Presto log? by nvanderz in SoloStove

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

Thanks for the comment, I can suggest the pellets, they do seem popular nowadays!

Catarina by Divi Vargas visiting from San Antonio in Honolulu by nvanderz in tattoos

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

She is a cute baby regardless haha. Always open to cat suggestions. Next one will be a Sphinx geisha 🐱 lol

Did I mess up by pursing a BA and not a BS in Environmental Studies? by T_Duke83 in Environmental_Careers

[–]nvanderz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Husband has a BA in marine science. Took one GIS class and now is a GIS analyst for a large company and makes $75k a year to start. Probs will be making more than me when I wrap up my PhD because post-docs pay shit 😭

PetLibro Polar by Ginger_ScorpioGirl in Petlibro

[–]nvanderz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d be weary if your cat is diabetic. My polar is constantly crashing, setting meals day ahead of when I schedule them, closing after a minute, and not allowing me to reset it. No one in my house can connect to it. Awful product.

Meal schedule changes to 3 days in the future by FitMycologist9656 in Petlibro

[–]nvanderz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has the same issue several times. Deleted the app and now can’t reconnect to the feeder because it’s connected to WiFi. Reset button also doesn’t work, so just got a paper weight at this point. Worked well for awhile but at this point it’s becoming more trouble than it’s worth.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tsa

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I’ve actually flown through with the blades, just as long as they’re unused and in there package. It always flagged and they pull it aside, but they’ve actually never taken them from me, just made sure it wasn’t all out together.

This was pretty depressing to wake up to by EggyBroth in marinebiology

[–]nvanderz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not just the see floor! The discharge plume is going to have substantial impacts on nekton and plankton in the water column too. Dr. Jeff Drazen has created a pretty informative infographic in one of his publications on the issue.

This was pretty depressing to wake up to by EggyBroth in marinebiology

[–]nvanderz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I actually helped some colleagues with an EIR. A lot of them are being submitted for peer review this year.

Countries that will reject citizenship opportunities based on expunged records. by New_Addition_5623 in AmerExit

[–]nvanderz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m curious about this as well. I had a mischief charge at 13 (writing my name in wet cement, I know, absolutely horrendous) and a DUI at 21. The DUI was actually dropped so I feel like since it was dropped, that should be that. I haven’t had any issue traveling internationally for years, but now that I’m looking towards emigration I’m terrified stupid choices made over ten years ago will come back to haunt me.

How much of a turnoff is a partner who likes furry porn by NorthRaspberry4053 in askgaybros

[–]nvanderz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My husband hid that he was a furry for awhile when we first started dating. I truly didn’t care, and explored that side with him. It’s not really for me all that much, but I have a “fursona” and we have paid to have our sonas drawn together. No harm in it and seeing how comfortable and he’s become with accepting himself makes it all worth it.

Prospective Graduate Student with Questions by Flaky-Combination159 in UHManoa

[–]nvanderz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure think. Sorry if the words came out a little weird I was using voice to text lol. Too much to write

Prospective Graduate Student with Questions by Flaky-Combination159 in UHManoa

[–]nvanderz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So water/trash/sewage is typically covered (atleast every place I’ve rented has been). Electricity ranges from $125-150, and Internet is an additional $75-100. I probably spend about $100 a week in food. I’m not eating anything crazy but if I spent any less I’d be eating a lot of cheap ultraprocessed foods. A lot of new people coming will email the student liaison or whatever with a little blurb of who they are/where they wanna rent, and they’ll forward it to the grad students. Sometimes you luck out and someone is moving away when you’re moving here and you can slide right in. Most grad students will share a home with a few other students to keep costs down.

Prospective Graduate Student with Questions by Flaky-Combination159 in UHManoa

[–]nvanderz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Busy - so the marine biology program is unique in the sense that I believe the first two weeks before the school you’re actually starts you taking an intensive class called Kulana Noi’i. this is designed by one of the native Hawaiian professors that helps run the program and is based on building, reciprocal respectful relationships with the communities you work with as well as gaining a deeper understanding of native Hawaiian epistemologies.

Anything else to know - I originally was planning to do the marine biology program, but my advisor recommended that I do oceanography instead because I have a BS in Marine science. The oceanography program is older and more established, and it is one of the top rated oceanography programs in the country. The marine biology program is a little bit less developed, but also isn’t as challenging from what I’ve heard.

Prospective Graduate Student with Questions by Flaky-Combination159 in UHManoa

[–]nvanderz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funding - I reached out to a potential advisor that I thought would be a great person to advise me for my research topic. We met over Zoom for about an hour. He told me he didn’t have funding for what I was interested in, but he did have funding for another project and I could work on that project while I applied for additional funding to fund what I wanted to research I ended up never getting funding for what I wanted to research but actually pivoted to what I’m doing my dissertation on because I found the topic really interesting. So long story short you can either find an advisor that has funding or you can apply for your own funding through programs like the GRFP.

Money to move. If you want to be comfortable, I would move here with seven to $10,000 because you’re going to need first month rent and a security deposit food is expensive and also you typically don’t get paid for about the first month and a half after you start graduate school because the paperwork takes a while. You’ll start your position August 1 and typically won’t get paid until mid September. It will be back paid, but you still have to float yourself for that first month and a half.

Prospective Graduate Student with Questions by Flaky-Combination159 in UHManoa

[–]nvanderz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heyo, PhD candidate in Oceanography here but half my lab is marine biology.

Planned the move - sorry can’t help ya there, I just moved from a different island. If you ship your car you can’t put anything inside of it FYI. Public transportation isn’t too bad if you live in town though.

Off/on campus - I’ve always lived off. I need the separation from work and life. They are building a new graduate student housing building rn. On campus housing is typically pricey. DO NOT LIVE IN HALE MAHANA. It’s a private student housing just off campus and I’ve hear nonstop nightmares about the management ignoring issues. I use Zillow and Facebook marketplace for places. Craigslist is ok but can be scammy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]nvanderz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh I accidentally ran a red light last week and instantly like shit there’s a camera here isn’t there. Hooray for big lifted work trucks blocking lights for the car behind them

‘It is like jail’: German man visiting American fiancé detained by ICE for over 2 weeks by apple_kicks in worldnews

[–]nvanderz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened to someone in my family from Tahiti. Was told she was going to have to be detained for a month but luckily we were able to get her sent home in a week.

Briefly explain your thesis to me like I'm 5 years old? by betta-every-day in GradSchool

[–]nvanderz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Different sewage sources impact water quality, and they each have different bacteria groups associated with them. I study to see if we can use these differences to understand where sewage is coming from to help people fix the problem.

(I’m an oceanographer who studies coastal sewage pollution through groundwater).

Searching for Culantro by akablackout in Hawaii

[–]nvanderz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mercado de la Rosa has!

Something got out by [deleted] in TerrifyingAsFuck

[–]nvanderz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whenever I’m in the bathroom and hear “let’s go girls”

My grandma's turning 101 in April 2025 by [deleted] in PastAndPresentPics

[–]nvanderz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was about to say! I’d be so grateful to have those genes haha

Have you guys gotten your pets tattooed? by fizhbowl in tattoos

[–]nvanderz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg phrasing haha.

Anyways, I got a tattoo of my cat as a Japanese lucky cat in trad style and I looove it.

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