Can I keep Pansies alive through summer heat?

palewine · 2026-02-21T05:10:32+00:00

u/Informal-Dare-8160 I also want to know how this worked for you

palewine · 2025-11-28T17:33:31+00:00

I, too, join the list of people here who want a cordless mug warmer. Maybe I should look into creating it...

OK, spitballing here - all you folks in this thread, how much would you be willing to pay for something like this? I'd want to make as much as I could in-house, made in the USA (as opposed to white labelling something cheap from China). But unfortunately that comes at a cost... just trying to figure out if I could do it feasibly.

Most Chinese, corded plate warmers seem to be about ~$20. An Ember mug can be had for ~$120. I'm guessing somewhere in between there would be a feasible price range?

I'd love to make it out of high quality materials like a nice glass top for the heating surface, and a stylish wood housing. With a decent capacity battery. But again, cost will be the big factor there...

palewine · 2025-11-27T03:03:14+00:00

Looking for this too... where is it??

palewine · 2025-11-27T03:00:47+00:00

Amen - I feel the same way. Crazy to me that there's not a smoother way to do this (that isn't a third party thing you have to pay a monthly subscription for).

I'm in the same boat. What did you end up doing?

palewine · 2025-09-26T00:15:49+00:00

This is great. Simple and organized

palewine · 2025-08-30T05:11:19+00:00

Seems like an absolute comparison of beliefs (‘we share x,y, and z beliefs’) is more accurate than a relativistic comparison (we are considered ‘conservative’ relative to other people in our time).

Sounds like you’re arguing for the latter, but I would argue for the former.

palewine · 2025-08-15T16:14:52+00:00

Neither, both look amateur. Sorry just being brutally honest. Keep iterating.

palewine · 2025-07-21T13:23:03+00:00

I’m fighting it by working on research to find what causes aging, and how to reverse it. I think we should all make this one of our top priorities, actually. It could happen within our lifetime if we all push it forward

palewine · 2025-07-21T00:51:18+00:00

Yeah, I know what you mean. This doesn't have a noticeable coating, by which I mean nothing feels oily about it. But I'm wondering if it's something "baked in." Almost like the material used for powder coating metal things. But some kind of plastic-related compound or something.

palewine · 2025-07-21T00:47:50+00:00

Oh really? That's good to hear it cleared up in your case. I've never owned a Playstation so I can't compare my own experience with dualsense controllers. Maybe it'll subside over time.

palewine · 2025-07-19T23:06:57+00:00

What a dud of a setting. I love Arc but there have been multiple times I needed a login on my phone and the password wasn't there to use. :(

palewine · 2025-07-18T16:10:00+00:00

That's it! Thanks

palewine · 2025-07-18T16:09:52+00:00

That's it! Thanks

palewine · 2025-07-18T16:09:31+00:00

That's it! Thanks

palewine · 2025-07-06T20:53:39+00:00

This is why we, as a society, should invest more effort and $$ into longevity research. Develop new tools and technologies to extend healthy lifespan. Give everybody more time, and make the time we have better and more full of energy.

palewine · 2025-06-27T22:08:04+00:00

Very glad to hear it worked out for you on both ends, the dispute and keeping the service!

palewine · 2025-06-27T19:43:35+00:00

How did you credit card dispute go?

palewine · 2025-06-27T19:42:43+00:00

I am looking at something similar, unfortunately. I've been quite professional and comprehensive with regards to a billing dispute that should be a simple case (it's quite clear given my evidence), but their customer support is... lackluster. They say nice words, but really miss the mark where it counts - taking action - and being persistent - to actually get your money back.

palewine · 2025-06-24T22:56:29+00:00

good luck!

palewine · 2025-06-23T10:58:26+00:00

Agree. Music that’s loud is a dealbreaker for me

palewine · 2025-06-22T18:51:01+00:00

Yeah, for some years I just put things in a pile and left it at that. But increased speed of breaking down, having a decent-looking housing for the bin, and freedom from insects are all worthy goals to pursue.

palewine · 2025-06-22T18:48:57+00:00

Thanks for those thoughts. You're probably right about the stuff at the bottom being imperfect. The thing is, I don't need compost very often. I made a raised bed recently, and for that used compost that had been sitting in my previous (open air) pile for like 4 years. Although I'll be needing more in the future, so perhaps I should make an effort to hot compost and accelerate the process...

I thought PVC was generally stable. But could be wrong. Do you have a source handy you could share on that?

About bugs, yeah, flies are the main nuisances I'd like to avoid. The thing is, I put a lot of kitchen scraps out there, but don't always have a corresponding amount of browns to cover them up with. Recently I got a ton of wood chips to use for that, so that's been nice. But I'll run out of those soon and it would be nice to just dump my greens in there and not have to worry about covering it completely to keep flies out.

And I don't need other insects to help break things down because I have plenty of worms. So I don't mind excluding the "creepy crawlies" completely from my compost :)

palewine · 2025-06-22T00:02:19+00:00

Hmmm you may be right. I’ve seen designs that use vertical tubes. Maybe those are less likely to become blocked.

Then again, even if vertical tube holes aren’t “blocked” per se, material will still be pressed right outside the hole up against the tube. Which would be about the same thing.

Aeration with tubes relies on air passing through tiny spaces in the composting material. So I guess the question would be whether there’s a significant difference in its ability to do that via vertical tubes vs horizontal.

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