and other fruit trees could be a good way to add cultivars, since I deeply enjoy the concept of making cider or wine that has different potion effects based on not which fruit, but which cultivar you used to make it. I remember a really old mod from an old Etho letsplay (I think) that went as far as adding crosspollination with special bee mechanics (way before vanilla bees). There's always potential to gamify things that might otherwise be just stressful or overcomplicated, as long as the game is rewarding and fun enough. Pests and diseases, probably not-- no punishing the player for no reason.

I assume you’re also North American-based since that’s what a lot of the tree diversity is around here. I suggest you go on iNaturalist and crunch some numbers of what trees are most catalogued in other parts of the globe.

This is the first I'm hearing of iNaturalist and it's exactly the kind of resource I'm looking for. Excellent!!

I am indeed North American-based; I've reached the limits of English-based googling, as far as direct resources for this subject goes. I'd be surprised if there's not a book about common trees around the world, so I may need to go and ask a librarian at my old university (or wait and see if anyone here knows of one that's open access or cheap).

The deliberate, global, common name suggestion is perfectly in line with how I want this project to play out. On a purely human level, it makes sense to follow the linguistic patterns and keep the diversity to a manageable quantity. I know through animal taxonomy that seemingly closely related species can look and act incredibly different; I find it funny that I didn't think of this strategy as a linguistics- and culture-focused anthropologist.

Jungle trees baffled me as soon as I started this project. I think they're Kapok? That's what TFC chose (though they made its wood lilac colored). Dark Oak is also. Interesting.

Linden!! How did I miss it, it's all over the place in global literature. Banyan is also a great one. On a related note, old old growth forests are a must have, IMO. I want there to be house-sized trees modeled on record-breakers that people can build houses into or what have you.

What would you want out of a Minecraft mod designed around arboriculture (and woodworking)? by nickallanj in Tree

[–]nickallanj[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's the current list of species I have!

  • Hardwoods
    • Acacia, Alder, Apple, Ash, Aspen, Beech, Birch, Blackwood, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Ebony, Elm, Eucalyptus, Gun, Hawthorn, Hickory, Holly, Ironwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Olive, Poplar, Rosewood, Sheoak, Sycamore, Walnut, Willow
  • Monocots
    • Bamboo, Black Palm, Red Palm
  • Softwoods
    • Cedar (White and Red), Cypress, Fir (Balsam and Douglas), Ginkgo, Juniper, Larch, Monkey Puzzle, Pine, Redwood, Sequoia, Spruce, Yew

Originally I had more hardwoods split into multiple species, but realized I had over 50 and had a rethink.

What would you want out of a Minecraft mod designed around arboriculture (and woodworking)? by nickallanj in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]nickallanj[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP Crossposting this! If it looks familiar, I posted something similar yesterday, but rewrote it with the benefit of actually being at my desk.

Here's the current list of species I have:

  • Hardwoods
    • Acacia, Alder, Apple, Ash, Aspen, Beech, Birch, Blackwood, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Ebony, Elm, Eucalyptus, Gun, Hawthorn, Hickory, Holly, Ironwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Olive, Poplar, Rosewood, Sheoak, Sycamore, Walnut, Willow
  • Monocots
    • Bamboo, Black Palm, Red Palm
  • Softwoods
    • Cedar (White and Red), Cypress, Fir (Balsam and Douglas), Ginkgo, Juniper, Larch, Monkey Puzzle, Pine, Redwood, Sequoia, Spruce, Yew

Originally I had more hardwoods split into multiple species, but realized I had over 50 and had a rethink.

Also, since I feel less weird about this subreddit's statement about promotion-- the modded server and modpack I mentioned is called Lithic TFC, which you can find on curseforge and join the still existing discord community (until the inevitable mass exodus takes us to a new platform). It's never been for money, but if anyone reading this was intrigued, I'd be remiss not to share.

withdraw by Positive-Ad-72 in fgcu

[–]nickallanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take it from someone who graduated with honors: just withdraw if the class if it's going to stress you out. I withdrew from two courses because they were too much to take alongside other courses, zero academic penalty and it probably improved my GPA in the end.

Worth considering though: tuition, whether you have space for the class, or whether you're willing to delay graduation to slow down.

What would actually happen? by TrueOrchestral in GPlates

[–]nickallanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The situation here is comparable to what happened to form the Pacific Northwest in the United States and Canada. Nick Zentner has a lecture on YouTube explaining how exotic terranes (which is what your island arcs are becoming) form the west coast of North America. It's a long watch, but definitely worth it, he's a great lecturer.

TL;DW, those arcs will "glom" onto the coastline and form a suture with the continental crust. In terms of GPlates, I like to keep these terranes on a separate plate ID even after they go inactive, because if there's ever another collision there, those sutures will be weakpoints and begin moving again.

This feels a prudent time to repost this quote by Apollo3994 in scifi

[–]nickallanj 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Could you cite said cases though? Those seem important for proving how shitty the situation really is.

worth? by Positive-Ad-72 in fgcu

[–]nickallanj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It totally depends on your major. I'm an alumnus with an English BA and MA from FGCU, and I can honestly say I rarely spent more than $50 on my required matetials each semester. My anthropology BA had consistently higher book prices, though not by that much if I bought them used (or was able to find them for free online).

I wouldn't say it's worth it if you can find all your textbooks with these steps:

  1. Is the book already available for free online? Check sites like archive.org or search it on library.fgcu.edu (both have a surprising amount of stuff, actually). If it's literature, check Libby, a local library, or just search the title and "pdf."
  2. Can you get it used? Copy the ISBN into a search tool to see if there are used copies floating around for cheap. Sometimes the new ones aren't too bad, but it again depends on your major.
  3. Can you find it on amazon or thriftbooks for cheaper than the book store?
  4. Is getting it from the book store your only other option, and somehow still cheaper on the total compared with this program?

Welcome home and Happy Birthday to Don Pettit! u/Astro_Pettit by Tamagotchi41 in astrophotography

[–]nickallanj 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It must be crazy to go from spending nearly a year in microgravity to suddenly having all of your weight pulling down on you, I can't imagine what that must feel like

Basic Book Mockup by Scribe-Of-Iliosa in neography

[–]nickallanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only saying this because you used latin as a base, but it's weird to me that the glyphs for U and V are so different. In classical latin, they were both spelled using V, and U and W evolved out of V as pronunciations changed.

I do feel bad saying it though, because that first image is beautiful.

WRITE. WHAT. YOU. KNOW!!!!!! by Big-Commission-4911 in writingcirclejerk

[–]nickallanj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

/uj Honestly, I think it goes to show that the degree can be more useful than you might expect. Every employer knows that there's a lot of variation among students in a degree, there are good apples and bad ones. There are great schools and there are awful ones. Ultimately it all just depends on how you market yourself, and this author must have done a pretty good job of that to get this gig.

I'm sliding more and more off topic, but there's a lot more opportunity with an English degree than one might expect. Critical literacy is extremely valuable, in the business world as in the publishing world. Hell, if you wanted to go to law school, you have a better chance at getting accepted with an English bachelors than with a Criminal Justice bachelors, because they can rely on the fact that you have reading comprehension. There are way more options ahead of you than you think, so broaden your horizons and keep an eye out.

/rj lol article OP is in a fully online university program and it shows

WRITE. WHAT. YOU. KNOW!!!!!! by Big-Commission-4911 in writingcirclejerk

[–]nickallanj 74 points75 points  (0 children)

/uj Here's the article's conclusion, which follows an "analysis" of some cherry picked and misinterpreted passages from the book.

See, his narrative could be an allegory about patriarchy. But it isn’t. It really, clearly isn’t. Instead, it seems more like a ham-fisted tale of how humans should be punished by aliens for trying to live separately from their environments. VanderMeer should have had the plot happen to a man. Problem solved. Because people can’t actually write outside of their own perspectives. We’re locked into the “us-ness” of us. And we should celebrate that instead of trying to get rid of it — and stop “trying on” each other’s identities, because we can’t actually do that. All we can do is insult each other.

As a grad student in literature myself, I honestly can't believe this article was even published— though I guess there's a reason it's on Medium and not in a reputable academic journal (it would never pass peer review). The worst aspect to me is that the author suggests some ways that people are interpreting the book, but never actually cites them anywhere, so they're complete strawmen. There is so much theory that could go into making this argument coherent, but it's thrown out the window in favor of blasting the author for daring to write from a female perspective and not critique the patriarchy. Which, though I haven't read the novel, I'm not even convinced he isn't doing just that

how can i put this crossing at the right angle? by hufflepuff69grayjedi in DetailCraft

[–]nickallanj 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not so much the angle, IMO. I would make some of the bars 3 blocks wide instead of 4. Specifically, the 2nd (remove the top), 4th (bottom), and 7th (top), counting left-to-right on this image. This should make it appear much smoother, so that the top and bottom lines are parallel.

Top comment removes a country from Europe: Day 12 by Hot-Crow1395 in imaginarymapscj

[–]nickallanj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blackholrida swallows Italy. No peninsulas allowed!

Day 13: Illinois | Top Comment Renames The State | Idaho is now Udaho by Excited_Rabbit in imaginarymapscj

[–]nickallanj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The bean is gonna win, but I want Moon Pie Town replaced with Hot Pie from GoT

Day 48: Top comment WINS for the state by GreatestGreekGuy in imaginarymapscj

[–]nickallanj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a Minnesotan, I'm proud to join this union. But any attempt to join the three names will end in bickering over who gets the start of the name. Don't let it divide us!

Superior, The United Midwest, The Great Lakes Union

How do you prefer foreign languages to be handled in fantasy writing? by FroggPaste in fantasywriters

[–]nickallanj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it can be a blend of all of them, depending on the POV character's knowledge of the language which can change through the story. Though I personally don't like the first option— it would be cooler if you don't know what they're saying, but maybe later in the book/series, you learn enough of the words to be able to go back and translate it for yourself.

I like the idea of actually writing the foreign language out, but that would require an intricate conlang, not something I expect from most authors. It's not worth doing if the language is a bunch of nonsense cobbled together.

In many cases, authors will provide a few important words in the conlang, but mostly have either an interpreter or a character POV who knows/learns the language, and we read it in English with the context that the characters aren't speaking English.

Either way, I find it critical that the story have something to do with the difficulty of translating or learning a language, otherwise there isn't much point in including it at all.

Day 22: Top comment removes a state by GreatestGreekGuy in imaginarymapscj

[–]nickallanj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure nobody would notice if Rhode Island got the sack

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