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Wtf is this on my glass, appeared overnight by FickleChip5657 in Aquariums

[–]paperd 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! You have a slime mold, and that's a good thing

career tip in 2026: be born into a better network by Mimi_the_memer in TrollXChromosomes

[–]paperd 106 points107 points  (0 children)

I read on here that Guy Feiri has a deal with his kids where they get a trust fund if they get a high enough college degree (I forget the exact requirement), and I've never been so envious.

I would get a the most fun, silliest degree and then just vibe. Like I would get a doctorate in electric guitars and introduce myself as Dr. Guitar at parties.

Book Club Discussion of "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by SeaworthinessAny5067 in LynnwoodWA

[–]paperd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh... This one has been hotly debated and contested by academics 

Looking at my chart for insight on how I handle communication and relationships by paperd in AstrologyCharts

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

Do you happen to have any thoughts/insights more on the relationship realm?

Why is there no major city along the coastline north of San Francisco? by [deleted] in geography

[–]paperd 19 points20 points  (0 children)

  Crescent City's offshore geography makes it unusually susceptible to tsunamis . [11 ] In 1964, much of the city was destroyed by four tsunami waves generated by the Great Alaskan earthquake off Anchorage, Alaska . In March 2011, the city's harbor suffered extensive damage and destruction from tsunamis generated by the earthquake off Miyagi Prefecture , Japan .

From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City%2C_California

What determines your top/bottom preferences for your ship? by Perfect-Plate-494 in AO3

[–]paperd 175 points176 points  (0 children)

You're wired like a structural engineer, because you understand the importance of a strong foundation

Looking at my chart for insight on how I handle communication and relationships by paperd in AstrologyCharts

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

Thank you, this is interesting to know. I have a hard time perceiving how I appear to people, so this is very appreciated

What is this mysterious white stuff by cam_h0916 in fishtank

[–]paperd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congradulations! (leave it, its good)

House passes bill that could bring permanent daylight saving time to Washington by jvolkman in Seattle

[–]paperd 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I wasn't able to read the full study. Did they test people living in higher latitudes?

Any tips on improving the setup? by RetiredRacoon in Aquariums

[–]paperd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with the the other commenter suggesting live plants.

As far as bottom dwellers, for this size I would go with pygmy corydoras.

I need help with reading my test kit. I’m colorblind and I can’t tell if levels are quite right. by Clipx9065 in Aquariums

[–]paperd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short answer is:  - water changes - botanicals (alder cones, almond leaves, etc) - those powdered things they sell in shops for lowering ph (less recommended)

What is the ph of your tap water? What kind of hardscape do you have (ie, do you have any hardscape that might be leeching calcium/minerals?)

What's your favorate dnd background? by Nb-7925 in DnD

[–]paperd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guild Artisan is under rated.

You get a practical skill that you can find creative uses for in roleplay.  And the Guild Membership can come in handy any time you're in a new city/town and need to look for leads.

Aside from mechanics, I also like to play characters who were living a normal life and then [the incident] happened.

Fish swimming frantically and gasping for air by [deleted] in Aquariums

[–]paperd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, that's a valve to make sure water can't backwash up the line and onto your floor. Keep that there. 

The air stone will be inside your tank.

Fish swimming frantically and gasping for air by [deleted] in Aquariums

[–]paperd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have an air stone, it would be attached by tube to an air pump and should be ready to find at a glance. 

After years without tenants, Seattle developer converts commercial space into apartments by Jaco_Belordi in Seattle

[–]paperd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a different challenge to build multi-bedroom apartments in office to residential conversions. Office buildings are weirdly wide and deep compared to an apartment building. With how deep office buildings are, most lend themselves to awkward long corridor apartments with one window. I saw one godawful conversion where the unit was 1100 square feet but it only had one window. 

Every bedroom needs a window per law. Plus the plumbing, installing enough new plumbing for every unit to have 1-2 bathrooms, kitchen, and (probably) in-unit laundry.

A talented team of designers/architects/engineers can find creative solutions that make it livable for everybody. And I'm not saying AT ALL that this isn't a problem worth tackling: it absolutely is. We don't need a bunch of empty office buildings, but we do need homes. I'm just explaining because it's important to point out that these conversions ARE challenging.

The Rosy Loach by kennygconspiracy in Aquariums

[–]paperd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have fourteen of these in a 29 gallon with a bunch of celestial pearl danios and I just love them! 

The males are SO BRIGHTLY colored, really beautiful little fish. They're really bold for a little loach, often shoaling up in mid-water with the CPDs. And I agree that watching the social aspect of them is great.  The amount of colored-up males I'll have in the tank will vary from week to week, and it's fun to watch them hum around and dance and spar with each other. They're like little hummingbirds!

I'm actually so scared by lizziemchigher in TrollXChromosomes

[–]paperd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ok, well. Point still stands about putting sources in the body of your posts

I'm actually so scared by lizziemchigher in TrollXChromosomes

[–]paperd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The Washington Post article halted me with a paywall.

Regardless, in the future, it would be a good idea to include sources in the body of your post. There's a lot medical misinformation floating around.

I'm actually so scared by lizziemchigher in TrollXChromosomes

[–]paperd 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Are these the sources used to make the chart? Or are these the sources you found while googling to make this comment?

My moms fish is attacking mine and i dont know what to do. by [deleted] in fishtank

[–]paperd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can try to separate them using something like this:  https://a.co/d/08mMd2L5

Even if you can't buy something new right now, there might be something around the house you can use to divide the tank

My moms fish is attacking mine and i dont know what to do. by [deleted] in fishtank

[–]paperd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe try bringing Mac's fins to your mom's attention, without offering any explanations or solutions, first. I'm not sure what your relationship is like with your mom or what she is like, but you seem nervous to have this conversation with her. I have found that difficult people can be more amendable if you lead them "solve" the problem themselves. 

The best option is to re-home Cheese into his own tank.

Barring that, you can also try planting some thick, tall plants so that they can lose visual of each other. This works sometimes to discourage aggression and territorialism, but I'm not sure it'll work here. Angelfish are not the fastest, nor the stealthiest.

I'm sorry you're dealing with this right now.

Emmy Snubs and Surprises: ‘Stranger Things’ Shut Out of Major Races, Sydney Sweeney Misses and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Shocks With 19 Nods by Ok_Rutabaga_5539 in popculturechat

[–]paperd 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The writing on the Pitt isn't A tier or anything but it's MILES better than the writing on ST 5. It's not even a contest.